Games of the 2000s
162 titles from this decade, of which 38 are credited with introducing at least one mechanic. 52 mechanics in the ontology originate here.
Mechanics introduced in the 2000s
Companion Approval 2000Dual-Analog Move + Look 2000Constrained Weapon Loadout 2001Destructible Geometry 2001Drop-In Co-op Campaign 2001Persistent Minimap / Radar 2001Player-Controlled Bullet Time 2001Regenerating Health 2001Seamless Streaming Open World 2001Waypoint Objective Marker 2001Consequential Branching Endgame 2003Free-to-Play Service Model 2003Lane-Push Objective Structure 2003Over-the-Shoulder Aim 2003Snap-to-Cover Combat 2003Tower Defense Lane Denial 2003Automated Skill Matchmaking 2004Grapple & Tether Traversal 2004Numeric Gear Power Treadmill 2004Physics Manipulation Tool 2004Rigid-Body Puzzle Physics 2004Direct Touch Manipulation 2005Instrument Peripheral 2005Platform Achievements 2005Contextual Execution 2006Downloadable Content 2006Emergent Generated History 2006Radiant / Generated Activity 2006Spatial Motion Input 2006User-Content Marketplace 2006Cinematic Dialogue Wheel 2007Non-Euclidean Portal Space 2007Perk-Based Loadout Customization 2007Persistent Multiplayer Progression 2007Player-Agency Narrative Twist 2007Prestige Reset-for-Status 2007Replay Capture and Sharing 2007Social / Crowd Stealth 2007Systemic Climbable Surfaces 2007Diegetic HUD-less Interface 2008Dynamic AI Director 2008First-Person Parkour Flow 2008In-Game Creation Suite 2008Propagating Fire and Fluids 2008Asynchronous Invasion & Messages 2009Cosmetic-Only Monetization 2009Editable Voxel Terrain 2009Free-Form Base Building 2009Infinite Chunked World 2009Paid Early Access Development 2009Poise and Stagger Break 2009Stamina Action Economy 2009
All 162 titles
2000
2001
Advance Wars 2001Animal Crossing 2001Black & White 2001Dark Age of Camelot 2001Devil May Cry 2001Final Fantasy X 2001Frequency 2001Golden Sun 2001Gothic 2001Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec 2001Grand Theft Auto III 2001Halo: Combat Evolved 2001Ico 2001Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy 2001Max Payne 2001Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 2001Pikmin 2001Red Faction 2001Rez 2001RuneScape 2001Shenmue II 2001Silent Hill 2 2001Super Smash Bros. Melee 2001Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2001
2002
Battlefield 1942 2002Final Fantasy XI 2002Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2002Hitman 2: Silent Assassin 2002Medal of Honor: Allied Assault 2002Metroid Prime 2002Neverwinter Nights 2002Ratchet & Clank 2002The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 2002The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 2002Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 2002Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos 2002
2003
Beyond Good & Evil 2003Call of Duty 2003Defense of the Ancients 2003Deus Ex: Invisible War 2003Disgaea: Hour of Darkness 2003Drakengard 2003EVE Online 2003kill.switch 2003MapleStory 2003Need for Speed: Underground 2003Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2003Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne 2003Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2003
2004
Burnout 3: Takedown 2004City of Heroes 2004Counter-Strike: Source 2004Doom 3 2004Far Cry 2004Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004Half-Life 2 2004Halo 2 2004Katamari Damacy 2004Rome: Total War 2004Spider-Man 2 2004Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords 2004Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2004World of Warcraft 2004
2005
2006
2007
Assassin's Creed 2007BioShock 2007Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2007Crackdown 2007Crysis 2007God of War II 2007Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 2007Half-Life 2: Episode Two 2007Halo 3 2007Mass Effect 2007Metroid Prime 3: Corruption 2007Penumbra: Overture 2007Portal 2007Professor Layton and the Curious Village 2007Rock Band 2007S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl 2007Super Mario Galaxy 2007Team Fortress 2 2007The Witcher 2007Uncharted: Drake's Fortune 2007Wii Fit 2007
2008
Braid 2008Call of Duty: World at War 2008Dead Space 2008Fallout 3 2008Far Cry 2 2008Gears of War 2 2008Grand Theft Auto IV 2008Left 4 Dead 2008LittleBigPlanet 2008Mario Kart Wii 2008Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 2008Mirror's Edge 2008Monster Hunter Freedom Unite 2008Persona 4 2008Rhythm Heaven 2008Saints Row 2 2008Spelunky 2008Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2008Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars 2008World of Goo 2008
2009
Angry Birds 2009ARMA 2 2009Assassin's Creed II 2009Batman: Arkham Asylum 2009Bayonetta 2009Borderlands 2009Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2009Demon's Souls 2009DJ Hero 2009Dragon Age: Origins 2009Final Fantasy XIII 2009Flower 2009Halo 3: ODST 2009inFAMOUS 2009Infiniminer 2009Just Dance 2009Killzone 2 2009League of Legends 2009Left 4 Dead 2 2009Minecraft 2009Prototype 2009Resident Evil 5 2009Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 2009