According to an informal poll of 980 voters mostly from the PA forums, the best games of 2005 are:
| FOR THIS GAME, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO RATED: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 1. Resident Evil 4 (GC, PS2) | 229 | 80 | 59 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2. Mario Kart DS (DS) | 37 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 44 | 45 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3. Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) | 90 | 60 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 4. Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS) | 25 | 28 | 41 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS) | 75 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 6. Battlefield 2 (PC) | 36 | 38 | 25 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7. God of War (PS2) | 23 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 8. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS) | 30 | 26 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 9. Civilization 4 (PC) | 45 | 35 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 10. Advance Wars DS (DS) | 19 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 11. We Love Katamari (PS2) | 7 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12. F.E.A.R. (PC) | 16 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 13. Meteos (DS) | 8 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 14. Kirby Canvas Curse (DS) | 6 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 15. Guitar Hero (PS2) | 21 | 31 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 16. Psychonauts (PS2, XBox) | 15 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 17. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA) | 6 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 18. Call of Duty 2 (PC) | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 19. Dragon Quest VIII (PS2) | 15 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 20. Killer 7 (GC, PS2) | 12 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 21. Cave Story (PC) | 18 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 22. Guild Wars (PC) | 11 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 23. Mario and Luigi 2 (DS) | 5 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 24. Lumines (PSP) | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 25. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (PS2, XBox, GC) | 11 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 26. Nintendogs (DS) | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 27. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GC) | 6 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 28. Devil May Cry 3 (PS2) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 29. Trauma Center: Under the Knife (DS) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 30. Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones (GBA) | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 31. Jade Empire (XBox) | 10 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 32. Phantom Dust (XBox) | 38 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 33. Dawn of War: Winter Assault expansion (PC) | 7 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 34. Wario Ware Touched (DS) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 35. Darwinia (PC, Mac, Linux) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 36. Wario Ware Twisted (GBA) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 37. Gran Turismo 4 (PS2) | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 38. Quake 4 (PC, XBox 360) | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 39. Soul Calibur III (PS2) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 40. Sonic Rush (DS) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 41. Burnout Revenge (XBox, PS2) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 42. Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome (PS2) | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 43. Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga (PS2) | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 44. Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (GC) | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 45. Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (XB1, PS2, CC) | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 46. Fable: The Lost Chapters (PC, XBox) | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 47. Timesplitters: Future Perfect (XBox, GC, PS2) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 48. Indigo Prophecy (PC, Ps2, XBox) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 49. X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (GC, PS2, XBox, PC) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 50. Super Mario Strikers (GC) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 51. Mercenaries (XB1, PS2) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 52. City of Villains (PC) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 53. Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 (PS2) | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 54. Geometry Wars 2 (XBox 360) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 55. Forza Motorsport (XBox) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 56. The Movies (PC) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 57. Gunstar Super Heroes (GBA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 58. Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (XBox) | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 59. Riviera: The Promised Land (GBA) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 60. Yoshi Touch and Go (DS) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 61. Far Cry Instincts (XBox) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 62. Atelier Iris (PS2) | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 63. Age of Empires 3 (PC) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 64. Project Gotham Racing 3 (XBox 360) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 65. The Warriors (XBox, PS2) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 66. Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (PS2, XBox, GC)\ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 67. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PSP) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 68. Perfect Dark 0 (XBox 360) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 69. Dead or Alive 4 (XBox 360) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 70. Tekken 5 (PS2) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 71. Lost in Blue (DS) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 72. Metroid Prime Pinball (DS) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 73. Ultimate Spiderman (GC, PS2, XBox, PC) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 74. King Kong (GC, PC, PS2, XBox, XBox 360) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 75. Pokemon Emerald (GBA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 76. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (PC) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 77. Gun (GC, PC, PS2, XBox, XBox 360) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 78. Destroy All Humans! (XBox, PS2) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 79. Mega Man Zero 4 (GBA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 80. Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel Without A Pulse (XBox) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 81. Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (PS2, PC) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 82. Wipeout Pure (PSP) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 83. Condemned: Criminal Origins (XBox 360) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 84. X:3 (PC) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 85. GripShift (PSP) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 86. Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (PSP) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 87. Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks (PS2, XBox) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 88. Rebelstar: Tactical Command (GBA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 89. Radiata Stories (PS2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 90. SSX: On Tour (PS2, GC, XBox) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 91. Trace Memory (DS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 92. Advent Rising (XBox, PC) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 93. Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (GC) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 94. Nanostray (DS) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 95. Kameo (XBox 360) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 96. Madden 2006 (PS2, GC, XBox, XBox 360, PC) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 97. Metal Gear Ac!d (PSP) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 98. Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict (XBox) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 99. Empire Earth 2 (PC) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 100. Battalion Wars (GC) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 101. Ratchet and Clank: Deadlocked (PS2) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 102. Rag Doll Kung Fu (PC) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 103. Hello Kitty Roller Rescue (GC) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 104. Romance of the Three Kingdoms X (PS2) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 105. Geist (GC) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 106. NCAA Football 2006 (PS2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 107. Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves (PS2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 108. Mario Superstar Baseball (GC) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 109. Fifty Cent: Bulletproof (PS2, XBox) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 110. Suikoden Tactics (PS2) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 111. Romancing SaGa:Minstrel Song (PS2) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 112. Blitz: The League (PS2, XBox) | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 113. SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo (PSP) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 114. Everquest: Depths of Darkhollow (PC) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 115. Pac Pix (DS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 116. MLB (PSP) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 117. Mercury (PSP) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 118. Vespers (PC, GBA, DC, Atari 2600, GP32, Palm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 119. UFO: Aftershock (PC) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 120. Karaoke Revolution Party (PS2, XBox, GC) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 121. Raze's Hell (XBox) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 122. Untold Legends: Brotherhood Of The Blade (PSP) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 123. Hexic HD (XBox 360) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 124. Outpost Kaloki X (XBox 360) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 125. MediEvil Resurrection (PSP) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 126. Sigma Star Saga (GBA) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 127. Everquest: Dragons of Norrath (PC) | 1 |