Top 141 best Steam games released in 2006, according to gamer reviews.

Despite representing a historical segment, this ranking is subject to change as votes change and old games are released on Steam.

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  20. 2024
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Rank Score Rating
1
Sandbox $4.99 -50% $9.99
8.76
97% 1.2 M
2
8.60
98% 41.1 K
3
8.44
96% 31.6 K
5
Racing $1.99 -80% $9.99
8.41
96% 20.4 K
6
8.36
97% 6.34 K
7
8.28
94% 17.8 K
8
8.27
97% 2.52 K
10
Match 3 $0.99 -80% $4.99
8.25
95% 5.99 K
11
8.25
94% 15 K
12
8.13
93% 7.12 K
13
8.00
91% 11.2 K
14
7.99
94% 1.95 K
15
7.98
94% 1.42 K
16
7.93
95% 689
17
7.90
96% 386
18
7.88
97% 233
19
Action $2.49 -75% $9.99
7.86
94% 507
20
7.83
91% 2.71 K
21
7.83
88% 16.7 K
22
Hacking $2.39 -80% $11.99
7.83
91% 2.38 K
25
7.70
90% 1.37 K
26
7.69
88% 4.07 K
27
7.68
87% 5.68 K
28
7.67
94% 203
29
7.65
97% 92
30
Tactical $2.39 -80% $11.99
7.65
87% 4.26 K
1 32
7.63
88% 3.09 K
33
7.63
92% 334
34
7.59
87% 2.52 K
35
7.58
88% 1.16 K
36
7.56
86% 5.95 K
37
7.52
87% 1.38 K
38
RPG $2.49 -75% $9.99
7.50
85% 4.41 K
39
7.48
94% 85
42
7.40
92% 91
43
7.39
88% 427
2 44
7.38
87% 646
1 45
7.38
88% 325
1 46
7.38
100% 22
47
7.36
87% 380
49
7.36
88% 297
51
RPG $4.99 -75% $19.99
7.32
82% 11.8 K
52
7.32
85% 758
53
7.31
86% 403
54
7.30
84% 1.18 K
56
7.23
86% 279
57
Racing $0.54 -89% $4.99
7.20
84% 585
58
7.18
84% 398
60
Action $1.79 -80% $8.99
7.15
83% 598
61
7.15
87% 122
62
7.14
81% 1.58 K
63
7.12
84% 360
64
7.10
81% 1.16 K
65
7.02
81% 516
66
7.01
79% 1.6 K
68
6.99
90% 30
69
6.99
83% 168
70
6.99
88% 48
71
6.93
85% 78
72
6.88
100% 7
73
6.83
81% 128
74
6.81
75% 5.27 K
3 75
Adventure $0.99 -80% $4.99
6.79
83% 59
1 76
6.79
85% 34
1 77
6.79
78% 378
1 78
6.79
78% 412
80
6.71
91% 11
81
6.70
84% 31
82
6.69
86% 21
83
6.65
78% 161
86
6.53
72% 1.51 K
87
6.53
77% 91
88
6.47
71% 3.34 K
89
6.46
72% 656
90
6.45
79% 29
91
6.45
72% 902
92
6.44
74% 199
1 93
6.44
72% 556
1 94
6.44
72% 458
95
6.44
73% 230
96
6.43
74% 147
98
6.41
71% 937
99
6.39
73% 165
100
6.39
71% 824
101
6.38
71% 826
103
Action $0.79 -80% $3.99
6.37
71% 563
1 104
6.34
73% 146
1 105
6.33
82% 11
107
Action $0.97 -86% $6.99
6.17
66% 5.08 K
108
6.15
71% 59
109
6.14
70% 128
111
6.14
70% 84
114
5.85
64% 292
115
5.85
65% 72
116
5.81
65% 49
117
5.79
75% 4
119
5.69
61% 704
121
5.67
61% 132
122
5.66
60% 509
124
5.49
59% 49
125
5.38
58% 33
126
5.38
56% 542
127
5.31
55% 123
128
Action $1.39 -80% $6.99
5.26
55% 29
130
5.04
51% 296
131
5.00
50% 2
132
4.95
49% 130
133
4.79
47% 583
134
4.75
46% 276
135
RPG $0.59 -80% $2.99
4.56
43% 120
136
4.51
41% 68
138
4.48
42% 279
139
4.30
39% 468
140
4.21
33% 21
141
4.02
36% 1.8 K
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