Top 100 best Steam Games released before 2006 – Steam 250

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Top 100 best Steam games released before 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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~ 1. Counter-Strike Nov 2000 Action Top 250 #5 ▼

8.72 97% 127,812 votes

~ 2. Half-Life 2 Nov 2004 FPS Top 250 #22 ▼

8.61 97% 70,287 votes

~ 3. Counter-Strike: Source Nov 2004 Action Top 250 #36 ▼

8.55 96% 80,104 votes

~ 4. Half-Life Nov 1998 FPS Top 250 #53 ▼

8.51 96% 28,835 votes

~ 5. POSTAL 2 Apr 2003 Dark Humor Top 250 #78 ▼

8.45 95% 38,082 votes

~ 6. Unreal Tournament 2004 Mar 2004 FPS Top 250 #173 ▼

8.32 97% 2,276 votes

~ 7. Stronghold Crusader HD Jul 2002 Strategy Top 250 #178 ▼

8.32 96% 4,249 votes

~ 8. Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition Oct 2000 Classic Top 250 #182 ▼

8.32 97% 2,196 votes

~ 9. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Apr 2002 RPG Top 250 #187 ▼

8.31 95% 10,107 votes

~ 10. planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ Nov 2004 Visual Novel Top 250 #195 ▼

8.30 98% 1,512 votes

~ 11. Psychonauts Apr 2005 Platformer Top 250 #196 ▼

8.30 95% 8,660 votes

~ 12. Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter Mar 2001 Action Top 250 #208 ▼

8.29 98% 1,435 votes

~ 13. Neighbours from Hell Feb 2004 Comedy Top 250 #223 ▼

8.28 97% 1,680 votes

~ 14. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition Jun 2000 Cyberpunk Top 250 #230 ▼

8.27 95% 6,585 votes

~ 15. Half-Life: Opposing Force Nov 1999 FPS Top 250 #241 ▼

8.26 95% 5,527 votes

~ 16. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando Mar 2005 Star Wars ▼

8.25 94% 6,765 votes

~ 17. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Nov 2004 RPG ▼

8.25 94% 6,511 votes

~ 18. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy™ Sep 2003 Star Wars ▼

8.25 95% 6,010 votes

~ 19. Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (Classic, 2005) Nov 2005 Star Wars ▼

8.23 92% 31,568 votes

~ 20. Quake Jun 1996 FPS ▼

8.20 95% 2,752 votes

~ 21. F.E.A.R. Oct 2005 Horror ▼

8.19 94% 6,800 votes

~ 22. Rome: Total War Sep 2004 Strategy ▼

8.19 93% 8,369 votes

~ 23. Turok Nov 1997 Action ▼

8.19 96% 1,686 votes

~ 24. Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter Feb 2002 Action ▼

8.17 97% 827 votes

~ 25. System Shock 2 Aug 1999 RPG ▼

8.17 94% 4,497 votes

~ 26. Wolfenstein 3D Aug 1994 FPS ▼

8.17 95% 1,857 votes

~ 27. Fallout 2 Dec 1998 RPG ▼

8.17 94% 5,075 votes

~ 28. Evil Genius Sep 2004 Base Building ▼

8.17 95% 1,941 votes

~ 29. Pajama Sam in No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside Oct 1996 Point & Click ▼

8.16 98% 590 votes

~ 30. Total Annihilation Sep 1997 Strategy ▼

8.16 96% 1,327 votes

~ 31. Worms Armageddon May 1999 Strategy ▼

8.15 94% 3,749 votes

1 32. Quake III Arena Dec 1999 FPS ▼

8.14 95% 1,428 votes

1 33. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City May 2003 Open World ▼

8.14 92% 10,628 votes

~ 34. The Ultimate DOOM Apr 1995 Classic ▼

8.14 94% 3,957 votes

~ 35. Stronghold HD Oct 2001 Strategy ▼

8.13 94% 3,185 votes

~ 36. X-COM: UFO Defense Dec 1993 Strategy ▼

8.11 94% 2,301 votes

~ 37. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Oct 2003 Noir ▼

8.09 94% 2,672 votes

~ 38. RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe Mar 1999 Simulation ▼

8.08 93% 3,271 votes

~ 39. Sven Co-op Jan 1999 Co-op Free ▼

8.08 91% 13,380 votes

1 40. Sid Meier's Pirates! Jul 2005 Pirates ▼

8.07 93% 2,832 votes

1 41. DOOM II: Hell on Earth May 1994 Classic ▼

8.07 93% 2,697 votes

~ 42. Impossible Creatures Jan 2003 Strategy ▼

8.07 96% 765 votes

~ 43. Fallout Sep 1997 RPG ▼

8.05 92% 7,612 votes

~ 44. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Dec 1998 Action ▼

8.03 94% 1,041 votes

~ 45. The Curse of Monkey Island Oct 1997 Adventure ▼

8.03 97% 411 votes

~ 46. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Jun 1992 Adventure ▼

8.01 95% 627 votes

~ 47. Thief 2 Mar 2000 Stealth ▼

8.01 94% 896 votes

~ 48. Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus Nov 1998 Adventure ▼

8.00 94% 855 votes

~ 49. Master of Orion 2 Nov 1996 Strategy ▼

8.00 96% 363 votes

~ 50. Call of Duty Oct 2003 FPS ▼

8.00 93% 1,672 votes

1 51. Return to Castle Wolfenstein Nov 2001 FPS ▼

7.99 92% 3,359 votes

1 52. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Mar 2005 Stealth ▼

7.99 93% 1,916 votes

~ 53. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Jun 2005 Open World ▼

7.99 89% 30,086 votes

~ 54. Putt-Putt Saves The Zoo Dec 1995 Family Friendly ▼

7.96 96% 347 votes

~ 55. Shadow Warrior Classic Redux May 1997 FPS ▼

7.96 92% 1,941 votes

~ 56. Quake II Nov 1997 Action ▼

7.96 93% 1,475 votes

~ 57. Battle for Wesnoth Jun 2003 Strategy Free ▼

7.96 93% 1,201 votes

~ 58. Original War Jun 2001 Strategy ▼

7.95 93% 988 votes

~ 59. Descent Feb 1995 Classic -30% ▼

7.94 96% 273 votes

~ 60. Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Mar 2004 Action ▼

7.94 89% 13,545 votes

~ 61. Commander Keen Complete Pack Dec 1990 Platformer ▼

7.93 94% 788 votes

~ 62. Thief Gold Nov 1998 Stealth ▼

7.92 92% 1,796 votes

~ 63. Lords of the Realm II Oct 1996 Strategy ▼

7.92 95% 410 votes

~ 64. Call of Duty 2 Oct 2005 Action ▼

7.92 91% 2,668 votes

~ 65. Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds Oct 1994 Point & Click ▼

7.92 96% 301 votes

~ 66. FlatOut Jul 2005 Racing ▼

7.92 91% 2,162 votes

~ 67. STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II: The Sith Lords™ Feb 2005 RPG ▼

7.89 89% 9,018 votes

2 68. Sanitarium Apr 1998 Adventure ▼

7.89 95% 336 votes

1 69. Max Payne Jul 2001 Noir ▼

7.89 90% 4,359 votes

1 70. Half-Life: Blue Shift Jun 2001 FPS ▼

7.89 90% 4,233 votes

~ 71. Sid Meier's Civilization IV Oct 2005 Strategy ▼

7.89 92% 1,519 votes

~ 72. The Longest Journey Nov 2000 Adventure ▼

7.88 92% 1,253 votes

~ 73. Knights of Honor May 2005 Strategy ▼

7.87 92% 1,104 votes

~ 74. CS2D Dec 2004 2D Free ▼

7.87 89% 5,438 votes

~ 75. Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head To Your Feet Apr 2000 Adventure ▼

7.86 97% 158 votes

~ 76. Beyond Good & Evil Nov 2003 Adventure ▼

7.86 91% 2,009 votes

~ 77. Obscure Apr 2005 Horror ▼

7.86 93% 737 votes

~ 78. Majesty: Gold Edition Mar 2001 Strategy ▼

7.85 94% 346 votes

~ 79. SPY Fox in: Dry Cereal Oct 1997 Adventure ▼

7.85 95% 272 votes

~ 80. Day of Defeat May 2003 FPS ▼

7.84 90% 3,807 votes

~ 81. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Gold Edition Mar 2003 Tactical ▼

7.84 92% 882 votes

~ 82. Mafia Aug 2002 Action -33% ▼

7.84 91% 1,894 votes

~ 83. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast™ Sep 2003 Star Wars ▼

7.84 90% 2,239 votes

~ 84. FATE May 2005 RPG ▼

7.83 92% 935 votes

~ 85. STAR WARS™: Knights of the Old Republic™ Nov 2003 RPG ▼

7.83 88% 13,145 votes

~ 86. Sam & Max Hit the Road Jan 1993 Adventure ▼

7.83 100% 65 votes

~ 87. Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire Oct 2003 Action ▼

7.83 96% 172 votes

~ 88. Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse Mar 1996 Adventure ▼

7.82 97% 128 votes

~ 89. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Nov 2004 Action ▼

7.81 88% 6,803 votes

~ 90. Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening Oct 1998 Adventure ▼

7.81 97% 125 votes

~ 91. Geneforge 1 Dec 2001 RPG ▼

7.80 94% 285 votes

1 92. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Nov 2001 Tactical ▼

7.80 92% 579 votes

1 93. Serious Sam 2 Oct 2005 Action ▼

7.80 88% 6,052 votes

~ 94. Indiana Jones® and the Emperor's Tomb™ Feb 2003 Action ▼

7.80 96% 135 votes

~ 95. Unreal Gold Apr 1998 Classic ▼

7.78 90% 1,361 votes

~ 96. STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Feb 1995 FPS ▼

7.77 90% 1,673 votes

~ 97. Blood: One Unit Whole Blood Jul 1998 FPS ▼

7.76 90% 1,135 votes

~ 98. Rune Classic Nov 2001 Action ▼

7.76 92% 591 votes

~ 99. X-COM: Terror from the Deep Apr 1995 Strategy ▼

7.76 92% 417 votes

~ 100. Red Faction Sep 2001 Action ▼

7.76 90% 1,475 votes

Risers today

Fallers today

1 33. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
1 41. DOOM II: Hell on Earth
1 52. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
1 69. Max Payne
1 70. Half-Life: Blue Shift
1 93. Serious Sam 2

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