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.

Movement, rank, title, date, platforms and tag

Score

~ 1. Counter-Strike Nov 2000 Action Top 250 #4 -90% ▼

8.73 98% 114,362 votes

~ 2. Half-Life 2 Nov 2004 FPS Top 250 #25 -90% ▼

8.60 97% 62,269 votes

~ 3. Counter-Strike: Source Nov 2004 Action Top 250 #39 -66% ▼

8.54 96% 72,888 votes

~ 4. Half-Life Nov 1998 FPS Top 250 #56 -90% ▼

8.50 96% 24,218 votes

~ 5. POSTAL 2 Apr 2003 Dark Humor Top 250 #81 -90% ▼

8.45 95% 34,191 votes

~ 6. Unreal Tournament 2004 Mar 2004 FPS Top 250 #155 -66% ▼

8.34 98% 2,039 votes

~ 7. Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition Oct 2000 Classic Top 250 #173 -66% ▼

8.32 97% 1,967 votes

~ 8. Stronghold Crusader HD Jul 2002 Strategy Top 250 #176 -75% ▼

8.32 96% 3,879 votes

~ 9. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Apr 2002 RPG Top 250 #178 -50% ▼

8.32 95% 9,075 votes

~ 10. planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ Nov 2004 Visual Novel Top 250 #181 -75% ▼

8.31 98% 1,433 votes

~ 11. Psychonauts Apr 2005 Platformer Top 250 #192 -85% ▼

8.30 95% 8,046 votes

~ 12. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition Jun 2000 Cyberpunk Top 250 #217 -86% ▼

8.27 95% 5,809 votes

~ 13. Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter Mar 2001 Action Top 250 #227 -80% ▼

8.27 97% 1,314 votes

~ 14. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Nov 2004 RPG Top 250 #235 -75% ▼

8.26 95% 5,801 votes

~ 15. Half-Life: Opposing Force Nov 1999 FPS Top 250 #245 -80% ▼

8.25 95% 4,768 votes

~ 16. Rome: Total War Sep 2004 Strategy Top 250 #247 -50% ▼

8.25 94% 7,550 votes

~ 17. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando Mar 2005 Star Wars -66% ▼

8.25 94% 6,185 votes

~ 18. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy™ Sep 2003 Star Wars -60% ▼

8.24 95% 5,577 votes

~ 19. Neighbours from Hell Feb 2004 Comedy -75% ▼

8.24 97% 1,429 votes

~ 20. Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (Classic, 2005) Nov 2005 Star Wars -60% ▼

8.21 92% 29,667 votes

~ 21. F.E.A.R. Oct 2005 Horror -75% ▼

8.20 94% 6,129 votes

~ 22. Fallout 2 Dec 1998 RPG -75% ▼

8.19 94% 4,297 votes

~ 23. Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter Feb 2002 Action -80% ▼

8.18 97% 721 votes

~ 24. System Shock 2 Aug 1999 RPG -75% ▼

8.18 94% 4,226 votes

~ 25. Turok Nov 1997 Action -75% ▼

8.18 96% 1,503 votes

~ 26. Total Annihilation Sep 1997 Strategy -50% ▼

8.17 96% 1,177 votes

~ 27. Evil Genius Sep 2004 Strategy -75% ▼

8.17 95% 1,783 votes

~ 28. Worms Armageddon May 1999 Strategy -80% ▼

8.16 94% 3,313 votes

~ 29. Pajama Sam in No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside Oct 1996 Point & Click -60% ▼

8.16 98% 555 votes

~ 30. The Ultimate DOOM Apr 1995 Classic -50% ▼

8.13 94% 3,432 votes

~ 31. Wolfenstein 3D Aug 1994 FPS -75% ▼

8.13 95% 1,637 votes

~ 32. Quake III Arena Dec 1999 FPS -50% ▼

8.11 95% 1,254 votes

~ 33. X-COM: UFO Defense Dec 1993 Strategy -67% ▼

8.11 94% 2,153 votes

~ 34. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City May 2003 Open World -65% ▼

8.10 92% 8,780 votes

~ 35. Stronghold HD Oct 2001 Strategy -75% ▼

8.10 94% 2,840 votes

~ 36. Impossible Creatures Jan 2003 Strategy -75% ▼

8.10 96% 672 votes

~ 37. Sid Meier's Pirates! Jul 2005 Pirates -75% ▼

8.09 94% 2,608 votes

~ 38. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Oct 2003 Noir -65% ▼

8.07 94% 2,244 votes

~ 39. RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe Mar 1999 Simulation -66% ▼

8.07 93% 3,016 votes

~ 40. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Dec 1998 Action -50% ▼

8.07 95% 887 votes

~ 41. DOOM II: Hell on Earth May 1994 Classic -75% ▼

8.06 93% 2,304 votes

~ 42. Master of Orion 2 Nov 1996 Strategy -50% ▼

8.03 97% 304 votes

~ 43. Sven Co-op Jan 1999 Co-op ▼

8.02 91% 11,487 votes

~ 44. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Mar 2005 Stealth -66% ▼

8.02 93% 1,739 votes

~ 45. Fallout Sep 1997 RPG -75% ▼

8.02 91% 6,396 votes

~ 46. Call of Duty Oct 2003 FPS -51% ▼

8.02 94% 1,432 votes

~ 47. Return to Castle Wolfenstein Nov 2001 FPS -75% ▼

8.01 92% 2,853 votes

~ 48. Shadow Warrior Classic Redux May 1997 FPS -75% ▼

8.01 93% 1,842 votes

~ 49. Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus Nov 1998 Adventure -50% ▼

8.00 95% 804 votes

~ 50. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Jun 1992 Adventure -66% ▼

8.00 95% 573 votes

~ 51. Quake II Nov 1997 Action -75% ▼

8.00 94% 1,231 votes

~ 52. Thief 2 Mar 2000 Stealth -86% ▼

7.99 94% 801 votes

~ 53. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Jun 2005 Open World -65% ▼

7.97 89% 25,496 votes

~ 54. Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Mar 2004 Action -90% ▼

7.95 90% 11,718 votes

~ 55. Lords of the Realm II Oct 1996 Strategy -66% ▼

7.94 96% 359 votes

1 56. Sid Meier's Civilization IV Oct 2005 Strategy ▼

7.94 92% 1,385 votes

1 57. Putt-Putt Saves The Zoo Dec 1995 Adventure -60% ▼

7.94 96% 314 votes

~ 58. Thief Gold Nov 1998 Stealth -86% ▼

7.94 92% 1,614 votes

~ 59. Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds Oct 1994 Point & Click -60% ▼

7.94 96% 268 votes

~ 60. Original War Jun 2001 Strategy -80% ▼

7.93 93% 877 votes

~ 61. The Longest Journey Nov 2000 Adventure -70% ▼

7.93 93% 1,124 votes

~ 62. Commander Keen Complete Pack Dec 1990 Platformer -75% ▼

7.92 94% 715 votes

~ 63. Mafia Aug 2002 Action -33% ▼

7.92 92% 1,218 votes

~ 64. Max Payne Jul 2001 Noir -65% ▼

7.92 91% 3,653 votes

~ 65. Descent Feb 1995 Classic -50% ▼

7.91 96% 254 votes

~ 66. Beyond Good & Evil Nov 2003 Adventure -75% ▼

7.91 92% 1,795 votes

~ 67. FlatOut Jul 2005 Racing -80% ▼

7.90 91% 1,883 votes

~ 68. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Gold Edition Mar 2003 Tactical -66% ▼

7.90 93% 795 votes

3 69. Battle for Wesnoth Jun 2003 Strategy ▼

7.89 93% 696 votes

~ 70. Call of Duty 2 Oct 2005 Action -51% ▼

7.89 91% 2,308 votes

2 71. Sanitarium Apr 1998 Adventure -50% ▼

7.89 95% 294 votes

1 72. Knights of Honor May 2005 Strategy -75% ▼

7.88 92% 947 votes

~ 73. STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II: The Sith Lords™ Feb 2005 RPG -60% ▼

7.88 89% 8,249 votes

3 74. Unreal Gold Apr 1998 Classic -66% ▼

7.88 92% 1,086 votes

3 75. Half-Life: Blue Shift Jun 2001 FPS -80% ▼

7.88 90% 3,643 votes

2 76. CS2D Dec 2004 2D ▼

7.88 90% 4,503 votes

2 77. Day of Defeat May 2003 FPS -80% ▼

7.87 90% 3,469 votes

1 78. Obscure Apr 2005 Horror ▼

7.87 93% 612 votes

1 79. Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head To Your Feet Apr 2000 Adventure -60% ▼

7.86 97% 142 votes

4 80. The Curse of Monkey Island Oct 1997 Adventure -25% ▼

7.85 95% 237 votes

1 81. FATE May 2005 RPG ▼

7.84 92% 867 votes

1 82. STAR WARS™: Knights of the Old Republic™ Nov 2003 RPG -60% ▼

7.84 88% 12,127 votes

1 83. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast™ Sep 2003 Star Wars -66% ▼

7.84 90% 2,063 votes

3 84. Rune Classic Nov 2001 Action -70% ▼

7.83 93% 524 votes

~ 85. Majesty: Gold Edition Mar 2001 Strategy -75% ▼

7.82 94% 317 votes

1 86. The Dig Nov 1995 Adventure -66% ▼

7.82 93% 574 votes

1 87. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Nov 2004 Action -80% ▼

7.82 89% 6,189 votes

~ 88. Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse Mar 1996 Adventure -60% ▼

7.81 97% 112 votes

~ 89. Red Faction Sep 2001 Action -75% ▼

7.81 91% 1,359 votes

~ 90. Serious Sam 2 Oct 2005 Action -80% ▼

7.80 89% 5,607 votes

~ 91. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Nov 2001 Tactical -66% ▼

7.80 92% 528 votes

~ 92. SPY Fox in: Dry Cereal Oct 1997 Adventure -60% ▼

7.80 94% 247 votes

~ 93. STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Feb 1995 FPS -66% ▼

7.79 90% 1,581 votes

~ 94. Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire Oct 2003 Action -67% ▼

7.77 98% 87 votes

~ 95. Quake Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon Feb 1997 Action -40% ▼

7.77 95% 189 votes

~ 96. Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening Oct 1998 Adventure -60% ▼

7.76 96% 112 votes

~ 97. Wizardry 8 Nov 2001 RPG -75% ▼

7.76 92% 457 votes

~ 98. Syberia Sep 2002 Adventure -70% ▼

7.76 89% 2,187 votes

~ 99. Geneforge 1 Dec 2001 RPG -70% ▼

7.76 94% 263 votes

~ 100. Carmageddon Max Pack Jun 1997 Racing -75% ▼

7.73 92% 352 votes

Risers today

3 69. Battle for Wesnoth
3 74. Unreal Gold
3 75. Half-Life: Blue Shift
1 56. Sid Meier's Civilization IV
1 78. Obscure
1 79. Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head To Your Feet
1 81. FATE
1 82. STAR WARS™: Knights of the Old Republic™
1 83. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast™
1 86. The Dig

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