Steam 250

Best Games of pre-2006 Ranking

Top 100 best Steam games released before 2006, according to gamer reviews.

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

Compare with most reviewed games before 2006.

Rank Game Score Reviews Price Actions

1

Half-Life 2 2004

FPS

9.79

279,545

98%

$9.99

Demo

2

Counter-Strike 2000

FPS

9.78

261,801

97%

$9.99

3

Counter-Strike: Source 2004

FPS

9.69

193,314

96%

$9.99

4

Half-Life 1998

FPS

9.68

164,200

96%

$9.99

5

POSTAL 2 2003

FPS

9.67

137,951

97%

$9.99

6

STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) 2005

Third-Person Shooter

9.39

54,311

95%

$9.99

7

DOOM + DOOM II 1995

FPS

9.38

29,111

97%

$9.99

8

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) 2002

City Builder

9.36

21,101

97%

$9.99

9

Half-Life: Opposing Force 1999

FPS

9.31

29,000

95%

$4.99

10

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition 2002

Open World

9.30

28,648

95%

$14.99

11

CLANNAD 2004

Visual Novel

9.27

10,988

98%

$44.99

12

Quake 1996

FPS

9.25

16,425

96%

$9.99

13

Sven Co-op 1999

FPS

9.23

32,480

94%

Free

14

Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1997

CRPG

9.22

25,242

94%

$9.99

15

STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™ 2005

FPS

9.21

17,183

96%

$9.99

16

Psychonauts 2005

Platformer

9.20

19,320

95%

$9.99

17

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™ 2003

FPS

9.18

13,840

96%

$9.99

18

STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™ 2005

Party-Based RPG

9.18

26,089

94%

$9.99

19

OpenTTD 2004

City Builder

9.15

16,997

95%

$9.99

20

Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition 2000

Immersive Sim

9.14

15,657

95%

$6.99

21

F.E.A.R. 2005

FPS

9.12

19,561

94%

$9.99

22

Gothic II: Gold Edition 2005

Open World

9.11

17,945

94%

$19.99

23

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2004

Vampires

9.11

15,392

94%

$9.99 $19.99

24

Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1998

Open World

9.11

17,483

94%

$9.99

25

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003

Third-Person Shooter

9.10

14,737

94%

$9.99

26

Stronghold HD (2012) 2001

Real Time Tactics

9.09

10,450

96%

$5.99

27

STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ 2003

Party-Based RPG

9.08

33,997

91%

$9.99

28

Quake II 1997

FPS

9.08

10,416

95%

$9.99

29

Half-Life: Blue Shift 2001

FPS

9.07

21,256

93%

$4.99

30

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero 2004

FPS

9.06

28,409

91%

$9.99

31

Day of Defeat: Source 2005

FPS

9.05

23,645

92%

$9.99

32

Gothic 1 2001

Open World

9.04

18,351

93%

$19.99

33

Worms Armageddon 1999

Turn-Based Strategy

9.03

10,941

94%

$14.99

34

Call of Duty® 2 2005

FPS

9.00

11,574

94%

$9.99 $19.99

35

Call of Duty® (2003) 2003

FPS

8.96

7,852

95%

$9.99 $19.99

36

RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe 1999

Management

8.96

8,317

94%

$5.99

37

Sid Meier's Pirates! 2005

Open World

8.94

7,562

94%

$9.99

38

STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) 2004

FPS

8.94

4,726

96%

$9.99

39

POSTAL 1997

Psychological Horror

8.92

14,474

92%

Free

40

Return to Castle Wolfenstein 2001

FPS

8.89

9,331

93%

$4.99

41

Neighbours from Hell Compilation 2004

Point & Click

8.89

3,153

98%

$14.99

42

Alien Shooter 2003

Top-Down Shooter

8.87

4,765

95%

$4.99

Demo

+1 43

Total Annihilation 1997

RTS

8.87

3,770

96%

$4.99

-1 44

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch 2004

FPS

8.87

15,363

91%

$19.99

45

Battle for Wesnoth 2003

Turn-Based Tactics

8.86

5,998

94%

Free

46

Quake III Arena 1999

FPS

8.86

4,112

96%

$14.99

47

FATE 2005

Dungeon Crawler

8.85

4,475

95%

$7.99

48

The Curse of Monkey Island 1997

Point & Click

8.85

3,084

97%

$6.99

49

Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter 2001

FPS

8.81

3,497

96%

$5.99

50

Serious Sam II 2005

FPS

8.80

14,295

90%

$9.99

51

X-COM: UFO Defense 1993

Turn-Based Tactics

8.80

4,003

95%

$4.99

52

Obscure 2005

Survival Horror

8.78

3,264

96%

$6.99

53

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® 2005

Stealth

8.77

5,820

93%

$9.99

54

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast 2005

FPS

8.74

13,513

89%

$19.99

55

Max Payne 2001

Third-Person Shooter

8.74

15,882

89%

$9.99

56

CS2D 2004

Top-Down Shooter

8.74

10,349

90%

Free

57

Wolfenstein 3D 1994

FPS

8.72

4,368

93%

$4.99

58

FlatOut 2005

Combat Racing

8.69

6,677

91%

$1.49 $7.49

Demo

59

Freedom Fighters 2003

Third-Person Shooter

8.68

2,891

95%

$14.99

60

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter 2002

FPS

8.67

2,070

96%

$5.99

61

Turok 1997

FPS

8.67

4,225

93%

$19.99

62

Mafia 2002

Open World

8.66

16,344

88%

$14.99

63

Evil Genius 2004

Base Building

8.66

3,614

93%

$9.99

64

Day of Defeat 2003

FPS

8.65

7,373

90%

$4.99

65

Thief Gold (1999) 1998

Stealth

8.64

4,189

92%

$6.99

66

Master of Orion 2 1996

4X

8.64

1,759

96%

$34.99

67

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete 2001

4X

8.62

7,809

89%

$3.99 $4.99

68

Original War 2001

Wargame

8.62

2,171

95%

$9.99

69

STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga 2001

RTS

8.61

4,716

91%

$5.99

70

Impossible Creatures Steam Edition 2003

RTS

8.61

1,849

96%

$9.99

71

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV 2005

4X

8.61

3,675

92%

$3.99 $19.99

72

Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside 1996

Point & Click

8.60

1,350

97%

$6.99

73

Lords of the Realm II 1996

Strategy

8.60

1,712

96%

$2.99

74

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™ 2003

FPS

8.60

4,963

91%

$9.99

75

Thief II: The Metal Age 2000

Stealth

8.56

2,143

94%

$6.99

76

RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack 2002

Management

8.55

5,864

90%

$9.99

77

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® 1998

Platformer

8.52

1,690

95%

$2.99

Demo

78

Soldat 2002

Free to Play

8.50

1,788

94%

Free

79

Knights of Honor 2005

Grand Strategy

8.49

2,395

93%

$9.99

80

Team Fortress Classic 1999

FPS

8.49

9,284

87%

$4.99

81

Little Big Adventure 2 1997

Exploration

8.49

936

98%

$9.99

82

Syberia 2002

Point & Click

8.49

6,832

88%

$12.99

83

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) 1994

Turn-Based Strategy

8.49

1,158

96%

$6.99

84

Caesar™ 3 1999

City Builder

8.48

2,252

93%

$3.89 $5.99

85

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998

Stealth

8.48

4,050

90%

$4.99

86

Pharaoh + Cleopatra 1999

City Builder

8.46

2,590

92%

$4.99 $9.99

87

Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™ 1992

Point & Click

8.43

1,555

94%

$5.99

88

Commander Keen 1990

Platformer

8.42

1,579

93%

$4.99

89

GUN™ 2005

Third-Person Shooter

8.42

2,274

92%

$6.59 $19.99

90

Shadow Warrior Classic Redux 1997

FPS

8.40

3,644

89%

$1.99 $9.99

91

Putt-Putt® Saves The Zoo 1995

Point & Click

8.40

823

97%

$6.99

92

Sam & Max Hit the Road 1993

Point & Click

8.40

1,079

95%

$5.99

93

Master of Magic Classic 1994

Strategy

8.39

765

97%

$5.99

94

EA22

SuperTux 2004

2D Platformer

8.39

1,237

94%

Free

95

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream 1996

Point & Click

8.39

4,049

89%

$9.99

96

Vangers 1998

Psychological Horror

8.38

1,392

94%

$6.99

97

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold 2003

FPS

8.38

2,091

91%

$9.99

98

Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds 1994

Point & Click

8.37

740

97%

$6.99

99

Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire 2003

FPS

8.36

1,011

95%

$9.99

New 100

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil 1998

FPS

8.36

2,843

90%

$19.99