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

282,646

98%

$9.99

Demo

2

Counter-Strike 2000

FPS

9.78

262,837

97%

$9.99

3

Counter-Strike: Source 2004

FPS

9.69

194,221

96%

$9.99

4

Half-Life 1998

FPS

9.68

165,719

96%

$9.99

5

POSTAL 2 2003

FPS

9.67

139,654

97%

$9.99

6

STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) 2005

Third-Person Shooter

9.39

54,406

95%

$9.99

7

DOOM + DOOM II 1995

FPS

9.39

29,436

97%

$9.99

8

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) 2002

City Builder

9.36

21,197

97%

$9.99

9

Half-Life: Opposing Force 1999

FPS

9.31

29,336

95%

$4.99

10

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

Open World

9.30

28,866

95%

$14.99

11

CLANNAD 2004

Visual Novel

9.27

11,213

98%

$44.99

12

Quake 1996

FPS

9.25

16,620

96%

$9.99

13

Sven Co-op 1999

FPS

9.23

32,632

94%

Free

14

Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1997

CRPG

9.22

25,432

94%

$9.99

15

STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™ 2005

FPS

9.21

17,298

96%

$9.99

16

Psychonauts 2005

Platformer

9.20

19,473

95%

$9.99

17

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

Party-Based RPG

9.19

26,285

94%

$9.99

18

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™ 2003

FPS

9.19

13,880

96%

$9.99

19

OpenTTD 2004

City Builder

9.15

17,131

95%

$9.99

20

Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition 2000

Immersive Sim

9.14

15,786

95%

$6.99

21

F.E.A.R. 2005

FPS

9.13

19,821

94%

$9.99

22

Gothic II: Gold Edition 2005

Open World

9.12

18,119

94%

$19.99

23

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2004

Vampires

9.12

15,519

94%

$19.99

24

Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1998

Open World

9.11

17,634

94%

$9.99

25

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003

Third-Person Shooter

9.10

15,028

94%

$9.99

26

Stronghold HD (2012) 2001

Real Time Tactics

9.09

10,518

95%

$5.99

27

Quake II 1997

FPS

9.08

10,502

95%

$9.99

28

STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ 2003

Party-Based RPG

9.08

34,238

91%

$9.99

29

Half-Life: Blue Shift 2001

FPS

9.08

21,497

93%

$4.99

30

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero 2004

FPS

9.07

28,549

91%

$9.99

31

Day of Defeat: Source 2005

FPS

9.04

23,736

92%

$9.99

32

Gothic 1 Classic 2001

Open World

9.04

18,470

93%

$19.99

33

Worms Armageddon 1999

Turn-Based Strategy

9.03

11,006

94%

$14.99

34

Call of Duty® 2 2005

FPS

9.01

11,709

94%

$19.99

35

Call of Duty® (2003) 2003

FPS

8.97

7,956

95%

$19.99

36

RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe 1999

Management

8.96

8,385

94%

$5.99

37

Sid Meier's Pirates! 2005

Open World

8.94

7,642

94%

$9.99

38

STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) 2004

FPS

8.94

4,760

96%

$9.99

39

POSTAL 1997

Psychological Horror

8.92

14,687

92%

Free

40

Return to Castle Wolfenstein 2001

FPS

8.90

9,405

93%

$4.99

41

Neighbours from Hell Compilation 2004

Point & Click

8.89

3,179

98%

$14.99

42

Alien Shooter 2003

Top-Down Shooter

8.88

4,817

95%

$4.99

Demo

43

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch 2004

FPS

8.87

15,445

91%

$19.99

44

Total Annihilation 1997

RTS

8.87

3,802

96%

$4.99

45

Battle for Wesnoth 2003

Turn-Based Tactics

8.87

6,062

94%

Free

46

Quake III Arena 1999

FPS

8.86

4,141

96%

$14.99

47

The Curse of Monkey Island 1997

Point & Click

8.85

3,122

97%

$6.99

48

FATE 2005

Dungeon Crawler

8.85

4,504

95%

$7.99

49

Serious Sam II 2005

FPS

8.80

14,452

90%

$9.99

50

Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter 2001

FPS

8.80

3,545

96%

$5.99

51

X-COM: UFO Defense 1993

Turn-Based Tactics

8.80

4,020

95%

$4.99

52

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® 2005

Stealth

8.78

5,903

93%

$9.99

53

Obscure 2005

Survival Horror

8.77

3,374

95%

$6.99

54

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast 2005

FPS

8.75

13,490

89%

$19.99

55

CS2D 2004

Top-Down Shooter

8.74

10,368

90%

Free

56

Max Payne 2001

Third-Person Shooter

8.74

16,024

89%

$9.99

57

Wolfenstein 3D 1994

FPS

8.72

4,404

93%

$4.99

58

FlatOut 2005

Combat Racing

8.69

6,801

91%

$7.49

Demo

59

Freedom Fighters 2003

Third-Person Shooter

8.68

2,956

94%

$14.99

60

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter 2002

FPS

8.67

2,097

96%

$5.99

61

Turok 1997

FPS

8.66

4,283

93%

$19.99

62

Mafia 2002

Open World

8.66

16,439

88%

$14.99

63

Evil Genius 2004

Base Building

8.66

3,622

93%

$9.99

64

Day of Defeat 2003

FPS

8.65

7,400

90%

$4.99

65

Thief Gold (1999) 1998

Stealth

8.65

4,219

92%

$6.99

66

Master of Orion 2 1996

4X

8.64

1,781

96%

$34.99

67

Impossible Creatures Steam Edition 2003

RTS

8.62

1,856

96%

$9.99

68

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete 2001

4X

8.61

7,871

89%

$0.99 $4.99

+1 69

Original War 2001

Wargame

8.61

2,186

95%

$9.99

+1 70

Lords of the Realm II 1996

Strategy

8.61

1,727

96%

$2.99

-2 71

STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga 2001

RTS

8.61

4,744

91%

$5.99

72

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

Point & Click

8.61

1,366

97%

$6.99

73

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV 2005

4X

8.61

3,704

92%

$3.99 $19.99

74

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™ 2003

FPS

8.60

4,986

91%

$9.99

75

Thief II: The Metal Age 2000

Stealth

8.56

2,156

94%

$6.99

76

RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack 2002

Management

8.55

5,897

90%

$9.99

77

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® 1998

Platformer

8.52

1,704

95%

$2.99

Demo

78

Soldat 2002

Free to Play

8.51

1,791

94%

Free

79

Team Fortress Classic 1999

FPS

8.50

9,329

87%

$4.99

80

Little Big Adventure 2 1997

Exploration

8.50

949

98%

$9.99

81

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) 1994

Turn-Based Strategy

8.49

1,172

96%

$6.99

82

Caesar™ 3 1999

City Builder

8.49

2,284

93%

$5.99

83

Syberia 2002

Point & Click

8.49

6,878

88%

$12.99

84

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998

Stealth

8.48

4,081

90%

$4.99

85

Pharaoh + Cleopatra 1999

City Builder

8.46

2,602

92%

$9.99

86

GUN™ 2005

Third-Person Shooter

8.43

2,293

92%

$19.99

87

Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™ 1992

Point & Click

8.42

1,567

94%

$5.99

88

Commander Keen 1990

Platformer

8.42

1,585

93%

$4.99

+1 89

Knights of Honor 2005

Grand Strategy

8.41

2,444

91%

$9.99

+1 90

Shadow Warrior Classic Redux 1997

FPS

8.40

3,669

89%

$9.99

+1 91

Sam & Max Hit the Road 1993

Point & Click

8.40

1,096

95%

$5.99

-3 92

Putt-Putt® Saves The Zoo 1995

Point & Click

8.40

829

97%

$6.99

93

Master of Magic Classic 1994

Strategy

8.40

770

97%

$5.99

94

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream 1996

Point & Click

8.40

4,205

89%

$9.99

95

EA22

SuperTux 2004

2D Platformer

8.39

1,247

94%

Free

96

Vangers 1998

Psychological Horror

8.38

1,400

93%

$6.99

97

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold 2003

FPS

8.38

2,105

91%

$9.99

98

Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds 1994

Point & Click

8.37

746

97%

$6.99

99

Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire 2003

FPS

8.37

1,026

95%

$9.99

100

Sanitarium 1998

Psychological Horror

8.35

1,390

93%

$9.99