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.

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

8.73 98% 112,294 votes

~ 2. Half-Life 2 Nov 2004 FPS Top 250 #26 ▼

8.60 97% 61,163 votes

~ 3. Counter-Strike: Source Nov 2004 Action Top 250 #40 ▼

8.54 96% 72,069 votes

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

8.50 96% 23,570 votes

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

8.45 95% 33,417 votes

~ 6. Unreal Tournament 2004 Mar 2004 FPS Top 250 #147 ▼

8.35 98% 2,003 votes

~ 7. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Apr 2002 RPG Top 250 #171 ▼

8.32 95% 8,861 votes

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

8.32 96% 3,683 votes

~ 9. planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ Nov 2004 Visual Novel Top 250 #179 ▼

8.31 98% 1,412 votes

~ 10. Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition Oct 2000 Classic Top 250 #185 ▼

8.31 97% 1,927 votes

~ 11. Psychonauts Apr 2005 Platformer Top 250 #195 ▼

8.30 95% 7,878 votes

~ 12. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition Jun 2000 Cyberpunk Top 250 #220 ▼

8.28 95% 5,668 votes

~ 13. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Nov 2004 RPG Top 250 #225 ▼

8.27 95% 5,671 votes

~ 14. Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter Mar 2001 Action Top 250 #239 ▼

8.26 97% 1,257 votes

~ 15. Rome: Total War Sep 2004 Strategy Top 250 #245 ▼

8.25 94% 7,417 votes

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

8.24 94% 5,966 votes

~ 17. Half-Life: Opposing Force Nov 1999 FPS ▼

8.24 95% 4,643 votes

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

8.24 95% 5,464 votes

~ 19. Neighbours from Hell Feb 2004 Comedy ▼

8.24 97% 1,371 votes

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

8.21 92% 29,062 votes

~ 21. F.E.A.R. Oct 2005 Horror ▼

8.20 94% 6,011 votes

~ 22. Fallout 2 Dec 1998 RPG ▼

8.20 94% 4,163 votes

~ 23. Worms Armageddon May 1999 Strategy ▼

8.18 95% 3,219 votes

~ 24. Evil Genius Sep 2004 Strategy ▼

8.17 95% 1,771 votes

~ 25. System Shock 2 Aug 1999 RPG ▼

8.17 94% 4,175 votes

~ 26. Turok Nov 1997 Action ▼

8.17 96% 1,475 votes

~ 27. Total Annihilation Sep 1997 Strategy ▼

8.16 96% 1,154 votes

~ 28. Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter Feb 2002 Action ▼

8.16 97% 695 votes

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

8.15 98% 544 votes

~ 30. The Ultimate DOOM Apr 1995 Classic ▼

8.12 94% 3,369 votes

~ 31. Wolfenstein 3D Aug 1994 FPS ▼

8.12 95% 1,608 votes

1 32. X-COM: UFO Defense Dec 1993 Strategy ▼

8.11 94% 2,115 votes

1 33. Quake III Arena Dec 1999 FPS ▼

8.11 95% 1,219 votes

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

8.10 92% 8,516 votes

~ 35. Stronghold HD Oct 2001 Strategy ▼

8.10 94% 2,765 votes

~ 36. Impossible Creatures Jan 2003 Strategy ▼

8.09 96% 664 votes

~ 37. RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe Mar 1999 Simulation ▼

8.09 93% 2,955 votes

~ 38. Sid Meier's Pirates! Jul 2005 Pirates ▼

8.08 93% 2,594 votes

~ 39. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Dec 1998 Action ▼

8.08 95% 864 votes

~ 40. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Oct 2003 Noir ▼

8.07 94% 2,184 votes

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

8.06 93% 2,245 votes

~ 42. Master of Orion 2 Nov 1996 Strategy ▼

8.04 98% 294 votes

~ 43. Unreal Gold Apr 1998 Classic ▼

8.03 95% 736 votes

~ 44. Fallout Sep 1997 RPG ▼

8.02 91% 6,079 votes

~ 45. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Mar 2005 Stealth ▼

8.02 93% 1,703 votes

~ 46. Thief 2 Mar 2000 Stealth ▼

8.02 95% 784 votes

~ 47. Return to Castle Wolfenstein Nov 2001 FPS ▼

8.01 92% 2,781 votes

~ 48. Sven Co-op Jan 1999 Co-op Free ▼

8.01 91% 11,038 votes

~ 49. Call of Duty Oct 2003 FPS ▼

8.01 93% 1,405 votes

~ 50. Shadow Warrior Classic Redux May 1997 FPS ▼

8.01 93% 1,808 votes

~ 51. Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus Nov 1998 Adventure ▼

8.01 95% 791 votes

~ 52. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Jun 1992 Adventure ▼

8.00 95% 558 votes

~ 53. Quake II Nov 1997 FPS ▼

8.00 94% 1,197 votes

~ 54. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Jun 2005 Open World ▼

7.97 89% 24,948 votes

~ 55. Sid Meier's Civilization IV Oct 2005 Strategy ▼

7.95 93% 1,350 votes

~ 56. Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Mar 2004 Action ▼

7.95 90% 11,352 votes

~ 57. Thief Gold Nov 1998 Stealth ▼

7.94 92% 1,593 votes

~ 58. Commander Keen Complete Pack Dec 1990 Platformer ▼

7.93 94% 705 votes

~ 59. Putt-Putt Saves The Zoo Dec 1995 Adventure ▼

7.93 96% 308 votes

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

7.93 96% 264 votes

1 61. Lords of the Realm II Oct 1996 Strategy ▼

7.93 95% 348 votes

~ 62. Original War Jun 2001 Strategy ▼

7.92 93% 864 votes

1 63. Mafia Aug 2002 Action ▼

7.92 93% 1,147 votes

1 64. The Longest Journey Nov 2000 Adventure ▼

7.92 93% 1,109 votes

~ 65. FlatOut Jul 2005 Racing ▼

7.91 92% 1,838 votes

~ 66. Max Payne Jul 2001 Noir ▼

7.90 90% 3,541 votes

~ 67. Call of Duty 2 Oct 2005 Action ▼

7.90 91% 2,256 votes

~ 68. Sanitarium Apr 1998 Adventure ▼

7.90 95% 287 votes

~ 69. Descent Feb 1995 Classic ▼

7.90 96% 245 votes

~ 70. Beyond Good & Evil Nov 2003 Adventure ▼

7.89 91% 1,747 votes

~ 71. Knights of Honor May 2005 Strategy ▼

7.89 93% 917 votes

~ 72. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Gold Edition Mar 2003 Tactical ▼

7.89 93% 785 votes

~ 73. Obscure Apr 2005 Horror ▼

7.88 93% 567 votes

~ 74. STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II: The Sith Lords™ Feb 2005 RPG ▼

7.88 89% 8,089 votes

~ 75. Day of Defeat May 2003 FPS ▼

7.88 90% 3,406 votes

1 76. CS2D Dec 2004 Action Free ▼

7.88 90% 4,235 votes

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

7.88 90% 3,519 votes

~ 78. Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse Mar 1996 Adventure ▼

7.86 98% 111 votes

1 79. STAR WARS™: Knights of the Old Republic™ Nov 2003 RPG ▼

7.86 88% 11,892 votes

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

7.85 97% 139 votes

2 81. Rune Classic Nov 2001 Action ▼

7.85 93% 515 votes

~ 82. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast™ Sep 2003 Star Wars ▼

7.84 90% 2,019 votes

~ 83. The Dig Nov 1995 Adventure ▼

7.84 93% 560 votes

~ 84. FATE May 2005 RPG ▼

7.83 92% 853 votes

~ 85. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Nov 2004 Action ▼

7.83 89% 6,071 votes

~ 86. Red Faction Sep 2001 Action ▼

7.81 91% 1,333 votes

~ 87. STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Feb 1995 FPS ▼

7.80 90% 1,544 votes

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

7.80 92% 519 votes

1 89. Serious Sam 2 Oct 2005 Action ▼

7.80 89% 5,437 votes

~ 90. Majesty: Gold Edition Mar 2001 Strategy ▼

7.80 94% 305 votes

~ 91. Wizardry 8 Nov 2001 RPG ▼

7.79 93% 450 votes

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

7.79 94% 245 votes

~ 93. The Curse of Monkey Island Oct 1997 Adventure ▼

7.77 95% 191 votes

~ 94. Syberia Sep 2002 Adventure ▼

7.75 89% 2,146 votes

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

7.75 95% 182 votes

~ 96. Geneforge 1 Dec 2001 RPG ▼

7.74 93% 257 votes

~ 97. Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't So Frightening Oct 1998 Adventure ▼

7.74 96% 106 votes

~ 98. Blood: One Unit Whole Blood Jul 1998 Classic ▼

7.73 90% 948 votes

~ 99. Carmageddon Max Pack Jun 1997 Racing ▼

7.72 92% 346 votes

~ 100. Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire Oct 2003 Action ▼

7.71 97% 75 votes

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