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

274,481

98%

$9.99

Demo

2

Counter-Strike 2000

Action

9.77

260,192

97%

$9.99

3

Counter-Strike: Source 2004

Shooter

9.69

191,772

96%

$9.99

4

Half-Life 1998

FPS

9.67

161,590

97%

$9.99

5

POSTAL 2 2003

Violent

9.67

134,660

97%

$9.99

6

STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) 2005

Action

9.39

54,149

95%

$9.99

7

DOOM + DOOM II 1995

FPS

9.38

28,351

97%

$9.99

8

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) 2002

Military

9.37

20,934

98%

$9.99

9

Half-Life: Opposing Force 1999

FPS

9.31

28,359

95%

$4.99

10

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

RPG

9.30

28,222

95%

$14.99

11

CLANNAD 2004

Visual Novel

9.26

10,692

98%

$44.99

12

Quake 1996

FPS

9.24

15,521

97%

$9.99

13

Sven Co-op 1999

Co-op

9.23

32,338

94%

Free

14

STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™ 2005

FPS

9.21

17,000

96%

$9.99

15

Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1997

RPG

9.21

24,826

94%

$9.99

16

Psychonauts 2005

Platformer

9.20

19,026

95%

$9.99

17

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™ 2003

Action

9.18

13,741

96%

$9.99

18

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

RPG

9.18

25,819

94%

$9.99

19

OpenTTD 2004

Simulation

9.16

16,732

95%

$9.99

20

Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition 2000

Cyberpunk

9.14

15,446

95%

$6.99

21

F.E.A.R. 2005

Horror

9.12

19,166

94%

$9.99

22

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2004

Vampires

9.11

15,222

94%

$19.99

23

Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1998

RPG

9.11

17,232

94%

$9.99

24

Gothic II: Gold Edition 2005

RPG

9.11

17,471

94%

$4.99 $19.99

25

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003

Action

9.09

14,228

94%

$9.99

26

Stronghold HD (2012) 2001

Real Time Tactics

9.09

10,349

96%

$5.99

27

STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ 2003

RPG

9.08

33,668

91%

$9.99

28

Quake II 1997

FPS

9.07

10,145

95%

$9.99

29

Half-Life: Blue Shift 2001

FPS

9.07

20,784

93%

$4.99

30

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero 2004

Action

9.06

28,093

91%

$9.99

31

Day of Defeat: Source 2005

FPS

9.04

23,485

92%

$9.99

32

Gothic 1 2001

RPG

9.03

18,042

92%

$4.99 $19.99

33

Worms Armageddon 1999

Strategy

9.02

10,798

94%

$2.99 $14.99

34

Call of Duty® 2 2005

World War II

8.99

11,364

94%

$19.99

35

Call of Duty® (2003) 2003

FPS

8.96

7,644

95%

$19.99

36

RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe 1999

Simulation

8.95

8,192

94%

$5.99

37

Sid Meier's Pirates! 2005

Pirates

8.94

7,469

94%

$9.99

38

STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) 2004

Action

8.93

4,659

96%

$9.99

39

POSTAL 1997

Psychological Horror

8.90

13,958

92%

Free

40

Return to Castle Wolfenstein 2001

FPS

8.89

9,102

93%

$4.99

41

Neighbours from Hell Compilation 2004

Comedy

8.89

3,121

98%

$4.94 $14.99

42

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch 2004

Action

8.87

15,206

91%

$19.99

43

Total Annihilation 1997

Strategy

8.87

3,722

96%

$4.99

44

Alien Shooter 2003

Gore

8.87

4,687

95%

$4.99

Demo

45

Battle for Wesnoth 2003

Strategy

8.86

5,894

94%

Free

46

Quake III Arena 1999

FPS

8.85

4,046

96%

$14.99

47

FATE 2005

RPG

8.85

4,414

95%

$7.99

48

The Curse of Monkey Island 1997

Point & Click

8.84

3,020

97%

$6.99

49

Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter 2001

Action

8.80

3,400

96%

$5.99

50

X-COM: UFO Defense 1993

Strategy

8.79

3,970

95%

$4.99

51

Serious Sam II 2005

Action

8.79

13,982

90%

$9.99

52

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® 2005

Stealth

8.77

5,717

93%

$9.99

53

Obscure 2005

Horror

8.77

3,179

96%

$6.99

54

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast 2005

FPS

8.75

13,542

89%

$19.99

55

Max Payne 2001

Action

8.74

15,646

89%

$9.99

56

CS2D 2004

2D

8.74

10,346

90%

Free

57

Wolfenstein 3D 1994

FPS

8.71

4,277

93%

$4.99

58

FlatOut 2005

Combat Racing

8.69

6,519

91%

$7.49

Demo

59

Turok 1997

Action

8.66

4,167

93%

$19.99

60

Freedom Fighters 2003

Action

8.66

2,776

94%

$14.99

61

Evil Genius 2004

Base Building

8.65

3,598

93%

$0.99 $9.99

62

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter 2002

Action

8.65

2,012

96%

$5.99

63

Day of Defeat 2003

FPS

8.65

7,321

90%

$4.99

64

Mafia 2002

Action

8.65

16,161

87%

$14.99

65

Thief Gold (1999) 1998

Stealth

8.64

4,130

92%

$6.99

66

Master of Orion 2 1996

Strategy

8.63

1,723

96%

$34.99

67

STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga 2001

Strategy

8.61

4,650

91%

$5.99

68

Original War 2001

Strategy

8.61

2,155

95%

$1.99 $9.99

69

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete 2001

Strategy

8.61

7,711

89%

$0.99 $4.99

70

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

Point & Click

8.61

1,335

97%

$6.99

71

Impossible Creatures Steam Edition 2003

Strategy

8.61

1,822

96%

$2.49 $9.99

72

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™ 2003

Action

8.60

4,905

91%

$9.99

73

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV 2005

Strategy

8.60

3,622

92%

$3.99 $19.99

74

Lords of the Realm II 1996

Strategy

8.60

1,679

96%

$0.71 $2.99

75

Thief II: The Metal Age 2000

Stealth

8.56

2,109

94%

$6.99

76

RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack 2002

Simulation

8.54

5,792

90%

$9.99

+1 77

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® 1998

Platformer

8.51

1,662

95%

$2.99

Demo

-1 78

Soldat 2002

Action

8.51

1,783

94%

Free

79

Knights of Honor 2005

Strategy

8.49

2,378

93%

$9.99

80

Team Fortress Classic 1999

Action

8.49

9,179

87%

$4.99

81

Syberia 2002

Adventure

8.49

6,766

88%

$12.99

82

Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic 1997

Adventure

8.48

918

97%

$9.99

83

Caesar™ 3 1999

City Builder

8.48

2,214

93%

$5.99

84

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998

Strategy

8.47

3,993

90%

$4.99

85

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) 1994

Simulation

8.46

1,126

96%

$6.99

86

Pharaoh + Cleopatra 1999

City Builder

8.45

2,565

92%

$9.99

87

Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™ 1992

Adventure

8.42

1,528

94%

$5.99

88

Commander Keen 1990

Platformer

8.42

1,561

94%

$4.99

89

Shadow Warrior Classic Redux 1997

FPS

8.41

3,618

90%

$1.99 $9.99

90

Sam & Max Hit the Road 1993

Point & Click

8.41

1,043

95%

$5.99

91

GUN™ 2005

Western

8.40

2,231

92%

$19.99

92

Master of Magic Classic 1994

Strategy

8.39

752

97%

$5.99

93

Putt-Putt® Saves The Zoo 1995

Family Friendly

8.39

805

97%

$6.99

94

EA22

SuperTux 2004

2D Platformer

8.39

1,203

94%

Free

95

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream 1996

Point & Click

8.39

3,851

89%

$9.99

96

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold 2003

Tactical

8.38

2,057

92%

$9.99

97

Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds 1994

Point & Click

8.37

726

97%

$6.99

98

Vangers 1998

Racing

8.37

1,363

93%

$6.99

99

Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire 2003

Action

8.36

993

95%

$2.49 $9.99

100

Sanitarium 1998

Point & Click

8.36

1,336

93%

$4.54 $12.99