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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 #6 ▼

8.73 97% 137,239 votes

~ 2. Half-Life 2 Nov 2004 FPS Top 250 #21 ▼

8.63 97% 76,017 votes

~ 3. Counter-Strike: Source Nov 2004 Shooter Top 250 #34 ▼

8.57 96% 89,620 votes

~ 4. Half-Life Nov 1998 FPS Top 250 #48 ▼

8.53 96% 32,378 votes

~ 5. POSTAL 2 Apr 2003 Dark Humor Top 250 #85 ▼

8.46 95% 40,703 votes

~ 6. Unreal Tournament 2004 Mar 2004 FPS Top 250 #187 ▼

8.33 97% 2,396 votes

~ 7. Stronghold Crusader HD Jul 2002 Strategy Top 250 #190 ▼

8.33 96% 4,484 votes

~ 8. Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition Oct 2000 Classic Top 250 #196 ▼

8.33 97% 2,328 votes

~ 9. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Apr 2002 RPG Top 250 #200 ▼

8.32 95% 10,803 votes

~ 10. Neighbours from Hell Feb 2004 Comedy Top 250 #206 ▼

8.31 97% 1,893 votes

~ 11. Psychonauts Apr 2005 Platformer Top 250 #214 ▼

8.31 95% 9,181 votes

~ 12. planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ Nov 2004 Visual Novel Top 250 #232 ▼

8.30 97% 1,558 votes

~ 13. Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter Mar 2001 Action Top 250 #248 ▼

8.29 97% 1,509 votes

~ 14. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy™ Sep 2003 Star Wars ▼

8.27 95% 6,501 votes

~ 15. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition Jun 2000 Cyberpunk ▼

8.27 95% 7,042 votes

~ 16. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Nov 2004 RPG ▼

8.26 95% 7,148 votes

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

8.26 94% 7,233 votes

~ 18. Half-Life: Opposing Force Nov 1999 FPS ▼

8.26 95% 6,093 votes

~ 19. Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (Classic, 2005) Nov 2005 Star Wars ▼

8.25 93% 33,266 votes

~ 20. Quake Jun 1996 FPS ▼

8.23 95% 3,017 votes

~ 21. F.E.A.R. Oct 2005 Horror ▼

8.21 94% 7,227 votes

~ 22. STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) Sep 2004 Star Wars ▼

8.20 97% 819 votes

~ 23. Rome: Total War Sep 2004 Strategy ▼

8.20 93% 8,902 votes

~ 24. Turok Nov 1997 FPS ▼

8.19 96% 1,818 votes

~ 25. System Shock 2 Aug 1999 Cyberpunk ▼

8.19 94% 4,670 votes

~ 26. Evil Genius Sep 2004 Base Building ▼

8.19 95% 2,142 votes

~ 27. Wolfenstein 3D Aug 1994 FPS ▼

8.18 95% 1,994 votes

~ 28. The Ultimate DOOM Apr 1995 Classic ▼

8.18 94% 4,563 votes

~ 29. Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter Feb 2002 Action ▼

8.17 97% 882 votes

~ 30. Worms Armageddon May 1999 Strategy ▼

8.17 94% 4,095 votes

~ 31. Total Annihilation Sep 1997 Strategy ▼

8.17 96% 1,417 votes

~ 32. Fallout 2 Dec 1998 RPG ▼

8.17 94% 5,480 votes

~ 33. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City May 2003 Open World ▼

8.16 93% 11,722 votes

~ 34. Pajama Sam in No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside Oct 1996 Point & Click -50% ▼

8.16 97% 639 votes

~ 35. Quake III Arena Dec 1999 FPS ▼

8.16 95% 1,564 votes

~ 36. Stronghold HD Oct 2001 Strategy ▼

8.15 94% 3,565 votes

~ 37. X-COM: UFO Defense Dec 1993 Strategy ▼

8.12 94% 2,403 votes

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

8.12 94% 2,944 votes

~ 39. Sven Co-op Jan 1999 Co-op Free ▼

8.11 92% 14,381 votes

1 40. DOOM II: Hell on Earth May 1994 Classic ▼

8.10 93% 2,990 votes

1 41. RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe Mar 1999 Simulation ▼

8.10 93% 3,488 votes

~ 42. The Curse of Monkey Island Oct 1997 1990's ▼

8.09 97% 514 votes

~ 43. Sid Meier's Pirates! Jul 2005 Pirates ▼

8.09 93% 3,021 votes

~ 44. Impossible Creatures Jan 2003 Strategy ▼

8.08 96% 807 votes

~ 45. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Dec 1998 FPS ▼

8.08 95% 1,157 votes

~ 46. Fallout Sep 1997 RPG ▼

8.07 92% 8,193 votes

~ 47. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Jun 2005 Open World ▼

8.05 90% 34,182 votes

~ 48. Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus Nov 1998 Platformer ▼

8.04 95% 895 votes

~ 49. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Jun 1992 Adventure ▼

8.02 95% 684 votes

~ 50. Master of Orion 2 Nov 1996 Strategy ▼

8.02 96% 414 votes

~ 51. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Mar 2005 Stealth ▼

8.02 93% 2,054 votes

~ 52. Putt-Putt Saves The Zoo Dec 1995 Family Friendly ▼

8.00 96% 382 votes

~ 53. Battle for Wesnoth Jun 2003 Strategy Free ▼

8.00 93% 1,407 votes

~ 54. Call of Duty Oct 2003 FPS ▼

8.00 93% 1,793 votes

~ 55. Return to Castle Wolfenstein Nov 2001 FPS ▼

8.00 92% 3,622 votes

~ 56. Thief 2 Mar 2000 Stealth ▼

8.00 94% 954 votes

~ 57. Quake II Nov 1997 FPS ▼

7.98 93% 1,696 votes

~ 58. Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Mar 2004 Action ▼

7.98 90% 14,908 votes

~ 59. Original War Jun 2001 Strategy ▼

7.97 93% 1,052 votes

~ 60. Call of Duty 2 Oct 2005 Action ▼

7.96 92% 2,923 votes

~ 61. Commander Keen Complete Pack Dec 1990 Platformer ▼

7.96 93% 989 votes

~ 62. Descent Feb 1995 Classic ▼

7.96 96% 283 votes

~ 63. Lords of the Realm II Oct 1996 Strategy ▼

7.95 95% 448 votes

~ 64. FlatOut Jul 2005 Racing ▼

7.95 92% 2,320 votes

1 65. Shadow Warrior Classic Redux May 1997 FPS ▼

7.94 92% 2,047 votes

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

7.94 96% 332 votes

~ 67. STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II: The Sith Lords™ Feb 2005 RPG ▼

7.94 90% 9,790 votes

~ 68. Thief Gold Nov 1998 Stealth ▼

7.93 92% 1,900 votes

~ 69. Sanitarium Apr 1998 Adventure ▼

7.91 95% 376 votes

~ 70. The Longest Journey Nov 2000 Adventure ▼

7.91 92% 1,309 votes

~ 71. Max Payne Jul 2001 Noir ▼

7.90 90% 4,780 votes

~ 72. Knights of Honor May 2005 Strategy ▼

7.90 92% 1,206 votes

~ 73. Obscure Apr 2005 Horror ▼

7.90 93% 782 votes

~ 74. SPY Fox in: Dry Cereal Oct 1997 Point & Click ▼

7.89 95% 285 votes

~ 75. Half-Life: Blue Shift Jun 2001 FPS ▼

7.89 90% 4,714 votes

~ 76. Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head To Your Feet Apr 2000 Adventure ▼

7.88 97% 164 votes

~ 77. CS2D Dec 2004 2D Free ▼

7.87 89% 5,950 votes

1 78. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast™ Sep 2003 Star Wars ▼

7.87 91% 2,397 votes

1 79. Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse Mar 1996 Adventure ▼

7.87 97% 145 votes

~ 80. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Gold Edition Mar 2003 Tactical ▼

7.87 92% 931 votes

~ 81. Sid Meier's Civilization IV Oct 2005 Strategy ▼

7.86 91% 1,613 votes

~ 82. Beyond Good & Evil Nov 2003 Adventure ▼

7.86 91% 2,096 votes

~ 83. FATE May 2005 RPG ▼

7.86 92% 1,008 votes

~ 84. STAR WARS™: Knights of the Old Republic™ Nov 2003 RPG ▼

7.85 88% 14,019 votes

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

7.84 94% 365 votes

~ 86. Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening Oct 1998 Adventure ▼

7.84 97% 136 votes

~ 87. Mafia Aug 2002 Action ▼

7.84 90% 2,293 votes

~ 88. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Nov 2004 Action ▼

7.84 89% 7,228 votes

~ 89. Serious Sam 2 Oct 2005 Action ▼

7.83 89% 6,443 votes

~ 90. Alien Shooter Sep 2003 Action ▼

7.83 91% 1,080 votes

~ 91. Day of Defeat May 2003 FPS ▼

7.82 89% 4,108 votes

~ 92. Geneforge 1 Dec 2001 RPG ▼

7.82 94% 293 votes

~ 93. Indiana Jones® and the Emperor's Tomb™ Feb 2003 Action ▼

7.82 95% 194 votes

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

7.81 92% 619 votes

1 95. Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire Oct 2003 Action ▼

7.81 95% 216 votes

~ 96. Sam & Max Hit the Road Jan 1993 Adventure ▼

7.79 97% 105 votes

~ 97. Blood: One Unit Whole Blood Jul 1998 FPS ▼

7.78 90% 1,211 votes

~ 98. Unreal Gold Apr 1998 Classic ▼

7.78 90% 1,467 votes

~ 99. Red Faction Sep 2001 Action ▼

7.78 90% 1,551 votes

~ 100. Syberia Sep 2002 Adventure ▼

7.76 89% 2,459 votes

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