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 ▼

8.72 97% 116,965 votes

~ 2. Half-Life 2 Nov 2004 FPS Top 250 #25 ▼

8.60 97% 63,875 votes

~ 3. Counter-Strike: Source Nov 2004 Action Top 250 #39 ▼

8.55 96% 74,224 votes

~ 4. Half-Life Nov 1998 FPS Top 250 #63 ▼

8.49 96% 25,249 votes

~ 5. POSTAL 2 Apr 2003 Dark Humor Top 250 #80 ▼

8.45 95% 35,043 votes

~ 6. Unreal Tournament 2004 Mar 2004 FPS Top 250 #158 ▼

8.33 97% 2,084 votes

~ 7. Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition Oct 2000 Classic Top 250 #166 ▼

8.33 97% 2,024 votes

~ 8. Stronghold Crusader HD Jul 2002 Strategy Top 250 #172 ▼

8.32 96% 3,994 votes

~ 9. planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ Nov 2004 Visual Novel Top 250 #174 ▼

8.32 98% 1,453 votes

~ 10. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Apr 2002 RPG Top 250 #179 ▼

8.31 95% 9,278 votes

~ 11. Psychonauts Apr 2005 Platformer Top 250 #200 ▼

8.29 95% 8,194 votes

~ 12. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition Jun 2000 Cyberpunk Top 250 #219 ▼

8.27 95% 5,899 votes

~ 13. Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter Mar 2001 Action Top 250 #220 ▼

8.27 97% 1,332 votes

~ 14. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Nov 2004 RPG Top 250 #239 ▼

8.26 95% 5,925 votes

~ 15. Neighbours from Hell Feb 2004 Comedy Top 250 #241 ▼

8.26 97% 1,480 votes

~ 16. Half-Life: Opposing Force Nov 1999 FPS ▼

8.25 95% 4,972 votes

~ 17. Rome: Total War Sep 2004 Strategy ▼

8.24 94% 7,666 votes

~ 18. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando Mar 2005 Star Wars ▼

8.24 94% 6,317 votes

~ 19. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy™ Sep 2003 Star Wars ▼

8.24 94% 5,659 votes

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

8.22 92% 30,025 votes

~ 21. Quake Jun 1996 FPS ▼

8.21 95% 2,461 votes

~ 22. F.E.A.R. Oct 2005 Horror ▼

8.19 94% 6,247 votes

~ 23. Turok Nov 1997 Action ▼

8.18 96% 1,547 votes

~ 24. Total Annihilation Sep 1997 Strategy ▼

8.17 96% 1,201 votes

~ 25. Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter Feb 2002 Action ▼

8.17 97% 748 votes

~ 26. Evil Genius Sep 2004 Base Building ▼

8.17 95% 1,813 votes

1 27. System Shock 2 Aug 1999 RPG ▼

8.17 94% 4,275 votes

1 28. Fallout 2 Dec 1998 RPG ▼

8.17 94% 4,438 votes

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

8.16 98% 560 votes

~ 30. Worms Armageddon May 1999 Strategy ▼

8.16 94% 3,397 votes

~ 31. Quake III Arena Dec 1999 FPS ▼

8.14 95% 1,283 votes

~ 32. Wolfenstein 3D Aug 1994 FPS ▼

8.13 95% 1,691 votes

~ 33. The Ultimate DOOM Apr 1995 Classic ▼

8.13 94% 3,539 votes

~ 34. X-COM: UFO Defense Dec 1993 Strategy ▼

8.11 94% 2,177 votes

~ 35. Stronghold HD Oct 2001 Strategy ▼

8.10 94% 2,902 votes

~ 36. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City May 2003 Open World ▼

8.10 92% 9,116 votes

~ 37. Impossible Creatures Jan 2003 Strategy ▼

8.10 96% 689 votes

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

8.09 93% 2,659 votes

~ 39. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Oct 2003 Noir ▼

8.08 94% 2,328 votes

~ 40. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Dec 1998 Action ▼

8.07 95% 938 votes

~ 41. RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe Mar 1999 Simulation ▼

8.07 93% 3,089 votes

~ 42. DOOM II: Hell on Earth May 1994 Classic ▼

8.06 93% 2,387 votes

~ 43. Sven Co-op Jan 1999 Co-op ▼

8.03 91% 11,905 votes

~ 44. Master of Orion 2 Nov 1996 Strategy ▼

8.03 97% 319 votes

~ 45. Fallout Sep 1997 RPG ▼

8.02 91% 6,693 votes

~ 46. Return to Castle Wolfenstein Nov 2001 FPS ▼

8.01 92% 2,974 votes

~ 47. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Mar 2005 Stealth ▼

8.01 93% 1,787 votes

~ 48. Call of Duty Oct 2003 FPS ▼

8.01 93% 1,479 votes

~ 49. Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus Nov 1998 Adventure ▼

8.00 94% 806 votes

~ 50. Shadow Warrior Classic Redux May 1997 FPS ▼

8.00 93% 1,858 votes

~ 51. Thief 2 Mar 2000 Stealth ▼

7.99 94% 811 votes

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

7.99 95% 580 votes

~ 53. Quake II Nov 1997 Action ▼

7.99 93% 1,295 votes

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

7.96 89% 26,306 votes

~ 55. Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds Oct 1994 Point & Click ▼

7.95 96% 275 votes

~ 56. Descent Feb 1995 Classic ▼

7.95 97% 259 votes

~ 57. Original War Jun 2001 Strategy ▼

7.94 93% 885 votes

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

7.93 89% 12,210 votes

~ 59. Putt-Putt Saves The Zoo Dec 1995 Family Friendly ▼

7.93 96% 322 votes

~ 60. Thief Gold Nov 1998 Stealth ▼

7.92 92% 1,649 votes

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

7.92 95% 366 votes

~ 62. Sid Meier's Civilization IV Oct 2005 Strategy ▼

7.91 92% 1,410 votes

~ 63. The Longest Journey Nov 2000 Adventure ▼

7.91 92% 1,157 votes

~ 64. FlatOut Jul 2005 Racing ▼

7.91 91% 1,935 votes

~ 65. Commander Keen Complete Pack Dec 1990 Platformer ▼

7.90 93% 738 votes

1 66. The Curse of Monkey Island Oct 1997 Adventure ▼

7.90 96% 273 votes

2 67. Max Payne Jul 2001 Noir ▼

7.90 90% 3,805 votes

2 68. Battle for Wesnoth Jun 2003 Strategy ▼

7.89 93% 835 votes

1 69. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Gold Edition Mar 2003 Tactical ▼

7.89 93% 819 votes

2 70. Obscure Apr 2005 Horror ▼

7.89 93% 628 votes

~ 71. Call of Duty 2 Oct 2005 Action ▼

7.89 91% 2,368 votes

~ 72. Half-Life: Blue Shift Jun 2001 FPS ▼

7.89 90% 3,803 votes

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

7.88 89% 8,367 votes

1 74. CS2D Dec 2004 2D ▼

7.88 90% 4,726 votes

~ 75. Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head To Your Feet Apr 2000 Adventure ▼

7.87 97% 147 votes

~ 76. Mafia Aug 2002 Action ▼

7.87 92% 1,324 votes

~ 77. Sanitarium Apr 1998 Adventure ▼

7.86 95% 304 votes

~ 78. Day of Defeat May 2003 FPS ▼

7.86 90% 3,566 votes

1 79. Rune Classic Nov 2001 Action ▼

7.85 93% 541 votes

1 80. Beyond Good & Evil Nov 2003 Adventure ▼

7.85 91% 1,869 votes

~ 81. Knights of Honor May 2005 Strategy ▼

7.85 92% 985 votes

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

7.83 90% 2,098 votes

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

7.83 88% 12,298 votes

~ 84. Majesty: Gold Edition Mar 2001 Strategy ▼

7.83 94% 322 votes

~ 85. Unreal Gold Apr 1998 Classic ▼

7.83 91% 1,188 votes

~ 86. FATE May 2005 RPG ▼

7.83 92% 881 votes

~ 87. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Nov 2001 Tactical ▼

7.82 93% 545 votes

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

7.81 88% 6,354 votes

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

7.81 97% 112 votes

1 90. SPY Fox in: Dry Cereal Oct 1997 Adventure ▼

7.81 94% 254 votes

3 91. The Dig Nov 1995 Adventure ▼

7.81 92% 592 votes

~ 92. Serious Sam 2 Oct 2005 Action ▼

7.80 88% 5,677 votes

~ 93. Red Faction Sep 2001 Action ▼

7.79 90% 1,391 votes

~ 94. Quake Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon Feb 1997 Action ▼

7.79 95% 195 votes

~ 95. STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Feb 1995 FPS ▼

7.78 90% 1,600 votes

~ 96. Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening Oct 1998 Adventure ▼

7.78 97% 116 votes

~ 97. Geneforge 1 Dec 2001 RPG ▼

7.76 94% 265 votes

~ 98. Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire Oct 2003 Action ▼

7.76 96% 111 votes

~ 99. Wizardry 8 Nov 2001 RPG ▼

7.75 92% 462 votes

~ 100. Syberia Sep 2002 Adventure -70% ▼

7.75 89% 2,216 votes

Risers today

Fallers today

3 91. The Dig
2 68. Battle for Wesnoth
2 70. Obscure
1 28. Fallout 2
1 74. CS2D
1 80. Beyond Good & Evil
1 83. STAR WARS™: Knights of the Old Republic™

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