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% 118,293 votes

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

8.60 97% 64,707 votes

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

8.54 96% 74,918 votes

~ 4. Half-Life Nov 1998 FPS Top 250 #62 ▼

8.49 96% 25,660 votes

~ 5. POSTAL 2 Apr 2003 Dark Humor Top 250 #81 ▼

8.45 95% 35,529 votes

~ 6. Unreal Tournament 2004 Mar 2004 FPS Top 250 #159 ▼

8.33 97% 2,109 votes

~ 7. Stronghold Crusader HD Jul 2002 Strategy Top 250 #165 ▼

8.32 96% 4,114 votes

~ 8. Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition Oct 2000 Classic Top 250 #166 ▼

8.32 97% 2,057 votes

~ 9. planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ Nov 2004 Visual Novel Top 250 #172 ▼

8.31 98% 1,457 votes

~ 10. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Apr 2002 RPG Top 250 #181 ▼

8.31 95% 9,404 votes

~ 11. Psychonauts Apr 2005 Platformer Top 250 #199 ▼

8.29 95% 8,268 votes

1 12. Neighbours from Hell Feb 2004 Comedy Top 250 #217 ▼

8.27 97% 1,511 votes

1 13. Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter Mar 2001 Action Top 250 #218 ▼

8.27 97% 1,340 votes

~ 14. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition Jun 2000 Cyberpunk Top 250 #224 ▼

8.27 95% 5,990 votes

~ 15. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Nov 2004 RPG Top 250 #239 ▼

8.26 95% 5,992 votes

~ 16. Half-Life: Opposing Force Nov 1999 FPS Top 250 #248 ▼

8.25 95% 5,072 votes

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

8.24 94% 6,378 votes

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

8.24 94% 5,715 votes

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

8.22 92% 30,221 votes

~ 20. Quake Jun 1996 FPS ▼

8.20 95% 2,520 votes

~ 21. F.E.A.R. Oct 2005 Horror ▼

8.19 94% 6,392 votes

~ 22. Rome: Total War Sep 2004 Strategy ▼

8.18 93% 7,861 votes

~ 23. Evil Genius Sep 2004 Base Building ▼

8.18 95% 1,833 votes

~ 24. Turok Nov 1997 Action ▼

8.18 96% 1,576 votes

~ 25. System Shock 2 Aug 1999 RPG ▼

8.17 94% 4,307 votes

~ 26. Total Annihilation Sep 1997 Strategy ▼

8.17 96% 1,217 votes

~ 27. Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter Feb 2002 Action ▼

8.17 97% 755 votes

~ 28. Fallout 2 Dec 1998 RPG -50% ▼

8.16 94% 4,542 votes

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

8.16 98% 564 votes

~ 30. Wolfenstein 3D Aug 1994 FPS ▼

8.15 95% 1,729 votes

~ 31. Worms Armageddon May 1999 Strategy ▼

8.14 94% 3,448 votes

~ 32. The Ultimate DOOM Apr 1995 Classic ▼

8.13 94% 3,618 votes

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

8.11 92% 9,494 votes

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

8.11 94% 2,199 votes

~ 35. Quake III Arena Dec 1999 FPS ▼

8.11 95% 1,305 votes

~ 36. Stronghold HD Oct 2001 Strategy ▼

8.11 94% 2,946 votes

1 37. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Oct 2003 Noir ▼

8.08 94% 2,405 votes

1 38. Impossible Creatures Jan 2003 Strategy ▼

8.08 96% 706 votes

~ 39. RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe Mar 1999 Simulation ▼

8.07 93% 3,129 votes

~ 40. Sid Meier's Pirates! Jul 2005 Pirates ▼

8.07 93% 2,696 votes

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

8.05 93% 2,450 votes

1 42. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Dec 1998 Action ▼

8.05 95% 959 votes

~ 43. Sven Co-op Jan 1999 Co-op Free ▼

8.04 91% 12,184 votes

~ 44. Master of Orion 2 Nov 1996 Strategy ▼

8.03 97% 322 votes

~ 45. Fallout Sep 1997 RPG -50% ▼

8.02 91% 6,821 votes

~ 46. Return to Castle Wolfenstein Nov 2001 FPS ▼

8.01 92% 3,046 votes

~ 47. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Jun 1992 Adventure ▼

8.00 95% 593 votes

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

7.99 94% 811 votes

~ 49. Call of Duty Oct 2003 FPS ▼

7.99 93% 1,503 votes

~ 50. Quake II Nov 1997 Action ▼

7.99 93% 1,328 votes

~ 51. Thief 2 Mar 2000 Stealth ▼

7.99 94% 829 votes

~ 52. Shadow Warrior Classic Redux May 1997 FPS ▼

7.98 93% 1,877 votes

~ 53. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Mar 2005 Stealth ▼

7.98 93% 1,821 votes

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

7.96 89% 27,110 votes

~ 55. Descent Feb 1995 Classic ▼

7.95 97% 260 votes

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

7.93 89% 12,366 votes

~ 57. Putt-Putt Saves The Zoo Dec 1995 Family Friendly ▼

7.93 96% 325 votes

~ 58. Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds Oct 1994 Point & Click ▼

7.93 96% 282 votes

1 59. Original War Jun 2001 Strategy ▼

7.93 93% 909 votes

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

7.93 96% 294 votes

~ 61. Sid Meier's Civilization IV Oct 2005 Strategy ▼

7.91 92% 1,422 votes

~ 62. Commander Keen Complete Pack Dec 1990 Platformer ▼

7.91 93% 747 votes

~ 63. FlatOut Jul 2005 Racing ▼

7.91 91% 1,976 votes

~ 64. The Longest Journey Nov 2000 Adventure ▼

7.91 92% 1,176 votes

~ 65. Lords of the Realm II Oct 1996 Strategy ▼

7.91 95% 372 votes

~ 66. Obscure Apr 2005 Horror ▼

7.90 94% 647 votes

~ 67. Thief Gold Nov 1998 Stealth ▼

7.90 92% 1,683 votes

~ 68. Call of Duty 2 Oct 2005 Action ▼

7.89 91% 2,423 votes

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

7.88 93% 827 votes

~ 70. Max Payne Jul 2001 Noir ▼

7.88 90% 3,946 votes

~ 71. STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II: The Sith Lords™ Feb 2005 RPG ▼

7.88 89% 8,469 votes

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

7.88 90% 3,883 votes

~ 73. Sanitarium Apr 1998 Adventure ▼

7.88 95% 313 votes

~ 74. Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head To Your Feet Apr 2000 Adventure ▼

7.87 97% 146 votes

~ 75. CS2D Dec 2004 2D Free ▼

7.87 90% 4,881 votes

~ 76. Mafia Aug 2002 Action ▼

7.86 91% 1,388 votes

~ 77. Day of Defeat May 2003 FPS ▼

7.86 90% 3,602 votes

~ 78. Beyond Good & Evil Nov 2003 Adventure ▼

7.86 91% 1,906 votes

~ 79. Knights of Honor May 2005 Strategy ▼

7.85 92% 1,010 votes

~ 80. Battle for Wesnoth Jun 2003 Strategy Free ▼

7.85 92% 920 votes

~ 81. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast™ Sep 2003 Star Wars ▼

7.84 90% 2,124 votes

~ 82. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Nov 2001 Tactical ▼

7.83 93% 553 votes

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

7.83 88% 12,405 votes

~ 84. FATE May 2005 RPG ▼

7.82 92% 895 votes

~ 85. Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse Mar 1996 Adventure -60% ▼

7.82 97% 113 votes

~ 86. SPY Fox in: Dry Cereal Oct 1997 Adventure ▼

7.82 95% 256 votes

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

7.81 88% 6,426 votes

1 88. Majesty: Gold Edition Mar 2001 Strategy ▼

7.81 94% 331 votes

~ 89. Unreal Gold Apr 1998 Classic ▼

7.80 91% 1,231 votes

~ 90. Rune Classic Nov 2001 Action ▼

7.80 92% 553 votes

~ 91. Serious Sam 2 Oct 2005 Action ▼

7.79 88% 5,720 votes

~ 92. Geneforge 1 Dec 2001 RPG -70% ▼

7.79 94% 267 votes

~ 93. Red Faction Sep 2001 Action ▼

7.79 90% 1,414 votes

~ 94. STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Feb 1995 FPS ▼

7.78 90% 1,613 votes

~ 95. Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening Oct 1998 Adventure ▼

7.78 97% 116 votes

~ 96. The Dig Nov 1995 Adventure ▼

7.78 92% 604 votes

~ 97. Quake Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon Feb 1997 Action ▼

7.76 94% 199 votes

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

7.76 96% 124 votes

~ 99. Wizardry 8 Nov 2001 RPG ▼

7.75 92% 468 votes

~ 100. Strife: Veteran Edition May 1996 Action ▼

7.74 93% 327 votes

Risers today

1 12. Neighbours from Hell
1 37. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
1 41. DOOM II: Hell on Earth
1 59. Original War
1 87. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

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