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.

Despite representing a historical segment, this ranking is subject to change as votes change and old games are released on Steam.

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~ 1. Counter-Strike Nov 2000 Action Top 250 #5 ▼

8.73 98% 123,667 votes

~ 2. Half-Life 2 Nov 2004 FPS Top 250 #24 ▼

8.61 97% 67,912 votes

~ 3. Counter-Strike: Source Nov 2004 Action Top 250 #38 ▼

8.55 96% 77,298 votes

~ 4. Half-Life Nov 1998 FPS Top 250 #55 ▼

8.51 96% 27,548 votes

~ 5. POSTAL 2 Apr 2003 Dark Humor Top 250 #76 ▼

8.46 95% 36,863 votes

~ 6. Unreal Tournament 2004 Mar 2004 FPS Top 250 #162 ▼

8.34 97% 2,175 votes

~ 7. Stronghold Crusader HD Jul 2002 Strategy Top 250 #174 ▼

8.33 96% 4,133 votes

~ 8. Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition Oct 2000 Classic Top 250 #176 ▼

8.33 97% 2,118 votes

~ 9. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Apr 2002 RPG Top 250 #187 ▼

8.32 95% 9,748 votes

~ 10. planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ Nov 2004 Visual Novel Top 250 #200 ▼

8.31 98% 1,490 votes

~ 11. Psychonauts Apr 2005 Platformer Top 250 #201 ▼

8.30 95% 8,494 votes

~ 12. Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter Mar 2001 Action Top 250 #217 ▼

8.29 98% 1,386 votes

~ 13. Neighbours from Hell Feb 2004 Comedy Top 250 #226 ▼

8.28 97% 1,591 votes

~ 14. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition Jun 2000 Cyberpunk Top 250 #227 ▼

8.28 95% 6,273 votes

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

8.26 95% 6,233 votes

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

8.26 95% 5,246 votes

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

8.25 94% 6,542 votes

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

8.24 94% 5,857 votes

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

8.22 92% 30,977 votes

~ 20. Quake Jun 1996 FPS ▼

8.20 95% 2,607 votes

~ 21. F.E.A.R. Oct 2005 Horror ▼

8.19 94% 6,565 votes

~ 22. Turok Nov 1997 Action ▼

8.19 96% 1,613 votes

1 23. Rome: Total War Sep 2004 Strategy ▼

8.19 93% 8,083 votes

1 24. Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter Feb 2002 Action ▼

8.19 97% 794 votes

~ 25. Evil Genius Sep 2004 Base Building ▼

8.18 95% 1,871 votes

~ 26. Total Annihilation Sep 1997 Strategy ▼

8.18 96% 1,265 votes

~ 27. System Shock 2 Aug 1999 RPG ▼

8.18 94% 4,405 votes

~ 28. Fallout 2 Dec 1998 RPG ▼

8.18 94% 4,878 votes

~ 29. Worms Armageddon May 1999 Strategy ▼

8.16 94% 3,629 votes

~ 30. Wolfenstein 3D Aug 1994 FPS ▼

8.16 95% 1,787 votes

~ 31. Pajama Sam in No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside Oct 1996 Point & Click ▼

8.15 98% 571 votes

~ 32. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City May 2003 Open World ▼

8.14 92% 10,071 votes

~ 33. The Ultimate DOOM Apr 1995 Classic ▼

8.12 93% 3,733 votes

~ 34. Quake III Arena Dec 1999 FPS ▼

8.12 95% 1,361 votes

~ 35. Stronghold HD Oct 2001 Strategy ▼

8.11 94% 2,945 votes

~ 36. X-COM: UFO Defense Dec 1993 Strategy ▼

8.11 94% 2,256 votes

~ 37. Impossible Creatures Jan 2003 Strategy ▼

8.08 96% 731 votes

~ 38. RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe Mar 1999 Simulation ▼

8.08 93% 3,195 votes

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

8.08 93% 2,504 votes

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

8.08 93% 2,755 votes

~ 41. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Dec 1998 Action ▼

8.07 95% 995 votes

~ 42. Sven Co-op Jan 1999 Co-op Free ▼

8.06 91% 12,687 votes

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

8.06 93% 2,558 votes

1 44. Fallout Sep 1997 RPG ▼

8.06 92% 7,324 votes

~ 45. Master of Orion 2 Nov 1996 Strategy ▼

8.03 97% 340 votes

~ 46. Return to Castle Wolfenstein Nov 2001 FPS ▼

8.02 92% 3,188 votes

~ 47. Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus Nov 1998 Adventure ▼

8.01 94% 832 votes

~ 48. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Jun 1992 Adventure ▼

8.00 95% 612 votes

1 49. Thief 2 Mar 2000 Stealth ▼

8.00 94% 860 votes

1 50. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Jun 2005 Open World ▼

8.00 89% 28,706 votes

~ 51. Quake II Nov 1997 Action ▼

7.99 93% 1,403 votes

~ 52. Call of Duty Oct 2003 FPS ▼

7.99 93% 1,552 votes

~ 53. Shadow Warrior Classic Redux May 1997 FPS ▼

7.97 92% 1,906 votes

~ 54. The Curse of Monkey Island Oct 1997 Adventure ▼

7.96 96% 347 votes

~ 55. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Mar 2005 Stealth ▼

7.96 92% 1,852 votes

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

7.95 90% 12,905 votes

~ 57. Original War Jun 2001 Strategy ▼

7.95 93% 961 votes

~ 58. Putt-Putt Saves The Zoo Dec 1995 Family Friendly ▼

7.95 96% 334 votes

~ 59. Descent Feb 1995 Classic ▼

7.94 96% 268 votes

~ 60. FlatOut Jul 2005 Racing ▼

7.93 92% 2,054 votes

~ 61. Commander Keen Complete Pack Dec 1990 Platformer ▼

7.92 93% 768 votes

~ 62. Battle for Wesnoth Jun 2003 Strategy Free ▼

7.92 93% 1,042 votes

~ 63. Thief Gold Nov 1998 Stealth ▼

7.92 92% 1,737 votes

1 64. Mafia Aug 2002 Action ▼

7.92 92% 1,615 votes

1 65. Call of Duty 2 Oct 2005 Action ▼

7.92 91% 2,542 votes

~ 66. Lords of the Realm II Oct 1996 Strategy ▼

7.91 95% 391 votes

~ 67. Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds Oct 1994 Point & Click ▼

7.90 96% 289 votes

~ 68. Sid Meier's Civilization IV Oct 2005 Strategy ▼

7.90 92% 1,464 votes

~ 69. Obscure Apr 2005 Horror ▼

7.90 93% 685 votes

~ 70. STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II: The Sith Lords™ Feb 2005 RPG ▼

7.90 89% 8,720 votes

~ 71. Max Payne Jul 2001 Noir ▼

7.90 90% 4,083 votes

~ 72. Sanitarium Apr 1998 Adventure ▼

7.89 95% 319 votes

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

7.88 97% 150 votes

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

7.88 90% 3,995 votes

~ 75. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Gold Edition Mar 2003 Tactical ▼

7.88 93% 847 votes

~ 76. CS2D Dec 2004 2D Free ▼

7.88 90% 5,122 votes

~ 77. The Longest Journey Nov 2000 Adventure ▼

7.88 92% 1,212 votes

~ 78. Beyond Good & Evil Nov 2003 Adventure ▼

7.88 91% 1,954 votes

~ 79. Knights of Honor May 2005 Strategy ▼

7.87 92% 1,044 votes

~ 80. Day of Defeat May 2003 FPS ▼

7.86 90% 3,684 votes

~ 81. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Nov 2001 Tactical ▼

7.84 93% 564 votes

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

7.84 90% 2,187 votes

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

7.84 88% 12,744 votes

~ 84. FATE May 2005 RPG ▼

7.83 92% 910 votes

~ 85. Unreal Gold Apr 1998 Classic ▼

7.83 91% 1,292 votes

~ 86. Majesty: Gold Edition Mar 2001 Strategy ▼

7.82 94% 338 votes

~ 87. SPY Fox in: Dry Cereal Oct 1997 Adventure ▼

7.82 95% 257 votes

~ 88. Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire Oct 2003 Action ▼

7.81 96% 141 votes

~ 89. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Nov 2004 Action ▼

7.81 88% 6,610 votes

~ 90. Serious Sam 2 Oct 2005 Action ▼

7.80 88% 5,863 votes

1 91. The Dig Nov 1995 Adventure ▼

7.79 92% 610 votes

1 92. Red Faction Sep 2001 Action ▼

7.78 90% 1,436 votes

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

7.78 97% 118 votes

~ 94. Geneforge 1 Dec 2001 RPG ▼

7.78 94% 274 votes

~ 95. Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse Mar 1996 Adventure ▼

7.78 97% 117 votes

~ 96. STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Feb 1995 FPS ▼

7.77 90% 1,636 votes

~ 97. Strife: Veteran Edition May 1996 Action ▼

7.76 93% 338 votes

~ 98. Quake Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon Feb 1997 Action ▼

7.76 94% 207 votes

~ 99. Syberia Sep 2002 Adventure ▼

7.75 89% 2,303 votes

~ 100. Harvester Sep 1996 Horror ▼

7.75 91% 602 votes

Risers today

1 23. Rome: Total War
1 43. DOOM II: Hell on Earth
1 49. Thief 2
1 64. Mafia
1 73. Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head To Your Feet
1 91. The Dig
1 92. Red Faction

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