Top 100 Most Reviewed Steam Games before 2006 – Steam 250

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Top 100 most reviewed games on Steam released before 2006.

In this ranking games are sorted by number of reviews only, with complete disregard for rating. Total reviews usually have a strong correlation with total sales, so this provides a relative insight into best sellers of the year.

Free games gain an unfair boost in these rankings since they have no barrier to entry.

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Reviews

~ 1. Counter-Strike Nov 2000 Action Top 250 #15 $9.99 ▼

175,188 rated 97%

~ 2. Counter-Strike: Source Nov 2004 Shooter Top 250 #53 $9.99 ▼

118,012 rated 96%

~ 3. Half-Life 2 Nov 2004 FPS Top 250 #19 $9.99 ▼

116,716 rated 97%

~ 4. Half-Life Nov 1998 FPS Top 250 #61 $9.99 ▼

57,275 rated 97%

~ 5. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Jun 2005 Open World $14.99 ▼

54,402 rated 91%

~ 6. POSTAL 2 Apr 2003 Open World Top 250 #106 $9.99 ▼

54,254 rated 96%

~ 7. Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (Classic, 2005) Nov 2005 Action $9.99 ▼

42,681 rated 94%

~ 8. STAR WARS™ - Knights of the Old Republic™ Nov 2003 RPG $9.99 ▼

21,497 rated 90%

~ 9. EVE Online May 2003 Space Free ▼

21,461 rated 76%

~ 10. Sven Co-op Jan 1999 FPS Free ▼

19,450 rated 93%

~ 11. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City May 2003 Open World $9.99 ▼

18,558 rated 93%

~ 12. Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Mar 2004 Action $9.99 ▼

18,407 rated 91%

~ 13. STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™ Feb 2005 RPG $9.99 ▼

16,093 rated 93%

~ 14. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition Apr 2002 RPG Top 250 #234 $14.99 ▼

15,425 rated 95%

~ 15. Rome: Total War™ - Collection Sep 2004 Strategy $12.99 ▼

12,515 rated 94%

~ 16. Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game Sep 1997 RPG $9.99 ▼

11,283 rated 93%

~ 17. Half-Life: Opposing Force Nov 1999 FPS $4.99 ▼

10,731 rated 95%

1 18. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™ Mar 2005 Action $9.99 ▼

10,108 rated 95%

1 19. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™ Sep 2003 Action Top 250 #223 $9.99 ▼

9,977 rated 96%

1 20. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition Jun 2000 Cyberpunk $6.99 ▼

9,535 rated 95%

1 21. Stronghold Crusader HD Jul 2002 Strategy Top 250 #136 $9.99 ▼

9,417 rated 97%

1 22. F.E.A.R. Oct 2005 Horror $54.99 ▼

9,326 rated 94%

1 23. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Nov 2004 RPG $19.99 ▼

9,233 rated 95%

1 24. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Nov 2004 Action $4.99 ▼

9,157 rated 90%

1 25. Grand Theft Auto III May 2002 Open World $9.99 ▼

8,931 rated 87%

1 26. Half-Life: Source Jun 2004 FPS $9.99 ▼

8,710 rated 76%

1 27. Ultimate Doom Apr 1995 Classic $4.99 ▼

8,375 rated 96%

1 28. Serious Sam 2 Oct 2005 Action $9.99 ▼

8,199 rated 89%

1 29. Half-Life: Blue Shift Jun 2001 FPS $4.99 ▼

8,088 rated 91%

1 30. Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game Dec 1998 RPG $9.99 ▼

8,013 rated 94%

1 31. Max Payne Jul 2001 Action $9.99 ▼

7,286 rated 90%

1 32. CS2D Dec 2004 2D Free ▼

7,222 rated 90%

1 33. Gothic II: Gold Edition Nov 2005 RPG $9.99 ▼

7,110 rated 91%

1 34. Gothic 1 Mar 2001 RPG $19.99 ▼

6,735 rated 90%

1 35. Worms Armageddon May 1999 Strategy $14.99 ▼

6,016 rated 94%

1 36. Enclave Mar 2003 RPG $4.99 ▼

5,785 rated 79%

1 37. Stronghold HD Oct 2001 Strategy $5.99 ▼

5,679 rated 95%

1 38. System Shock 2 Aug 1999 Cyberpunk $9.99 ▼

5,539 rated 94%

1 39. Team Fortress Classic Apr 1999 Action $4.99 ▼

5,505 rated 85%

1 40. Far Cry® Mar 2004 FPS $9.99 ▼

5,242 rated 83%

1 41. Return to Castle Wolfenstein Nov 2001 FPS $4.99 ▼

5,073 rated 92%

1 42. Day of Defeat May 2003 FPS $4.99 ▼

5,063 rated 90%

1 43. RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe Mar 1999 Simulation $5.99 ▼

4,937 rated 94%

1 44. DOOM 3 Aug 2004 Action $4.99 ▼

4,917 rated 89%

1 45. Call of Duty® 2 Oct 2005 Action $19.99 ▼

4,770 rated 93%

1 46. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Oct 2003 Action $9.99 ▼

4,726 rated 94%

1 47. Mafia Aug 2002 Action $14.99 ▼

4,670 rated 91%

1 48. Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete Oct 2001 Strategy $4.99 ▼

4,617 rated 89%

1 49. DOOM II May 1994 Classic $4.99 ▼

4,513 rated 94%

1 50. QUAKE Jun 1996 FPS $4.99 ▼

4,328 rated 95%

1 51. Sid Meier's Pirates! Jul 2005 Pirates $9.99 ▼

4,255 rated 94%

1 52. CLANNAD Apr 2004 Visual Novel Top 250 #123 $44.99 ▼

4,246 rated 99%

1 53. Ricochet Nov 2000 Action $4.99 ▼

4,186 rated 81%

1 54. POSTAL Nov 1997 Horror Free ▼

3,914 rated 84%

1 55. Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee® Dec 1997 Adventure $2.99 ▼

3,699 rated 86%

1 56. RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack Oct 2002 Simulation $9.99 ▼

3,496 rated 87%

1 57. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™ Sep 2003 Action $9.99 ▼

3,353 rated 91%

1 58. Syberia Sep 2002 Adventure $12.99 ▼

3,271 rated 89%

1 59. FlatOut Jul 2005 Combat Racing -80%$1.49 ▼

3,036 rated 93%

1 60. Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition Mar 2004 FPS $14.99 ▼

2,942 rated 97%

1 61. Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition Oct 2000 Classic $9.99 ▼

2,927 rated 97%

1 62. WWII Online Jun 2001 World War II Free EA ▼

2,926 rated 45%

1 63. Evil Genius Sep 2004 Strategy $9.99 ▼

2,920 rated 95%

1 64. Street Racing Syndicate Jan 2005 Racing $2.99 ▼

2,918 rated 83%

1 65. Battle for Wesnoth Jun 2003 Strategy Free ▼

2,858 rated 94%

1 66. X-COM: UFO Defense Dec 1993 Strategy $4.99 ▼

2,839 rated 94%

1 67. Call of Duty® Oct 2003 FPS $19.99 ▼

2,794 rated 94%

1 68. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® Mar 2005 Stealth $9.99 ▼

2,771 rated 93%

1 69. STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga Nov 2001 Strategy $5.99 ▼

2,536 rated 90%

1 70. QUAKE II Nov 1997 FPS $4.99 ▼

2,521 rated 92%

2 71. Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines Aug 1998 Strategy $4.99 ▼

2,512 rated 89%

~ 72. Thief™ Gold Nov 1998 Stealth $6.99 ▼

2,512 rated 92%

1 73. Beyond Good and Evil™ Nov 2003 Adventure $9.99 ▼

2,499 rated 88%

1 74. Dungeon Siege Apr 2002 RPG $6.99 ▼

2,488 rated 79%

1 75. Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi Oct 2003 Horror $2.99 ▼

2,477 rated 87%

1 76. Shadow Warrior Classic Redux May 1997 FPS $9.99 ▼

2,470 rated 91%

1 77. Neighbours from Hell Compilation Feb 2004 Comedy $14.99 ▼

2,456 rated 97%

1 78. Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Oct 2002 Stealth $8.99 ▼

2,421 rated 84%

1 79. Wolfenstein 3D Aug 1994 FPS $4.99 ▼

2,407 rated 95%

1 80. Turok Nov 1997 Adventure $19.99 ▼

2,398 rated 94%

1 81. Divine Divinity Sep 2002 RPG $5.99 ▼

2,337 rated 88%

1 82. Hitman: Codename 47 Nov 2000 Stealth $7.99 ▼

2,311 rated 72%

1 83. STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) Sep 2004 Action $9.99 ▼

2,309 rated 97%

1 84. Quake III Arena Dec 1999 FPS $14.99 ▼

2,244 rated 96%

1 85. Sid Meier's Civilization® IV Oct 2005 Strategy $19.99 ▼

2,236 rated 92%

1 86. Sniper Elite Oct 2005 Action $7.99 ▼

2,177 rated 77%

1 87. STAR WARS™ - Dark Forces Feb 1995 FPS $5.99 ▼

2,134 rated 89%

1 88. Commandos 2: Men of Courage Aug 2002 Strategy $4.99 ▼

2,080 rated 85%

1 89. Total Annihilation Sep 1997 Strategy $4.99 ▼

2,073 rated 96%

1 90. Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter Mar 2001 Action $5.99 ▼

2,046 rated 97%

1 91. SuperPower 2 Steam Edition Oct 2004 Political Sim $9.99 ▼

2,046 rated 80%

1 92. Deathmatch Classic Jun 2001 Action $4.99 ▼

2,028 rated 82%

1 93. Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000 Mar 2000 FPS $4.99 ▼

1,980 rated 87%

1 94. Red Faction Sep 2001 Action $9.99 ▼

1,875 rated 89%

1 95. Manhunt Apr 2004 Gore $9.99 ▼

1,836 rated 66%

1 96. Unreal Gold Apr 1998 Classic $9.99 ▼

1,785 rated 90%

1 97. Thief: Deadly Shadows Jun 2004 Stealth $8.99 ▼

1,780 rated 83%

1 98. Alien Shooter Sep 2003 Shooter $4.99 ▼

1,756 rated 93%

1 99. planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ Nov 2004 Visual Novel $9.99 ▼

1,736 rated 98%

100. Quake IV Oct 2005 FPS $14.99 ▼

1,730 rated 86%

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