Top 100 Most Reviewed Steam Games before 2006 – Steam 250

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 #14 $9.99 ▼

217,164 rated 98%

~ 2. Half-Life 2 Nov 2004 FPS Top 250 #21 $9.99 Demo ▼

160,877 rated 98%

~ 3. Counter-Strike: Source Nov 2004 Shooter Top 250 #63 $9.99 ▼

151,784 rated 96%

~ 4. Half-Life Nov 1998 FPS Top 250 #76 $9.99 ▼

85,795 rated 97%

~ 5. POSTAL 2 Apr 2003 Violent Top 250 #89 $9.99 ▼

82,701 rated 96%

~ 6. Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (Classic, 2005) Nov 2005 Action $9.99 ▼

49,116 rated 94%

~ 7. EVE Online May 2003 Space Free ▼

30,312 rated 74%

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

27,734 rated 91%

~ 9. Sven Co-op Jan 1999 FPS Free ▼

26,885 rated 94%

~ 10. Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Mar 2004 Action $9.99 ▼

22,519 rated 91%

~ 11. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition Apr 2002 RPG $14.99 ▼

21,714 rated 95%

~ 12. STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™ Feb 2005 RPG $9.99 ▼

21,192 rated 94%

~ 13. Half-Life: Opposing Force Nov 1999 FPS $4.99 ▼

17,212 rated 95%

~ 14. Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game Sep 1997 RPG $9.99 ▼

15,984 rated 94%

~ 15. Psychonauts Apr 2005 Platformer $9.99 ▼

15,438 rated 95%

~ 16. Stronghold Crusader HD Jul 2002 Real Time Tactics Top 250 #128 $9.99 ▼

15,135 rated 98%

~ 17. DOOM (1993) Apr 1995 FPS Top 250 #222 $4.99 ▼

14,449 rated 97%

~ 18. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™ Mar 2005 FPS $9.99 ▼

13,687 rated 96%

~ 19. Half-Life: Blue Shift Jun 2001 FPS $4.99 ▼

12,839 rated 92%

~ 20. Half-Life: Source Jun 2004 FPS $9.99 ▼

12,725 rated 71%

~ 21. F.E.A.R. Oct 2005 Horror $54.99 ▼

12,636 rated 94%

~ 22. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition Jun 2000 Cyberpunk $6.99 ▼

12,431 rated 95%

~ 23. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™ Sep 2003 Action $9.99 ▼

12,070 rated 96%

~ 24. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Nov 2004 RPG $19.99 ▼

11,801 rated 95%

~ 25. Mafia Aug 2002 Action $14.99 ▼

11,732 rated 87%

~ 26. Quake Jun 1996 FPS $9.99 ▼

11,587 rated 96%

~ 27. Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game Dec 1998 RPG $9.99 ▼

11,570 rated 94%

~ 28. Max Payne Jul 2001 Action -65%$3.49 ▼

11,556 rated 89%

~ 29. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Nov 2004 Action $4.99 ▼

11,528 rated 90%

~ 30. Gothic II: Gold Edition Nov 2005 RPG $9.99 ▼

11,452 rated 93%

~ 31. Gothic 1 Mar 2001 RPG $9.99 ▼

11,303 rated 92%

~ 32. Serious Sam 2 Oct 2005 Action $9.99 ▼

10,720 rated 90%

~ 33. OpenTTD Mar 2004 Simulation Free ▼

9,102 rated 96%

~ 34. CS2D Dec 2004 2D Free ▼

8,628 rated 90%

~ 35. Worms Armageddon May 1999 Strategy $14.99 ▼

8,483 rated 94%

~ 36. Stronghold HD Oct 2001 Real Time Tactics $5.99 ▼

8,212 rated 95%

~ 37. Call of Duty® 2 Oct 2005 Action -25%$14.99 ▼

7,722 rated 94%

~ 38. SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition Sep 2003 Immersive Sim $19.99 ▼

7,597 rated 81%

~ 39. Far Cry® Mar 2004 FPS $9.99 ▼

7,527 rated 83%

~ 40. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Oct 2003 Action -70%$4.49 ▼

7,398 rated 95%

~ 41. Team Fortress Classic Apr 1999 Action $4.99 ▼

7,188 rated 86%

~ 42. DOOM II May 1994 Classic $4.99 ▼

7,052 rated 95%

~ 43. Return to Castle Wolfenstein Nov 2001 FPS $4.99 ▼

7,022 rated 93%

~ 44. CLANNAD Apr 2004 Visual Novel Top 250 #143 $44.99 ▼

6,930 rated 98%

~ 45. System Shock 2 Aug 1999 Cyberpunk $9.99 ▼

6,678 rated 95%

~ 46. POSTAL Nov 1997 Horror Free ▼

6,620 rated 88%

~ 47. RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe Mar 1999 Simulation $5.99 ▼

6,422 rated 95%

~ 48. Enclave Mar 2003 RPG $4.99 ▼

6,143 rated 79%

~ 49. Day of Defeat May 2003 FPS $4.99 ▼

6,139 rated 90%

~ 50. Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete Oct 2001 Strategy $4.99 ▼

6,046 rated 89%

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

5,729 rated 94%

~ 52. Syberia Sep 2002 Adventure $12.99 ▼

5,213 rated 89%

~ 53. Ricochet Nov 2000 Action $4.99 ▼

5,049 rated 82%

~ 54. Call of Duty® Oct 2003 FPS -50%$9.99 ▼

4,752 rated 95%

~ 55. RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack Oct 2002 Simulation $9.99 ▼

4,540 rated 89%

~ 56. Battle for Wesnoth Jun 2003 Strategy Free ▼

4,190 rated 94%

~ 57. FlatOut Jul 2005 Combat Racing $7.49 Demo ▼

4,161 rated 92%

~ 58. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™ Sep 2003 Action $9.99 ▼

4,106 rated 91%

~ 59. Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee® Dec 1997 Adventure $2.99 Demo ▼

4,061 rated 86%

~ 60. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® Mar 2005 Stealth $9.99 ▼

3,896 rated 93%

~ 61. Manhunt Apr 2004 Gore -65%$3.49 ▼

3,809 rated 69%

~ 62. Quake II Nov 1997 FPS $4.99 ▼

3,678 rated 91%

~ 63. STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga Nov 2001 Strategy $5.99 ▼

3,567 rated 91%

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

3,551 rated 84%

~ 65. STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) Sep 2004 Action $9.99 ▼

3,451 rated 96%

~ 66. Evil Genius Sep 2004 Strategy $9.99 ▼

3,366 rated 94%

~ 67. WWII Online Jun 2001 World War II Free EA ▼

3,357 rated 48%

~ 68. X-COM: UFO Defense Dec 1993 Strategy $4.99 ▼

3,354 rated 95%

~ 69. Dungeon Siege Apr 2002 RPG -86%$0.97 ▼

3,296 rated 81%

~ 70. Alien Shooter Sep 2003 Shooter $4.99 Demo ▼

3,235 rated 95%

~ 71. Thief™ Gold Nov 1998 Stealth $6.99 ▼

3,189 rated 92%

~ 72. Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines Aug 1998 Strategy $4.99 ▼

3,179 rated 89%

~ 73. Wolfenstein 3D Aug 1994 FPS $4.99 ▼

3,176 rated 94%

~ 74. Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Oct 2002 Stealth $8.99 ▼

3,155 rated 84%

~ 75. Quake III Arena Dec 1999 FPS $14.99 ▼

3,087 rated 95%

1 76. FATE May 2005 RPG $7.99 ▼

3,064 rated 95%

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

3,063 rated 87%

~ 78. Hitman: Codename 47 Nov 2000 Stealth $7.99 ▼

3,056 rated 73%

~ 79. Shadow Warrior Classic Redux May 1997 FPS $9.99 ▼

3,048 rated 91%

~ 80. Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time Dec 2003 Action $9.99 ▼

3,010 rated 86%

~ 81. Turok Nov 1997 Action $19.99 ▼

2,994 rated 94%

~ 82. Sniper Elite Oct 2005 Action $7.99 ▼

2,983 rated 77%

~ 83. Divine Divinity Sep 2002 RPG $5.99 ▼

2,947 rated 88%

~ 84. Sid Meier's Civilization® IV Oct 2005 Strategy $19.99 ▼

2,834 rated 93%

~ 85. Total Annihilation Sep 1997 Strategy $4.99 ▼

2,829 rated 96%

~ 86. Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi Oct 2003 Horror $2.99 ▼

2,735 rated 87%

~ 87. Neighbours from Hell Compilation Feb 2004 Comedy $14.99 ▼

2,660 rated 98%

~ 88. Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter Mar 2001 Action $5.99 ▼

2,643 rated 96%

~ 89. Quake 4 Oct 2005 FPS $14.99 ▼

2,615 rated 87%

~ 90. STAR WARS™ - Dark Forces Feb 1995 FPS $5.99 ▼

2,612 rated 89%

~ 91. Deathmatch Classic Jun 2001 Action $4.99 ▼

2,592 rated 82%

~ 92. SuperPower 2 Steam Edition Oct 2004 Political Sim $9.99 ▼

2,504 rated 80%

1 93. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell® Feb 2003 Stealth $9.99 ▼

2,426 rated 87%

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

2,423 rated 85%

~ 95. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™ Nov 2004 Action $9.99 ▼

2,413 rated 85%

~ 96. Red Faction Sep 2001 Action $9.99 ▼

2,329 rated 87%

~ 97. Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000 Mar 2000 FPS $4.99 ▼

2,322 rated 88%

~ 98. Syberia II Mar 2004 Adventure $12.99 ▼

2,296 rated 86%

~ 99. Hitman: Contracts Apr 2004 Stealth $8.99 ▼

2,282 rated 87%

~ 100. Cossacks: Back to War Nov 2002 Strategy $4.99 ▼

2,272 rated 89%

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