Steam 250

Best Games of pre-2006 Ranking

Top 100 best Steam games released before 2006, according to gamer reviews.

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

Compare with most reviewed games before 2006.

Rank Game Score Reviews Price Actions

1

Half-Life 2 2004

FPS

9.79

280,067

98%

$9.99

Demo

2

Counter-Strike 2000

FPS

9.78

262,001

97%

$9.99

3

Counter-Strike: Source 2004

FPS

9.69

193,483

96%

$9.99

4

Half-Life 1998

FPS

9.68

164,456

96%

$9.99

5

POSTAL 2 2003

FPS

9.67

138,268

97%

$0.99 $9.99

6

STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) 2005

Third-Person Shooter

9.39

54,343

95%

$9.99

7

DOOM + DOOM II 1995

FPS

9.39

29,174

97%

$9.99

8

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) 2002

City Builder

9.36

21,131

97%

$9.99

9

Half-Life: Opposing Force 1999

FPS

9.31

29,070

95%

$4.99

10

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition 2002

Open World

9.30

28,692

95%

$14.99

11

CLANNAD 2004

Visual Novel

9.27

11,027

98%

$44.99

12

Quake 1996

FPS

9.25

16,466

96%

$9.99

13

Sven Co-op 1999

FPS

9.23

32,510

94%

Free

14

Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1997

CRPG

9.22

25,278

94%

$9.99

15

STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™ 2005

FPS

9.21

17,212

96%

$9.99

16

Psychonauts 2005

Platformer

9.20

19,366

95%

$9.99

17

STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™ 2005

Party-Based RPG

9.18

26,127

94%

$9.99

18

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™ 2003

FPS

9.18

13,845

96%

$9.99

19

OpenTTD 2004

City Builder

9.15

17,025

95%

$9.99

20

Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition 2000

Immersive Sim

9.15

15,692

95%

$0.90 $6.99

21

F.E.A.R. 2005

FPS

9.12

19,594

94%

$9.99

22

Gothic II: Gold Edition 2005

Open World

9.12

17,981

94%

$19.99

23

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2004

Vampires

9.11

15,408

94%

$19.99

24

Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1998

Open World

9.11

17,514

94%

$9.99

25

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003

Third-Person Shooter

9.10

14,784

94%

$9.99

26

Stronghold HD (2012) 2001

Real Time Tactics

9.09

10,458

96%

$5.99

27

Quake II 1997

FPS

9.08

10,437

95%

$9.99

28

STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ 2003

Party-Based RPG

9.08

34,053

91%

$9.99

29

Half-Life: Blue Shift 2001

FPS

9.07

21,295

93%

$4.99

30

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero 2004

FPS

9.07

28,445

91%

$9.99

31

Day of Defeat: Source 2005

FPS

9.04

23,651

92%

$9.99

32

Gothic 1 2001

Open World

9.04

18,370

93%

$19.99

33

Worms Armageddon 1999

Turn-Based Strategy

9.03

10,953

94%

$14.99

34

Call of Duty® 2 2005

FPS

9.01

11,621

94%

$19.99

35

Call of Duty® (2003) 2003

FPS

8.96

7,885

95%

$19.99

36

RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe 1999

Management

8.96

8,330

94%

$5.99

37

Sid Meier's Pirates! 2005

Open World

8.94

7,582

94%

$2.49 $9.99

38

STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) 2004

FPS

8.94

4,733

96%

$9.99

39

POSTAL 1997

Psychological Horror

8.92

14,516

92%

Free

40

Return to Castle Wolfenstein 2001

FPS

8.89

9,355

93%

$4.99

41

Neighbours from Hell Compilation 2004

Point & Click

8.89

3,160

98%

$4.94 $14.99

42

Alien Shooter 2003

Top-Down Shooter

8.87

4,774

95%

$4.99

Demo

43

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch 2004

FPS

8.87

15,385

91%

$19.99

44

Total Annihilation 1997

RTS

8.87

3,781

96%

$4.99

45

Battle for Wesnoth 2003

Turn-Based Tactics

8.86

6,023

94%

Free

46

Quake III Arena 1999

FPS

8.86

4,116

96%

$14.99

47

FATE 2005

Dungeon Crawler

8.85

4,486

95%

$7.99

48

The Curse of Monkey Island 1997

Point & Click

8.85

3,094

97%

$6.99

49

Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter 2001

FPS

8.81

3,508

96%

$5.99

50

Serious Sam II 2005

FPS

8.80

14,328

90%

$9.99

51

X-COM: UFO Defense 1993

Turn-Based Tactics

8.80

4,005

95%

$4.99

52

Obscure 2005

Survival Horror

8.78

3,273

96%

$1.74 $6.99

53

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® 2005

Stealth

8.77

5,844

93%

$2.49 $9.99

54

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast 2005

FPS

8.75

13,507

89%

$19.99

55

CS2D 2004

Top-Down Shooter

8.74

10,354

90%

Free

56

Max Payne 2001

Third-Person Shooter

8.74

15,898

89%

$9.99

57

Wolfenstein 3D 1994

FPS

8.73

4,378

93%

$4.99

58

FlatOut 2005

Combat Racing

8.69

6,702

91%

$7.49

Demo

59

Freedom Fighters 2003

Third-Person Shooter

8.68

2,900

95%

$14.99

60

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter 2002

FPS

8.67

2,076

96%

$5.99

61

Turok 1997

FPS

8.67

4,242

93%

$19.99

+1 62

Evil Genius 2004

Base Building

8.66

3,618

93%

$9.99

-1 63

Mafia 2002

Open World

8.66

16,363

87%

$14.99

64

Day of Defeat 2003

FPS

8.65

7,375

90%

$4.99

65

Thief Gold (1999) 1998

Stealth

8.64

4,205

92%

$6.99

66

Master of Orion 2 1996

4X

8.64

1,763

96%

$34.99

67

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete 2001

4X

8.62

7,825

89%

$4.99

68

Impossible Creatures Steam Edition 2003

RTS

8.61

1,851

96%

$2.49 $9.99

69

Original War 2001

Wargame

8.61

2,175

95%

$9.99

70

STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga 2001

RTS

8.61

4,720

91%

$5.99

71

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV 2005

4X

8.61

3,681

92%

$19.99

72

Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside 1996

Point & Click

8.61

1,354

97%

$6.99

73

Lords of the Realm II 1996

Strategy

8.61

1,715

96%

$2.99

74

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™ 2003

FPS

8.60

4,970

91%

$9.99

75

Thief II: The Metal Age 2000

Stealth

8.56

2,147

94%

$6.99

76

RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack 2002

Management

8.55

5,871

90%

$9.99

77

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® 1998

Platformer

8.52

1,693

95%

$2.99

Demo

78

Soldat 2002

Free to Play

8.50

1,789

94%

Free

79

Team Fortress Classic 1999

FPS

8.49

9,295

87%

$4.99

80

Little Big Adventure 2 1997

Exploration

8.49

938

98%

$9.99

81

Syberia 2002

Point & Click

8.49

6,839

88%

$12.99

82

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) 1994

Turn-Based Strategy

8.49

1,158

96%

$6.99

83

Caesar™ 3 1999

City Builder

8.48

2,260

93%

$5.99

84

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998

Stealth

8.48

4,055

90%

$4.99

85

Pharaoh + Cleopatra 1999

City Builder

8.46

2,591

92%

$9.99

86

Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™ 1992

Point & Click

8.43

1,558

94%

$5.99

87

GUN™ 2005

Third-Person Shooter

8.42

2,280

92%

$19.99

88

Commander Keen 1990

Platformer

8.42

1,580

93%

$4.99

89

Knights of Honor 2005

Grand Strategy

8.41

2,430

91%

$9.99

90

Putt-Putt® Saves The Zoo 1995

Point & Click

8.40

823

97%

$6.99

91

Shadow Warrior Classic Redux 1997

FPS

8.40

3,647

89%

$9.99

92

Sam & Max Hit the Road 1993

Point & Click

8.40

1,081

95%

$5.99

93

Master of Magic Classic 1994

Strategy

8.40

767

97%

$5.99

94

EA22

SuperTux 2004

2D Platformer

8.40

1,239

94%

Free

95

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream 1996

Point & Click

8.39

4,061

89%

$9.99

96

Vangers 1998

Psychological Horror

8.38

1,397

93%

$6.99

97

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold 2003

FPS

8.38

2,096

91%

$2.49 $9.99

98

Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds 1994

Point & Click

8.37

741

97%

$6.99

99

Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire 2003

FPS

8.36

1,011

95%

$2.49 $9.99

100

Sanitarium 1998

Psychological Horror

8.35

1,372

93%

$9.99