>> best steam games of 2006 the full ranking
These are the best Steam games of 2006 — the releases of that year players still rate highest, years after the reviews stopped counting.
No launch-week scores, no hype: every position comes from head-to-head duels between two games in one player's library, and a game's percentage is the share of a typical library it beats. Years are the honest test, and this is what 2006 looks like once the dust has settled and only the games people still reach for are left standing.
#1
Call of Duty® 2
beats 75%
percentile across every personal ranking, weighed by the crowd behind it
| rk | art | game | score | players | beats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 |
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X3: Reunion | 7 players | beats 76% | |
| 03 |
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Dark Messiah of Might & Magic | 51 players | beats 68% | |
| 04 |
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Call of Duty® (2003) | 8 players | beats 63% | |
| 05 |
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Psychonauts | 157 players | beats 57% | |
| 06 |
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Ghost Master® | 7 players | beats 53% | |
| 07 |
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Condemned: Criminal Origins | 17 players | beats 53% | |
| 08 |
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Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition | 65 players | beats 52% | |
| 09 |
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FlatOut 2 | 45 players | beats 52% | |
| 10 |
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Sid Meier's Civilization® IV | 39 players | beats 51% | |
| 11 |
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Call of Duty: United Offensive | 3 players | beats 52% | |
| 12 |
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Zuma Deluxe | 38 players | beats 51% | |
| 13 |
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Company of Heroes | 80 players | beats 50% | |
| 14 |
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Bejeweled 2 Deluxe | 4 players | beats 50% | |
| 15 |
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Garry's Mod | 796 players | beats 50% | |
| 16 |
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Insaniquarium Deluxe | 25 players | beats 49% | |
| 17 |
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Big Money! Deluxe | 3 players | beats 49% | |
| 18 |
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The Ship: Single Player | 24 players | beats 45% | |
| 19 |
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Dangerous Waters | 3 players | beats 33% | |
| 20 |
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Earth 2160 | 10 players | beats 36% | |
| 21 |
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Feeding Frenzy 2 Deluxe | 13 players | beats 34% | |
| 22 |
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Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete | 58 players | beats 32% | |
| 23 |
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Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 | 10 players | beats 26% | |
| 24 |
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Sid Meier's Civilization® IV | 9 players | beats 25% | |
| 25 |
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Chuzzle Deluxe | 13 players | beats 25% | |
| 26 |
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DEFCON | 45 players | beats 27% | |
| 27 |
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Disciples II: Gallean's Return | 3 players | beats 11% | |
| 28 |
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Dark Messiah of Might & Magic | 13 players | beats 23% | |
| 29 |
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Eets | 37 players | beats 25% | |
| 30 |
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Uplink | 41 players | beats 25% | |
| 31 |
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The Ship: Murder Party | 39 players | beats 25% | |
| 32 |
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GUN™ | 3 players | beats 9% | |
| 33 |
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Half-Life Deathmatch: Source | 130 players | beats 25% | |
| 34 |
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Shadowgrounds | 19 players | beats 21% |
