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The best games of 2006 · Ludixa
The best games of 2006
Ranked on the Metacritic score where one exists, and on the number of Steam reviews where it doesn't — because a game judged by a hundred thousand players is not less known than one judged by twenty critics. Titles with neither are left out.
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV
2006 · Strategy · With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new...
94/100
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Company of Heroes
2006 · Action · Strategy · Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.
93/100
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Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition
2006 · Space opera · Science fiction · Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!
92/100
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Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete
2006 · Strategy · Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.
90/100
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Half-Life 2: Episode One
2006 · Post-apocalyptic · Science fiction · Half-Life 2 has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and earned over 35 Game of the Year Awards. Episode One is the first in a series of games that reveal the aftermath of Half-Life 2 and launch a journey beyond City 17. Also features two multiplayer games. Half-Life 2 not required.
87/100
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Call of Duty: United Offensive
2006 · Action · FPS
87/100
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Call of Duty 2
2006 · First-person shooter · Call of Duty® 2 redefines the cinematic intensity and chaos of battle as seen through the eyes of ordinary soldiers fighting together in epic WWII conflicts. The sequel to 2003's Call of Duty, winner of over 80 Game of the Year awards, Call of Duty 2 offers more immense, more intense, more realistic battles than ever before, thanks to...
86/100
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
2006 · Tactical shooter · First-person shooter
85/100
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DEFCON
2006 · Strategy · Inspired by the 1983 cult classic film, Wargames, DEFCON superbly evokes the tension, paranoia and suspicion of the Cold War era, playing on the fascinating aspects of psychological gameplay that occur during strategic nuclear warfare.
84/100
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Hitman: Blood Money
2006 · Christmas · Stealth game · Money Talks. Silence Pays. Prepare to Make a Killing. When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. Sensing he may be a target, 47 travels to America, and prepares to make a killing.
82/100
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Tomb Raider: Legend
2006 · Action · Adventure · Follow Lara Croft down a path of discovery as she travels the globe to remote, exotic locales in search of one of history's greatest artifacts, that unleashes unwelcome figures from Lara's mysterious past.
82/100
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Sam & Max Save the World
2006 · Adventure · Other · Sam is a six-foot canine detective with a love of justice. Max is a hyperkinetic rabbity-thing with a taste for mayhem.
82/100
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82/100
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81/100
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81/100
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81/100
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80/100
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80/100
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80/100
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80/100
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80/100
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79/100
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79/100
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77/100
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76/100
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76/100
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76/100
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75/100
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74/100
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73/100
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69/100
Xpand Rally
2006 · Racing · Simulation
Dangerous Waters
2006 · Strategy · Simulation
Ghost Master
2006 · Strategy · Puzzle
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41–45
2006 · Tactical shooter · First-person shooter · Fight in the theatre of war that changed the world forever. Battle alongside your compatriots on some of the most inhospitable environments of the Eastern Front in Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. Red Orchestra places you in the most realistic WWII first-person multi-player combat to date on the PC, allowing the player to fight through...
Eets
2006 · Casual · Indie · Eets may have a cute outer-shell, but its Lemmings meets The Incredible Machine gameplay, crazy characters and over 100 increasingly tricky puzzles quickly sucks in even the most seasoned player.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
2006 · Role-playing · Picking up shortly after The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Estelle travels across Liberl in search of Joshua. The journey involves more than seeking loved ones, however, as the Bracer Guild also tasks her with unraveling the mysteries behind the newly unveiled Society of Ouroboros.
The Blackwell Legacy
2006 · Point-and-click adventure · Adventure · When 3 NYU students kill themselves, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell & her new spirit guide Joey Mallone.
Disciples II: Rise of the Elves
2006 · Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
2006 · Third-person shooter · First-person shooter
RoboBlitz
2006 · Science fiction · Third-person shooter
Rome: Total War: Alexander
2006 · Historical · Real-time tactics · Rome: Total War - Alexander is the second official expansion pack to Rome: Total War. An entirely new campaign map that stretches from Macedonia to Greece and into the heart of the ancient Persian Empire New campaign game that tasks players with matching the exploits of Alexander the Great as he swept across Central Asia and dominated...
Space Empires IV Deluxe
2006 · Strategy · 4X
Sid Meier's Railroads!
2006 · Business simulation game · Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular "tycoon" genre, and inspired a new generation of games. Sid Meier's Railroads!
FlatOut 2
2006 · Racing · Experience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around on and off the track causing fences to shatter, tyre walls explode, water tanks and barrels fly across the track into other cars.
Ys Origin
2006 · Action · Adventure · Enter the World of Ys and discover one of the greatest japanese A-RPG of all time.
The Ship: Murder Party
2006 · First-person shooter · The Ship is a murder mystery multiplayer.
Just Cause
2006 · Third-person shooter · Your world...Your rules!
SiN Episodes: Emergence
2006 · Cyberpunk · Biopunk
Caesar IV
2006 · Historical · City-building game · Starting as governor of a newly formed province in the Roman Empire your goal is simple: advance up the empire's political ladder to become the next Caesar.
Earth 2160
2006 · Strategy · After the destruction of the EARTH in 2150, the leaders of the Eurasian Dynasty escaped on board an evacuation fleet. Now they are fighting for the survival of the human species. Their base is one large building comprising of smaller variable parts.
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
2006 · RPG · Action
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
2006 · Action · RPG · Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
2006 · Crossover fiction · Adventure · The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.
X3: Reunion
2006 · Strategy · X3: Reunion continues the epic space saga, blending deep space trading and intense real-time combat. Explore a vast universe, establish your empire, and shape the new frontier. With enhanced graphics and intricate economies, it's a journey of strategy, simulation, and interstellar intrigue.
DarkStar One
2006 · Space trading and combat game · Action game · Commander, welcome aboard the DarkStar One – Nintendo Switch™ Edition! Breach the final frontier and explore the vast expanse of this retro space opera.
Advent Rising
2006 · Action · Third-Person Shooter · A common legend pervades the galaxy-that of a powerful, highly intelligent ancient race that will one day deliver the universe. They are known as Humans. The Advent of Humanity Begins...
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
2006 · Action-adventure game
Imperial Glory
2006 · Real-time tactics · It is a time of war in Europe. Driven by new ideas of Enlightenment, the hearts of men and women across the continent are inflamed with dreams of freedom and glory. This is the moment for a military genius to forge himself a name to be remembered throughout all eternity. This is your moment.