Best Cult Classic Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated cult classic games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Cult Classic games on Steam.

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A New Beginning - Final Cut A New Beginning is a cinematic adventure-thriller done graphic novel-style.

Price -93% 0.76€
Rating 7.2
Release 11 Dec 2012
Karateka From PRINCE OF PERSIA creator Jordan Mechner, the original side-scrolling karate classic comes to Steam with art by Jeff Matsuda (The Batman) and music by Grammy-winning composer Christopher Tin (CIVILIZATION IV).

Price -78% 0.89€
Rating 6.7
Release 03 Dec 2012
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes From the creators of the award winning games “The Whispered World” and “Deponia” comes this extraordinary game Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes.

Price -96% 0.96€
Rating 8.5
Release 16 Oct 2012
Jet Set Radio Tag, grind, and trick to the beat in SEGA’s hit game Jet Set Radio!

Price 586.78€
Rating 8.5
Release 19 Sep 2012
Deponia In Deponia, the world has degenerated into a vast garbage dump, in which the crotchety Rufus ekes out his sorry existence.

Price -97% 0.33€
Rating 8.5
Release 06 Aug 2012
The Book of Unwritten Tales In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.

Price -96% 0.82€
Rating 8.7
Release 31 Jul 2012
Divine Divinity Divine Divinity is an epic role-playing game with hack-and-slash action, offering a huge world to explore and thousands of items to investigate, trade and use.

Price -21% 3.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 05 Jul 2012
The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav Face your Destiny! In Andergast, whose inhabitants are considered to be superstitious, King Efferdan awaits a state visit from high-ranking dignitaries. For centuries the kingdom has been at odds with neighboring Nostria, but now first steps are being undertaken toward a lasting peace.

Price -96% 0.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 22 Jun 2012
Thief™ II: The Metal Age The ultimate thief is back! Tread softly as you make your way through 15 new complex, non-linear levels full of loot to steal and guards to outsmart. Improved enemy AI, new gadgets and a riveting story will draw you into the world of Thief™ II: The Metal Age, a place of powerful new technologies, fanatical religions and corruption.

Price -86% 0.97€
Rating 9.0
Release 22 May 2012
Thief™ Gold Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.

Price -86% 0.97€
Rating 8.9
Release 22 May 2012
Worms Throw a grenade down memory lane with the original and classic turn-based strategy game Worms™! Up to 4 teams of worms do battle over an ever-changing battlefield with falling weapon crates, crazed exploding sheep and more besides. Winner of many industry awards, find out what all the fuss was about.

Price -91% 0.55€
Rating 7.8
Release 19 Oct 2011
Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge Confront Terrifying Secrets in a Haunted Japanese Inn!

Price 19.50€
Rating 7.6
Release 15 Sep 2011
The Next BIG Thing The Next Big Thing is a great adventure game in high definition, loaded with laughs, tributes, mysteries and wacky puzzles!

Price -89% 0.57€
Rating 7.9
Release 21 Apr 2011
Back to the Future: The Game Featuring a special appearance by Michael J. Fox!

Price 102.30€
Rating 8.5
Release 23 Dec 2010
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD You're the Stranger, a mysterious bounty hunter on a mission to bag the ultimate prize. And you need that money like no one else because there is something very wrong with your health and the only way to fix it is a very costly operation.

Price -97% 0.39€
Rating 8.3
Release 20 Dec 2010
Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™ Wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood, and the now zombie pirate LeChuck, return in what has long been considered one of the greatest LucasArts adventure games of all time.

Price 9.75€
Rating 9.1
Release 07 Jul 2010
Alpha Protocol™ Loyalty carries a price and no one knows this more than agent Michael Thorton. A talented young agent cast out by his government, Thorton is the only one with the information needed to stop an impending international catastrophe.

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 27 May 2010
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!

Price -64% 7.35€
Rating 8.6
Release 28 Apr 2010
Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000 Aliens Versus Predator Classic 2000 features the Colonial Marine, Alien and Predator Campaigns and the frenetic single-player Skirmish mode from the original title: Alien Versus Predator Gold Edition, which was released to massive acclaim in 2000.

Price -83% 0.87€
Rating 8.4
Release 15 Jan 2010
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.

Price -67% 6.59€
Rating 8.0
Release 17 Dec 2009
AI War: Fleet Command "You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...

Price -95% 0.54€
Rating 7.9
Release 21 Oct 2009
Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor Delve into Dark Legends Lurking in the Shadow of an Old English Mansion!

Price 9.75€
Rating 8.2
Release 10 Oct 2009
Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon Catch this train — it’s your ticket to solving a century-old mystery!

Price 9.75€
Rating 8.9
Release 10 Oct 2009
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™ The Legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces™ and Star Wars® Jedi Knight lives on in the intense first-person action of Jedi Outcast.

Price 9.75€
Rating 8.8
Release 16 Sep 2009