Best Competitive Games on Steam

Steam currently has 1,673 Competitive games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Competitive game rankings were last updated on 7/11/2025.

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1. Counter-Strike

Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.

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Counter-Strike holds the #1 spot for "best Competitive game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 251,557 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 245,077 positive reviews and 6,480 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Counter-Strike on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 11/1/2000
Developer Valve
Publisher Valve
Steam App Id 10

2. Counter-Strike: Source

Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology.

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Counter-Strike: Source has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Competitive games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 183,944 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 177,074 positive reviews and 6,870 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Counter-Strike: Source on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 11/1/2004
Developer Valve
Publisher Valve
Steam App Id 240

3. Left 4 Dead

From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.

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Left 4 Dead has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Competitive games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 63,007 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 60,698 positive reviews and 2,309 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Left 4 Dead on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 11/17/2008
Developer Valve
Publisher Valve
Steam App Id 500

4. Duck Game

Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.

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Duck Game has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Competitive games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 38,569 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 37,262 positive reviews and 1,307 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $12.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $12.99
Release Date 6/4/2015
Developer Landon Podbielski
Publishers
Steam App Id 312530

5. Age of Empires II (Retired)

Age of Empires II has been re-imagined in high definition. With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, this product will not be updated further.

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Age of Empires II (Retired) has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Competitive games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 101,509 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 97,240 positive reviews and 4,269 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 4/9/2013
Franchise Age of Empires Franchise
Developers
Publisher Xbox Game Studios
Steam App Id 221380

6. Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

The last days of man are at hand.. Two years after the Infinite War the once great warring nations now lie in ruins, and humanity’s hope for a brighter future is nothing but a bitter memory. A new, seemingly unstoppable enemy, supported by the zealots of The Order, now seeks to eradicate mankind: UEF, Aeon Loyalist, and Cybran alike.

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Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Competitive games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 13,582 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 13,157 positive reviews and 425 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $12.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance on the Steam Deck.

Steam Price $12.99
Release Date 9/29/2011
Developer Gas Powered Games
Publisher Square Enix
Steam App Id 9420

7. Ultimate Chicken Horse

Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer game where you build the level as you play, placing traps and hazards to screw your friends over, but trying not to screw yourself.

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Ultimate Chicken Horse has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Competitive games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 49,264 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 47,235 positive reviews and 2,029 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 3/4/2016
Developer Clever Endeavour Games
Publisher Clever Endeavour Games
Steam App Id 386940

8. Quake

Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

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Quake has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Competitive games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 14,554 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 14,070 positive reviews and 484 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $3.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Quake on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $3.99
Release Date 8/3/2007
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Publisher Bethesda Softworks
Steam App Id 2310

9. Rivals of Aether

RIVALS OF AETHER is an indie fighting game where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players either locally or online.

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Rivals of Aether has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Competitive games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 36,211 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 34,720 positive reviews and 1,491 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $29.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $29.99
Release Date 3/28/2017
Developer Aether Studios
Publisher Aether Studios
Steam App Id 383980

10. Lethal League Blaze

Banging beats and mad style, Lethal League Blaze is the most intense ball game you can play online with up to 4 players.

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Lethal League Blaze has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Competitive games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,450 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,254 positive reviews and 196 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 10/24/2018
Developer Team Reptile
Publisher Team Reptile
Steam App Id 553310

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96
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11/1/2004
95
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294
11/17/2008
95
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6/4/2015
95
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4/9/2013
94
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9/29/2011
94
$12.99
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3/4/2016
94
$14.99
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75
8/3/2007
94
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383
3/28/2017
94
$29.99
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37
10/24/2018
94
$19.99
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93
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5/26/2015
93
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8/16/2018
93
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7/29/2014
92
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45
8/13/2020
92
$14.99
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SpeedRunners steam charts
240
4/19/2016
92
$14.99
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Descenders steam charts
335
5/7/2019
92
$6.24
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Quake III Arena steam charts
26
8/3/2007
92
$5.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 11). Counter-Strike: Source on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, August 3). Left 4 Dead on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 10). Duck Game on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, August 1). Age of Empires II (Retired) on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 15). Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 23). Ultimate Chicken Horse on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 30). Quake on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, August 3). Rivals of Aether on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 31). Lethal League Blaze on Steam. Steam Store.

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