Best Competitive Games on Steam
Steam currently has 1,288 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 3/22/2024.
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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.
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 236,606 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 230,588 positive reviews and 6,018 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).
2. Counter-Strike: Source
Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology.
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 169,792 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 163,501 positive reviews and 6,291 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: Source on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
3. 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.
Duck Game 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 37,280 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 36,001 positive reviews and 1,279 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 |
| Publisher | Adult Swim Games |
| Steam App Id | 312530 |
4. 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.
Left 4 Dead 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 55,415 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 53,380 positive reviews and 2,035 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 Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Left 4 Dead on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
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.
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 99,433 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 95,213 positive reviews and 4,220 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.
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 12,578 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 12,180 positive reviews and 398 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 | 9/28/2011 |
| 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.
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 40,956 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 39,244 positive reviews and 1,712 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.
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 13,298 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 12,835 positive reviews and 463 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 Quake on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 8/3/2007 |
| Developers | |
| 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.
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 32,598 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 31,183 positive reviews and 1,415 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.
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 6,054 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,868 positive reviews and 186 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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Explore even more rankings for the 100 best Competitive games available on Steam.
| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5,698 | 11/1/2000 | 96 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 7,587 | 11/1/2004 | 95 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 168 | 6/4/2015 | 95 | $12.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 337 | 11/17/2008 | 95 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 2,214 | 4/9/2013 | 94 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 522 | 9/28/2011 | 94 | $12.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 211 | 3/4/2016 | 94 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 100 | 8/3/2007 | 94 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 386 | 3/28/2017 | 94 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 53 | 10/24/2018 | 94 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 6,763 | 3/21/2022 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 54,683 | 10/10/2007 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 123 | 5/26/2015 | 93 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 38 | 3/17/2008 | 93 | ??? | Steam Charts | |
 | 18 | 3/17/2008 | 93 | ??? | Steam Charts | |
 | 77 | 8/16/2018 | 92 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 2 | 7/29/2014 | 92 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 4,829 | 6/17/2023 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 143 | 4/19/2016 | 92 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 82 | 5/7/2019 | 92 | $24.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2024, March 22). Counter-Strike on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, March 22). Counter-Strike: Source on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, February 28). Duck Game on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 1). Left 4 Dead on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 5). Age of Empires II (Retired) on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, March 26). Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 24). Ultimate Chicken Horse on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, March 22). Quake on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 6). Rivals of Aether on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 21). Lethal League Blaze on Steam. Steam Store.