EA's Best Classic Games Are Now On Steam With A Huge Discount

Retro gamers can rejoice as publisher EA has brought several of its most revered games to Steam, making them more accessible to players. Since EA launched its own platform in the form of Origin in 2011, many of the company's games have been missing from Steam, and while they were still available to users, having to split up one's library can become tedious. Fortunately, a handful of revered and influential titles have escaped the confines of Origin and they're going for some really good prices.

Announced with an appropriately retro trailer on YouTube, EA revealed that Steam will now be the home of nearly every , both games, the cult-classic open-world shooter ,, and several of Sid Meier's older strategy games.

To further incentivize retro gamers, every single one of these classic games can now be purchased at a steep discount. Both can be bought for just under $2 while every game is going for 50% off its usual rate; alternatively,, which includes them all, is also available for just shy of $10 which is a steal given that it includes 12 complete games.

While will no doubt be seen as the biggest win for many real-time strategy fans, the return of any of these classic games is a win for many retro games and preservationists. One of the most surprising additions is , an excellent open-world game wherein players must liberate occupied France from the Nazis during World War II. Since its release in 2009, the game has been incredibly difficult to play on modern hardware despite its popularity, with the only version on PC being exclusive to GOG.

Title

Price

Original Release Year

$9.99

1995

$9.99

1999

$9.99

1996

$9.99

2000

$9.99

2003

$9.99

2003

$9.99

2002

$1.99

1989

$1.99

1991

$1.99

1998

$1.99

1999

$1.99

1997

$1.99

1999

$1.99

2000

$4.99

2009

While the arrival of so many older EA games may seem promising for those hoping to expand their Steam library with classic titles, it remains unknown whether the company has any plans to bring more of its catalog over from Origin.