Best 1980s games on PC
Games tagged 1980s are set during the decade or draw on its pop culture, visual styles, music, and technology. They span shooters, racing games, strategy titles, and narrative simulations, so gameplay varies widely.
- 1980s settings or retro styling
- Frequent action and shooting
Related: Retro, Action, FPS, Pixel Graphics
162 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Counter-Strike
Competitive tactical FPS where teamwork decides objective-based rounds
97% positive
262K reviews
Poppy Playtime
First-person horror puzzle adventure inside an abandoned toy factory
88% positive
Free
Hotline Miami
Fast-paced top-down action with lethal combat and rapid retries
97% positive
128K reviews
MultiVersus
Warner Bros. crossover platform fighter with two-on-two team battles
76% positive
116K reviews
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Fast-paced top-down action with brutal combat and shifting factions
94% positive
80K reviews
Arma Reforger
Cold War military sandbox built around realistic tactical combat
80% positive
58K reviews
Generation Zero®
Open-world survival shooter about guerrilla warfare against deadly machines
72% positive
42K reviews
Duck Game
Fast-paced 2D party shooter where armed ducks die in one hit
97% positive
39K reviews
RoboCop: Rogue City
Slow, tank-like first-person gunplay in a story-driven sci-fi city
87% positive
37K reviews
Contraband Police
First-person border checkpoint simulation with searches, chases, and shootouts
95% positive
26K reviews
Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon
Open-world cyberpunk FPS parodying cheesy 1980s action movies
87% positive
20K reviews
WARNO
Cold War real-time tactics with customizable NATO and Warsaw Pact forces
80% positive
16K reviews
Automobilista 2
Circuit racing simulator with solo, online, and VR play
92% positive
16K reviews
Wolfenstein: Youngblood
Co-op first-person shooter about twins searching occupied Paris for their father
43% positive
16K reviews
Retrowave
Endless driving game dodging traffic to a synthwave soundtrack
95% positive
15K reviews
Not For Broadcast
Live-action news simulation with censorship and branching political choices
94% positive
13K reviews
Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
Pixel-art horror adventure about time travel and evading a pursuer
96% positive
11K reviews
Tiny Rogues
Top-down bullet-hell roguelite built around fast dungeon runs
96% positive
11K reviews
RetroArch
Free emulation frontend for running and configuring classic games
89% positive
Free
MULLET MADJACK
Arcade first-person shooter where kills extend your life timer
98% positive
9,576 reviews
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition
Open-world crime action in a neon-lit 1980s tropical city
83% positive
9,467 reviews
The Precinct
Open-world police action sandbox with patrols and high-speed pursuits
88% positive
9,304 reviews
Gunner, HEAT, PC!
Single-player Cold War tank simulation with accessible, realistic gunnery
91% positive
8,182 reviews
Vigor
Post-apocalyptic extraction shooter where every supply run risks your gear
46% positive
Free