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
820 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Gold Rush! Classic
Historical adventure with three routes from New York to California
85% positive
82 reviews
Football Russian 20!8
Soccer shooting challenges against a drunken goalkeeper and blocking defenders
77% positive
82 reviews
Trivia Vault Football Trivia
American football quiz with timed questions that unlock vaults
68% positive
82 reviews
Demo Candlelight: Lament
A point-and-click horror adventure where conversation close-ups hide useful clues
90% positive
82 reviews
逆乱封神之武王伐纣
A tactical RPG set in the world of Fengshen
94% positive
82 reviews
These Darker Tides
First-person underwater horror about monitoring cameras and fending off threats
91% positive
82 reviews
Dizzy Two
Pixel-art adventure following an egg's search for his kidnapped family
63% positive
Free
Creepshow
A horror adventure anthology with comic-book worlds and dark humor
57% positive
81 reviews
Zero Wing
Side-scrolling arcade shooter where captured enemies become your ammunition
94% positive
80 reviews
Stories One
First-person arena shooter mixing MOBA objectives with deck building
64% positive
Free
Demo FlippUp
A pinball platformer where you bounce upward through a machine
80% positive
80 reviews
Trivia Vault: TV Trivia
A timed television trivia game where correct answers crack vaults
65% positive
79 reviews
Katana Soul
A samurai action platformer with no saves or continues
97% positive
79 reviews
Unplugged
VR rhythm game built around strumming and fretting air guitar
63% positive
79 reviews
Chernobyl: Origins
A puzzle adventure where wrong decisions can cost your life
84% positive
79 reviews
The Secret of Varonis
Game Boy-style RPG with distinct growth rules for each race
100% positive
79 reviews
Demo Ire: A Prologue
First-person horror with a stalking monster aboard a haunted ship
59% positive
79 reviews
冒险村传说（Tales of Legends）
A pixel-art RPG linking dungeon exploration with village development
60% positive
78 reviews
Trivia Vault: Tennis Trivia
A tennis quiz where faster answers earn more in-game cash
68% positive
78 reviews
Demo Interference: Dead Air
A sci-fi adventure about managing a crisis by radio
69% positive
78 reviews
Demo 文字遊戯(日本語版)
A word-puzzle adventure where changing text changes the world
92% positive
78 reviews
哪吒传奇
Free-to-play inn simulation with guest services and online multiplayer
71% positive
Free
8-bit Adventure Anthology: Volume I
Three 8-bit point-and-click adventures spanning fantasy, horror, and noir
94% positive
77 reviews
Trivia Vault: Movie Trivia
A timed movie trivia game with vault codes to crack
73% positive
77 reviews