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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Demo NIGHTSTAR
Third-person VR arcade shooting with a starfighter in your hand
90% positive
61 reviews
Absolute Blue
Side-scrolling space shooter with weapon upgrades and high-speed flight sections
70% positive
Free
Snap & Grab
A heist puzzle adventure where photographs become your crew's plans
90% positive
61 reviews
The Final Boss
2D arcade action where you play the boss fighting heroes
92% positive
61 reviews
Abtos Covert
First-person survival horror about guarding a remote forest outpost
79% positive
61 reviews
Robots at Midnight
Action RPG with a space gauntlet for fighting and exploring
75% positive
61 reviews
REAPER
A medieval first-person shooter with level secrets and frequent bosses
85% positive
61 reviews
SCP: Retrieval
Cooperative first-person shooter about hunting down and containing dangerous anomalies
61% positive
61 reviews
Demo 1971: Indian Naval Front
Naval combat with Indian warships, attack planes, and submarine-hunting helicopters
67% positive
60 reviews
Adventure Bit
Retro puzzle platformer with traps, treasures, and local co-op
97% positive
60 reviews
Anime Sunset Ride
A casual puzzle game about matching pairs alongside anime girls
63% positive
60 reviews
Roar of Revenge
Side-scrolling action platformer with relic upgrades and skill-based endings
93% positive
60 reviews
Laserboy
Top-down action with an eye laser that fires automatically
93% positive
Free
Balls of Steel
Top-down pinball with classic tables and Atari arcade themes
55% positive
60 reviews
Kickback: Shoot to Move! 👾
Top-down arena shooter where firing weapons also moves your vehicle
100% positive
60 reviews
Demo Alien Strike: Blasting the Intruders
A side-scrolling run-and-gun shooter with local co-op for three
85% positive
60 reviews
DOSMan: Space Aliens in Space!
Retro first-person shooter set on a planet under alien invasion
88% positive
60 reviews
Demo THE GOOD OLD DAYS
A 2D Metroidvania about raising money before a debt deadline
85% positive
60 reviews
Demo Majestic Nights
An isometric action-adventure where every conspiracy theory is true
61% positive
59 reviews
Mini Hockey Champ!
Arcade ice hockey with hard checks and flaming pucks
88% positive
59 reviews
Super Night Riders S1
Arcade motorcycle racing against the clock, from daylight to sunrise
93% positive
59 reviews
Faded Stories: Greenberg
Surreal point-and-click puzzle stories with branching paths and multiple endings
93% positive
59 reviews
Hammer Kid
A retro platformer where you swing and throw a hammer
78% positive
Free
Demo Nuclear Gladiators 3000
Top-down arena roguelite about fighting mutants on a TV show
90% positive
59 reviews