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
871 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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80's OVERDRIVE
An arcade racer with a generator for creating custom tracks
76% positive
575 reviews
Trash Horror Collection
A horror anthology mixing psychological mysteries with crude slasher comedy
94% positive
574 reviews
Evo\Wave
A 3D collectathon platformer whose graphics evolve as you progress
95% positive
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3dSen PC
NES emulator that turns supported games into playable voxel scenes
91% positive
559 reviews
Demo The Skin Stapler
Horror walking simulator alternating between detective work and survival
90% positive
557 reviews
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Movies Tycoon
Film studio management sim with custom movies and talent scouting
71% positive
555 reviews
Nitro Kid
Isometric roguelike deckbuilder with martial arts and grid-based combat
88% positive
552 reviews
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Space Simulation Toolkit
2D physics sandbox for building and experimenting with particle worlds
77% positive
548 reviews
Dungeons of Dreadrock
A real-time puzzle dungeon crawler about outwitting monsters and traps
94% positive
527 reviews
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Dead Grid
Turn-based tactical RPG with card-driven battles against zombie hordes
93% positive
525 reviews
Polygoneer
Top-down arcade shooter where shots must match enemy colors
86% positive
518 reviews
Black Future '88
A roguelike shooter about climbing a tower before your heart explodes
74% positive
517 reviews
Demo I am not a Monster: First Contact
Turn-based spaceship tactics with several heroes under your command
77% positive
515 reviews
Retro Gadgets
A sandbox for building and programming your own retro devices
88% positive
514 reviews
Knights And Bikes
Co-op action-adventure about childhood friendship, treasure hunts, and bike rides
87% positive
507 reviews
Demo Retrowave 2
Arcade highway racing through neon scenery with a synthwave soundtrack
89% positive
503 reviews
The Hidden Ones
Online co-op horror adventure with puzzles and role-playing elements
11% positive
501 reviews
Kill The Shadow
Detective RPG with a memory-reading creature and choice-driven investigations
86% positive
495 reviews
Lucius Demake
A horror puzzle adventure about staging accidents with supernatural powers
94% positive
493 reviews
Hotel Magnate
Hotel management sim with custom rooms and changing guest needs
58% positive
491 reviews
Blaster Master Zero 3
Side-scrolling tank action and top-down dungeon shooting across dimensions
87% positive
486 reviews
Moving Out 2
Physics-based co-op moving challenges in worlds linked by portals
71% positive
483 reviews
The Night of the Scissors
Survival horror about escaping a killer armed with scissors
93% positive
482 reviews
Gunlocked
Space roguelite shooter with automatic weapons guided by your positioning
87% positive
481 reviews