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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Cards of Cthulhu
A roguelike deckbuilder built around real-time spell combinations
73% positive
396 reviews
Mega Serval
A 2D action platformer about rescuing friends and copying abilities
97% positive
Free
Sky Knights
Top-down jet dogfighting with team tactics and enemy bases to destroy
93% positive
394 reviews
Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward
First-person survival horror inside a nightmare that changes between playthroughs
74% positive
394 reviews
The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone
A VR puzzle adventure inspired by eighties fantasy films
83% positive
392 reviews
Micro Mages
2D platformer where fallen wizards keep helping teammates as ghosts
94% positive
384 reviews
Crimson Dawn
2D roguelite horde survival with automatic attacks and weapon upgrades
64% positive
382 reviews
Interstate Drifter 1999
Arcade driving built around drifting and chasing high scores
95% positive
Free
Indiana Jones® and the Last Crusade™
Point-and-click adventure through 1938 Europe in search of the Grail
77% positive
379 reviews
Demo Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons
A side-scrolling metroidvania with cooperative exploration and soul-powered attacks
89% positive
379 reviews
Verlet Swing
Physics-based platforming with a grappling hook and lethal obstacle courses
90% positive
378 reviews
Demo AI
Tower of Mask
Grid-based dungeon crawling with free camera control and survival horror
95% positive
371 reviews
Beholgar
Side-scrolling metroidvania with magic rings, spells, and weapon upgrades
75% positive
369 reviews
Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection
An arcade collection with mid-game saves and adjustable difficulty settings
63% positive
368 reviews
90 Minute Fever - Online Football (Soccer) Manager
Online soccer management with real-time matches against other managers
62% positive
Free
Demo Tank Universal
First-person tank combat across open battlefields in a digital world
60% positive
365 reviews
Cannibal Abduction
Retro survival horror about escaping a cannibal family's farmhouse
96% positive
365 reviews
Frontline Crisis
Top-down tower defense with direct mech control and base building
86% positive
363 reviews
The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
Tabletop fantasy RPG with branching choices and simultaneous turn-based combat
77% positive
361 reviews
Joyville
A horror-puzzle adventure where a teddy bear helps you survive
69% positive
359 reviews
Demo ANOMALITH
Third-person horror shooter about dangerous expeditions into supernatural anomaly zones
77% positive
355 reviews
Saturday Morning RPG
A turn-based RPG where everyday objects become magical weapons
78% positive
350 reviews
Garlic
A precision platformer built around chained dashes through deadly traps
88% positive
348 reviews
Kingdom of Night
Isometric action RPG set in a demon-infested 1980s town
86% positive
346 reviews