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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Rampage Miami
Arcade shooting with drivable vehicles and a fully destructible city
88% positive
255 reviews
Casual Desktop Game
Desktop destruction sandbox with tools and battles between spawned units
85% positive
Free
Mycopsychosys: Remastered
Horror visual novel about choosing whom to shelter during a sporestorm
97% positive
253 reviews
Rot Gut
A side-scrolling action platformer set in America's Prohibition-era criminal underworld
87% positive
252 reviews
Moventure
Precision platformer with two buttons and over a hundred moves
67% positive
252 reviews
GRADIUS ORIGINS
Arcade space shooter collection with rewind and adjustable training tools
91% positive
250 reviews
Claw Machine Sim
Physics-based arcade simulation about collecting prizes with a mechanical claw
95% positive
245 reviews
Trials of the Blood Dragon
Physics-based motorcycle racing mixed with platforming and retro sci-fi action
64% positive
244 reviews
Worms Pinball
Arcade pinball with moving table gadgets and multiball play
66% positive
243 reviews
The Wild Case
First-person point-and-click mystery about strange creatures terrorizing a forest village
85% positive
240 reviews
Estigma [Steam Edition]
Arcade action puzzles blending Q-Bert and Pac-Man with surreal horror
90% positive
Free
汉武大帝传-经典策略战棋
Turn-based tactics with historical generals in Western Han campaigns
69% positive
237 reviews
Wall Street Raider
Stock market simulation with trading, bank management, and corporate takeovers
92% positive
237 reviews
Legendary Pilots
A casual flight simulator built around a pilot's career
69% positive
234 reviews
Demo Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess
Isometric helicopter shooter with a goddess living inside your gunship
90% positive
229 reviews
Donut Dodo
Single-screen arcade platformer about collecting donuts and chasing high scores
98% positive
229 reviews
Velvet 89
A historical hidden-object game built around protesters’ real testimonies
93% positive
Free
GIGANTIC ARMY
A side-scrolling mech shooter with thrusters, shields, and melee attacks
78% positive
227 reviews
Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans 2
Side-scrolling arcade brawler inspired by a slapstick movie duo
88% positive
226 reviews
Super Night Riders
Arcade motorcycle racing against the clock from daylight through sunrise
88% positive
225 reviews
Disc Creatures
A retro creature-collecting RPG built around three-on-three turn-based battles
81% positive
225 reviews
F.I.S.H.
A rhythm game about stopping fish with well-timed stop signs
94% positive
224 reviews
Clawface
Twin-stick arena shooter with a claw that turns enemies into health
85% positive
Free
Breakout Epilepsia
Arcade brick-breaking mixed with shoot 'em up boss fights
84% positive
Free