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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Demo TETRACHROMA
Falling-block puzzles where changing colors is part of clearing lines
100% positive
195 reviews
Red Valley
First-person horror shooter about a disappearance in a ruined city
78% positive
193 reviews
River City: Rival Showdown
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with RPG mechanics and branching endings
52% positive
193 reviews
Demo SATAZIUS
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with selectable weapons and a charge attack
86% positive
192 reviews
Dark Quest
Turn-based dungeon crawling with a barbarian-led party of heroes
77% positive
192 reviews
The Occupation
Stealth detective adventure about gathering evidence before time runs out
68% positive
192 reviews
Trivia Murder Party 3
Trivia matches and survival minigames at a serial killer's camp
63% positive
192 reviews
Pixel Ripped 1989
A VR adventure balancing handheld gaming with classroom distractions
83% positive
190 reviews
Bighead Runner
A pixel-art arcade runner built around chasing higher scores
69% positive
190 reviews
pemsa
A free collection of retro games from the PICO-8 console
92% positive
Free
Demo Lords of Exile
Retro 2D action platformer with new abilities earned from bosses
81% positive
189 reviews
Wyoming Winter
Multiplayer horror where one player hunts employees racing to fight back
63% positive
Free
RAVENOUS
First-person psychological horror with puzzles in a monster's basement
95% positive
Free
Stray Children
A fairy-tale RPG where words can settle battles with monsters
79% positive
187 reviews
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FEED
A retro point-and-click puzzle game with a cult-horror backstory
96% positive
Free
Super Arcade Football
Fast-paced arcade soccer where mud and meteors disrupt matches
70% positive
186 reviews
NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES Vol 1
Classic Namco action collection with solo and shared-screen multiplayer
79% positive
186 reviews
COLLECTION of SaGa FINAL FANTASY LEGEND
Three retro RPGs with turn-based battles and different class systems
80% positive
186 reviews
There's Something In The Ice
First-person sci-fi horror inside a stormbound Antarctic research bunker
74% positive
186 reviews
My Holiday
A hand-drawn RPG with simple combat and five difficulty settings
96% positive
185 reviews
Demo Hidden Cats in Tokyo
Hidden-object adventure through Tokyo, rescuing cats before they become monsters
92% positive
184 reviews
Poop Killer - Flush or Die
First-person horror with toilet humor and a killer to escape
92% positive
184 reviews
Artifact Adventure
Open-world, turn-based RPG with branching quests and lasting consequences
71% positive
181 reviews
Scourge of the village
A psychological horror mystery split between dreams and reality
69% positive
180 reviews