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
162 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Venba
Short narrative cooking game about a South Indian immigrant family
92% positive
3,784 reviews
UnMetal
2D stealth action and comedy in a military base escape
94% positive
3,686 reviews
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
Twelve arcade fighting games, four with online matches
71% positive
3,490 reviews
Sub Rosa
Multiplayer first-person shooter built around corporate deals and double-crosses
69% positive
3,391 reviews
Karate Survivor
Martial arts survivor roguelite with improvised weapons and combos
85% positive
3,389 reviews
American Fugitive
Top-down crime sandbox with car thefts and police chases
75% positive
3,270 reviews
Razortron 2000
Top-down arcade racing through endless traffic and dwindling fuel
86% positive
3,262 reviews
STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator
Text-based 1980s Japan business simulator with stocks and side bets
95% positive
3,261 reviews
The Classrooms
First-person survival horror in shifting school halls with sound-sensitive monsters
89% positive
3,249 reviews
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa
Open-world beat 'em up about friendship before high school graduation
89% positive
3,178 reviews
Wrestling Empire
Third-person wrestling sandbox with unpredictable matches and career choices
94% positive
3,148 reviews
After the Fall®
Co-op VR zombie shooter against hordes in frozen LA
77% positive
3,131 reviews
Planes, Bullets and Vodka
Top-down arcade shooter through generated tunnels and dense enemy fire
85% positive
3,064 reviews
Regiments
Single-player Cold War tactics commanding platoons across German battlefields
88% positive
2,948 reviews
Cyberhunt
Twin-stick space shooter with procedural levels and hundreds of missions
85% positive
2,915 reviews
Shipwrecked 64
3D puzzle horror that turns a shipwreck into a mystery
95% positive
2,729 reviews
STASIS: BONE TOTEM
Isometric point-and-click horror adventure inside an underwater base
93% positive
2,675 reviews
Mirage Feathers
Anime rail shooter with homing attacks and endless enemy waves
98% positive
2,651 reviews
Double Dragon: Neon
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with co-op and mixtape powers
77% positive
2,578 reviews
Kung Fury: Street Rage - Ultimate Edition
Retro arcade beat 'em up with endless Nazi fights
90% positive
2,490 reviews
Amenti
Egyptian tomb horror with artifact photography and supernatural encounters
80% positive
2,368 reviews
Murder House
Retro survival horror with a killer stalking an abandoned house
95% positive
2,345 reviews
Zaccaria Pinball
Digital pinball with classic Italian machines and modern reworkings
79% positive
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Castlevania Anniversary Collection
Eight classic side-scrolling action games about fighting Dracula
82% positive
2,289 reviews