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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.

Related: Retro, Action, FPS, Pixel Graphics

871 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

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Roar of Revenge
Roar of Revenge
Side-scrolling action platformer with relic upgrades and skill-based endings
93% positive 60 reviews
Laserboy
Laserboy
Top-down action with an eye laser that fires automatically
93% positive Free
Balls of Steel
Balls of Steel
Top-down pinball with classic tables and Atari arcade themes
55% positive 60 reviews
Kickback: Shoot to Move! 👾
Kickback: Shoot to Move! 👾
Top-down arena shooter where firing weapons also moves your vehicle
100% positive 60 reviews
Alien Strike: Blasting the Intruders Demo
Alien Strike: Blasting the Intruders
A side-scrolling run-and-gun shooter with local co-op for three
85% positive 60 reviews
DOSMan: Space Aliens in Space!
DOSMan: Space Aliens in Space!
Retro first-person shooter set on a planet under alien invasion
88% positive 60 reviews
THE GOOD OLD DAYS Demo
THE GOOD OLD DAYS
A 2D Metroidvania about raising money before a debt deadline
85% positive 60 reviews
Majestic Nights Demo
Majestic Nights
An isometric action-adventure where every conspiracy theory is true
61% positive 59 reviews
Mini Hockey Champ!
Mini Hockey Champ!
Arcade ice hockey with hard checks and flaming pucks
88% positive 59 reviews
Super Night Riders S1
Super Night Riders S1
Arcade motorcycle racing against the clock, from daylight to sunrise
93% positive 59 reviews
Faded Stories: Greenberg
Faded Stories: Greenberg
Surreal point-and-click puzzle stories with branching paths and multiple endings
93% positive 59 reviews
Hammer Kid
Hammer Kid
A retro platformer where you swing and throw a hammer
78% positive Free
Nuclear Gladiators 3000 Demo
Nuclear Gladiators 3000
Top-down arena roguelite about fighting mutants on a TV show
90% positive 59 reviews
RantCPU's ClickBait AI
RantCPU's ClickBait
Free-to-play clicker about collecting and trading chatbot parody cards
54% positive Free
Terrifier: The ARTcade Game
Terrifier: The ARTcade Game
Side-scrolling horror beat 'em up about sabotaging a movie production
59% positive 59 reviews
Octbuster: Video Rental Store Cleanup Demo
Octbuster: Video Rental Store Cleanup
First-person cleanup simulator with tentacle controls and kitten helpers
98% positive 59 reviews
The Phantom Fellows
The Phantom Fellows
Point-and-click comedy about a paranormal investigator and his ghost partner
83% positive 58 reviews
Dancin' Divas Demo
Dancin' Divas
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with branching routes and four heroines
93% positive 58 reviews
Cash Cow DX
Cash Cow DX
Score-attack arcade platforming with normal and turbo movement speeds
95% positive 58 reviews
Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs
Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs
A side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer about stopping a cyborg invasion
95% positive 58 reviews
Goliath Depot
Goliath Depot
An arcade platformer about slamming doors and chasing high scores
98% positive 58 reviews
NOCLIP
NOCLIP
First-person horror exploration with camcorder visuals and a rescue mission
71% positive 58 reviews
Number Factory
Number Factory
An idle factory game about producing ever larger numbers
41% positive Free
Sandwich Sim
Sandwich Sim
First-person sandwich-making simulator with mouse-controlled hands and a bear protagonist
86% positive Free