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.
Grandpa High on Retro
Retro third-person shooter with crude humor and neighborhood combat
89% positive
2,207 reviews
Neon Drive
Arcade rhythm driving through neon roads lined with obstacles
83% positive
2,184 reviews
Wanted: Dead
Third-person action game mixing swords and guns in cyberpunk Hong Kong
65% positive
2,152 reviews
COMPOUND
VR first-person shooter with randomized runs and retro visuals
97% positive
2,141 reviews
FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
Third-person survival horror where photographs ward off island ghosts
89% positive
1,978 reviews
CAYNE
Isometric sci-fi horror adventure about escaping a facility while pregnant
81% positive
Free
Stay Out of the House
Retro survival horror about escaping a cannibal butcher's house
94% positive
1,887 reviews
Narita Boy
2D action-adventure with sword fights across a retro digital kingdom
78% positive
1,850 reviews
Polygoneer
Top-down arcade shooter where shots must match enemy colors
80% positive
1,765 reviews
Landlord's Super
First-person construction sim in 1980s Britain, brick by brick
80% positive
1,718 reviews
Commando Collection
Remastered Flash-era arcade shooters with varied military combat
96% positive
1,677 reviews
Trip to Vinelands
Retro arcade maze minigame about surviving consecutive screens
85% positive
1,672 reviews
Tiny Combat Arena
Cold War-style flight sim with custom dogfights and ground strikes
82% positive
1,584 reviews
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Side-scrolling action platformer with punishing demon-filled storybook stages
75% positive
1,582 reviews
Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Pixel-art action-platformer where dying lets you upgrade three heroes
90% positive
1,563 reviews
Crossing Souls
2D action-adventure about five friends crossing realms in 1980s California
79% positive
1,551 reviews
Contra Anniversary Collection
Classic side-scrolling shooters collected for solo or local co-op
76% positive
1,493 reviews
Bloodwash
First-person horror about a late-night laundromat and a serial killer
92% positive
1,396 reviews
沉默的蟋蟀
Cricket collecting simulation with training and tactical one-on-one fights
90% positive
1,307 reviews
Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition
Asymmetric ghost-hunting matches with four hunters and one ghost
90% positive
1,301 reviews
Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium
Classic arcade collection with rewind and online scoreboards
68% positive
Free
ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN
Classic maze arcade game about dodging ghosts and clearing dots
89% positive
1,161 reviews
Tennis Elbow 4
Realistic tennis simulation built around positioning, timing, and shot selection
96% positive
1,148 reviews
Double Dragon Trilogy
Three side-scrolling arcade beat 'em ups in one collection
54% positive
1,113 reviews