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.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection
Retro action collection with arcade brawlers and console games
88% positive
1,037 reviews
Fading Afternoon
Side-scrolling yakuza brawler with city exploration and multiple endings
81% positive
1,033 reviews
Super Woden GP 2
Isometric arcade racing with car upgrades and varied events
88% positive
1,013 reviews
Rush Rally 3
Rally racing across varied surfaces with car tuning and damage
94% positive
997 reviews
Contra: Operation Galuga
Side-scrolling run-and-gun action with weapon upgrades and co-op
87% positive
976 reviews
RAD
3D action roguelike with mutations in a radioactive wasteland
74% positive
970 reviews
ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA
Arcade space shooter with alien waves and a dual fighter
91% positive
956 reviews
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX
Old-school 2D platformer with switchable retro and updated graphics
78% positive
943 reviews
Hollow Cocoon
First-person horror adventure about hiding from a monster in 1980s Japan
92% positive
929 reviews
Age of Barbarian Extended Cut
Side-scrolling sword-and-sorcery action with gory combat and secret areas
78% positive
918 reviews
Ding Dong XL
One-button arcade score chaser built on dodging moving obstacles
97% positive
907 reviews
Night At the Gates of Hell
Retro zombie survival horror with slow, headshot-only combat
90% positive
894 reviews
Creeper World IXE
Side-view real-time strategy commanding ships against a spreading fluid
70% positive
886 reviews
The Slaverian Trucker
Open-world truck survival sim with repairs, deliveries, and smuggling
85% positive
836 reviews
仙绣剑缘录
Turn-based martial arts RPG with sects and open exploration
86% positive
829 reviews
#DRIVE Rally
Arcade rally racing across varied stages with co-driver guidance
80% positive
824 reviews
Mainframe Defenders
Turn-based robot squad tactics with procedural missions and item builds
88% positive
795 reviews
MythForce
First-person fantasy roguelite with four-player co-op and cartoon visuals
68% positive
778 reviews
The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood
Side-scrolling horror adventure switching between killer, detective, and avenger
96% positive
771 reviews
Karate Master 2 Knock Down Blow
1980s karate fighting game with training, jobs, and tournaments
86% positive
748 reviews
Ikki Unite
Bullet-hell roguelite with online co-op for up to sixteen players
77% positive
714 reviews
Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ
Short psychological horror game about photographing ghosts in a Japanese park
79% positive
666 reviews
ARCADE GAME SERIES: DIG DUG
2D arcade action about digging tunnels and popping enemies
89% positive
649 reviews
Moving Out 2
Physics-based co-op moving challenges in worlds linked by portals
75% positive
630 reviews