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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Ding Dong XL
One-button arcade score chaser built on dodging moving obstacles
96% positive
1,014 reviews
Demo Super Woden GP 2
Isometric arcade racing with car upgrades and varied events
88% positive
1,013 reviews
Demo Long Dream
A point-and-click adventure through a retired postman's fading memories
98% positive
1,011 reviews
Staffer Reborn
Detective visual novel about ending an old man's cycle of resurrection
96% positive
1,007 reviews
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered
A remastered monster arena fighter where buildings become weapons
96% positive
1,005 reviews
Sintopia
Underworld management sim with automated soul processing and divine intervention
77% positive
995 reviews
1982
Retro arcade shooter with power-ups you can collect or destroy
93% positive
Free
RAD
3D action roguelike with mutations in a radioactive wasteland
74% positive
970 reviews
[Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備
First-person psychological horror about working security on a night shift
88% positive
960 reviews
ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA
Arcade space shooter with alien waves and a dual fighter
92% positive
947 reviews
HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME
Run-and-gun roguelite action with permanent cybernetic upgrades between bounty hunts
88% positive
943 reviews
Welcome to Dustown
First-person horror with an in-game camera and local voice chat
49% positive
Free
Demo Hollow Cocoon
First-person horror adventure about hiding from a monster in 1980s Japan
92% positive
925 reviews
Age of Barbarian Extended Cut
Side-scrolling sword-and-sorcery action with gory combat and secret areas
78% positive
918 reviews
Drift Of The Hill
Driving simulation built around downhill drifting on narrow mountain passes
72% positive
917 reviews
Demo Formula Legends
Arcade open-wheel racing through changing eras of motorsport history
79% positive
916 reviews
Night At the Gates of Hell
Retro zombie survival horror with slow, headshot-only combat
90% positive
894 reviews
Super Bit Blaster XL
Arcade shoot 'em up with a ship that never stops
94% positive
889 reviews
American Theft 80s: Prologue
Third-person theft sandbox with break-ins, disguises, and getaway driving
80% positive
Free
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The Slaverian Trucker
Open-world truck survival sim with repairs, deliveries, and smuggling
82% positive
878 reviews
Empire TV Tycoon
TV management sim where three channels compete to stay on air
77% positive
877 reviews
Not For Broadcast: Prologue
Television broadcast simulator where live editing shapes the news
93% positive
Free
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Creeper World IXE
Side-view real-time strategy commanding ships against a spreading fluid
70% positive
871 reviews
DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
A scrolling shooter where close-range kills raise scores and difficulty
98% positive
857 reviews