Best Nostalgia games on PC
Games that players associate with earlier periods of gaming, including older releases, updated classics, long-running online games, and newer titles shaped by past visual or design styles.
- Familiar genre conventions
- Older or retro-styled presentation
Related: Classic, Remake, Pixel Graphics
111 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Riven (1997)
First-person point-and-click adventure where exploration reveals clues to difficult puzzles
89% positive
1,432 reviews
Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
Family-friendly point-and-click adventure about confronting the fear of darkness
97% positive
1,350 reviews
Zoombinis
Single-player logic puzzles guide blue creatures toward a new home
94% positive
1,337 reviews
沉默的蟋蟀
Cricket collecting simulation with training and tactical one-on-one fights
90% positive
1,307 reviews
StrikeForce Kitty
Side-scrolling puzzle adventure where kittens steal costumes from foxes
89% positive
1,239 reviews
Fireboy & Watergirl: Elements
Co-op puzzle platformer about guiding two characters past hazards
85% positive
1,210 reviews
Stick RPG 2: Director's Cut
Open-world city RPG with careers and dimensional mysteries
85% positive
1,131 reviews
The Disney Afternoon Collection
Six retro Disney action games with rewind and timed challenges
87% positive
1,072 reviews
Goofy Gorillas
Multiplayer jungle-gym action with customizable modes and proximity chat
93% positive
1,002 reviews
Pixel Cup Soccer - Ultimate Edition
Retro pixel-art soccer with quick matches and a team-building career mode
84% positive
999 reviews
Chip's Challenge 1
Top-down puzzle game with timed mazes, movable blocks, and traps
90% positive
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The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
Single-player fantasy RPG with open-world quests and skill leveling
83% positive
971 reviews
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX
Old-school 2D platformer with switchable retro and updated graphics
78% positive
943 reviews
Rune Classic
Third-person Viking action with melee battles and multiplayer arenas
90% positive
940 reviews
Streets of Fury EX
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with fighting-game combos and local co-op
96% positive
867 reviews
Head Goal: Soccer Online
Fast-paced online soccer and volleyball matches shaped by physics
79% positive
834 reviews
Putt-Putt® Saves The Zoo
Point-and-click zoo adventure about reuniting missing baby animals
97% positive
824 reviews
#DRIVE Rally
Arcade rally racing across varied stages with co-driver guidance
80% positive
824 reviews
Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds
Children's point-and-click adventure about finding missing kelp seeds
97% positive
739 reviews
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
Truck driving and racing across America with cargo runs
80% positive
716 reviews
Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"
Children's point-and-click spy adventure about rescuing kidnapped cows
95% positive
709 reviews
LUNAR Remastered Collection
Two fantasy JRPGs pairing turn-based battles with animated storytelling
91% positive
647 reviews
Swords and Sandals 2 Redux
Turn-based gladiator RPG with arena duels and character progression
79% positive
585 reviews
Descent
First-person spaceship shooter through twisting mines with full three-dimensional movement
96% positive
478 reviews