Best Old School games on PC
These are older games and newer titles that use mechanics, structure, or presentation associated with earlier eras of PC gaming.
- Older or retro-inspired design
Related: Classic, Retro, Nostalgia, 1990's
1,711 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Rift Wizard 2
Turn-based wizard roguelike where found gear reshapes spell builds
90% positive
773 reviews
8BitBoy™
A 2D platformer with power-ups and hidden warp zones
74% positive
770 reviews
Demo Hoop Land
Retro basketball simulation linking college seasons with professional league careers
95% positive
763 reviews
Land of War - The Beginning
Old-school first-person shooter set during the German invasion of Poland
55% positive
758 reviews
Demo Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams
First-person exploration across distinct dream worlds and unsettling nightmares
95% positive
758 reviews
Demo Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition
Remastered first-person shooter with an added episode and multiplayer
92% positive
752 reviews
Arcanists
Turn-based artillery battles with spellcasters racing against the turn timer
84% positive
Free
Tomba! Special Edition
2.5D platform adventure with quests, hidden treasures, and pig enemies
87% positive
750 reviews
Demo Little Big Adventure – Twinsen’s Quest
Isometric action-adventure with puzzles and a throwable magic ball
89% positive
747 reviews
Demo Approaching Infinity
Turn-based space roguelike with procedural exploration and faction quests
95% positive
741 reviews
Escape from Monkey Island™
3D pirate comedy adventure with puzzles and a returning villain
57% positive
740 reviews
Demo New Super Lucky's Tale
3D platformer with burrowing, puzzles, and lost pages to collect
95% positive
730 reviews
Dimension Tripper Neptune: TOP NEP
An on-rails arcade shooter where collected coins summon temporary allies
95% positive
729 reviews
Demo Cleo - a pirate's tale
A point-and-click pirate adventure sparked by a mysterious logbook
98% positive
725 reviews
Demo Oniken: Unstoppable Edition
Side-scrolling action platformer with ninja combat and punishing boss fights
81% positive
722 reviews
Demo Mutant Football League
Arcade American football with monster teams, deadly traps, and cheating
92% positive
719 reviews
6 Seasons and a Game
A free paintball arena shooter that parodies American television
88% positive
Free
Demo Vampires Dawn 3 - The Crimson Realm
Open-world pixel RPG with vampires and turn-based party combat
86% positive
706 reviews
Path of the Abyss
First-person dungeon crawler with pausable battles and party customization
91% positive
703 reviews
Post Trauma
Fixed-camera survival horror built around environmental puzzles and exploration
73% positive
702 reviews
Demo Garbanzo Quest
2D platformer with spit attacks and branching secret paths
98% positive
694 reviews
Buck Up And Drive!
Endless arcade driving with surreal tracks and car fighting
91% positive
693 reviews
PAPERHEAD
Fast-paced first-person horror shooter set in a bleeding cardboard world
95% positive
689 reviews
Demo The Dark Rites of Arkham
A point-and-click detective mystery about ritual murder in Arkham
97% positive
688 reviews