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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Heal & Hurt
Arena shooter where dying switches you between angel and skeleton
80% positive
Free
Phoenix 2
Arcade bullet-hell shooter built around ships with distinct special abilities
70% positive
Free
Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony - Prologue
Point-and-click adventure prologue about investigating a colony's disappearance
82% positive
Free
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls
Isometric fantasy RPG with three ways to fight an invasion
92% positive
264 reviews
Bhop PRO
Multiplayer parkour across block courses that get harder as you progress
18% positive
264 reviews
Deep Snake
Arcade Snake where unusual geometry changes how you navigate
97% positive
Free
MEATGRINDER
A fast-paced first-person shooter built around jumping between moving vehicles
87% positive
263 reviews
Derpy's Fun House
Point-and-click adventure about leaving a locked house for work
95% positive
Free
Demo Mission in Snowdriftland
A 2D platformer you can play as an Advent calendar
94% positive
262 reviews
Line Strike
Tactical army auto-battler with troop placement and battlefield commanders
68% positive
Free
Wizards and Warlords
Turn-based fantasy strategy with custom rulers and randomly generated worlds
80% positive
261 reviews
DemonStar
Vertical-scrolling space shooter with weapon pickups and local co-op
93% positive
260 reviews
Haunted Lands
Retro action platformer with six characters and ability-changing artifacts
79% positive
260 reviews
Star Explorers
Open-world space exploration with limited supplies and dangerous planetary conditions
81% positive
259 reviews
Demo Five Nations
Space real-time strategy with base building and fleet micromanagement
81% positive
258 reviews
Demo Mirages
A side-scrolling horror adventure rooted in traditional Chinese folklore
78% positive
258 reviews
Contract Rush DX
A 2D action platformer with shooting and melee-focused characters
99% positive
258 reviews
RetroMania Wrestling
Arcade wrestling with pixel art and eight-player local matches
80% positive
257 reviews
Demo PsiloSybil
A linear 3D platformer with demanding jumps and mushroom rescues
85% positive
256 reviews
FLARE NUINUI QUEST
Retro action platformer with pistol combat and hidden secrets
93% positive
256 reviews
Condo
A first-person walking simulator about exploring when you cannot sleep
97% positive
Free
SELF
A text-based mystery told through a simulated CRT screen
78% positive
255 reviews
Endlanders : First Encounter
A pixel-art action RPG with spell cards and grid-based battles
80% positive
Free
Casual Desktop Game
Desktop destruction sandbox with tools and battles between spawned units
85% positive
Free