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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Rot Gut
A side-scrolling action platformer set in America's Prohibition-era criminal underworld
87% positive
252 reviews
Moventure
Precision platformer with two buttons and over a hundred moves
67% positive
252 reviews
Demo Treasure 'n Trio
Tile-based puzzles where a warrior, thief, and wizard work together
100% positive
251 reviews
Defender's Quest 2: Mists of Ruin
Tower defense RPG with heroes in place of defensive towers
63% positive
247 reviews
Glover
A 3D platformer where a magical glove guides a ball
62% positive
247 reviews
Demo Roma Invicta
Roman conquest strategy mixing turn-based planning with real-time battles
83% positive
247 reviews
Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
First-person party RPG across an alien world and sprawling dungeons
87% positive
246 reviews
Darklands
Open-world RPG in medieval Germany with alchemy and pausable combat
90% positive
244 reviews
Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter
A VR arcade shooter with a weapon in each hand
85% positive
244 reviews
Demo Nasty Zombies
Retro first-person zombie shooter with fast movement and endless waves
97% positive
244 reviews
The Night is Grey
A point-and-click psychological thriller about helping a lost girl escape
79% positive
243 reviews
Swords and Sandals 3 Redux
Turn-based gladiator RPG where fighters keep battling after losing limbs
87% positive
243 reviews
Speed Stars
Side-scrolling sprint racing with two controls and precise timing
76% positive
242 reviews
Chronicle of Innsmouth
A point-and-click horror adventure about a fishing town's hidden cults
76% positive
241 reviews
Avernum 3: Ruined World
Isometric fantasy RPG with turn-based battles and a changing world
85% positive
241 reviews
Demo Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle
Dark fantasy gamebook RPG where a single roll can kill
85% positive
241 reviews
Citizen of Rome - Dynasty Ascendant
Roman Republic family sim about property, politics, and succession
80% positive
240 reviews
Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet
A point-and-click pirate adventure about rescuing hypnotized birds
94% positive
239 reviews
aMAZE ZER0
A maze puzzle game with increasingly large and varied labyrinths
88% positive
239 reviews
Master Arena
Free-to-play arena shooter with fast horizontal and vertical movement
67% positive
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Demo The Edge of Allegoria
Retro turn-based RPG with crude humor and equipment mastery
88% positive
239 reviews
Demo Illusion Box
A pixel-art horror puzzler where you rearrange your surroundings
95% positive
238 reviews
汉武大帝传-经典策略战棋
Turn-based tactics with historical generals in Western Han campaigns
69% positive
237 reviews
Demo This Grand Life
Turn-based life simulation about budgeting time as well as money
75% positive
236 reviews