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
1,709 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Demo I doesn't exist - a modern text adventure
A psychological text adventure with typed conversations about existence
65% positive
55 reviews
Class of Heroes 3 Remaster
School-themed dungeon RPG with student parties and turn-based battles
65% positive
55 reviews
Demo Cats Visiting Fairy Tales
A hidden-object cat hunt through hand-drawn fairy-tale scenes
96% positive
55 reviews
Chaos Warrior
An NES-style JRPG with turn-based battles and optional side dungeons
100% positive
55 reviews
Dungeons of the Fallen
Dungeon-crawling action RPG with boss battles and classless character builds
70% positive
Free
Lands of Sorcery
Turn-based fantasy RPG where breaking enemy morale can win battles
67% positive
54 reviews
Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft Series
First-person party RPGs set in gothic and Egyptian horror worlds
80% positive
54 reviews
Terminal Velocity™: Boosted Edition
A retro flight shooter built around full 360-degree movement
87% positive
54 reviews
Demo Eve of Calamity
A party-based fantasy RPG with turn-based battles and open exploration
93% positive
54 reviews
Minesweeper Extended
Tile-clearing logic puzzles with hexagonal boards and a 3D mode
83% positive
54 reviews
Janosik 2: Prologue
Free 2D metroidvania built around movement upgrades and exploration
100% positive
Free
Demo Red Light
Single-player extraction shooter where death costs your gear and loot
59% positive
54 reviews
Only Good Babysitters Go To Heaven
First-person horror comedy about babysitting while the world ends
93% positive
54 reviews
Fireboy & Watergirl 2: The Light Temple
A cooperative puzzle-platformer with light puzzles and darkened levels
96% positive
54 reviews
Owyn's Adventure
A side-scrolling puzzle platformer in four shades of green
98% positive
53 reviews
Derange
Retro survival horror with enemies that adapt to your playstyle
60% positive
53 reviews
Calturin
A bullet hell boss rush fought for your freedom
91% positive
53 reviews
Demo King's Blade
Side-scrolling fantasy beat 'em up with four-player local co-op
79% positive
53 reviews
Side Scape
A platformer and dungeon crawler with two switchable viewpoints
96% positive
53 reviews
UltraNothing
A puzzle platformer built around restricted, grid-based movement
94% positive
53 reviews
Dice 'n Goblins
A first-person dungeon RPG with dice-driven, turn-based combat
91% positive
53 reviews
Super Chillers: The Chat Room
Point-and-click horror mystery about a chat room predicting deadly events
70% positive
53 reviews
Skarab
Retro first-person action through Egyptian tombs with swords and magic
85% positive
53 reviews
Shattered Realm Rebirth
Hack-and-slash roguelite with world switching and riskier treasure hunting
89% positive
53 reviews