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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X-COM: UFO Defense
Turn-based alien defense with squad battles and global strategy
96% positive
3,292 reviews
Demo STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator
Text-based 1980s Japan business simulator with stocks and side bets
95% positive
3,292 reviews
Might & Magic X - Legacy
First-person fantasy dungeon crawler with turn-based combat and open-world exploration
65% positive
3,272 reviews
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
Party-based fantasy CRPG with custom heroes and combat-heavy dungeons
90% positive
3,266 reviews
Academia : School Simulator
School management sim where you build classrooms and balance budgets
81% positive
3,262 reviews
Final Fantasy III (3D Remake)
Turn-based fantasy RPG built around changing your party's jobs
81% positive
3,215 reviews
Demo Ragnarock
Viking rhythm game with hammer drumming and boat races
94% positive
3,209 reviews
WAVESHAPER
Minimalist 2D arcade score attack with escalating difficulty
88% positive
3,199 reviews
Bouncemasters
Arcade penguin-launching game about bouncing as far as possible
95% positive
Free
Legend of Grimrock 2
First-person dungeon crawler with grid movement and puzzles across an island
90% positive
3,187 reviews
Chop Goblins
An old-school shooter with a flintlock and automatic stake gun
97% positive
3,141 reviews
Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered
Third-person action adventures with realm-shifting puzzles and vampire combat
90% positive
3,141 reviews
September 7th
Short first-person horror walking simulator with a sinister elf doll
88% positive
3,078 reviews
The Count Lucanor
Pixel-art horror adventure with castle puzzles and branching endings
93% positive
3,002 reviews
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
Retro first-person shooter across sprawling maps filled with secrets
72% positive
2,984 reviews
Demo NORCO
Point-and-click mystery about a missing brother in industrial Louisiana
92% positive
2,922 reviews
EverQuest
Free-to-play fantasy MMORPG with old-school challenge and decades of content
77% positive
Free
Lightmatter
First-person puzzle adventure where shadows kill and light clears paths
92% positive
2,908 reviews
Knights and Merchants
Medieval real-time strategy focused on village economies and battles
87% positive
2,898 reviews
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake
An arcade zombie rail shooter with local two-player cooperative play
68% positive
2,880 reviews
Ys I & II Chronicles+
Two action RPG remakes where you fight by bumping enemies
88% positive
2,877 reviews
Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Retro action platforming with crude humor and demanding jump-and-shoot levels
90% positive
2,854 reviews
Valfaris
Sci-fi side-scrolling shooter with heavy metal and gory combat
82% positive
2,840 reviews
Milky Way Idle
A multiplayer idle RPG with a market for player trading
48% positive
Free