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
1,806 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Painkiller: Black Edition
Fast gothic first-person shooting through swarms of hellish enemies
89% positive
2,151 reviews
Golden Light
First-person horror roguelike with randomized floors and hostile objects
91% positive
2,137 reviews
Way of the Hunter 2
First-person hunting simulation with an expandable lodge for your trophies
70% positive
2,103 reviews
Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter
Classic first-person shooter with enemy hordes across three worlds
96% positive
2,097 reviews
Kaze and the Wild Masks
Retro 2D platformer with animal masks and living vegetables
94% positive
2,069 reviews
Vampire Hunters
First-person roguelite shooter with stacked guns and undead hordes
89% positive
2,066 reviews
Demo Bloodshed
First-person roguelite shooter with automatic fire against hordes of undead
84% positive
2,058 reviews
Rise of the Triad
An old-school first-person shooter mixing dismemberment with deliberately silly humor
66% positive
2,047 reviews
Magic Rampage
2D action RPG platformer with dungeon stages and online duels
95% positive
Free
Demo BRUTALISTICK VR
Physics-based VR combat sandbox with guns, blades, and persistent gore
94% positive
1,989 reviews
EverSiege: Untold Ages
Hero-driven strategy roguelite combining lane battles, city rebuilding, and counterattacks
66% positive
1,984 reviews
Demo Lunistice
Retro 3D platformer with dream worlds and ranks to chase
96% positive
1,939 reviews
Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)
A retro first-person shooter mixing ninja weapons with gunfire
92% positive
Free
Super Kiwi 64
Retro 3D collectathon with a kiwi that climbs walls
96% positive
1,931 reviews
Stay Out of the House
Retro survival horror about escaping a cannibal butcher's house
93% positive
1,892 reviews
Heretic + Hexen
Two classic fantasy shooters remastered with additional campaign episodes
95% positive
1,886 reviews
Happy's Humble Burger Farm
First-person restaurant horror where wrong orders bring danger
93% positive
1,867 reviews
Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer
Dating sim with three weeks to find a summer romance
93% positive
1,864 reviews
Revita
Twin-stick roguelite platformer where upgrades cost your health
80% positive
1,847 reviews
Sand:box
A falling-sand sandbox for circuits, contraptions, and destruction
94% positive
1,847 reviews
Alex Jones: NWO Wars
A side-scrolling arcade shooter built around conspiracy-themed political comedy
92% positive
1,827 reviews
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Little Fighter 2 Remastered
A fast-paced 2D brawler with local battles for eight players
76% positive
1,821 reviews
DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake
Two fantasy RPG remakes you can play in either order
83% positive
1,818 reviews
Nin Online
Free-to-play ninja MMORPG built around open-world combat between players
78% positive
Free