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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Demo Oozi: Earth Adventure
Old-school 2D platforming with short challenge stages alongside the story
86% positive
903 reviews
GUN GODZ
Retro first-person shooter with fast combat and health that never regenerates
87% positive
Free
Demo ADACA
A sandbox first-person shooter built around a gravity-manipulating robotic arm
91% positive
898 reviews
Night At the Gates of Hell
Retro zombie survival horror with slow, headshot-only combat
90% positive
894 reviews
Incremental Adventures
Text-based idle RPG built around automated hero battles and resets
78% positive
Free
Little Big Adventure 2
An action-adventure about becoming a wizard and investigating alien visitors
98% positive
884 reviews
Demo Mech Havoc
Top-down vehicle shooter where weapons tear through walls and cover
96% positive
876 reviews
Decision: Red Daze
Isometric action RPG with survivor squads and fortified settlements
73% positive
875 reviews
Dagger Directive
Military first-person shooter with simulated bullet trajectories and shrapnel
81% positive
875 reviews
Toodee and Topdee
Puzzle platformer that switches between side-view and top-down play
93% positive
874 reviews
Phantom Fury
Retro first-person shooter with a bionic arm and interactive environments
63% positive
871 reviews
Buriedbornes2 - Dungeon RPG -
Turn-based dungeon crawling with characters built from possessed corpses
83% positive
Free
Demo Streets of Fury EX
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with fighting-game combos and local co-op
96% positive
867 reviews
Praetorians - HD Remaster
Roman real-time strategy centered on positioning and unit combinations
92% positive
867 reviews
Imperivm RTC - HD Edition "Great Battles of Rome"
Historical real-time strategy about commanding ancient armies and capturing territory
72% positive
864 reviews
EMPTY SHELL
Top-down horror roguelite where death brings a new volunteer
88% positive
860 reviews
Demo Hypogea
A 3D platformer about escaping underground with a hooked staff
98% positive
847 reviews
[Bober Bros] The Hole
First-person psychological horror about strange holes in your apartment walls
85% positive
841 reviews
World of Goo 2
Physics puzzles about building with goo and directing flowing liquid
87% positive
841 reviews
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Wigmund
Medieval fantasy action RPG with gesture-based sword combat
80% positive
839 reviews
Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy
Isometric party RPG with consequential dialogue and switchable combat
74% positive
834 reviews
Antonball Deluxe
A retro arcade collection combining brick-breaking, platforming, and enemy fights
96% positive
833 reviews
Demo Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle
Third-person survival horror where dead enemies can return in new forms
73% positive
831 reviews
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe
Two retro action platformers connected by a new final chapter
95% positive
816 reviews