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 FlatOut
Combat racing with destructible tracks, car damage, and airborne drivers
91% positive
6,588 reviews
Demo Tormented Souls
Fixed-camera survival horror with mansion puzzles and mirror crossings
89% positive
6,523 reviews
Demo Amanda the Adventurer
First-person horror puzzle game with cartoon characters addressing you
94% positive
6,493 reviews
Idol Showdown
A free, fan-made 2D fighter starring hololive's virtual performers
93% positive
Free
You Have to Win the Game
Retro exploration platformer with difficult jumps and hidden routes
93% positive
Free
Bit Blaster XL
Arcade shoot-'em-up with constant movement and endless score chasing
96% positive
6,154 reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
Historical turn-based strategy about exploring, settling, and conquering civilizations
90% positive
5,961 reviews
Demo HROT
Retro first-person shooter fighting strange intruders in 1980s Czechoslovakia
96% positive
5,689 reviews
Cave Story+
2D action platformer with upgradeable weapons and multiple endings
91% positive
5,657 reviews
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
First-person sci-fi deathmatches with classic Half-Life weapons and maps
74% positive
5,465 reviews
Demo PAC-MAN™ Championship Edition DX+
Fast-paced arcade maze game about chaining and eating ghosts
96% positive
5,395 reviews
Royal Quest Online
Free-to-play fantasy MMORPG with quests, trading, and guild castle battles
77% positive
Free
Ricochet
First-person multiplayer arena combat built around throwing discs
80% positive
5,295 reviews
Day of Defeat
Class-based World War II FPS built around team objectives
87% positive
5,257 reviews
Selaco
Retro first-person shooter with coordinated enemies and destructible rooms
90% positive
5,228 reviews
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SIGame
Free-to-play competitive trivia with themed and player-made question packs
86% positive
Free
The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection
Single-player life sim about guiding families across generations
70% positive
5,178 reviews
Necrosmith
Top-down tower defense with custom-built undead and roguelite runs
84% positive
5,142 reviews
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem
First-person shooter with alien hordes across snowy Siberian levels
91% positive
5,100 reviews
Demo Project Warlock
Retro first-person shooter with spells, weapon upgrades, and key hunts
87% positive
5,026 reviews
Demo Project: Gorgon
Old-school fantasy MMORPG with classless progression and open-ended exploration
82% positive
4,952 reviews
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Vampire's Fall 2
Turn-based open-world RPG where you gain vampire abilities
91% positive
Free
Legend of Grimrock
First-person dungeon RPG with grid movement and hidden puzzles
93% positive
4,908 reviews
Quake Live
Fast-paced arena FPS with competitive modes across 100-plus arenas
87% positive
4,908 reviews