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 Ctesiphon
Old-school sci-fi shooter with homing rockets and armor-piercing weapons
92% positive
98 reviews
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CODEX MORTIS
Bullet-hell survival with spell decks, mutations, and undead armies
80% positive
98 reviews
Carpathian Night Starring Bela Lugosi
Side-scrolling horror platformer through monster-filled Transylvania to Dracula's castle
87% positive
97 reviews
Demo SpaceKraft!
Open-world spaceship simulation with physics-based hauling and planet exploration
91% positive
97 reviews
Just Ignore Them: Brea's Story Tape 1
A mystery adventure about a journalist drawn into a strange town
88% positive
97 reviews
Demo DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER
First-person roguelike shooter built around constant movement and kill-based healing
74% positive
97 reviews
Lost in Prayer
Turn-based roguelike where enemies become playable after they kill you
80% positive
97 reviews
Hex Bots
Co-op horror with circuit puzzles and a rogue AI pursuer
88% positive
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The Last Letter
Psychological horror walking simulator following anonymous letters into a forest
88% positive
97 reviews
Demo Dragonpath
Top-down action RPG with abilities determined by your equipment
77% positive
96 reviews
Primitive Shooter
Top-down shooting focused on setting a new high score
78% positive
96 reviews
Demo ENCHAIN
First-person shooter with grappling and platforming through an interconnected underworld
97% positive
96 reviews
BANCHOU TACTICS
Turn-based tactical RPG about brawls between rival Japanese high schools
78% positive
96 reviews
Aftershock: Coastline
First-person horror shooter about escaping a military bunker
82% positive
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Front Line
A side-scrolling military shooter with one life and no continues
99% positive
96 reviews
eBall
Multiplayer arena shooter with rocket jumps and momentum-based movement
68% positive
95 reviews
Monster Bash HD
Side-scrolling platformer with slingshot combat and kidnapped pets to rescue
94% positive
94 reviews
The Last Friend
Tower defense meets side-scrolling brawling, with rescued dogs as towers
87% positive
94 reviews
Self Shot
An old-school first-person shooter set inside a teenager's subconscious
79% positive
94 reviews
Gimmick! Special Edition
A retro platformer where bouncing stars help you overcome obstacles
79% positive
94 reviews
Extra Lives
Zombie survival with wrestling-based combat and rival human factions
89% positive
94 reviews
Oasis Mission: Colony Sim
Sci-fi colony builder with modular ships and automated supply networks
54% positive
94 reviews
Brány Skeldalu
Grid-based fantasy dungeon crawler with turn-based fights and puzzles
93% positive
94 reviews
Demo Buenos Aires Mirror Line
Psychological horror about spotting anomalies on a looping bus ride
96% positive
94 reviews