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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MÖRK BORG Heresy Supreme
Side-scrolling action RPG with punishing combat and shifting quests
77% positive
90 reviews
Mexican Ninja
A side-scrolling roguelite brawler with powers from Mexican-Japanese spirits
90% positive
90 reviews
Demo XO
Real-time space strategy about building a fleet while being hunted
87% positive
89 reviews
Super Arcade Racing
Retro arcade racing with customizable cars and performance upgrades
92% positive
89 reviews
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Red Chaos - The Strict Order
Real-time strategy with base building and ground and air battles
78% positive
89 reviews
Caesar's Revenge
Retro first-person shooter with a bloodlust system that rewards aggression
83% positive
89 reviews
Tiny Dangerous Dungeons
Side-scrolling platformer with dungeon paths unlocked by new abilities
92% positive
88 reviews
Demo Wirewalk()↳
Top-down action RPG about hacking devices and solving dungeon puzzles
97% positive
88 reviews
Shooting Game KARI
A free vertical scrolling shooter revived from a 1990s original
94% positive
Free
Knytt Classic
A free exploration platformer built around searching rather than fighting
98% positive
Free
C. Kane
Turn-based RPG satire pairing a media mogul with witches and marines
90% positive
Free
Castle Break
Mouse-controlled arcade action combining air hockey, shooting, and defense building
95% positive
87 reviews
Heart Star
Puzzle platformer about switching worlds to guide two friends
98% positive
87 reviews
Tear Factory
Short psychological horror built around rat hunting and exploration
91% positive
87 reviews
Goldenheart
First-person fantasy adventure with gear upgrades instead of character levels
91% positive
87 reviews
Ruyn HD
Retro first-person shooter with timed combos and rewards for varied kills
85% positive
Free
Y2ROLL
Physics-based marble platforming with gold medals to chase
94% positive
87 reviews
Fighting Force Collection
Two PlayStation-era action games with save states and rewind
82% positive
87 reviews
EndCycle VS
A grid-based action card battler built around customizable attacks
87% positive
86 reviews
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Ports of Call Classic
Shipping trade simulation with contracts and changing freight rates
87% positive
86 reviews
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Powerlust
Open-world action RPG with freely combined weapons and magic
72% positive
86 reviews
Pyramid Curse
A found-footage horror adventure about people linked by a pyramid's curse
84% positive
86 reviews
Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence
A point-and-click mystery in an abbey whose monks remain silent
92% positive
86 reviews
Psi Project
A retro horror shooter about surviving hallucinations and finding escape routes
38% positive
85 reviews