Best Retro games on PC
Games that imitate or build on styles from earlier eras of gaming, often through pixel art, 2D presentation, or older shooter, platformer, and RPG conventions.
- Pixel art or period-inspired graphics
- Old-school genre conventions
Related: Pixel Graphics, Classic, 1990's, 2D
4,141 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Nodebuster
2D incremental game about breaking nodes and buying upgrades
97% positive
14K reviews
The WereCleaner
Stealth comedy about cleaning an office as a werewolf
99% positive
Free
Detention
2D horror adventure about escaping a haunted school in Taiwan
83% positive
14K reviews
The Red Strings Club
Cyberpunk narrative adventure with mood-shifting cocktails and phone impersonation
93% positive
14K reviews
Jump King
Precision platformer where a missed jump can undo your climb
89% positive
14K reviews
Demo Nova Drift
Space action roguelite built around rapid runs and ship customization
95% positive
14K reviews
Idle Slayer
Pixel-art incremental platformer mixing active play with offline progress
81% positive
Free
Punch Club
Boxing management RPG balancing training, work, and a murder mystery
81% positive
13K reviews
CHRONO TRIGGER®
Classic pixel-art JRPG spanning eras with active-time party combat
87% positive
13K reviews
Impostor Factory
Top-down story adventure with time travel and mansion deaths
96% positive
13K reviews
Viewfinder
First-person puzzle adventure where placed pictures reshape the world
94% positive
13K reviews
Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition
Pixel-art JRPG with timed turns and three-player local co-op
88% positive
13K reviews
Songs of Conquest
Turn-based fantasy strategy with tactical battles and kingdom building
85% positive
13K reviews
FEZ
Puzzle platformer with rotating viewpoints in a three-dimensional world
93% positive
12K reviews
Post Void
Fast-paced first-person shooter where kills refill a liquid-filled idol
97% positive
12K reviews
Baldi's Basics Plus
First-person stealth roguelike in a procedurally changing horror schoolhouse
97% positive
12K reviews
Demo Shift At Midnight
Gas station horror where some customers are monsters in disguise
88% positive
12K reviews
Montaro
Pixel-art runner where a dog collects coins and protective underwear
95% positive
12K reviews
The Messenger
Retro 2D ninja platformer that shifts into time-travel exploration
92% positive
11K reviews
Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™
Base-building real-time strategy with psychic weapons and cloning technology
93% positive
11K reviews
Deponia
Hand-drawn point-and-click comedy about escaping a trash-covered world
87% positive
11K reviews
Lunacid
First-person dark fantasy RPG built around dungeon exploration and secrets
90% positive
11K reviews
RetroArch
Free emulation frontend for running and configuring classic games
88% positive
Free
Demo Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator
Video store management simulator built around renting and rewinding tapes
95% positive
11K reviews