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
1,023 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Isometric World War II tactics built around stealth and sabotage
90% positive
4,052 reviews
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Point-and-click horror about five captives tormented by a computer
89% positive
4,049 reviews
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R
Remade action JRPG with dual protagonists and deep item crafting
93% positive
4,017 reviews
Zombie Night Terror
A 2D puzzle game about spreading a zombie outbreak
93% positive
4,014 reviews
Dungeon Clawler
Turn-based roguelite deckbuilder where a claw machine drives combat
89% positive
4,014 reviews
Kathy Rain
Point-and-click mystery investigating a grandfather's death in a 1990s hometown
92% positive
4,010 reviews
Quake 4
First-person sci-fi shooter with alien warfare and armored vehicles
88% positive
4,007 reviews
METAL SLUG X
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with six missions and cooperative play
88% positive
4,007 reviews
X-COM: UFO Defense
Turn-based alien defense with squad battles and global strategy
95% positive
4,004 reviews
Golden Light
First-person horror roguelike with randomized floors and hostile objects
85% positive
4,002 reviews
Lost in Vivo
First-person survival horror in sewers while searching for your dog
91% positive
3,998 reviews
IMSCARED
First-person pixel horror about finding keys in a deceptive nightmare
95% positive
3,986 reviews
Rock 'N' Roll Defense
Tower defense with speakers protecting a concert from enemy waves
87% positive
3,969 reviews
BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Rhythm platformer built around precise jumps and a reactive soundtrack
86% positive
3,952 reviews
SONIC SUPERSTARS
Fast 2D platforming across islands with new Emerald powers
68% positive
3,918 reviews
Maximum Action
Fast-paced first-person shooter with slow-motion gunfights and sandbox levels
89% positive
3,910 reviews
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I
Fast-paced side-scrolling platformer with Spin Dash and Homing Attack
40% positive
3,898 reviews
Evoland 2
Time-travel RPG with shifting graphics and gameplay styles
87% positive
3,895 reviews
Chicken Invaders Universe
Top-down arcade shooter against chickens across a galaxy of missions
91% positive
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River City Girls
2D beat 'em up where girlfriends rescue their kidnapped boyfriends
84% positive
3,806 reviews
Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered
Third-person action adventures with realm-shifting puzzles and vampire combat
89% positive
3,804 reviews
Peaks of Yore
First-person physics climbing where small mistakes mean long falls
97% positive
3,790 reviews
Nightmare Reaper
Retro first-person shooter with randomized levels and weapon drops
93% positive
3,787 reviews
Total Annihilation
Large-scale sci-fi RTS with physics-driven battles across land, sea, and air
96% positive
3,774 reviews