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.
VOIN
First-person dark fantasy action RPG with melee-focused loot runs
94% positive
3,768 reviews
Exit the Gungeon
Arcade bullet-hell platformer with changing guns and elevator battles
74% positive
3,760 reviews
BallisticNG
Anti-gravity combat racing with weapons and player-made courses
94% positive
3,757 reviews
Roguelands
2D action roguelike with planetary runs and persistent ship upgrades
80% positive
3,726 reviews
Northern Journey
First-person adventure across northern wilderness filled with strange creatures
97% positive
3,714 reviews
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
Party-based fantasy CRPG with custom heroes and combat-heavy dungeons
90% positive
3,696 reviews
UnMetal
2D stealth action and comedy in a military base escape
94% positive
3,686 reviews
Progressbar95
Casual arcade game about filling bars on retro desktops
96% positive
3,670 reviews
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition
Side-scrolling beat 'em up against Ramona's evil exes
75% positive
3,654 reviews
Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
Old-school first-person shooting with a sword and demonic enemies
89% positive
3,646 reviews
TowerFall Ascension
Local archery platform fighter with four-player battles and co-op quests
95% positive
3,624 reviews
Void Stranger
2D block puzzles and hidden secrets in a dangerous labyrinth
91% positive
3,602 reviews
Final Fantasy III (3D Remake)
Turn-based fantasy RPG built around changing your party's jobs
82% positive
3,583 reviews
Hylics 2
Surreal turn-based RPG with clay animation and 3D exploration
97% positive
3,576 reviews
Haiku, the Robot
Side-scrolling metroidvania across a decaying world of corrupted robots
90% positive
3,574 reviews
Skillshot City
Top-down battle royale shooter with roguelite skill builds and revivals
85% positive
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FINAL FANTASY II
Party-based fantasy JRPG with use-driven skills and turn-based combat
82% positive
3,547 reviews
Class of '09: The Flip Side
Fully voiced visual novel about Jecka's troubled late-2000s life
58% positive
3,529 reviews
Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)
Fantasy tower defense RPG with party members instead of towers
95% positive
3,514 reviews
The End Is Nigh
Difficult 2D platformer about building a friend after the apocalypse
94% positive
3,500 reviews
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
Twelve arcade fighting games, four with online matches
71% positive
3,490 reviews
Cthulhu Saves the World
Retro turn-based RPG where Cthulhu must become a hero
92% positive
3,479 reviews
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
Point-and-click adventure with dark humor and a missing friend
88% positive
3,457 reviews
Primordia
Post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure about robots seeking a stolen power core
96% positive
3,447 reviews