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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.

Zeus + Poseidon
Zeus + Poseidon
Isometric city builder spanning mythological Greece and lost Atlantis
96% positive 1,972 reviews
Goobies
Goobies
Top-down auto-shooter with endless blob waves and upgrade combinations
91% positive 1,960 reviews
PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC
PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC
3D platforming on Ghost Island to rescue a kidnapped family
92% positive 1,947 reviews
CAYNE
CAYNE
Isometric sci-fi horror adventure about escaping a facility while pregnant
81% positive Free
Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom
Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom
3D collectathon platformer where a taxi dashes off ramps
97% positive 1,924 reviews
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Side-scrolling platformer where switching dream worlds changes your abilities
78% positive 1,923 reviews
Deadly Days
Deadly Days
Strategy roguelite about scavenging zombie cities with unpredictable gear
86% positive 1,915 reviews
Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry
Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry
Point-and-click comedy adventure about an eighties man navigating modern dating
86% positive 1,906 reviews
Gemini Rue
Gemini Rue
Sci-fi noir point-and-click mystery following two playable characters
88% positive 1,890 reviews
Stay Out of the House
Stay Out of the House
Retro survival horror about escaping a cannibal butcher's house
94% positive 1,887 reviews
Lofi Ping Pong
Lofi Ping Pong
Rhythm game where timed ping pong rallies follow lofi beats
86% positive Free
Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer
Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer
Dating sim with three weeks to find a summer romance
93% positive 1,864 reviews
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
Four classic side-scrolling action platformers with extra challenge modes
85% positive 1,859 reviews
Narita Boy
Narita Boy
2D action-adventure with sword fights across a retro digital kingdom
78% positive 1,850 reviews
Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
Real-time strategy where you combine animals to build armies
96% positive 1,848 reviews
A Perfect Day
A Perfect Day
Time-loop narrative adventure about changing lives in 1990s China
85% positive 1,833 reviews
Corn Kidz 64
Corn Kidz 64
Retro 3D platformer with collectibles, goat climbing, and headbutting
93% positive 1,822 reviews
KeeperRL
KeeperRL
Roguelike dungeon builder with minion raids and turn-based combat
83% positive 1,812 reviews
Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered
Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered
Third-person puzzle-platforming through three remastered adventures with switchable visuals
87% positive 1,811 reviews
GRANDIA HD Remaster
GRANDIA HD Remaster
Turn-based fantasy RPG about racing to uncover ancient secrets
90% positive 1,789 reviews
Polygoneer
Polygoneer
Top-down arcade shooter where shots must match enemy colors
80% positive 1,765 reviews
Master of Orion 2
Master of Orion 2
Turn-based space 4X about colonization, diplomacy, and tactical combat
96% positive 1,757 reviews
Dark Deity 2
Dark Deity 2
Turn-based tactical RPG with branching classes and faction choices
89% positive 1,753 reviews
UBERMOSH Vol.5
UBERMOSH Vol.5
Fast-paced top-down arcade shooter built around short survival runs
94% positive 1,751 reviews