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.
Sanitarium
Point-and-click horror adventure with riddles and an asylum mystery
93% positive
1,371 reviews
Project Warlock II
Fast retro first-person shooter with three distinct magical arsenals
81% positive
1,365 reviews
Sword and Fairy 2
Story-driven martial arts RPG with turn-based battles and spirit allies
89% positive
1,356 reviews
Lyca
Incremental game about a magical wolf regrowing a wasteland
82% positive
1,345 reviews
Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG
Turn-based zombie survival RPG with camp management and permadeath
76% positive
1,340 reviews
DemonCrawl
Minesweeper roguelite with changing stages and item-based builds
77% positive
1,332 reviews
Dealer's Life
Pawn shop management sim built around uncertain prices and bargaining
93% positive
1,331 reviews
Avernum: Escape From the Pit
Turn-based party RPG about exploring a world of underground exiles
91% positive
1,323 reviews
Meg's Monster
Story-driven RPG where a girl's tears could end the world
97% positive
1,322 reviews
G String
Cyberpunk first-person shooter with psychic powers and environmental puzzles
84% positive
1,318 reviews
Fear the Spotlight
Third-person school horror with a lurking monster and puzzles
97% positive
1,318 reviews
New Star™ GP
Arcade open-wheel racing across decades with team and pit strategy
92% positive
1,301 reviews
S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster
Real-time tank battles between rabbits and pigs, without base building
91% positive
1,295 reviews
Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death
First-person shooter about arresting suspects and fighting vampires
87% positive
1,291 reviews
The Dig®
Point-and-click sci-fi mystery among the ruins of an alien civilization
92% positive
1,288 reviews
Castle In The Darkness
Retro action platformer with tough fights and hidden secrets
77% positive
1,286 reviews
Pepper Grinder
2D action platformer built around drilling through terrain and water
86% positive
1,280 reviews
Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium
Classic arcade collection with rewind and online scoreboards
68% positive
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Legend of Mana
Fantasy action RPG where placed artifacts build your world map
79% positive
1,270 reviews
Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003)
Third-person dark fantasy action adventure with two sword-wielding vampires
85% positive
1,263 reviews
Wings of Vi
2D precision platformer with deadly hazards and demanding boss fights
79% positive
1,259 reviews
Car Detailing Simulator
Car detailing sim about cleaning vehicles and building a business
74% positive
1,250 reviews
Jet Lancer
Fast-paced 2D aerial shooter with dogfights and giant robots
92% positive
1,249 reviews
Ikenfell
Turn-based tactical RPG with timed spellcasting at a magic school
91% positive
1,246 reviews