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.
BLUE REVOLVER
2D bullet-hell shooter built around special weapons and scoring chains
98% positive
913 reviews
Promenade
Platform adventure about collecting cogs to unlock new worlds
95% positive
911 reviews
Ding Dong XL
One-button arcade score chaser built on dodging moving obstacles
97% positive
907 reviews
Mayhem Brawler
Side-scrolling arcade brawler with supernatural enemies and branching story paths
89% positive
899 reviews
The Dungeon Beneath
Tactical roguelite autobattler where party placement shapes dungeon runs
89% positive
898 reviews
懒人修仙传2
Text-based idle RPG about cultivating an immortal through careful loadouts
71% positive
897 reviews
Deep Space Cache
Space incremental game about shooting asteroids and upgrading your ship
91% positive
897 reviews
Super Mombo Quest
2D precision platformer built around enemy combos and exploration
96% positive
896 reviews
Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood
Room-based action roguelite where Dracula's servant fights enemy hordes
78% positive
895 reviews
Broken Sword 3 - the Sleeping Dragon (2003)
Third-person puzzle adventure investigating murder and an ancient conspiracy
56% positive
894 reviews
Night At the Gates of Hell
Retro zombie survival horror with slow, headshot-only combat
90% positive
894 reviews
Card-en-Ciel
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where cards double as movement
90% positive
882 reviews
Lamplight City
Point-and-click detective adventure where wrong conclusions change later cases
89% positive
877 reviews
Free Solitaire
Single-player card collection spanning more than 120 solitaire variants
96% positive
Free
Death Rally (Classic)
Top-down arcade racing with armed cars and dirty tricks
91% positive
Free
Streets of Fury EX
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with fighting-game combos and local co-op
96% positive
867 reviews
Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon
Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder with reactive combat and branching dungeon paths
92% positive
867 reviews
River City Super Sports Challenge ~All Stars Special~
Retro sports brawler where every event allows punches and weapons
68% positive
865 reviews
EMPTY SHELL
Top-down horror roguelite where death brings a new volunteer
88% positive
860 reviews
Echoes+
Arcade space shooter with escalating waves and high-score challenges
92% positive
Free
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)
Turn-based space strategy with starbase rebuilding and fleet combat
79% positive
841 reviews
Super Cyborg
Side-scrolling run-and-gun shooter with alien hordes and tough bosses
86% positive
840 reviews
军团战棋Legion War
Fantasy 4X strategy with hex-grid battles and customizable heroes
89% positive
828 reviews
#DRIVE Rally
Arcade rally racing across varied stages with co-driver guidance
80% positive
824 reviews