Old school 2021 — top best games in the Old school genre

Bloodwash - a game in the Old school genre

Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie, Old school, Walking Simulator, Survival horror, First-person view

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 16 September 2021

Steam: 92/100

A pregnant student named Sarah has her washing machine break down, so late in the evening she has to go to a 24-hour laundromat on the outskirts of the city. The...

DUSK

Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Old school

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 10 December 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A retro shooter filled with three atmospheric campaign episodes, designed in the spirit of the 90s. The main character fights against mystical creatures. The game...

Murder House

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Old school, Survival horror, Horror

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 22 October 2020

Steam: 94/100

Atmospheric survival horror in the style of VHS slashers from the 1980s. A local TV crew goes to the abandoned house of the executed serial killer Anthony Smith...

Fatum Betula

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Old school, Walking Simulator, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 20 June 2020

Steam: 95/100

A surreal adventure in a world without a past, where a mysterious magical birch grows. The future of the entire world depends on its condition, and the main...

Russian Subway Dogs

Arcade, Action, Side view, Old school

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PS Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 2 August 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

Russian Subway Dogs is a fun arcade action game with a side view. The simplicity of a dog's life depends on the place it calls home. In Russia, as you know...

Project Warlock

Action, Shooter, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Old school

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Project Warlock is an old-school first-person shooter in a fantasy setting, inspired by such famous games as Doom 2, Hexen and Duke Nukem 3D. You will find 5 unique...

Another Eden

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Free game, Fantasy, Old school, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 30 March 2021

Steam: 67/100

A classic Japanese RPG about a journey through time and space. The story begins with the disappearance of a girl before the eyes of the main character and the...

Crossroads Inn

Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, City Building, Old school, Crafting

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One → 23 October 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 53/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Crossroads Inn is a unique management simulator with role-playing elements and an isometric camera. The game takes place in the fantasy Middle Ages, where you have...

UnMetal

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Top-down view, Old school, Comedy

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita → 28 September 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 82/100

UnMetal is a top-down stealth action adventure game that can unofficially be called a parody of Metal Gear Solid. In 1972, a squad of Vietnam veterans put you in...

Hyper Echelon

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Science fiction, Old school

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4 → 11 November 2021

Steam: 88/100

A colorful vertical scroll shooter in retro style, inspired by classic arcades. The player takes on the role of a pilot of the Royal Space Forces, whose mission is...

Ghosts 'N Goblins: Resurrection

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 25 February 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Ghosts 'N Goblins: Resurrection is a fantasy side-scrolling arcade action platformer. The game follows the valiant knight Arthur as he runs, jumps and fights his...

Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness

Adventure, Horror, Point & Click, Side view, Old school, Detective

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 23 March 2021

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A detective adventure in the spirit of Lovecraftian horror, inspired by the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The story unfolds around private detective Lown...

Castle on the Coast

Platformer, Adventure, Parkour, Comedy, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 3 December 2021

Steam: 96/100

Castle on the Coast is a retro adventure platformer with elements of action and humor. The friendly giraffe George will have to use parkour to overcome various...

Sands of Fire

Simulation, First-person view, Top-down view, Historical, Tanks, Old school

Game released: DOS, Mac, PC → 1990

Steam: 100/100

A tank simulator set during the North African campaign of World War II. The player commands a tank in battles where tactics and the choice of equipment help...

Digital Janitors

Action, Comedy, Arcade, Indie, Simulation, Old school

Game released: PC → 15 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Digital Janitors is an indie arcade simulator in the retro genre with humor. As an IT Administrator at Merter Corporation, you are responsible for the smooth...

SuperMash

Arcade, Indie, Simulation, Action, Japanese role-playing game, Stealth, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Linux → 8 May 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 58/100

An exciting game that mixes several genres. The game takes place in a video game store, where a brother and sister find a mysterious console. It is impossible to...

Dungeon Escape

Platformer, Action, Old school

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 27 May 2016

Steam: 80/100

A 2D precision platformer about escaping a dangerous dungeon filled with enemies and deadly traps. Its minimalist graphics are paired with a chiptune soundtrack...

WarDogs: Red's Return

Action, Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Casual game, Side view, Old school

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android → 29 April 2021

Steam: 85/100

WarDogs: Red's Return is a hurricane beat 'em up with a side view in retro style. After a deadly plague nearly destroyed the world, the remnants of humanity turned...

VirtuaVerse

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cyberpunk, Point & Click, Old school

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 12 May 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 75/100

VirtuaVerse is a cyberpunk adventure game in which you will travel to the near future, where artificial intelligence has taken over everything. The main character...

Kaze and the Wild Masks

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Old school, Casual game

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia → 26 March 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Kaze and the Wild Masks is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer inspired by classic 16-bit games. The events of the game take place in the fairy-tale world of...

Survivor

Free game, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Old school

Game released: PC → 12 July 2021

Steam: 64/100

Survivor is a free-to-play zombie survival shooter with a first-person view, where you have to survive 30 waves. With each new round, the zombies will become...

Anachronism

Free game, Simulation, Text quest, Casual game, Old school, Indie, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac → 4 May 2021

Steam: 66/100

An old-school simulator of online communication, set in 1999, during the time of floppy disks and tube monitors. The main character finds a mysterious RemoteBoards...

RETROLD

Arcade, Collection, Old school, Casual game, Action

Game released: PC → 28 July 2021

Steam: 84/100

The main character moves around the arcade and launches various arcade games. The goal is to earn as many points as possible, get tickets and open new slot...

MoGu's Adventure

Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Old school, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 26 February 2021

Steam: 85/100

A pixel game in the spirit of popular retro platformers. The main character travels to different locations, where he jumps over enemies and collects fruits. The...

Arthurian Legends

Action, Fantasy / Medieval, First-person view, Indie, Slasher, Old school

Game released: PC → 4 October 2021

Steam: 90/100

Arthurian Legends is an old-school medieval dark fantasy first-person action game that pits you against Saxons, demonic beasts, banished mages, and the undead...

GraviFire

Puzzle, Indie, Science fiction, Casual game, Old school, Logic

Game released: PC, Linux, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 25 November 2020

Steam: 94/100

A logic game where puzzles are built on the interaction of movement and gravity. Controlling the Green Light, you must place objects in their proper places by...

UNHERD

Adventure, Platformer, Free game, Indie, Action, Old school, Puzzle, Strategy

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 15 February 2021

Players: 3.6/10

Steam: 77/100

UNHERD is a free-to-play adventure puzzle platformer with a third-person perspective. The game tells the story of a brave chinchilla who wakes up in a fantasy world...

The friends of Ringo Ishikawa

Action, Simulation, Beat them all, Side view, Old school, Role-playing game, Adventure

Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One → 17 May 2018

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 64/100

A stylish mix of action in the "beat 'em up" genre and a life simulator, immersing you in the atmosphere of a school bully's last autumn. The plot centers around...

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX

Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Old school, Adventure

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 22 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX is an updated version of the 1986 platformer. The legendary Alex Kidd is back. The main character explores locations, breaks stones...

Yavi

Free game, Role-playing game, Science fiction, Comedy, Space, Indie, Top-down view, Old school, Adventure

Game released: PC → 13 December 2021

Steam: 86/100

The events of the game tell the story of the lazy space postman Yavi and his robot colleague Bit. Together they find themselves at the heart of the solar system's...

Sovietpunk: Chapter one

Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Exploration, Old school, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 2 April 2021

Steam: 70/100

A cyberpunk adventure in an alternative future of the Soviet Union, which has survived a global nuclear catastrophe. The surviving humanity has built underground...

Mission in Snowdriftland

Action, Platformer, Side view, Arcade, Indie, Old school

Game released: Browser, PC → 1 December 2006

Steam: 95/100

Mission in Snowdriftland is a fun side-scrolling arcade platformer where you'll go on amazing adventures with the snowman Chubby...

Moonshot - The Great Espionage

Free game, Platformer, Puzzle, Detective, Old school, Stealth, Action

Game released: PC, Linux → 30 July 2021

Steam: 96/100

A free fantasy platformer with stealth elements, set in an alternate 60s. The main character is a spy who must reveal classified NASA...

Stranger Things: 1984

Action, Adventure, Old school

Game released: iOS, Android → 3 October 2021

The player, along with Hopper and the kids from the Stranger Things series, travels through the city of Hawkins and its environs and completes various challenging...

Calturin

Shooter, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Role-playing game, Action, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 24 August 2021

Steam: 90/100

Calturin is a top-down arcade action RPG in a fantasy setting. In the role of a fearless wizard, you have to oppose the army of a powerful necromancer who is...

Old school

Best Games in the Old school genre of 2021 (Game released)