Old school

Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Online

2026

Colorful action with elements of a simplified roguelike, designed for single-player and cooperative play for up to four players. Players take control of the members...

Caromble!

Arcade, Pinball, Arkanoid, Indie, Science fiction, Old school, Action

August 28, 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 73/100

A three-dimensional puzzle game that combines elements of physics, pinball, and platforming. In the story, the player discovers ancient powers to stop an impending...

Mighty Cuphead Adventure

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Old school

2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An adventure in the universe of Cuphead, made in the style of classic 8-bit platformers. The project is inspired by the era of home consoles from the late 80s and...

Cicadia

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Free game, Roguelike, Old school, Dungeons

July 3, 2026

Steam: 96/100

A free first-person shooter with roguelike elements, where you need to explore the tombs of a fallen galactic empire, fight against countless hordes of mutated...

IdleOn - The Idle RPG

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Business / Management, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Old school, Crafting, Clicker

November 9, 2020

Steam: 75/100

A multiplayer role-playing game with incremental gameplay elements, where heroes continue fighting and gathering resources even when the player is away. The loot...

A Vampyre Story: A Bat's Tale

Adventure, Point & Click, Comedy, Fantasy, Old school

2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A sequel to A Vampyre Story in the spirit of a gothic comedy. Singer Mona, who once shone on the Parisian opera stage, finds herself in the castle of Draxsylvania...

Paper Sorcerer

Role-playing game, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Dungeons, Old school

November 2, 2013

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A turn-based role-playing game set in a fantasy world, Paper Sorcerer follows a sorcerer trying to escape a magical book prison and regain his lost powers. The...

You Move, I Move

Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Dungeons, Fantasy, Old school, Action, Arcade

August 9, 2025

Steam: 82/100

A turn-based pixel game about exploring dungeons, where every action matters. Players will navigate small levels, set bombs, avoid traps, open doors, collect items...

Shovel Knight Dig

Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Medieval era, Procedural generation, Strategy, Action

September 23, 2022

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A fast-paced action platformer with roguelike elements set in the Shovel Knight universe. Shovel Knight embarks on a new adventure, digging ever deeper in search of...

Another Eden

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

January 28, 2019

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...

MEATGRINDER

Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Old school, Adventure, Parkour, Indie, Action

April 13, 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

A dynamic shooter about a character whose heart has been replaced with an electric motor. The hero wants to find the scoundrels who mocked him, and for this he is...

New Joe & Mac - Caveman Ninja

Side view, Platformer, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

December 2, 2022

Steam: 55/100

Remake of the classic platformer Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja from 1991. One night, people from one tribe stole all the women from another tribe. Cro-Magnons Joe...

Supplice

Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Old school

April 6, 2023

Players: 1/10

Steam: 87/100

A hurricane retro shooter inspired by the 90s and created by the DOOM (1993) modding community. The game takes place on the edge of the Universe, where humanity...

Dungeon Legends 2 : Tale of Light and Shadow

Role-playing game, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Exploration, Old school, Dungeons

January 30, 2024

Steam: 47/100

An old school style game with a modern design. The city faces the onslaught of an army of chaos, so the only way out is to explore the mysterious dungeons of a...

Relentless Frontier

Shooter, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Science fiction, Exploration, Old school

July 24, 2024

Steam: 94/100

The game takes place on a distant planet. A large terraforming colony comes under attack from alien invaders. Noah Gansky, a resourceful combat engineer armed only...

Sime Is Back 3D Old School

Casual game, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Comedy, Old school, Indie, Free game

October 2, 2024

Steam: 100/100

The game takes place on the Adriatic coast. The main character is an old fisherman who cannot swim and uses fish as a weapon. Greedy villagers imprison his beloved...

Hanctt Origins

Shooter, First-person view, Old school, Zombies, Role-playing game

November 7, 2024

Steam: 37/100

A dynamic boomer shooter inspired by the works of Lovecraft. The game takes place on the foggy island of Hanktt. Detective Gab travels to the island to solve the...

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate

Arcade, Action, Anime / Manga, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

April 17, 2025

Steam: 84/100

A pixel co-op game in which a brave foursome of characters explore parallel worlds to rescue a girl kidnapped by a villain. The battles are made in the form of a...

Sync Or Sink

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Exploration, Old school, Action, Online

October 1, 2025

Steam: 88/100

A cooperative game in which the main characters find themselves on a sinking submarine. They'll have to communicate via radio and work as a team to solve puzzles...

DekaDuck

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Comics, Side view, Science fiction, Comedy, Old school

2027

A dynamic action-platformer inspired by classics for Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) and Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The player takes on the role of a bounty...

Threads of Time

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Fantasy, Old school, Japanese role-playing game

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A role-playing adventure game where traveling through eras becomes the foundation for a grand story about destinies intertwined by time. From prehistoric lands to a...

Neyasnoe

Adventure, First-person view, Sandbox, Old school, Walking Simulator, Simulation

August 29, 2023

Steam: 93/100

An atmospheric adventure that immerses you in a world of night wastelands, gray courtyards, and an endless sky looming over the city. There is no rush or heroic...

Gravity Circuit 2

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Old school, Indie

2027

A dynamic action-platformer focused on fast-paced combat and style choices. At the center of the story are two heroes with completely different approaches to...

HAYAI

Action, Slasher, Top-down view, Old school, Arcade

May 19, 2022

Steam: 98/100

A dynamic action game about ronin fighting against endless waves of enemies in arenas. The combat system is based on mouse control: the direction of the attack is...

Sands of Fire

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

April 2, 2021

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...

Fashion Police Squad

Shooter, Indie, First-person view, Comedy, Adventure, Old school, Action, Arcade

August 15, 2022

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Fashion Police Squad is a fast-paced, old-school first-person shooter where you'll proudly serve as the Fashion Police, solving fashion crimes, collecting clothes...

Retrowave

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Cyberpunk, Futurism (Future), Runner, Old school

May 7, 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Retrowave is an exciting racing arcade game with a third-person view. In the game you will find an atmosphere of neon lights, an abundance of palm trees, synthwave...

Anachronism

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

May 4, 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...

Ion Fury: Aftershock

Shooter, First-person view, Old school, DLC, Action, Indie, Cyberpunk

October 2, 2023

Steam: 93/100

After defeating Heskel in her previous adventure, Shelley Harrison decides to celebrate at a local bar. The rest does not last long — explosions begin to...

DDI Rally Championship

Arcade, Racing, Sports game, Old school

January 13, 2024

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 73/100

A racing arcade game where the player conquers challenging tracks around the world, including mountains, forests and deserts. The game has 5 tracks, 5 vehicles and...

PO'ed: Definitive Edition

Old school, Shooter, First-person view, Space, Action

May 16, 2024

Steam: 67/100

An updated version of the 1995 retro space shooter, inspired by the cult Doom and Quake. The main character of the game is a crew member of the military starship...

Eat Colors

Platformer, Side view, Old school, Indie, Free game, Action

June 16, 2022

Steam: 90/100

A pixelated precision game where instead of running and jumping, you have to jump from one surface to another, using only the mouse to control a sticky character...

SOVIET SPOOKY TALES: Green Eyes

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Comedy, Old school, Horror

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An atmospheric visual novel, created in the style of pixel art, takes players into the atmosphere of the USSR of the 80s. The plot is based on a Soviet children's...

Digseum

Casual game, Clicker, Old school, Adventure, Exploration, Business / Management, Simulation

December 9, 2024

Steam: 97/100

A unique step-by-step journey of unearthing ancient relics and building the greatest museum. Traveling to different parts of the world, players obtain artifacts...

Catgirl

Free game, Adventure, Role-playing game, Old school, Indie, Comedy, Fantasy

May 23, 2025

Steam: 99/100

A pixelated RPG adventure with absurd humor. The story begins with the kidnapping of the best friend, a dog named Mormor. And now, in the role of a cute but...

Mortisomem

Adventure, Horror, Action, Old school, First-person view, Indie

January 12, 2024

Steam: 93/100

A mystical adventure set in 1917 Brazil. The protagonist explores rural areas and tries to escape from a demon pursuing him. There are multiple endings that are...

Techno: 2Kill

Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Roguelike, Science fiction, Old school, Action

March 26, 2026

Steam: 100/100

A brutal and dynamic roguelike shooter for those who love complexity, speed and variety of builds. The action takes place in the future, where the artificial...

JAWS: Retro Edition

Action, Adventure, Side view, Exploration, Old school, Shooter

February 13, 2026

Steam: 94/100

A re-release of the classic game from 1987, timed with the release of Steven Spielberg's horror film "Jaws." The player is offered to control a boat and fight...

Chapel 3-D: The Ascent

Role-playing game, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Fantasy, Old school, Action, Horror

February 20, 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 56/100

The main character embarks on a journey between different worlds, where they fight against opponents. You can run, jump, quickly move through levels, and also use...

Gemini X

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Old school, Metroidvania, Exploration

2028

A dynamic metroidvania in the spirit of Mega Man X, set on the space colony Gemini, which has been taken over by a radical faction of robots called "Heretics...

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