Old school

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...

Creepy Support

Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Text quest, Comedy, Old school, Horror

July 14, 2026

Steam: 89/100

A nonlinear quest that offers the chance to become a support staff member for people facing paranormal phenomena. Players need to give advice and hope that it will...

SPRAWL zero

Shooter, First-person view, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Old school, Action

September 8, 2026

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A dynamic shooter inspired by iconic console games of the 2000s and their transition from tight corridors to vast, detailed worlds. Nostalgic aesthetics blend with...

Concrete Burial

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Fantasy, Old school, Platformer

September 17, 2026

Steam: 80/100

A grim first-person shooter set in ancient brutalist catacombs. The hero's only weapon is an unusual artifact that uses his own blood as ammunition. The dungeons...

Necrodome

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Old school, Racing

November 1, 1996

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 61/100

Necrodome is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter from the masters from the studio Raven Software Corporation. The game is published by Mindscape...

Shadow Warrior Classic Redux

Action, Shooter, Fighting, Hack and slash, First-person view, Old school

July 8, 2013

Players: 4.4/10

Steam: 88/100

This first-person shooter is set in a near-future Japan where corporations control everyday life and employ Shadow Warriors to eliminate opposition. Lo Wang, the...

Dungeons of the Amber Griffin

Role-playing game, First-person view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Old school, Hidden Objects, Demons, Puzzle

2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.3/10

A party-based role-playing game inspired by the Might and Magic series. The game takes place in a dark fantasy world, where a team of four daredevils sets out on a...

Ascend: Reborn

Free game, Action, Role-playing game, Old school, Online, Dungeons, Exploration, Fantasy, Third-person view, Slasher

November 30, 2022

Steam: 77/100

Ascend: Reborn is a re-release of the 2013 fantasy role-playing game Ascend: Hand of Kul. You will play as a member of a warrior race who has sworn allegiance to...

Kung Fury - Street Rage Ultimate Edition

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

March 15, 2023

Steam: 89/100

A co-op game based on the short film Kung Fury. Gamers control one of five characters with unique abilities and make their way through crowds of opponents. In...

Yavi

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

December 13, 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...

Vivaldia 2

Platformer, Side view, Science fiction, Free game, Old school, Cyberpunk

October 30, 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Continuation of the browser-based 2D platformer Vivaldia. In the second part, the main character Vivaldia teleported to the Lost Valley, where robots and dinosaurs...

Interballistic Symphony

Platformer, Third-person view, Old school, Arcade, Action, Music game

September 12, 2023

Steam: 83/100

A dynamic music game where you need to make quick decisions and react to the situation. The gamer controls a ball that moves quickly through the level. You need to...

Shot One Fighters

Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Old school, Science fiction

2026

An unusual hybrid of 2.5D fighting and roguelike. The game is based on an idea that tries to combine the depth of classic fighters with the replayability of...

About Fishing

Adventure, Horror, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Third-person view, Old school, Detective, Exploration

2026

An unusual adventure that starts as a measured fishing simulator but gradually turns into a psychological thriller with the atmosphere of a surreal detective story...

Kelvin and the Infamous Machine

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game, Comedy, Old school, Point & Click

July 21, 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 79/100

An eminent physicist goes crazy when the scientific community ridicules his life's work — a shower-shaped time machine. Seeking to leave his mark on history...

Lichenvale

Action, Adventure, Slasher, First-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Old school, Medieval era, Shooter

April 24, 2023

Steam: 80/100

A fantasy slasher film in which the main character finds himself in a real nightmare and tries to survive among hordes of monsters. The game features different...

Neospace: Prologue

Adventure, Space, First-person view, Science fiction, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Old school

June 17, 2024

Steam: 89/100

The main character wakes up on a spaceship and realizes that strange things are happening there. Now he must figure out what is happening and return to...

Son of a Gun

Shooter, Top-down view, Casual game, Old school, Zombies, Science fiction, Action, Arcade

October 22, 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

A dynamic top-down shooter in the spirit of the Alien Shooter series. The plot tells about interplanetary mercenaries who carry out contracts to clear territories...

Tag! You're Dead

Action, Free game, Side view, Runner, Old school, Demons, Adventure, Arcade

August 1, 2025

Steam: 100/100

A free arcade runner with a side view, where the difficulty continuously increases as you progress forward. The gameplay is based on one-button control and requires...

Lost Twins 2

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Logic

August 14, 2025

Steam: 87/100

A colorful puzzle-platformer about a brother and sister lost in a magical world. Abi and Ben are trying to find their way home, passing through unusual spaces full...

Cannibal Abduction

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

January 13, 2023

Players: 3/10

Steam: 95/100

The game is inspired by classic 80s slasher films and retro horror with survival elements for PSX. Henry borrows his father's car and goes on a weekend trip...

GogMagog

Top-down view, Arcade, Roguelike, Old school, Slasher, Free game

January 31, 2023

Players: 2.5/10

Steam: 66/100

The player faces off against legions of heretics. The character is pumped up, receiving cards with powerful abilities and Artifacts. By combining different...

Madness Fantasy

Top-down view, Old school, Adventure, Indie, Open world, Casual game

April 10, 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 100/100

Five friends go to a disco on the weekend, where they get into trouble and are arrested by the police. However, the head of the station decides to give them a...

Digs

Isometric, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Strategy, Old school

July 31, 2023

Steam: 67/100

The player digs a mine and defends a chest of gold on randomly generated maps by placing towers, traps and obstacles. The main character must go through the...

The Kidnap

Horror, First-person view, Adventure, Survival horror, Old school

October 31, 2023

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 84/100

A dark game inspired by Japanese horror films and VHS aesthetics. The main character explores a quiet rural area and a school where people are disappearing. You...

Adventure To Fate Lost Island

Role-playing game, Adventure, Dungeons, Fantasy, Top-down view, Old school

March 1, 2024

The player creates a character of one of twelve classes and goes to wander through the dungeons. Additionally, you can upgrade one of six professions. There are...

Super Battle Polycars

Shooter, Racing, Online, Third-person view, Tactics, Old school, MOBA, Survival horror

June 28, 2024

Multiplayer game with two modes. There is an arena in the spirit of MOBA games, where you need to defend your lines and attack the enemy base. And there is...

CRUEL

Shooter, First-person view, Procedural generation, Roguelike, Indie, Old school, Action

January 9, 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

An old-school shooter with simplified roguelike elements. The main action takes place in a mysterious hotel, which is inhabited by various monsters and hellish...

Unchained

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Old school, Action

August 26, 2025

Steam: 81/100

An old-school shooter with an emphasis on multiplayer battles. The game is all about high speed, lots of maps and various modes, where the outcome is decided by...

The December Job

Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Old school, Survival horror, Horror

December 12, 2025

Steam: 83/100

A dark short game where the main character has behaved well for years but hasn't received gifts for Christmas. Therefore, the character sneaks into the workshop...

Crimson Loop

Slasher, Top-down view, Beat them all, Roguelike, Old school, Indie, Arcade, Action

February 24, 2026

Steam: 45/100

A dynamic pixel game where you need to fight against waves of increasingly strong enemies. You can level up your character, improve your gear, and activate randomly...

Caveman Caravan

Strategy, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Roguelike, Old school

October 6, 2025

Steam: 95/100

Free roguelike strategy game where the player leads a caravan of primitive people to a new land. The gameplay revolves around combining tile cards and tools that...

Beyond The Plastic Wall

Adventure, Cyberpunk, Old school, Walking Simulator, Exploration

2027

A narrative adventure with detailed pixel art. The game tells the story of Hale, a garbage collector who finds a box of lost letters. Instead of simply throwing it...

Starlocked

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Roguelike, Exploration, Old school, Space

May 28, 2026

Steam: 76/100

An adventure roguelike with voxel graphics, set in an alternate future where the Cold War never ended. The main character finds himself imprisoned in a space prison...

Moldwasher

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Indie, Casual game, Comedy, Old school, Simulation

June 23, 2026

Steam: 91/100

A casual arcade game about unusual cleaning, where a small edible hero takes on the task of saving a forgotten refrigerator. Among spoiled food, sticky dirt, and...

Ashen Empires

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Old school, Isometric

February 2004

Players: 10/10

Steam: 75/100

Ashen Empires is a third-person role-playing game with fantasy game elements from TKO Software. The game is published by Iron Will Games and TKO...

Berserk Boy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Old school

March 6, 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 82/100

An old-school whirlwind platformer with lots of enemies, colorful graphics and the like, in which the player takes on the role of Kay, a young hero who controls the...

Dungeons of Dreadrock

Isometric, Role-playing game, Adventure, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Old school, Puzzle

February 13, 2022

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Dungeons of Dreadrock is an isometric fantasy action RPG. You'll be reliving memories of old-school dungeon crawlers like Dungeon Master and Eye of the Beholder...

Insurrection: Cyborgs Awakening

Action, Arcade, Fighting, Cyberpunk, Old school, Online, Science fiction

July 27, 2022

Steam: 58/100

Insurrection: Cyborgs Awakening is an old-school cyberpunk action game for multiple players. You'll have to navigate through the neon city of Beat Bay, a place...

Halls of Torment: Prelude

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Free game, Roguelike, Fantasy, Old school, Dungeons, Slasher

March 9, 2023

Steam: 92/100

Free prologue for the action RPG Halls of Torment. The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world with monsters, demons, and magic. The game features over 30...

Best Games in the Old school genre