Old school

Tiger Heli (2024)

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

February 1, 2024

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 69/100

A retro game in which the gamer controls a combat helicopter. There are many types of weapons and a variety of opponents. You need to collect various items and...

StretchBot

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

February 6, 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 100/100

The adventure takes place in a collapsing world that combines steampunk and cyberpunk aesthetics with pixel art. A steam-powered robot left for dead in a toxic...

Please Say Hi

Free game, Adventure, Side view, Visual novel, Old school, Simulation, Point & Click

September 21, 2024

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

A minimalistic adventure game with pixel graphics. The game offers a glimpse into the routine of life and inner reflection, exploring psychological drama...

Hell's Kitchen

Old school, Simulation, Action, Indie, Demons, Mysticism / Supernatural, Survival horror, Strategy, Crafting

July 14, 2025

A cooking simulator with horror elements, where the kitchen turns into a place of terrible trials. The mechanics are tied to the ability to throw ingredients, turn...

GraviFire

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

November 25, 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...

Avernum 4: Greed and Glory

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

October 22, 2025

Steam: 91/100

The game takes place in the underground state of Avernum. This place attracts adventurers, explorers, rogues, and monsters who seek to acquire the wealth and...

The Whittled Horse

Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Old school, Exploration, Bicycles

December 25, 2025

Steam: 91/100

Thomas the boy and his friend Evie must deliver a package and escape from a pursuing force. Each city offers its own challenges and obstacles. The shop owner can...

City of None

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Metroidvania, Exploration

2027

Old-school metroidvania from the creators of Celeste and TowerFall. Players need to explore a dark metropolis inhabited by strange spirits, fierce beasts...

Shadow Wrangler

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

March 23, 2015

Shadow Wrangler is a hardcore side-scrolling puzzle platformer with lots of traps. In the game, gamers must help the shadows of the main character find a way out of...

Chicken Invaders Universe

Free game, Arcade, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Top-down view, Action, Old school

April 16, 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 90/100

A free arcade shooter set in the futuristic parody universe of Chicken Invaders. The player finds himself at the forefront of a battle against invading...

AQtion

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

June 2, 2022

Steam: 79/100

AQtion is an online shooter with a first-person view. You'll play as if you were the action hero that spawned one of the most popular and influential games of all...

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...

The Fall of Eskaria

Free game, Side view, Platformer, Action, Fantasy, Old school, Arcade

June 22, 2020

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 71/100

The Fall of Eskaria is a free-to-play side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with cartoon graphics. This is the story of a common man defending his country. One...

Empty Shell: Prologue

Shooter, Top-down view, Old school, Roguelike, Horror

January 6, 2023

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 94/100

A dynamic game with a top-down view, black and white pixel graphics and randomly generated locations. The main character is one of the volunteers who explores a...

Aashaa

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

January 27, 2023

Players: 4/10

Steam: 95/100

A pixel platformer about Princess Aashau, who was thrown into the depths of the kingdom's dungeon. The dungeon, built many years ago, is a very dangerous place. To...

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...

Mega City Police

Roguelike, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Science fiction, Procedural generation, Old school

July 28, 2023

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 76/100

The main action takes place in the city of Mega City, which is mired in crime. Various thugs are roaming around, the MegaCorp corporation has plunged people into...

Randy Blaster 3D

Free game, Shooter, First-person view, Comedy, Old school, Action, Survival

December 25, 2023

Steam: 62/100

Free pixel retro shooter in the spirit of the first DOOM (1993) and Duke Nukem (1991), where players take on the role of a muscular guy with guns fighting...

Vimana

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

February 1, 2024

Steam: 94/100

The once prosperous planet has been consumed by madness. There are only a few righteous souls left. They must restore peace to their world by reviving the sacred...

Ruindog: Prologue

Free game, Action, Third-person view, Roguelike, Old school

February 22, 2024

A futuristic action game in which the player runs around the planets, destroys enemies in the form of various creatures in a limited time, and also earns tokens for...

Moonshot - The Great Espionage

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

July 30, 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...

Garbanzo Quest

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Comedy, Old school, Indie

September 4, 2024

Steam: 98/100

The main character is a character named Garbanzo, whose main weapon is his saliva. It is with the help of spitting at his opponents that he will have to clear his...

Veil Transfer

Arcade, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Old school, Business / Management

September 22, 2024

Steam: 95/100

A short game in which the main character explores dark locations with opponents. Monsters called "Veela" hide in human bodies and control them. You can interrogate...

Chronicles of Vipers

Free game, Shooter, First-person view, Old school, Action, Adventure

June 20, 2023

Steam: 85/100

A free old-school shooter inspired by the VHS era and 16-bit games. The main character is CIA agent Steven Rogers, who in the story is trying to free his colleagues...

Sync Or Sink

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

October 1, 2025

Steam: 87/100

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...

Pingorile

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

December 22, 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

A game about a pixelated penguin collecting yellow parrots to fulfill his dream of learning to fly. A mysterious ostrich from a TV show promised that whoever finds...

Almohadin: escape from the basement

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

May 15, 2025

Steam: 85/100

A free side-scrolling platformer inspired by retro arcades. Players can go through a story mode with increasing difficulty levels and a narrative in the format of a...

Streetball The Mecca

Arcade, Basketball, Sports game, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Old school

April 24, 2023

Steam: 83/100

Arcade basketball game that combines elements of streetball and fighting. Players participate in one-on-one matches on urban courts, using unique moves, tricks, and...

Actua Soccer 2

Third-person view, Sports game, Old school

1997

Steam: 80/100

Actua Soccer 2 is a sports game with a third-person view from the developers of the studio Gremlin Interactive Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Gremlin...

Imperivm 3: The Great Battles of Rome

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Historical, Old school

December 21, 2004

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 71/100

Imperivm 3: The Great Battles of Rome is an isometric role-playing game with elements of strategy, business simulation and historical game from developers from...

Aztec: Empire of Blood

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Old school

March 1, 2000

Steam: 90/100

Aztec: Empire of Blood is a top-down strategy game with a dash of fantasy and history from Philos Laboratories. The game is published by Ubisoft. Aztec: Empire of...

ExpandoScape

Platformer, Side view, Arcade, Puzzle, Old school

September 5, 2019

ExpandoScape is an old school puzzle platformer with traps and a side view. You will manage blocks to pave the right path for the...

SuperMash

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

December 9, 2019

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...

DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge

Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Role-playing game, Arcade, Top-down view, Indie, Futurism (Future), Old school

October 20, 2020

Steam: 72/100

DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge is an arcade retro-shooter with a role-playing progression system and a top-down view. The developers were inspired by another...

Bone Dust

Free game, Shooter, Horror, Demons, Old school, Action

February 21, 2023

Steam: 83/100

A free, dynamic arena shooter about a horror circus wizard who uses playing cards as weapons. The game has one arena, three types of monsters and one...

Cybergeist

Arcade, Runner, Third-person view, Action, Free game, Casual game, Cyberpunk, Old school, Racing

November 13, 2020

Steam: 87/100

A pixelated cyberpunk runner in which players play as an android trying to escape from the...

Heal & Hurt

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

February 24, 2023

Steam: 81/100

Heal & Hurt is an old-school, multi-player first-person shooter. As an angel, you can fly through the sky and destroy your opponents from above. Like a skeleton...

Chefy-Chef

Action, Adventure, Casual game, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy, Old school

May 7, 2022

Steam: 90/100

Chefy-Chef is an action-adventure game with puzzle elements in the fantasy and retro genre. Pineapple and radish salad is Chef's favorite dish. Once again going to...

Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle

Role-playing game, Old school, Adventure

July 8, 2026

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A fantasy adventure in a reading-focused format, where opening the book turns the reader into more than a spectator. Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle was...

Stranger Things: 1984

Action, Adventure, Old school

August 23, 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...

Best Games in the Old school genre