Old school

Action, Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Science fiction, Side view, Old school

June 12, 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Little Orpheus is an adventure platformer with puzzle and action elements in the science fiction genre. 1962 NASA is trying to land a man on the moon. Meanwhile, in...

Ninja Issen

Action, Side view, Cyberpunk, Platformer, Old school

November 22, 2023

Players: 9.6/10

An action-adventure platformer inspired by iconic games from the 80s and 90s. The main action takes place in a cyberpunk world with robotic enemies. Kiboy, a rogue...

Anima Flux

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Metroidvania

October 7, 2024

Players: 8.9/10

A cooperative game that pits two genetically modified soldiers against mutants in a deserted space city. Each character has their own characteristics and skills...

Baki Hanma: Blood Arena

Action, Fighting, Boxing, Sports game, Anime / Manga, Casual game, Old school

September 11, 2025

Players: 10/10

The game takes you into a world of ruthless duels, where each fight requires precision, endurance and the ability to read your opponent. Inspired by the classic...

Chains of Fury

Action, Indie, First-person view, Shooter, Comics, Old school, Comedy

September 16, 2024

Retro shooter with comic-style graphics. During the passage, the player controls the most evil bastard of all the heroes on the planet, who is trying to defeat...

C.A.S.T.

Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Zombies

December 9, 2024

Players: 10/10

A cooperative game set in an alternate 1950s Europe. A squad of gamers explores dark locations where they encounter monsters and anomalies. On each map you will...

Killing Time: Resurrected

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

October 18, 2024

Players: 10/10

Re-release of Killing Time with updated graphics. The game takes place in the early 1930s. An Egyptology student finds himself in a mysterious mansion where some...

Hyperviolent

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Science fiction, Space, Survival horror, Old school

April 6, 2023

Players: 10/10

The abandoned asteroid Commodus 27-C, once a thriving mining community, is now awash in chaos and bloodshed. A distress signal leads the hero to the heart of...

Butcher's Creek

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

January 23, 2025

Players: 10/10

The main character, searching for the most brutal snuff videos, is captured by a gang of sadistic killers. In an attempt to get free, he will not only have to fight...

Guns of Fury

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

February 13, 2025

Players: 7.2/10

Dynamic retro action in the spirit of the Metal Slug series. The main action takes place in a dystopian future in which the world is in an energy crisis. One day, a...

WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

Shooter, First-person view, Old school

November 22, 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 72/100

A classic shooter designed to become the spiritual successor to cult games — Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem, Blood, Unreal and Hexen. The plot tells the story of a...

Fashion Police Squad

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

August 15, 2022

Players: 9.3/10

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...

Slaps And Beans

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

December 15, 2017

Metacritic: 63/100

Slaps And Beans is a retro-style game about Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, Italian actors who together made many action-packed comedies and spaghetti westerns...

SPRAWL

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

August 23, 2023

Players: 5.6/10

Metacritic: 76/100

The game takes place in a dystopian world, namely in a cyberpunk metropolis. Advances in cybernetics and artificial intelligence have allowed humanity to move into...

ANIMAL WELL

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

May 9, 2024

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 89/100

An old school metroidvania with a focus on exploration and puzzle solving that will require the player to think outside the box to achieve results. In the game you...

Wizordum

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

November 29, 2023

Players: 8.2/10

A retro game about a magician who goes in search of the source of Chaos. Using a wide arsenal of spells and magical items, the main character makes his way through...

FUMES

Racing, Old school, Action, Post-apocalyptic, Open world

July 28, 2025

Players: 5.5/10

A combat race inspired by the golden era of the car action genre. The game features a procedurally generated map, rally-inspired physics, and an original driving...

Bloomtown: A Different Story

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Old school

September 24, 2024

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 76/100

The game takes place in a pleasant American town in the 1960s. Emily and her younger brother Chester come here for the summer holidays. Something strange begins to...

Terror of Hemasaurus

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Old school

October 17, 2022

Terror of Hemasaurus is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with local co-op in a science fiction setting. In the game you have to get used to the role of a...

Elsie

Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Futurism (Future), Old school, Combat robots

September 10, 2024

A fast-paced platformer with vibrant pixel art and an emphasis on fast-paced combat and acrobatic moves. The player takes on the role of Elsie, a brave heroine who...

Amanda the Adventurer 2

Horror, First-person view, Old school, Adventure, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration

October 23, 2024

Players: 6.5/10

Sequel to Amanda the Adventurer, in which Riley encounters a mysterious masked figure after destroying the TV in the attic. The main character goes to the Kensdale...

Tiny Life

Simulation, Isometric, Sandbox, Casual game, Old school

May 3, 2023

Isometric life simulator with a pronounced retro aesthetic reminiscent of the early parts of The Sims. The action is centered around one large house, where the...

Skin Deep

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

April 30, 2025

Metacritic: 79/100

A stealth shooter with an unusual approach to stealth and interaction with the environment. The plot centers on a barefoot spy who must sneak past enemies and...

GEX Trilogy

Collection, Action, Platformer, Comedy, Old school, Adventure, Third-person view

June 16, 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 67/100

A collection of three cult platformers about a chatty gecko named Gex. The games combine satirical humor, pop culture references, and crazy levels inspired by TV...

INCISION

Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Old school, Zombies

September 16, 2022

Players: 6.8/10

The game takes you to a world where reality itself has become a monstrous interweaving of flesh and metal. Corridors resemble living organs, mechanisms combine with...

Exophobia

Shooter, First-person view, Old school, Exploration, Metroidvania, Science fiction

July 23, 2024

An old-school pixel shooter made in the Metroidvania format and inspired by projects from the 90s. The main action takes place on a spaceship that was captured by...

Cleared Hot

Shooter, Top-down view, Helicopters, Old school

November 20, 2025

Old-school isometric game where you need to complete various missions with a helicopter. You have to transport squads, shoot, dodge missiles, and use the...

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms

Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Action, Anime / Manga, Old school, Indie, Historical, Cooperative (co-op)

July 21, 2022

Metacritic: 66/100

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms is a fast-paced side-scrolling action game with co-op for up to four players. The story spans all the way from the Yellow Turban...

Barbie Rewind

Action, Sandbox, Casual game, Old school

November 12, 2026

A casual creative adventure in retro style that takes you through different eras of Barbie's stories with colorful pixel graphics, a nostalgic atmosphere, and...

Mega City Police

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

July 28, 2023

Players: 7.8/10

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...

Heroes of Hammerwatch 2

Role-playing game, Action, Roguelike, Dungeons, Adventure, Procedural generation, Fantasy, Top-down view, Medieval era, Old school, Cooperative (co-op)

January 15, 2025

Players: 6/10

Continuation of the original game Heroes of Hammerwatch. The new part follows a group of adventurers making their way through the Dark Citadel in search of...

Rough Justice: '84

Strategy, Detective, Business / Management, Isometric, Old school

March 13, 2023

A strategy game inspired by board games. The gamer uses dice and cards to run a private security agency. It is necessary to hire new workers and send them to...

ChainStaff

Action, Platformer, Side view, Science fiction, Old school, Metroidvania

April 8, 2026

A hardcore action-platformer with an unusual spear-hook, powerful weapon upgrades, and a cool soundtrack. The events of the game take place on Earth, which has been...

Lost in Vivo

Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Old school

November 5, 2018

Old-school horror about the fear of confined spaces, survival, and the attempt to maintain sanity in conditions where every step brings you closer to the unknown...

The Sims 2 Legacy Collection

God Simulator, Simulation, Sandbox, Construction, Casual game, Old school

January 31, 2025

The reprint of the original The Sims 2, where the fate of the characters are intertwined through generations. In the game you can choose life goals for Sims...

Cthulhu Keeper

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Fantasy, Old school, Construction

2026

Tactical strategy in real time, based on Howard's novels Phillips Lovecraft. The main action unfolds in the 1920s. The player controls the leader of the ominous...

Sovietpunk: Chapter one

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

April 2, 2021

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

You Move, I Move

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

August 9, 2025

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...

Scott Pilgrim EX

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

March 3, 2026

Metacritic: 75/100

An action adventure based on the comic book series of the same name and made in the format of a pixel beat-em-up. Players have to save Toronto from chaos caused by...

Dino Trauma

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Science fiction, Old school, Survival horror

April 28, 2023

Players: 10/10

A dynamic dinosaur shooter with graphics in the style of the first PlayStation consoles, inspired by the classic games DOOM, Quake, Blood, Turok and Dino Crisis...

Best Games in the Old school genre