Old school
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Best Games in the Old school genre for PC
Action, First-person view, Science fiction, Shooter, Collectible card game (CCG), Cooperative (co-op), Online, Crafting, Old school, Post-apocalyptic, Sandbox, Survival
Early Access: PC → 2 May 2024; Game released: PC → 22 July 2025
Players:
9.4/10
Metacritic:
88/100
The GATE network of secret laboratories is engaged in research in all areas, including the paranormal. One day, one of the experiments ends in a massive failure...
Horror, First-person view, Old school, Walking Simulator, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Adventure, Indie
Game released: PC → 26 September 2024
Players:
9.2/10
Metacritic:
88/100
Space indie horror in the style of games from the PlayStation One era. The game tells the dark story of the crew of the Tulpar ship, drifting in outer space...
Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Old school, Metroidvania
Game in development: PC → 2027
An action-adventure game set before the events of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. The game takes you to Gothic medieval England, where the mysterious castle of...
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Top-down view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Old school
Game released: PC → 29 May 2026
Players:
10/10
Metacritic:
91/100
The game takes you to a dark gothic world where a cursed island hides behind a thick curtain of darkness. The main character is the agile and fearless Mina, who is...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Fantasy, Old school
Early Access: PC → 17 August 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027
Old-school role-playing game with an open world, where everything begins with a common nightmare that brings madmen to a remote island with a silent tower in the...
Cyberpunk, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Shooter, First-person view, Horror, Science fiction, Role-playing game, Old school
Game released: PC → 26 June 2025
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
10/10
Metacritic:
79/100
Remaster of the role-playing shooter System Shock 2 from 1999. The game's action takes place in the distant future on a spaceship. The main character is an...
Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Fantasy, Old school
Game released: PC → 11 November 2025
Metacritic:
54/100
Ancaria is once again torn apart: war, magic, and a spreading plague intertwine in a massive open-world fantasy RPG. Six heroes with unique combat styles and...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Turn-based, Roguelike, Old school, Medieval era
Game released: PC → 13 August 2026
Metacritic:
70/100
Remaster Defender of the Crown — a game that became a hit in 1986. The original project is dedicated to medieval Britain. The player needs to capture enemy...
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Free game, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Old school, Procedural generation
Game released: PC → 20 February 2026
Players:
10/10
The events of the game unfold in one of the secret complexes of the Foundation — an organization that researches and contains anomalous objects and artifacts that...
Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Old school, Zombies, Survival horror
Game released: PC → 16 April 2026
Players:
8/10
Metacritic:
72/100
A devastating meteorite has wiped out South Korea. Two months later, as the dust and thunderstorms begin to fade and the air becomes breathable, an elite Korean...
Role-playing game, Action, Roguelike, Dungeons, Adventure, Procedural generation, Fantasy, Top-down view, Medieval era, Old school, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC → 15 January 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...
Role-playing game, Side view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Old school
Game released: PC → 8 December 2022
Players:
10/10
Metacritic:
89/100
Old school RPG with turn-based combat. Events take place in a colorful fantasy world on the continent of Valandis. A group of heroes embark on a dangerous journey...