Old school for PC — top best games in the Old school genre

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era - a game in the Old school genre

Strategy, Turn-based, Fantasy, Old school, Demons, Role-playing game, Online

Early Access: PC → 30 April 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Continuation of the iconic series of turn-based strategies "Heroes of Might and Magic". The action unfolds on the mysterious continent of Jadam, which has not...

Abiotic Factor

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: 9.3/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Old school, Action, Detective

Game released: PC → 16 April 2026

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A dynamic shooter made in the spirit of classic Disney cartoons of the 30s. The plot follows a private detective who tries to stop corrupt politicians from seizing...

No, I'm not a Human

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

Game released: PC → 15 September 2025

VGTimes: 5.0/10

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The game introduces players to a disturbing world on the brink of an apocalypse. During the day, city dwellers suffer from the sun, burning out all living things...

The Precinct

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Sandbox, Open world, Old school, Detective

Game released: PC → 13 May 2025

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 69/100

The game takes place in 1983 in the fictional city of Averno, which is ruled by bandit gangs. The main character is rookie cop Nick Cordell, who wants to solve the...

Mouthwashing

Horror, First-person view, Old school, Walking Simulator, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 26 September 2024

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

MISERY

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Exploration, Old school, Survival, Post-apocalyptic, Online

Game released: PC → 23 October 2025

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 84/100

Post-apocalyptic action game about a nuclear disaster with old-school graphics in the spirit of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. After a nuclear disaster, the bunker becomes the last...

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Horror, Exploration, Old school

Game released: PC → 8 August 2024

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

The official spin-off to the Five Nights at Freddy's universe, made in 2D pixel style. Oswald is bored with his city and his life. But everything changes when he...

Post Trauma

Adventure, Action, Horror, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Puzzle, Old school

Game released: PC → 22 April 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Surreal horror in the spirit of the first parts of Silent Hill. The plot of the game tells about a simple train conductor who finds himself in an otherworldly and...

Marvel Cosmic Invasion

Arcade, Adventure, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: PC → 1 December 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Classic arcade action in the Marvel universe with pixel graphics and exciting command gameplay. Annigilus leads his deadly army and only the greatest heroes are...

The Last Gas Station

Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Side view, Casual game, Old school

Game released: PC → 28 April 2026

Steam: 87/100

An atmospheric simulator for managing an old gas station, where the familiar routine gradually intertwines with the unsettling mystery of the previous owner's...

Mina the Hollower

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Top-down view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Old school, Gothic

Game released: PC → 29 May 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

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...

TBH: Task Bar Hero

Role-playing game, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Fantasy, Old school, Clicker, Indie

Game released: PC → 27 May 2026

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 62/100

An unusual free RPG that offers a maximally unobtrusive gameplay format. The main feature of the project is that the game literally lives on the Windows taskbar...

Crazy Taxi: World Tour

Action, Racing, Online, Stunts, Open world, Old school, Arcade

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A new racing action game in the Crazy Taxi series, where the player drives a crazy taxi. The main goal is to deliver the client, for this you can take shortcuts...

Halls of Torment

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Fantasy, Old school

Early Access: PC → 24 May 2023; Game released: PC → 24 September 2024

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world with monsters, demons and magic. The brave hero sets out to explore various underground spaces to find new...

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

Cyberpunk, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Shooter, First-person view, Horror, Science fiction, Role-playing game, Old school, Online

Game released: PC → 26 June 2025

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 87/100

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...

Dreamspring

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Open world, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: PC → 3 October 2026; Early Access: PC → 20 May 2025

Steam: 87/100

A dark first-person RPG inspired by Morrowind and King's Field. It takes place in the ruined kingdom of Mortis, where the people suffer from nightmares and the...

Songs of Conquest

Strategy, Adventure, Turn-based, Fantasy, Old school, Tactics

Early Access: PC → 10 May 2022; Game released: PC → 20 May 2024

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Turn-based adventure strategy in the spirit of “Heroes of Might and Magic”. The goal of the game is to gather a powerful army, master magic and conquer distant...

Okko The Exiled

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

Game released: PC → 30 September 2026

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 89/100

An adventure platformer in the spirit of classic ’90s games, inspired by the aesthetic of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. The project’s main feature is its...

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction

Arcade, Action, Slasher, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Old school

Game in development: PC → 4 February 2027

Anticipation Rating: 6.7/10

A beat-em-up based on the Masters of the Universe franchise, based on the toy line from Mattel, where players can go through 12 different levels, fighting hordes of...

Car Park Capital

Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, City Building, Old school, Construction

Early Access: PC → 9 October 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Steam: 97/100

A satirical city-building simulator where the car business gradually brings cities under its control. Development starts with buying land and demolishing houses...

Disney Pixar Toy Story 3 Complete Edition

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Old school, Remake, Exploration

Game in development: PC → 15 October 2026

Metacritic: 76/100

A remaster of one of the most successful games based on the Disney and Pixar license — Toy Story 3. The updated version features improved graphics, higher...

The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival

Arcade, Action, Post-apocalyptic, Beat them all, Side view, Old school, Zombies

Game released: PC → 18 September 2026

Players: 7/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 63/100

An arcade beat 'em up in the universe of "The Walking Dead," based on the events of the storyline "All-Out War." The game brings familiar heroes into a brutal...

Heartworm

Adventure, Exploration, Old school, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 31 July 2025

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A survival horror game in the style of 1990s games, it follows Sam, who, after her beloved grandfather’s death, follows the trail of a mysterious online forum to a...

LEMURIA

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Stealth, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game, Role-playing game, Old school, Adventure

Game released: PC → 10 May 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 61/100

LEMURIA is a spy action adventure game for adults with a third-person view, shootouts, dialogues and numerous cutscenes. The game takes place in the fictional...

Deadshot

Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Old school, Zombies, Action

Game released: PC → 18 September 2024

Players: 7/10

Steam: 100/100

The main character is a soldier who wakes up in the very center of a suddenly started apocalypse. The world around has changed overnight — all people are either...

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy, Old school, Demons, Warhammer 40K

Game in development: PC → 14 October 2026

Anticipation Rating: 8/10

A sequel to the 2023 boomer shooter Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun. This time, the path runs through even more dangerous corners of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Hive...

Tenebris Somnia

Action, Adventure, Exploration, Old school, Survival horror, Third-person view

Game in development: PC → 16 October 2026

Anticipation Rating: 6.7/10

Atmospheric survival horror inspired by classics of the genre like Silent Hill and Resident Evil, but made in the retro style of 8- and 16-bit games. The dark...

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Old school

Game released: PC → 14 February 2024

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Remasters of the original Lara Croft games. The collection includes Tomb Raider I + The Unfinished Business Expansion, Tomb Raider II + The Gold Mask Expansion and...

Shift At Midnight

Horror, Stealth, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Old school, Detective

Game released: PC → 22 July 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

The night shift at the gas station turns into a strange and unsettling trial, where routine gradually blends with paranoia. As the shift progresses, one must keep...

Mycopsychosys: Project Jupiter

Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Visual novel, Old school, Detective, Indie, Role-playing game

Early Access: PC → 5 October 2026; Game in development: PC → 2028

Steam: 97/100

A story-driven horror game about the work of the Department for Combating Epidemics, set in Spain amid the spread of a deadly infection. The main character, Hugo...

Vampire Syndicate: Gangs of MoonFall

Role-playing game, Adventure, First-person view, Adult game, Turn-based, Cyberpunk, Open world, Old school

Early Access: PC → 25 June 2026

Steam: 71/100

An adventure role-playing game that takes gamers to a cyberpunk setting where gangs of vampires operate. The player acts as a familiar of one of the ancient vampire...

ALATURKA

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Open world, Old school

Game in development: PC → 2027

A crime action game with an open world set in 1970s Istanbul. The main character arrives to stay with his uncle, hoping to learn how to make döner and work at his...

Thief: The Dark Project Remastered

Action, Adventure, Stealth, First-person view, Exploration, Old school, Medieval era, Steampunk

Game in development: PC → winter 2027

The game brings back the iconic stealth-action Thief: The Dark Project from 1998 in a refreshed form, preserving the atmosphere and features of the original. As...

DOOM (1993)

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Old school, Demons

Game released: PC → 3 August 2007

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Uncanny Tales: The Watcher

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Old school, Walking Simulator, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 5 August 2026

VGTimes: 6.2/10

Steam: 80/100

The main character Ilya becomes the new keeper of the reserve and heads to the remote taiga in hopes of a quiet job and solitude. However, the picturesque...

Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered

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

Game released: PC → 14 February 2025

VGTimes: 5.3/10

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Remasters of the original Lara Croft games. The collection includes Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Tomb Raider: Chronicles and Tomb Raider: The Angel of...

Moros Protocol

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Procedural generation, Replayability

Game released: PC → 18 September 2025

Players: 1/10

Steam: 80/100

An old-school shooter set aboard an abandoned warship transformed into a labyrinth of nightmares. Without memories or allies, only the survival instinct and a...

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

Action, Fighting, Collection, Side view, Arcade, Old school

Game released: PC → 30 October 2025

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The ultimate compilation of the Mortal Kombat fighting game series, featuring 20 different games released across the 90s and 2000s on consoles and arcades. The...

Scott Pilgrim EX

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

Game released: PC → 3 March 2026

Steam: 85/100

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...

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Best Games in the Old school genre for PC