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

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

Players: 9.6/10

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...

MISERY

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

Game released: PC → 23 October 2025

Players: 8.1/10

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...

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered

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

Game released: PC → 14 February 2024

Players: 8.7/10

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...

TBH: Task Bar Hero

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

Game released: PC → 27 May 2026

Players: 10/10

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...

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: 9.4/10

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...

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC → 16 April 2026

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 7.2/10

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...

Cheap Car Repair

Action, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC → 28 May 2026

Players: 7.7/10

A car mechanic simulator set in Poland in the 1990s. A small workshop among typical multi-story buildings becomes a place for difficult decisions, where every...

The Precinct

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

Game released: PC → 13 May 2025

Players: 8.3/10

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...

Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, DLC, Old school, Cooperative (co-op), Demons

Game released: PC → 25 January 2022

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem is a standalone expansion for the dynamic first-person shooter Serious Sam 4, which will send the main character to Siberia...

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: 9/10

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...

LOVE

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Old school

Game released: PC → 7 February 2014

A minimalist game with a retro aesthetic and an emphasis on challenge without being unfair. The game features an innovative revival system, 16 levels and an...

Huntdown: Overtime

Action, Shooter, Cyberpunk, Roguelike, Side view, Old school

Early Access: PC → 7 May 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 5.5/10

Prequel to the action-platformer Huntdown. The events unfold in futuristic New Detroit in the year 2084 — a grim metropolis where corporations have replaced...

Empty Shell

Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Old school

Game released: PC → 16 October 2023

A dynamic shooter with black and white pixel graphics and randomly generated locations. The main character is one of the volunteers who explores a secret industrial...

Mina the Hollower

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...

Songs of Conquest

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

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

Players: 8.5/10

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...

Dome Keeper

Action, Adventure, Business / Management, Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike, Survival, Old school, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 27 September 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Dome Keeper is an exciting post-apocalyptic survival game with roguelike elements, a side view and resource management. As you progress, you will have to mine...

Chained Echoes

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...

Starlocked

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

Game released: PC → 28 May 2026

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...

Contra: Operation Galuga

Action, Arcade, Side view, Shooter, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Old school

Game released: PC → 12 March 2024

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Reimagining of the original side-scrolling shooter Contra from 1987. The game includes new levels, enemies, game mechanics, and a weapon system. The story mode...

Sacred 2 Remaster

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...

Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered

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

Game released: PC → 14 February 2025

VGTimes: 5.3/10

Players: 8.5/10

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...

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit

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

Game released: PC → 8 August 2024

Players: 8/10

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...

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

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...

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

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

Game released: PC → 23 May 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Old-school shooter in the Warhammer 40K universe, inspired by classic gory games from the '90s, such as DOOM (1993) and Serious Sam: The Second Encounter. The...

THERMOCLINE

Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Turn-based, Indie, Free game, Dungeons, Old school

Game in development: PC → 2026

A grim psychological horror set on the frozen surface of a dead planet, where an icy storm is just one of many threats. As the sole survivor among abandoned...

Little Orpheus

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

Game released: PC → 13 September 2022

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...

Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission

Shooter, First-person view, Casual game, Old school, Arcade, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC → 13 July 2023

Metacritic: 65/100

A re-release of the classic 1987 rail shooter. The player takes on the role of a special agent who fights a mysterious criminal organization. In addition to the...

SPRAWL

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

Game released: PC → 23 August 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...

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: 7.4/10

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...

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

Indie, Platformer, Side view, Old school

Game released: PC → 31 July 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Pixel game from the Ninja Gaiden series. Ryu Hayabusa goes to America, where he must fulfill the will of his father. At this time, an army of demons penetrates 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

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...

Gravity Circuit 2

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Old school

Game in development: PC → 2027

A dynamic action-platformer focused on fast-paced combat and style choices. At the center of the story are two heroes with completely different approaches to...

Scritchy Scratchy

Casual game, Old school, Clicker

Game released: PC → 18 March 2026

Players: 9.6/10

A light and engaging clicker built around scratching off lottery tickets and hunting for luck. Each ticket hides its surprises: rare symbols, unexpected effects...

WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

Shooter, First-person view, Old school

Early Access: PC → 22 November 2019; Game released: PC → 27 February 2024

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...

ZED ZONE

Survival, Zombies, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Sandbox, Old school

Game released: PC → 29 March 2023

Players: 8.3/10

After the disaster, the main character found himself trapped — zombies and monsters were everywhere. To escape, you need to collect materials, improve your...

Tokyo Xtreme Racer

Racing, Old school

Early Access: PC → 23 January 2025; Game released: PC → 25 September 2025

Players: 8.5/10

A racing game set in an alternate future version of Tokyo, where the city's streets have been turned into closed circuits for high-speed racing. The player can...

Nightmare Reaper

Shooter, First-person view, Roguelike, Old school, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 28 March 2022

Players: 3.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

An old-school bloody shooter featuring a brutal mix of modern and classic 2.5D shooters. The game has open levels with crowds of enemies, secrets and treasures, 80...

Phantom Fury

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

Game released: PC → 23 April 2024

Metacritic: 65/100

Continuation of the retro shooter Ion Fury. The game's plot once again tells the story of Shelly "Bombshell" Harrison, who spent several years in a coma after the...

Ground Zero

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Old school, Zombies, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 16 April 2026

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...

Neon Inferno

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: PC → 20 November 2025

Metacritic: 74/100

Old-school cyberpunk action that combines elements of a side-scroller and a "target" type shooter, where the action unfolds simultaneously on multiple planes of the...

Old school

Best Games in the Old school genre for PC