Old school for PC — top best games in the Old school genre / Page 17

GraviFire - a game in the Old school genre

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

Game released: PC → 25 November 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...

Undercroft warriors

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

Game released: PC → 10 August 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 100/100

A dynamic shooter with a top-down view and black-and-white graphics. In terms of gameplay, the game is reminiscent of the famous Vampire Survivors. Players need to...

Salmon Tower

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

Game released: PC → 28 May 2026

Steam: 96/100

A dynamic platformer focused on inertia and precision of movements, telling an unusual story of a salmon striving to reach the top of the mysterious Dark Tower. The...

Streets of Fury EX

Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Action

Game released: PC → 25 June 2015

Steam: 96/100

This side-scrolling beat ’em up is set in Paris, where players fight street gangs and their leaders. Up to four players can join a local game, either teaming up...

Fine Sweeper

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC → 25 May 2015

Steam: 88/100

Fine Sweeper is a logic puzzle built around classic Minesweeper: players uncover tiles using the clues on the board while avoiding mines. The first move is always...

Randy Blaster 3D

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

Game released: PC → 25 December 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...

Tomba! Special Edition

Action, Platformer, Side view, Old school

Game released: PC → 1 August 2024

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Remaster of the action-platformer Tomba! from 1997. The story centers around a pink-haired wild boy named Tomba, who embarks on an exciting journey to save his...

Hyperchannel

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Old school, Free game, Casual game, Platformer

Game released: PC → 17 January 2025

Steam: 43/100

A casual first-person game that immerses gamers in a whimsical world inspired by classic animation reminiscent of early 20th century cartoons. At the levels you...

Dodge The Missionaries

Adventure, Roguelike, Arcade, Comedy, Top-down view, Old school, Indie, Action

Early Access: PC → 20 September 2022

Steam: 92/100

The pixel game, the main character of which runs away from the missionary pursuing him and other opponents. There are 9 characters, 8 of which are based on real...

ETERNAL EXILE: BENEATH THE DARKNESS

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

Game released: PC → 20 August 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

A unique combination of classic shooter and dark fantasy, where players need to explore a dark and dangerous world filled with magic and deadly enemies. The focus...

City of None

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

Game in development: PC → 2027

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

Obsidian

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Point & Click, Old school, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 1998

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This first-person science-fiction adventure with puzzles is set in 2066, when biochemical engineer Lilah Kerlin and environmental engineer Max Powers discover a...

Quack Attack 1985

Arcade, Action, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC → 31 October 2013

Steam: 72/100

Set in 1985, this arcade action game follows Duckster, a duck with a large stash of eggs that he refuses to hand over to the Geese Gang. The geese are after his...

Cybergeist

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

Game released: PC → 13 November 2020

Steam: 87/100

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

Survivor

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

Game released: PC → 12 July 2021

Steam: 64/100

Survivor is a free-to-play zombie survival shooter with a first-person view, where you have to survive 30 waves. With each new round, the zombies will become...

Calturin

Shooter, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Role-playing game, Action, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC → 24 August 2021

Steam: 90/100

Calturin is a top-down arcade action RPG in a fantasy setting. In the role of a fearless wizard, you have to oppose the army of a powerful necromancer who is...

[I] doesn't exist - a modern text adventure

Adventure, Puzzle, Old school

Game released: PC → 5 October 2023

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A modern text adventure with pixel art, exploring themes of control, isolation and mental health. It draws on the tradition of classic text adventures such as Zork...

Void Whispers

Free game, Indie, Horror, First-person view, Adventure, Old school, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 6 April 2024

Steam: 91/100

Free old-school horror game about an alien invasion. The game takes place in the small town of Cosmo City. The main character, a young broadcast engineer, is trying...

Distant Space 2

Arcade, Shooter, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Casual game, Old school, Space, Action, Adventure

Game released: PC → 2 November 2017

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 88/100

The player destroys enemy ships, overcoming 26 intense levels, each of which brings new challenges. Along the way you will encounter powerful bosses, battles with...

First Person Stapler

Shooter, First-person view, Comedy, Old school, Action, Casual game

Game released: PC → 18 July 2024

Steam: 100/100

The main character finds themselves in a call center at night and tries to reach the exit. You need to walk through different rooms and use a stapler to shoot at...

Sapphire City Part 2

Adventure, Role-playing game, Old school, Stealth, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 18 August 2024

An old-school cyberpunk RPG in which the main character tries to help his friend in trouble. To do this, he will have to get into a city where corrupt officials...

Psychoballs

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Free game, Tactics, Old school

Game released: PC → 10 March 2018

Steam: 68/100

Psychoballs is a free hardcore puzzle game inspired by old school games from the 90s. There is an in-game editor that allows players to create their own levels. In...

RETROLD

Arcade, Collection, Old school, Casual game, Action

Game released: PC → 28 July 2021

Steam: 84/100

The main character moves around the arcade and launches various arcade games. The goal is to earn as many points as possible, get tickets and open new slot...

Coin-Op Vice

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Old school, Procedural generation, Top-down view, Action

Game released: PC → 26 September 2024

Steam: 90/100

After a colonized asteroid disappears, an investigator examines a box of floppy disks to collect data. Each storage medium contains part of a simulation of life on...

Midnight Snack

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Old school, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 2 May 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

A short surreal game in which the main character wanders through an eerie forest. The interface is stylized like a microwave, so you need to use the “twists” to...

D'LIRIUM

Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Old school, Action, Shooter

Game released: PC → 26 October 2023

Steam: 96/100

A dark pixel game in which the gamer controls a pony, explores non-linear levels and fights opponents using several types of weapons. The character encounters...

Heal & Hurt

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

Game released: PC → 24 February 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...

Ninja Issen

Action, Side view, Cyberpunk, Platformer, Old school

Game released: PC → 22 November 2023

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

Project Yora: Zero

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Platformer, Free game, Side view, Science fiction, Old school, Metroidvania

Game in development: PC → 2027

A free-to-play side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with pixel art and Metroidvania elements, it puts you in the role of Agent Dora as she battles monsters to...

Aashaa

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

Game released: PC → 27 January 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...

MoGu's Adventure

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

Game released: PC → 26 February 2021

Steam: 85/100

A pixel game in the spirit of popular retro platformers. The main character travels to different locations, where he jumps over enemies and collects fruits. The...

Liquid Light

Free game, Side view, Casual game, Old school, Puzzle, Platformer, Arcade

Game released: PC → 13 January 2024

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 97/100

Free puzzle-platformer inspired by the classic game Lode Runner (1989). The game takes place in a world where light is liquid. The game features minimalist...

Beyond the Mountains

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Exploration, Fantasy, Old school, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 11 April 2023

Steam: 76/100

The main character is trying to uncover the mystery of the king's disappearance and save the world of Evalon from destruction. The world is filled with colorful and...

Moonshot - The Great Espionage

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

Game released: PC → 30 July 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...

Please Say Hi

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

Game released: PC → 21 September 2024

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 86/100

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

Breakout Epilepsia

Free game, Casual game, Arcade, Shooter, Old school, Side view

Game released: PC → 5 May 2025

Players: 7/10

Steam: 85/100

The plot centers on Scarlet, a heroine with Russian-Mexican roots, who goes on a dangerous journey to return three stolen crystals that have deprived the Earth of...

Shady O'Grady's Rising Star

Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Music game, Old school

Game released: PC → 1 March 2007

Steam: 100/100

Shady O'Grady's Rising Star is a role-playing game with a mixture of simulation, strategy, business simulation and music game from the masters at...

Nordic Warriors

Strategy, Tactics, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, In real time, Old school, Action

Game released: PC → 19 June 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Nordic Warriors — a Viking tactical strategy game based on Norse mythology that pits players against demons and gods. In the game, gamers will have to control...

WayDown

Free game, Action, Roguelike, Dungeons, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC → 5 November 2018

Steam: 86/100

WayDown is a free, top-down, isometric roguelike shooter where you fight Nazis in bunkers, mines, and other locations. The main task is to defeat all enemies and...

UNHERD

Adventure, Platformer, Free game, Indie, Action, Old school, Puzzle, Strategy

Game released: PC → 15 February 2021

Players: 3.6/10

Steam: 77/100

UNHERD is a free-to-play adventure puzzle platformer with a third-person perspective. The game tells the story of a brave chinchilla who wakes up in a fantasy world...

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