Old school for PC — top best games in the Old school genre / Page 5

Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood - a game in the Old school genre

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Comedy, Fantasy, Old school, Gothic, Casual game

Game released: PC → 20 September 2023; Early Access: PC → 12 April 2023

Steam: 77/100

A dynamic action roguelike inspired by the movie "Renfield," where the loyal servant of Dracula takes center stage. An immortal life, mystical abilities, and...

MR DONALD

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

Game in development: PC → 2026

A satirical shooter where the president saves the world together with his partner. In the storyline, Donald Trump and Elon Musk first save the gaming industry from...

Heatwarped

Racing, Open world, Old school, Arcade

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An arcade racing game set in an open world, taking place in the atmosphere of street racing in the 2000s. The game is based on high-speed races, dynamic driving...

Dungeon Warfare

Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Fantasy, Old school

Game released: PC → 4 November 2015

Steam: 95/100

A strategy game in the tower defense genre, where the role of the dungeon defender is assigned not to towers, but to numerous deadly traps. Spikes, rotating blades...

Dementium: The Ward

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

Game released: PC → 27 October 2025

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Waking up in an abandoned hospital with no memory of the past, the hero finds himself in a nightmare where the walls whisper, shadows breathe, and the only weapons...

Another Space Opera - Episode 1: The Wake of The Giant

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Indie, Roguelike, Exploration, Fantasy, Old school, Demons

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Old school action inspired by the iconic platformers of the late 80s and early 90s. The game takes place in a science fiction setting, namely in 2297 after a...

Pompom the Great Space Rescue

Indie, Side view, Platformer, Comedy, Space, Old school

Game released: PC → 14 March 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

A hamster named Pompom goes into space to save the boy Hoshi and stop the gang of space cat pirates Captain Murmyous. The main feature of the game is that you need...

Mariachi Legends

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Old school, Metroidvania, Indie

Game in development: PC → 27 April 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The main character is the chosen one of Death itself — detective Pablo Cruz. He was entrusted with the task of returning a powerful amulet that gives power...

FUMES

Action, Shooter, Racing, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Old school

Early Access: PC → 28 July 2025; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

The Big Catch: Tacklebox

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

Game released: PC → 8 June 2024

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

A separate chapter and prologue to The Big Catch. Gamer plays as Tackle in his last days of training before being hired by Chef Leurr. You can surf on the sand and...

Exophobia

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

Game released: PC → 23 July 2024

Steam: 87/100

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...

Chronicles of the Wolf

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

Game released: PC → 19 June 2025

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A fantasy Metroidvania in the vein of the Castlevania series, players take on the role of the last remaining member of the Order of the Rose Cross, Mateo Lombardo...

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

Adventure, Horror, Point & Click, Old school, Detective

Game released: PC → 28 September 2022

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Atmospheric pixel art point-and-click quest set in Victorian England, which has become one of the most unexpected hits in the indie genre. The main character is a...

Mayday

Free game, Shooter, Arcade, Indie, Science fiction, Old school, Action

Game released: PC → 16 February 2026

Steam: 100/100

A science fiction shooter with a wave-based structure, where the player controls the experimental combat ship Skylon and fights groups of enemies and bosses...

Lady Death Demonicron

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

Game released: PC → 31 August 2026

Steam: 47/100

Cooperative action-slasher in the spirit of arcade fighters from the 1990s. Lady Death embarks on a journey through time and reality, where she must cut through...

Anima Flux

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

Game released: PC → 7 October 2024

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 78/100

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

Ancient Kingdoms

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Old school

Early Access: PC → 15 January 2025; Game in development: PC → Q1 2027

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Old school RPG action with pixel graphics. The world of Eratiat is open for exploration: ancient ruins, mysterious catacombs and hidden treasures await their...

Fatal Run 2089

Action, Racing, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Old school, Arcade, Comics

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An arcade racing game with action elements set in a post-apocalyptic world. Players must complete 20 levels with branching routes, hidden paths and explosive...

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Comedy, Old school, Metroidvania, Exploration, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 19 August 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 74/100

A remastered version of the sequel to the first Shantae, released for the Game Boy Advance, the project of which was suspended in 2004 due to problems with the...

Parasite Mutant

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Old school, Zombies, Japanese role-playing game, Survival horror

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An action-adventure RPG inspired by the cult classic Parasite Eve, released in 1998 on PS1. The game is set in the distant future. The player assumes the role of a...

Occulto

Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Side view, Old school, Exploration

Early Access: PC → 31 July 2026; Game in development: PC → 2028

Steam: 73/100

An artistic adventure with complex puzzles and hand-drawn scenes about a young magic apprentice named Eliot. The main character navigates traps and tries to find...

Fading Afternoon

Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Indie, Side view, Old school, Sandbox, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 14 September 2023

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 77/100

An atmospheric pixel adventure about Seiji Maruyama — an aging yakuza who has just been released from prison and finds himself at a crossroads. The story unfolds in...

Hyperviolent

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

Early Access: PC → 6 April 2023; Game released: PC → 23 September 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 68/100

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...

Slaps And Beans

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

Game released: PC → 20 April 2018

Steam: 91/100

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...

Bloomtown: A Different Story

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Old school, Adventure, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC → 24 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

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...

ANIMAL WELL

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

Game released: PC → 9 May 2024

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Into the Fire

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Survival, Exploration, Old school, Shooter

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Action adventure with survival elements. The main threat in the game is the deadly forces of nature - raging fires, molten lava and powerful earthquakes. The player...

Jackal

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Old school, Procedural generation, Indie

Game released: PC → 5 February 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

The game tells the story of a Las Vegas hitman who challenged the crime bosses. The player moves through procedurally generated levels, where the location of...

He is Coming

Roguelike, Old school, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Card game, Turn-based, Procedural generation, Strategy, Dungeons

Early Access: PC → 17 July 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

An ancient enemy returns and the Demon King threatens the world with destruction once again. During the day, the hero goes in search of weapons, artifacts and...

Cleared Hot

Shooter, Top-down view, Helicopters, Old school, Action, Isometric

Early Access: PC → 20 November 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026

Steam: 96/100

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...

Huntdown: Overtime

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

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

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 89/100

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

Perfect Tides: Station to Station

Adventure, Point & Click, Comedy, Old school, Exploration

Game released: PC → 22 January 2026

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 86/100

A narrative quest about growing up, centered around Mara, who has moved to a big city. Over the course of a year, divided into seasons, she tries to understand...

Old Skies

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Point & Click, Science fiction, Exploration, Old school

Game released: PC → 23 April 2025

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The main character works as a temporary tourist agent in the near future: for a substantial fee, wealthy clients book excursions to their own past or to historical...

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...

99Vidas

Arcade, Action, Side view, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC → 23 December 2016

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 61/100

99Vidas is a side-scrolling arcade action game reminiscent of the gameplay of classic games Double Dragon and Battletoads. You have 11 characters to choose from...

INCISION

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

Early Access: PC → 16 September 2022; Game released: PC → 28 August 2025

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 85/100

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...

Carpathian Night Starring Bela Lugosi

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Old school, Gothic, Horror

Game released: PC → 29 March 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

The story of the game tells the story of Count Dracula, whose army is spreading across the Carpathians and poses a mortal threat to humanity. Only two brave heroes...

Tiny Life

Simulation, Isometric, Sandbox, Casual game, Old school, Indie

Early Access: PC → 3 May 2023; Game in development: PC → 2027

Steam: 88/100

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...

Erratum

Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Free game, Casual game, Exploration, Fantasy, Old school, Indie

Game released: PC → 1 July 2026

Steam: 20/100

An atmospheric puzzle game with turn-based challenges, where the adventure unfolds right on the pages of a mysterious book. The main character, a young student...

The Silver Crow

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Old school, Medieval era, Detective

Game released: PC → 30 July 2026

Steam: 93/100

A classic quest with a detective plot set in 16th century Germany. The main character is the city executioner, Konrad, who is forced to investigate the mysterious...

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