Old school for PC — top best games in the Old school genre / Page 7

Fragile Reflection - a game in the Old school genre

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

Game released: PC → 2 September 2025

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 75/100

The old Japanese town of Nankofuraku is shrouded in a haze of memories and pain. When Karyo Ito returns there to her family, she discovers not a cozy village, but a...

Erannorth Renaissance

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Mysticism / Supernatural, Old school, Board / Group Game

Game released: PC → 6 October 2025; Early Access: PC → 25 July 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

A story-driven role-playing game that combines interactive novel-style storytelling with turn-based combat and a deep character customization system. The player...

Neon Highways

Racing, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Old school, Arcade

Game released: PC → 12 November 2025

Steam: 93/100

A racing game where you can drive through a retro-futuristic neon city. There are a total of 12 highways in 6 unique regions and a Synthwave soundtrack that adds to...

Angeline Era

Adventure, Top-down view, Exploration, Fantasy, Old school, Slasher

Game released: PC → 8 December 2025

Steam: 95/100

A dynamic game where a group of heroes explores a fantasy world based on Irish mythology and philosophy. The levels differ from each other — in some places, you...

Journey Through The Nightmare Realm 2

Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Old school, Procedural generation, Arcade

Game released: PC → 12 July 2025

Steam: 87/100

Pixel shooter with roguelike elements and arcade mechanics. The player needs to explore a dark world, fight numerous enemies, and avoid a huge number of flying...

2112TD: Tower Defense Survival

Strategy, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Science fiction, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Old school, Space

Game released: PC → 19 January 2023

Steam: 87/100

A science fiction tower defense in the spirit of old-school strategies. The action takes place in a retro-futuristic world where a colony is under threat from...

Heartworm

Adventure, Exploration, Old school, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 31 July 2025

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

Facing the Rain

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Free game, Old school, Exploration

Game released: PC → 8 December 2024

Steam: 100/100

An adventure RPG without combat, where much depends on the choices you make. You play as Billy, a young woman working her first job as a maid at a hotel in the...

Fear Effect

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Old school, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 29 August 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 75/100

The game takes you to a dark Hong Kong in 2052, where reality intertwines with visions from the Chinese hell. The story begins with the funeral of Wee Ming: a crowd...

Gargoyles Remastered

Action, Side view, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy, Gothic, Old school, Arcade

Game released: PC → 19 October 2023

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Remastered classic 16-bit platformer Gargoyles, based on the Disney animated series "Gargoyles" from the 90s. The leader of the gargoyles, Goliath, awakens in...

MULLET MADJACK

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Old school, Indie, Cyberpunk, Arcade

Game released: PC → 15 May 2024

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 87/100

The game takes place in a future world controlled by artificial intelligence, and the main character is a person who has merged with the network. The goal of the...

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Forges of Corruption

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

Game released: PC → 18 June 2024

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 84/100

The addition includes a new story campaign consisting of five different levels. While exploring new locations, players will visit the battlefields of Graia, the...

Karate Survivor

Action, Roguelike, Top-down view, Indie, Old school, Fighting, Casual game

Game released: PC → 30 October 2024

Steam: 90/100

A game about a martial artist in the spirit of the 80s in the spirit of Vampire Survivors. As you progress, you can use the environment and homemade weapons...

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...

Pale Abyss

Free game, Indie, First-person view, Fantasy, Adventure, Medieval era, Dungeons, Old school, Role-playing game, Exploration

Game released: PC → 17 February 2025

Steam: 86/100

Gloomy and atmospheric adventure with research. When the darkness took the sunlight, distorting it into a pale and wicked radiance, the only way is to go down into...

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition Doom of Icewind Dale

DLC, Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Action, Online

Game released: PC → 21 February 2025

Steam: 76/100

Events of additions unfold in the Arctic wilderness of the infamous valley of the icy wind, which is inhabited by snow goblins, ice trolls, Yeti and not only. The...

The Dark Rites of Arkham

Adventure, Point & Click, Exploration, Fantasy, Old school, Detective

Game released: PC → 3 February 2026

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 97/100

A detective quest inspired by the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The game tells the story of detective Jack Foster, who returned to the police department after...

Ecco the Dolphin: Complete

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

Game released: PC → 1 June 2010

Steam: 84/100

The return of the iconic Ecco the Dolphin series, more than three decades after its debut on the Sega Mega Drive. The collection brings together classic games about...

No More Furries

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Old school, Action, Comics

Early Access: PC → 14 February 2026; Game in development: PC → 2028

Steam: 84/100

Single-player wave shooter where the player survives in a world taken over by werewolves, fending off increasingly complex enemy attacks. The gameplay revolves...

Barbie Rewind

Action, Sandbox, Casual game, Old school, Simulation, Remake

Game in development: PC → 12 November 2026

A casual creative adventure in retro style that takes you through different eras of Barbie's stories with colorful pixel graphics, a nostalgic atmosphere, and...

Nailcrown

Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Old school, Zombies, Action, Arcade

Game in development: PC → 2027

Old-school first-person shooter that combines high-speed shootouts, brutal hand-to-hand combat, and a dynamic finishing system. Dark medieval fantasy turns into a...

Dungeon Warfare 2

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

Game released: PC → 6 July 2018

Steam: 89/100

Continuation of the tower defense strategy genre about the dungeon master, who must defend his domain from greedy adventurers and heroes who have decided to fight...

Shadow Wrangler

Action, Platformer, Side view, Arcade, Puzzle, Old school

Game released: PC → 23 March 2015

Shadow Wrangler is a hardcore side-scrolling puzzle platformer with lots of traps. In the game, gamers must help the shadows of the main character find a way out of...

Deliver or Die!

Free game, Arcade, Racing, Action, Casual game, Online, Indie, Top-down view, Old school

Game released: PC → 25 February 2022

Steam: 57/100

Deliver or Die! is a free top-down action-arcade racing game made in an old-school style. The main character's car has a bomb attached to it that can explode. To...

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...

Empty Shell

Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Old school, Horror

Game released: PC → 16 October 2023

Steam: 88/100

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...

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...

The Karate Kid: Street Rumble

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

Game released: PC → 20 September 2024

Steam: 74/100

Pixel bitmap based on the film series “The Karate Kid”. The action takes place in the 80s. The game features 12 levels inspired by locations featured in the first...

Talisman: Digital 5th Edition

Tactics, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Old school, Online

Game released: PC → 14 November 2024

Steam: 71/100

An adaptation of the board game Talisman, in which the developers simplified the rules and updated the design. In the story, gamers fight for the crown of command...

Skilander

Skiing, First-person view, Old school, Casual game, Free game, Simulation, Racing

Game released: PC → 31 March 2025

Steam: 93/100

The player in the role of Connor McGleisberg accepts the challenge and is going to master 3 complex ski slopes. The character rushes down the slope, avoiding...

Easy Delivery Co.

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Old school, Simulation

Game released: PC → 18 September 2025

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 94/100

An atmospheric open-world game in which a delivery cat roams around a snowy mountain town, delivering cargo and meeting its mysterious inhabitants. The visual style...

GEX Trilogy

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

Game released: PC → 16 June 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 67/100

A collection of three cult platformers about a chatty gecko named Gex. The games combine satirical humor, pop culture references, and crazy levels inspired by TV...

Street Racer Collection

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Old school

Game released: PC → 27 November 2025

Steam: 66/100

A collection of classic Street Racer games from QUByte. Players control karts and race on a variety of tracks around the world, from Mount Rushmore to Transylvania...

Obey the Insect God

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

Game released: PC → 10 April 2026

Steam: 100/100

Old-school side-scrolling action platformer reminiscent of classic games from the Mortal Kombat series. The player will venture into the lair of the Insect God...

Carnival Massacre

Action, Adventure, Exploration, Old school, Zombies, Survival horror, Horror

Game released: PC → 29 December 2025

Steam: 92/100

Survival horror in the spirit of the early Resident Evil and Silent Hill games. The player takes on the role of Harley, who goes to a cursed amusement park in...

IMSCARED

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

Game released: PC → 3 February 2016

Steam: 94/100

A first-person horror game that gradually goes beyond a typical game. At first, everything seems familiar: pixelated corridors, locked doors, and the mysterious...

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...

The Loopler

Strategy, Card game, Indie, Roguelike, Casual game, Old school

Game released: PC → 11 September 2026

Steam: 90/100

A deckbuilding roguelike where a slot car races around loops, and the run’s progress depends on the deck you’ve built. Cards can change the course of the game...

Descent

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

Game released: PC → 11 February 2014

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 68/100

Descent is an exciting first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. Alien invaders have occupied a number of mining complexes located throughout the Solar System. They...

Kanjozoku Game

Racing, Sports game, Simulation, Old school, Online, MMO

Game released: PC → 16 July 2022

Players: 8/10

Steam: 80/100

Dynamic racing arcade with cool tuning in the spirit of Need for Speed Carbon, where you can drive legendary Japanese cars through the streets of 90s Osaka. You...

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Best Games in the Old school genre for PC