Old school for PC — top best games in the Old school genre / Page 8

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...

Wild Blue Skies

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Casual game, Old school, Adventure

Game released: PC → 13 August 2026

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 65/100

A spiritual successor to the Star Fox series, being developed by Giles Goddard, one of the programmers of the original for Super Nintendo. The game tells the story...

Vital Shell

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Combat robots, Roguelike, Old school, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 7 January 2026

Steam: 96/100

A sci-fi arena shooter with a top-down view and a visual style reminiscent of the PlayStation 1 era. The game allows players to control mechs inspired by classic...

Ghetto Zombies: Graffiti Squad

Shooter, Adventure, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Casual game, Old school, Zombies, Action

Game released: PC → 16 January 2026

Steam: 96/100

A colorful pixel shooter with a top-down view. The plot centers around a quartet of young mutants, each with a unique fighting style and set of abilities. The game...

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...

EverQuest Legends

Action, MMO, Open world, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: PC → 28 July 2026

Reimagining the classic MMORPG EverQuest from 1999, offering a more accessible and casual perspective on the legendary world of Norrath. The game retains the...

BALL BOY Simulator

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Old school, Survival horror, Walking Simulator, Simulation, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 30 August 2026

Steam: 87/100

An atmospheric first-person adventure set in a Japanese high school. After each practice, the baseball team counts all the used balls, but one day, several of them...

Night Guard - The Last Shift

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Free game, Exploration, Old school, Survival horror, Horror

Game released: PC → 14 August 2026

Steam: 87/100

Old-school first-person horror set in a private parking lot during a night shift. As the guard Logan, you must monitor incoming cars, check license plates against a...

Scott Pilgrim EX - Back in the Band

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

Game released: PC → 27 August 2026

Steam: 100/100

Three new playable characters have been added to the expansion — Stephen Stills, Kim Pine, and Knives Chau. Each character has their own fighting style: Stephen...

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...

Brutal Fate

Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Roguelike, Old school, Cyberpunk

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 8.8/10

Brutal Fate is a meaty first-person shooter inspired by the sci-fi of the 80s and 90s. The game tells the story of the senior sergeant of the G.O.A.S.M.C. platoon...

Phantom Fury

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

Game released: PC → 23 April 2024

Steam: 63/100

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...

Mala Petaka

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Combat robots, Cyberpunk, Indie, Science fiction, Old school, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 25 September 2025

Steam: 100/100

A dynamic neon shooter where retro pixel aesthetics meet the frantic pace of classic 90s action. Everything in the game is filled with adrenaline: narrow corridors...

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...

Hands of Necromancy 2

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

Game released: PC → 16 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Grim old-school shooter in the spirit of Heretic and DOOM (1995). The player takes on the role of a powerful necromancer, exploring various locations, fighting...

Painted In Blood

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Old school, Zombies, Survival horror

Early Access: PC → 23 October 2025; Game in development: PC → 2027

Steam: 82/100

The main character finds himself trapped in an artist's nightmare, where he confronts grotesque monsters. Each of the opponents has their own behavior. A dynamic...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Eclipsium

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Old school, Walking Simulator, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 19 September 2025

Steam: 92/100

Atmospheric horror about the Wanderer, who sets out in search of the mysterious "Her." The path goes through gloomy tombs, strange cathedrals made of flesh, and...

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...

Gloomgrave

Action, Roguelike, First-person view, Turn-based, Dungeons, Procedural generation, Old school, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 25 September 2023

Steam: 86/100

Gloomgrave is a retro action roguelike with a first-person view. You get to choose your class and level up your hero to suit your playstyle. Turn-based combat...

Lunacid

Action, First-person view, Fantasy, Dungeons, Old school, Metroidvania, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 31 October 2023; Early Access: PC → 15 March 2022

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Long ago, a huge beast emerged from the sea and covered the land with a poisonous fog. Now those deemed undesirable are thrown into a huge well that has become a...

Fixeight

Top-down view, Shooter, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Arcade, Action

Game released: PC → 2 February 2024

Steam: 93/100

Spiritual successor of Out Zone. According to the plot, humanity faces an unprecedented threat as omnipotent beings from another dimension start attacking people...

Blazing Strike

Action, Fighting, Side view, Old school, Online, Sports game

Game released: PC → 17 October 2024

Steam: 53/100

A dynamic fighting game with retro graphics, inspired by 16-bit games by Capcom and SNK. The game has three modes: story, arcade and online battles. Each fighter...

PHASE ZERO

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

Game in development: PC → 11 March 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Oldskoyal horror for survival in the spirit of the first parts of Resident Evil. The main action unfolds in 1994 in the post-industrial port city of Flint Pick, in...

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance

Free game, Shooter, Old school, First-person view, Warhammer 40K, Educational game (Education)

Game released: PC → 22 May 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 92/100

A free-to-play rail shooter with retro graphics where you have to kill enemies by typing words and phrases from the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The main character is...

Sick Samurai

Action, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Old school, Slasher

Game in development: PC → Q1 2027

A bloody, fast-paced action game in the spirit of Hotline Miami, where every fight is decided with one blow. The combat system is built on the mechanics of instant...

Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster

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

Game released: PC → 20 November 2025

Steam: 93/100

The updated version of Outlaws: Handful of Missions features visual effects in up to 4K resolution at 120 FPS, 26 achievements, a secret archive with valuable...

Cat Named Mojave

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Old school, Simulation

Game released: PC → 8 December 2025

Steam: 94/100

The game's story is about an unnamed character who is stranded in the middle of a deserted desert with a dead car battery. The only chance for rescue is a creepy...

Descent 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Old school

Game released: PC → 19 June 2008

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

This first-person shooter sends the player into dangerous alien mines in the Zeta Aquilae system, where the goal is to destroy a stronghold of hostile robots...

Project Warlock

Action, Shooter, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Old school

Game released: PC → 29 July 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Project Warlock is an old-school first-person shooter in a fantasy setting, inspired by such famous games as Doom 2, Hexen and Duke Nukem 3D. You will find 5 unique...

Dread Templar

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

Early Access: PC → 14 August 2021; Game released: PC → 26 January 2023

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Dread Templar is a dynamic old-school shooter with a first-person view and horror elements. You will take on the role of a deadly Templar who seeks revenge deep in...

Scathe

Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Demons, Action

Game released: PC → 31 August 2022

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 61/100

The main character is Bane, overseer of the legion of hell, forged from the earth by the Creator himself. He, like his fallen relatives before him, will have to...

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms

Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Action, Anime / Manga, Old school, Indie, Historical, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 21 July 2022

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 66/100

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms is a fast-paced side-scrolling action game with co-op for up to four players. The story spans all the way from the Yellow Turban...

Catto Pew Pew!

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

Early Access: PC → 16 August 2022; Game released: PC → 20 July 2026

Players: 5.2/10

Steam: 76/100

A free first-person multiplayer shooter about white cats. To win, players must literally push their opponents out of the arena. The game features 14 maps and...

Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle

Role-playing game, Old school, Adventure

Game released: PC → 8 July 2026

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A fantasy adventure in a reading-focused format, where opening the book turns the reader into more than a spectator. Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle was...

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