- #1 CMYW
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 40 reviews2015
Dev: Shane BerezowskiPub: Zen Labs
Windows
CMYW is a four player survival co-op inspired by classic space shooters. The objective is to work as a team in order to survive the longest and score the highest. Find a balance between gathering resources and defending your portal if you hope to succeed.
Why similar: Action 32.7%, Retro 24.5%, Indie 23.7%, Arcade 19.1%
- #2 SkyScrappers
95% matchMixed48% of 23 reviews2015
Dev: Ground Shatter
Windows · Mac · Linux
CO-OP ARCADE FIGHTER-CLIMBER. Run, jump, and fight your way to the top of a collapsing building. Compete with up to three of your friends in this 90s style competitive platform brawler.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 49.6%, Action 18.2%, Indie 16.9%, Arcade 15.3%
- #3 samurai_jazz
94% matchMixed64% of 94 reviews2015
Dev: Blaze Epic
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 28%
An action/adventure game taking ques from both film-noir and samurai-drama's of old, "samurai_jazz" takes players on an adventure through an enigmatic city, engaging in sword-fights, encounters with mythological beings, and quirky dialog with the local inhabitants presented with a pseudo 8-bit style.
Why similar: Action 31.9%, Retro 29.4%, Indie 23.1%, Anime 15.6%
- #4 Glypha: Vintage
93% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: John CalhounPub: Soft Dorothy Software
Windows · Mac
A fast-paced, Egyptian-themed jousting tournament recalls 1980's classic arcade action. Glypha is a rewrite of the classic shareware game from the early B&W Macintosh days. Smoother, faster, and harder than you remember.
Why similar: 1980s 24.6%, Retro 21.4%, Action 15%, Local Multiplayer 14.3%, Arcade 12.6%
- #5 Bloom Paradise
90% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: H.T.Project GamesPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
A fixed-screen action game that allows you to play with up to two players using flower fairies Tamabo and Hanabo. Your goal: to fill the entire stage with blooming flowers.
Why similar: 1980s 25.1%, Local Multiplayer 18.8%, Arcade 15.8%, Action 13.9%, Retro 11.5%
- #6 Super Rock Blasters!
92% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: QuadraTron Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready up a space ship and destroy your friends in this frenetic multiplayer Asteroids reimagining! In Super Rock Blasters, up to 4 players will wheel around space rocks, dodge ricocheting bullets and blast each other into tiny neon colored giblets.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 35.4%, Action 20.1%, Retro 17.3%, Indie 13.9%, Arcade 13.4%
- #7 Warp Factor
91% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Jack Gloyens
Windows · Mac
Get ready to jump to lightspeed in Warp Factor; a fast-paced, sci-fi, block breaking, arcade action game! Compete on global leaderboards in single player or battle friends in online and local multiplayer. Good luck, Captain!
Why similar: Action 28.1%, Indie 20.4%, Local Multiplayer 17.9%, 1980s 17.5%, Retro 8.7%
- #8 BoxesWithGuns
91% matchMostly Negative21% of 82 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Christof
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 24%
BoxesWithGuns is a 2D neon vertex endless shooter game. Try to survive as long as possible by avoiding collisions with the enemies that spawn. One game equals the length of the background music track playing. Collect dollars and customize your spaceship by adding new boxes and weapons.
Why similar: Action 47.9%, Arcade 27.6%, Indie 24.5%
- #9 Rand-O-mazE
89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Sublemonal
Windows
Randomly generated maze game
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 30.1%, 1980s 29.6%, Retro 14.7%, Indie 14.2%, Arcade 11.4%
- #10 Fire And Rescue
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skyboy Games
Windows
Fires have broken out all over the city! Use your portable water tank to extinguish raging fires and carry innocent civilians to safety. Play by yourself or simultaneously with a friend to see who is the best fire-fighter in FIRE AND RESCUE!
Why similar: 1980s 37.3%, Local Multiplayer 27%, Retro 15.3%, Action 9.7%, Arcade 7.5%
- #11 ChargeShot
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 100 reviews2015
Dev: Cowboy Color
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Shoot, reflect, and jetpack your way through ChargeShot -- a local-multiplayer, space-bounty-hunter, deathmatch game with a focus on fast-paced, twitch gameplay. Prove to your friends that you are the greatest warrior in the galaxy. No friends? No problem.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 54.1%, Action 26.6%, Indie 19.3%
- #12 Synth Pong
85% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: VALOS
Windows
Synth Pong is an electrifying pong game with Synthwave theme that will transport you back to the 80s! This game combines classic pong elements with the nostalgic visual and soundtrack of Synthwave, creating a unique and immersive experience.
Why similar: 1980s 32.6%, Local Multiplayer 30.8%, Retro 17.4%, Arcade 15.3%, Indie 3.8%
- #13 Gentlemen!
88% matchMixed41% of 141 reviews2013
Dev: Lucky FramePub: Blazing Griffin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Local multiplayer! Play your friends. Crush their dreams. Smell their fear. Destroy them with a thousand pigeons.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 55.3%, Action 25.2%, Indie 19.6%
- #14 Scrollonoid
86% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: Vadjra
Windows
Scrollonid it's a 2D symbiosis of arkanoid and scroll shooter game.
Why similar: Action 46.3%, Indie 32.5%, Arcade 21.2%
- #15 Road Toads
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Soweli Digital
Windows
Road Toads is a frantic local multiplayer party game for 2 to 8 players. A twist on the classic Frogger, Road Toads pitches you against your friends as you barge into each other across roads, woods and rivers.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 47.6%, Action 18.8%, Arcade 12.6%, Retro 8.8%, Cute 7.8%
- #16 Mega Kaiju Boom Ball
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Orebody IncPub: Orebody Red
Windows
Mega Kaiju Boom Ball is a giant monster-themed break-em-up developed with retro 8-bit constraints in mind. The game mixes the dynamics of breakout, pinball and legendary kaiju into a unique and action-packed 8-bit experience. Can you save the world from a kaiju invasion using just a ball and paddle?
Why similar: 1980s 35.2%, Local Multiplayer 21.8%, Retro 19.8%, Arcade 11.8%, Action 11.3%
- #17 DiscStorm
84% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2015
Dev: XMPT Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fast-paced and furious arena combat, where split-second reactions are essential to dodge flying discs as they ricochet around at breakneck speed. Brave formidable single player adventures or meet up with your friends and challenge them to intense local multiplayer battles.
Why similar: Action 37%, Local Multiplayer 36.2%, Indie 26.8%
- #18 Super Jagger Bomb
82% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: CheapeeSoft GamesPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows
With retro-styled 3D graphics and mechanics that are easy to pick up and play but tough to master, Super Jagger Bomb offers a straightforward and rewarding gameplay experience.
Why similar: 1980s 38.2%, Retro 21.6%, Arcade 18.4%, Action 16.7%, Indie 5.1%
- #19 Vonbit
80% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Chris Boyfield
Windows
A retro arcade shooter with one-bit graphics
Why similar: 1980s 38.3%, Retro 20.6%, Arcade 19.8%, Action 15.5%, Indie 5.7%
- #20 Ping Pong Breakout
81% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Baka Taco Games
Windows
Ping Pong Breakout combines Pong and Breakout, offering intense matches against AI or friends. Break blocks, score points, and utilize item boxes like Multiball to gain an edge. With 12 levels, it's a blend of classic arcade fun, now accessible via Steam's Remote Play.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 30.3%, 1980s 24.8%, Retro 20.3%, Arcade 18.6%, Indie 5.9%
- #21 Bug Attack!
81% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2018
Dev: David VogtPub: DLV Games
Windows
Bug Attack! is a game inspired by arcade classics including Missile Command and Space Invaders. Players are tasked with protecting their building as long as they can. Bugs emerge everywhere from the ground at an increasing rate. Which is the greater enemy? The bug horde, or your own nerves?
Why similar: 1980s 32.5%, Retro 17.5%, Local Multiplayer 16.2%, Arcade 14.3%, Indie 11.4%
- #22 Section 80
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZaxtorGameS
Windows
The unpredictable ten-billion watt Electro-Blob is back in a whole new action game, and this time your mission is to try and contain it in less than a 20% section of the arena! Hunters will keep you on your toes, because if they touch you, it will spark yet another golden Electro-Blob to conquer!
Why similar: 1980s 36.3%, Action 25.3%, Arcade 18.4%, Retro 14.3%, Indie 5.7%
- #23 B..:EvaSive
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: ZaxtorGameS
Windows
Welcome to a world of dangerous rectangles where quick reflexes and maneuvering will help you keep breathing... Well, for at least a few more seconds! Two buttons. Life or death. How long can you survive? Okay, so you died. Try Again. Die. One more time. Die. Just one more. Die. One more!
Why similar: 1980s 36.8%, Action 25.6%, Arcade 18.6%, Retro 13.2%, Indie 5.8%
- #24 Destructive Behavior
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Mark Green
Windows
Brick breaker arcade action with unique features
Why similar: 1980s 45.1%, Action 24.8%, Arcade 23.3%, Indie 6.8%
- #25 NINJA HAYATE HD-Remaster
75% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: TAITO CORP.
Windows
Ninja Hayate infiltrates Steam, braving the evil ninja clan's lair and battling a dragon in this thrilling, interactive anime adventure, remastered from its 1984 debut!
Why similar: 1980s 38.5%, Action 25.8%, Arcade 20.1%, Anime 15.6%
- #26 Treasure Stack
77% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2019
Dev: PIXELAKES LLC
Windows
Catering to solo and multiplayer puzzle fans, Treasure Stack features a wide variety of modes, whether you're testing your skills in Challenge Mode, partying up with friends in 4-Player Local Versus, or taking on the rest of the world in Online Versus.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 46%, Action 31.3%, Indie 22.7%
- #27 B.C.E.
78% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: Blue Drop Games
Windows
Before Common Era (B.C.E.) is a top-down multiplayer action game set in the Stone Age. Brandish prehistoric weapons and face off against your enemies across a variety of prehistoric environments. Smash, sock, and skewer your way to the top of the food chain in B.C.E.!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 41.6%, Action 34.3%, Indie 24.1%
- #28 Alien Splatter Redux
76% matchVery Positive91% of 158 reviews2017
Dev: Sinclair Strange
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 33%
"BLAH BLAH BLAH 8-bit, BLAH BLAH BLAH, blow stuff up. BLAH BLAH BLAH, retro." BLOWING INTO THE CARTRIDGE NOT REQUIRED!
Why similar: Action 39.7%, Retro 35.7%, Indie 24.6%
- #29 UFO 50
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,518 reviews2024
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
Why similar: Retro 24%, 1980s 21.1%, Local Multiplayer 18%, Indie 12.6%, Action 12.2%
- #30 Neo Eater 80's
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Acarbo Games
Windows
Pure arcade survival! Guide an unstoppable Neo snake through 50+ devious stages. Eat, shoot, and chase the hi-score in this synthwave-fueled tribute to the 80's.
Why similar: 1980s 36%, Action 24.6%, Retro 21.4%, Arcade 18%
- #31 TIMEGAL HD-Remaster
70% matchPositive85% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: TAITO CORP.
Windows
Reika, the Time Gal, is warping onto Steam from 1985! Encounter dinosaurs, cavemen, giant robots, aliens, maniacally laughing villains, and more in this time-travelling, interactive-anime adventure!
Why similar: 1980s 27.6%, Action 24.3%, Arcade 20.8%, Anime 15.7%, Cute 11.6%
- #32 Fun Infused Arcade
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fun Infused Games
Windows
Collection of small retro arcade games created by Fun Infused Games in a retro style. More games to be added in the future. Currently featuring the games Bounce Blitz, Haunting of Jerk Miners, Ultra Neon, and Ultra Aktion.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 37.9%, Retro 23.2%, Action 15.9%, Arcade 15.8%, Indie 7.2%
- #33 Paparazzi
76% matchMixed56% of 18 reviews2015
Dev: Pringo Dingo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Catch the celebrity.Avoid the paparazzi.Paparazzi is a local multiplayer game of cat-and-mouse. The celebrity runs, dashes, and hides while the paparazzi tries to take constant photos of them. It's a simple yet competitive arcade-action game with a Where's Waldo feel.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 42.7%, Indie 29.6%, Action 27.7%
- #34 Hoco Poco
74% matchMixed70% of 23 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Hoco Poco is a harry potter duel style free-4-all local multiplayer.
Why similar: Action 41.2%, Indie 29.4%, Local Multiplayer 23.7%, Cute 5.7%
- #35 Scrap
75% matchMixed51% of 75 reviews2017
Dev: Top Shelf StudiosPub: None
Windows
Shoot, kick, and detonate your way through a post tech apocalyptic wasteland where robots reign terror upon the resourceful Scrappers. Scrap foes, unlock weapons, play alone or with friends and take back the world in this free, 3D, action, twin stick, shooter.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 40.5%, Action 35.1%, Indie 24.5%
- #36 Poggers 2 - A-Maze-Thing
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: ZaxtorGameS
Windows
Bun-Bun Poggers is back and this time must face the dangers of hungry wolves without the luxury of open fields to move & dodge freely! In Poggers 2: A-Maze-Thing, you must help the absolutely adorable Bun-Bun navigate many different hedge mazes where death could be around every corner!
Why similar: 1980s 34.1%, Arcade 16.8%, Retro 15.7%, Action 14.9%, Cute 11.5%
- #37 Battle of the Edges
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: AMIE Interactive
Windows
A fast neon arcade game where you bounce through a physics-based arena to hit edges, outscore three bots, activate quick power-ups, and unlock glowing skins. Enjoy intense, competitive, and replayable 60-second rounds built for pure arcade action.
Why similar: 1980s 36.6%, Action 23.8%, Arcade 18%, Retro 13.8%, Indie 7.9%
- #38 Chompy Chomp Chomp
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 568 reviews2014
Dev: Utopian World of Sandwiches
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Chompy Chomp Chomp is a game where people of all ages, tastes and skills can play together, and enjoy themselves on a level playing field. Play with your friends/kids/boss/gran, lose your inhibitions, shout and scream and generally have an awesome time.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 37%, Action 27.9%, Indie 26.4%, Arcade 8.7%
- #39 Elf Shield
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: ALU COMPUTER ARTS
Windows
CONTENTS: Action Game full-set (7 Stages) and future updates if available. Elf-Shield is one of the best games if you are fan of late 80s' PC games or are looking for bite-size simple game. This game is a modernized BreakOut like action game with 80s taste Pixel Graphics and Anime Style graphics.
Why similar: 1980s 37%, Retro 16.1%, Action 13.9%, Anime 13%, Arcade 9.8%
- #40 Takkyu Tournament Re:Serve
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: CyberScherzo Studios
Windows
This fantasy kung fu ping-pong mashup pays homage to classic retro arcade games while incorporating fighting game trappings like blocking, parrying, unique fighters, and special moves.
Why similar: Action 35.4%, Indie 25.7%, Local Multiplayer 20.4%, Retro 10%, Arcade 8.5%
- #41 Commander Cool 2
71% matchVery Positive88% of 992 reviews2015
Dev: Orlyapps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Commander Cool 2 is a four player local coop retro-styled adventure that is destined to be one of coolest game in 2015!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 39.6%, Action 25.5%, Retro 17.8%, Indie 17.1%
- #42 JALECO ARCADE COLLECTION Vol.1
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GRAVITY
Windows
Memorable Masterpieces! Hidden Gems! The enthusiasm of those days is back again!! The JALECO Arcade Collection is here!
Why similar: 1980s 29.6%, Action 22.5%, Arcade 17.7%, Local Multiplayer 17.6%, Retro 12.7%
- #43 JALECO ARCADE COLLECTION Vol.2
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GRAVITY
Windows
Memorable Masterpieces! Hidden Gems! The enthusiasm of those days is back again!! JALECO ARCADE COLLECTION is here!
Why similar: 1980s 29.9%, Action 22.3%, Arcade 17.7%, Local Multiplayer 17.3%, Retro 12.9%
- #44 Alienzix
72% matchMixed66% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Xero TR-MMXZPub: Xitilon
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Oldschool 2Д-shooter of the Windows 2000 epoch, controlled by mouse. 2-player local cooperative mode with several difficulty levels.
Why similar: Action 37.5%, Indie 26.3%, Retro 20.3%, Arcade 15.8%
- #45 Castle Clamber
71% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Trederia
Windows · Mac
Castle Clamber is an arcade action platformer for one or two players inspired by games of the 80s and 90s.
Why similar: Action 36%, Indie 26.9%, Retro 22.4%, Arcade 14.7%
- #46 Ping Pong Space - Retro Tennis
71% match6 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Best Friend Games
Windows · Mac
Ping Pong Space is a modern incarnation of the classic Pong game, set in space. Accept the challenge to defeat the AI robot and become the retro tennis champion of the galaxy!
Why similar: 1980s 31.3%, Local Multiplayer 27.5%, Retro 16.9%, Arcade 12.5%, Action 8.2%
- #47 Xeno Swarm - 异虫强袭
64% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: 《Game Designer & Maker》
Windows
"Xeno Swarm" is a hardcore side-scrolling shoot-'em-up game. Team up with your allies to battle overwhelming swarms of alien creatures, engage in life-or-death showdowns with colossal bosses on extraterrestrial battlefields, and relive the exhilarating thrill of bullet-hell mayhem!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 24%, 1980s 23.5%, Action 23%, Indie 16.7%, Retro 12.9%
- #48 Ninja Gold Thief
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Amonga99
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join the adventure and control a cute blue ninja on a gold-stealing spree. Sneak through numerous levels, evade rival ninjas, and navigate increasingly tricky obstacles. With retro-inspired gameplay and vibrant graphics, this game offers endless fun as you outsmart your foes and collect all the gold
Why similar: Retro 21.1%, Local Multiplayer 18.9%, Action 18.5%, 1980s 17.3%, Arcade 12.8%
- #49 1982
67% matchVery Positive93% of 807 reviews2017
Dev: Binary Zoo
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 36%
1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.
Why similar: 1980s 33.2%, Retro 25.3%, Arcade 17.4%, Action 14.2%, Indie 9.9%
- #50 Handsome Mr. Frog
68% matchVery Positive92% of 249 reviews2016
Dev: Cowboy Color
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Jump, lick, and spit your way through four worlds in a new-school arcade adventure starring the nominal Handsome Mr. Frog, a good looking fellow whose hat was jacked by a bunch of unattractive normies.
Why similar: Action 45.6%, Indie 29.3%, Retro 13.6%, Arcade 11.6%
- #51 Apee Escapee
65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: NHO&JHO
Windows
Apee Escapee is a small retro open-world 2D platformer for 1–2 players. Explore one interconnected world, find 8 randomly placed skeleton keys, do good deeds to open the Karma Door, and free the Great Apee.
Why similar: 1980s 28.5%, Action 22.5%, Arcade 15.8%, Local Multiplayer 15.5%, Retro 13.2%
- #52 Super Duper Arcade
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Super Duper Vibes
Windows
Super Duper Arcade is a compilation of reimagined timeless arcade classics. A passionate love letter to 1980s and 1990s arcades. Chase high scores in single-player mode or go head to head with a friend to see who's worthy to call themself the Master of Arcades.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 23.1%, Retro 18.7%, Action 15.9%, 1980s 15.9%, Indie 13.6%
- #53 Tri Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Odyssey
64% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Lillymo Games
Windows
If Twin Breaker was a brick breaker about space, Tri Breaker is a brick breaker on steroids, and this go-around, it’s all about time. Explore 40 stages spread across periods of galactic history, and obliterate the brick-breaking formula.
Why similar: 1980s 30.6%, Action 21.8%, Arcade 21.7%, Retro 14.6%, Indie 11.3%