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Top Retro Games

60+ retro games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Singleplayer, Action, Indie, Great Soundtrack.

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  1. #1 Hotline Miami
    98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 122,189 reviews2012
    Developer: Dennaton GamesPublisher: Devolver Digital
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 4.4hMean: 10.5h≥1hr: 86%

    Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

  2. #2 RetroArch
    98% matchVery Positive89% of 9,426 reviews2022
    Developer: Libretro
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

    RetroArch is an open source and cross platform frontend/framework for emulators, game engines, video games, media players and other applications

  3. #3 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
    98% matchVery Positive94% of 77,682 reviews2015
    Developer: Dennaton GamesPublisher: Devolver Digital
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 6.2hMean: 18.2h≥1hr: 78%

    Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.

  4. #4 Sonic Mania
    98% matchVery Positive94% of 27,786 reviews2017
    Developer: Christian WhiteheadPublisher: SEGA
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.3hMean: 9.5h≥1hr: 77%

    Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.

  5. #5 Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
    98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,657 reviews2014
    Developer: Yacht Club Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 5.5hMean: 15.0h≥1hr: 86%

    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

  6. #6 PAC-MAN™ Championship Edition DX+
    98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,159 reviews2013
    Developer: Mine Loader Software Co., Ltd.Publisher: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.3hMean: 7.6h≥1hr: 56%

    It's time to gear up!Get ready for more ghost chain gobbling and frantic action in PAC-MAN® CE-DX+! The award-winning chomping game makes a shattering debut on Steam with even more content and a refined user-interface to compare high scores with your friends!

  7. #7 DUSK
    98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,132 reviews2018
    Developer: David SzymanskiPublisher: New Blood Interactive
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.7hMean: 8.0h≥1hr: 82%

    Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

  8. #8 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
    97% matchVery Positive90% of 17,552 reviews2023
    Developer: Auroch DigitalPublisher: Focus Entertainment
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.6hMean: 5.8h≥1hr: 76%

    Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.

  9. #9 Mouthwashing
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 36,697 reviews2024
    Developer: Wrong OrganPublisher: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.8hMean: 3.4h≥1hr: 90%

    The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

  10. #10 Prodeus
    97% matchVery Positive92% of 8,092 reviews2022
    Developer: Bounding Box Software Inc.Publisher: Balor Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 2.6hMean: 6.4h≥1hr: 67%

    Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.

  11. #11 ENA: Dream BBQ
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 35,873 reviews2025
    Developer: ENA TeamPublisher: Joel G
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 1.8hMean: 3.0h≥1hr: 76%

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

  12. #12 The Messenger
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 12,928 reviews2018
    Developer: SabotagePublisher: Devolver Digital
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 5.6hMean: 9.8h≥1hr: 88%

    As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

  13. #13 DOOM + DOOM II
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 28,121 reviews2007
    Developer: id SoftwarePublisher: Bethesda
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.2hMean: 10.7h≥1hr: 54%

    Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993 and 1994, the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product.

  14. #14 OutDrive
    96% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,642 reviews2016
    Developer: DNVR Prod
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.2hMean: 12.6h≥1hr: 82%

    Put the pedal to the metal or your girl will die! Experience the atmosphere of the world inspired by 80s with their neon lights, VHS tapes and synth pop. Buckle up! Gaming experiment in genre of music runner - not a game, aesthetic concept.

  15. #15 Retrowave
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 15,342 reviews2022
    Developer: RewindApp
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.6hMean: 8.6h≥1hr: 72%

    Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, '80s supercars speeding down an endless highway... Welcome to the world of Retrowave!

  16. #16 HROT
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,378 reviews2023
    Developer: Spytihněv
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.7hMean: 6.6h≥1hr: 80%

    HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.

  17. #17 Sven Co-op
    95% matchVery Positive94% of 32,263 reviews2016
    Developer: Sven Co-op team
    Platforms: Windows, Linux
    Median: 2.2hMean: 24.4h≥1hr: 69%

    Sven Co-op is a co-operative game originally based around Valve Software's Half-Life. In this game players must work together against computer controlled enemies and solve puzzles as a team.

  18. #18 UFO 50
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,293 reviews2024
    Developer: Mossmouth
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 6.8hMean: 23.3h≥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.

  19. #19 You Have to Win the Game
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 5,720 reviews2014
    Developer: Minor Key Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 42mMean: 3.6h≥1hr: 43%

    You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

  20. #20 Emily is Away
    93% matchVery Positive89% of 32,252 reviews2015
    Developer: Kyle Seeley
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 54mMean: 19.9h≥1hr: 42%

    Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

  21. #21 KinitoPET
    92% matchVery Positive93% of 14,300 reviews2024
    Developer: troy_en
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.1hMean: 3.3h≥1hr: 87%

    KinitoPET is a psychological horror experience that takes place through Kinito, an early 2000s virtual assistant. Kinito is able to walk, talk, browse, adapt, and play games as Kinito is like no other with its adaptive technology!

  22. #22 Mega Man Legacy Collection
    92% matchVery Positive86% of 5,266 reviews2015
    Developer: Capcom
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.8hMean: 7.8h≥1hr: 76%

    Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.

  23. #23 Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered
    92% matchVery Positive93% of 16,190 reviews2022
    Developer: Basically GamesPublisher: Basically Games, LLC
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 36mMean: 6.3h≥1hr: 35%

    Escape Baldi's schoolhouse again in this new remastered version of Baldi's Basics Classic! Use stealth and strategy to collect all 7 notebooks and win! Featuring three games in one, gameplay improvements, a more authentic art style, accessibility improvements, and brand new ways to play!

  24. #24 Lunacid
    92% matchVery Positive91% of 10,977 reviews2023
    Developer: KIRA LLC
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.1hMean: 8.8h≥1hr: 81%

    Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.

  25. #25 DuckTales: Remastered
    92% matchVery Positive88% of 7,781 reviews2013
    Developer: WayForwardPublisher: Capcom
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.3hMean: 7.5h≥1hr: 79%

    DuckTales: Remastered is a beautiful hand-crafted reimagining of one of the most cherished 8-bit titles of all time. Go back to one of the golden ages of gaming, now refined with a level of detail that will please the most hardened devoted Disney or retro Capcom fan alike.

  26. #26 Evoland
    92% matchVery Positive83% of 5,951 reviews2013
    Developer: Shiro Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 2.9hMean: 4.3h≥1hr: 76%

    Evoland is a journey through the history of action/adventure gaming, allowing you to unlock new technologies, gameplay systems and graphic upgrades as you progress through the game.

  27. #27 Beat Cop
    91% matchVery Positive82% of 6,094 reviews2017
    Developer: Pixel CrowPublisher: 11 bit studios
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.3hMean: 5.3h≥1hr: 85%

    A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.

  28. #28 DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 13,706 reviews2023
    Developer: Agafonoff
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.9hMean: 5.5h≥1hr: 61%

    DR LIVESEY: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA, gentlemen, from now on, rom and death means the same thing for you.

  29. #29 198X
    90% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,147 reviews2019
    Developer: Hi-Bit Studios
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.4hMean: 9.5h≥1hr: 62%

    Part 1 of arcade epic 198X. A coming-of-age story told through multiple games and genres. Experience the thrill of shooting, driving, jumping, fighting and role-playing in 5 full-blown arcade stages – combined with cinematic pixel-art storytelling.

  30. #30 FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
    89% matchVery Positive95% of 8,573 reviews2022
    Developer: Airdorf GamesPublisher: New Blood Interactive
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.5hMean: 5.1h≥1hr: 72%

    What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.

  31. #31 Horizon Chase Turbo
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 5,833 reviews2018
    Developer: AQUIRIS
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 7.5hMean: 10.2h≥1hr: 87%

    Thrilling arcade racing game, inspired by the super-fun-straight-to-the-point classic racing games from the 90s.

  32. #32 DOOM 64
    88% matchVery Positive93% of 8,534 reviews2020
    Developer: id SoftwarePublisher: Bethesda Softworks
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 54mMean: 11.0h≥1hr: 48%

    Play the enhanced version of the original game released on the Nintendo 64 in 1997. Years have passed since you stopped Hell’s invasion of Earth. Quarantined for humanity’s safety, the UAC research facilities on Mars were abandoned and forgotten...until now.

  33. #33 METAL SLUG 3
    88% matchVery Positive90% of 9,019 reviews2014
    Developer: SNK CORPORATION
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.0hMean: 7.0h≥1hr: 83%

    “METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls, heads out to the Steam gaming platform!

  34. #34 PAC-MAN 256
    88% matchVery Positive92% of 2,248 reviews2016
    Developer: BANDAI NAMCO Studios VancouverPublisher: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.7hMean: 5.4h≥1hr: 79%

    PAC-MAN 256 is the maze that never ends. But the Glitch is coming for you…

  35. #35 Sonic Origins
    88% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,998 reviews2022
    Developer: Sonic TeamPublisher: SEGA
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 5.5hMean: 12.8h≥1hr: 77%

    Experience the collected adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic Origins Plus! With 16 legendary Sonic titles, including 12 Game Gear games, new playable characters, modes, challenges, behind-the-scenes content, and more, this is the definitive way to play these classic games!

  36. #36 VVVVVV
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,449 reviews2010
    Developer: Terry Cavanagh
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 1.8hMean: 3.5h≥1hr: 66%

    VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

  37. #37 Oniken: Unstoppable Edition
    86% matchMostly Positive80% of 971 reviews2014
    Developer: JoyMasher
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.4hMean: 4.9h≥1hr: 89%

    When a global war nearly decimated humankind, an evil military organization called Oniken takes advantage of the situation to dominate and oppress the few remaining survivors. Even though any resistance to this organization seemed hopeless, a small rebel movement organizes strikes against Oniken.

  38. #38 CHRONO TRIGGER®
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 13,060 reviews2018
    Developer: Square Enix
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.0hMean: 31.7h≥1hr: 78%

    The timeless RPG classic returns loaded with upgrades! Journey to the forgotten past, to the far future, and to the end of time. A big adventure to save the planet, now begins…

  39. #39 Sonic Adventure DX
    86% matchVery Positive92% of 18,299 reviews2011
    Developer: SEGA
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.7hMean: 9.7h≥1hr: 59%

    An ancient evil lurking within the Master Emerald has been unleashed from its slumber by the devious Dr. Eggman and is on the verge of becoming the ultimate monster using the 7 Chaos Emeralds. Only Sonic and his friends are heroic enough to put a stop to Dr. Eggman and his evil minions.

  40. #40 Baldi's Basics Plus
    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,679 reviews2020
    Developer: Basically GamesPublisher: Basically Games, LLC
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.3hMean: 11.0h≥1hr: 70%

    Baldi's Basics® Plus is an active stealth roguelike that parodies cheap '90s edutainment with a subtle horror twist! Play Hide & Seek with Baldi as he chases you through procedurally generated levels while using your surroundings, items, and game knowledge to shift chaos in your favor.

  41. #41 Organ Trail: Director's Cut
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 3,143 reviews2013
    Developer: The Men Who Wear Many Hats
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.8hMean: 6.1h≥1hr: 87%

    Organ Trail is a retro zombie survival game. Travel westward in a station wagon with 4 of your friends, scavenging for supplies and fending off the undead. Members of your party might die of dysentery or you might have to put them down yourself when they get bit.

  42. #42 Door Kickers: Action Squad
    85% matchVery Positive95% of 10,498 reviews2018
    Developer: PixelShardPublisher: KillHouse Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.6hMean: 7.6h≥1hr: 81%

    Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.

  43. #43 CULTIC
    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,369 reviews2022
    Developer: Jasozz GamesPublisher: 3D Realms
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.3hMean: 8.6h≥1hr: 73%

    Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.

  44. #44 PAC-MAN™ CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2
    85% matchMixed70% of 2,449 reviews2016
    Developer: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.Publisher: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 36mMean: 6.0h≥1hr: 43%

    The much-awaited sequel to PAC-MAN™ CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION! Featuring eye-popping 3D graphics and funky visuals! New modes include Score Attack and an Adventure mode!

  45. #45 ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN
    85% matchVery Positive89% of 1,124 reviews2016
    Developer: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.Publisher: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 12mMean: 2.7h≥1hr: 23%

    First released in arcades in 1980, the masterpiece PAC-MAN comes to Steam! Move PAC-MAN up, down, left, and right to avoid the ghosts and gobble up all the Pac-Dots!

  46. #46 Ion Fury
    84% matchVery Positive93% of 6,708 reviews2019
    Developer: Voidpoint, LLCPublisher: 3D Realms
    Platforms: Windows, Linux
    Median: 4.7hMean: 9.8h≥1hr: 81%

    3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!

  47. #47 Project Warlock
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 6,089 reviews2018
    Developer: Buckshot SoftwarePublisher: Retrovibe
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.9hMean: 4.7h≥1hr: 74%

    Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.

  48. #48 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
    84% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,930 reviews2024
    Developer: KillPixel GamesPublisher: 3D Realms
    Platforms: Windows, Linux
    Median: 1.2hMean: 8.5h≥1hr: 53%

    Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.

  49. #49 Devil Daggers
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,351 reviews2016
    Developer: Sorath
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 42mMean: 6.7h≥1hr: 43%

    Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.

  50. #50 The Disney Afternoon Collection
    83% matchVery Positive87% of 1,040 reviews2017
    Developer: Capcom
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.5hMean: 18.7h≥1hr: 74%

    Starring a cast of beloved Disney characters, The Disney Afternoon Collection takes you back to a golden era of gaming and afternoons filled with adventure. All six classic games feature new and improved visuals and include filtering options that replicate a retro look and feel.

  51. #51 Hypnospace Outlaw
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,418 reviews2019
    Developer: TendershootPublisher: No More Robots
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.4hMean: 6.7h≥1hr: 77%

    Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

  52. #52 Mega Man X Legacy Collection
    83% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,827 reviews2018
    Developer: CAPCOM CO., LTD
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.9hMean: 10.4h≥1hr: 82%

    Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.

  53. #53 Freedom Planet
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,869 reviews2014
    Developer: GalaxyTrail
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.7hMean: 6.1h≥1hr: 87%

    Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

  54. #54 Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
    83% matchVery Positive84% of 6,369 reviews2016
    Developer: Nerve Software, Gearbox Software, LLCPublisher: Gearbox Publishing
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.7hMean: 9.7h≥1hr: 77%

    Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.

  55. #55 Turok
    82% matchVery Positive93% of 4,126 reviews2015
    Developer: Iguana EntertainmentPublisher: Nightdive Studios
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 1.4hMean: 7.4h≥1hr: 58%

    A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.

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