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Retro Game Crunch
Retro Game Crunch is a series of 7 games, full of the charm and challenge of the 8-bit generation. Each world feels like an authentic NES classic. A massive genre-spanning collection.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
“Nice little collection of games :)”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“retro bunch”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Latest official news
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RGC Development Journal
http://www.retrogamecrunch.com/shared/images/game-6/boss-process.gif Our full development journal is available online! Retro Game Crunch was created before there was anything like Steam Early Access.
RGC Development Journal
http://www.retrogamecrunch.com/shared/images/game-6/boss-process.gif Our full development journal is available online! Retro Game Crunch was created before there was anything like Steam Early Access.
Full 7 Game Soundtrack now live (and free!)
The full 7 game soundtrack for Retro Game Crunch is now available! Includes 90 tracks of authentic chiptunes written by 8bitmatt. Most of these tracks were written using MML and audio was recorded dir
Full 7 Game Soundtrack now live (and free!)
The full 7 game soundtrack for Retro Game Crunch is now available! Includes 90 tracks of authentic chiptunes written by 8bitmatt. Most of these tracks were written using MML and audio was recorded dir
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Action · Adventure · Retro · Pixel Graphics · Local Co-Op · 2D · Platformer · Metroidvania · Local Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play Together |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | http://retrogamecrunch.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 500 MB available space