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Best 1980s Games

Top 50 of 98 qualifying games — tagged 1980s (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-05-20.

1 Vampire Survivors (2022) Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Pixel Graphics · 5M–10M owners · $4.99 98.5%250,334 reviews 2 Counter-Strike (2000) Action · FPS · Multiplayer · 10M–20M owners · $9.99 97.4%250,245 reviews 3 MULLET MADJACK (2024) FPS · Boomer Shooter · Fast-Paced · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 97.7%7,532 reviews 4 Hotline Miami (2012) Great Soundtrack · Violent · Action · 2M–5M owners · $9.99 97.1%106,657 reviews 5 HROT (2023) Retro · FPS · Shooter · 200K–500K owners · $7.99 97.0%5,631 reviews 6 Tiny Rogues (2022) Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · 500K–1M owners · $9.99 96.8%9,755 reviews 7 Duck Game (2015) Multiplayer · Funny · Local Multiplayer · 2M–5M owners · $12.99 96.6%38,476 reviews 8 COMPOUND (2022) Action · Rogue-lite · VR · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 97.0%2,076 reviews 9 Commando Collection (2024) Action · Shooter · Bullet Hell · 50K–100K owners · $4.99 97.1%1,149 reviews 10 Boneraiser Minions (2023) Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Pixel Graphics · 200K–500K owners · $4.99 96.4%5,126 reviews 11 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit (2024) Horror · Pixel Graphics · Adventure · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 95.9%9,772 reviews 12 STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator (2023) Early Access · Simulation · Economy · 100K–200K owners · $9.99 96.5%1,398 reviews 13 RetroMaze (2018) Casual · Indie · Retro · 200K–500K owners · $0.99 96.4%1,460 reviews 14 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo (2023) Visual Novel · Adventure · Anime · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 95.8%5,190 reviews 15 UFO 50 (2024) Indie · Pixel Graphics · Action · 100K–200K owners · $24.99 95.7%6,249 reviews 16 Retrowave (2022) Racing · 1980s · Indie · 200K–500K owners · $2.99 95.5%15,207 reviews 17 Shipwrecked 64 (2024) Horror · Puzzle · Exploration · 200K–500K owners · $7.99 96.1%1,899 reviews 18 Murder House (2020) Horror · 1980s · Retro · 100K–200K owners · $11.99 95.8%2,139 reviews 19 Contraband Police (2023) Open World · Simulation · First-Person · 500K–1M owners · $29.99 94.9%20,479 reviews 20 Liquidators (2020) Stylized · Surreal · Atmospheric · 50K–100K owners · Free 95.9%1,118 reviews 21 Wrestling Empire (2021) Sports · Wrestling · Character Customization · 100K–200K owners · $19.99 95.3%2,637 reviews 22 Cyber Hook (2020) Indie · 3D Platformer · Parkour · 50K–100K owners · $14.99 95.1%3,875 reviews 23 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number (2015) Great Soundtrack · Gore · Pixel Graphics · 2M–5M owners · $14.99 94.2%66,634 reviews 24 HUNTDOWN (2021) Side Scroller · Pixel Graphics · Action · 20K–50K owners · $19.99 94.7%3,743 reviews 25 The Darkside Detective (2017) Point & Click · Detective · Pixel Graphics · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 94.5%4,724 reviews 26 Not For Broadcast (2022) Adventure · 1980s · Choices Matter · 1M–2M owners · $24.99 94.1%11,584 reviews 27 Stay Out of the House (2022) Survival Horror · Indie · Horror · 100K–200K owners · $14.99 94.7%1,488 reviews 28 Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle (2018) Free to Play · Puzzle · Horror · 500K–1M owners · Free 93.8%6,018 reviews 29 Killer Frequency (2023) Adventure · Horror · Puzzle · 500K–1M owners · $7.49 93.9%4,458 reviews 30 Buddy Simulator 1984 (2021) Psychological Horror · Indie · Horror · 200K–500K owners · $9.99 93.8%3,951 reviews 31 STASIS: BONE TOTEM (2023) Point & Click · Adventure · Isometric · 100K–200K owners · $19.99 93.9%2,289 reviews 32 UnMetal (2021) 2D · Pixel Graphics · Old School · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 93.5%3,017 reviews 33 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2008) Open World · Action · Automobile Sim · 1M–2M owners · Free 92.7%29,276 reviews 34 TRANSFORMERS: Devastation (2015) Action · Robots · Hack and Slash · 20K–50K owners · Free 93.7%1,209 reviews 35 Bright Lights of Svetlov (2021) Walking Simulator · 1980s · Atmospheric · 50K–100K owners · $4.99 92.8%1,242 reviews 36 Gunner, HEAT, PC! (2022) Early Access · Simulation · Tanks · 200K–500K owners · $29.99 91.9%6,108 reviews 37 Venba (2023) Cooking · Casual · Narrative · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 92.3%2,577 reviews 38 Bloodwash (2021) Story Rich · Horror · Atmospheric · 50K–100K owners · $7.99 92.0%1,258 reviews 39 Caravan SandWitch (2024) Exploration · Adventure · Singleplayer · 200K–500K owners · $24.99 91.3%1,925 reviews 40 Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition (2023) Action · Adventure · Action-Adventure · 100K–200K owners · $19.99 91.1%1,055 reviews 41 Neon Boost (2019) Free to Play · Parkour · Action · 200K–500K owners · Free 90.2%2,481 reviews 42 Maximum Action (2018) Action · Gore · FPS · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 89.9%3,708 reviews 43 Astalon: Tears of the Earth (2021) Fantasy · Metroidvania · Exploration · 50K–100K owners · $19.99 90.5%1,211 reviews 44 The Classrooms (2022) Early Access · Psychological Horror · Procedural Generation · 200K–500K owners · $11.99 90.0%1,978 reviews 45 Kung Fury: Street Rage - Ultimate Edition (2015) Arcade · Beat 'em up · Action · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 89.8%2,484 reviews 46 沉默的蟋蟀 (2023) Creature Collector · Rogue-lite · 1990's · 50K–100K owners · $14.99 90.2%1,202 reviews 47 Contraband Police: Prologue (2021) Simulation · Action · Exploration · 100K–200K owners · Free 89.0%7,226 reviews 48 The friends of Ringo Ishikawa (2018) Action · Pixel Graphics · RPG · 100K–200K owners · $14.99 89.0%2,841 reviews 49 Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon (2013) FPS · 1980s · Comedy · 1M–2M owners · $14.99 87.8%17,734 reviews 50 Pinball FX3 (2017) Pinball · Free to Play · Simulation · 500K–1M owners · $23.97 87.9%5,178 reviews