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Best 1980s Games

Top 50 of 113 qualifying games — tagged 1980s (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-08-06.

1 Vampire Survivors (2022) Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Pixel Graphics · $4.99 98.3%264,445 reviews 2 Long Dream (2023) Adventure · Point & Click · Visual Novel · $6.99 98.4%1,008 reviews 3 MULLET MADJACK (2024) FPS · Boomer Shooter · Fast-Paced · $19.99 97.7%9,419 reviews 4 Counter-Strike (2000) Action · FPS · Multiplayer · $9.99 97.4%261,060 reviews 5 Hotline Miami (2012) Great Soundtrack · Violent · Action · $9.99 96.8%126,974 reviews 6 Duck Game (2015) Multiplayer · Funny · Local Multiplayer · $12.99 96.6%39,023 reviews 7 COMPOUND (2022) Action · Rogue-lite · VR · $19.99 97.1%2,139 reviews 8 HROT (2023) Retro · FPS · Shooter · $7.99 96.5%6,481 reviews 9 Tiny Rogues (2022) Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · $9.99 96.2%10,680 reviews 10 Boneraiser Minions (2023) Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Pixel Graphics · $4.99 96.1%5,344 reviews 11 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit (2024) Horror · Pixel Graphics · Adventure · $19.99 95.7%10,889 reviews 12 RetroMaze (2018) Casual · Indie · Retro · $0.99 96.2%1,592 reviews 13 Tennis Elbow 4 (2026) Simulation · Sports · Indie · $29.99 96.4%1,111 reviews 14 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo (2023) Visual Novel · Adventure · Anime · $19.99 95.5%7,088 reviews 15 Retrowave (2022) Racing · 1980s · Indie · $2.99 95.1%15,520 reviews 16 STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator (2023) Early Access · Simulation · Economy · $9.99 95.6%3,106 reviews 17 Commando Collection (2024) Action · Shooter · Bullet Hell · $4.99 95.8%1,637 reviews 18 Contraband Police (2023) Open World · Simulation · First-Person · $29.99 95.0%25,378 reviews 19 UFO 50 (2024) Indie · Pixel Graphics · Action · $24.99 95.1%7,426 reviews 20 Shipwrecked 64 (2024) Horror · Puzzle · Exploration · $7.99 95.1%2,675 reviews 21 Cyber Hook (2020) Indie · 3D Platformer · Parkour · $14.99 95.0%4,166 reviews 22 Murder House (2020) Horror · 1980s · Retro · $11.99 95.1%2,330 reviews 23 Liquidators (2020) Stylized · Surreal · Atmospheric · Free 95.4%1,219 reviews 24 HUNTDOWN (2021) Side Scroller · Pixel Graphics · Action · $19.99 94.8%4,386 reviews 25 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number (2015) Great Soundtrack · Gore · Pixel Graphics · $14.99 94.1%79,576 reviews 26 The Darkside Detective (2017) Point & Click · Detective · Pixel Graphics · $14.99 94.3%5,206 reviews 27 Not For Broadcast (2022) Adventure · 1980s · Choices Matter · $24.99 93.9%12,586 reviews 28 Wrestling Empire (2021) Sports · Wrestling · Character Customization · $19.99 94.2%3,116 reviews 29 Stay Out of the House (2022) Survival Horror · Indie · Horror · $14.99 94.4%1,863 reviews 30 Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle (2018) Free to Play · Puzzle · Horror · Free 93.8%6,081 reviews 31 UnMetal (2021) 2D · Pixel Graphics · Old School · $19.99 93.6%3,569 reviews 32 Killer Frequency (2023) Adventure · Horror · Puzzle · $7.49 93.2%6,077 reviews 33 STASIS: BONE TOTEM (2023) Point & Click · Adventure · Isometric · $19.99 93.5%2,640 reviews 34 Buddy Simulator 1984 (2021) Psychological Horror · Indie · Horror · $9.99 93.3%4,328 reviews 35 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2008) Open World · Action · Automobile Sim · Free 92.7%29,686 reviews 36 Duck Season PC (2019) Horror · Indie · Casual · $9.99 93.7%1,085 reviews 37 TRANSFORMERS: Devastation (2015) Action · Robots · Hack and Slash · Free 93.5%1,249 reviews 38 Venba (2023) Cooking · Casual · Narrative · $14.99 92.5%3,658 reviews 39 Bright Lights of Svetlov (2021) Walking Simulator · 1980s · Atmospheric · $4.99 93.0%1,391 reviews 40 Satellite Odyssey: Prologue (2024) Adventure · Space · Psychological Horror · $1.99 93.3%1,023 reviews 41 Gunner, HEAT, PC! (2022) Early Access · Simulation · Tanks · $29.99 91.6%7,975 reviews 42 Bloodwash (2021) Story Rich · Horror · Atmospheric · $7.99 92.3%1,385 reviews 43 Christmas Massacre (2021) Violent · Action · Horror · $7.99 91.4%1,104 reviews 44 Neon Boost (2019) Free to Play · Parkour · Action · Free 90.4%2,467 reviews 45 Astalon: Tears of the Earth (2021) Fantasy · Metroidvania · Exploration · $19.99 90.5%1,521 reviews 46 Contraband Police: Prologue (2021) Simulation · Action · Exploration · Free 89.2%7,610 reviews 47 Kung Fury: Street Rage - Ultimate Edition (2015) Arcade · Beat 'em up · Action · $19.99 89.8%2,489 reviews 48 Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition (2023) Action · Adventure · Action-Adventure · $19.99 90.1%1,270 reviews 49 The Classrooms (2022) Early Access · Psychological Horror · Procedural Generation · $11.99 89.4%3,188 reviews 50 Maximum Action (2018) Action · Gore · FPS · $19.99 89.2%3,894 reviews