Best Remake Games on Steam
Games rebuilt from older releases with modern assets, systems, or presentation.
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1The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth - The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Nov 4, 2014
In this game, you can…
- shoot tears that orbit you, float in place, explode, become knives, or turn into screen-filling lasers.
- sell your soul for devil powers like wings, then keep descending into your mother's womb and even hell.
- unlock a dead version of yourself, use it to kill yourself, and get dice powers as the reward
- turn one item pickup into a complete reroute of how you fight and survive.
- find secret rooms and hidden shops by probing walls, then turn a quiet floor into a jackpot of weird items.
- step into a dice room and reroll the whole run's fate in a single gamble.
- start as a naked baby, get a cat for making a deal, then climb deeper through basement floors via holes in the ground.
- stack item synergies until bosses die instantly and your attacks become an unstoppable flood.
2The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition - Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features.
Oct 27, 2016
In this game, you can…
- turn into a werewolf or vampire lord, feed on enemies, blot out the sun, then summon a skeleton horse and a zombie dragon.
- join a crime syndicate, sell your soul to an evil god, kill the boss, then enlist in a hitman cult.
- join one side of a civil war, change your mind midstream, switch sides, and help wipe out your old allies.
- start on an execution block, then escape when a dragon attacks.
- marry someone, adopt kids, build a house, then head out to fight dragons again.
- go to a magic college, find a dangerous artifact, stop a power grab, and end up running the place.
- shout with dragon power to blast enemies apart and even ride dragons.
3Resident Evil 4 - Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Mar 23, 2023
In this game, you can…
- stun a villager and follow up by suplexing them onto the ground.
- board a minecart and ride it through a combat-heavy escape sequence that plays like an action set piece.
- hunt down regenerating enemies that crawl and leap at you while you search for their weak points.
- parry attacks with a knife instead of just getting grabbed.
- stun an enemy with a shot, then roundhouse-kick them into the crowd.
- sneak behind enemies and take them out with a silent kill.
- scavenge jewels and valuables, sell almost anything, then rebuild your weapons and upgrades chapter by chapter.
- fight a chainsaw-wielding maniac during an early village assault that turns into a full-on survival set piece.
- get thrown into a giant lake monster encounter where the water itself becomes a threat you have to respect.
4DOOM - Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
May 12, 2016
In this game, you can…
- fire a single BFG shot that clears an entire room of demons.
- snap together and share custom maps and game modes, including editing the rules and logic behind them.
- rip a demon apart up close to instantly refill health and ammo.
- upgrade a chainsaw into your emergency ammo dispenser mid-fight.
- double-jump across vertical arenas, bait shots, and stay alive by never stopping.
- turn a basic shotgun into an explosive launcher with a mod, then keep upgrading it into a specialized tool.
- get locked in an arena while portals spawn waves of demons, and the doors only open after you wipe them all out.
- find secret rooms, hidden weapons, and even classic DOOM secret levels, then fast-travel back to grab what you missed.
5Resident Evil 2 - A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
Jan 24, 2019
In this game, you can…
- board up first-floor windows so zombies stop climbing in for good.
- walk instead of run because some enemies track you by sound, and sprinting can get you jumped.
- cripple zombies by cutting their legs with a knife, then pull that same knife back out of them to reuse it.
- be hunted through the police station by Mr. X, who can show up mid-map-check and force you to run.
- shoot enemies until limbs come off and bodies pile up physically, with other zombies stumbling over the mess.
- spin items in your inventory to reveal hidden mechanisms, turning a "key item" into something usable.
- watch rooms turn blue on the map when you've collected everything inside, so you can route-plan with confidence.
- play two campaigns where Leon and Claire get different weapons, characters, scenes, and unique final bosses.
6Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - 42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
Nov 14, 2019
In this game, you can…
- watch a monk convert your knights mid-fight, and they instantly switch sides.
- tell AI teammates what units to train, where to build, and what target to attack.
- play voice-acted historical campaigns like Saladin or Joan of Arc, and even run some of those missions in co-op.
- auto-explore the map with your scout.
- collapse buildings into rubble when they're destroyed, instead of just disappearing.
- queue unit production and technologies at the same time, so upgrades don't pause your momentum.
- skip the early setup and jump straight into fighting with a mode that starts after the opening minutes.
- race a campaign mission timer by destroying every castle in a city in under 30 minutes.
7Black Mesa - Relive Half-Life.
Mar 6, 2020
In this game, you can…
- spend roughly a quarter of the campaign in a rebuilt Xen that plays like its own ecosystem, with new creatures and reimagined spaces.
- get hunted for a long stretch by a giant alien behemoth, then finally turn and fight it when there's nowhere left to run.
- trigger an experiment that rips open reality and starts an alien invasion, all while you stay in control and the story never cuts away.
- step through a teleporter into Xen and emerge in a vast, fully alien border-world with huge new areas to explore.
- survive firefights where enemy soldiers flank, use cover, and throw grenades aggressively, forcing you to keep moving and switch tactics.
- walk into a smoking battlefield where humans and aliens are actively fighting across wreckage, and you can get caught in the crossfire.
- solve physics-based obstacles by moving and stacking objects to reach switches, routes, and safety.
- pick up new iconic gear and watch it snap into place in your hands with full first-person animations.
8Metro 2033 Redux - In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the Earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033.
Aug 25, 2014
In this game, you can…
- fight while managing your gas mask: put it on, swap filters before you suffocate, and wipe blood and rain off mid-shootout.
- spend the same bullets as both ammunition and money, choosing between winning a fight now or affording supplies later.
- survive the Library by lowering your weapon and not making eye contact with the monsters, turning the encounter into a slow standoff.
- step onto the poisoned surface with only a gas mask, a ticking filter timer, and a visor you have to wipe clean by hand.
- run out of air filters, then scavenge replacements off corpses and dead explorers just to make it back underground.
- burn away cobwebs with a lighter to open up dark tunnels and hidden rooms.
- sneak through enemy camps by staying in darkness, silently knocking people out and slipping past guards while they take toilet breaks.
- play with no HUD and manually count ammo while navigating by a clipboard and compass in a harder immersion mode.
- reach different endings based on what you do, rewarding stealth, exploration, and how you treat people along the way.
9Age of Empires II (Retired) - Age of Empires II has been re-imagined in high definition. With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, this product will not be updated further.
Apr 9, 2013
In this game, you can…
- convert enemy soldiers so they instantly switch sides mid-battle.
- raise the population cap to 500 and flood the map with armies big enough to change your entire battle plan.
- win without conquering everyone by guarding a king, collecting relics, or building and defending a wonder.
- mass monks behind walls, upgrade them into tanky converters, then march out stealing whole armies while they chant.
- watch monks on both sides convert the same troops back and forth until someone breaks the stalemate with a surprise demolition squad.
- set up two markets far apart and generate more gold from trade just because the route is longer.
- fire a mangonel shot into a clump of archers and flatten them all at once.
- play campaigns as famous historical leaders like Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, or Joan of Arc.
10Resident Evil 4 (2005) - (Release: 2014) Special agent Leon S. Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the U.S. President’s daughter who has been kidnapped.
Feb 27, 2014
In this game, you can…
- shoot an enemy's head off and still have the parasite erupt out and keep attacking you.
- suplex a cultist so hard his head explodes.
- order your escort target to hide in a dumpster while you clear a fight, then call her back when it's safe.
- hold off a whole village mob until a church bell ends the assault.
- push cabinets against doors and windows, then shoot climbers off ladders to keep a house from being overrun.
- shoot legs to stagger enemies, then follow up with a kick to knock down a whole group and save ammo.
- rearrange a suitcase-style inventory between fights to decide what weapons, ammo, and treasures you can physically carry.
- shoot down a giant hanging treasure in the castle for a huge payout.
