Top-Rated Free Retro Games on Steam

128 free Retro games with 500+ reviews and a 70%+ positive rating, newest first.

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Garisani Detective Agency - Players say: In 1990s Korea, a detective brother and his ghost sister investigate cases from both sides, sharing clues in two-player deduction. Players like: Ghost-Human Teamwork · Co-op Casework · Connected Case Story ·
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Garisani Detective Agency is a story-driven real-time co-op deduction game for two.In 1990s Korea, play as a brother and his ghost sister, taking cases from the living and the dead. Gather clues from two angles and solve puzzles together.An analog era of pagers and payphones.

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Jul 14, 2026
80% 👍
of 788
Sill Cats - Players say: A desktop companion where up to two pixel cats roam across windows, react to clicks, nap, and burst into late-night sprints. Players like: Cute Cat Animations · Relaxing Desktop Company · Catlike Behavior ·
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Tiny cats have moved into your desktop. They pad around the screen, bat at your cursor, curl up to sleep somewhere, and suddenly break into a sprint in the middle of the night. Dote on their delightfully cat-like antics. Adopt two cats for free.

The Red Pearls Of Borneo - Players say: A clairvoyant investigator reconstructs a 1941 Borneo plantation disaster by identifying its guests and placing them across a shifting timeline. Players like: Timeline Deduction · Interlocking Clues · Engaging Character Drama ·
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A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.

SCP – Containment Breach - Players say: As a Class-D subject in a breached SCP facility, scavenge access items, evade anomalies, and manage blinking to escape. Players like: Unsettling Atmosphere · Blinking Under Threat · Community Bug Fixes ·
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A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?

Delivery & Beyond - Players say: Play a hyena employee who raids homes for scrap, turns it into delivery orders, and races to complete the job with friends. Players like: Fun With Friends · Scrap-to-Delivery Loop · Chaotic Comedy ·
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No packages? No problem! Break in. Scrap everything. Deliver... A chaotic online co-op game for up to 5 players (or 15 if you really want to)!

Darkenstein 3D - Players say: A shotgun-wielding drifter fights through enemy fortresses, dodging projectiles and uncovering secrets to rescue his dog. Players like: Old-School Shooter Feel · Fast, Satisfying Combat · Humor and Voice Acting ·
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A retro shooter inspired by classics like Wolfenstein and Doom. Think of it as a tribute, a love letter to the games that defined a generation, with a few modern touches of my own. It’s tough, fast, and demands skill, just the way those old-school shooters did.

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Oct 21, 2025
91% 👍
of 1.6k
Zaccaria Pinball - Players say: Play recreated Zaccaria and original pinball tables, tuning physics and competing in story challenges, tournaments, and multiplayer. Players like: Table Variety · Pinball Physics · Customization Options ·
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Play free and try tables in trial mode with Zaccaria Pinball, featuring 175+ tables, including 40+ officially licensed from Zaccaria was founded by three brothers: Marino, Franco, & Natale. Zaccaria was one of the three largest pinball manufacturers in the world, next to Bally & Williams.

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Oct 16, 2025
79% 👍
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Xanadu Land - Players say: Fight screen-filling bosses in a multiplayer bullet hell, dodging projectile patterns while collecting gear and shaping your build. Players like: Responsive Bullet-Hell Combat · Varied Boss Battles · Weapon Build Variety ·
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Xanadu land is a fast-paced massively multiplayer bullet hell game that brings you to the arcade gameplay. In the nonstop BOSS battle, your death is just the beginning,accumulate experience, acquire equipment, and fight side by side with other players to knockdown all the BOSSes!

The New Flesh - Players say: Explore a surreal first-person world shaped by Red Vox songs, helping strange inhabitants and searching for hidden records. Players like: Red Vox Soundtrack · Surreal Visuals · Atmospheric Environments ·
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Explore the strange world within the screen in this ambient exploration experience featuring the music of Red Vox. 

Catgirl - Players say: Play a catgirl exploring a strange world, meeting its residents, and battling through minigames to rescue her kidnapped dog. Players like: Funny Dialogue · Lovable Characters · Memorable Soundtrack ·
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Catgirl! The RPG where you're a cat and also a girl. I bet you'd like that, wouldn't you? You little freak. Haha jk, ur good.

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May 23, 2025
99% 👍
of 2.0k
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance - Players say: As Malum Caedo, purge Graia’s Chaos forces in a rail shooter where typing Warhammer words fires your weapon. Players like: Typing-Based Combat · Warhammer Setting · Typing Practice ·
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Type like your life depends on it in Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun – Words of Vengeance! Smite the enemies of the Emperor with every keystroke spelling their demise. But every typo could mean the difference between life and death.   

Lunacid - Tears of the Moon - Players say: As Calamis Cerulean, explore first-person dungeons, find weapons and spells, and use light and dark magic to stop an ancient awakening. Players like: Atmospheric World · Lunacid Lore · Exploration and Secrets ·
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Lunacid: Tears of the Moon is a First Person Dungeon Crawler made with the Sword of Moonlight - King’s Field making tool from 2000. Explore various dungeons for powerful weapons and spells to forestall the previsioned end of the world.

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Apr 12, 2025
79% 👍
of 840
ENA: Dream BBQ - Players say: As ENA, explore surreal worlds, take odd jobs, meet strange characters, and use unusual tools while searching for the Boss. Players like: Surreal Art Direction · Strange, Memorable Characters · Dreamlike Atmosphere ·
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Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator - Players say: Date Akari in a choice-driven pixel visual novel where repeated outings, branching endings, and glitches unsettle the romance. Players like: Fourth-Wall Twists · Cute Akari · Pixel Art and Music ·
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Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.

Free Solitaire - Players say: Play Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, and 120+ solitaire variants, with rule guides and custom card decks made from your own media. Players like: Huge Variant Selection · Ad-Free Play · Custom Card Designs ·
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Free solitaire collection, no ads. 120+ variants. Highly customizable. Card editor.

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Nov 25, 2024
97% 👍
of 862
PAPERHEAD EP.0 - Players say: Escape a blood-streaked cardboard prison in a fast-moving horror FPS, blasting enemies and drawing bombs or doors with a pencil. Players like: Fast, Mobile Combat · Cardboard Horror Style · Pencil World Tricks ·
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In this cute cardboard world, something went horribly wrong... You wake up in a prison cell. A strange voice calls to you from the depths of dark corridors covered in runic symbols and blood. Reload your trusty shotgun and find out... WHY WOULD CARDBOARD... BLEED?

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Nov 14, 2024
94% 👍
of 3.7k
The Happyhills Homicide - Players say: Plan killings as a slasher and investigate the crimes as a detective in a pixel-art horror game. Players like: Retro Slasher Atmosphere · Pixel-Art Gore · Killer-Detective Switch ·
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Welcome to Happyhills, the town where you can indulge your deepest desires, make your wildest dreams come true, and slaughter anyone in your path. In this case, all three of these are the same. Welcome the citizens of Happyhills in your way!

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Nov 4, 2024
96% 👍
of 2.2k
STRAFTAT - Players say: Battle through fast online 1v1, 2v2, or free-for-all rounds, grabbing weapons across hundreds of changing arenas. Players like: Playing With Friends · Fluid Movement · Varied Arenas ·
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STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

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Oct 24, 2024
96% 👍
of 23k
Reverse: 1999 - Players say: As the Timekeeper, trace a reality-reversing Storm across 20th-century eras, rescue Arcanists, and fight with tactical skill cards. Players like: Story and Characters · Distinctive Art Direction · Voice Acting and Music ·
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Reverse: 1999 is a 20th Century Time-Travel Strategic RPG developed by Bluepoch. As the Timekeeper, the observer of eras, you will embark on a journey across time and space, from the Roaring '20s to the turn of the millennium, uncovering the truth about the "Storm" and the mystery of the year 1999.

Sword of Convallaria - Players say: Lead a mercenary band through Iria in a pixel-art tactical RPG, using terrain, squad upgrades, and branching story choices. Players like: Tactical Terrain Combat · Pixel Art And Music · Branching Campaign ·
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Fantasy Tactical RPG revitalizing the beloved Japanese turn-based & pixel art genre. Collect & train a roster of mercenaries, customize your squad, and use your own strategy to save the nation of Iria. Journey through a world of plot twists where every choice you make will reshape your destiny.

Krypta FM - Players say: Investigate a rumored cryptid in a Polish village, using radio reports and forum posts to guide your nighttime photo hunts. Players like: Polish Village Atmosphere · Early-Internet Nostalgia · Radio and Forum ·
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Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?

Escape from Ever After: Onboarding - Players say: A newly hired fairytale hero and his former dragon foe take on a corporation through storybook exploration and timed turn-based battles. Players like: Funny Dialogue · Fairytale Premise · Art and Characters ·
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A genre-bending RPG inspired by the classic Paper Mario games! Ever After Inc, a greedy megacorp from the real world, is taking over fairytales for their cheap labor and it’s up to you to fight back! Experience Escape from Ever After’s first chapter in this prologue version of the full game.

VHS - Players say: Click a VHS tape to grow your cassette count, buy click upgrades, rewind for a reset bonus, and collect timed item drops. Players like: Retro Visuals · Synthwave Soundtrack · Relaxing Background Play ·
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VHS, the most retro and nostalgic Idle game!

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Jul 17, 2024
82% 👍
of 681
Arcanists - Players say: Build a wizard’s 16-spell loadout and duel in timed, turn-based battles where collapsing arenas pressure the last player or team. Players like: Nostalgic Return · Fun With Friends · Spellbook Strategy ·
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Players take turns in a race against the clock, utilising an array of spells to defeat their opponents in battle! Victory is accomplished by becoming the 'last man standing' (or last team) after all other players have been reduced to zero hitpoints.

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Jul 15, 2024
84% 👍
of 706
The Big Catch: Tacklebox - Players say: As Tackle, explore a desert, master momentum-based platforming with a fishing rod, catch fish, and collect coins. Players like: Fluid Momentum Movement · Satisfying Platforming Challenges · Stylized Art and Music ·
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Crack open the Tacklebox to show off your platforming prowess and fishing skills in this free prologue to The Big Catch.

Nightmare Kart - Players say: A conscripted beast hunter races copper-and-steam vehicles through gothic streets, fighting rivals, hunting beasts, and facing bosses. Players like: Retro Gothic Style · Chaotic Combat Racing · Dark Comedy References ·
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Zoom through gothic streets in this horror themed vehicular combat racing game!

[Nightmare Files] Clap Clap - Players say: House-sit a home where claps control the lights, finish routine chores, and confront signs that someone else can clap. Players like: Creepy Atmosphere · Clap-Controlled Lights · Effective Scares ·
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Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

Chambers: The Outlaw - Players say: Ride the Wild West, fight through bandit-held territories, duel for respect, and use odd skills in a fast-paced shooter. Players like: Snappy Gunplay · Oddball Western Style · Interesting Upgrades ·
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Take a bite of GETTING CHAMBERED in the Wild West: improvise to survive. Feed and take care of your horses. Open World with warring factions. Skills and upgrades: catch bullets, eat hats, summon bears. Revolver Monsters!

The WereCleaner - Players say: As a rent-strapped werewolf janitor on night shift, clean the office, evade coworkers, and manage the messes your instincts cause. Players like: Charming Visual Style · Funny Story and Dialogue · Stealth-Cleaning Gameplay ·
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Kyle is a Janitor. He's also a Werewolf. And now he's got the night shift. Try not to kill anyone while working to get your paycheck - in a stealth-comedy game with surprises around every corner.

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May 7, 2024
99% 👍
of 13k
Puppet Master: The Game - Players say: Play humans and killer puppets in asymmetrical horror matches, team battles, or a solo objective mode set in the film series. Players like: Fun With Friends · Franchise Fan Service · Distinct Puppet Roster ·
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This free-to-play online multiplayer game celebrates the series' 30-year legacy. Revisit iconic locations, select from a large roster of playable characters from the movies, and play a variety of online multiplayer game modes, each inspired by the Puppet’s many adventures.

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May 3, 2024
87% 👍
of 1.4k
Mimic Search - Players say: As a rural police officer, investigate a mimic attack through witness interviews and a search of the snowy woods. Players like: Creepy VHS Atmosphere · Tense Forest Search · Short One-Sitting Horror ·
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Mimic Search is a short indie horror game, in which you take the role of a police officer investigating a recent mimic attack.

Dave's Fun Algebra Class: Remastered - Players say: Recover eight art-contest papers from a strange school while solving algebra, evading Dave, and using items to survive. Players like: Chaotic School Charm · Memorable Characters · Creative Item Mechanics ·
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Dave's Fun Algebra Class: Remastered is a strategy-based indie game inspired by Baldi's Basics, featuring chaotic and intense gameplay mixed with an old-school psychedelic artstyle. Solve math problems, meet Dave's friends, and uncover the secrets of Dave's school.

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Apr 3, 2024
88% 👍
of 1.1k
Rental - Players say: As rabbit girl Umi, explore a strange beachside rental, search for ritual items, and navigate a mirror maze in a short horror adventure. Players like: Cute Retro Art · Eerie Cozy Atmosphere · Umi's Dry Humor ·
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Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

TELEFORUM - Players say: As a camera operator investigating a TV host’s death, interview his widow, search her apartment, and follow a strange VHS mystery. Players like: Unsettling Atmosphere · VHS Found-Footage Style · Effective Sound Design ·
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TELEFORUM is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband's death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?

Moonring - Players say: As a Dreamless in a land lit by five moons, explore Caldera, fight in turn-based battles, and choose a path among its gods. Players like: Open-World Discovery · Intriguing Worldbuilding · Retro Art and Music ·
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A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

Wretched Depths - Players say: As Sam, fish Lake Imperium, sell strange catches for better gear, and explore deeper as unsettling secrets emerge around Twin Pines. Players like: Retro PSX Atmosphere · Horror Meets Fishing · Simple Fishing Loop ·
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Play as Sam and fish to your hearts content, sell fish you've caught, collect better gear, and use it to explore the depths of the mysterious lake, but be warned as no one knows what lies at the bottom. Wretched Depths is a PSX-style horror fishing game created by students at the University of Utah.

Pinball FX - Players say: Play digital pinball on classic, original, and entertainment-themed tables, chasing high scores in solo modes and online events. Players like: Classic Table Re-creations · Wide Table Selection · Fun Pinball Sessions ·
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Pinball FX is digital pinball evolved. Get the highest score on tables inspired by the biggest brands in entertainment. New tables arrive frequently!

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Apr 13, 2023
73% 👍
of 2.7k
Halls of Torment: Prelude - Players say: Choose a hero, survive escalating monster waves in dark dungeons, shape each run with upgrades, and face tormented Lords. Players like: Dark Retro Atmosphere · Run-to-Run Builds · Addictive Survival Loop ·
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Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

Missing Hiker - Players say: Drive into a snowy wilderness and search on foot for your missing brother in a brief, first-person horror mystery. Players like: Creepy Atmosphere · Retro VHS Look · Surprise Scares ·
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Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE - Players say: As a volunteer sent to a Japanese island facility, explore shifting corridors, scavenge gear, solve puzzles, and fight creatures. Players like: Industrial Horror Atmosphere · Randomized Replayable Runs · Tense Exploration ·
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EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

Chicken Invaders Universe - Players say: Join humanity's fight against vengeful space chickens in a top-down shooter of missions, ship upgrades, and galactic exploration. Players like: Childhood Nostalgia · Classic Shooting · Silly Chicken Humor ·
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A deliciously addictive core of finger-blistering shooting action, surrounded by delectable morsels of galactic exploration, spacecraft customization, and community competitions.

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Dec 15, 2022
91% 👍
of 3.8k
Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered - Players say: Sneak through a retro school, solve notebook problems, and collect seven notebooks while avoiding a teacher who hears you. Players like: Retro Nostalgia · Tense Stealth · Three Game Styles ·
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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!

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Oct 21, 2022
92% 👍
of 17k
Bombergrounds: Reborn - Players say: Play as a cute animal in bomb-filled arenas, outlast rivals in Battle Royale, or team up to grab Golden Ducks and defend them. Players like: Fun With Friends · Cute Animal Cast · Quick Simple Matches ·
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BOMBERGROUNDS: Immerse in a free-to-play massive multiplayer action-packed arena inspired by classic bomber games. Dash, bomb, bat, and explode your way to victory. Your realm of relentless arcade action is just a click away—dive in and rule the grounds!

A.W.O.L. - Players say: Lead former special-forces soldier Dwayne Allen and his squad in a retro FPS search for their missing commanding officer. Players like: Retro Military Style · Satisfying Gunplay · Distinctive Level Designs ·
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A.W.O.L. is a first-person, mil-spec shooter developed using the Build engine (Duke Nukem 3D, Ion Fury).

OneBit Adventure - Players say: Travel through a monster-filled world in four-directional, turn-based combat, collecting loot and building a class to survive farther. Players like: Simple Turn-Based Tactics · Distinct Class Builds · Addictive Progression Loop ·
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OneBit Adventure is a casual turn-based roguelike where you adventure as far as possible to level up and battle against rogue monsters. Your primary goal in OneBit Adventure is to survive and loot. Choose from a variety of classes and build the ultimate class.

Spellbook Demonslayers Prologue - Players say: Choose a character, weave through demon hordes, and build up automatically cast spells to defend the Cosmic Library. Players like: Spell Build Variety · Metal Soundtrack · Shrine Bonuses ·
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Slay thousands of demons with powerful magic to protect the Cosmic Library! Choose new spells and upgrades every run to create overpowered builds with each character, and steal the powers of defeated enemies to destroy the demonic horde.

Gun Devil - Players say: As a gun-wielding devil, dash, glide, and shoot through hellish stages, gather upgrades, and search for your kidnapped wife. Players like: Fluid Movement · Fast Bullet-Fights · Pixel-Art Style ·
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GUN DEVIL is an explosive platformer about rescuing your kidnapped hell wife from Satan's child, the Caramelized Dumbass and his Pimp Legion.

Impact Point - Players say: In a retro-styled top-down arena, 2–4 players scavenge weapons and fight without respawns to be the last survivor. Players like: Fun With Friends · Quick Arena Matches · Retro Pixel Style ·
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IMPACT POINT! – An ultra satisfying, fast paced, 2-4 player, arena based, multiplayer, top down 2D shooter. Grab what you can and battle it out with 2-4 players to be the last man standing in a game heavily inspired by retro and vaporwave shooters.

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Jul 20, 2022
90% 👍
of 2.1k
Almost Home Now - Players say: Guide a girl through four increasingly unsettling areas on her nighttime walk home as a stalker draws closer. Players like: Eerie Night Atmosphere · Unsettling Camera Angles · Retro Pixel Visuals ·
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A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory - Players say: Join Axis or Allies in a class-based WWII team shooter, coordinating across six maps to complete objectives under fire. Players like: Nostalgic Appeal · Team-Based Objectives · Distinct Class Roles ·
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Wolfenstein®: Enemy Territory is a free-to-play, objective-based multiplayer World War 2 first-person shooter. Featuring up to 32 players, choose either the Axis or Allies, as you fight across six maps based on real-world battle locations.

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Apr 26, 2022
84% 👍
of 2.2k