The Best Old-school Games - Page 2

Update : Jupiter Swirl added at rank #40.
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Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy (2024)

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early access PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Swordhaven is a classic party-based RPG. Explore the land of Nova Drakonia, embark on quests unique to your character, discover mysterious artefacts of the ancients, and unravel a hidden conspiracy that threatens the very existence of the world.


  • rpg
  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • old-school
  • party
  • lore
  • isometric
  • strategy
  • classic
  • fantasy
  • medieval
  • character
  • customization
  • top-down
  • 3d

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Infernax (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

Embark on an epic, bloodthirsty adventure in Infernax! With challenging castle-dungeons, multiple endings, and the option to play with friends, this retro side-scrolling platformer keeps you on the edge of your seat. Upgrade your character and unlock new skills to defeat demons and reverse the curse on your homeland. With secret areas to discover and a unique morality system, Infernax offers hours of exciting gameplay.


What we like:
  • Fun co-op
  • Multiple fun endings
  • Multiple playable characters
  • Lots of replayability
  • Incredible music
What could be improved:
  • Lots of instadeath pits
  • Weird morality system
  • Some metroid-esque elements but not a true metroidvania

  • retro
  • dungeon
  • boss
  • gore
  • metroidvania
  • old-school
  • platform
  • demons
  • pixel
  • dark
  • classic
  • side-scrolling
  • violent
  • fantasy
  • castle-dungeon

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Fabled Lands (2021)

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Mac OS Android PC Windows

Fabled Lands is a challenging old-school narrative RPG set in an open world. Complete quests, fight, trade goods and develop your character. Explore a vast land of adventure: travel across the war-torn kingdom, survive the plains of howling darkness, and escape the Court of Hidden Faces.


  • rpg
  • rogue-like
  • choices
  • hex
  • party
  • old-school
  • text
  • fiction
  • sandbox
  • turn-based
  • open-world
  • interactive
  • fantasy
  • grid
  • 2d

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Steel Assault (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Linux Playstation 5 Xbox One

Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.


  • platform
  • post-apocalyptic
  • retro
  • arcade
  • old-school
  • pixel
  • action
  • america
  • 2d
  • perma-death
  • scroller
  • futuristic
  • classic
  • mech
  • fast-paced

15

Property Brothers Home Design (2019)

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Android IOS iPhone PC Windows

New levels! New makeovers!


  • tried-and-true
  • mature
  • old-school
  • truck
  • mech
  • funny
  • resource
  • puzzle
  • waves
  • real-time
  • multiplayer
  • survival
  • endless

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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Remaster (2023)

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early access Nintendo Switch Xbox One j Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox Series X PC Windows

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a full 3D remake of the first game in the legendary Wizardry series of RPGs.

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  • rpg
  • dark
  • dungeon-crawler
  • old-school
  • party
  • werewolves
  • character
  • fantasy
  • dragon
  • documentary
  • magic
  • turn-based
  • vampire
  • demons
  • customization

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Wallachia: Reign of Dracula (2020)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Wallachia Reign of Dracula is a retro-styled action platformer/shooter game.


  • old-school
  • classic
  • retro
  • boss-fight
  • vampire-slaying
  • action
  • vampire
  • boss
  • pixel
  • side-scrolling
  • historical
  • anime
  • arcade
  • run-and-gun
  • 2d

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River City Saga: Three Kingdoms (2022)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms is a modern take on the classic River City Ransom series, combining it with Romance of the Three Kindgoms to create an exciting beat-em-up adventure. Fight your way through hordes of enemies and upgrade your character with weapons, food, armor or special moves by visiting stores in towns. Interact with NPCs and progress through a six chapter story full of dialogue and comedic timing. Enjoy local or online co-op for up to two players and bonus modes like China Heroes.

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What we like:
  • Fun beat-em-up gameplay
  • Upgradeable characters
  • Local or online co-op for up to two players
  • Bonus modes like China Heroes
  • Full gallery with character bios and music gallery
What could be improved:
  • Clunky controls
  • Difficult platforming levels in some areas
  • Very long story dialogue

  • beat-em-up
  • spectacle
  • 2d
  • historical
  • old-school
  • destruction
  • brawler
  • fight
  • platform
  • comedy
  • retro
  • pve
  • family-friendly
  • anime
  • controller-support

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Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness (2021)

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Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Black Geyser is an isometric, party-based fantasy RPG inspired by genre classics. Recruit characters with unique personalities and explore a land ravaged by civil war and a mysterious curse of greed. Your choices, good or evil, will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Isilmerald.


  • old-school
  • rpg
  • choices
  • crowdfunded
  • isometric
  • pause
  • character
  • party
  • multiple-endings
  • real-time
  • tabletop
  • medieval
  • tactical
  • customization
  • fantasy

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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (2023)

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early access PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a full 3D remake of the first game in the legendary Wizardry series of RPGs.


  • rpg
  • old-school
  • dungeon-crawler
  • dark
  • party
  • fantasy
  • turn-based
  • werewolves
  • classic
  • character
  • dragon
  • class
  • vampire
  • magic
  • customization

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