The Best Old-school Games - Page 3

Update : DROD RPG 2: A Courageous Rescue added at rank #1.
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Ravensthorn (2024)

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PC Windows

Woken up on an uncharted land, it is now up to you to defend the Dreamrealm from corruption. Embark on a folkloric journey and find out what's the source of all evil in this world of fairytales.

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  • rpg
  • old-school
  • fantasy
  • cooking
  • medieval
  • mythology
  • choices
  • sandbox
  • cartoony
  • building
  • third-person
  • crafting
  • survival
  • colourful
  • exploration

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Dawn of the Ashen Queen (2024)

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PC Windows

Dawn of the Ashen Queen is a classic grid-based dungeon crawler. Set out with your party to reveal the legacy of a millennia old curse in a narrative-rich experience. Explore the colorful world of Eshavon, unearth its many secrets and fight dangerous foes sent out to stop you in your mission.

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  • old-school
  • movement
  • dungeon-crawler
  • rpg
  • grid
  • party
  • character
  • dark
  • fantasy
  • magic
  • linear
  • customization
  • exploration
  • story
  • first-person

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Blackthorn Arena: Reforged (2024)

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PC Windows

Re-experience the thrill and challenges of managing a Gladiator arena in this management/simulation game. With new content, new graphics, Quality of Life updates, and all DLCs packed into this new experience, this is how Blackthorn Arena was meant to be experienced.

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  • rome
  • fantasy
  • city-building
  • simulation
  • immersive
  • medieval
  • strategy
  • base-building
  • dungeon-crawler
  • rpg
  • management
  • crafting
  • old-school
  • real-time
  • dark

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Grumpy Gaffer (2024)

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PC Windows Android

Join Mr. Gaffer on his mission to protect the peace of his home in this dynamic strategy game. Test your wits and reflexes as you face intense waves of enemies, and compete in thrilling mini-games against other players.


  • tower-defense
  • procedural
  • tutorial
  • surreal
  • humor
  • cartoony
  • logic
  • old-school
  • point-and-click
  • pve
  • strategy
  • dark
  • comedy
  • funny
  • 2d

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Wobbly Heights (2024)

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PC Windows

Enter a world where blocks defy norms! Stack, grow, shrink, and solidify blocks in a puzzle game that’s all about strategy and creativity to make the tallest tower possible as demands keep rising. How tall will your tower become?

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  • logic
  • strategy
  • clicker
  • building
  • management
  • sandbox
  • physics
  • simulation
  • point-and-click
  • 3d
  • relaxing
  • arcade
  • old-school
  • tactical
  • puzzle

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Through The Veil (2024)

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PC Windows

A horror game in which the line between madness and reality is blurred.

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  • horror
  • cinematic
  • psychedelic
  • action-adventure
  • old-school
  • dungeon
  • mystery
  • exploration
  • supernatural
  • psychological
  • first-person
  • story
  • thriller
  • narration
  • classic

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Minesweeper Madness (2024)

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Linux PC Windows

The classic puzzle game with modern quality-of-life improvements and features! Enjoy High Scores, Intuitive and Convenient Controls, Alternate Game Rules, Infinite Game Boards, and Deeply Customizable Appearance!

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  • logic
  • tactical
  • choices
  • hex
  • point-and-click
  • 1990s
  • old-school
  • retro
  • minimalist
  • procedural
  • real-time
  • turn-based
  • attack
  • score
  • grid

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RECORD DrowsyVortex (2024)

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PC Windows

RECORD_DrowsyVortex is a post-apocalyptic exploration-focused RPG set in the future era of Space Immigration. It is one piece of recorded data transmitted from Planet Drowsy Vortex centuries later, offering an immersive experience of a local post-disaster survivor's weird and memorable story.

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  • lovecraftian
  • philosophical
  • abstract
  • rpg
  • old-school
  • lore
  • post-apocalyptic
  • psychological
  • supernatural
  • narration
  • visual-novel
  • hidden-object
  • sci-fi
  • drama
  • horror

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Eye of the Commando (2024)

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early access PC Windows

Classic turn based dungeon crawling with an 80's action movie twist! Raid, explore, and fight through the grid-based island hq of a group of non-specific international terrorists and deliver hot lead freedom turn after turn. Secrets, puzzles, discovery, oversized weapons and the Commando Spirit!

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  • boomer
  • movement
  • turn-based
  • dungeon-crawler
  • grid
  • old-school
  • cold
  • 1980s
  • tactical
  • ninja
  • pixel
  • fast-playing
  • action-adventure
  • shooter
  • funny

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The Abandoned Planet (2024)

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A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art


  • point-and-click
  • pixel
  • old-school
  • first-person
  • puzzle
  • sci-fi
  • 1990s
  • not-too-challenging
  • arcade-adjacent
  • space
  • story
  • exploration
  • clicker
  • adventure
  • futuristic

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