The Best Retro Games - Page 4

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Catgotchi: Virtual Pet (2023)

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RETRO CAT FAMILY

Raise a happy and healthy cat! Become a proper cat parent by ensuring all of its needs are fulfilled. If you want you can raise MULTIPLE pets at once!

REAL-TIME GAMEPLAY

Be careful! If you ignore your pets for too long, they can fall into sadness or even get sick. Their fate is within your hands.

Key Features:

- multiple cats to choose from
- relaxing gameplay loop
- retro aesthetic
- brief gameplay sessions


  • retro
  • simulation
  • pixel
  • atmospheric

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Awakened Evil (2023)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Awakened Evil is an action platformer inspired by the classics. Jump and slash your way through intense linear stages that will put your skills to the test. Do you have what it takes to slay all the bosses, and take on evil itself?

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  • retro
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • pixel
  • platform
  • fantasy
  • 1980s
  • action
  • dark
  • single-player
  • adventure
  • difficult
  • old-school

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Dread Templar (2023)

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PC Windows

Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!


  • shooter
  • first-person
  • retro
  • fps
  • bullet
  • demons
  • time
  • archery
  • 1990s
  • ninja
  • superhero
  • wave

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Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5

Step into the shoes of Moonrider, a vengeful ninja warrior in the thrilling side-scrolling action game, Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider. Battle through eight deadly stages, customize your fighting style, and immerse yourself in the captivating retro experience with an incredible soundtrack and stunning visuals.


What we like:
  • Solid and responsive gameplay
  • Fun and challenging stages
  • Visually stunning with a retro feel
  • Great soundtrack
  • Customizable fighting style
What could be improved:
  • Slightly underwhelming for its price
  • Limited unlockable content
  • Occasionally fiddly controls
  • Some graphics can be unclear

  • platform
  • retro
  • ninja
  • boss
  • action
  • side-scrolling
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • classic
  • metroidvania
  • hack-and-slash
  • boss-fight

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Atari Mania (2022)

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Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Atari Mania is a microgame collection wrapped in an hilarious retro-driven narrative of exploration and surprise. You play as the Caretaker of the Atari Vault, the storehouse of classic Atari games.

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  • pixel
  • comedy
  • retro
  • arcade
  • boss
  • classic
  • fiction
  • 1980s
  • dark
  • warioware
  • bite-sized
  • point-and-click
  • exploration
  • 1990s
  • interactive

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Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration - Digital Expanded ... (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox One

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration takes players on an interactive journey through 50 years of video games via interviews with designers, developers and industry leaders, documentary footage, product design documents, high-res original artwork, and a curated list of more than 90 playable games.

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  • historical
  • arcade
  • retro
  • 1980s
  • classic
  • interactive
  • software
  • voxel
  • compilation
  • shoot-em-up
  • education
  • attack
  • score
  • pvp
  • narration

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Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (2022)

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

Immerse yourself in 50 years of gaming history with Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration! Enjoy over 100 classic and new games, unlock hidden gems, and delve into fascinating interviews and archival material. Whether you're a nostalgic gamer or a history buff, this collection will keep you entertained and educated.


What we like:
  • Rich collection of classic and new Atari games
  • Exciting hidden games to discover
  • Comprehensive history through interviews and archival materials
  • Good value for money
  • Appeals to both gamers and history enthusiasts
What could be improved:
  • Absence of Activision games and some licensed games
  • Limited subtitle availability for non-English speakers

  • arcade
  • classic
  • retro
  • historical
  • 1980s
  • interactive
  • software
  • voxel
  • compilation
  • vector
  • platform
  • shoot-em-up
  • education
  • pinball
  • pvp

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C.A.R.L. (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One

A mysterious factory outfitted with spiky ceilings, hidden passages, and deadly cogs… that’s a lot for the average robot, but not for C.A.R.L.! Help him uncover the sinister secrets of Kent Industries in this 2D puzzle adventure filled to the brim with funky tunes and retro platformer goodness.

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  • platform
  • electronic
  • robots
  • retro
  • music
  • cooperative
  • puzzle
  • funny
  • shooter
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • twin-stick
  • zombie-inhabited
  • classic
  • deterministic

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Unichrome: A 1-Bit Unicorn Adventure (2022)

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

Run-and-gun platforming single-player arcade action mixed with off-kilter comedy. Horn-dash, Triple-Barrel-Shotgun-Blast, Molotov-Cocktail, and Rainbow-Bazooka-Blast your enemies to their death. Homing bullets, automated turrets, and ice-beams spice up the rainbow-colored carnage.

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  • platform
  • soundtrack
  • retro
  • bullet-hell
  • arcade
  • precision
  • pixel
  • old-school
  • comedy
  • atmospheric
  • scroller
  • story
  • 2d
  • single-player
  • funny

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Road Frog (2022)

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PC Windows Android

In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for home microcomputers by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, guide a small frog across a busy road, then across logs floating in a river, to reach safety on the other side.


  • retro
  • top-down
  • arcade
  • 1980s
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • survival
  • old-school
  • action

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