The Best 1980s Games - Page 4

Update : The Precinct added at rank #27.
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Bot Wars (2021)

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early access Android PC Windows

Bot Wars is an action RTS about managing a squad of kill-bots and their bases as you work to take over all the capture points across the map. Featuring corporate kill bot armies, ranging from a firearms and beverage manufacturer to a lovecraftian burger cult.


  • capitalism
  • wargame
  • 1980s
  • dystopian
  • tps
  • parody
  • sandbox
  • shooter
  • robots
  • third-person
  • futuristic
  • comedy
  • fps
  • colourful
  • real-time

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Prison City (2023)

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

Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle techno-terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.

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  • dystopian
  • retro
  • 1990s
  • crime-ridden
  • 1980s
  • platform
  • 2d
  • post-apocalyptic
  • scroller
  • capitalism
  • side-scrolling
  • cinematic
  • sci-fi
  • pixel
  • action

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Amok Runner (2022)

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PC Windows

One day, a noble woman turns our protagonist's (the doctor) life upside down by visiting his clinic, in a town where the amok madness is rampant. The doctor leaves all his personal effects and career aside and begins to follow this woman's footsteps while fighting against the deadly amok syndrome.


  • tps
  • nature
  • emotional
  • 1980s
  • sandbox
  • action-adventure
  • third-person
  • 3d
  • colourful
  • driving
  • survival-horror
  • exploration
  • realistic
  • dark
  • stealth

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Bright Lights of Svetlov (2021)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox Series X PC Windows

Bright Lights of Svetlov is a short, story-focused first person quest about a Soviet family facing harsh trials. Set in a fictional provincial town, it carefuly recreates the atmosphere and vibe of mid 1980s.


  • walking-simulator
  • 1980s
  • linear
  • first-person
  • narration
  • immersive
  • drama
  • atmospheric
  • simulation
  • horror
  • exploration
  • fps
  • psychological
  • emotional
  • single-player

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Chain Reaction (2023)

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PC Windows Android

Create your own custom chain reactions from scratch or try and explore a variety of set challenges.


  • vibration
  • 1980s
  • editor
  • collectathon
  • level
  • casual
  • tactile
  • 3d
  • puzzle
  • physics
  • immersive
  • logic
  • platform
  • crafting

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Define (2025)

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j Android IOS iPhone

As the game progresses, the speed at which the fruits fall will increase, making the game more challenging. Players need to react quickly and accurately determine the landing points of the fruits in order to achieve higher scores.


  • 2d
  • 2.5d
  • casual
  • 1980s
  • puzzle
  • fight
  • platform
  • detective
  • skill

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Jaleco Sports Bases Loaded (2025)

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j PC Windows

Bases Loaded brings classic baseball action back! Featuring a unique behind-the-pitcher view, 12 teams, arcade-style gameplay, and intense umpire disputes, this NES & SNES favorite delivers fast-paced fun. Play a full season or a quick game—step up to the plate and swing for the fences today!


  • sport
  • 1990s
  • 1980s
  • baseball
  • cooperative
  • family-friendly
  • local
  • linear
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • old-school
  • retro
  • controller-support
  • multiplayer
  • fast-paced

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Retro Gadgets (2022)

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early access PC Windows

Retro Gadgets is a gadget creation station where you invent, build, solder, code and customise your own electrifying gadgets then share them with the world.


  • development
  • hacking
  • 1990s
  • coding
  • 1980s
  • programming
  • sandbox
  • building
  • classic-looking
  • old-school
  • drag-and-drop
  • 2d
  • simulation
  • rouge
  • relaxing

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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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Chornobyl Liquidators (2024)

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Xbox One Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox Series X

Chornobyl Liquidators is not a fantastic tale of exploring the Zone. It's a story about real people facing a real threat — the CNPP disaster. Invisible radiation, KGB, difficult moral choices... Do you have enough courage and strength to take on this challenge?

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  • cold
  • 1980s
  • simulation
  • immersive
  • atmospheric
  • post-apocalyptic
  • emotional
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • psychological
  • narration
  • historical
  • survival
  • action-adventure
  • horror

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