The Best 1980s Games - Page 4

Update : Tales From Hoia Baciu Forest added at rank #49.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Paranormal Night Shift (2025)

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PC Windows

Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.

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  • horror
  • 1980s
  • psychological
  • supernatural
  • gore
  • fiction
  • immersive
  • mystery
  • hidden-object
  • interactive
  • realistic
  • puzzle
  • demons
  • simulation
  • survival-horror

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Tormenture (2024)

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PC Windows

A disturbing, pixelated horror game inspired by classic games. Solve puzzles, explore surreal worlds and escape from spooky ghosts to avoid being trapped in the game - be careful, some creatures may break out of the game and lurk in the shadows!

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  • scroller
  • 1980s
  • nostalgia
  • surreal
  • dark
  • retro
  • pixel
  • 3d
  • 2d
  • mystery
  • horror
  • puzzle
  • immersive
  • story
  • adventure

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NARIBIKIMURA (2024)

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PC Windows

Guided by information from a bulletin board, the protagonist arrives at the uncharted village of Naribiki. With no way to turn back, he must explore the village to find a way out. As he delves deeper into the heart of Naribiki Village, the hidden mysteries of this eerie place slowly come to light...

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  • 1980s
  • horror
  • multiple-endings
  • action-adventure
  • 3d
  • violent
  • tunnel
  • single-player
  • exploration
  • adventure

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