The Best 1980s Games - Page 4

Update : Midnight Special added at rank #21.
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Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps & Beans 2 (2023)

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After the shipwreck in Africa, Bud and Terence save a village from criminals and make their way home on a raft loaded with bananas. But of course it wouldn't be a Bud and Terence adventure if everything went according to plan.


  • 4-player
  • local
  • 2d
  • cooperative
  • 1980s
  • pixel
  • scroller
  • comedy
  • family-friendly
  • retro
  • funny
  • fight
  • arcade
  • party
  • relaxing

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G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra (2024)

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Yo Joe! Cobra returns once again with its most fiendish plot yet and it's up to G.I. Joe to defeat them once more! Pick one of the real American heroes, gear up, and get straight into the fight in this retro side-scrolling beat 'em up - and make Cobra RETREAT yet again!


  • side-scrolling
  • beat-em-up
  • 1980s
  • retro
  • boss-fight
  • arts
  • martial
  • boss
  • cooperative
  • ninja
  • arcade
  • scroller
  • colourful
  • cartoony
  • combo

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Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission (2023)

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Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission is the remake of the first Rail Shooter that shaped the genre. It sticks to the DNA of the original game – a breathtaking action atmosphere inherited from 80’s action movies – while offering a brand-new design and a leaderboard.


  • shooter
  • 1980s
  • vr
  • on-rails
  • films
  • non-stop
  • arcade
  • first-person
  • action
  • military
  • fps
  • light
  • parody
  • violent
  • cult

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Last Time I Saw You (2024)

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First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.

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  • hand-drawn
  • emotional
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • narrative
  • romance
  • conversation
  • anime
  • exploration
  • stylized
  • story
  • linear
  • supernatural
  • atmospheric
  • mystery

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Jaleco Sports Bases Loaded (2025)

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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!


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

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Define (2025)

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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
  • 1980s
  • casual
  • fight
  • platform
  • puzzle

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The Precinct (2025)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Averno City, 1983. Gangs rule the streets and your father lies restless in his grave. Clean up the city, uncover the truth, and embark on thrilling vehicle chases through destructible environments in this neon-noir action sandbox police game.

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  • sandbox
  • noir
  • heist
  • nonlinear
  • investigation
  • crime
  • simulation
  • 1980s
  • procedural
  • detective
  • immersive
  • top-down
  • neon-noir
  • open-world
  • old-school

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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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Redneck Brawl Turbo (2025)

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Redneck Brawl Turbo is a casual auto shooter that unfolds in a quirky world, drawing inspiration from 1980s martial arts comedy movies. Play as a guy who must save his village. Fight waves of wacky enemies. Earn coins and spend them on lessons from the Kung Fu Master, Drunken Master, and Ninja.

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  • heaven
  • martial
  • bullet-hell
  • arts
  • hand-drawn
  • 1980s
  • comedy
  • shooter
  • top-down
  • bullet
  • arena
  • auto-battler
  • funny
  • rogue-like
  • superhero

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