The Best 1980s Games for Android

Update : The Precinct added at rank #5.
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Ghost Town (2021)

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Ghost Town is a single player VR puzzle-adventure from the makers of The Room. London, 1983. Edith Penrose is a ghost hunter, busy exorcising her way through the city's restless spirits. But after her brother goes missing Edith must draw upon her wits & supernatural talents to unravel the mystery.

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  • vr
  • 1980s
  • supernatural
  • cinematic
  • magic
  • atmospheric
  • mystery
  • detective
  • puzzle
  • investigation
  • horror
  • linear
  • tactile
  • story
  • demons

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Retrowave (2020)

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Xbox One Android PC Windows

Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, '80s supercars speeding down an endless highway... Welcome to the world of Retrowave!

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  • 1980s
  • racing
  • retro
  • music
  • 1990s
  • simulation
  • casual
  • cyberpunk
  • relaxing
  • psychedelic
  • addictive

3

The Kids We Were (2020)

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Android IOS iPhone PC Windows Nintendo Switch

A cinematic adventure game with a heavy focus on narrative.

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  • voxel
  • 1980s
  • adventure
  • narrative
  • story
  • retro
  • drama
  • emotional
  • puzzling

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Hannah (2024)

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Xbox One IOS iPhone Android PC Windows

Hannah is a 3D puzzle-platformer game. You play as Hannah, whose doll goes missing and now must rescue it and try to understand her nightmares by making an internal journey to her childhood and find out what went wrong.

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  • stealth
  • surreal
  • retro
  • psychological
  • survival
  • 1980s
  • single-player
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • horror
  • -----------------------
  • story
  • dark
  • 3d
  • surrealist

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The Precinct (2025)

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Android

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.


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

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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.

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

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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.

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

8

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.

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

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Cracker (2024)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Android

Cracker is a classic fast-paced arcade game that will hook you up trying to get the top score.

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  • collectathon
  • attack
  • score
  • 1980s
  • family-friendly
  • old-school
  • arcade
  • retro
  • 2d
  • controller-support
  • cute

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WALLS (2025)

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IOS iPhone Android j PC Windows

A procedural generated singleplayer horror game. Dodge the ghosts, locate the keys. Try not to get too close to them, otherwise they will chase you.

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  • 3d
  • faith
  • cinematic
  • hidden-object
  • rogue-like
  • 1980s
  • collectathon
  • minimalist
  • aliens
  • physics
  • walking-simulator
  • demons
  • dark
  • procedural
  • runner

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