The Best 1980s Games for Playstation 5 - Page 2

Update : Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake added at rank #18.
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Bahnsen Knights (2023)

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1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.


  • choices
  • fiction
  • visual-novel
  • 1980s
  • interactive
  • thriller
  • conversation
  • narrative
  • story
  • pixel
  • investigation
  • detective
  • mystery
  • america
  • 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.


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

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Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission (2023)

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

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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Jaleco Sports Bases Loaded (2025)

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Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch 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!


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

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Bloodwash (2021)

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

A serial killer is terrorizing the city, and Sara's deadbeat boyfriend hasn't done the laundry. Can Sara survive a late-night trip to the laundromat, or will the Womb Ripper perform an early delivery?


  • horror
  • gore
  • 1980s
  • survival-horror
  • walking-simulator
  • first-person
  • fiction
  • dark
  • run-down
  • interactive
  • old-school
  • atmospheric
  • action-adventure
  • crime
  • 3d

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SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection (2024)

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SUNSOFT revival commemoration! Three carefully selected songs from SUNSOFT's works from the 1980s: "Wings of Madura," "53 Stations of the Tokaido," and "Ripple Island" are included!


  • japanese
  • 1980s
  • rpg
  • retro
  • 2d
  • jrpg
  • pixel
  • scroller
  • action
  • platform
  • adventure
  • anime
  • romance

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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.


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

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Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (2025)

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DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake is a stunning reimagination of the first two legendary adventures in The Erdrick Trilogy, brought together in one package.


  • rpg
  • 2.5d
  • turn-based
  • 1980s
  • emotional
  • lore
  • pixel
  • magic
  • nostalgia
  • japanese
  • fantasy
  • atmospheric
  • combat
  • all-time
  • jrpg

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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?


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

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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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