The Best 1980s Games for Nintendo Switch

Update 16 January 2025: PicoMix by NuSan added at rank #31.

Here are our 10 Best 1980s Games for Nintendo Switch, position 41 to 50:

Caveman Ransom
Finding America: The West
Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs
Fading Afternoon
Ricky Recharge
Neodori Forever

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Caveman Ransom (2023)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 j Playstation 4

A fun 16-bit style platformer where you play a caveman fighting against bandits and dinosaurs. It is perfect for carefree gaming and a must for kids as well as for those who want to experience that 1990s nostalgia!

2d
dinosaurs
scroller
1980s
1990s
action-adventure
cartoony
stylized
platform
comedy
arcade
casual
funny
retro
relaxing

Finding America: The West (2023)

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PC Windows Mac OS Playstation 5 j Nintendo Switch

Explore the West and uncover its hidden gems through the excitement of finding fun objects.

hidden-object
america
1990s
casual
1980s
adventure
2d
rich
puzzle
single-player

Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs (2023)

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

Brave Soldier: Invasion Of Cyborgs is a pixel art platform game with a lot of action. Help the soldier save the world from the Cyborg Invasion! Good Luck!

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2d
scroller
platform
action-adventure
1980s
1990s
arcade
pixel
aliens
colourful
cyberpunk
shooter
retro
action
adventure

Fading Afternoon (2023)

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Seiji Maruyama is a middle-aged yakuza recently released from prison. Known as "Gozuki" (one of the demon generals from Buddhist mythology) he is the power that his oyabun counts on. But there is one thing his aniki is not taking into account: Maruyama is getting old.

beat-em-up
life
arts
scroller
1980s
martial
sandbox
pixel
atmospheric
crime
drama
2d
simulation
rpg
old-school

Ricky Recharge (2022)

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Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows

One day Ricky wakes up all alone in a Robot apocalypse. Little did they know that this was exactly what he had been waiting for :) Charge, Zapp, Blast and Recharge your way trough an ever growing army of bots in this "easy to pick up, hard to master" highscore focussed chaos!