The Best 1980s Games for Xbox One

Update : Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story added at rank #12.
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Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (2022)

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

Immerse yourself in 50 years of gaming history with Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration! Enjoy over 100 classic and new games, unlock hidden gems, and delve into fascinating interviews and archival material. Whether you're a nostalgic gamer or a history buff, this collection will keep you entertained and educated.


What we like:
  • Rich collection of classic and new Atari games
  • Exciting hidden games to discover
  • Comprehensive history through interviews and archival materials
  • Good value for money
  • Appeals to both gamers and history enthusiasts
What could be improved:
  • Absence of Activision games and some licensed games
  • Limited subtitle availability for non-English speakers

  • arcade
  • classic
  • retro
  • historical
  • 1980s
  • interactive
  • software
  • voxel
  • compilation
  • vector
  • platform
  • shoot-em-up
  • education
  • pinball
  • pvp

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Venba (2023)

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Xbox Series X PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/s Nintendo Switch

Embark on a touching journey with Venba, a heartwarming game that immerses you in the vibrant world of South Indian cuisine. Unravel a story of family, love, and self-discovery, restore lost recipes, and dive into mouthwatering dishes. With beautiful art, a delightful Tamil-inspired soundtrack, and engaging puzzles, Venba is a short but well-paced adventure waiting for you.


What we like:
  • Beautiful art and sound design
  • Heartfelt storytelling
  • Authentic representation of immigrant experience
  • Engaging gameplay with satisfying puzzles
  • Well-paced narrative
What could be improved:
  • Cooking puzzles may be too easy
  • Game length may leave players wanting more
  • Lack of touchscreen support
  • Absence of a glossary for recipes

  • narrative
  • cooking
  • 1980s
  • puzzle
  • conversation
  • visual-novel
  • emotional
  • soundtrack
  • cinematic
  • stylized
  • fiction
  • story
  • interactive
  • choices

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Shatter Remastered Deluxe (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows Mac OS Linux Xbox One Xbox Series X

Relive the award-winning classic that redefined the brick-breaking genre. Shatter returns in stunning 4K resolution running at 120fps, with a modernised UI, and multiple visual improvements. Re-experience the highly acclaimed original soundtrack, remixed and remastered in 5.1 surround sound.


  • destruction
  • cooperative
  • 1980s
  • cyberpunk
  • arcade
  • abstract
  • attack
  • score
  • local
  • physics
  • linear
  • colourful
  • futuristic
  • space
  • pvp

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Cannibal Abduction (2023)

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The family is hungry and he must provide, VHS slasher survival horror.


  • survival-horror
  • 1980s
  • horror
  • gore
  • mystery
  • low-poly
  • psx
  • retro
  • vhs
  • skin-crawling
  • violent
  • thrilling

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The friends of Ringo Ishikawa (2018)

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Xbox One Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows

The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa is a unique and inscrutable narrative-brawler that explores the lives of high school seniors contemplating their future after graduation. You play as Ringo and take part in 2D brawler-style combat, buy food and books to replenish your health and stamina, attend classes, study, work part-time jobs and train at the gym.


What we like:
  • Unique experience full of freedom
  • Cool pixelated graphical style
  • Atmospheric soundtrack
  • Discover routines in the town
  • Follow them and learn different actions you can take
What could be improved:
  • No tutorials or hints provided
  • No world map or quest markers given
  • Combat could feel more responsive

  • beat-em-up
  • brawler
  • 1980s
  • martial
  • arts
  • rpg
  • open-world
  • pixel
  • scroller
  • atmospheric
  • drama
  • sandbox
  • anime
  • brawler-type
  • 2d

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Rough Justice: '84 (2023)

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Do what it takes to make your fledgling security agency thrive in this 80s noir crime bustin', dirty crossing, vengeance-seeking board game inspired strategy game with dice and cards.


  • board-game
  • investigation
  • america
  • noir
  • time-management
  • 1980s
  • dice
  • stylized
  • narration
  • isometric
  • detective
  • fiction
  • visual-novel
  • management
  • card

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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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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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VISCO Collection (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox One

With the VISCO Collection, you'll have the chance to relive the glory days of arcade gaming with these seven fantastic titles. Whether you're a fan of shooters, fighters, sports, or racing games, there's something here for everyone.


  • arcade
  • platform
  • 1990s
  • retro
  • local
  • 1980s
  • multiplayer
  • sport
  • action
  • pvp
  • cooperative
  • 2d
  • kyoto
  • racing
  • shooter

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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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