The Best Nostalgia Games

Update : Projected Dreams added at rank #1.
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Projected Dreams (2025)

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j PC Windows

Drag toys from the shelves and drop them on the table to create a shadow play in this cozy puzzle game. As the shadows unfold, immerse yourself in a heartwarming story full of nostalgia from the 90s and blur the lines between fantasy and reality.

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  • nostalgia
  • logic
  • life
  • cozy
  • simulation
  • point-and-click
  • family-friendly
  • minimalist
  • linear
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • sandbox
  • relaxing
  • puzzle
  • casual

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Countryside Life (2025)

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j PC Windows

A summer memory in the countryside. Get a taste of nostalgia and let the pixel art warm your soul in this country life simulation. Do all the things you remember, and all the things you wish you had.

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  • nostalgia
  • nature
  • romance
  • multiple-endings
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • conversation
  • dating-sim
  • relaxing
  • simulation
  • cute
  • retro
  • immersive
  • atmospheric

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Splintered (2025)

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j PC Windows

A unique RPG where the villain randomizes the world with each defeat. Start with a classic RPG experience, then delve into shifting worlds where the overworld, items, and enemies shuffle, creating new challenges. Conquer these worlds to unravel the story and make your way to the final showdown!

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  • japanese
  • 8-bit
  • rpg
  • turn-based
  • nostalgia
  • jrpg
  • music
  • procedural
  • pixel
  • magic
  • replay-value
  • retro
  • 2d

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Retro Endurance 8bit (2025)

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early access PC Windows

This looks like another 8bit retro game compilation, but it's actually quite different. It's an endurance based game where you are randomly picked a set of games and you'll keep switching between them every 10 seconds. Contains more than 20 retro game recreations.

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  • nostalgia
  • retro
  • 2d
  • shoot-em-up
  • scroller
  • arcade
  • replay-value
  • fast-paced
  • pixel
  • family-friendly
  • old-school
  • racing
  • casual
  • platform

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Furball Farm (2024)

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PC Windows

Welcome to Furball Farm. The current version only has the orchard map and a small amount of white noise, the remaining white noise will be fixed in the next update. The garden map and food map will be presented in the big update next year, all the updates are free, no purchase, stay tuned.

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  • idler
  • nostalgia
  • farming
  • 1990s
  • casual
  • collectathon
  • pixel
  • simulation
  • relaxing

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GT Racing 1980 (2024)

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PC Windows

Take a journey back to the 80's and race some of the greatest cars ever made, in a retro arcade style racing experience. Race against some of the most iconic racers, build rivalries and unlock special rewards.

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  • nostalgia
  • racing
  • driving
  • 1980s
  • stylized
  • colourful
  • top-down
  • old-school
  • fast-paced
  • arcade
  • comedy
  • sport
  • story
  • choices
  • inventory

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The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker (2024)

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A story driven solo RPG inspired by oldschool games like RuneScape and Ultima Online! Explore a sprawling medieval fantasy world full of npcs with dialogue, level skills, fight varied monsters and uncover the story of Rothar Aercrest – the cursed lord to the remote woodlands of Imberthale.

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  • nostalgia
  • archery
  • fantasy
  • lore
  • open-world
  • crafting
  • character
  • pve
  • point-and-click
  • rpg
  • magic
  • choices
  • third-person
  • runescape
  • multiplayer

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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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Silence of the Siren (2024)

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early access PC Windows Linux

Turn-based sci-fi strategy game that combines exploration and exciting clashes on the battlefield. Take control over several different species, raise powerful armies and destroy your opponents!

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  • turn-based
  • nostalgia
  • strategy
  • 2.5d
  • hand-drawn
  • pvp
  • rpg
  • replay-value
  • sci-fi
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • tactical
  • atmospheric

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Coin-Op Vice (2024)

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PC Windows

2.5D Top-Down retro action with deckbuilding and 100+ arcade mini-games. The feature of Coin-Op VICE is the variety of short mini-games that provide different weapons and enhance the hero's characteristics.

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  • rogue-like
  • deckbuilder
  • 1980s
  • 2.5d
  • nostalgia
  • procedural
  • retro
  • top-down
  • pixel
  • replay-value
  • action
  • arcade
  • soundtrack

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