The Best Old-school Games - Page 3

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Update : Tactris added at rank #21.
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Tactris (2026)

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Android IOS iPhone

A tactical game of slotting soldiers. Arrange formations of different units and attempt to break through the enemy's ranks.


  • tactical
  • minimalist
  • stylized
  • arcade
  • 2d
  • casual
  • old-school
  • strategy
  • fantasy
  • tabletop
  • puzzle
  • linear
  • horizontal
  • vertical
  • turn-based

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Esoteric Ebb (2026)

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PC Windows

Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.

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  • isometric
  • nonlinear
  • rpg
  • political
  • choices
  • old-school
  • fiction
  • tabletop
  • hand-drawn
  • story
  • classic
  • interactive
  • point-and-click
  • dragon
  • narrative

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Dawn of the Ashen Queen (2024)

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PC Windows

Dawn of the Ashen Queen is a classic grid-based dungeon crawler. Set out with your party to reveal the legacy of a millennia old curse in a narrative-rich experience. Explore the colorful world of Eshavon, unearth its many secrets and fight dangerous foes sent out to stop you in your mission.

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  • old-school
  • movement
  • dungeon-crawler
  • rpg
  • grid
  • party
  • character
  • dark
  • fantasy
  • magic
  • linear
  • customization
  • exploration
  • story
  • first-person

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Scott Whiskers in: The Search for Mr. Fumbleclaw (2024)

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

“Scott Whiskers in: the Search for Mr. Fumbleclaw” is a modern, funny and family-friendly point & click adventure game about cats, pop culture and life itself. Created in the spirit of the classics of the genre.


  • 2.5d
  • investigation
  • family-friendly
  • cats
  • point-and-click
  • old-school
  • hand-drawn
  • cartoony
  • logic
  • relaxing
  • exploration
  • comedy
  • funny
  • puzzle
  • adventure

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Runeflame (2024)

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early access IOS iPhone Android PC Windows

Runeflame is a point-and-click fantasy adventure with an open world and an emphasis on puzzle-solving. Guide your custom character through the immersive world of Runeflame, where secrets and magic have minds of their own.


  • rpg
  • fantasy
  • archery
  • adventure
  • old-school
  • magic
  • puzzle
  • medieval
  • nature
  • character
  • point-and-click
  • open-world
  • top-down
  • exploration
  • customization

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SKALD: Against the Black Priory (2024)

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SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat


  • old-school
  • turn-based
  • fantasy
  • rpg
  • horror
  • party
  • minimalist
  • class
  • choices
  • exploration
  • character
  • strategy
  • magic
  • story
  • atmospheric

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The Abandoned Planet (2024)

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A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art


  • point-and-click
  • pixel
  • old-school
  • puzzle
  • first-person
  • sci-fi
  • 1990s
  • dora
  • space
  • arcade-adjacent
  • not-too-challenging
  • story
  • exploration
  • clicker
  • adventure

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Super Cute Alien's Adventure (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Super-Cute Alien's Adventure is a classic 2-D platformer where you play as an alien spaceship pilot who crash-landed on planet Earth. Four difficulty levels, including Kid Mode, which is tailored to the youngest gamers. Challenge mode has an additional 44 short but challenging levels with various objectives for those who want continued replays.

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  • platform
  • old-school
  • 2d
  • controller-support
  • challenging
  • classic

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Ludus Mortis (2024)

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Linux PC Windows

Grid-Based First Person Dungeon Crawler set in a Dark Fantasy version of the Imperial Rome. Create and develop your party, explore catacombs, manage your Gladiatorial School and fight demons and undead to free Rome. Inspired by old-school cRPG from the 80s and 90s.


  • rome
  • party
  • rpg
  • old-school
  • movement
  • dungeon-crawler
  • 1990s
  • classic
  • hand-drawn
  • turn-based
  • grid
  • dark
  • gore
  • fantasy

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Armadillo Assault (2024)

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PC Windows

Armadillo Assault is an online multiplayer, action-platformer shooter, inspired by the glory days of couch multiplayer fun. Re-creating the magic of local multiplayer in an online environment, Armadillo Assault offers a unique experience for players looking to have a fun online PvP experience!

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  • pvp
  • multiplayer
  • old-school
  • platform
  • 2d
  • tps
  • colourful
  • action
  • classic
  • local
  • funny
  • shooter

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