Best 1980s Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated 1980s games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play 1980s games on Steam.

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Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition This is an asymmetrical game of hide and seek. In true form to IllFonic’s past titles, this title is a 4v1 setup where players will either play as part of a team of new Ghostbusters or a singular Ghost.

Price -58% 8.32€
Rating 8.6
Release 19 Oct 2023
Moonring A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.2
Release 28 Sep 2023
Fading Afternoon 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.

Price 19.50€
Rating 7.8
Release 14 Sep 2023
MythForce MAJOR UPDATE 1.2: SKILL TREES! The wait is over—no better time to jump in than now! Pick your class & tailor your skill tree to match your ideal playstyle. Shake up the experience with Encounter System & Elemental Combos. Stronger, sleeker, and bursting with new thrills—MythForce is ready!

Price -74% 5.24€
Rating 6.9
Release 12 Sep 2023
90 Minute Fever - Online Football (Soccer) Manager 90 Minute Fever is an online football management game that offers extremely challenging gameplay where you get to compete against others from all over the world!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.0
Release 01 Sep 2023
WrestleQuest TAG TEAM WITH DESTINY! Pro wrestling and RPG fantasy collide in the ultimate pixel powered adventure. “Macho Man” Randy Savage and tons of other icons offer guidance as you powerbomb your way to glory beyond the ring. This hero’s journey ain’t just an epic quest, it’s WRESTLEQUEST!

Price -84% 4.85€
Rating 7.3
Release 21 Aug 2023
Moving Out 2 Moving Out is back and wackier than ever, and now with ONLINE PLAY! Return to Packmore and use your moving skills across brand new dimensions and some old favourites. Help rebuild Smooth Moves and become an all-star F.A.R.T. (Furniture Arrangement & Relocation Technician)!

Price -70% 9.19€
Rating 7.5
Release 15 Aug 2023
Venba Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore South Indian food in this story about family, love, and loss.

Price -99% 0.26€
Rating 8.8
Release 31 Jul 2023
Mega City Force Retrowave Action Roguelike featuring tough agents battling crime to the electrifying music of artists like Droid Bishop, Timecop1983, and more! Choose your agent and dive into hardcore action against enemies and bosses, utilizing a vast arsenal and special abilities that will define your playstyle

Price -25% 11.09€
Rating 7.5
Release 28 Jul 2023
Punch Club 2: Fast Forward Train, fight, and rise to the top in this knockout sequel to the smashing fighter management simulator! Mentor your fighter and guide him to become the ultimate champion: choose from different combat styles, control his routine, and watch him kick some butt like a proud sensei!

Price -90% 2.05€
Rating 8.0
Release 20 Jul 2023
STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator Simulator of an 80s Japanese stock market businessman. Chill, catch a retro vibe and watch your profits grow in the text-based game STONKS-9800.

Price 9.75€
Rating 9.1
Release 17 Jul 2023
[Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備 Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.

Price 7.79€
Rating 8.5
Release 16 Jun 2023
Killer Frequency Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.

Price -97% 0.76€
Rating 9.0
Release 01 Jun 2023
STASIS: BONE TOTEM Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...

Price -89% 2.20€
Rating 9.0
Release 31 May 2023
Landlord's Super Your quintessential construction simulator is here. Take a dodgy loan, restore a property, move in the locals, attend to their grievances, then celebrate with a pint in this fully-simulated, open-world 1980's Britain.

Price -96% 0.78€
Rating 8.0
Release 25 May 2023
HROT HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.

Price -23% 15.20€
Rating 9.4
Release 16 May 2023
Pinball FX Pinball FX is digital pinball evolved. Get the highest score on tables inspired by the biggest brands in entertainment. New tables arrive frequently!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.9
Release 13 Apr 2023
Crimson Dawn Crimson Dawn is a roguelite horde survival game with RPG elements. Recruit mercenaries and survive 5 stages by fighting the hordes of evil. Unlock more characters and weapons with unique abilities. Carve your path to stop the hordes of evil once and for all!

Price 3.99€
Rating 6.2
Release 11 Apr 2023
Long Dream Zhao Sheng, a retired postman, has been suffering from dementia over the past years. He insists that his partner Qi Mei is waiting for him under a peach tree. Zhao Sheng’s family didn't want him to leave with any regrets and decided to go and find that peach tree he had been talking about...

Price -65% 2.42€
Rating 9.2
Release 10 Apr 2023
Boneraiser Minions Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!

Price -20% 3.60€
Rating 9.3
Release 09 Mar 2023
Contraband Police Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.

Price -53% 14.09€
Rating 9.3
Release 08 Mar 2023
PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.

Price -46% 10.85€
Rating 9.2
Release 08 Mar 2023
FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse Japanese survival horror game "FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse" is back with better graphics.

Price -38% 31.15€
Rating 8.6
Release 08 Mar 2023
Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1 The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.

Price 8.79€
Rating 7.7
Release 03 Mar 2023