Best 1990's 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 1990's games.

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Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo Super Galaxy Squadron is a fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as SHMUP veterans. Featuring multiple game modes, a challenging but merciful difficulty curve, forgiving health system, and SEVENTEEN playable ships.

Price -96% 0.45€
Rating 7.9
Release 23 Jan 2015
Outcast 1.1 Outcast 1.1 is an enhanced version of the critically acclaimed action-adventure game developed in 1999 by Appeal for the PC.

Price -85% 0.80€
Rating 8.3
Release 18 Dec 2014
THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION After “KOF '98”, often praised by the fans as the best installment in the “KOF” series, and “KOF ’98 UM” 10 years later, “KOF ’98” returns now on the Steam PC gaming platform in an ultimate and final version with THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION

Price -85% 2.26€
Rating 8.7
Release 16 Dec 2014
Strife: Veteran Edition Hailed as the original FPS-RPG game that spawned countless imitators, Strife: Veteran Edition is a love letter to the classic from 1996.

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 12 Dec 2014
Lumino City The BAFTA award winning handmade puzzle adventure game made entirely by hand. Explore the city and use your ingenuity to piece together puzzling mechanisms and bring back power to this unique world. Three years in the making, it's handmade entirely out of paper, card, miniature lights and motors.

Price -85% 1.71€
Rating 8.3
Release 02 Dec 2014
Sanitarium Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.

Price 12.79€
Rating 8.9
Release 29 Oct 2014
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.

Price -85% 3.03€
Rating 8.6
Release 15 Oct 2014
Darkstone Lord Draak's henchmen are spreading chaos in Uma. Are you going to let them get away with it?

Price -80% 1.02€
Rating 7.4
Release 25 Sep 2014
Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now The world's first high-speed internal organ liberation simulator is back in full 3D! The slaughter is bloodier, the body parts fly further, and the destruction is heavier. Crash and burn through the 3D rendered crowds with the pedal to the metal.

Price -95% 0.46€
Rating 8.3
Release 19 Sep 2014
Final Fantasy IV (3D Remake) FINAL FANTASY IV makes its debut on PC! Lose yourself in this timeless tale of heroes, betrayal, love and redemption.

Price -50% 7.24€
Rating 8.1
Release 17 Sep 2014
Blood: One Unit Whole Blood You carved your soul to shreds in servitude to a dark god, but false promises and betrayal were your only reward. Now you have a score to settle and it will be measured in blood! Experience the madness in one carnage-soaked package! All the gore, all the unholy war! Zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds and blood-crazed hordes of horrors await!

Price -3% 4.82€
Rating 8.7
Release 14 Jul 2014
Putt-Putt® Saves The Zoo Today's the grand opening of the Cartown Zoo, and there's still so much to do: zoo chow is running low, and all the baby animals are missing.

Price -43% 3.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 03 Jul 2014
Final Fantasy III (3D Remake) FINAL FANTASY® III, one of the best-loved games from the epic RPG series, available on Steam.

Price -67% 4.29€
Rating 8.0
Release 27 May 2014
Death Rally (Classic) You start out from the bottom of the ranking list. Your objective: earn money in the fast-paced battle races. Fight hard for each precious championship point. Fellow competitors are showering you in a constant hail of bullets. Each race is deadly contest - a matter of life or death.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.6
Release 05 May 2014
Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse So who is haunting the schoolhouse, taking the toys and practically scaring the scales off all the guppies?

Price -27% 5.11€
Rating 8.9
Release 01 May 2014
Realms of the Haunting Forged in the Beginning and protected by the Seven Seals, there lies a place where thought and creation intertwine. The center for all realms of existence, it is the balancing force between good and evil, man and spirit. A focal point for all energies, and the one element that has kept the consuming nature of darkness at bay... Until now.

Price -87% 0.40€
Rating 7.3
Release 24 Apr 2014
Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" The super-suave agent, SPY Fox, must find Mr. Udderly, rescue all the cows, and stop William the Kid from depleting the worlds supply of milk. Using ingenious SPY gadgets, keen wits, and daring moves, SPY Fox, jumps out on an udderly exhilarating adventure!

Price -63% 2.63€
Rating 8.9
Release 17 Apr 2014
Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside There's no reason to be afraid of the dark. Fed up with his fear of the dark, Sam transforms himself into Pajama Sam - world's youngest superhero and resolves to confront Darkness! With help from King the mine car, Otto the boat, and a host of fascinating characters.

Price -63% 2.63€
Rating 9.2
Release 17 Apr 2014
Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds Help underwater detective Freddi Fish and her finny friend Luther solve the case. Explore underwater caves, deep canyons and colorful reefs, and discover fascinating places like King Crab's Castle and A Sunken Ship Out of Time, in an effort to save the reef.

Price -43% 3.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 17 Apr 2014
Harvester A strange and twisted world...Harvester! The most violent adventure game of all time comes to Steam!

Price 5.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 04 Apr 2014
Descent Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds and six degrees of freedom.

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 11 Feb 2014
FINAL FANTASY VIII It is a time of war. Galbadia, a Global Superpower, has declared war on Dollet, a country whose training academy is home to two personalities: the hot-headed Seifer and the 'lone wolf', Squall Leonhart. Both are equally at conflict with each other as their country is with Galbadia; to others, Squall appears lacking in team spirit, while...

Price -76% 3.14€
Rating 8.6
Release 05 Dec 2013
Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse From multi-award winning Revolution Software comes the latest explosive episode in this classic series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy...

Price -95% 1.23€
Rating 8.5
Release 04 Dec 2013
The Last Express Gold Edition Step aboard the 1914 Orient Express in this award-winning mystery adventure from Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner. Described as one of the best adventure games of all time, The Last Express is an intrigue-filled adventure set aboard the luxurious Orient Express.

Price -85% 1.07€
Rating 7.6
Release 21 Nov 2013

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