Hidden Retro 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 retro games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Retro games on Steam.

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Escape Lala - Retro Point and Click Adventure You wake up inside a magical cave, can you escape? A nostalgic adventure game <3

Price Free to play
Rating 9.0
Release 14 Feb 2019
Hyper Jam Battle it out local and online in this neon-soaked arena brawler full of lethal weapons, stackable perks, furious combat and a killer synthwave soundtrack.

Price 12.79€
Rating 8.7
Release 12 Feb 2019
Arcade Spirits Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred. It's 20XX and you've just started a new job at the Funplex game arcade. Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?

Price -98% 0.54€
Rating 8.6
Release 12 Feb 2019
Wizard And Minion Idle Train your stats, cast spells, feed your minion, defeat monsters and bosses, raise demons, craft gems, go fishing and so much more in Wizard and Minion Idle--WAMI. This free to play, solo developed, Idle/active hybrid game has flexible pacing for long-time play-ability.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.5
Release 07 Feb 2019
The spy who shot me™ The spy who shot me™ is a comedy retro FPS inspired by classic shooters of the 90s.

Price 8.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 29 Jan 2019
The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] is a remake of the original "ETERNAL CASTLE" from 1987, with additional game mechanics, sophisticated sound design, polished 2-bit CGA animated graphics, and modernized game design.

Price 5.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 05 Jan 2019
DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition The king of breakout games is back in a special 20th Anniversary Edition with high-res boards, new power-ups, online leaderboards, a boardset editor and more!

Price 5.69€
Rating 8.9
Release 21 Nov 2018
Sam & Max Hit the Road Grab your nightstick, squeal like a siren, and Hit the Road with Sam & Max, Freelance Police, as they attempt to crack their toughest case.

Price -54% 2.75€
Rating 9.0
Release 16 Nov 2018
Outlaws + A Handful of Missions Get ready for the good, the bad, and the even worse. As Marshall James Anderson, you'll face a horde of ornery, gun-slinging outlaws. You'll shoot your way through a twisted plot of greed and revenge. You'll arm yourself with firearms, as well as your wits.

Price 5.89€
Rating 8.8
Release 16 Nov 2018
Indiana Jones® and the Infernal Machine™ The year is 1947. The Nazis have been crushed, the Cold War has begun and Soviet agents are sniffing around the ruins of the fabled Tower of Babel. What are they up to? The CIA recruits renowned archeologist and adventurer, Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, to find out.

Price 5.89€
Rating 7.7
Release 16 Nov 2018
Wenjia Wenjia is a 2D platform game with puzzle-solving elements. Players can freely travel between two realms (the material world and the energy world), each of them with different challenges and obstacles. Players must utilize both realms’ mechanisms to reach their final goal.

Price 7.39€
Rating 7.5
Release 17 Oct 2018
Siralim 3 Siralim 3 is a mechanically deep, monster taming RPG. Summon and customize over 700 different creatures to fight for you as you battle your way through randomly generated dungeons. Find rare treasure and use it to craft new items, empower your creatures, learn new spells, and much more.

Price -96% 0.66€
Rating 8.9
Release 15 Oct 2018
I am not a Monster: First Contact Retro sci-fi tactical turn-based strategy with an exciting storyline. The Albatross space liner is overrun by lizard-like monsters that can infect humans and turn them into their own kind. Save the passengers and defeat the hostile creatures.

Price -93% 0.81€
Rating 7.4
Release 27 Sep 2018
Verlet Swing Verlet Swing brings you energetic swinging in a world that would be best described as a fever dream. Swing fast, don't crash and reach the goal as fast as possible!

Price -97% 0.49€
Rating 8.3
Release 18 Sep 2018
Old School Musical What has 50 amazing chiptune tracks, a loony story mode, 32 different chicken types to fight, and takes you on a tour of all your favorite retro games? It's Old School Musical! Tib and Rob are the heroes of a wacky adventure that will teach them where all of the bugs in our favorite games come from.

Price -97% 0.39€
Rating 8.7
Release 13 Sep 2018
Endless Road: Reborn Endless Road: Reborn is a roguelike card game published by Sula Box Games where players use a variety of equipment & skills to defeat vile creatures lurking along a treacherous, endless road. Players will also be faced with choices that will test their decision-making abilities and survival skills.

Price 8.69€
Rating 7.2
Release 10 Sep 2018
Ninjin: Clash of Carrots Ninjin: Clash of Carrots is an anime-inspired beat-em-up with varied enemies and deep customization. Play as the rabbit Ninjin, or Akai, the ninja fox, and fight to retrieve the carrots stolen by Shogun Moe! Redeem carrots for weapons, upgrades and more! Supports 2-player online or local co-op.

Price -93% 0.77€
Rating 8.5
Release 04 Sep 2018
Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass One day, Jimmy looked inside.

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 07 Aug 2018
Return. Take the lost soul to its home.

Price 0.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 03 Aug 2018
La-Mulana 2 The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.

Price -60% 8.39€
Rating 8.1
Release 30 Jul 2018
Racket: Nx Racquetball meets Breakout inside a giant pinball machine! Racket: Nx is a new kind of game that challenges the limits of what you can do with a racket and ball in VR.

Price -50% 8.74€
Rating 8.9
Release 17 Jul 2018
Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption is a humorous fantasy role-playing adventure game by Lori and Corey Cole, creators of the acclaimed Quest for Glory series. As the Rogue Shawn O'Conner, players will make friends, explore a haunted castle, and use their Rogue skills for fun and profit.

Price 24.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 10 Jul 2018
DERE EVIL EXE DERE EVIL EXE is both a terrifying thriller with a gripping meta horror story and a retro 16-bit pixel platformer with unique puzzles and obstacles.

Price 2.99€
Rating 8.1
Release 03 Jul 2018
CONCLUSE Concluse is an atmospheric horror game which features puzzles, outstanding cutscenes, and something a little twisted..

Price Free to play
Rating 7.1
Release 29 Jun 2018