Retro games by genre

Run & jump

Platformers2171 games · Platformers are all about movement: running, jumping and timing your way across levels full of gaps, enemies and secrets.

Fight & blast

Action games2982 games · Action games test reflexes and nerve.Beat 'em ups352 games · Beat 'em ups send you down scrolling streets fighting waves of thugs with punches, kicks, throws and grabbed weapons.Shoot 'em ups908 games · Shoot 'em ups (shmups) put you in a ship facing waves of enemies and bullets.Shooters749 games · Shooters are built around aiming and firing, from first-person corridor blasters and light-gun games to run-and-gun stages and multidirectional arcade shooters..Fighting games547 games · Fighting games pit two characters against each other in short one-on-one bouts.

Epic quest

RPGs961 games · Role-playing games trade reflexes for strategy and story.Adventure games858 games · Adventure games focus on exploration, story and puzzle-solving rather than combat.Action-adventure games749 games · Action-adventures blend real-time combat with exploration, puzzles and item collection.

Race & compete

Racing games971 games · Racing games range from realistic driving to kart racers with weapons and shortcuts.Sports games1906 games · Sports games bring football, baseball, hockey, golf, tennis, wrestling and more to the console, from simulation-style management to over-the-top arcade action..Pinball games66 games · Video pinball recreates the flippers, ramps and bumpers of the real thing, often with tables that would be impossible in the physical world..Music & rhythm games104 games · Music and rhythm games challenge your timing by asking you to hit inputs in sync with the beat..

Think & plan

Puzzle games789 games · Puzzle games challenge pattern recognition, planning and quick thinking, from falling-block games to single-screen logic puzzles..Strategy games655 games · Strategy games reward planning over reflexes: command armies, manage resources and outthink opponents on turn-based or real-time battlefields..Simulation games522 games · Simulation games model a system and let you play inside it, whether that means building a city, flying a plane, raising a pet or running a business..Board, card & party games281 games · Board, card, quiz and party games bring tabletop classics and social games to the screen, from chess and mahjong to trivia and casino games..

Something spooky

Horror games84 games · Horror games build dread through atmosphere, limited resources and enemies you would rather avoid than fight.