Old School indie games

indielist tracks 45 indie old school games with the Steam user tag "Old School", together holding 323,881 reviews at an average of 90% positive. The most reviewed is The Henry Stickmin Collection with 55,042 reviews.

Tagged titles

45

Total reviews on Steam

323,881

Avg positive %

90%

Related tags

Retro (23) RPG (22) Adventure (21) Action (20) Pixel Graphics (17) Fantasy (16) Exploration (13) First-Person (12) Combat (11) Shooter (11)

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The Henry Stickmin Collection

2020 · Adventure

55,042 reviews · 99% positive

Funny Multiple Endings Choose Your Own Adventure Memes Comedy
L

Loop Hero

2021 · Indie

33,732 reviews · 93% positive

Tactical Rogue-like Pixel Graphics Deckbuilding Rogue-lite
I

IdleOn

2025 · Adventure

29,373 reviews · 78% positive

Idler Pixel GraphicsFree to PlayMMORPG Management
S

Serious Sam 3: BFE

2011 · Action

21,730 reviews · 88% positive

FPS ActionCo-opGore Comedy
P

Pseudoregalia

2023 · Action

16,677 reviews · 97% positive

3D Platformer Metroidvania Female Protagonist Parkour Exploration
M

Murders on the Yangtze River

2024 · Adventure

15,629 reviews · 97% positive

Detective Adventure Puzzle Story RichIndie
W

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

2023 · Action

15,534 reviews · 90% positive

Boomer Shooter FPSWarhammer 40KRetro Shooter
S

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

2014 · Action

14,161 reviews · 95% positive

Platformer Pixel Graphics RetroGreat SoundtrackIndie
S

Suzerain

2020 · Adventure

11,614 reviews · 92% positive

Visual Novel Choose Your Own Adventure Political Sim Interactive Fiction Political
M

Mortal Online 2

2022 · Action

11,038 reviews · 60% positive

MMORPG Sandbox Open World PvP Character Customization
F

Friends vs Friends

2023 · Action

10,667 reviews · 83% positive

Card Game Action Old SchoolOnline Co-OpCo-op
C

CULTIC

2022 · Action

7,827 reviews · 97% positive

Boomer Shooter FPS Old School Shooter Action
C

Chained Echoes

2022 · Indie

7,615 reviews · 89% positive

RPG Pixel Graphics Turn-BasedIndieJRPG
C

Crow Country

2024 · Action

7,392 reviews · 98% positive

Survival Horror Exploration Female Protagonist 1990's Third-Person Shooter
F

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

2021 · Action

6,568 reviews · 86% positive

Metroidvania Platformer Action Steampunk Adventure
H

HROT

2023 · Action

6,473 reviews · 97% positive

Retro FPS Shooter Boomer ShooterIndie
U

UnderRail

2015 · Indie

6,326 reviews · 86% positive

RPG Post-apocalyptic Isometric Turn-Based CRPG
W

Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

2014 · Adventure

4,657 reviews · 83% positive

RPG Post-apocalyptic Turn-Based Strategy Tactical
H

Horizon Chase Turbo

2018 · Action

4,187 reviews · 93% positive

Racing ArcadeIndieCasual Retro
O

Our Adventurer Guild

2024 · Indie

3,294 reviews · 95% positive

Turn-Based Tactics Management Party-Based RPG Character Customization RPG
S

SKALD: Against the Black Priory

2024 · Indie

3,274 reviews · 94% positive

StrategySingleplayerMinimalistAtmosphericExploration
N

NORCO

2022 · Adventure

2,725 reviews · 92% positive

Point & ClickAtmosphericStory Rich Pixel Graphics Mystery
T

The Citadel

2020 · Action

2,517 reviews · 93% positive

FPS Retro Gore Old SchoolIndie
H

Hotshot Racing

2020 · Action

2,379 reviews · 77% positive

RacingIndieArcadeMultiplayerSplit Screen
O

Old School Rally

2025 · Indie

2,110 reviews · 89% positive

Racing Arcade Driving Old School Simulation
V

Vampire Hunters

2024 · Action

2,029 reviews · 90% positive

Action Roguelike FPS Bullet Hell Boomer Shooter Rogue-lite
B

Be My Horde

2024 · Action

2,019 reviews · 85% positive

Action Roguelike Rogue-lite Action Fantasy Bullet Hell
P

Parking Garage Rally Circuit

2024 · Action

1,678 reviews · 97% positive

Racing Arcade Retro Driving 1990's
S

Skin Deep

2025 · Action

1,638 reviews · 94% positive

Immersive Sim FPS Stealth Sci-fi Sandbox
Y

Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom

2024 · Action

1,594 reviews · 97% positive

IndieSingleplayerColorful3D3D Platformer
B

BRUTALISTICK VR

2024 · Action

1,534 reviews · 95% positive

Gore Action VR Physics Sandbox
F

Fractal Block World

2021 · Action

1,415 reviews · 98% positive

Exploration Open World FPS Surreal Voxel
R

Rift Wizard

2021 · Indie

1,004 reviews · 92% positive

Character Customization Rogue-like Dungeon Crawler Perma Death Turn-Based
G

Guns of Fury

2025 · Action

949 reviews · 88% positive

Metroidvania Pixel Graphics Platformer Retro Shooter
D

Dawnsbury Days

2024 · Indie

935 reviews · 98% positive

RPG Turn-Based Tactics Strategy CRPG Tactical RPG
C

Contraption Maker

2014 · Casual

915 reviews · 91% positive

Puzzle2DLevel EditorLemmingsSandbox
S

Shovel Knight Dig

2022 · Action

902 reviews · 75% positive

Action Roguelike Action-Adventure2DRogue-like Cute
W

World of Goo 2

2025 · Adventure

789 reviews · 88% positive

Physics Puzzle Building Casual2D
O

Ova Magica

2026 · Casual

697 reviews · 93% positive

Early AccessCrafting Farming Creature Collector JRPG
B

Bloobs Adventure Idle

2026 · Adventure

635 reviews · 90% positive

Idler Clicker Point & Click RPG2D
N

Never Second in Rome

2026 · Indie

609 reviews · 81% positive

RomeHistorical Turn-Based RPG Simulation
F

Fabled Lands

2022 · Adventure

537 reviews · 80% positive

CRPG Open World Choose Your Own Adventure RPG Rogue-lite
W

Wizardry: The Five Ordeals

2023 · Indie

516 reviews · 85% positive

Dungeon Crawler RPG Turn-Based Hack and Slash Party-Based RPG
I

Idle Slayer

2020 · Casual

501 reviews · 85% positive

Casual IdlerFree to PlayClicker Pixel Graphics
A

Ancient Kingdoms

2025 · Indie

444 reviews · 86% positive

Early AccessExploration CRPG Dungeon Crawler PvE

Frequently asked questions

What are the best old school indie games?: By Steam review count, indielist ranks 45 tracked old school indie games led by The Henry Stickmin Collection (55,042 reviews).
How is the old school list built?: This page uses SteamSpy user tags from tracked games, then ranks matching public games by Steam review count. It is not hand-picked.