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Best Retro Games on Steam

Ranked selections from 11,225 matching catalog entries, using recorded player activity, reviews, trends, and release recency.

Best Retro Games on Steam

Explore Retro Games on Steam using recorded player activity, community reviews, trend momentum, and release recency.

Total Games

11,225

Ranking Method

Composite Score

Data Source

Recorded Steam observations

Overall Score Most Played Best Reviewed Trending

Showing 1–50 of 100 ranked games

#	Game	Players	Reviews	Price	Score	Trend
1	DELTARUNE	1,638	99%	$24.99	0.7	+1583.5
2	Vampire Survivors	3,018	98%	$4.99	0.7	+3046.1
3	ULTRAKILL	1,811	98%	$29.99	0.7	+1771.8
4	Celeste	1,642	98%	$19.99	0.6	+1699.2
5	Cuphead	1,878	96%	$13.99	0.6	+1846.3
6	Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection	994	91%	$3.99	0.6	+1027.0
7	Nubby's Number Factory	191	98%	$4.99	0.6	+197.1
8	Undertale	1,426	97%	$2.49	0.6	+1742.3
9	Idle Slayer – Incremental RPG	987	85%	—	0.6	+1034.7
10	Free Solitaire	169	97%	—	0.6	+165.6
11	Dome Keeper	557	92%	—	0.6	+575.3
12	Half-Life	950	96%	$1.99	0.6	+1090.9
13	StarVaders	95	98%	$24.99	0.6	+113.3
14	RetroArch	527	90%	—	0.6	+535.7
15	Age of Empires: Definitive Edition	787	84%	—	0.6	+730.6
16	Heroes of Hammerwatch II	208	86%	$7.99	0.6	+201.3
17	Castlevania Dominus Collection	328	95%	—	0.6	+316.1
18	Dungeon Clawler	122	90%	$14.99	0.6	+113.5
19	The Roottrees are Dead	253	98%	—	0.6	+250.9
20	Two Point Hospital	558	92%	$7.49	0.6	+611.8
21	Return of the Obra Dinn	239	97%	—	0.6	+251.3
22	Pizza Tower	204	98%	—	0.6	+209.2
23	Two Point Campus	414	87%	—	0.6	+386.0
24	Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition	346	89%	—	0.6	+324.0
25	Zuma Deluxe	515	95%	$0.99	0.6	+545.7
26	Deadshot	145	100%	—	0.6	+155.7
27	Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition	448	90%	$6.99	0.6	+457.2
28	PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo	89	96%	$9.99	0.6	+91.2
29	Castlevania Advance Collection	225	92%	—	0.6	+219.1
30	Hotline Miami	360	97%	$1.99	0.6	+410.9
31	Peglin	381	84%	—	0.6	+381.2
32	Baba Is You	136	98%	—	0.5	+125.8
33	TheoTown	170	94%	—	0.5	+157.4
34	Rivals of Aether	286	96%	$14.99	0.5	+300.5
35	Chained Echoes	214	90%	—	0.5	+218.2
36	ANIMAL WELL	143	96%	—	0.5	+138.9
37	The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles	155	94%	—	0.5	+157.6
38	Cruelty Squad	133	97%	—	0.5	+122.6
39	UFO 50	140	96%	—	0.5	+133.9
40	Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number	363	94%	$2.24	0.5	+395.6
41	Rusted Warfare - RTS	245	97%	$2.49	0.5	+243.5
42	修仙小屋	177	91%	—	0.5	+164.4
43	Katana ZERO	128	98%	$8.99	0.5	+148.7
44	Path of Achra	39	98%	$9.99	0.5	+41.7
45	Cauldron	117	96%	—	0.5	+113.2
46	CrossCode	224	93%	$3.99	0.5	+231.4
47	Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy	143	93%	—	0.5	+148.3
48	FINAL FANTASY VI	151	91%	—	0.5	+154.5
49	STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R	122	94%	—	0.5	+120.8
50	Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition	820	79%	$3.74	0.5	+885.1

Frequently Asked Questions

How are Retro Games ranked?

Games are ranked using recorded player activity, community review scores, trend momentum, and release recency. Up to 100 ranked games are shown from the matching catalog.

How is the composite score calculated?

The score combines normalized player activity (40%), positive review share (30%), trend momentum (20%), and release recency (10%). It is a discovery aid, not an editorial review.

How fresh is the ranking data?

The ranking refresh time is shown on this page. Individual game observations may be older and are collected at different times. Open a game for its source details and observation times.

How these Steam games are ranked

The default score combines recorded player activity (40%), positive review share (30%), trend momentum (20%), and release recency (10%). Steam community tags and feature categories determine membership.

This list shows up to 100 ranked games from 11,225 matching catalog entries. Player counts and USD prices are recorded observations, not guaranteed live values. Open a game for its source details and observation times.

Ranking refreshed 2026-10-09 11:10 UTC. Individual observations may be older.