1980s games on Steam
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Steam tag · 5,242 games · 826 released in the last 12 months · median 85% positive across 1,863 games with 10+ reviews · 1,297,646 Steam reviews
Share of new releases
3.1% of new Steam releases in the last 12 months (826 games), 3.5% the 12 before (671). By year: 2014: 1.0%, 2015: 0.98%, 2016: 1.5%, 2017: 1.1%, 2018: 1.3%, 2019: 1.3%, 2020: 2.4%, 2021: 3.7%, 2022: 4.1%, 2023: 4.2%, 2024: 3.7%, 2025: 3.4%, 2026: 3.0%.
Most reviewed 1980s games
- Counter-Strike · 2000
- Poppy Playtime · 2021
- Hotline Miami · 2012
- Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number · 2015
- Arma Reforger · 2023
- Generation Zero® · 2019
- RoboCop: Rogue City · 2023
- Duck Game · 2015
Breakouts of the last 12 months
- REPLACED · 2026
- Mixtape · 2026
- John Carpenter's Toxic Commando · 2026
- Cleared Hot · 2025
- MOLE · 2026
- PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse · 2026
- DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake · 2025
- Yakuza 0 Director's Cut · 2025
Often paired with
2D, Action, Retro, Pixel Graphics, Arcade, 1990's, Old School, 2D Platformer, Controller, Shooter