Free Retro Games on Steam
Steam currently has 11,413 Retro games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best free games ranked by popularity and ratings. Data for this list is calculated from reviews and player counts reported directly by Steam and will be updated in real-time. Free Retro game rankings were last updated on 4/1/2025.
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1. Wizardry Variants Daphne
3D Dungeon RPG The portal of despair opens again. The labyrinth calls you to destruction. Revel in the endless dangers, relish the risk, devour the rewards. Savor the risk.
Wizardry Variants Daphne holds the #1 spot for "best free Retro game on Steam" with a Player Score of 52. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,216 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 640 positive reviews and 576 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Wizardry Variants Daphne on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 3/6/2025 |
| Franchise | Wizardry Official |
| Developer | Drecom Co., Ltd. |
| Publisher | Drecom Co., Ltd. |
| Steam App Id | 2379740 |
2. ENA: Dream BBQ
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
ENA: Dream BBQ has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best free Retro games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 9,475 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 9,384 positive reviews and 91 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
3. Real Pool 3D - Poolians
Real Pool 3D (Poolians) is one of the best online pool games. Play against the computer or real players all over the world! It supports 8 different types of pool games and team play mode.
Real Pool 3D - Poolians has achieved a Player Score of 76, placing it in the #3 spot for the best free Retro games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 16,329 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 12,607 positive reviews and 3,722 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Release Date | 1/4/2018 |
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| Steam App Id | 670290 |
4. Idle Slayer
Idle Slayer is an incremental game with idle and active playstyle mechanics, medieval pixel art visuals and retro 8-bit sounds and music.
Idle Slayer has achieved a Player Score of 83, placing it in the #4 spot for the best free Retro games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,444 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,215 positive reviews and 1,229 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 12/22/2020 |
| Developer | Pablo Leban |
| Publisher | Pablo Leban |
| Steam App Id | 1353300 |
5. Sword of Convallaria
Fantasy Tactical RPG revitalizing the beloved Japanese turn-based & pixel art genre. Collect & train a roster of mercenaries, customize your squad, and use your own strategy to save the nation of Iria. Journey through a world of plot twists where every choice you make will reshape your destiny.
Sword of Convallaria has achieved a Player Score of 72, placing it in the #5 spot for the best free Retro games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,696 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,746 positive reviews and 950 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Sword of Convallaria on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 7/31/2024 |
| Franchise | XD International |
| Developer | XD |
| Publisher | XD |
| Steam App Id | 2526380 |
6. Reverse: 1999
Reverse: 1999 is a 20th Century Time-Travel Strategic RPG developed by Bluepoch. As the Timekeeper, the observer of eras, you will embark on a journey across time and space, from the Roaring '20s to the turn of the millennium, uncovering the truth about the "Storm" and the mystery of the year 1999.
Reverse: 1999 has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #6 spot for the best free Retro games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,853 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,740 positive reviews and 113 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Reverse: 1999 on the Steam Deck.
| Release Date | 10/9/2024 |
| Developer | BLUEPOCH GAMES CO., LIMITED |
| Publisher | BLUEPOCH GAMES CO., LIMITED |
| Steam App Id | 3092660 |
7. RetroArch
RetroArch is an open source and cross platform frontend/framework for emulators, game engines, video games, media players and other applications
RetroArch has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #7 spot for the best free Retro games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,802 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,997 positive reviews and 805 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
8. Idle Skilling
Idle Skilling is the ultimate Idle Game with years of content! Meant to be played for 5-10 minutes a day, you gradually unlock new skills like mining, fishing, pet breeding, crusading, potion-making, lab-research, construction, and more! With new updates coming, you'll never run out of stuff to do!
Idle Skilling has achieved a Player Score of 69, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Retro games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,170 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,551 positive reviews and 619 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Idle Skilling on the Steam Deck.
| Release Date | 9/15/2022 |
| Developer | Lavaflame2 |
| Publisher | Lavaflame2 |
| Steam App Id | 1048370 |
9. Territory Idle
Strategic idle game. Develop the kingdom, then abdicate and get gold! For gold, you can buy new tiles and expand the territory.
Territory Idle has achieved a Player Score of 77, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Retro games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,628 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,300 positive reviews and 328 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Territory Idle on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 9/10/2019 |
| Developer | Aleksandr Golovkin |
| Publisher | Aleksandr Golovkin |
| Steam App Id | 1017100 |
10. STRAFTAT
STRAFTAT video game ::::::::::::::::::::: 1v1 ONLINE first person pov SHOOTER ::::::::::::::: quick rounds in 100 MAPS ::::::::::::: Including all WEAPONS and proximity chat
STRAFTAT has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Retro games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,801 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,595 positive reviews and 206 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Release Date | 10/24/2024 |
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| Publisher | Lemaitre Bros |
| Steam App Id | 2386720 |
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Explore even more rankings for the 100 best free Retro games available on Steam.
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| 2,325 | 3/6/2025 | 52 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 1,750 | 3/27/2025 | 96 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 1,066 | 1/4/2018 | 76 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 1,042 | 12/22/2020 | 83 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 684 | 7/31/2024 | 72 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 545 | 10/9/2024 | 89 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 308 | 9/14/2021 | 87 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 242 | 9/15/2022 | 69 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 190 | 9/10/2019 | 77 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 178 | 10/24/2024 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 175 | 2/7/2019 | 85 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 109 | 2/17/2024 | 68 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 104 | 1/22/2016 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 100 | 11/2/2017 | 71 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 96 | 12/14/2017 | 84 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 95 | 5/30/2023 | 63 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 92 | 9/26/2017 | 85 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 86 | 9/3/2022 | 72 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 82 | 3/31/2021 | 67 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 81 | 8/23/2022 | 70 | Free | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 1). Wizardry Variants Daphne on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 1). ENA: Dream BBQ on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 18). Real Pool 3D - Poolians on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 24). Idle Slayer on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 18). Sword of Convallaria on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 27). Reverse: 1999 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 23). RetroArch on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 18). Idle Skilling on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 19). Territory Idle on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 22). STRAFTAT on Steam. Steam Store.