The Best Retro Games for Playstation 5
By Matthew Martinez
Update : Kalinur added at rank #8.
Here are our 10 Best Retro Games for Playstation 5:Infernax (2022)
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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X
Embark on an epic, bloodthirsty adventure in Infernax! With challenging castle-dungeons, multiple endings, and the option to play with friends, this retro side-scrolling platformer keeps you on the edge of your seat. Upgrade your character and unlock new skills to defeat demons and reverse the curse on your homeland. With secret areas to discover and a unique morality system, Infernax offers hours of exciting gameplay.
What we like:
- Fun co-op
- Multiple fun endings
- Multiple playable characters
- Lots of replayability
- Incredible music
- Lots of instadeath pits
- Weird morality system
- Some metroid-esque elements but not a true metroidvania
- dungeon
- retro
- gore
- boss
- metroidvania
- platform
- old-school
- demons
- pixel
- dark
- classic
- side-scrolling
- violent
- castle-dungeon
- boss-fight
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (2022)
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PC Windows Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 Xbox Series X
Immerse yourself in 50 years of gaming history with Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration! Enjoy over 100 classic and new games, unlock hidden gems, and delve into fascinating interviews and archival material. Whether you're a nostalgic gamer or a history buff, this collection will keep you entertained and educated.
What we like:
- Rich collection of classic and new Atari games
- Exciting hidden games to discover
- Comprehensive history through interviews and archival materials
- Good value for money
- Appeals to both gamers and history enthusiasts
- Absence of Activision games and some licensed games
- Limited subtitle availability for non-English speakers
- arcade
- classic
- retro
- historical
- 1980s
- interactive
- software
- voxel
- compilation
- vector
- platform
- shoot-em-up
- education
- pinball
- pvp
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider (2023)
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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5
Step into the shoes of Moonrider, a vengeful ninja warrior in the thrilling side-scrolling action game, Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider. Battle through eight deadly stages, customize your fighting style, and immerse yourself in the captivating retro experience with an incredible soundtrack and stunning visuals.
What we like:
- Solid and responsive gameplay
- Fun and challenging stages
- Visually stunning with a retro feel
- Great soundtrack
- Customizable fighting style
- Slightly underwhelming for its price
- Limited unlockable content
- Occasionally fiddly controls
- Some graphics can be unclear
- platform
- retro
- ninja
- boss
- action
- side-scrolling
- pixel
- 2d
- classic
- metroidvania
- hack-and-slash
- boss-fight
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection (2022)
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Dive into the nostalgia with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection. Relive the classic TMNT games, journey through New York City, sewers, enemy bases, and even time itself. Enjoy the unique features like button mapping, cheat codes, and a wealth of bonus content. A must-play for TMNT fans and lovers of classic beat 'em-up games.
What we like:
- Great value for the price
- Access to Japanese regional versions
- Easy activation of cheat codes
- Nostalgic experience
- Wealth of bonus content
- Limited online play
- Button mapping limitations
- Some bonus content is disappointing
- arcade
- retro
- compilation
- classic
- fight
- platform
- side-scrolling
- online
- sprite
- boss
- cooperative
- local
- strategy
- action
Steel Assault (2021)
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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Linux Playstation 5 Xbox One
Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.
- platform
- post-apocalyptic
- retro
- arcade
- old-school
- pixel
- action
- america
- 2d
- perma-death
- scroller
- futuristic
- classic
- mech
- fast-paced
Antonball Deluxe (2021)
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PC Windows Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch
Antonball Deluxe is a unique retro-style game that mixes brick breaking with intense platforming across various modes. Immerse yourself in 69 levels, 21 characters and online leaderboards. With a blend of classic games such as Breakout and Mario Bros, Antonball Deluxe gives players an exciting arcade experience that is fun for everyone
What we like:
- Fun gameplay
- Unique concept
- Entertaining for ball enthusiasts
- Easy to learn
- Engaging
- Crude humor & inappropriate language
- Limited appeal
- Lack of depth
- platform
- retro
- 2d
- arcade
- ball
- old-school
- competitive
- pixel
- team
- classic-looking
- grand
Nightmare Reaper (2019)
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Progress through the cursed depths of a nightmare while finding an arsenal of powerful weapons and improving your abilities along the way. This retro-inspired FPS with looter shooter and rogue-lite elements breaches the wall between classic and modern gameplay.
- shooter
- first-person
- fps
- loot
- retro
- violent
- old-school
- rogue-like
Kalinur (2023)
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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One
Defeat the mage Kalinur and bring peace back to the kingdom in this mini metroidvania with a lot of action.
- metroidvania
- 2d
- swordplay
- retro
- fantasy
- platform
- demons
- pixel
- dark
- adventure
- exploration
- medieval
- action
- nonlinear
Gleylancer (2021)
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An iconic 1990s legacy outer space shoot ‘em up classic comes back.
- shooter
- horizontally
- retro
- museum
- boss
- classic
- anime
- aliens
- scrolling
- fight
- retro-tastic
- arcade
- horizontally-scrolling
- physical
- side-scrolling
Super Onion Boy 2 (2021)
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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Android
Super Onion Boy 2 is a 2D adventure game in retro style platformer. Defeat enemies on the way with the help of superpowers and epic transformations, collect coins and stars to earn extra lives, find chests with magic potions and defeat all the terrible bosses until you reach the final boss.
- retro
- platform
- 2d
- boss
- pixel
- ninja
- magic
- chiptune
- controller-support
- hand-wave
- adventure
- boss-fight
- classic
- old-school
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