Retro Game List

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Action RPG Strategy Simulation Puzzle Shooter Other Free

Megalowspec

IVAN
ToME
Dungeon Crawl: Stone SoupFree
NethackFree
Zap'em
Cogmind
Polybot-7
Rogue SurvivorFree
Space Station 13Free
Cataclysm DDA (whales version recommended if you can find it)Free
Caves of Qud
Battle for Westnoth

Ultra low-spec

Barony
SWAT 4 (mods recommended)
Rainbow Six: 3 (iron sight mod recommended)
Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War
that GTA NES-like demake
Retro City Rampage
Doorkickers
Jagged Alliance 2 (with 1.13 mod if you're a gun nut)
Open X-Com (X-Files mod, WH40k and Piratez also recommended)Free
Xenonauts
Men of War series
Company of Heroes: Eastern Front (free standalone mod I think)Free
Darkest Hour (the standalone mod for Red Orchestra)
SimutransFree
Victoria II
La Mulana
Spelunky Classic
Risk of Rain 1
Underrail
Rift Wizard
Path of Achra
Factorio
Slay the Spire
STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl (Doom's Mod Merge for freeplay, AMK for story play)
Blood (sourceports or original DOS)
Duke Nukem (sourceports, original)
Shadow Warrior (sourceports, original and the remaster is really good too)
Rogue Shooter: The FPS Roguelike
Eldritch (not a fan of this game, but hey your call)
Barony
System Shock
System Shock 2
Thief series
Endless Space
Endless Dungeon
Sword of the Stars: The Pit
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Dungeonmans
Dungeons of Dreadmor
Distant Worlds: Universe
Heat Signature
FTL
Killing Floor
Cities of Rogue
Streets of Rogue
Close Combat III: Cross of Iron
Skirmish Line
Evil Tonight
Airships: Conquer the Sky. (May run better in more powerful systems)
Cortex Command. (May run better in more powerful systems)
Noita. (May run better in more powerful systems)
Ravenfield. (May run better in more powerful systems)
World of Horror. (using 2-bit/monochrome mode)
Starsector

Ultra low-spec (not compatible with some integrated chipsets, may require dedicated graphics card)

Low-spec

Stalker: Call of Pripyat
Stalker: Call of Chernobyl (free I think?)
Zero Sievert
Ion Fury
Immortal Redneck
Mud & Blood (steam release)
Risk of Rain 2
Ostranauts
Brigador: Up-Armored Edition