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1980s
51 games in our corpus·Slightly higher review scores than what games in our database typically receive.
Total Estimated Market
>$184.54MWARNO
000K copies
$000K
59.93h avg
13.84h med
★ 80%· 14.2K reviews
39.99 €Tennis Elbow 4
000K copies
$000K
31.86h avg
7.28h med
★ 95%· 1K reviews
29.99 €Tiny Rogues
000K copies
$000K
28.57h avg
12.22h med
★ 96%· 10.1K reviews
9.75 €DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake
000K copies
$000K
28.45h avg
19.39h med
★ 84%· 1.7K reviews
59.99 €DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake
000K copies
$000K
27.87h avg
17.81h med
★ 76%· 4K reviews
59.99 €UFO 50
000K copies
$000K
23.81h avg
7.97h med
★ 95%· 7K reviews
24.50 €Related Niches
Often co-tagged with 1980s
Top 10 1980s games by Average Playtime
| # | Game | Release Year↕ | Developer↕ | Publisher↕ | Revenue | Units Sold | Average Playtime↓ | Median Playtime↕ | Review Score↕ | Price↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Eugen Systems | Eugen Systems | Unlock → | Unlock → | 59.9h | 13.8h | 80% | $39.99 | |
| 2 | 2026 | Mana Games | Mana Games | Unlock → | Unlock → | 31.9h | 7.3h | 95% | $29.99 | |
| 3 | 2022 | RubyDev | RubyDev | Unlock → | Unlock → | 28.6h | 12.2h | 96% | $9.75 | |
| 4 | 2025 | Square Enix | Square Enix | Unlock → | Unlock → | 28.5h | 19.4h | 84% | $59.99 | |
| 5 | 2024 | Square Enix | Square Enix | Unlock → | Unlock → | 27.9h | 17.8h | 76% | $59.99 | |
| 6 | 2024 | Mossmouth | Mossmouth | Unlock → | Unlock → | 23.8h | 8.0h | 95% | $24.50 | |
| 7 | 2022 | Licorice ehf | Licorice ehf | Unlock → | Unlock → | 22.8h | 2.3h | 89% | $19.99 | |
| 8 | 2026 | SawyerK Games | SawyerK Games | Unlock → | Unlock → | 18.4h | 5.5h | 85% | $9.99 | |
| 9 | 2019 | Systemic Reaction™ | Avalanche Studios | Unlock → | Unlock → | 17.7h | 5.9h | 71% | $24.99 | |
| 10 | 2020 | Blazing Stick | Graffiti Games | Unlock → | Unlock → | 15.6h | 4.7h | 94% | $12.49 |
Steam-wide market context
Based on 3,070 1980s games across the full Steam catalog · snapshot Jul 12, 2026 — official Steam data, beyond our tracked corpus.
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