28 Great Games Like 198x on PC - Family Gaming Database

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198X is a pastiche of different classic games brought together to tell the story of a suburban teenager stuck between the limitations of youth and the obligations of adulthood. In the game, you discover a local arcade, and through the different games find a way to make that transition to an adult world and coming to terms with your history.

Game Details

Release Date: 23/01/2020

Out Now: PC, PS4 and Switch

Content Rating: PEGI 12

Players: 1

Genres: Action, Fighting (Adventure, Narrative, Race, Shooting and Strategy)

Accessibility: 9 features

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

Developer: 198 x Game (@198xGame)

Costs: Purchase cost

6 Similar Games Short List

Here are our hand-picked short list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed 198x. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed 198x.

Wildbus

Release Date: 26/08/2021

Out Now: PC and Switch

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On, Open World and Pixels

Wildbus is a retro fighting adventure game where you brawl and jump your customisable bus through mutant monsters and bandits in search of a happier land. To play you explore the levels and take on enemies with the various bus attachments to gain the...

Anno: Mutationem

Release Date: 13/07/2022

Out Now: PC, PS4 and PS5

Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

ANNO: Mutationem is an action adventure in a dark and bizarre cyberpunk world. You play a combat-trained young woman on a personal mission to find out the truth about her missing brother with the help of her digital sidekick. It's a familiar setting and...

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Release Date: 10/08/2010, updated in 2021

Out Now: PC, PS3, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox 360 and Xbox One

Components: 2D Overhead and Hand-Made

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game is an arcade-style fighting game. In the game, you take control of one of seven playable characters from the comic book series and travel through Toronto, Canada facing the seven evil exes of Ramona Flowers.

Flashback

Release Date: 01/10/2013, updated in 2018

Out Now: PC, PS3, PS4, Switch, Xbox 360 and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

Flashback is a running and jumping game with a strong narrative. Made in the 90s it's similar to Another World and Prince of Persia.

Coffee Talk

Release Date: 29/01/2020, updated in 2023

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

Coffee Talk is an interactive story about a barista working in a coffee shop in Seattle. You listen to customers' concerns about life and love, in a retro-pixilated world backed with lo-fi chilled hip-hop music.

Immortality

Release Date: 30/08/2022, updated in 2022

Out Now: Android, Mac, PC, Xbox X|S and iOS

Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Filmed

Immortality is a mystery horror game where you investigate the lost movies of Marissa Marcel to unravel the mystery of her disappearance. As you paw through the footage, you uncover a story that spans three decades in unnerving and horrific ways. It's...

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Here are our hand-picked long list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed 198x. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed 198x.

Her Story

Release Date: 24/06/2015

Out Now: Android, Mac, PC and iOS

Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds

Components: Filmed

Her Story is a narrative puzzle game where you attempt to solve the 1994 mystery of a murdered man by searching an old police computer archive of interview videos of his wife. The game presents a retro computer interface but the interviews themselves...

Telling Lies

Release Date: 31/07/2019, updated in 2020

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S

Components: Filmed

Telling Lies is from the same developer as Her Story. It's named as an investigative thriller game with non-linear storytelling by the developer.

Where Cards Fall

Release Date: 15/09/2019, updated in 2021

Out Now: Apple TV, Mac, PC, Switch and iOS

Components: 2D Overhead, Blocks, Cards and Hand-Made

Where Cards Fall, from the same developer as Alto's Adventure, is an adventure where you build houses of cards to advance. In a beautifully hand-drawn world, you need to create pathways with the cards through dreamlike...

1 Younger Content Rating than 198x

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6 Video Games With a Similar Theme to 198x

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3 Board Game Alternatives to 198x

These are our hand-picked alternatives to 198x. This doesn't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Labyrinth. These selections also include games that offer a different experience but address a similar theme or topic.

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16 Video Games Like 198x Based on Genre

These are games of a similar genre mix to 198x. This includes games from the Action, Adventure, Narrative, Fighting, Shooting, Race and Strategy genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.

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2 Video Games With More Documented Accessibility Features than 198x

If you like the sound of 198x but it doesn’t offer the accessibility you require, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with more Accessibility Features. You can view a full breakdown in our 198x Accessibility Report.

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28 Great Games Like
198x on PC

Game Details

6 Similar Games Short List

Wildbus

Anno: Mutationem

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Flashback

Coffee Talk

Immortality

3 Similar Games Long List

Her Story

Telling Lies

Where Cards Fall

1 Younger Content Rating than 198x

6 Video Games With a Similar Theme to 198x

3 Board Game Alternatives to 198x

16 Video Games Like 198x Based on Genre

2 Video Games With More Documented Accessibility Features than 198x

198x is in These Lists

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Difficulty Options:	Simple and Full Version No Memorisation Advantage No Hidden Information No Deceit Advantage No Colour Advantage No Mathematics Advantage No Weighing Decisions

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Assistance Getting Started:	Clear Manual Electronic Version of Manual Electronic Version of Manual for Screen Readers Getting Started Video Digital Version Reference Aid
Assistance Progressing:	Play Order Tokens (Or play order doesn’t change) Reaction-Time Not Critical Low Pressure Low Impact Catch Up Rule

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Pieces:	Components are Distinguishable by Touch Components are Replaceable No Non-Standard Dice (Or No Dice) No Tiny Pieces No Paper Money No Sprawl
Cards:	Large Card Size Standard Card Shape Limited Hand Management No Excessive Card Shuffling No Right-Handed Advantage
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28 Great Games Like198x on PC

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