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1980s

Historical theme

Set in the 1980s (from January 1980 to December 1989 CE).

273
games
49
platforms

Alternate name: 198X

La Java du Privé (Amstrad CPC)
La Java du Privé
CPC 2017
Infidel (Commodore 64)
Infidel
C64 1983
Fatal Frame (PlayStation 2)
Fatal Frame
PS2 2001-12-13
Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers (Amstrad CPC)
Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers
CPC 1986
Mother (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Mother
NES 1989-07-27
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Windows)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
WIN 2003-05-12
Back to the Future: The Game (Windows)
Back to the Future: The Game
WIN 2011-09-29
The Big Red Adventure (Amiga AGA)
The Big Red Adventure
AGA 1997
Missile Command (NEC PC8801)
Missile Command
8801 1983-06
Missile Command (Game Boy)
Missile Command
GB 1991
Infidel (Atari 400/800)
Infidel
A800 1983
MacCommand (Macintosh OS Classic)
MacCommand
MAC 1985
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Parent group

20th century

Games by year

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The first 1980s video game was released in 1980.

Infocom, Activision and Atari published most of these games.

Platforms

Linux 45
Windows 40
Apple II E 25
Mac OS Classic 25
Mac OS X 15
MS-DOS 14
NES 12
C64 8
Amiga 7
Tandy Coco 6
Atari ST 4
Amstrad CPC 4
Apple IIGS 4
Arcade 4
GB 4
Atari 400/800 4
PS2 4
Xbox 3
ZX Spectrum 3
C128 3
X360 2
PS3 2
NEC PC8801 2
iOS 2
NEC PC9801 2
PS4 2
PSP 2
NeXT 2
Amstrad PCW 2
Atari 5200 2

Most common companies

Infocom14
Activision11
Atari10
Telltale Games8
Devolver Digital7
SSI5
Rockstar Games5
MicroProse4
Terrible Toybox4
Campo Santo4
Warner Bros. Interactive3
Greenheart Games3
Full Control3
Mindscape3
Nintendo3