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Throwback

Video game concept

Return to conventions of older games but without imitating their appearance and sounds as retro games do.

54
games
15
platforms
Völgarr the Viking (Dreamcast)
Völgarr the Viking
DC 2015-09-25
Retro City Rampage DX (PlayStation Portable)
Retro City Rampage DX
PSP 2016-07-19
Völgarr the Viking (Windows)
Völgarr the Viking
WIN 2013-09
Takedown: Red Sabre (Windows)
Takedown: Red Sabre
WIN 2013-09-20
Retro City Rampage (PlayStation Vita)
Retro City Rampage
VITA 2012-10-09
Legend of Grimrock II (Windows)
Legend of Grimrock II
WIN 2014-10-15
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter (Windows)
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
WIN 2009-11-24
Wrack (Windows)
Wrack
WIN 2014-09-30
Retro City Rampage DX (PlayStation 3)
Retro City Rampage DX
PS3 2014-11-11
Retro City Rampage (Xbox 360)
Retro City Rampage
X360 2013-01-03
Legend of Grimrock (Linux)
Legend of Grimrock
LIN 2012-12
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter (Windows)
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
WIN 2010-04-28
Unlike retro games, this is about going back to the old gameplay format(s) rather than the superficial appearance/sound.

Most games are not this as people actually prefer modern gameplay conventions as opposed to the old. Appearance alone does not make it work like the old games in terms of gameplay.
See also: retro (in case the appearance)

Popular tags

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Games by year

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The first Throwback video game was released in 1998.

Vblank Entertainment, Almost Human Games and Devolver Digital published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 18
Linux 16
Mac OS X 4
iOS 2
PS Vita 2
PS3 2
MS-DOS 2
Wii 1
X360 1
Win3.1 1
Dreamcast 1
3DS 1
PS4 1
PSP 1
Android 1