Popular retro party games

Chunky sprites and tiny rule sets run through these popular retro party picks, made for laughing together around one screen. You keep a full crew moving through tricky team levels in PICO PARK 2 and PICO PARK, then push rivals aside for their hats in Manners Be Damned!.

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1. Smack Talk

   

   Smack Talk is a 1–8 player online platform fighter where your voice is the controller. You call out moves to attack, throw one-liners to power up, then launch friends out of the arena with wild ultimates. With 27 fighters and 16 stage layouts, it turns trash talk into the whole game.

   96%96% of 892 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$5.99

2. Cheese Rolling

   

   Up to eight of you hurl yourselves down a steep hill after a runaway cheese wheel, all limbs and bad decisions. Rounds are short, controls are simple, and proximity voice chat keeps everyone shouting as you bounce past each other. Easy to start, hard to stop laughing.

   94%94% of 7,823 Steam reviews are positive24Players online now: 24Free

3. Texas Hold'em

   

   Pixel Hold'em is online Texas Hold'em in pixel style: open a public or password-protected room, invite friends, and bluff your way from pre-flop to river with in-match chat running. Bots fill the gap while you wait for a live table.

   86%86% of 210 Steam reviews are positive62Players online now: 62Free

4. PICO PARK 2

   

   PICO PARK 2 is a 2D co-op action-puzzle game for 2 to 8 players, local or online. Everyone has to reach the exit together, which means stacking, pushing, timing jumps, and fixing plans ruined by one early hop. Simple controls, cheerful pixel art, and plenty of shouting.

   88%88% of 4,107 Steam reviews are positive125Players online now: 125$8.99

5. DOKAPON! Sword of Fury

   

   A board game RPG where four friends spin, wander, fight monsters, and rob each other blind. The richest player wins, and friendship is just another resource to spend. Simple rock-paper-scissors battles keep it moving, even for party crowds who never touch RPGs.

   85%85% of 364 Steam reviews are positive31Players online now: 31$24.99

6. Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Party Dash

   

   Horse girls, pixel art, and four very unserious sports. Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Party Dash is a slapstick minigame collection built for party crowds: pick a team of five, race hurdles, shoot hoops, dodge balls, and eat your way through the school festival Grand Prix.

   75%75% of 1,455 Steam reviews are positive16Players online now: 16$13.49

7. Kukoro: Stream chat games

   

   Kukoro is a collection of over 20 chat-controlled minigames for Twitch, from fast shooters to deduction, teamwork and streamer-versus-chat battles. Viewers join by typing in chat and play right alongside the stream, so a quiet broadcast turns into a loud party crowd game night.

   97%97% of 919 Steam reviews are positive12Players online now: 12$4.99

8. Dokapon Kingdom: Connect

   

   Mean, random, and built for a group that enjoys holding a grudge.

   86%86% of 818 Steam reviews are positive131Players online now: 131$49.99

9. Super Video Golf

   

   Super Video Golf is a turn based 90s themed golf game, with up to 8 players locally or 8 computers online allowing a total of 16 players in a single game. Challenge yourself in Career mode or others online and locally in Free Play.

   96%96% of 348 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$9.99

10. MicroWorks

    

    MicroWorks throws you and up to 15 other robots into the Nexus for rapid microgames and a big boss stage finale. Read the task, beat your friends to it, shove them out of the way, and climb the scoreboard before chaos resets the plan.

    80%80% of 1,969 Steam reviews are positive35Players online now: 35Free

11. Backyard Baseball

    

    Backyard Baseball brings back the cartoony arcade baseball classic with 30 backyard kids, 11 remastered stadiums, and power-ups like FIRE BALLS and the ALUMINUM POWER BAT. Pick-up games and silly chaos make it an easy laugh for party crowds who want something simple, colorful, and fast.

    81%81% of 1,332 Steam reviews are positive50Players online now: 50$39.99

12. GigaBash

    

    GigaBash turns your living room into a monster movie: up to four of you pick a kaiju or giant hero, flatten a whole city, and fight to be the last Titan standing. Rounds are short, controls stay simple, and even knocked-out players get to drop meteors on the survivors.

    94%94% of 1,979 Steam reviews are positive53Players online now: 53$8.74

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