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24 alternatives to Coin-Op VICE

Retro action game with an 80s vibe

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Coin-Op VICE launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Playdate▲589

    A new handheld gaming system from Panic

    2019 · its alternatives →

  2. 2CV

    I'm a Unity 3D refugee, certified expert, started in 2005 when it was a two man-band with Joachim and David. I've been lucky enough to make a good living out of Unity with my own consultancy over the years making data visualisation applications (Wind Energy) and innovation projects (Visualising accounting data for Wolters Kluwer etc.). Godot is pretty amazing in my opinion. Wrote this game over a few days and was productive in Godot basically instantly. I couldn't get up and running in Unreal despite trying a few times. It's my ambition to start a niche agency developing 80's style games of…

    2023 · lfgslots.com · its alternatives →

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    An adventurous minimum viable game

    2019 · its alternatives →

  4. 4
    ASCIILL▲67

    An action puzzle game with the craziest retro style

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Open world retro carjacking game set in the 80s

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    A monthly subscription box of retro video games

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Old-school arcade fun, zero dependencies

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

  8. 8

    A retro, beginner-friendly 2D fighting game

    2018 · its alternatives →

  9. 9IM

    Hi, As a 8-bit C64 game coder in eaarly 90ties and currently mostly FE-focused dev, decided to give a go to a simple retro game archive. This is purely fun project - so i decided to post it to HN, mayne it'll resonate :)

    2023 · polishpixels.com · its alternatives →

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    WePlayDOS▲205

    Play classic DOS games in browser

    2024 · weplaydos.games · its alternatives →

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    Retro Action Clicker

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    RetroTick parses PE/NE/MZ binaries, emulates an x86 CPU, and stubs enough Win32/Win16/DOS APIs to run classics like FreeCell, Minesweeper, Solitaire and QBasic, entirely in the browser. Built with Preact + Vite + TypeScript. Demo: https://retrotick.com GitHub: https://github.com/lqs/retrotick

    Feb 2026 · retrotick.com · its alternatives →

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    Classic cell phone game remake

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Afterplay▲113

    Play retro games on any device, saves synced, no jailbreak

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Dookey Dash is a skill-based mint by Yuga Labs

    2023 · its alternatives →

  17. 17FB

    _Vector Defense_ is a retro vector graphics style tower defense game (demo). This was a holiday "weekend" project. I wanted to recreate some of the fun I had in the past with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoDefense and one other (Android?) game that may predate GeoDefense, but which was fixed grid and placement. Creation Details I "wrote" this in English. 99% of my development came from carefully articulated directions and requests from me to Gemini 3 (usually planning mode, in Antigravity IDE). Music is also AI generated via Suno.com, from my prompts. SFX are samples…

    11d ago · michaelteter.com · its alternatives →

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    Terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Single-player sliding block puzzle game

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Throw money down the drain in this game.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Retro Hoppy Arcade

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Match 3 meets battle royale in Fight Back to the 80’s!

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Action-based video game with retro goodness

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Retro arcade games you can play on the move

    2017 · its alternatives →

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