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Retro Classics

Retro Classics is a line of emulated retro games from the Activision Blizzard library as a collaboration between Antstream Arcade and Xbox Game Studios. Along with a selection of games, the application features community-based challenges, leaderboards, new challenge modes and high score rankings.

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Retro Classics
DeveloperAntstream Arcade
TypeClassic video game distribution and emulation
Launch dateMay 21, 2025
Platforms
StatusActive
WebsiteOfficial website

Retro Classics is a line of emulated retro games from the Activision Blizzard library (Activision, Blizzard Entertainment and Sierra Entertainment) as a collaboration between Antstream Arcade and Xbox Game Studios.1 Along with a selection of games, the application features community-based challenges, leaderboards, new challenge modes and high score rankings.1

The service is available via an Xbox Game Pass subscription.2 The service is available through Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox on PC, or streaming on supported LG and Samsung Smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV devices, and Meta Quest headsets, as well as the above mentioned platforms.12

Games

As of February 2026, there are 108 games available on Retro Classics.

Games in the collection
Title Atari 2600 Amiga MS-DOS
Windows 9x 		PlayStation Sega Genesis
Sega CD/32X 		Super NES Release date
Activision Prototype #1 Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
The Adventures of Willy Beamish N/a Yes N/a N/a Yes N/a May 21, 2025 (Amiga)3
August 14, 2025 (Sega CD)4
Atlantis Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Atlantis II Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Barnstorming Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Baseball Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a October 15, 20255
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Revenge N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a October 15, 20255
Beamrider Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Beyond Zork - The Coconut of Quendor N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a February 19, 20266
Blackthorne N/a N/a N/a N/a Yes Yes November 13, 20257
Bloody Human Freeway Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Boxing Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Bridge Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Caesar N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a July 21, 20258
Caesar II N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Caesar III N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a August 14, 20254
Checkers Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Chopper Command Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Climber 5 Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a August 14, 20254
Codename: ICEMAN N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a December 16, 20259
The Colonel's Bequest N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a August 14, 20254
Commando Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a July 21, 20258
Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Cosmic Ark Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Cosmic Commuter Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a June 23, 202510
Crackpots Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
The Dagger of Amon Ra N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Decathlon Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Demon Attack Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Dolphin Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Dragonfire Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a September 17, 202511
Dragster Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Enduro Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Fathom Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Fire Fighter Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Fishing Derby Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Freeway Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Frostbite Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a July 21, 20258
Grand Prix Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
H.E.R.O. Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Hard Head Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a July 21, 20258
Heart of China N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a June 23, 202510
Ice Hockey Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a October 15, 20255
Kabobber Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a February 19, 20266
Kaboom! Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Keystone Kapers Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a January 15, 202612
Laser Blast Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Laser Gates Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a January 15, 202612
The Lost Vikings N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Yes November 13, 20257
The Lost Vikings 2 N/a N/a N/a Yes N/a Yes November 13, 20257
MechWarrior N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Yes May 21, 20253
MechWarrior 2 N/a N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Megamania Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Moonsweeper Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a October 15, 20255
Okie Dokie Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a July 21, 20258
Oystron Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a August 14, 20254
Pitfall! Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Plaque Attack Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a December 16, 20259
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Police Quest II: The Vengeance N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a December 16, 20259
Pressure Cooker Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Private Eye Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a August 14, 20254
Quest for Glory I N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Quick Step Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a September 17, 202511
Return to Zork N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a February 19, 20266
Riddle of the Sphinx Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
River Raid Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
River Raid II Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Rise of the Dragon N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a January 15, 202612
Robot Tank Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Rock n' Roll Racing N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Yes November 13, 20257
RPM Racing N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Yes November 13, 20257
Seaquest Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a February 19, 20266
Shootin' Gallery Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a August 14, 20254
Skate Boardin' Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a July 21, 20258
Skeleton+ Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a July 21, 20258
Skiing Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a June 23, 202510
Sky Jinks Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Solar Storm Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a June 23, 202510
Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a September 17, 202511
Space Quest II N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a September 17, 202511
Space Quest 6: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Space Shuttle: A Journey into Space Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a December 16, 20259
Space Treat Deluxe Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Spider Fighter Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Stampede Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a February 19, 20266
Star Voyager Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Sky Patrol Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a January 15, 202612
Subterranea Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a June 23, 202510
Tennis Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Thwocker Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Title Match Pro Wrestling Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Torin's Passage N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Trick Shot Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Vault Assault Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Venetian Blinds Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Wing War Yes N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a August 14, 20254
Zork I N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
Zork Zero N/a N/a Yes N/a N/a N/a May 21, 20253
References

References

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