Best Arcade Games
690 Arcade games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Blur
Released: May 25, 2010
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Racing, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Made by the masters behind Project Gotham Racing and Metropolis Street Racer, Blur is a racing project by Bizarre Creations that aims to take arcade-style action and realistic driving physics to a whole new level.
Touhou Eiyashou: Imperishable Night
Released: Aug 15, 2004
Critic rating: 77.6 / 100 • 30 votes
Genres: Shooter, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
This game features eight playable characters, with four starting preset teams of two and unlockable individual character modes.
Raiden
Released: Apr 1, 1990
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, Atari Lynx, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, DOS, FM Towns, Atari Jaguar, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Legacy Mobile Device, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Raiden consists of eight vertical scrolling missions where the player maneuvers the Raiden craft dodging and destroying enemy robots, buildings, ground targets, and aircraft.
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
Released: Aug 1, 2003
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Pinball, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
Pokemon Pinball has all the features you'd demand of a pinball game, including bonus tables, lots of bumpers and ways to score massive points.
Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code
Released: Jul 29, 2010
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Sega RingWide and Windows port of Melty Blood Actress Again, originally for the PS2, updated with new characters, a rebalanced roster and some gameplay tweaks.
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2
Released: Sep 13, 2016
Critic rating: 77.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The much-awaited sequel to Pac-Man Championship Edition!
Dead or Alive 2
Released: Oct 16, 1999
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dead or Alive 2 is a fighting game in the Dead or Alive series.
Street Fighter X Tekken
Released: Mar 6, 2012
Critic rating: 80.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
The long awaited dream match-up between the two titans of fighting is here!
Space Invaders
Released: Jun 1, 1978
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100 • 178 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, iOS, Handheld Electronic LCD, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player
Space Invaders is an arcade video game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado and released in 1978.
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
Released: Dec 31, 1987
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100 • 33 votes
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Rainbow Islands is a 1987 arcade game developed and published by Taito.
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Released: Aug 13, 2008
Critic rating: 88.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Classic side-scrolling gameplay is reporting back for duty with Bionic Commando Rearmed, a remake of the classic NES game, out now on PC.
Assault Android Cactus
Released: Sep 23, 2015
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"Assault Android Cactus is a manic twin stick arena shooter for the PC with screens full of enemies, buckets of bullets and high scoring combo chains!
Guilty Gear X
Released: Jul 1, 2000
Critic rating: 77.2 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PC (Microsoft Windows), Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Guilty Gear X is the sequel to 1998's Guilty Gear, a 2D fighting game for the Sony PlayStation that became extremely popular in Japan.
Trials Fusion
Released: Apr 16, 2014
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Racing, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Take on an unlimited array of platform-racing challenges in the unreal world of Trials Fusion.
Sine Mora
Released: Mar 21, 2012
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Ouya, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor.
Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign
Released: Dec 4, 2014
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- is the sixth main installment, and overall twenty-second entry, of the Guilty Gear series.
Void Bastards
Released: May 28, 2019
Critic rating: 81.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2, Void Bastards is a revolutionary new strategy-shooter that will test your wits as well as exercise your aim.
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
Released: Dec 7, 2020
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Stack, chain, and combo your way to victory in the ultimate matching of two puzzle game legends!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection
Released: Aug 30, 2022
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is a 2022 compilation developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Konami.
Forma.8
Released: Feb 23, 2017
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Explore, fight and solve puzzles.
Bit.Trip Runner
Released: May 14, 2010
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Bit.Trip Runner is the fastest, most exhilarating music/ rhythm-platformer to hit Steam!
Peggle 2
Released: Dec 9, 2013
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Peggle 2 is a puzzle video game where you shoot balls at orange and blue pegs in order to finish the level.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
Released: Sep 18, 1991
Critic rating: 76.8 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The original arcade version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, which is shorter than the latter console version.
Virtua Fighter 2
Released: Nov 1, 1994
Critic rating: 76.8 / 100 • 60 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Simulator, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Sega Saturn, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Virtua Fighter 2 is a fighting video game developed by Sega.
Grid 2
Released: May 27, 2013
Critic rating: 80.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Be fast, be first and be famous as the race returns in GRID 2, the sequel to the BAFTA-award winning, multi-million selling Race Driver: GRID.