Best Arcade Games
690 Arcade games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
How to Survive
Released: Oct 23, 2013
Critic rating: 86.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Tactical, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
You are shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world.
Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2
Released: Mar 2, 2018
Critic rating: 78.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 revives the good, old, action platform run & gun genre but this time with a bunch of humor and a bucket of blown of body parts.
PlanetSide 2
Released: Nov 20, 2012
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Tactical, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
PlanetSide 2 is a Massively Multiplayer first person shooter that delivers truly epic, massive combat on a scale never before seen in stunning, breathtaking detail.
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
Released: Jan 18, 2024
Critic rating: 78.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Turnip Boy is back!
Jet Set Radio
Released: Sep 18, 2012
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360
Tag, grind, and trick to the beat in SEGA’s hit game Jet Set Radio!
Final Fight 2
Released: May 22, 1993
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100 • 66 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
A beat 'em up sequel to Final Fight, released originally for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
Released: Jun 25, 1997
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100 • 52 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Now you can choose your favorite heroes from the worlds of Street Fighter and Marvel Super Heroes to face off in a head-to-head battle for supremacy.
Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Released: Oct 16, 2018
Critic rating: 76.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Starlink: Battle for Atlas is an all-new action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Toronto.
Metal Slug Anthology
Released: Dec 14, 2006
Critic rating: 74.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
A compilation of the successful side-scrolling arcade games as a result of the series 10th anniversary.
The Impossible Game
Released: Nov 23, 2009
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game!
WarioWare Gold
Released: Jul 27, 2018
Critic rating: 76.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
The infamous schemer, Wario, is back!
Spy Hunter
Released: Nov 1, 1983
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Arcade
Platforms: ColecoVision, Arcade, BBC Microcomputer System, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, DOS, Apple II, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Originating in the arcades, Spy Hunter is a driving action game played from an overhead point of view.
Mir Korabley
Released: Oct 12, 2022
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100 • 23 votes
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Mir Korabley is a free to play online naval combat game by Lesta Games.
Zaxxon
Released: Jan 1, 1982
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: ColecoVision, Arcade, SG-1000, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Wii, TRS-80 Color Computer, Atari 5200, DOS, Apple II, TRS-80, MSX
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Zaxxon is a 1982 isometric shooter arcade game developed and released by Sega.
Lunar Pool
Released: Dec 5, 1985
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Sport, Arcade
Platforms: Wii, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Lunar Pool is the first advanced home video billiards game ever.
Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
Released: Jun 4, 2020
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Arcade, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Play and discover 51 board games, tabletop games, and more all in one package—Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics.
Electronic Super Joy
Released: Aug 23, 2013
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Music, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music.
Mortal Kombat II
Released: Jan 1, 1994
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100 • 334 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega 32X, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, DOS, Amiga, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Mortal Kombat II is a fighting game originally developed by Midway for arcades in 1993.
Lumines Remastered
Released: Jun 26, 2018
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Puzzle, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Lumines Remastered brings minimalism to the puzzle genre where the fusion of light and sound sets the stage for a two-color falling block experience playable on-the-go on Nintendo Switch or at home in 4K on PC and consoles.
The King of Fighters 2000
Released: Jul 26, 2000
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Web browser, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
The final King of Fighters game released by SNK in its original state, The King of Fighters 2000 expands on the story and gameplay presented in The King of Fighters '99.
BurgerTime
Released: Aug 25, 1982
Critic rating: 76.4 / 100 • 41 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: ColecoVision, Arcade, PC-8800 Series, Sharp X1, Intellivision, DOS, Apple II, Sharp MZ-2200, Texas Instruments TI-99, MSX
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
BurgerTime is a 1982 arcade game created by Data East for its DECO Cassette System.
Gonner
Released: Oct 12, 2016
Critic rating: 82.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Gonner is a tough as hell procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements, following the largely misunderstood and altruistic Ikk on a journey to cheer up his only friend in this world—a giant landbound whale named Sally—by searching for just the right trinket in the deep and dark places nearby.
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
Released: May 29, 2018
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Over 60 characters, 40 million units sold, and 30 years later, we’re celebrating Street Fighter with the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection for PlayStation 4!
Mercs
Released: Dec 31, 1990
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Sega Master System/Mark III
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The players are members of a covert counter-terrorist team of mercenaries known as the "Wolf Force".
Kuru Kuru Kururin
Released: Mar 21, 2001
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The story begins when Kururin’s brothers and sisters go missing, and it is up to him to find them.