Best Arcade Games

Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

Released: Feb 26, 2013

Critic rating: 77.9 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Music, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade

Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

Runner2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed and IGF award winning BIT.TRIP RUNNER.,In the style of the BIT.TRIP series, Runner2 is a rhythm-music platforming game.,Players will run through fantastic environments, using brand new moves, to brand new soundtracks as they run, jump, slide, kick, and soar toward the goal of tracking down the Timbletot and thwarting his evil plans to destroy not only our world, but every world there is.

Kingdom: New Lands

Released: Aug 9, 2016

Critic rating: 75.0 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

"Tales spread of far off isles with mysteries waiting to be discovered.

The Touryst

Released: Nov 21, 2019

Critic rating: 82.8 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

Discover exotic islands, explore ancient monuments, uncover secret passageways, and make the trip you always wanted in The Touryst You are just arriving at the Monument Islands. Want to go swimming? Or rather take a dive into the deep sea? Or do you want to visit the amusement arcade, do some shopping, dance at the beach party? Fancy some surfing? Or will you talk with the strange old tourist and listen what he has to say about these ancient mysterious monuments..

Rampage

Released: Dec 1, 1986

Critic rating: 75.4 / 100 • 55 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Rampage is a game where players control giant monsters/mutated humans.

Cyber Shadow

Released: Jan 26, 2021

Critic rating: 77.3 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

Dash, slice, and leap through masterfully designed levels filled with sharply honed ninja platforming action.

Bloody Roar

Released: Jul 7, 1997

Critic rating: 75.2 / 100 • 39 votes

Rating: T

Genres: Fighting, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Bloody Roar, known as Bloody Roar: Hyper Beast Duel in Europe and Japan, is a fighting video game originally developed by Raizing (now Eighting) as an arcade game.

Nintendo Land

Released: Nov 18, 2012

Critic rating: 75.0 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Racing, Adventure, Arcade

Platforms: Wii U

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Nintendo Land is a fun and lively virtual theme park filled with attractions based on popular Nintendo game worlds.

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Games!

Released: Oct 17, 2003

Critic rating: 70.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Puzzle, Arcade

Platforms: Nintendo GameCube

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Following the almost universally acclaimed short-attention-span action of the Game Boy Advance's WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

Kero Blaster

Released: May 11, 2014

Critic rating: 76.3 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

Kero Blaster is a platform video game created by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya.

Ultra Street Fighter IV

Released: Apr 18, 2014

Critic rating: 79.4 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Fighting, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

The world’s greatest fighting game evolves to a whole new level with Ultra Street Fighter IV.

Geometry Dash

Released: Aug 12, 2013

Critic rating: 75.1 / 100 • 267 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Music, Platform, Indie, Arcade

Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac

Game modes: Single player

Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer.

Fast RMX

Released: Mar 3, 2017

Critic rating: 76.7 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Racing, Arcade

Platforms: Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

The Nintendo Switch version of Fast Racing NEO.

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Released: Nov 19, 2008

Critic rating: 73.3 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Fighting, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is a fighting game developed by Arc System Works in 2008 and is the first game in the BlazBlue series.

World of Tanks

Released: Apr 12, 2011

Critic rating: 72.9 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Arcade

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)

Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Jump into the free-to-play team-based shooter with an ever-expanding roster of historical vehicles, stunning graphics, spectacular locales, and orchestral scores.

R-Type

Released: Jul 1, 1987

Critic rating: 75.0 / 100 • 63 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Shooter, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, Sharp X68000, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, MSX

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

R-Type is set in the 22nd century, and the player flies a futuristic fighter craft called the R-9a "Arrowhead", named for its shape, and because it is the ninth model in the 'R' series of fighter craft (but it is the first of the series to actually be used in combat; the previous models were all prototypes).

Kamiko

Released: Apr 13, 2017

Critic rating: 80.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

KAMIKO is a game styled around Japanese Shinto beliefs.

WarioWare: Touched!

Released: Dec 2, 2004

Critic rating: 70.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Arcade

Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo DS

Game modes: Single player

Wario makes his debut on the Nintendo DS with hundreds of all-new minigames.

Rygar

Released: May 1, 1986

Critic rating: 74.9 / 100 • 27 votes

Genres: Platform, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, PlayStation 4, Atari Lynx, Amstrad CPC, Sega Master System/Mark III

Game modes: Single player

An evil being known as Ligar is about to conquer the land of Argool.

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Released: Mar 10, 2015

Critic rating: 71.3 / 100

Rating: M

Genres: Shooter, Indie, Arcade

Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.

X-Men vs. Street Fighter

Released: Sep 9, 1996

Critic rating: 74.9 / 100 • 61 votes

Rating: T

Genres: Fighting, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, PC (Microsoft Windows), Sega Saturn, PlayStation

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

X-Men vs.

Alien Soldier

Released: Feb 24, 1995

Critic rating: 74.8 / 100 • 46 votes

Rating: E10+

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade

Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

Game modes: Single player

The planet Sierra is being attacked by Scarlet, a terrorist group lead by a vicious creature named Xi-Tiger who is plotting to destroy the human race.

Tekken 4

Released: Aug 1, 2001

Critic rating: 74.8 / 100 • 185 votes

Rating: T

Genres: Fighting, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Tekken 4 marks the return of Namco's premier fighting franchise, Tekken.

Super Hang-On

Released: Apr 4, 1987

Critic rating: 74.8 / 100 • 49 votes

Rating: E10+

Genres: Racing, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, Sharp X68000, PlayStation 3, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC

Game modes: Single player

Super Hang-On is a 1987 motorcycle racing arcade game by Sega, and the sequel to the acclaimed Hang-On.

OlliOlli

Released: Jan 22, 2014

Critic rating: 79.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Platform, Racing, Sport, Indie, Arcade

Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One

Game modes: Single player

OlliOlli mixes addictive one-life gameplay with over 120 tricks and grinds across 50 deviously crafted levels, 250 Challenges, Spots Mode and Daily Grind.

Angry Birds

Released: Dec 11, 2009

Critic rating: 75.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade

Platforms: BlackBerry OS, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360

Game modes: Single player

Angry Birds is a 2009 physics-based casual puzzle video game developed by Finnish video game developer Rovio Entertainment.