Best Arcade Games
690 Arcade games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Salamander
Released: Jul 4, 1986
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Sharp X68000
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
Salamander is a scrolling shooter arcade game released by Konami as a spin-off to Gradius.
Bomb Jack
Released: Dec 31, 1984
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PC-9800 Series
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The player controls Jack, a superhero who can leap and glide.
Unrailed!
Released: Sep 9, 2019
Critic rating: 70.9 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Unrailed!
Olija
Released: Jan 28, 2021
Critic rating: 79.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Olija is a game about Faraday's quest, a man shipwrecked then trapped in the mysterious country of Terraphage.
Matterfall
Released: Aug 15, 2017
Critic rating: 67.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player
Overcome an ever-expanding threat that might have already seeped too far into the core of humanity itself.
Unepic
Released: Sep 30, 2011
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
This is Daniel, a normal guy from recent times: a great videogame player, big sci-fi movie fan, novice player of role playing games, pot-head and overall, horny due to a mysterious lack of success with girls.
Descenders
Released: May 7, 2019
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"Descenders is extreme downhill freeriding for the modern era, with procedurally generated worlds, and where mistakes have real consequences.
Gunstar Heroes
Released: Sep 9, 1993
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Gunstar family are the protectors of the planet Gunstar 9.
Shadow Fight 2
Released: May 1, 2014
Critic rating: 61.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Arcade
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Walk through the Gates of Shadows into the dangerous world full of memorable fights and brave heroes.
BPM: Bullets Per Minute
Released: Sep 15, 2020
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Music, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In BPM, all of your actions and the actions of your enemies are tied to the beat of the music.
Team Sonic Racing
Released: May 21, 2019
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Team Sonic Racing combines the best elements of arcade and fast-paced competitive style racing as you face-off with friends in intense multiplayer racing.
Redout
Released: Sep 2, 2016
Critic rating: 73.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Red:Out is developed in Unreal 4.
Temple Run
Released: Aug 4, 2011
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player
Temple Run is an "endless running" video game developed by the Raleigh-based Imangi Studios.
Brawlhalla
Released: Oct 17, 2017
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Brawlhalla is a free platform fighting game with over 100 million players that supports up to 8 players online in a single match with full cross-play.
The Swords of Ditto
Released: Apr 24, 2018
Critic rating: 72.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"The Swords of Ditto is a compact action RPG that creates a unique adventure for each new hero of legend in the relentless fight against the evil Mormo.
Supaplex
Released: Dec 31, 1991
Critic rating: 70.4 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: PEGI 3
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Supaplex is the first Boulder Dash-like game that is not fully grid-based: while the playing field is an obvious grid, the objects do not "snap" from one grid position to another, but can be halfway or "in between" grid positions.
Wall World
Released: Apr 5, 2023
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Explore the mysterious Wall World on your giant robospider: mine for valuable resources, upgrade your equipment to fight off hordes of monsters, and discover exotic biomes in-between attacks.
Duke Nukem
Released: Jul 1, 1991
Critic rating: 70.3 / 100 • 61 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player
Duke Nukem is the debut of the world’s greatest wise-cracking, alien-punching, gun-toting badass - a man who would later go on to combine both ass-kicking and bubblegum in a revolutionary way.
Hungry Shark Evolution
Released: Oct 24, 2012
Critic rating: 70.3 / 100 • 33 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Arcade
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
A game for tablets and smartphones where you experience life as a shark, earning money and a high score by eating fish and unaware swimmers and creating combo chains.
Mario Bros.
Released: Jul 14, 1983
Critic rating: 70.2 / 100 • 114 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Mario Bros.
Angry Birds Seasons
Released: Oct 21, 2010
Critic rating: 70.2 / 100 • 49 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: BlackBerry OS, Web browser, Nintendo 3DS, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Angry Birds Seasons is a special edition of Angry Birds that takes the furious fowl through the world’s celebrations!
Akane
Released: Sep 10, 2018
Critic rating: 70.2 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo.
Die Hard Trilogy
Released: Aug 31, 1996
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Die Hard Trilogy features three games in one, each based on a movie installment and featuring a different genre and game play style.
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire
Released: Nov 24, 1995
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire is the sequel to Star Wars: Rebel Assault.
Space Harrier
Released: Oct 2, 1985
Critic rating: 70.2 / 100 • 34 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Sega 32X, Wii, Sega Saturn, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player
Run… fly… dodge those obstacles, but return fire on wave after wave of attacking aliens.