Best Arcade Games
690 Arcade games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
A Dance of Fire and Ice
Released: Oct 4, 2014
Critic rating: 70.1 / 100 • 35 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A Dance of Fire and Ice is a simple one-button rhythm game.
Lethal League
Released: Aug 27, 2014
Critic rating: 62.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Lethal League is a competitive projectile fighting game where you have to hit an anti-gravity ball into the face of your opponent to win.
Solomon's Key
Released: Jul 1, 1986
Critic rating: 70.1 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amstrad CPC, Sega Master System/Mark III
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Solomon's Key is a puzzle game developed by Tecmo in 1986 for arcade release on custom hardware based on the Z80 chipset.
Gauntlet
Released: Jan 3, 1987
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The NES port of the classic arcade title Gauntlet, which itself made it to Arcades via the PlayChoice-10 machine.
Pac-Man World Re-Pac
Released: Aug 25, 2022
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
With polished graphics, enhanced gameplay, and updated features, Pac-Man World Re-Pac is action/platforming fun for both experienced Pac-fans and new Pac-thusiasts the world over!
X-Men
Released: Jan 31, 1992
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, Android, iOS, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
An arcade brawler starring six X-Men characters.
Hot Wheels Unleashed
Released: Sep 30, 2021
Critic rating: 68.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Collect the best vehicles in the Hot Wheels universe, build spectacular tracks and dive into breathtaking races.
Golden Axe
Released: Jan 27, 1989
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Wii, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, WonderSwan Color, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Xbox 360, Amstrad CPC, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Progress is made through the game by fighting through Death Adder's henchmen, including men armed with clubs and maces, skeleton warriors, and knights.
Ridge Racer Unbounded
Released: Mar 27, 2012
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Ridge Racer Unbounded takes the Ridge Racer series in whole new direction by adding a dose of destruction to the familiar arcade gameplay.
Combat
Released: Sep 11, 1977
Critic rating: 69.9 / 100 • 32 votes
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Atari 2600
Game modes: Multiplayer
Combat is an early video game by Atari, Inc.
Not a Hero
Released: May 14, 2015
Critic rating: 70.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord.
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
Released: Sep 25, 2012
Critic rating: 73.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Ash, a skeletal rabbit and the prince of Hell, has inherited the role of ruler of Hell from his father.
TrackMania Nations Forever
Released: Mar 3, 2008
Critic rating: 69.9 / 100 • 65 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
TrackMania Nations Forever offers a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively challenging tracks.
Ronin
Released: Jun 30, 2015
Critic rating: 70.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Tactical, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Ronin (stylized as RONIN) is a 2015 turn-based action platformer video game developed by Polish indie developer Tomasz Wacławek, designer at polish indie studio Flying Wild Hog, and published by Devolver Digital.
Circus Charlie
Released: Feb 1, 1984
Critic rating: 69.9 / 100 • 61 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System, MSX
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
An action/platform game in which the player controls a clown named Charlie who partakes in various circus attractions.
Pac-Land
Released: Aug 1, 1984
Critic rating: 69.9 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Sharp X68000, PC-8800 Series, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, iOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pac-Land itself is split into trips.
Zero Wing
Released: Jul 1, 1989
Critic rating: 69.8 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Linux, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Zero Wing is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game, notable for a poorly translated English version for Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) that spawned the "All your base are belong to us" Internet meme.
Forgotten Worlds
Released: Dec 31, 1988
Critic rating: 69.8 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, DOS, Amiga, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Amstrad CPC, Sega Master System/Mark III
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Forgotten Worlds can be played by up to two players simultaneously.
Space Ace
Released: Oct 1, 1983
Critic rating: 69.7 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Apple IIGS, Philips CD-i, PlayStation 3, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Atari ST/STE, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Atari Jaguar, Apple II, Atari Jaguar CD, Sega CD, Nintendo DSi
Game modes: Single player
In Space Ace you play the heroic Ace who must stop the evil Commander Borf from taking over the Earth!
Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation
Released: May 5, 2004
Critic rating: 69.7 / 100 • 95 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The reality TV show of neighbourly nastiness and community commotion moves on to the next round.
Mother Russia Bleeds
Released: Sep 5, 2016
Critic rating: 72.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Mother Russia Bleeds is an ultra-violent co-op brawler overflowing with an unmistakable style and unforgettably brutal action for up to four players at once.
Gyruss
Released: Mar 1, 1983
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Gyruss is a shoot 'em up video arcade game developed by Konami, and released in 1983.
The Bridge
Released: Feb 22, 2013
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A black-and-white puzzle game inspired by the art of M.
X-Men: Children of the Atom
Released: Dec 8, 1994
Critic rating: 69.6 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
X-Men: Children of the Atom is an arcade game featuring characters licensed from Marvel Comics.
Loadout
Released: Jan 31, 2014
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Loadout is an outrageous new multi-player shooter that’s all about the guns, baby!