Best Arcade Games

Crazy Taxi

Released: Feb 12, 1999

Critic rating: 60.0 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Racing, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2

Game modes: Single player

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Balloon Fight

Released: Jan 22, 1985

Critic rating: 69.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Platform, Arcade

Platforms: Family Computer Disk System, Arcade, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System, Legacy Mobile Device

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Balloon Fight was developed and released by Nintendo, being the console port of the Arcade game VS.

A Game About Digging A Hole

Released: Feb 7, 2025

Critic rating: 66.9 / 100 • 49 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade

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

Game modes: Single player

A minimalist game about digging a hole in the garden of a newly purchased house.

Windjammers 2

Released: Jan 20, 2022

Critic rating: 77.6 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Fighting, Sport, Strategy, Indie, Arcade

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

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Windjammers 2 will combine everything fans love about the classic title with entirely hand-drawn 2D animations to create the ultimate windjamming experience.

Crimsonland

Released: Jun 11, 2014

Critic rating: 60.8 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Arcade

Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught?

The King of Fighters '95

Released: Jul 25, 1995

Critic rating: 63.0 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Fighting, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 3, Wii, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Neo Geo CD

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

The King of Fighters '95 is a 1995 fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home console.

Q*bert

Released: Oct 18, 1982

Critic rating: 64.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Q*bert was a popular arcade game that was released on a large number of consoles in the early 1980s.

Rise & Shine

Released: Jan 13, 2017

Critic rating: 60.3 / 100

Rating: M

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

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

Game modes: Single player

The game mixes pure shooting arcade with the use of different bullets to solve all the situations Rise will find on his path.

Space Harrier II

Released: Oct 29, 1988

Critic rating: 66.4 / 100 • 21 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Shooter, Arcade

Platforms: Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Android, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Amiga, Amstrad CPC

Game modes: Single player

A call for help comes from deep in the universe.

Rush'n Attack

Released: Jul 1, 1985

Critic rating: 60.0 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Shooter, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, BBC Microcomputer System, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 16, DOS, Xbox 360, Amstrad CPC, MSX

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

A run & gun shooter by Konami, also known by the title Green Beret, in which the player takes the role of a soldier infiltrating a military base.

Cruis'n USA

Released: Dec 1, 1994

Critic rating: 66.4 / 100 • 32 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Racing, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Cruis'n USA is an arcade racing game originally released in 1994.

LEGO Racers 2

Released: Sep 4, 2001

Critic rating: 70.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Racing, Arcade

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2

Game modes: Single player

LEGO Racers, start your engines!

Super Contra

Released: Jan 8, 1988

Critic rating: 58.3 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Amiga

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Super Contra is a Run and Gun-style action game produced by Konami, originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1988.

20 Minutes Till Dawn

Released: Sep 5, 2022

Critic rating: 66.3 / 100 • 51 votes

Rating: E10+

Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade

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

Game modes: Single player

Shoot down an ever growing horde of Lovecraftian monsters to survive the night.

Donkey Kong

Released: Jul 15, 1983

Critic rating: 66.0 / 100 • 76 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Platform, Arcade

Platforms: Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System

Game modes: Single player

Donkey Kong has kidnapped Pauline, and it is up to Mario, the fearless carpenter, to come to her rescue.

Chrome Dino

Released: Sep 1, 2014

Critic rating: 65.9 / 100 • 26 votes

Genres: Arcade

Platforms: Web browser

Game modes: Single player

Chrome Dino is a game easter egg in Google's Chrome web browser.

Super Animal Royale

Released: Jun 1, 2021

Critic rating: 65.9 / 100 • 38 votes

Rating: E10+

Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie, Arcade

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

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Battle Royale

Select your favorite adorably murderous fox, panda, or sloth and parachute into a furocious 64-player battle arena.

Splatterhouse

Released: Nov 1, 1988

Critic rating: 65.8 / 100 • 24 votes

Rating: T

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

Platforms: Arcade, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, FM Towns

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Splatterhouse is a sidescrolling beat 'em up video game in which the player controls Rick, a parapsychology student who is trapped inside West Mansion.

Mr. Do!

Released: Sep 1, 1982

Critic rating: 80.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Adventure, Arcade

Platforms: ColecoVision, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Apple II, Super Famicom

Game modes: Single player

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Double Dragon

Released: Apr 8, 1988

Critic rating: 65.7 / 100 • 31 votes

Rating: E10+

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

Platforms: Arcade, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

The NES version of Double Dragon takes a wide range of liberties with the interpretation.

Minecraft: Legends

Released: Apr 18, 2023

Critic rating: 71.0 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: 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

Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game.

Mega Man: The Power Battle

Released: Oct 1, 1995

Critic rating: 65.5 / 100 • 23 votes

Genres: Fighting, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Mega Man: The Power Battle, known in Japan as Rockman: The Power Battle, is an arcade video game and a spin-off title for the Mega Man series.

Peace, Death!

Released: Mar 24, 2017

Critic rating: 65.3 / 100 • 22 votes

Rating: T

Genres: Simulator, Indie, Arcade

Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

Peace, Death!

Paperboy

Released: Nov 1, 1984

Critic rating: 76.7 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Racing, Simulator, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, BBC Microcomputer System, Apple IIGS, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, Acorn Electron, iOS, Commodore 16, DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Xbox 360, Amstrad CPC, Commodore Plus/4, Legacy Mobile Device

Game modes: Single player

Paperboy is a 1985 arcade game by Atari Games originally developed in 1984 .

Alien Syndrome

Released: Jan 1, 1987

Critic rating: 65.2 / 100 • 23 votes

Rating: T

Genres: Shooter, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, Sharp X68000

Game modes: Single player, Co-operative

The time bomb is set.