Best Arcade Games
690 Arcade games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Donkey Kong Jr.
Released: Jul 15, 1983
Critic rating: 65.2 / 100 • 36 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 Jr.
Pole Position
Released: Sep 16, 1982
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Genres: Racing, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: Commodore VIC-20, Arcade, Vectrex, BBC Microcomputer System, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Intellivision, Atari 5200, DOS, Texas Instruments TI-99
Game modes: Single player
The very first racing game with the rear perspective camera and track based on real life.
Operation Wolf
Released: Nov 1, 1987
Critic rating: 65.1 / 100 • 30 votes
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, MSX
Game modes: Single player
In the steamy jungles of South America, heavily armed extremists are holding innocent civilians prisoner.
Contra
Released: Feb 1, 1987
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Contra (also known as Gryzor in Oceania and Europe), is a 1987 run and gun action game developed and published by Konami originally released as a coin-operated arcade game on February 20, 1987.
Sonic Dash
Released: Mar 7, 2013
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Racing, Arcade
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player
Sonic Dash is an endless runner platformer video game developed by Hardlight and published by Sega.
Antarctic Adventure
Released: Dec 31, 1983
Critic rating: 64.9 / 100 • 42 votes
Genres: Platform, Racing, Arcade
Platforms: ColecoVision, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, MSX
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Antarctic Adventure is a video game developed by Konami in 1983 for MSX, and later for video game consoles, such as NES.
Absolute Drift
Released: Jul 29, 2015
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Absolute Drift, you will master the art of drifting.
Wonder Boy
Released: Mar 3, 1986
Critic rating: 64.8 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Wonder Boy is a 1986 platformer video game published by Sega and developed by Escape (now known as Westone Bit Entertainment).
Oh...Sir!! The Insult Simulator
Released: Oct 25, 2016
Critic rating: 62.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
The parrot is back from the dead bringing countless new insults for your disposal, Sir!
Ice Climber
Released: Jan 30, 1985
Critic rating: 64.7 / 100 • 133 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
If you can break through 8 levels of treacherous arctic ice, you'll reach the top of the mountain!
12 is Better than 6
Released: Nov 20, 2015
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
12 is Better Than 6 is a dynamic top-down hardcore shooter with stealth elements, presented in a Wild West theme.
Dandara
Released: Feb 6, 2018
Critic rating: 69.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"As a metroidvania carefully designed with both touch and gamepad in mind, we considered how you could achieve exploration and fast action using either input.
Bomberman
Released: Dec 20, 1985
Critic rating: 57.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: Family Computer Disk System, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Bomberman is a robot engaged in the production of bombs.
Alley Cat
Released: Dec 31, 1983
Critic rating: 64.5 / 100 • 23 votes
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Atari 8-bit, PC-8800 Series, DOS
Game modes: Single player
Alley Cat is an early video game in which the player controls a cat, navigating an alley screen and various challenge rooms.
1941: Counter Attack
Released: Feb 1, 1990
Critic rating: 64.4 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PC Engine SuperGrafx
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
The year: 1941.
Entwined
Released: Jun 9, 2014
Critic rating: 69.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Co-operative
Entwined is a beautiful game about a bird and a fish that are in love but can’t be together.
Pooyan
Released: Oct 1, 1982
Critic rating: 64.4 / 100 • 27 votes
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Wii, TRS-80 Color Computer, Apple II, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System, MSX
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pooyan is a classic arcade game manufactured by Stern Electronics under license from Konami in 1982.
The Simpsons Arcade Game
Released: Mar 4, 1991
Critic rating: 57.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
The Simpsons is basically a side-scrolling beat-em-up featuring the characters from The Simpsons TV show.
Slither.io
Released: Mar 25, 2016
Critic rating: 64.3 / 100 • 43 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Arcade
Platforms: Web browser, Android, iOS
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Slither.io is a massively multiplayer browser game where players control a snake-like avatar, which consumes multicolored pellets from other players, and ones that naturally spawn on the map in the game to grow in size.
Crash Tag Team Racing
Released: Oct 14, 2005
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Racing, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
After being humiliated yet again by Crash Bandicoot at the end of Crash Twinsanity, Cortex returns to his evil scheming in his dilapidated Iceberg Lair.
The Punisher
Released: Jul 1, 1993
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
The Punisher is a 1993 beat 'em up arcade game.
Wii Play
Released: Dec 2, 2006
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Shooter, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: Wii
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Wii Play collects nine quick and addictive games that are easy to pick up and play and hard to put away.
Tales of the Neon Sea
Released: Apr 29, 2019
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion.
World Heroes
Released: Jul 28, 1992
Critic rating: 63.7 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 3, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, Neo Geo CD, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Are you ready for a fierce battle in an ultra-deathmatch!?
Disney Speedstorm
Released: Jul 31, 2023
Critic rating: 69.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Drift into the ultimate hero-based combat racing game, set on high-speed circuits inspired by Disney and Pixar worlds.