Best Arcade Games

Bejeweled 2

Released: Nov 16, 2004

Critic rating: 53.3 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Puzzle, Arcade

Platforms: Web browser, PlayStation 3, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2

Game modes: Single player

Get set to play the world's #1 puzzle game, now for the Wii!

198X

Released: Jun 20, 2019

Critic rating: 70.0 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Shooter, Racing, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade

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

Game modes: Single player

198X is not just a beat ’em up, a shoot ’em up, a racing game, a ninja game and an RPG.

Monopoly Plus

Released: Nov 25, 2014

Critic rating: 60.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Arcade, Card & Board Game

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

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Build your empire on a colorful and 3D lively city animated by funny sidekicks!

Dead or Alive

Released: Nov 26, 1996

Critic rating: 61.3 / 100 • 32 votes

Rating: T

Genres: Fighting, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, Sega Saturn

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Dead or Alive is a 1996 arcade fighting game by Tecmo for the Sega Model 2 (2A CRX and 2B CRX) arcade hardware and the first game in their Dead or Alive franchise.

Need for Speed

Released: Nov 3, 2015

Critic rating: 62.5 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Racing, Simulator, Adventure, Arcade

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

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

With over 20 years of history in its rear view mirror, Need for Speed returns with a reboot that delivers on what Need for Speed stands for - rich customization, authentic urban car culture, a nocturnal open world, and an immersive narrative that drives your NFS game.

Marvel Super Heroes

Released: Oct 24, 1995

Critic rating: 61.2 / 100 • 31 votes

Rating: T

Genres: Fighting, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, Sega Saturn, PlayStation

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Marvel Super Heroes is a 2D fighting game and the second Capcom title to feature characters from the Marvel comic universe.

Despicable Me: Minion Rush

Released: Jun 13, 2013

Critic rating: 61.1 / 100 • 26 votes

Rating: E10+

Genres: Platform, Racing, Arcade

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

Race with the Minions in the award-winning, fan-favorite runner, Minion Rush!

The Hong Kong Massacre

Released: Jan 21, 2019

Critic rating: 55.0 / 100

Rating: M

Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Indie, Arcade

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

Game modes: Single player

A violent action filled top-down shooter set in Hong Kong.

World of Warplanes

Released: Nov 12, 2013

Critic rating: 63.3 / 100

Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Arcade

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)

Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

World of Warplanes is a free-to-play flight combat massively multiplayer online (MMO) action game by Wargaming, set in the Golden Age of military aviation.

Granny

Released: Nov 24, 2017

Critic rating: 60.5 / 100 • 35 votes

Rating: M

Genres: Adventure, Indie, Arcade

Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS

Game modes: Single player

Granny is a stealth horror game in which the player must escape from a house within five days while avoiding detection by an elderly captor who reacts to sound.

Shadow Warrior 3

Released: Mar 1, 2022

Critic rating: 55.8 / 100

Rating: M

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

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

Game modes: Single player

Shadow Warrior 3 launches the offbeat first-person shooter series to the next level with a seamless blend of fast-paced gunplay, razor-sharp melee combat, and a spectacular free-running movement system.

Alleyway

Released: Apr 21, 1989

Critic rating: 50.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Puzzle, Arcade

Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy

Game modes: Single player

Interstellar ping-pong with a deadly energy ball!

Trials of the Blood Dragon

Released: Jun 13, 2016

Critic rating: 52.9 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Racing, Arcade

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

Game modes: Single player

Trials with a storyline gives you 30 missions across 7 different worlds in a full narrative-driven adventure, a cast of colourful characters and a self-contained story set 12 years on from the events of Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

Dangerous Golf

Released: Jun 3, 2016

Critic rating: 54.5 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Sport, Indie, Arcade

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

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Have a burning desire to change the way you play golf?

After Burner II

Released: Oct 1, 1987

Critic rating: 60.2 / 100 • 21 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Shooter, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade

Game modes: Single player

After Burner II is an arcade-style flight game released by Sega in 1987.

Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown

Released: Feb 6, 2006

Critic rating: 50.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Arcade

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

Game modes: Single player

Become the biggest fish at the top of the food chain with Feeding Frenzy 2 Shipwreck Showdown, now on the PlayStation Network!

Alien vs. Predator

Released: Jan 8, 1993

Critic rating: 59.9 / 100 • 23 votes

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

Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Based on the Alien versus Predator comic book series.

Art of Fighting

Released: Sep 24, 1992

Critic rating: 59.9 / 100 • 39 votes

Rating: T

Genres: Fighting, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Neo Geo CD, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Super Famicom

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

This fighting game began the story of the Sakazaki family and Robert Garcia.

Hogan's Alley

Released: Jun 12, 1984

Critic rating: 59.8 / 100 • 39 votes

Rating: E10+

Genres: Shooter, Arcade

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

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Hogan's Alley is a 1984 video game by Nintendo.

Urban Champion

Released: Nov 14, 1984

Critic rating: 59.8 / 100 • 26 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Fighting, Arcade

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

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Urban Champion is a 2-player fighting game produced by Nintendo in 1984.

Donkey Kong 3

Released: Oct 31, 1983

Critic rating: 59.6 / 100 • 37 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade

Game modes: Single player

Stanley is a bugman.

Art of Fighting 2

Released: Mar 2, 1994

Critic rating: 59.5 / 100 • 28 votes

Rating: T

Genres: Fighting, Arcade

Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Neo Geo CD

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

The second installment in the AoF series added the "rage gauge"; similar to the "spirit system" of its predecessor, it limited the use and effectiveness of special attacks.

Need for Speed: Undercover

Released: Nov 18, 2008

Critic rating: 57.4 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Racing, Arcade

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

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

The Need for Speed series got another dose of Hollywood magic with the release of Undercover.

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT

Released: Jan 11, 2018

Critic rating: 63.2 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Arcade

Platforms: PlayStation 4

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

In partnership with Team Ninja from KOEI TECMO GAMES, Square Enix presents DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT as a new and refreshing experience – a team-based brawler.

Crashday

Released: Feb 24, 2006

Critic rating: 60.0 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Racing, Arcade

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Crashday is a destructive racing game, combining car racing with stunts and destruction derby competitions.