Best Arcade Games
690 Arcade games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Kingdom Two Crowns
Released: Dec 11, 2018
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100 • 68 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Kingdom Two Crowns is a side-scrolling micro strategy game with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Released: Jul 21, 2001
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Classic Mario Kart action is back once again, this time in a colorful, lightning-fast game that you can take anywhere.
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
Released: Oct 23, 2007
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Throughout Ace Combat 6, the player must pilot a fighter jet or other aircraft to destroy foes both in the air and on the ground.
We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie
Released: Jun 2, 2023
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie is a remaster of the PS2 game We Love Katamari.
Street Fighter II
Released: Feb 1, 1991
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 375 votes
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A sequel to Street Fighter, Street Fighter II improved upon the many concepts introduced in the first game, including the use of command-based special moves and a six-button configuration, while offering players a selection of multiple playable characters, each with their own unique fighting style and special moves.
Rabi-Ribi
Released: Jan 28, 2016
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume!
Rez Infinite
Released: Oct 13, 2016
Critic rating: 91.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Music, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation VR2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Oculus Rift, Daydream, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
The ultimate version of Sega's psychodelic rail-shooter adventure Rez, fully remastered and evolved, including VR support and additional new content, all by members of the original development team
Pistol Whip
Released: Nov 7, 2019
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Music, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Oculus VR, Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
Pistol Whip is a physical action-rhythm game where film-inspired gunplay and blood-pumping beats collide.
Tinykin
Released: Aug 30, 2022
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to help Milo discover the origins of humankind - and get back to his home planet!
Rare Replay
Released: Aug 4, 2015
Critic rating: 86.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Racing, Simulator, Sport, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Rare Replay is a 2015 compilation of 30 video games previously developed by Rare and its predecessor, Ultimate Play the Game, in their 30-year combined history.
Mario Kart 7
Released: Dec 2, 2011
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen, Battle Royale
The seventh installment of the fan-favorite Mario Kart franchise brings Mushroom Kingdom racing fun into glorious 3D.
Metal Slug
Released: Apr 19, 1996
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100 • 278 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Portable, Neo Geo CD
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Metal Slug is a 1996 run-and-gun arcade video game originally developed by Nazca Corporation and released by SNK for the Neo Geo MVS.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Released: Feb 24, 2000
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Xbox, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
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Art of Rally
Released: Sep 23, 2020
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Race in the golden era of rally.
Katana Zero
Released: Apr 18, 2019
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Katana Zero is a fast paced neo-noir action platformer, focusing on tight, instant-death acrobatic combat, and a dark 80's neon aesthetic.
Super C
Released: Feb 2, 1990
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100 • 45 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The alien Red Falcon is back, and planning on taking over the planet Earth.
Soul Edge
Released: Feb 20, 1996
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Soul Edge is a 3D arcade fighting game and the first in the Soul series, it is one of the first 3D fighting game in history that place a particular emphasis on the story of the fighters.
Blaster Master
Released: Jun 17, 1988
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
You've fallen down a hidden manhole into a world of creatures so terrifying they'd scare the rats away.
Galaxian
Released: Sep 15, 1979
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Galaxian is a shooter arcade game developed by Namco in 1979.
FlatOut 2
Released: Jun 30, 2006
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Experience the drive of your life as you throw yourself around on and off the track causing fences to shatter, tyre walls explode, water tanks and barrels fly across the track into other cars.
Minecraft
Released: Dec 19, 2016
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100 • 559 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, Gear VR, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Minecraft focuses on allowing the player to explore, interact with, and modify a dynamically-generated map made of one-cubic-meter-sized blocks.
Streets of Rage 2
Released: Dec 1, 1992
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
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TrackMania
Released: Nov 21, 2003
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
TrackMania is a racing game and the first entry in the TrackMania series, combining driving with track construction.
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Released: Jul 7, 1985
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Ghosts 'n Goblins is a platform game where the player controls a knight, named Sir Arthur, who must defeat zombies, ogres, demons, cyclops, dragons and other monsters in order to rescue Princess Prin Prin, who has been kidnapped by Satan, king of Demon World.
Ms. Pac-Man
Released: Jan 13, 1982
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Arcade
Platforms: Commodore VIC-20, Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Sega Game Gear, DOS, Apple II, Xbox 360, Sega Master System/Mark III, Texas Instruments TI-99
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In 1982, a sequel to the incredibly popular Pac-Man was introduced in the form of his girlfriend, Ms.