Best Arcade Games
690 Arcade games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Released: Oct 21, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Midnight Club: Los Angeles is an open-world racing game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games.
Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001
Released: Aug 3, 2001
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Capcom vs.
F-Zero X
Released: Jul 14, 1998
Critic rating: 78.9 / 100 • 116 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Arcade
Platforms: Wii, Nintendo 64, Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
It's you against 29 other machines competing for the title of F-Zero X Champion.
Pong
Released: Nov 29, 1972
Critic rating: 78.9 / 100 • 134 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PC (Microsoft Windows), Plug & Play, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pong is a table tennis-themed twitch arcade video game with simple two-dimensional graphics.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
Released: Aug 10, 2010
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Scott Pilgrim vs.
Race the Sun
Released: Aug 19, 2013
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Race The Sun is a high-speed game that uses simple controls and is set in a procedurally generated world.
Ninja Gaiden
Released: Oct 1, 1988
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100 • 128 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Wii
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Ninja Action!
Move or Die
Released: Jan 21, 2016
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
20 seconds, constantly changing mechanics and a lot of yelling.
Sunset Riders
Released: Sep 1, 1991
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100 • 93 votes
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Sunset Riders is a side-scrolling run and gun video game developed and released by Konami in 1991.
Mighty Final Fight
Released: Jun 11, 1993
Critic rating: 78.7 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
The Mad Gear Gang has spread crime and violence throughout the streets of Metro City.
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Released: Mar 4, 2016
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Racing, Adventure, 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
Ever wish you were a wall-jumping, arrow-dodging, trap-setting horse, besting your animal pals in a race through a peril-laden obstacle course that you all built together?
BlazBlue: Central Fiction
Released: Nov 19, 2015
Critic rating: 85.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
BlazBlue: Central Fiction is a 2D fighting game developed by Arc System Works.
Ball x Pit
Released: Oct 15, 2025
Critic rating: 82.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite where you battle hordes of monstrous enemies with your arsenal of ricocheting balls.
Lonely Mountains: Downhill
Released: Oct 23, 2019
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Just you and your bike - take it on a thrilling ride down an unspoiled mountain landscape.
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow
Released: Nov 28, 1996
Critic rating: 78.6 / 100 • 33 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
When he morphs into a ninja, you better duck!
Pac-Man
Released: May 22, 1980
Critic rating: 78.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player
Pac-Man is a 1980 maze action video game developed and released by Namco for arcades.
Sky Force Anniversary
Released: Jun 5, 2014
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Legendary shoot-'em-up makes its way on the PCs!
Kirby Air Ride
Released: Jul 11, 2003
Critic rating: 78.5 / 100 • 83 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Kirby Air Ride is a 2003 racing game video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube video game console.
Observation
Released: May 21, 2019
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr.
Pokkén Tournament DX
Released: Sep 22, 2017
Critic rating: 77.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokkén Tournament is a fighting video game and the first Pokémon title for the Nintendo Switch console.
Super Bomberman 3
Released: Apr 28, 1995
Critic rating: 78.4 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: PEGI 3
Genres: Strategy, Tactical, Arcade
Platforms: Satellaview, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Super Bomberman 3 is a game released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995.
Pac-Man 256
Released: Aug 19, 2015
Critic rating: 75.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Pac-Man 256 is inspired by the glitched 256th level of Pac-Man.
Have a Nice Death
Released: Mar 22, 2023
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Have a Nice Death is a 2D action roguelite where you play as an overworked Death, whose employees have run rampant, completely throwing off the balance of souls - and his vacation plans.
Thronefall
Released: Oct 11, 2024
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Strategy, Tactical, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A minimalist game about building and defending a little kingdom.
Darkstalkers 3
Released: Apr 16, 1998
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100 • 33 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Darkstalkers 3 is the second sequel in the Darkstalkers series of fighting games by Capcom, originally released for the arcades in 1997.