Best Arcade games on PC
Games centered on immediate, repeatable action with controls and rules that are quick to understand. They often emphasize reflexes, timing, competition, or improving performance across repeated attempts.
- Fast, reaction-focused gameplay
- Straightforward controls and objectives
- Repeatable challenges and competition
Related: Action, Racing, Multiplayer, Fighting
3,912 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Bombing Bastards
Maze-based arcade action with bomb traps and local multiplayer battles
55% positive
92 reviews
Venusian Vengeance
A retro top-down shooter about a Cold War mission on Venus
91% positive
92 reviews
Star Fields
Fast-paced arcade shooting built around collecting rings of matching colors
75% positive
92 reviews
Freedom Fighter
Retro 2D action platformer about freeing prisoners and dodging traps
66% positive
92 reviews
Darkest Hunters
A match-three puzzle RPG about hunting monsters and collecting loot
55% positive
92 reviews
Kharon's Crypt - Even Death May Die
A 2D dungeon crawler where you possess enemies to escape
96% positive
92 reviews
Comet Crasher
Arcade platformer where falling faster raises scores but makes steering harder
92% positive
Free
Redout: Space Assault
On-rails space shooter with missile volleys and capital-ship battles
49% positive
92 reviews
Red Wings: Aces of the Sky
Arcade aerial battles in the skies of World War I
60% positive
92 reviews
Space Elite Force II
Arcade space shooter with local co-op and boss rush
90% positive
92 reviews
Moose Life
A psychedelic arcade shooter fought across the floor and ceiling
98% positive
92 reviews
Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia
Side-scrolling action platformer with time travel and local co-op
80% positive
92 reviews
Yupitergrad 🚀(Virtual Reality Adventure)
First-person VR platforming with grappling hooks aboard a space station
97% positive
92 reviews
Pummel Paladins
Top-down arcade duels built around pushes, parries, and arena hazards
93% positive
Free
Demo RoboDunk
Arcade robot basketball with weapons and permanent upgrades between runs
93% positive
92 reviews
HoverRace
Arcade hovercraft racing with missiles, mines, and player-made tracks
96% positive
Free
Revenge of the Killer Octopus
Third-person shooter where an octopus wields eight guns
77% positive
Free
Invector: Rhythm Galaxy
A space-themed rhythm game with music from multiple artists
80% positive
92 reviews
Demo OutWave: Retro chase
Retro arcade driving built around an endless police chase
88% positive
92 reviews
HideNProp
Multiplayer hide-and-seek with hunters searching for players disguised as objects
39% positive
Free
Duel of games
A free-to-play 2D fighter with optional items and local duels
95% positive
Free
Flip Flop XL
One-button arcade flipping built around timing and precise landings
96% positive
92 reviews
ULTRA0
On-rails shooter combining monster battles with visual novel storytelling
97% positive
92 reviews
Demo Kraken Cleaning
Incremental ocean cleanup powered by a kraken's upgradable abilities
86% positive
92 reviews