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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.

Related: Action, Racing, Multiplayer, Fighting

3,909 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

3,909 games

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Streets Ablaze
Streets Ablaze
A retro beat 'em up for solo or local co-op
74% positive Free
Amberial Dreams Demo
Amberial Dreams
A physics-based precision platformer where you roll rather than jump
95% positive 57 reviews
Harold's Walk Demo
Harold's Walk
A 3D collectathon platformer with hidden objects and secret portals
100% positive 57 reviews
Space Smash
Space Smash
Twin-stick arcade shooter set in a constantly shrinking space arena
91% positive 57 reviews
Sea Bubble
Sea Bubble
Local arcade competition with seahorses battling over a giant bubble
100% positive 57 reviews
Warp Drive
Warp Drive
Arcade racing where teleporting opens shortcuts and hidden routes
58% positive 57 reviews
Spidersaurs
Spidersaurs
Side-scrolling run-and-gun action against escaped hybrids of dinosaurs and spiders
72% positive 57 reviews
I, AI
I, AI
A scrolling space shooter with an upgradeable ship and superweapons
65% positive 57 reviews
Serious Fun Football Demo
Serious Fun Football
Three-a-side soccer with physics-based movement and manually aimed shots
40% positive 57 reviews
Aery - Sky Castle
Aery - Sky Castle
Bird flight and exploration with small puzzles across surreal landscapes
79% positive 57 reviews
Jack Axe: The Trial
Jack Axe: The Trial
A precision platformer where axe throws help you race the clock
79% positive Free
Super Retro Fighter
Super Retro Fighter
An old-school shoot-'em-up where battles fund permanent aircraft upgrades
77% positive 57 reviews
SEARCH ALL - STEAMPUNK
SEARCH ALL - STEAMPUNK
Hidden-object searching through an animated steampunk town drawn in doodles
93% positive 57 reviews
Colored Effects
Colored Effects
A puzzle platformer where switching colors changes your available abilities
93% positive 57 reviews
Akka Arrh
Akka Arrh
A turret-based arcade shooter that switches perspective when enemies break through
91% positive 57 reviews
Truxton 2
Truxton 2
A vertical arcade shooter with enemy-tracking lasers and local co-op
84% positive 57 reviews
Race Day Rampage: Streamer Edition
Race Day Rampage: Streamer Edition
Interactive multiplayer racing with viewers joining through chat or mobile
70% positive Free
The Pinball Wizard
The Pinball Wizard
Pinball dungeon crawler where flippers launch a wizard into battle
68% positive 57 reviews
MOONPONG: Tales of Epic Lunacy Demo
MOONPONG: Tales of Epic Lunacy
Pong-style arcade roguelite where the Moon becomes your ball
91% positive 57 reviews
The Most Awesome Game Ever Made
The Most Awesome Game Ever Made
Side-scrolling platformer with robot sharks, balloon bombs, and killer bananas
93% positive 57 reviews
Fantasy Madness: Bloodbath
Fantasy Madness: Bloodbath
Action survival roguelike with animal summons and nature magic
84% positive 57 reviews
MailPop
MailPop
Keyboard-mashing arcade game about sending emails while closing pop-ups
86% positive Free
Gundroid Demo
Gundroid
A retro run-and-gun platformer with hand-drawn pixel art
96% positive 57 reviews
Die Erdnussbutter
Die Erdnussbutter
A peanut butter-powered arcade shooter with side-scrolling battlefield combat
98% positive 57 reviews