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
4,130 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Seraph's Last Stand
2D bullet-hell roguelike with wave-by-wave upgrades and item combinations
93% positive
4,400 reviews
OutDrive
Endless neon driving game where your engine keeps a woman alive
78% positive
4,382 reviews
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
2D fighter bringing Persona 3 and 4 characters together
85% positive
4,376 reviews
Thumper
Rhythm action as a space beetle races through obstacles
92% positive
4,351 reviews
HUNTDOWN
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with bounty hunters and local co-op
94% positive
4,316 reviews
Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code
2D fighting game with three styles per character
94% positive
4,279 reviews
Chicken Invaders Universe
Top-down arcade shooter against chickens across a galaxy of missions
91% positive
Free
DNF Duel
2.5D fighter with sixteen characters and resource-based combat
63% positive
4,182 reviews
Crisis: The Third Way
A political visual novel where choices shape a country's future
91% positive
Free
Demo Gas Guzzlers Extreme
Arcade racing with car-mounted weapons and arena battles
86% positive
4,131 reviews
APE OUT
Top-down action game about a captive ape smashing through guards
95% positive
4,122 reviews
Demo Spin Rhythm XD
Electronic rhythm game with spinning controls and color-matched beats
97% positive
4,079 reviews
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Retro side-scrolling action platformer with switchable companions and branching paths
94% positive
4,077 reviews
Demo Zombie Driver HD
Top-down driving action with armed cars and zombie hordes
84% positive
4,070 reviews
Demo VHOLUME
First-person parkour built around momentum, shortcuts, and maze-like levels
97% positive
4,068 reviews
Demo Chorus
Single-player space shooter with drifting dogfights and teleportation powers
81% positive
4,046 reviews
Shredders
Open-world snowboarding sim with physics-based tricks and online riding
94% positive
4,041 reviews
Demo SchoolBoy Runaway
First-person stealth puzzle game about escaping house arrest unnoticed
91% positive
4,014 reviews
Demo Punch Club 2: Fast Forward
Cyberpunk fighting RPG built around training and time management
81% positive
4,002 reviews
Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Side-scrolling shooter pits a Prohibition-era gangster against zombies and mobsters
91% positive
3,976 reviews
Ziggurat
First-person magic shooter with randomized dungeons and boss fights
85% positive
3,972 reviews
Barro
Small-car arcade racing with time trials and split-screen competition
85% positive
3,958 reviews
BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Rhythm platformer built around precise jumps and a reactive soundtrack
86% positive
3,952 reviews
Progressbar95
Casual arcade game about filling bars on retro desktops
96% positive
3,936 reviews