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
841 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Rhythm platformer built around precise jumps and a reactive soundtrack
86% positive
3,952 reviews
Shredders
Open-world snowboarding sim with physics-based tricks and online riding
95% positive
3,933 reviews
SchoolBoy Runaway
First-person stealth puzzle game about escaping house arrest unnoticed
91% positive
3,907 reviews
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I
Fast-paced side-scrolling platformer with Spin Dash and Homing Attack
40% positive
3,898 reviews
GRID Legends
Arcade-leaning racing with custom events and motorsport drama
75% positive
3,889 reviews
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UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r]
Anime-style 2D fighter with combo-heavy battles in the Hollow Night
94% positive
3,864 reviews
Press Any Button
Story-driven arcade game where you stop an AI's falling blocks
90% positive
3,848 reviews
Chicken Invaders Universe
Top-down arcade shooter against chickens across a galaxy of missions
91% positive
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RATSHAKER™
First-person horror adventure built around shaking a rat to progress
93% positive
3,829 reviews
FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves
2D fighter with defensive depth and two control schemes
81% positive
3,801 reviews
Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
Choice-driven adventure where your actions shape a personality profile
88% positive
3,792 reviews
Exit the Gungeon
Arcade bullet-hell platformer with changing guns and elevator battles
74% positive
3,760 reviews
BallisticNG
Anti-gravity combat racing with weapons and player-made courses
94% positive
3,757 reviews
Windowkill
Twin-stick roguelike shooter where the game window closes in
96% positive
3,737 reviews
Tape to Tape
Arcade hockey with roguelite team building and permanent upgrades
92% positive
3,711 reviews
Progressbar95
Casual arcade game about filling bars on retro desktops
96% positive
3,670 reviews
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition
Side-scrolling beat 'em up against Ramona's evil exes
75% positive
3,654 reviews
Dwarven Realms
Single-player action RPG built around enemy hordes and loot crafting
82% positive
3,651 reviews
TowerFall Ascension
Local archery platform fighter with four-player battles and co-op quests
95% positive
3,624 reviews
Superfighters Deluxe
2D brawler-shooter with destructible stages and improvised weapons
89% positive
3,590 reviews
N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
2D precision platformer with momentum-based movement and thousands of levels
94% positive
3,572 reviews
Drift Streets Japan
Night street racing and drifting with adjustable car handling
64% positive
3,555 reviews
Carmageddon: Max Damage
Violent combat racing where you wreck rivals and hit pedestrians
78% positive
3,549 reviews
Zuma's Revenge!
Single-player match-three action with ball chains and tiki bosses
95% positive
3,539 reviews