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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Foodslingers
First-person co-op cooking with parkour and food throwing
94% positive
86 reviews
Battle of Guardians
Free-to-play fighter with human, demon, and Guardian characters
45% positive
Free
Whitewater VR: Extreme Kayaking Adventure
VR kayaking simulation with timed races through obstacle-filled rapids
79% positive
86 reviews
UNDER DEFEAT
A vertical-scrolling arcade shooter built around helicopters and angled fire
94% positive
86 reviews
AI
Lucky Lord: The Coin Pusher of Fate
Coin-pusher strategy with roguelike deckbuilding in a medieval fantasy setting
78% positive
86 reviews
ESC/APE
First-person action platformer with momentum-driven movement and physics-based combat
99% positive
Free
My Paper Boat
Casual boating game with coin hunts, target shooting, and timed races
72% positive
Free
Plancon: Space Conflict
Space action RPG with pausable combat and a choice of careers
35% positive
85 reviews
Monsti
Side-scrolling arcade runner with one-button flight and unlockable characters
66% positive
85 reviews
oVRshot
VR arena shooter with bows, special abilities, and grappling hooks
87% positive
Free
Paint It Black
2D puzzle-action about finding ways to turn everything black
80% positive
85 reviews
Desert Child
Side-scrolling hoverbike racing to earn your way to Mars
73% positive
85 reviews
Formula Retro Racing
Retro arcade racing with checkpoint timers and destructible cars
68% positive
85 reviews
Demo Healing Spree
Co-op hospital simulator with physics-based levels and throwable patients
54% positive
85 reviews
New Joe & Mac - Caveman Ninja
A prehistoric arcade platformer with dinosaur battles and local co-op
53% positive
85 reviews
Monster Outbreak
Top-down survival and tower defense against waves of monsters
61% positive
85 reviews
Slopecrashers
Arcade snowboarding with animal riders and frying pans for boards
92% positive
85 reviews
Hailing from the Abyss
A rhythm-action game that turns memories into musical duels
71% positive
85 reviews
Magic Axolotl
A 2D arcade game about defeating enemies by drawing spells
99% positive
85 reviews
Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
Interactive documentary exploring a British developer's history through playable arcade games
89% positive
85 reviews
Demo BloodDome99
Top-down arena shooter where buying upgrades delays buying your freedom
94% positive
85 reviews
ImpossiBowl
Bowling meets precision platforming on obstacle courses with special powers
86% positive
Free
Genopanic: Prologue
Free 2D action-platforming prologue with exploration and a boss fight
95% positive
Free
Hero Pack
An idle auto battler built around squads of three heroes
48% positive
Free