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
4,134 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Bloody Trapland
2D precision platformer with deadly traps and four-player co-op
82% positive
3,166 reviews
RATSHAKER™
First-person horror adventure built around shaking a rat to progress
92% positive
3,159 reviews
Demo Karate Survivor
Martial arts survivor roguelite with improvised weapons and combos
85% positive
3,154 reviews
TowerFall Ascension
Local archery platform fighter with four-player battles and co-op quests
95% positive
3,131 reviews
Pinball FX
Digital pinball simulation with licensed themes and original table designs
70% positive
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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
3,096 reviews
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
Side-scrolling runner where platforming moves follow the music
92% positive
3,078 reviews
Akane
Arcade slasher where most enemies die in one hit
95% positive
3,059 reviews
Drop Duchy
Block-stacking roguelite combining deckbuilding, resource management, and tactical battles
88% positive
3,053 reviews
N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
2D precision platformer with momentum-based movement and thousands of levels
95% positive
3,039 reviews
Demo Kill The Crows
Top-down Western arena shooter where everyone dies in one shot
95% positive
3,031 reviews
Team Sonic Racing™
Fast-paced kart racing built around teamwork and shared power-ups
73% positive
3,014 reviews
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
2D anime fighter built around duels and character-specific attacks
85% positive
3,001 reviews
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
Arcade kart racing with SEGA characters and special attacks
88% positive
2,987 reviews
Dwarven Realms
Single-player action RPG built around enemy hordes and loot crafting
82% positive
2,983 reviews
Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae
Arena hack-and-slash where hand-to-hand attacks fuel your sword attacks
81% positive
2,972 reviews
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I
Fast-paced side-scrolling platformer with Spin Dash and Homing Attack
44% positive
2,964 reviews
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions
Third-person broomstick sports game with four roles and online matches
74% positive
2,961 reviews
The Typing of The Dead: Overkill
On-rails zombie shooter where typing words replaces firing bullets
87% positive
2,954 reviews
Chef Knight
An incremental action game where dungeon monsters become cooking ingredients
95% positive
2,923 reviews
Demo Say No! More
Short comedy adventure about refusing absurd requests at work
89% positive
2,917 reviews
Demo Lonely Mountains: Downhill
Downhill bike racing through mountain trails with off-road shortcuts
89% positive
2,889 reviews
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake
An arcade zombie rail shooter with local two-player cooperative play
68% positive
2,880 reviews
Bounty of One
Top-down survivor shooter where you must stand still to fire
88% positive
2,880 reviews