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.
Volgarr the Viking
Challenging 2D Viking platformer built around traps and bosses
81% positive
2,455 reviews
pureya
Two-button arcade minigames that switch every ten seconds
96% positive
2,455 reviews
Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now
Top-down zombie shooter with destructible environments and flashlight tactics
90% positive
2,444 reviews
Trials Evolution: Gold Edition
Physics-based motorcycle racing through obstacle courses and skill challenges
75% positive
2,436 reviews
Street Fighter X Tekken
Tag-team fighting with Street Fighter and Tekken characters
55% positive
2,435 reviews
WRC 4 FIA World Rally Championship
Rally racing through the 2013 championship on varied surfaces
77% positive
2,424 reviews
Geometry Arena
Top-down roguelite arena shooter built around stacking character upgrades
96% positive
2,415 reviews
It Steals
First-person survival horror in mazes with monsters that hunt you
98% positive
2,405 reviews
Battletoads
Side-scrolling brawler with cartoon humor and varied arcade challenges
68% positive
2,402 reviews
Hotshot Racing
Retro arcade racer with cops, robbers, and exploding cars
77% positive
2,400 reviews
WAVESHAPER
Minimalist 2D arcade score attack with escalating difficulty
88% positive
2,386 reviews
Ikaruga
Vertical shoot-'em-up where switching colors turns bullets into energy
95% positive
2,372 reviews
OMFG: One Million Fatal Guns
Fast-paced first-person roguelike shooter with randomized guns and robots
95% positive
Free
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity
Arcade racing with demolition derbies, car crashes, and stunts
53% positive
2,338 reviews
Military Conflict: Vietnam
Arcade Vietnam War shooter with faction battles and zombies
91% positive
2,337 reviews
Earn to Die 2
Side-scrolling driving game about upgrading cars to smash zombies
93% positive
2,331 reviews
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage
Technical 3D martial arts fighter with grounded, brisk matches
71% positive
2,326 reviews
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!
Fast-paced cooking and typing on a cross-country food truck trip
91% positive
2,310 reviews
Zombieville USA 3D
Top-down arcade zombie shooter with weapon unlocks and online co-op
93% positive
2,307 reviews
Children of the Sun
Third-person puzzle shooter where one bullet clears each level
93% positive
2,301 reviews
Zaccaria Pinball
Digital pinball with classic Italian machines and modern reworkings
79% positive
Free
Backyard Baseball '97
Cartoon baseball with kid teams, pickup games, and seasons
97% positive
2,293 reviews
PAC-MAN 256
Endless arcade maze runs with ghosts and a chasing Glitch
92% positive
2,286 reviews
Beat Hazard 2
Top-down twin-stick shooter where your music shapes space battles
86% positive
2,260 reviews