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.
Wild Woods
Co-op action roguelike where cats defend a moving wagon
79% positive
2,039 reviews
KILL KNIGHT
Top-down bullet-hell shooter built around aggression and precision
94% positive
2,034 reviews
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara
Two side-scrolling fantasy beat 'em ups with four-player co-op
81% positive
2,031 reviews
Blue Estate The Game
First-person rail shooter with mafia gunfights and dark comedy
92% positive
1,997 reviews
Cavalry Girls
Top-down mech shooter with customizable loadouts and city defense
89% positive
1,988 reviews
Blazing Chrome
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with robot armies and local co-op
87% positive
1,981 reviews
Paint Warfare
Free-to-play first-person arena shooter with wall climbing and ability combos
86% positive
Free
Tumblestone
Bottom-up match-three puzzle game with local and online races
77% positive
1,977 reviews
NecroVision
World War I first-person shooter that descends into supernatural combat
67% positive
1,961 reviews
Goobies
Top-down auto-shooter with endless blob waves and upgrade combinations
91% positive
1,960 reviews
PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC
3D platforming on Ghost Island to rescue a kidnapped family
92% positive
1,947 reviews
東方憑依華 ～ Antinomy of Common Flowers.
2D fighting game with tag-team battles and bullet barrages
91% positive
1,946 reviews
Altitude
2D multiplayer dogfights with Plane Ball and base destruction
92% positive
Free
MicroWorks
Fast-paced online party game with rapid microgames and final showdowns
80% positive
Free
Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom
3D collectathon platformer where a taxi dashes off ramps
97% positive
1,924 reviews
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Side-scrolling platformer where switching dream worlds changes your abilities
78% positive
1,923 reviews
WRC 5 FIA World Rally Championship
Rally racing across official championship events and varied surfaces
73% positive
1,923 reviews
Sir Whoopass™: Immortal Death
Open-world action RPG with hack-and-slash fights and fantasy jokes
81% positive
1,923 reviews
Dreams of Aether
Fast 2D arcade microgames in a surreal dream world
97% positive
1,910 reviews
Alien Breed: Impact
Isometric sci-fi shooter with alien swarms and weapon upgrades
75% positive
1,908 reviews
Maniac
Top-down action roguelike with stolen vehicles and escalating police chases
91% positive
1,875 reviews
Ninja Stealth
Top-down stealth game about sneaking through a guarded facility
70% positive
1,874 reviews
TrackMania² Canyon
Arcade racing on canyon tracks built for drifting and stunts
81% positive
1,868 reviews
SUPER DRAGON BALL HEROES WORLD MISSION
Tactical Dragon Ball card battles with decks and custom missions
83% positive
1,850 reviews