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.
Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith.
2D bullet-hell shooter with stages of dense enemy fire
98% positive
1,681 reviews
Commando Collection
Remastered Flash-era arcade shooters with varied military combat
96% positive
1,677 reviews
Synth Riders
VR rhythm game with dancing, rails, and obstacle dodging
92% positive
1,675 reviews
The Basement Collection
Collection of early 2D games with unlockable comics and sketches
87% positive
1,672 reviews
Trip to Vinelands
Retro arcade maze minigame about surviving consecutive screens
85% positive
1,672 reviews
Battle Tanks: World War II
Free-to-play online tank battles built around upgrading your vehicles
66% positive
Free
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
2D fighter with fast combos and character story routes
90% positive
1,651 reviews
Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival
Drum-based rhythm game with solo, competitive, and party modes
84% positive
1,649 reviews
Ratty Catty
Multiplayer hide-and-seek where a mouse steals food and evades a cat
66% positive
1,627 reviews
Fish Idle 2: Underwater Mystery
Casual idle fishing game about automating catches and upgrading boats
66% positive
Free
Trackmania® Turbo
Arcade racing across varied tracks with time trials and track building
66% positive
1,609 reviews
Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
Twin-stick arcade shooter with enemy waves across 3D grids
90% positive
1,605 reviews
GIBZ
Side-scrolling zombie shooter with four-player co-op across early 1900s London
88% positive
1,603 reviews
Fashion Police Squad
Retro first-person shooter where each fashion crime needs its own weapon
87% positive
1,599 reviews
Last Call BBS
Retro computer puzzle collection spanning factories, circuits, and solitaire
92% positive
1,594 reviews
Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde
Roguelite horde survival with passive attacks and permanent upgrades
79% positive
1,591 reviews
Boson X
Fast arcade runner through a rotating particle accelerator
92% positive
1,583 reviews
Fraymakers
2D platform fighter with indie characters, assists, and custom content
80% positive
1,582 reviews
Mushihimesama
Vertical bullet hell shooter with giant insects and dense patterns
97% positive
1,577 reviews
Instruments of Destruction
Physics-based demolition game with campaigns and buildable wrecking machines
91% positive
1,573 reviews
TTV2
Fast-paced arcade maze game with hazards and little room for error
86% positive
1,566 reviews
Cyber Shadow
Side-scrolling ninja platformer with unlockable moves and tough bosses
83% positive
1,556 reviews
Kero Blaster
Side-scrolling platformer about a frog clearing monsters from teleporters
94% positive
1,551 reviews
Burgie's Cozy Kitchen
Desktop cooking sim with active shifts and timed work breaks
96% positive
1,543 reviews