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.
Starblast
Top-down multiplayer space shooter with mining and ship upgrades
81% positive
1,117 reviews
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
2D twin-stick arcade shooter about surviving waves for high scores
91% positive
1,114 reviews
Double Dragon Trilogy
Three side-scrolling arcade beat 'em ups in one collection
54% positive
1,113 reviews
Iron Meat
Side-scrolling run-and-gun shooter against mutants and multi-phase bosses
97% positive
1,111 reviews
Twilight Survivors
3D survival roguelite with timed runs and character-specific upgrades
89% positive
1,103 reviews
Ex-Zodiac
Retro 3D rail shooter with colorful worlds and boss fights
94% positive
1,095 reviews
Beach Invasion 1944
World War II arcade shooter holding a beach with turrets
84% positive
1,093 reviews
DoDonPachi Resurrection
Top-down bullet-hell shooter with bullet-canceling and laser clashes
96% positive
1,080 reviews
HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 - Turbocharged
Arcade toy-car racing with jumps, upgrades, and custom tracks
76% positive
1,076 reviews
Touhou Kikeijuu ~ Wily Beast and Weakest Creature.
Bullet-hell shooter with animal spirits and temporary power boosts
97% positive
1,070 reviews
HOARD
Top-down arcade strategy where dragons raid kingdoms for gold
81% positive
1,056 reviews
Capcom Fighting Collection
Ten Capcom arcade games with online fighting and puzzle battles
91% positive
1,047 reviews
Turbo Golf Racing
Arcade golf racing with car-driven shots, shortcuts, and power-ups
82% positive
1,046 reviews
Terror of Hemasaurus
2D arcade action with monsters and physics-driven city destruction
91% positive
1,045 reviews
Cursorblade
Top-down bullet-hell arcade game where your cursor cuts through enemies
85% positive
1,042 reviews
KUNKUN Defender
First-person zombie shooter with tower defense and helicopter extraction
97% positive
1,039 reviews
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection
Retro action collection with arcade brawlers and console games
88% positive
1,037 reviews
DEMON'S TILT
Gothic arcade pinball mixes a cathedral table with bullet-hell combat
95% positive
1,021 reviews
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Eight arcade fighting games with online matches and co-op
86% positive
1,020 reviews
Super Woden GP 2
Isometric arcade racing with car upgrades and varied events
88% positive
1,013 reviews
Coin Pusher Casino
Physics-based coin pusher arcade game with unlockable machines and modes
85% positive
1,013 reviews
Arcadegeddon
Third-person roguelite shooter with co-op runs inside an infected arcade game
76% positive
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UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late
Anime-style 2D fighter built around character-specific moves and combos
91% positive
1,000 reviews
Pixel Cup Soccer - Ultimate Edition
Retro pixel-art soccer with quick matches and a team-building career mode
84% positive
999 reviews