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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SAMURAI SHODOWN
A weapon-based fighting game built around careful timing and decisive strikes
80% positive
1,804 reviews
Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans
Side-scrolling beat 'em up mixing slapstick fights and minigames
91% positive
1,802 reviews
Demo ROBOBEAT
First-person roguelike shooter that rewards firing on the beat
94% positive
1,799 reviews
Demo Fish Idle 2: Underwater Mystery
Casual idle fishing game about automating catches and upgrading boats
68% positive
Free
PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC
3D platforming on Ghost Island to rescue a kidnapped family
92% positive
1,760 reviews
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RUNNING TRAIN | 走ル列車！
Train driving simulator with arcade controls on fictional Japanese railways
97% positive
1,750 reviews
Demo Freedom Planet 2
Side-scrolling action platformer with four distinct character fighting styles
96% positive
1,739 reviews
Parking Garage Rally Circuit
Retro arcade racing through parking garages with drift boosts
96% positive
1,735 reviews
BlazeRush
Arcade combat racing with weapons and no brakes
88% positive
1,733 reviews
Super House of Dead Ninjas
Fast-paced 2D action platformer with timed, randomized tower runs
96% positive
1,727 reviews
Gambonanza
Tactical chess roguelike with upgrades that change the rules
75% positive
1,721 reviews
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RetroMaze
A top-down maze puzzle game with a retro visual style
96% positive
1,717 reviews
Crashday Redline Edition
Arcade racing with weapon combat and stunt competitions
89% positive
1,704 reviews
STORROR Parkour Pro
Open-world parkour simulation with self-made routes across London rooftops
71% positive
1,702 reviews
Alien Hominid Invasion
Arcade shoot-'em-up with co-op and shifting city neighborhoods
89% positive
1,698 reviews
Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
Top-down action roguelite with card decks and escalating enemy swarms
78% positive
1,697 reviews
Dwarfs - F2P
Arcade strategy game steering miners through randomly generated caves
86% positive
Free
Shooty Skies
An arcade shoot 'em up with a voxel art style
91% positive
Free
Demo Waves
Twin-stick arena shooting with a time-slowing ability for close calls
95% positive
Free
Star Saviors
Space bullet-hell shooter with distinct roles for two local players
82% positive
1,691 reviews
Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.
Bullet-hell shooter with chapter retries for clearing patterns without hits
98% positive
1,691 reviews
THE KING OF FIGHTERS '97 GLOBAL MATCH
Classic 2D fighting game with team battles and online matches
80% positive
1,690 reviews
hack_me
A hacking simulator about exposing weaknesses in corporate servers
69% positive
1,688 reviews
Goblin Cleanup
Fantasy cleaning simulator about preparing dungeons for their next adventurers
86% positive
1,687 reviews