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.
Ball-it Hell
Top-down arcade bullet hell where you bat bullets back
95% positive
554 reviews
Final Vendetta
Side-scrolling arcade brawler fighting through London to rescue a sister
80% positive
548 reviews
Pro Cycling Manager 2024
Cycling management simulation built around sponsors, objectives, and races
76% positive
548 reviews
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
Side-scrolling action platformer about a ninja fighting its creators
86% positive
541 reviews
Crossfire: Sierra Squad
VR military arcade shooter with squad missions and co-op
73% positive
540 reviews
Umineko: Golden Fantasia
Tag-team fighting game with shared health and contested Meta Worlds
91% positive
534 reviews
Ultimate Racing 2D 2
Top-down racing with car and track editors and multiplayer
91% positive
531 reviews
DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition
Retro brick breaker with new boards and power-ups
96% positive
521 reviews
Max Manos
Timed incremental game about destroying shapes and buying upgrades
92% positive
512 reviews
Weapon of Choice DX
Side-scrolling run-and-gun action with branching paths and character-specific weapons
77% positive
502 reviews
Tasty Planet
Level-based arcade game where a tiny blob eats to grow
83% positive
499 reviews
Arcana Heart 3 LOVEMAX SIXSTARS!!!!!! XTEND
Fast 2D anime fighter built around homing movement and Arcana
85% positive
473 reviews
Project Starship
Arcade bullet-hell shooter with randomized levels and bosses
81% positive
470 reviews
Old Coin Pusher Friends 2
Edo-era coin pusher arcade game with cooperative yokai battles
90% positive
469 reviews
Bang Average Football – Play, Manage, Create
Top-down arcade soccer with club management and local multiplayer
95% positive
469 reviews
Underspace
Open-world space RPG with ship combat and strange storms
82% positive
465 reviews
Touhou Shinreibyou ~ Ten Desires.
Bullet hell shooter with spirit collecting and temporary invincibility
96% positive
455 reviews
Raid Auctus
Idle RPG where you build and upgrade a raid team
59% positive
454 reviews
Touhou Kishinjou ~ Double Dealing Character.
Vertical bullet-hell shooter that rewards risky item collection
99% positive
452 reviews
Re:DESTINY
Match-three puzzle RPG with spells and Heian-era demon lore
77% positive
452 reviews
Boat Crew
Pacific War PT boat combat and crew management across an open campaign
89% positive
451 reviews
The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors
Side-scrolling brawler with android ninjas and local co-op
92% positive
451 reviews
Heavy Weapon Deluxe
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with heavy artillery against tanks and planes
87% positive
448 reviews
Kao the Kangaroo (2000 re-release)
3D platformer about a kangaroo punching enemies and riding vehicles
74% positive
448 reviews