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.
Haneda Girl
Fast 2D action platformer swapping between pilot and armed mech
95% positive
97 reviews
Battle RC
Robot combat simulator with arena matches and custom bot imports
86% positive
94 reviews
Doug and Lily
Pixel-art platformer about parents rescuing their son with dinosaurs
82% positive
93 reviews
捕鱼炸翻天
2D arcade fishing shooter with four-player competitive matches
34% positive
Free
Freedom Fighter
Retro 2D action platformer about freeing prisoners and dodging traps
66% positive
92 reviews
In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor
Unfinished 3D action game where a raptor smashes robots
76% positive
Free
Coin Pusher World
Arcade coin pusher game built for Twitch chat participation
83% positive
89 reviews
Valkyrie Squad: Siege Breakers
Top-down action roguelite with three-character squads and planetary missions
70% positive
89 reviews
Bullet Candy
Top-down arcade shooter built around combos and high scores
51% positive
86 reviews
Cribbish
Roguelike deckbuilder built around cribbage hands and rule-changing relics
85% positive
79 reviews
Moon Watch
Roguelike deckbuilder with bullet-hell battles and time control
64% positive
77 reviews
Clean'Em Up
Top-down arcade shooter with upgradable weapons and computer viruses
91% positive
Free
Hammer Heads Deluxe
Casual arcade game about hammering invading gnomes for coins
88% positive
66 reviews
It's On The Mouse
3D café platformer where a tiny mouse jumps between tables
83% positive
66 reviews
Pachillinko
Mouse-only pachinko and Plinko with neon visuals and incremental progression
59% positive
64 reviews
Express Car Wash Simulator: Legacy Prologue
First-person car wash sim with colored soap and customer decisions
78% positive
Free
Sir! I'd Like To Report A Bug!
Side-scrolling platformer about surviving a game tester's glitching commute
59% positive
59 reviews
Aces of the Galaxy™
On-rails space shooter with upgradeable weapons and time-slowing combat
56% positive
54 reviews
SONIC WINGS REUNION
Arcade shoot-'em-up through modern cities with local co-op
65% positive
51 reviews
Breakout Beyond
Sideways brick-breaking arcade action with combos and local co-op
84% positive
49 reviews
BATSUGUN Saturn Tribute Boosted
Top-down bullet hell shooter with leveling and score attacks
94% positive
48 reviews
Ball Scooping Friends
Top-down arcade collectathon mixing ball scooping with target shooting
87% positive
46 reviews
Omen of Sorrow
2.5D horror fighting game where aggression shapes each match
72% positive
43 reviews
TailQuest Defense
Tower defense meets puzzle platforming in a floating robot invasion
95% positive
43 reviews