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.
Need for Speed™ Rivals
Open-world arcade racing built around cops, racers, and pursuit tech
76% positive
11K reviews
MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA
Fast 2D anime fighter with simple inputs and rollback netcode
89% positive
11K reviews
DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: Core Fighters
Free-to-play 3D fighter with online play and a limited roster
70% positive
Free
Windblown
Fast action roguelite built around dashes, weapon combos, and co-op
89% positive
10K reviews
12 is Better Than 6
Top-down Western shooter with stealth and manually cocked revolvers
84% positive
10K reviews
Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition
Top-down dungeon brawler with four-player local and online co-op
82% positive
10K reviews
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
Fast-paced pixel-art arcade game about finding your dad in showers
95% positive
10K reviews
Primal Carnage: Extinction
Class-based multiplayer shooter with armed humans and playable dinosaurs
83% positive
9,915 reviews
RetroArch
Free emulation frontend for running and configuring classic games
89% positive
Free
MULLET MADJACK
Arcade first-person shooter where kills extend your life timer
98% positive
9,576 reviews
Devil Daggers
First-person arena shooter about surviving endless waves of demons
95% positive
9,498 reviews
The Precinct
Open-world police action sandbox with patrols and high-speed pursuits
88% positive
9,304 reviews
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV
Fast-paced 2D fighter built around three-on-three team battles
84% positive
9,264 reviews
METAL SLUG 3
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with branching stages and co-op missions
90% positive
9,186 reviews
King of Crabs
Top-down multiplayer action where crabs scavenge and fight for dominance
79% positive
Free
UBERMOSH
Fast-paced cyberpunk arcade shooter built around slicing incoming bullets
92% positive
9,096 reviews
Tetris® Effect: Connected
Falling-block puzzle game synced to music, visuals, and multiplayer
94% positive
9,031 reviews
Sayonara Wild Hearts
Pop-soundtracked arcade action with motorcycles, swords, and dance battles
97% positive
8,935 reviews
Downwell
Fast-paced 2D platformer with gunboots and procedurally generated levels
97% positive
8,631 reviews
Burnout™ Paradise Remastered
Open-world arcade racing built around stunts and car crashes
63% positive
8,626 reviews
Rogue: Genesia
Bullet-heaven roguelite with branching paths and hundreds of upgrades
91% positive
8,580 reviews
Orcs Must Die!
Third-person tower defense with hands-on combat and trap-filled fortresses
96% positive
8,526 reviews
Hellish Quart
Physics-based historical sword fighting with quick, local duels
88% positive
8,525 reviews
Granblue Fantasy: Versus
Fantasy 2D fighter mixing versus matches with RPG-style progression
83% positive
8,524 reviews