Games Game Genres Arcade

Arcade

Arcade is a genre of video games that uses simple gameplay mechanics. Often, little attention is paid to the plot and character development. Arcades are designed for easy entertainment without delving into the essence of what is happening. The main focus is on the gameplay and its simplicity. Games of various genres can be classified as arcades. For example, in arcade racing, there is no realistic physics, weapons are often used, and even more frequently, bonuses can be collected on the tracks, with controls reduced to three buttons: left, right, and acceleration. Similarly, the gameplay is simplified in other arcade genres.

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 1993 (Game released)

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Rock 'n Roll Racing

Arcade, Shooter, Racing, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Game Boy Advance, Genesis, SNES → 15 August 2003

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Rock 'n Roll Racing — the main emphasis in the game is on the ability to attack the opponent; however, after a few seconds the exploded car finds itself back...

Ms. Pac-Man

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

Game released: Android, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Apple II, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, BlackBerry, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, iPhone, iPod Classic, Lynx, NES, PC Booter, SEGA Master System, SNES, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC → 16 October 2010

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This top-down arcade game follows Ms. PAC-MAN through mazes as she collects dots and avoids ghosts. Clearing a maze advances to the next stage. Power Pellets...

G-Loc Air Battle

Arcade, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System, ZX Spectrum, Nintendo Switch → 1992

Metacritic: 74/100

An arcade flight combat game about battles against the Future World Army. The pilot of an experimental G-LOC fighter is stationed on an aircraft carrier at the...

Fatal Fury

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Genesis, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, PlayStation 3, PSP, Sharp X68000, SNES, Wii, PC → September 1994

Players: 7.5/10

Fatal Fury is a fighting game centered on the King of Fighters tournament, hosted in the fictional city of South Town by crime boss Geese Howard. Terry Bogard, Andy...

Marble Madness

Arcade, Action, Isometric

Game released: Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, BlackBerry, Commodore 64, FM Towns, Game Boy, Game Gear, Game Boy Color, Genesis, NES, PC Booter, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000 → 1986

Players: 6.5/10

Marble Madness is an isometric arcade game with action elements from the developers at Atari Games Corporation. The main publisher of the game is Electronic Arts...

Fatal Fury 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Genesis, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Sharp X68000, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, Wii → 24 June 1994

Players: 7.5/10

Fatal Fury 2 is a third-person arcade game with action, fighting and anime/manga elements from the SNK Corporation studio. The game is published by SNK of America...

Streets of Rage 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Game Gear, Genesis, iOS, PlayStation 3, SEGA Master System, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS → 1993

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This arcade action fighting game follows the struggle against the Syndicate after Mr. X kidnaps Adam. Players choose Axel, Blaze, Skate, or Max, each with distinct...

Castlevania Chronicles

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, Sharp X68000 → 9 November 2001

Metacritic: 69/100

A fantasy platformer about Simon Belmont, a descendant of legendary vampire hunters, who ventures into Count Dracula’s estate. Dracula has been resurrected to...

Mega Man X

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: DoJa, DOS, iPad, iPhone, SNES, Wii, iOS → 2007

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Mega Man X is a futuristic action platformer built around shooting and completing a series of stages. The player moves through levels, jumps, attacks enemies and...

Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon

Adventure, Educational game (Education), Puzzle, Arcade, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: 3DO, DOS, Mac, PC, Windows 3.x, Linux → 1994

Steam: 94/100

This children’s adventure game follows Putt-Putt, a purple car accidentally blasted to the Moon from a fireworks factory. There he meets Rover, a lunar vehicle left...

Star Force (1985)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: MSX, NES, Sharp X68000, SG-1000, Wii → 1985

In this vertically scrolling shooter, the player pilots the Final Star, shooting enemies and destroying enemy structures to score points. Its weapon has two power...

Road Rash 2

Arcade, Simulation, Fighting, Third-person view, Sports game, Motorcycle racing

Game released: Genesis → 23 July 1993

Players: 9.5/10

Road Rash 2 is a third-person arcade game with elements of simulator, fighting game, sports game and motorcycle simulator from the masters of the studio Electronic...

Sonic CD (1993)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga

Game released: SEGA CD, PC → 23 November 1993

Players: 7.9/10

Sonic CD is a classic side-scrolling platformer about the blue hedgehog Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog and Amy Rose travel to Never Lake and discover the legendary...

Sky Shark

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, NES, Sharp X68000, ZX Spectrum → 1988

Steam: 90/100

Sky Shark is a top-down arcade game with action and shooter elements from the studio Toaplan Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Firebird Software Ltd.. Sometimes...

Lethal Enforcers

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Genesis, SEGA CD, SNES → 10 December 1993

Lethal Enforcers is a first-person rail shooter in which a police officer confronts armed criminals. The camera follows a set route as the player shoots enemies...

Super Bomberman

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Anime / Manga

Game released: J2ME, SNES → 13 November 2004

Players: 7/10

Super Bomberman is a third-person arcade game with action, puzzle and anime/manga elements from the developers of the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. The main...

Gunstar Heroes

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: Game Gear, Genesis, iOS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PC, Nintendo 3DS → 24 March 1995

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 89/100

This side-scrolling action shooter follows the Gunstar family, protectors of the planet Gunstar 9. After the twins’ older brother is kidnapped and placed under mind...

Horror Story

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Platformer

Game released: TurboGrafx CD, Arcade → 26 February 1993

Horror Story is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer with horror elements. In the role of a brave warrior, you will have to destroy raging monsters using...

Mission X (1993)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Top-down view

Game released: Atari ST → April 1993

Mission X (1993) is a top-down arcade game with elements of action, shooter and flight simulator. But Mission X (1993) has not yet been released on PC. But it is...

Burning Dragon

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view

Game released: PC-98 → 5 August 1993

Burning Dragon is a top-down arcade game with action and shooter elements from the masters from the WiZ studio. The main publisher of the game is WiZ. But Burning...

Cliffhanger

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer

Game released: Amiga, Game Boy, Genesis, Game Gear, NES, SNES, SEGA CD → 1994

Cliffhanger is an arcade, action, beat 'em up and platformer from Malibu Games and Spidersoft Limited. The game is published by Psygnosis Limited and Sony...

X-Zone

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: SNES → 27 August 1993

X-Zone is a first-person arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the Kemco studio. The main publisher of the game is Kemco. XZone is an...

Powerstrike 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Game Gear → 1 October 1993

Powerstrike 2 is a third-person arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the Compile studio. The game is published by SEGA Enterprises...

Metamor Jupiter

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: TurboGrafx CD → 22 January 1993

Metamor Jupiter is an arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and anime/manga game from the studio Flight-Plan Inc.. The main publisher of the game is NEC...

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Arcade → 1993

Players: 10/10

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs is an arcade game with elements of action, a game in the genre of "beat 'em all" and a platformer from developers from the Capcom studio...

World Heroes

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Genesis, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, PlayStation 3, PSP, SNES, Wii → September 1994

World Heroes is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action and fighting from the studio Alpha Denshi Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Alpha...

Summer Carnival '93: Nexzr Special

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: TurboGrafx CD → 23 July 1993

Summer Carnival '93: Nexzr Special is a top-down arcade game with action and shooter elements from the Inter State Software studio. The main publisher of the...

Jurassic Park

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Point & Click

Game released: SEGA CD → 17 December 1993

Jurassic Park is an arcade game in the Point and Click genre with a mixture of action, shooter, horror and puzzle from SEGA Studios USA. The main publishers of the...

Sneaky Snakes

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Game Boy → 25 February 1993

Sneaky Snakes is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and platforming from the masters from the studio Rare, Ltd.. The game is published by Tradewest...

Microcosm (1994)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: 3DO, Amiga CD32, DOS, FM Towns, SEGA CD → 9 July 1994

Players: 5.5/10

Microcosm (1994) is a first-person arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the studio Psygnosis Limited. The game is published by...

Trolls (1993)

Arcade, Adventure, Top-down view

Game released: Atari ST → July 1993

Trolls (1993) is a top-down arcade game with adventure elements. The game is published by Budgie UK. The PC version of Trolls (1993), unfortunately, has not yet...

Gauntlet 4

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

Game released: Genesis → 17 September 1993

Steam: 100/100

Gauntlet 4 is a top-down arcade game with action elements from Atari Games Corporation. The game is published by Tengen Inc.. Sometimes the game is also called...

Fantastic Night Dreams: Cotton

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Anime / Manga

Game released: Neo Geo Pocket Color, PlayStation, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx CD → 2000

Fantastic Night Dreams: Cotton is an arcade game with elements of action, shooter and game in the anime or manga genre from the masters from the studio Success...

Yū Yū Hakusho: Yami Shōbu!! Ankoku Bujutsukai

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: TurboGrafx CD → 30 September 1993

Yū Yū Hakusho: Yami Shōbu!! Ankoku Bujutsukai is an arcade game with a first-person view with elements of action, shooter and game in the anime or...

Hope to Hopp

Arcade, Action

Game released: Commodore 64 → October 1993

Hope to Hopp is an arcade game with a dash of action. The main publisher of the game is Markt & Technik. Hope to Hopp may be in development for PC, but that...

Fatal Fury Special

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Game Gear, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, SEGA CD, Sharp X68000, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, Xbox 360, Android → 1994

Metacritic: 63/100

An arcade fighting game based on Garou Densetsu Special, Fatal Fury Special features battles between fifteen fighters and a special guest character. The roster...

Rollerblade Racer

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game

Game released: DOS, NES → 1992

Rollerblade Racer is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and sports from Tahoe Software Productions. The game is published by Hi-Tech Expressions...

Jetsons: Robot Panic

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: Game Boy → 29 April 1993

Jetsons: Robot Panic is an arcade game with action and platform elements from developers from the Taito Corporation studio. The main publisher of the game is Taito...

Ninja Spirit

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1990

Ninja Spirit is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from developers from the studio Irem Corp.. The game is published by Activision. Ninja...

Twin Cobra

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Helicopters

Game released: FM Towns, Genesis, NES, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16 → 1994

Steam: 83/100

Twin Cobra is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and helicopter simulator from the masters from the studio Toaplan Co., Ltd.. The main...

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