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.
Years
Platforms
PlayStation 3PlayStation 2Xbox 360PSPWiiNintendo DSiPhoneCommodore 64BREWDoJaJ2MESymbianPalm OSWindows MobileBlackBerryiPod ClassicAtari 2600
Statuses
Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2008 (Game released)
Game released: Windows Phone, iOS, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Wii, PSP, Nintendo DS → October 2010
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
59/100
Need for Speed: Undercover is a continuation of the popular arcade racing series with a third-person view. The plot of the game will allow you to work undercover...
Game released: GameCube, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, Game Boy Advance → 18 November 2004
Players:
8.1/10
Metacritic:
76/100
Arcade race and continuation of one of the most successful parts of the series. This time there will be even more races, more tuning, more cars and races. And most...
Game released: iOS, Neo Geo, PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2012
Players:
10/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A 2D arcade run-and-gun shooter in which a soldier fights through stages filled with enemies and giant bosses. Metal Slug 3 features five large stages with...
Game released: Android, BlackBerry, BREW, iPad, iPhone, iPod Classic, J2ME, Mac, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360, Zeebo, PSP → June 2010
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
88/100
Peggle is a fun side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. You have to shoot a limited number of balls at the walls and at the same time you need to hit the multi-colored...
Game released: Android, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BlackBerry, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Intellivision, iPhone, MSX, Neo Geo Pocket Color, NES, PC-88, PC-98, PC Booter, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, Wii, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 27 October 2009
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
58/100
Pac-Man is a top-down arcade action game. You have to guide Pac-Man through the maze and eat all the dots without being caught by the ghosts. You will find exciting...
Game released: Atari 7800, MSX, NES, Palm OS, Wii, Windows Mobile, Xbox 360, PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 1987
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
66/100
This arcade space shooter and sequel to GALAXIAN pits a fighter craft against waves of invading aliens. The player moves the ship left and right, shoots down...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga
Game released: Game Boy Advance, MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Sharp X68000, Wii → 21 May 2004
Metacritic:
68/100
An arcade shooter in which the player guides TwinBee through the clouds while shooting enemies. The game combines aerial combat viewed from above with 3D...
Game released: DOS, Game Boy Advance, Jaguar, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, PC, Game Boy Color, iOS, Android → 1995
Players:
5.5/10
Metacritic:
84/100
Rayman is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. In this game you have to find and save all the Electuns — unusual little creatures. After this, you can...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Fighting, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Comics
Game released: PlayStation 2, Wii, Nintendo DS → 4 November 2008
Metacritic:
74/100
This action-adventure game with role-playing elements is set in an eerie supernatural world ruled by the cruel Baron Mharti. The player takes the role of an...
Game released: Jaguar, 3DO, Genesis, Amiga, DOS, Mac, PlayStation, PC, SNES, CD-i, Android, Dreamcast, FM-7, Palm OS, iOS, PSP, PlayStation 2 → 1995
Flashback is an arcade action game with platformer elements in a futuristic style. 2142 After escaping from a spaceship and suffering complete amnesia, young...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, J2ME, MSX, NES, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1988
Players:
7.5/10
Bubble Bobble is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from Taito Corporation. The game is published by Firebird Software Ltd.. Bubble...
Game released: Mac, PlayStation 2, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance → 1 December 2008
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
69/100
This arcade adventure follows Rayman as a wild rabbit invasion threatens his world. He must fight the intruders and foil their plans, relying on his combat...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, MSX, NES, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1988
Players:
7/10
Operation Wolf is a first-person arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the Taito Corporation studio. The game is published by Ocean...
Game released: Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Apple II, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Intellivision, MSX, NES, Palm OS, PC-88, PC Booter, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, Wii, Windows Mobile, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 1983
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
65/100
Dig Dug is an arcade action game set in underground tunnels, where the hero digs through the earth while hunting monsters. A harpoon pump inflates enemies until...
Game released: Linux, Mac, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, PS Vita, Xbox One → 15 June 2005
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
73/100
In a retro-futuristic world, the last human has been killed by evil robots, and a battle droid sets out to avenge the human race. Players fight through more than 40...
Game released: Browser, Mac, PC, PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita, PlayStation 4 → 14 April 2006
Players:
4.3/10
Steam:
51/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Flow is an atmospheric top-down adventure in which you can live the life of a microorganism. Making its way through the water surface in search of living creatures...
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...
Arcade, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sports game, Motorcycle racing
Game released: PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 6 August 1998
This futuristic racing game sends all-terrain bikes across ten hazardous tracks. Racers navigate obstacles, catch air and perform...
Game released: BlackBerry, iPhone, Palm OS, PSP, Symbian, PC, Windows Mobile, Xbox 360 → 24 September 2008
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
59/100
Platypus is a fun side-scrolling arcade shooter. The events of the game will take you to an amazing plasticine world, where the peaceful country of Mungola is...
