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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 2012

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Minecraft

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting

August 15, 2011

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An exciting sandbox focused on freedom of action and exploring a practically endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005)

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

November 11, 2005

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) is a legendary racing arcade game with a third-person view in the Need for Speed series. The game takes place in the fictional...

Mortal Kombat (2011)

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

April 19, 2011

VGTimes: 10.0/10

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Mortal Kombat (2011) is the ninth fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series. The game is both a continuation and a restart of the franchise. The game's plot begins...

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Online, Open world

October 30, 2012

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) — arcade racing with third and first person views. In this part of the series you will find a huge city of Fairhaven, which...

Rayman Origins

Arcade, Platformer, Adventure, Action

November 15, 2011

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This 2D platform adventure with action elements takes place in the Glade of Dreams, which has been overrun by Darktoons. The Fairy Council calls on Rayman to save...

Driver: San Francisco

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

September 2, 2011

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Driver: San Francisco is a continuation of the legendary arcade racing game with a third-person view in the Driver series. The game tells the story of the events...

Hotline Miami

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

October 23, 2012

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Hotline Miami is a brutal and bloody top-down action game. You have to step into the shoes of a serial killer who kills hundreds of various bandits and simply not...

Dwarf Fortress

Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Simulation, Strategy, City Building

August 8, 2006

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 93/100

Dwarf Fortress — in the main mode, the player indirectly controls a group of dwarves, trying to build an underground fortress in a procedurally generated...

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Collection, Online

February 28, 2012

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition is a complete side-scrolling edition of the arcade fighting game, which includes all the released add-ons. The game takes place 25...

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op)

May 15, 2012

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 63/100

This adventure platformer continues the events of Episode I: Metal Sonic has joined forces with Dr. Eggman, prompting Sonic to call on Tails for help. Together...

Journey

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration

March 13, 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Journey is an atmospheric adventure with a third-person view. The main character is a nameless wanderer who must cross the desert and get to the mountain that is...

Candy Crush Saga

Arcade, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row)

April 12, 2012

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Candy Crush Saga is a logic arcade game for mobile devices. You have to sort sweets in the workshop, earning points and using various bonuses. The more points you...

Sandbox

Arcade, God Simulator, Puzzle, Logic, Sandbox, Simulation, Indie

May 15, 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Sandbox is an arcade god simulator with puzzle elements. Imagine creating your own 8-bit pixel world, playing with humans, ninjas, robots or zombies, composing your...

Carmageddon

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

October 1, 1999

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Carmageddon — arcade racing with a third-person view. A crazy ride at breakneck speed awaits you with the same crazy people as you. All cars are hung with...

Metal Slug 3

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op)

June 1, 2000

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...

Subway Surfers

Arcade, Action, Online, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Runner

May 23, 2012

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Subway Surfers is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view. In this game, you have to run away from an angry guard, collecting coins and various...

Mark of the Ninja

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Indie

September 7, 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 91/100

A 2D stealth platformer about a ninja whose cursed tattoos heighten his senses and allow different approaches to each situation. The protagonist can evade enemies...

Jet Set Radio

Arcade, Third-person view, Stunts, Action, Platformer

June 29, 2000

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Jet Set Radio is an arcade game with a third-person view and stunt elements. You have to fight for Tokyo, mark your territory with graffiti, draw on walls, posters...

Spelunky

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Indie

July 4, 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Spelunky is a fun adventure that takes you to explore dangerous but rich mines. You will control a rather big-nosed but cute gold digger who came to the mines for...

Dungeon Defenders

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

December 16, 2010

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Dungeon Defenders is a dynamic cooperative action role-playing game with a third-person view and elements of the tower defense genre in a fantasy setting. You have...

Solar 2

Arcade, Space, Indie, Casual game

June 17, 2011

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This open-world arcade sandbox takes place in an infinite abstract universe where the player controls a celestial body. In Solar 2, players can complete varied...

Scribblenauts Unlimited

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Adventure, Arcade, Side view, Casual game

November 13, 2012

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Scribblenauts Unlimited — side-scrolling arcade adventure puzzle game. Welcome to an adventure in a vast world where your most powerful tool is your...

Bad Piggies

Arcade, Puzzle, Side view

September 27, 2012

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Bad Piggies is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. The bad pigs are hunting for eggs again — but, as usual, nothing goes according to plan. You have to...

SoulCalibur

Arcade, Action, Fighting

August 5, 1999

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

This fighting game centers on duels between blade-wielding fighters. SoulCalibur features 19 playable characters and eight modes, including Story, local Versus for...

I Wanna Be The Guy: Gaiden

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

July 14, 2012

I Wanna Be The Guy: Gaiden is an arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer and fantasy game from developers from Kayin studio. The game is published by...

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD

Arcade, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Skateboards

July 18, 2012

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 67/100

A third-person skateboarding arcade game centered on linking tricks into combos to score points. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD focuses on performing tricks and chaining...

Castle Crashers

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher, Adventure

August 27, 2008

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Castle Crashers is a furious side-view co-op action game designed for 4 people. The game takes place in the fictional Middle Ages, in which an evil sorcerer steals...

Sonic Adventure 2

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Platformer, Adventure

June 19, 2001

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Sonic Adventure 2 is a continuation of the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. Doctor Eggman once again strives to...

Hill Climb Racing

Arcade, Platformer

November 8, 2012

Players: 6.7/10

Hill Climb Racing is an arcade racing platformer. The rules are quite simple: you control your character to drive through the hilly terrain, collecting coins and...

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Detective

July 26, 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This detective visual novel follows a school trip to the abandoned Jabberwock Island, where Monokuma restarts a deadly game. Students from Hope’s Peak Academy must...

Dust: An Elysian Tail

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania

August 15, 2012

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a 2D action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. A colorful world awaits you, filled with...

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op)

November 11, 2011

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 is an adventure arcade action platformer with a third-person view in the Harry Potter universe. The game is based on the last three...

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Arcade, Fighting, Action, Online

November 15, 2011

Players: 8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is an arcade fighting game that features familiar characters from two big universes: the Marvel comic book and Capcom games. Two...

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics, Open world, Adventure

June 19, 2012

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 75/100

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is a continuation of the arcade adventure with a first-person view based on the Batman comics in the style of LEGO toys. The game...

DiRT Showdown

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

May 23, 2012

VGTimes: 4.0/10

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

DiRT Showdown is a racing arcade game with a third-person view in the popular DiRT series. All the attention in this game is paid to such types of competitions as...

Twisted Metal (2012)

Arcade, Racing, Flight Simulator, Motorcycle racing

February 14, 2012

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Arcade combat racing unfolds in a destructible world where four factions vie for control. Contestants in the Twisted Metal tournament fight for the chance to have...

Air Conflicts: Secret Wars

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Historical, Simulation, Arcade

June 30, 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 56/100

This arcade flight simulator stages aerial combat during World War I and World War II. Its seven campaigns, based on resistance movements of the Second World War...

Double Dragon: Neon

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op)

September 11, 2012

Players: 9/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This arcade beat ’em up follows brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee as they set out to rescue Marian and fight the villain Skullmageddon. Trained in the martial art of...

Zombie Driver

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Sports game

December 4, 2009

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Zombie Driver is a whirlwind racing action game with a top-down view in the dangerous world of the zombie apocalypse. You have to travel around a city inhabited by...

VVVVVV

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration

January 11, 2010

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 85/100

VVVVVV is an arcade indie platformer with a side view. You play as the fearless leader of a team of dimension explorers who have crashed and lost contact with each...

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