Arcade 2012 — top best games in the Arcade genre / Page 2

Trine 2: Goblin Menace - a game in the Arcade genre

Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 → 6 September 2012

Trine 2: Goblin Menace is an arcade game with platformer elements from the masters from the Frozenbyte studio. The game is published by Atlus.Trine...

Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3, PS Vita → 29 November 2012

Metacritic: 64/100

This third-person arcade platformer takes place amid an intergalactic conflict. Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault combines the series...

Sims FreePlay

Arcade, Strategy, Business / Management, Free game, Action, Sandbox, Isometric, In real time, Simulation

Game released: iOS, Android → 15 December 2011

Players: 5.9/10

The Sims FreePlay is a real-time arcade strategy game with business elements and an isometric view. From head to toe—and floor to ceiling—you can...

Zen Pinball 2

Arcade, Sports game, Paintball, Pinball

Game released: PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Wii U, PlayStation 4 → 4 September 2012

Metacritic: 84/100

This arcade pinball game features a collection of tables, each with its own awards and leaderboards. Players launch the ball and track its movement...

Hatoful Boyfriend

Arcade, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Comedy

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, iOS, Android → 15 February 2012

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hatoful Boyfriend is an arcade visual novel with anime-style adventure elements. You have been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious...

Code of Princess

Arcade, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Action, Role-playing game, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo 3DS, PC → 9 October 2012

Steam: 55/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Code of Princess is a hack and slash game that features multiple game modes and over 50 playable characters. Single-player mode features a story...

Ski Safari

Arcade, Sports game, Snowboard, Skiing

Game released: iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV → 26 April 2012

Metacritic: 77/100

Ski Safari is an arcade sports game about skiing with a side view. Our hero will have to avoid an ongoing avalanche that threatens the local mountain...

Waiting for Godot

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Free game, Side view

Game released: Browser → 11 June 2012

Players: 10/10

Waiting for Godot is a side view arcade game with a mixture of platformer, indie game and shareware game from the masters from the VectorBelly...

Brave: The Video Game

Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Arcade

Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS → 27 July 2012

Players: 7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Brave: The Video Game is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting, based on the full-length cartoon “Brave.” In the...

Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers

Arcade, Flight Simulator, Action, Simulation

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Linux → 1 October 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 58/100

This arcade flight simulator focuses on aerial battles of the Pacific War. Players take part in historical engagements and fly aircraft recreated in...

Skylanders Giants

Arcade, Adventure, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U → 19 October 2012

Metacritic: 75/100

Skylanders Giants is an adventure platformer built around the existing Skylanders toys. It adds 20 characters to the roster, including eight...

Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PS Vita, Xbox 360 → 30 October 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. You have to take control of a girl assassin...

Ridge Racer

Arcade, Racing, In real time, Third-person view

Game released: PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 13 March 2012

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Ridge Racer is an exclusive edition of the arcade racing game from the Ridge Racer series for PS Vita. Exciting races at breakneck speed in powerful...

Asphalt 7: Heat

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Online

Game released: Android, iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad, iOS → 26 July 2012

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Asphalt 7: Heat — arcade racing with a third-person view. The gameplay is very similar to that of previous Asphalt games, with the player being...

Dungeon Fighter Online

Arcade, Online, Free game, Side view, MMO, Action, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga

Game released: Xbox 360, PC → 13 July 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 53/100

Dungeon Fighter Online is a free-to-play Japanese-style side-scrolling multiplayer action role-playing game. Expect an exciting 2D action game with...

Disney Universe

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

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Mac → 18 November 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Disney Universe is a multiplayer action-adventure game with a third-person view set in the Disney universe. You'll play through levels based on...

True Skate

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

Game released: iOS, Android → 18 October 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 78/100

True Skate is a dynamic arcade game for mobile platforms dedicated to the world of skateboarding. Using your mobile device you can perform stunning...

Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

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

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, PS Vita → 16 September 2013

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is a continuation of the arcade action platformer with a third-person view. In the new part you will find an unusual...

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

Arcade, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 24 March 2013

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity — The game features many Pokémon from the Unova region, with Pikachu, Oshawott, Tepig, Snivy, and...

Jak and Daxter Collection

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection

Game released: PlayStation 3, PS Vita → 28 February 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

This collection brings together the first three adventures of Jak and Daxter: Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, and Jak 3. The series...

VVVVVV

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game released: PC, Linux, Mac, Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 11 January 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...

Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock

Arcade, Logic

Game released: PS Vita, PlayStation 3, PC → 13 June 2012

Metacritic: 39/100

An adventure puzzle game set in the Doctor Who universe, where the Doctor and River Song travel through time and space to save Earth. Players control...

Amazing Alex

Arcade, Logic

Game released: Android, iOS, Nvidia Shield → 12 July 2012

Metacritic: 75/100

A puzzle arcade game about Alex, a schoolboy who solves problems by setting off chain reactions with toys and other objects. The action takes place...

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Arcade, Fighting

Game released: Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 → 18 November 2012

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is a continuation of the arcade fighting game in the popular Tekken universe. New characters await you who appeared in...

Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Comedy

Game released: PC, iOS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 → 3 October 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit is a frantic and bloody side-scrolling platformer set in Hell. You have to get used to the role of the demonic...

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 25 July 2013

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer that is the spiritual successor to 1987's Great Giana Sisters for the...

Triple Town

Arcade, Strategy, Puzzle, Logic, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac, Android, iOS → 6 December 2012

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Triple Town is an arcade puzzle game with strategy elements. Your task is to collect plants, houses, etc. into groups. Moreover, the system is...

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Arcade, Fighting, Action, Online

Game released: PS Vita, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One → 15 February 2012

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...

Sine Mora

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie, Arcade

Game released: Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4 → 21 March 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Sine Mora is a horizontally scrolling shoot ’em up in which time is central to combat. It combines classic shooter mechanics with a Story Mode that...

Wonder Boy in Monster World

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania, Side view, Role-playing game

Game released: Genesis, PlayStation 3, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, PC, Mac, Linux → 25 October 1991

Steam: 100/100

Monsters have overrun a fantasy land, leaving its citizens afraid for their lives as they wait for a hero to restore peace. Wonder Boy in Monster...

K-On After School Live HD

Arcade, Music game, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 21 June 2012

Players: 10/10

K-On After School Live HD is an arcade game with elements of a music game and a game in the anime or manga genre from developers from the Sega...

LEGO The Lord of the Rings

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, The Lord of the Rings, Fantasy

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PS Vita, Mac, iOS → 27 November 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 74/100

LEGO The Lord of the Rings is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view in the Lord of the Rings universe. The game is based on the...

$Math Flash Cards - a game in the Arcade genre$

Math Flash Cards

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Logic, Educational game (Education)

Game released: Android → 23 February 2012

Math Flash Cards — A mobile math game to improve your addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills. The game has a user-friendly...

House of the Dead 4

Arcade

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 17 April 2012

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 73/100

House of the Dead 4 — The gameplay of the game has undergone many changes. The main one is the use of a new weapon — a machine gun. Also...

Tiny Troopers

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Tactics, Indie, Tanks, Warships / Submarines, Strategy

Game released: iOS, PC, Mac → 7 June 2012

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Tiny Troopers is an arcade indie action game with tactical elements and an isometric view. This game puts you in charge of a team of little soldiers...

Might & Magic Duel of Champions

Arcade, Online, Card game, Logic, Free game, Strategy

Game released: PC, iOS → 13 September 2012

Might & Magic Duel of Champions is an online card strategy game set in the fantasy universe of Might & Magic. The aim of each battle is to...

Carmageddon

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Mac, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, DOS, iOS, PC → 1997

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...

Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Arcade, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 29 November 2012

Metacritic: 79/100

This crossover adventure combines courtroom investigations by defense attorney Phoenix Wright with puzzles solved by archaeologist Hershel Layton in...

Cook, Serve, Delicious!

Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Indie

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 9 October 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

This arcade restaurant-management simulator follows the growth of a small café into a five-star establishment. The player builds a menu from 30 types...

SoulCalibur

Arcade, Action, Fighting

Game released: Dreamcast, Xbox 360, Android, iOS → November 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...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2012 (Game released)