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 2016 (Game released)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PS Vita, Android, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, iOS → 16 May 2011
Players:
8.4/10
Metacritic:
82/100
Terraria is an adventure sandbox game with platformer elements and a side view. You will embark on a colorful journey where you can create various items, build...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS → 26 January 2016
Players:
8.4/10
Metacritic:
71/100
LEGO Marvel's Avengers is an arcade platformer with a third-person view. The events of the game will recreate the plot of the first two parts of the popular...
Game released: PC, iOS, Android, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 16 October 2013
Players:
10/10
Metacritic:
62/100
Bridge Constructor is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. Using the proposed materials, you have to build the strongest bridge that can withstand various types of...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox One → 10 October 2016
Players:
7.9/10
Metacritic:
85/100
Thumper is a music arcade game with a third-person view, supporting the PlayStation VR virtual reality device. In this rhythm game, you take on the role of a space...
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:
8.1/10
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: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Xbox One → 23 April 2015
Players:
8.7/10
Metacritic:
86/100
Crypt of the NecroDancer is a unique indie game where everything moves to the rhythm of the music of Danny Baranowski, the composer of Super Meat Boy and the...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS → 27 June 2016
Players:
7.8/10
Metacritic:
75/100
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is an arcade action game with a third-person view in the popular Star Wars universe. The game tells about the events that occurred...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch → 30 August 2016
Players:
9.4/10
Metacritic:
77/100
Hue is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game with platforming elements. In it you have to remake the world by changing its background color. Together with a character...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS Vita, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch → 11 June 2015
Players:
8.4/10
Metacritic:
71/100
LEGO Jurassic World is an arcade action game with a third-person view in the popular Jurassic World universe. LEGO style and signature humor will allow you to take...
