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, Mac, Linux → 16 May 2011
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
97/100
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, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac, Linux → 1 November 2016
Players:
9/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Owlboy is a side-scrolling arcade platformer with a pixel art style. The main character is an owl boy, capable of both running around locations and flying. In the...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS → 5 April 2016
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Enter the Gungeon is a top-down arcade shooter from the developers at Dodge Roll. The roguelike takes place in the ever-changing fortress of Gungeon, which is a...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Simulation, Survival, Sandbox, Space
Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One → 22 July 2016
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Starbound is an indie adventure role-playing arcade game with platformer and action elements. You are forced to flee your planet by hijacking a ship. Fleeing from...
Game released: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 21 January 2016
Players:
7/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A remake of the original third-person action adventure Yakuza, released on PlayStation 2 in 2005. The game tells the story of a man named Kazuma Kiryu, who was one...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS → 26 January 2016
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
84/100
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: Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S → 29 June 2016
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
91/100
Inside is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer with survival elements from the creators of Limbo. The plot centers on a lonely boy who is hiding from...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Xbox One → 23 April 2015
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
95/100
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: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 18 October 2016
Players:
5.2/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
73/100
A collection of two games that recreate the magical world of Harry Potter in LEGO style, covering all seven books and eight films. Players are immersed in a journey...
Game released: PC, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Linux → 13 December 2013
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Teslagrad is an arcade quest with platformer elements and futurism style. In this game, you use the power of electromagnetism to solve puzzles and battle horrors as...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS → 27 June 2016
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
77/100
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...
Indie, Arcade, Strategy, Tactics, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android → 22 June 2019
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
90/100
Data Defense is a minimalist top-down arcade strategy game with tower defense elements in a cyberpunk setting. In the game you have to protect the server from the...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 28 October 2016
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is a sequel to the arcade fighting game with a third-person view, Dragon Ball Xenoverse. The second part continues the story of the original...
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Platformer
Game released: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PC → 14 October 2016
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Dragon Quest Builders — arcade sandbox with a third-person view in an open world in the Dragon Quest universe. The plot of the game will tell the sweet story...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Linux, Mac, Xbox One, Wii U, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2015
Players:
6.8/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Axiom Verge is a side-scrolling pixel action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will play the role of a scientist who, due to an accident, finds himself in a...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii U, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 20 December 2016
Players:
10/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
81/100
This side-scrolling fantasy platformer builds its heroine’s actions around belly dancing and hair-whipping. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is an HD adventure starring...