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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Statuses
Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2017 (Game released)
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting
Game released: Xbox 360, Mac, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 5 → 9 May 2012
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...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Android → 17 November 2016
Players:
10/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
79/100
ICEY is a side-scrolling sci-fi arcade action platformer. At first glance, this game is a regular platformer where you follow directions and go where you are told...
Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PS Vita, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Switch → 18 February 2014
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Rayman Legends is a continuation of the exciting side-scrolling arcade platformer Rayman Origins. Rayman and his friends find a mysterious tent in the magical...
Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Ouya, Xbox One, Linux → 28 April 2015
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Broken Age is an exciting point-and-click side-scrolling adventure from the author of Full Throttle and Grim Fandango. The game will tell two parallel developing...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 4 October 2017
Players:
7/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
67/100
Road Redemption is the spiritual successor to the Road Rush series of racing and brutal motorcycle chases. The game takes you on a brutal journey across the United...
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: 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...
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: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, PS Vita, Xbox One → 4 October 2013
VGTimes:
7.0/10
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
57/100
Knock-knock is an adventure puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. In the depths of a dense forest there is a wooden house. A man lives in this house...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 1 August 2017
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
98/100
Metacritic:
81/100
A bright first-person adventure that combines elements of farming, exploration, and arcade shooting. The action takes place on a distant planet where humanity has...
Online, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Helicopters, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 12 October 2017
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
74/100
Heliborne is a dynamic military action game about helicopter aviation. At your disposal will be dozens of helicopters from different eras, from the 1950s to the...
Game released: Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S → 29 June 2016
Players:
8.8/10
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: Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Mac, Linux → December 1998
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil is a classic dynamic first-person shooter where the brave hero Turok fights a huge number of dangerous enemies using all kinds of weapons...
Game released: PC, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 26 June 2014
Players:
8/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
88/100
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat the evil...
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, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 11 December 2014
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Talos Principle is a first-person adventure puzzle game in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Serious Sam. In an unknown place, deserted and seemingly divorced...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Mac, Linux, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2015
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
72/100
The Escapists is a fun indie prison escape game. This can be done by any means. For example, organize a riot. Or dig a tunnel right under the prison. Or quietly...
