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 2018 (Game released)
Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting, Arcade
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 game focused on freedom of action and exploration of a virtually endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...
Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 16 November 2018
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Among Us is a casual multiplayer online game focused on social deduction. It is a simplified and faster version of "Mafia": from 4 to 10 players try to survive by...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, Android → 14 June 2018
Players:
8/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Wreckfest is a dynamic racing action game with a third-person perspective from the creators of the original FlatOut (2004). In the game, you will control a car on...
Arcade, Online, Simulation, Racing, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Motorcycle racing, Open world
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia → 28 June 2018
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
66/100
The Crew 2 is a sequel to the racing simulator with an open world and various types of transport. You will be able to roam the open world in the USA. The game...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 28 March 2017
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
63/100
An atmospheric hardcore platformer with survival elements. The story tells of a small creature named Slugcat, who was separated from his family in a world where...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS → 17 May 2018
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
62/100
House Flipper is a fun management simulator with a first-person view, where you become a one-man repair crew. In the game you will buy abandoned houses that are in...
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: 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...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Platformer, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2014
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Child of Light is a puzzle-platformer adventure with RPG elements and turn-based combat. The game is based on fairy tales. The events of the game tell the story of...
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...
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, iOS, PlayStation 4, Android, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 13 December 2018
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
83/100
GRIS is an atmospheric adventure puzzle game with a side view. The game will tell the sad story of the main character named Gris. The girl is locked in her own...
Game released: Android, iOS, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 26 July 2018
Players:
6.9/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
68/100
Asphalt 9: Legends is a continuation of the arcade racing simulator with a third-person view. Significantly improved graphics await you: new effects have been...
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...
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, Linux, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 27 June 2013
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Rogue Legacy is a fantasy platforming roguelite in which a hero explores procedurally generated castles and battles enemies. When a character dies, an heir takes...
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, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita → 15 May 2018
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Horizon Chase Turbo is an exciting third-person racing arcade game from the creators of the original Horizon Chase. The game features 73 tracks in 32 different...
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: Nintendo 3DS, PC, Linux, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2013
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
80/100
SteamWorld Dig is a charming side-scrolling arcade action-platformer about a robotic miner named Rusty, who arrives in a small town with the goal of finding...
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...
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, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 26 January 2018
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
86/100
The game takes you into the spectacular world of cult manga and anime, turning each fight into a dynamic battle on a grand scale. The game is created in the style...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android → 29 July 2015
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
70/100
Absolute Drift is a racing arcade game that will make you a true drifting master. On each track, you must get the maximum score by smashing various objects, doing...