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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Platforms
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Statuses
Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2021 (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 world where you can create various items, build...
Game released: Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2021
Players:
9.3/10
Metacritic:
87/100
It Takes Two is a co-op platformer where you and your friends become toys. At the center of the game are two dissimilar heroes Cody and May, who were turned into...
Arcade, Online, Action, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Tactics
Game released: PC → 17 June 2021
Players:
7.5/10
Metacritic:
65/100
The Red Solstice 2: Survivors is a continuation of the cooperative dynamic action game with strategy elements in a sci-fi setting. You will lead the secret special...
Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 16 November 2018
Players:
7.5/10
Metacritic:
82/100
Among Us is a casual multiplayer online game focused on social deduction. It is a simplified and fast-paced version of "Mafia": from 4 to 10 players try to survive...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, Android → 14 June 2018
Players:
8/10
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...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 11 February 2021
Players:
7.3/10
Metacritic:
82/100
Little Nightmares 2 is a continuation of the horror platformer with quest elements. This time a co-op has appeared in the game and the two of you will have to...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 12 May 2020
Players:
8.9/10
Metacritic:
85/100
Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where the police have...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 3 October 2023
Players:
8.5/10
Metacritic:
88/100
Remasters of the first two parts of the legendary skateboarding series Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. The game has completely new graphics, but retains the spirit of the...
Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 31 August 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Metacritic:
59/100
Rustler is a fun arcade action game with an isometric camera view, the developers of which are inspired by GTA 2. The game takes place in the Middle Ages. An open...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 30 September 2021
Players:
8.5/10
Metacritic:
74/100
Hot Wheels Unleashed is a fun racing arcade game with a third-person view, where you can get behind the wheel of a variety of cars from the Hot Wheels universe. In...
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2021
Players:
9.7/10
Metacritic:
70/100
Oddworld: Soulstorm is a continuation of the arcade platformer with a side view, where we will once again play as Abe the Mudokon. The events of the game will...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 13 August 2019
Players:
9.5/10
Metacritic:
80/100
Dicey Dungeons — an exciting card-based turn-based game with RPG elements and a simplified roguelike from the creators of Super Hexagon and VVVVVV. In the...
