Arcade 2021 — top best games in the Arcade genre / Page 3

Arcade, Online, First-person view, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: PC, Stadia, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 23 September 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Embr is a first-person co-op action game where you become the best firefighter you can hire. Alone or together with your comrades, you will go to conquer burning...

Circuit Superstars

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view, Indie, Online

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S → 31 October 2023

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A racing arcade game in which a simple but realistic physical model is implemented, a bunch of historical cars of the past, and the essence of the gameplay is to...

Pac-Man 99

Arcade, Online, Top-down view, Action, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Pac-Man 99 is a free-to-play battle royale game in the legendary Pac-Man series. Up to 99 players compete in the game, where the main goal is to remain the only...

Say No! More

Indie, Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Simulation, Comedy, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Nintendo Switch → 9 April 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Say No! More is an unusual explosive action game with a third-person view. In the game you will find yourself in a world where the word “No!” is forbidden. Your...

Melon Playground

Arcade, Simulation, Side view

Game released: Android → 27 August 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Melon Playground is a side-scrolling arcade simulator. In this game you have to test different types of weapons on a person who supports the physics of movements...

Dieselpunk Wars

Simulation, Indie, Action, Racing, Arcade, Tanks, Flight Simulator, Warships / Submarines, Combat robots, Sandbox, Construction

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 13 May 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 54/100

Dieselpunk Wars is an exciting third-person action sandbox game focused on combat with sophisticated physics and advanced damage simulation. As you play, you'll be...

Zaacar

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 23 May 2021

Steam: 38/100

Mad racing action that combines high-speed races, massive crashes, and fierce shootouts in huge arenas. The game is inspired by Twisted Metal (2012) and...

LEGO Builder's Journey

Arcade, Puzzle, Isometric, Indie, Casual game

Game released: iOS, PlayStation 5, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 → 19 December 2019

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 78/100

LEGO Builder's Journey is a lyrical puzzle game set in an amazing world. You will go on a journey with a father and his child, where they will have to assemble...

Sky Warriors: Airplane Combat

Flight Simulator, Action, Arcade, Third-person view, Online

Game released: iOS, Android → 1 July 2021

Players: 6.6/10

Sky Warriors: Airplane Combat is an arcade flight simulator with action elements and a third-person view. In this game, you will experience the thrill of realistic...

Young Souls

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Slasher, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Stadia → 10 March 2022

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Young Souls is an arcade co-op action-slasher with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will tell the story of...

Grow: Song of the Evertree

Business / Management, Third-person view, Adventure, Arcade, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game, Farm Simulator

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 16 November 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Grow: Song of the Evertree is a sandbox adventure game with a third-person view and life management elements in a fantasy setting. The game will tell you about the...

Gal*Gun Returns

Arcade, Shooter, Anime / Manga, First-person view, Simulation, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 12 February 2021

Players: 4/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Gal*Gun Returns — remaster of the original arcade shooter with a first-person view and dating simulator elements Gal Gun. In the game, monsters are replaced by...

Modern Assault Tanks

Action, Arcade, Tanks

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 12 July 2021

Steam: 47/100

This arcade tank action game centers on team-based PvP battles across several combat maps. Players command tanks, help their allies destroy opponents, and earn...

The Jackbox Party Pack 7

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Indie, Logic, Comedy, Trivia

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 15 October 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The Jackbox Party Pack 7 is a new part of a collection of fun arcade games for a large company. The game has a lot of different mini-games that will not let you get...

The Matrix Awakens

Arcade, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

Game released: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 9 December 2021

Players: 8.4/10

The Matrix Awakens is a technical demo based on the film “The Matrix: Resurrection”, created on the Unreal Engine 5. Lana Wachowski and other co-authors of the...

Nier Re[in]carnation

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Free game, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Android, iOS → 27 July 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Nier Re[in]carnation is a free-to-play mobile spin-off of the Nier role-playing series. It is being developed by Applibot studio together with Saito, Okabe and...

Infinite Launch

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Action, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Android → 25 May 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Infinite Launch is a top-down arcade tower defense game. After years of colonizing half of our galaxy, your job is to deploy satellites and discover other planets...

New Pokemon Snap

Arcade, Shooter, First-person view, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

New Pokemon Snap is an adventure photography simulator with a first-person view in the amazing world of Pokemon. In the game you have to arm yourself with a camera...

Wildshade: Fantasy Horse Races

Arcade, Racing, Free game, Casual game, Fantasy

Game released: iOS, Android → 26 November 2021

Arcade horse racing with fantasy elements. Short races take place on colorful tracks with jumps, alternative routes, and various obstacles. Between competitions...

Summer Catchers

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Runner, Side view, Racing

Game released: PC, Mac, Android, Nintendo Switch → 16 July 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Summer Catchers is a cute racing arcade game with a side view, made in pixel style. The game tells the story of a young girl from the north who has never seen...

Survival Z

Adventure, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Action, Casual game, Zombies, Indie, Shooter, Arcade

Game released: iOS, Mac, PC → 19 February 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 83/100

Adventure action, whose events unfold in a world where zombies captured the planet after a global catastrophe. The main character, one of the few survivors, goes in...

Timothy vs the Aliens

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world

Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC → 21 July 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 73/100

Timothy vs the Aliens is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view in which you take on the role of gangster Timothy, who lives in a black and white city...

Sonic Colors: Ultimate

Arcade, Third-person view, Action, Casual game, Platformer

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii, Nintendo DS → 6 February 2023

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Re-release of Sonic Colors (2010) from 2010, which was originally released only on Wii and NDS. The developers improved the graphics, increased the frame rate...

The Artful Escape

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Music game

Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 9 September 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The Artful Escape is a side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer. The game tells about what goes on in a musician’s head while writing music. In our case, in the...

Omen of Sorrow

Arcade, Horror, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy, Action

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 7 June 2019

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 64/100

The game world is filled with creatures from myths, scary fairy tales and classic books like Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The game features 12 characters...

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action, Online

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 5 October 2021

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a fast-paced side-scrolling action fighting game that puts you in the shoes of popular Nickelodeon cartoon characters. You will have...

Taxi Chaos

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Action, Stunts, Open world

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 19 October 2021

Steam: 50/100

Metacritic: 51/100

Taxi Chaos is a racing action arcade game with a third-person view, inspired by the legendary series about the crazy taxi — Crazy Taxi. Just like in the original...

Ghosts 'N Goblins: Resurrection

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 25 February 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Ghosts 'N Goblins: Resurrection is a fantasy side-scrolling arcade action platformer. The game follows the valiant knight Arthur as he runs, jumps and fights his...

Postknight 2

Arcade, Adventure, Role-playing game, Side view

Game released: iOS, Android → 30 November 2021

Players: 10/10

Postknight 2 is a side-scrolling adventure arcade RPG game. You have to travel along treacherous paths and meet colorful characters. You will be able to develop...

RoboLife-Days with Aino

Arcade, Adult game, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Role-playing game, Visual novel, Simulation, Combat robots

Game released: PC → 23 June 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

RoboLife-Days with Aino is an adventure role-playing game with visual novel elements and an anime-style dating simulator. The plot tells about the android girl...

Walkabout Mini Golf

Arcade, Simulation, Golf, Virtual Reality (VR), First-person view, Online, Sports game

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 15 July 2021

Steam: 97/100

Game for virtual reality glasses. The gamer travels through a vibrant world filled with the best mini-golf courses. You can play alone or challenge your friends in...

Islanders

Arcade, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, City Building, Construction

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Mac → 4 April 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Islanders is a minimalistic turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view. Do you want to build beautiful cities without spending long hours on resource...

Pretty Girls Panic!

Casual game, Anime / Manga, Arcade

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 20 December 2016

Steam: 83/100

This arcade puzzle game features anime characters hidden behind a water-filled barrier. The player guides a special tool to draw a line back to the edge of the...

Hexio

Arcade, Puzzle, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Logic

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android → 6 September 2021

Steam: 100/100

Hexio is a minimalistic top-down arcade puzzle game. Enjoy relaxing gameplay across 96 carefully designed levels. As you progress, you need to connect the dots to...

NHL 22

Sports game, Hockey, Simulation, Arcade

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 15 October 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 73/100

NHL 22 is a new part of a series of annual sports simulators dedicated to hockey. In the continuation, you will find an updated season with all the real data and...

Rocket League: Sideswipe

Sports game, Racing, Futurism (Future), Side view, Arcade, Football

Game released: Android, iOS → 15 November 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Rocket League: Sideswipe is a sports racing arcade game with a side view for mobile platforms in the series of futuristic races Rocket League. The game features...

Teratopia

Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Platformer, Indie, Slasher, Arcade, Open world

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 20 January 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 83/100

Teratopia is an arcade platformer with cute graphics and orchestral music. Inspired by the best representatives of this genre, he tried to absorb that mischievous...

Totally Reliable Delivery Service

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Sandbox, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5 → 1 April 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Totally Reliable Delivery Service — a fun third-person action game about a "reliable" delivery service that is actually not reliable at all. The main idea is to go...

Oddworld: Soulstorm

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 65/100

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...

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Isometric, Simulation, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Action, Point & Click

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch → 6 August 2020

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension is an indie action-adventure game in the point and click genre with an isometric view and puzzle elements. This is a fun adventure...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2021 (Game released)