Arcade 2011 for Mac — top best games in the Arcade genre

Arcade, Action, Online, MMO, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Mac → 26 May 2011

Players: 6.9/10

Roblox is a huge online sandbox for creativity. Its toys are mini-games of all kinds of genres, with arcade-style gameplay and visuals that aren’t weighed down by...

Minecraft

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: Mac → 18 November 2011

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...

Terraria

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Sandbox, Survival, Online

Game released: Mac → 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...

The Binding of Isaac

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Indie, Replayability

Game released: Mac → 28 September 2011

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The Binding of Isaac is a hardcore action game with roguelike elements and a top-down view. The plot is based on one of the biblical stories. She will tell the...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view

Game released: Mac → 27 January 2011

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is an old-school platformer about a blue hedgehog, released by Sonic Team in 1992. In the story, Sonic and Tails decide to fight back against...

Shadowgrounds

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Science fiction

Game released: Mac → 13 April 2011

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This top-down science-fiction action game follows a fight against an alien threat in the colony of New Atlantis. The protagonist battles monsters and large bosses...

Colin McRae: DiRT 2

Arcade, Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Mac → 21 June 2011

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Colin McRae: DiRT 2 is a continuation of the popular rally racing simulator with a third and first person view. An interesting and, at the same time, quite complex...

Cave Story+

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania

Game released: Mac → 8 September 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Cave Story+ is a supplemented and improved version of the arcade action-platform with the side of the Cave Story. You have to go to a fascinating world where an...

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Online

Game released: Mac → 19 August 2011

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view in the Pirates of the Caribbean universe. You will go on...

Reckless Racing

Racing, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sports game, Casual game, Arcade

Game released: Mac → 30 November 2011

Metacritic: 85/100

This top-down racing game features dirt and asphalt tracks and a choice of trucks or rally cars. The controls allow precise cornering and drifting, with several...

Raging Thunder 2

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Mac → 16 November 2011

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

This third-person arcade racer takes place on streets and tracks around the world, from abandoned temples and tropical beaches to snow-covered mountains and the...

Beat Hazard Ultra

Arcade, Futurism (Future), Beat them all, Action, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 16 June 2011

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 63/100

An expansion for Beat Hazard, Beat Hazard Ultra adds modes, enemies and customization options to the music-driven arcade shooter. Combat intensity and firepower...

Super Mega Worm

Arcade, Action, Horror

Game released: Mac → 19 January 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

This arcade action game with horror elements follows Wojira, a giant worm and Earth’s last line of defense as the planet faces extinction. Sent by Mother Earth to...

Check vs. Mate

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Strategy, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 3 August 2012

Players: 7/10

Steam: 73/100

Disney Universe

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Mac → 25 October 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Disney Universe is a multiplayer action-adventure game with a third-person view set in the Disney universe. You'll play through levels based on famous animated...

Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Arcade, Steampunk

Game released: Mac → 8 June 2011

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This arcade-style top-down shooter is set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. Players fight enemies alone or in local co-op for up to four...

Shadowgrounds: Survivor

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

Game released: Mac → 13 April 2011

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Set on Jupiter’s moon Ganymede, this top-down science-fiction shooter follows the last surviving humans as they face an alien attack. Shadowgrounds: Survivor...

Worms Crazy Golf

Arcade, Golf, Sports game, Tactics, Online, Strategy

Game released: Mac → 7 December 2011

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Worms Crazy Golf is an arcade tactical golf game. All of Worms' trademark humor, comic violence and cartoonish imagery are present, combined with addictive yet...

OddBloB

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 7 January 2011

OddBloB is a top-down arcade game with a dash of action, strategy and puzzles from the masters at Astraware Limited. The main publishers of the game are Astraware...

Burn Zombie Burn

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Isometric, Zombies

Game released: Mac → 2 June 2011

Players: 6/10

Steam: 43/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This isometric arcade action shooter follows Bruce as he fights endless zombie hordes and tries to keep Daisy safe. The player must keep the hero alive and score as...

Demolition Inc.

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Racing, Strategy, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 19 September 2011

Steam: 79/100

This arcade action game with strategy elements puts players in control of demolition worker Mike’s UFO as he causes destruction across the cities of Earth. Tools...

Bit.Trip Runner

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view, Runner, Music game

Game released: Mac → 28 February 2011

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Bit.Trip Runner is a hardcore side-scrolling arcade runner set in the Bit.Trip universe. You have to run through dangerous locations, which are located on the Moon...

New Star Grand Prix

Racing, Top-down view, Indie, Sports game, Arcade

Game released: Mac → 22 December 2011

Steam: 92/100

This retro-style arcade racer spans motorsport from the 1980s to the present day. Players manage their own racing team and compete on circuits around the world...

PapiJump

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Mac → 30 March 2011

PapiJump is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from the Sunflat Games studio. The game is published by Sunflat Games. But PapiJump has not...

Spring Bonus

Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Match-3 (Three in a row), Arcade

Game released: Mac → 15 April 2011

Steam: 87/100

This casual match-3 puzzle takes place in the spring countryside, where the Easter Bunny and animal friends set out to light a magic rainbow by melting away...

Treasures of Montezuma 3

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Mac → 22 September 2011

Players: 8/10

Steam: 64/100

Treasures of Montezuma 3 is a continuation of the arcade puzzle game in the “three in a row” genre. You again have to go to the world of the Aztecs, where you can...

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Mac → 13 October 2011

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is a third-person arcade game with a dash of platforming from the studios Toys for Bob and XPEC Entertainment Inc. The game is...

Dino Run SE

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Mac → 22 March 2011

Dino Run SE is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from the masters from the Pixeljam Games studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Super Puzzle Platformer

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 19 June 2011

Steam: 91/100

This arcade platformer combines falling-block puzzle elements with old-school action: rather than matching colored blocks, the player shoots them and tries to...

Lightfish

Action, Top-down view, Arcade, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Mac → 20 October 2011

Steam: 90/100

This arcade action game follows a small fish trying to clear the ocean depths of dangerous creatures. The player draws lines across unexplored areas to claim...

Nicky Boom

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Mac → 22 January 2011

Players: 9.8/10

Nicky Boom is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer, puzzle and fantasy game from developers from Microïds studio. The game is...

Stand O'Food 3

Arcade, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Free game, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 2 June 2011

Stand O'Food 3 is an isometric arcade game with elements of strategy, business simulator, free-to-play game and tactical game from developers from the studio...

Angry Birds Seasons HD

Arcade, Logic, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 4 November 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Angry Birds Seasons HD is an arcade game with elements of a tactical game from developers from the Rovio Mobile studio. The main publisher of the game is Rovio...

SpaceShipVSBricks

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

Game released: Mac → 21 February 2011

SpaceShipVSBricks is a top-down arcade game with action elements. For some reason the game has not yet been released on...

Metal Spawn

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Mac → 22 June 2011

Metal Spawn is a third-person arcade game with action elements from developers from the Gray Alien Games...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2011 for Mac (Game released)