Arcade 2012 for Mac — top best games in the Arcade genre

Dwarf Fortress - a game in the Arcade genre

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Mac → 22 February 2012

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Dwarf Fortress — in the main mode, the player indirectly controls a group of dwarves, trying to build an underground fortress in a procedurally generated...

Driver: San Francisco

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Mac → 8 March 2012

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Driver: San Francisco is a continuation of the legendary arcade racing game with a third-person view in the Driver series. The game tells the story of the events...

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Mac → 6 September 2012

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is a continuation of the arcade adventure with a first-person view based on the Batman comics in the style of LEGO toys. The game...

Dungeon Defenders

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Mac → 15 March 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Dungeon Defenders is a dynamic cooperative action role-playing game with a third-person view and elements of the tower defense genre in a fantasy setting. You have...

Botanicula

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Arcade

Game released: Mac → 8 May 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Botanicula is an adventure arcade puzzle game with a third-person view. In this game you will find a relaxing atmosphere, a huge number of detailed locations that...

Tiny Troopers

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Tactics, Indie, Tanks, Warships / Submarines

Game released: Mac → 24 August 2012

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Tiny Troopers is an arcade indie action game with tactical elements and an isometric view. This game puts you in charge of a team of little soldiers. You must guide...

Bad Piggies

Arcade, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Mac → 27 September 2012

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Bad Piggies is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. The bad pigs are hunting for eggs again — but, as usual, nothing goes according to plan. You have to...

Super Hexagon

Arcade, Music game, Indie

Game released: Mac → 27 November 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Super Hexagon is an indie music arcade game. This is one of the most difficult games you will ever play. A pulsating soundtrack underscores the danger as swirling...

Check vs. Mate

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Mac → 3 August 2012

Players: 7/10

Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure

Third-person view, Arcade, Action, Adventure

Game released: Mac → 25 September 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and adventure from the masters at High Impact Games, LLC. The main...

Awesomenauts

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game, Side view

Game released: Mac → 14 June 2013

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Awesomenauts is a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling MOBA action game. The events of the game will take you to the distant year 3587, in which there is a great...

Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Mac → 15 October 2012

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers

Arcade, Flight Simulator

Game released: Mac → 21 September 2012

Players: 10/10

Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers is an arcade game with flight simulator elements from the Games Farm studio. The game is published by bitComposer Entertainment. Air...

Angry Birds: Star Wars

Arcade, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Side view

Game released: Mac → 8 November 2012

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Angry Birds: Star Wars is a fantastic arcade game in the style of Star Wars with a side view. Levels take place both on standard terrain and in outer space. The...

LEGO Lord of the Rings

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, The Lord of the Rings

Game released: Mac → 21 February 2012

Players: 8.1/10

LEGO Lord of the Rings is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view in the Lord of the Rings universe. An exciting adventure awaits you through the...

Cortex Command

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Platformer, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 28 September 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 44/100

Cortex Command is an arcade game with elements of strategy, platformer and tactical game from developers from Data Realms studio. The game is published by Data...

Valley Without Wind

Arcade

Game released: Mac → 23 April 2012

Valley Without Wind is an arcade game from developers from the Arcen Games studio. The game is published by Arcen...

Waking Mars

Arcade, Platformer, Adventure, Side view

Game released: Mac → 13 December 2012

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Waking Mars is a side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer. In 2097, life was discovered on Mars. During the mission to make first contact, you find yourself...

Triple Town

Arcade, Strategy, Puzzle, Logic

Game released: Mac → 6 December 2012

Metacritic: 83/100

Triple Town is an arcade puzzle game with strategy elements. Your task is to collect plants, houses, etc. into groups. Moreover, the system is multi-level: when...

Wizorb

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Indie

Game released: Mac → 14 March 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Bluecoats: North vs South

Arcade, Strategy, Top-down view, Side view

Game released: Mac → 10 May 2012

Bluecoats: North vs South is an arcade strategy game with action elements. You have to lead one of the armies in a civil war. Your goal is to conquer US territory...

Trine 2: Goblin Menace

Arcade, DLC, Platformer, Logic

Game released: Mac → 6 September 2012

Trine 2: Goblin Menace is an arcade game with platformer elements from the masters from the Frozenbyte studio. The game is published by Atlus.Trine 2: Goblin Menace...

Teddy Floppy Ear: The Race

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Mac → 22 May 2015

Teddy Floppy Ear: The Race is a third-person arcade game with racing elements from the studio Forever Entertainment S.A.. The game is published by Forever...

Basement Collection

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic

Game released: Mac → 31 August 2012

Players: 8/10

Basement Collection is an arcade game with a mixture of platformer and puzzle from the developers of the Edmund McMillen studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Streets of Rage 3

Arcade, Action, Anime / Manga, Side view, Beat them all

Game released: Mac → 3 May 2012

Players: 4.9/10

Streets of Rage 3 — After Mr. X suffered two defeats, he founded the research company RoboCy Corporation to cover his illegal activities. Dr. Zahn, the...

Bean's Quest

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer

Game released: Mac → 1 February 2012

Bean's Quest is an arcade game with a mixture of adventure and platformer from the developers from the Kumobius studio. The main publisher of the game is Kumobius...

Catch-22

Arcade, Logic, Indie

Game released: Mac → 25 September 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Catch-22 is an arcade game with a touch of indie game from developers from the Mango Down studio. The game is published by Mango Down. Sometimes the game is also...

Containment: The Zombie Puzzler

Arcade, Action, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 26 July 2012

Players: 5/10

Containment: The Zombie Puzzler is an arcade game with action and puzzle elements from developers from the Bootsnake Games studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Colour Bind

Arcade, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 24 September 2012

Metacritic: 66/100

Colour Bind is an arcade game with puzzle elements from Puppy Punch Productions. The game is published by Puppy Punch Productions. Overall, the project turned out...

8BitBoy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Mac → 22 November 2012

Players: 4.7/10

8BitBoy is an arcade game with action, platformer and indie elements from the developers of AwesomeBlade studio. The game is published by AwesomeBlade. 8BitBoy is...

AVSEQ

Arcade, Isometric

Game released: Mac → 23 August 2012

AVSEQ is an isometric arcade game from the Big Robot Limited studio. The game is published by Big Robot...

Probability 0

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Mac → 1 October 2012

Probability 0 is an arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer, indie game and Roguelike from the developers from the Droqen studio. The game is published by...

Super Crossfire

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Indie

Game released: Mac → 5 January 2012

Metacritic: 85/100

Super Crossfire is an action, shooter, beat 'em up and indie arcade game from the developers of Radiangames. The game is published by Chillingo. Sometimes the game...

Cosmic Predator

Arcade, Shooter, Logic

Game released: Mac → 31 December 2012

Cosmic Predator is an arcade game with a touch of shooter from developers from the Steel River Games studio. The game is published by Steel River...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2012 for Mac (Game released)