Arcade 2014 for Mac — top best games in the Arcade genre

Geometry Dash - a game in the Arcade genre

Arcade, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie, Side view, Music game

Game released: Mac → 22 December 2014

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Geometry Dash is a fast-paced arcade platformer where you have to jump and dodge over various obstacles. The game has many levels that will bring many challenges...

Broken Age

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Point & Click, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 28 January 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Broken Age is an exciting point-and-click side-scrolling adventure from the author of Full Throttle and Grim Fandango. The game will tell two parallel developing...

Never Alone

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Mac → 18 November 2014

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Never Alone is an arcade side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. You play as the girl Nunu and her arctic fox companion. You have to solve the mystery of an...

Craft The World

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Platformer, Crafting, Sandbox, Construction

Game released: Mac → 24 November 2014

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 82/100

A sandbox strategy game with platforming elements about leading a tribe of dwarves in randomly generated worlds inhabited by dangerous creatures. The player orders...

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Mac → 26 June 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat the evil...

Talos Principle

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Science fiction

Game released: Mac → 11 December 2014

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Talos Principle is a first-person adventure puzzle game in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Serious Sam. In an unknown place, deserted and seemingly divorced...

Luftrausers

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Mac → 18 March 2014

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Luftrausers is an arcade aerial combat shooter set among the clouds and over open seas. Players configure their fighter by choosing its weapon, body, and propulsion...

Guacamelee!

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Logic, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Mac → 18 February 2014

Players: 7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Guacamelee! is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. The plot revolves around the brave Mexican Juan Agacata, who must save the daughter of the President of...

Towerfall: Ascension

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Online, Indie

Game released: Mac → 29 May 2014

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Towerfall: Ascension is a fun side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer where you take on the role of archers who hate each other very much and fight on a...

Car Mechanic Simulator 2014

Arcade, Simulation, Educational game (Education), Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 1 August 2014

Players: 7/10

Steam: 79/100

Car Mechanic Simulator 2014 is an educational car simulator with elements of a racing arcade game with a first-person view. You have to take on the role of a car...

BattleBlock Theater

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Game released: Mac → 15 May 2014

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 85/100

BattleBlock Theater is a side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer. There are a total of eight different modes available in the game. In Soul, the player will...

Mercenary Kings

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Mac → 25 March 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mercenary Kings is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer similar to games like SNK's Metal Slug series. Players can jump, crouch, roll, shoot in four directions...

Little Racers STREET

Racing, Arcade, Top-down view

Game released: Mac → 6 February 2014

Steam: 84/100

A top-down arcade racer that combines straightforward racing with street events across two cities. The career begins from scratch and spans around 200 events on...

100% Orange Juice

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Card game, Anime / Manga, Online

Game released: Mac → 16 May 2014

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

100% Orange Juice is an arcade adventure puzzle game with elements of a board card game. You will travel to an amazing world where dogs, people and cars fly in the...

Royal Defense

Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Arcade, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Mac → 10 November 2014

Steam: 70/100

Royal Defense is a top-down arcade strategy game in a fantasy setting, made in the tower defense genre. In the game you have to defend yourself from the attacks of...

1001 Spikes

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Mac → 3 June 2014

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This arcade platformer with puzzle elements follows Aban Hawkins as he searches the ruins of Ukampa in South America for his missing father, archaeologist Jim...

Fist of Awesome

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Action

Game released: Mac → 3 July 2014

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This arcade action game follows lumberjack Tim Burr, who travels through time and fights bears that have taken over the world. After his family disappears and his...

Spacebase DF-9

Arcade, Simulation, Futurism (Future), Indie, Space, Science fiction

Game released: Mac → 27 October 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 16/100

This space simulation focuses on building a home for humans and aliens in Earth's distant future. The player expands the base by mining asteroids, growing it from a...

Boson X

Action, Arcade, Runner

Game released: Mac → 15 September 2014

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Boson X is an arcade runner set inside a particle accelerator, where the character navigates a subatomic space without conventional floors or ceilings. The aim is...

Freedom Fall

Arcade, Action, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Mac → 10 January 2014

Steam: 88/100

This side-scrolling platformer is set in a prison tower that rises above the clouds. The hero attempts to escape, navigating traps and mechanical monstrosities set...

OlliOlli

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Sports game, Indie, Skateboards

Game released: Mac → 22 July 2014

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This skateboarding arcade game revolves around landing tricks and maintaining control through obstacle-filled levels. Players perform more than 120 tricks and...

Super Toy Cars

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Top-down view, Indie, Online

Game released: Mac → 6 June 2014

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Super Toy Cars is a fun racing arcade game with a third-person view, where miniature cars fight on tracks located on ordinary objects — tables, chairs, sofas...

Spoiler Alert

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 30 June 2014

Steam: 77/100

Spoiler Alert is a hardcore side-scrolling indie platformer. You will find yourself in a completely completed game: the main villain is defeated, all the coins are...

Hatoful Boyfriend

Arcade, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 4 September 2014

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hatoful Boyfriend is an arcade visual novel with anime-style adventure elements. You have been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious Saint Dove...

bit Dungeon 2

Arcade, Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Action

Game released: Mac → 15 December 2014

Steam: 82/100

bit Dungeon 2 is an arcade indie action game with a top-down view and role-playing elements in a fantasy setting. You have to go into dangerous dungeons that are...

Jackbox Party Pack

Arcade, Board / Group Game, Casual game, Trivia, Indie

Game released: Mac → 26 November 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Jackbox Party Pack is a fun, arcade game for a large group. Using your mobile devices and computer, you have to play simple, uncomplicated games with your friends...

Ascendant

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Mac → 13 May 2014

Steam: 76/100

Ascendant is an arcade role-playing action platformer with roguelike elements and a side view. You become a demigod who invades the dimension and must defeat hordes...

Frederic: Resurrection of Music

Arcade, Action, Music game, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 16 May 2014

Steam: 85/100

Frederic: Resurrection of Music is a dynamic musical arcade game with a colorful visual style. You will be able to join Fryderyk, one of the most important...

Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse HD

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Remake

Game released: Mac → 25 July 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse HD is a third-person arcade game with a dash of platforming from SEGA Studios Australia. The game is published by Disney...

Sproggiwood

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Roguelike, Adventure, Procedural generation

Game released: Mac → 24 October 2014

Steam: 79/100

Sproggiwood is an arcade RPG with action and roguelike elements with an isometric view. You are a simple farmer from the peaceful island of Clog. One moment you are...

Joe Danger 2: The Movie

Arcade, Racing, Indie, Action

Game released: Mac → Q1 2014

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This arcade stunt game follows Joe Danger as he performs daredevil feats on the set of a blockbuster movie. Across 100 levels, he pursues crooks on a police bike...

Knightmare Tower

Arcade, Action, Hack and slash, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Slasher

Game released: Mac → 16 June 2014

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A fantasy action arcade game in which a hero fights upward through a tower, rescuing princesses and escaping rising boiling lava. The ascent is filled with monsters...

Shadow Blade

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Mac → 4 March 2014

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Shadow Blade — the game consists of small levels and rewards the player based on three factors: the total time to complete the level from start to finish, the...

Last Tinker: City of Colors

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Indie

Game released: Mac → 12 May 2014

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This third-person action adventure takes place in Colortown, a world built around creativity, emotion, and collaboration. Koru, a boy from the city’s slums, sets...

Rex Rocket

Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Action, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Mac → 5 August 2014

Steam: 71/100

Set in Earth’s distant future, this 2D platformer follows a former war hero trying to stop a starship’s rogue artificial intelligence. The player chooses Captain...

Deadly 30

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Slasher, Platformer, Indie, Zombies

Game released: Mac → 8 January 2014

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 80/100

Deadly 30 is a retro-style survival horror game set in a zombie-infested world, where the goal is to survive 30 days and nights while fighting off waves of the...

Fall of the New Age

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Mac → 3 January 2014

Steam: 52/100

Fall of the New Age is an adventure arcade puzzle game in the hidden object genre. The game will tell about the dark times of the Middle Ages, where a secret...

Bridge

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view

Game released: Mac → 16 May 2014

Steam: 85/100

Bridge is a side view arcade game with a hint of puzzle from the developers from The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild studio. The main publishers of the game are...

Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake

Arcade, Isometric, Puzzle, Logic, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Mac → 1 July 2014

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 89/100

This top-down adventure puzzle game follows Niko, a boy who sets out across the magical island of Gogapoe to recover his stolen birthday cake and becomes involved...

Velocibox

Arcade, Indie, Action

Game released: Mac → 8 September 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 62/100

A fast-paced arcade action game about dodging obstacles and clearing levels with quick reactions. In Velocibox, the player navigates courses by flipping and...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2014 for Mac (Game released)