Arcade 2017 for Mac — top best games in the Arcade genre

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Mac → 28 March 2017

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 63/100

An atmospheric hardcore platformer with survival elements. The story tells of a small creature named Slugcat, who was separated from his family in a world where...

Brawlhalla

Arcade, Action, Fighting, MMO, Platformer, Indie, Free game

Game released: Mac → 17 October 2017

Players: 8/10

Brawlhalla is a free-to-play side-scrolling multiplayer fighting platformer that supports up to 8 players. The game features a wide variety of heroes with unique...

Slime Rancher

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Mac → 1 August 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A bright first-person adventure that combines elements of farming, exploration, and arcade shooting. The action takes place on a distant planet where humanity has...

Gang Beasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Mac → 12 December 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...

Road Redemption

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Motorcycle racing

Game released: Mac → 4 October 2017

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Road Redemption is the spiritual successor to the Road Rush series of racing and brutal motorcycle chases. The game takes you on a brutal journey across the United...

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Mac → 18 July 2017

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a side-scrolling remake of the legendary arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of a valiant knight who was turned into...

Use Your Words

Arcade, Board / Group Game

Game released: Mac → 4 April 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Use Your Words is an exciting arcade for a fun company in which you, together with your friends, have to take part in various mini-games. In the game, from 3 to 6...

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Arcade, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Side view

Game released: Mac → 5 April 2017

Metacritic: 84/100

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment is a free add-on for owners of the side-scrolling arcade platformer Shovel Knight. You have to take the other side of the...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Mac → 21 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...

Ghost Blade HD

Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Mac → 8 March 2017

Metacritic: 67/100

Ghost Blade HD is an improved edition of the top-down arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. 10,000 years ago, an artificial intelligence named Shira was created...

Death Squared

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Mac → 14 March 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Death Squared is an arcade puzzle game from the developers of SMG Studio. The game has a cooperative mode in which you can solve various problems together with...

2Dark

Arcade, Action, Horror, Top-down view

Game released: Mac → 10 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 62/100

2Dark is an arcade action-horror game with survival elements and a top-down view. The main character discovers his beloved dead, and his two children are kidnapped...

RUINS

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

Frozen: Mac → 22 July 2017

Anticipation Rating: 5.7/10

RUINS — arcade role-playing action game in a fantasy setting. The main character is an emperor who woke up in the ruins of his own state, eager to get to the...

A Hat in Time

Arcade, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Mac → 6 October 2017

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A Hat in Time is a third-person arcade, adventure, beat 'em up, platformer and fantasy game from the masters at Gears for Breakfast. The game is published by Gears...

Hover: Revolt of Gamers

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

Game released: Mac → 31 May 2017

Players: 10/10

Hover: Revolt of Gamers is an arcade action game in a futuristic setting. The events take place in a neon city where all forms of video games and entertainment are...

AER Memories of Old

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Mac → 25 October 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 71/100

AER Memories of Old is an adventure arcade platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game tells the story of a girl who can turn into a bird...

A Mortician's Tale

Arcade, Indie, Visual novel, Point & Click

Game released: Mac → 18 October 2017

A Mortician's Tale is a story-driven interactive adventure about the girlfriend of Charlie, a novice in the funeral business. As you progress, you will prepare the...

Brigador: Up-Armored Edition

Arcade, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: Mac → 5 June 2017

Brigador: Up-Armored Edition — improved version of the original Brigador with refined controls, lighting, and revised mechanics. The main character is a heavily...

Jydge

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

Game released: Mac → 4 October 2017

Metacritic: 75/100

Jydge is a top-down sci-fi arcade shooter where you create your own cybernetic Judge. You will go to eradicate crime in the never-sleeping metropolis of...

Micro Machines World Series

Arcade, Racing, Isometric

Game released: Mac → 30 June 2017

Metacritic: 58/100

Micro Machines World Series is a continuation of the arcade racing series of miniature cars with superpowers. There are 12 of them in total and each has its own...

Bomb Defense

Arcade, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 5 July 2017

Bomb Defense is an arcade puzzle game with strategy elements in the tower defense genre and a top-down view. You will have a limited supply of gold at your disposal...

SteamWorld Dig 2

Arcade, Platformer, Steampunk, Side view

Game released: Mac → 22 September 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 87/100

SteamWorld Dig 2 is a continuation of the side-view arcade platformer in steampunk style. The main character of the game this time will not be Rusty, but a certain...

Black the Fall

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Mac → 11 July 2017

Players: 5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Black the Fall is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer whose main goal is to tell the story of a hero escaping the communist system. Solve puzzles to avoid...

Pressure Overdrive

Arcade, Action, Racing, Top-down view

Game released: Mac → 25 July 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Pressure Overdrive is a racing arcade action game with a top-down view. You have to get behind the wheel of an unusual vehicle and join the ranks of La Protesta in...

Starblast

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

Game released: Mac → 8 November 2017

Players: 6.7/10

Starblast is a top-down multiplayer arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. You will take control of a spaceship and set off to conquer the vastness of limitless space...

Magibot

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Side view

Game released: Mac → 18 December 2017

Magibot is a side-scrolling arcade adventure puzzle platformer. The adventures of ILO, a small magical robot sent by people to the planet in search of the last hope...

Defense of Roman Britain

Strategy, Indie, Arcade, Top-down view, In real time, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Mac → 22 July 2017

Players: 3.2/10

Defense of Roman Britain is an exciting tower defense strategy game set in the setting of ancient Rome. The game will tell about the period of confrontation between...

Forma.8

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Mac → 23 February 2017

Metacritic: 78/100

Everything

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Mac → 21 April 2017

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Everything is an interactive and colorful “everything simulator” where you can explore a diverse world, travel between stars and planets, and explore a vast...

Nidhogg 2

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Side view

Game released: Mac → 15 August 2017

Metacritic: 76/100

Nidhogg 2 is a sequel to the arcade side-scrolling indie fighting game. The sequel received completely new graphics and animation, characters stylistically similar...

One Dog Story

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Mac → 28 April 2017

One Dog Story is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with RPG elements. You have to take on the role of a dog (EO-43) from a mysterious underground...

Passpartout: The Starving Artist

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Indie

Game released: Mac → 6 June 2017

Passpartout: The Starving Artist is an arcade action game with simulator elements. You will find yourself in the role of an aspiring French artist who is struggling...

Ticket to Ride: First Journey

Arcade, Strategy, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 27 September 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Ticket to Ride: First Journey — arcade strategy with puzzle elements. Start your journey now and get tickets and get directions on the map. Each ticket will...

Eventide 3: Legacy of Legends

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: Mac → 28 September 2017

Eventide 3: Legacy of Legends is an adventure arcade puzzle game in the match-3 genre. Take on the role of Mary Gilbert, world-renowned botanist and keeper of the...

Golf It!

Arcade, Sports game, Online, Golf, Indie, Simulation, Virtual Reality (VR)

Early Access: Mac → 17 February 2017; Game released: Mac → 18 August 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Golf It! is a fun multiplayer sports arcade game with support for virtual reality devices, dedicated to mini-golf. Exciting matches await you, designed for...

HoPiKo

Arcade, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Mac → 6 January 2017

HoPiKo is an arcade platformer from independent developers Laser Dog Games. You have to fight an evil virus. Launching your hero into flight, jump from platform to...

Dragon Bros

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Mac → 31 May 2017

Dragon Bros is a side view arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from Space Lizard Studio LTD. The game is published by Space Lizard Studio...

Under Leaves

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic

Game released: Mac → 27 April 2017

Under Leaves is a wonderful arcade puzzle game in which you have to find many animals hidden in the thick of watercolor illustrations. In the game you can travel...

HIVE: Altenum Wars

Arcade, Online, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view

Early Access: Mac → 8 September 2017

HIVE: Altenum Wars is a side-scrolling competitive arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. Players will have to fight in hexadiums — hexagonal battle arenas...

Slash It Ultimate

Action, Music game, Indie, Arcade

Game released: Mac → 15 July 2017

Slash It Ultimate is an indie musical action game with arcade elements. The goal of the game is to play the rhythm of the song in various game modes and compete...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2017 for Mac