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

Slime Rancher - a game in the Arcade genre

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Mac → 1 August 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Slime Rancher is an arcade shooter with a first-person view. You have to become the owner of a funny farm of slugs that live on a new planet colonized by humanity...

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...

Brawlhalla

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

Game released: Mac → 17 October 2017

Players: 7.8/10

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...

PickCrafter

Free game, Arcade, Indie, Action

Game released: Mac → 14 December 2017

Players: 8.1/10

PickCrafter is a shareware arcade clicker with role-playing elements and crafting. In the game you have to look for jewelry, make pickaxes and find a lot of...

Rain World

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...

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...

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...

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...

Yooka-Laylee

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Mac → 11 April 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Yooka-Laylee is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view, created according to the canons of the classic Banjo-Kazooie. The main characters are the...

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...

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...

Mr. Shifty

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Comics, Beat them all

Game released: Mac → 13 April 2017

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Mr. Shifty is a top-down arcade action adventure where you have to dodge the path and move at lightning speed. In the game, you get into the most guarded building...

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...

Sundered

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Mac → 28 July 2017

Players: 5.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Sundered is a side-scrolling arcade platformer from the creators of Jotun. You will play as a character named Yeshe, a wanderer in a ruined world with ever-changing...

Bridge Constructor Portal

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view

Game released: Mac → 20 December 2017

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Bridge Constructor Portal is a driving crossover of the Bridge Constructor and Portal series. You will play the role of a new employee of the Aperture Science...

Slaps And Beans

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: Mac → 15 December 2017

Metacritic: 63/100

Slaps And Beans is a retro-style game about Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, Italian actors who together made many action-packed comedies and spaghetti westerns...

Cryptark

Arcade, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Mac → 20 June 2017

Space arcade shooter with a side view. The player takes on the role of a futuristic mercenary who earns money from government contracts and attacks space stations...

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...

Aztez

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Beat them all, Side view

Game released: Mac → 1 August 2017

Aztez is a monochrome mix of bitmap and turn-based strategy that tells the story of the Aztec empire. The game's plot takes place in the Aztec Empire before the...

Tormentor X Punisher

Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Arcade, Cyberpunk, Music game

Game released: Mac → 2 June 2017

Tormentor X Punisher — a brutal shooter with a top-down view and controlled by two joysticks, the goal of which is to survive and score the maximum number of...

Jackbox Party Pack 4

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Logic

Game released: Mac → 19 October 2017

Players: 9.4/10

Jackbox Party Pack 4 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...

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...

Mooseman

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Mac → 17 February 2017

Players: 9.5/10

Mooseman is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a fantasy setting. Long ago, the world was created from the shell of a duck egg by a god named Yen. In the dim...

Robot Named Fight

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

Game released: Mac → 7 September 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Robot Named Fight is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a sci-fi setting. You will go on a dangerous journey through a randomly generated world in order...

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...

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...

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...

Doodle Devil

Logic, Puzzle, Simulation, Arcade, Indie

Game released: Mac → 25 May 2017

Players: 7/10

Doodle Devil — an arcade devil simulator that allows you to create your own universe with demons, monsters, and zombies. The game is a continuation of Doodle God...

Slash It 2

Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Action, Music game

Game released: Mac → 24 January 2017

Slash It 2 is an indie musical adventure game. The goal is to press letters, numbers and enter words at the right time and in the right...

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...

Use Your Words

Arcade, Board / Group Game

Game released: Mac → 4 April 2017

Players: 8.4/10

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...

Dimension Drive

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Mac → 7 December 2017

Dimension Drive is an arcade fantasy shooter with a top-down view in a comic book style. The game has the ability to teleport, single player mode and co-op mode. In...

Western 1849 Reloaded

Arcade, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: Mac → 10 February 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Western 1849 Reloaded — an arcade shooter with a third-person view. The events of the game take place in the vastness of the Wild West, where gold was discovered in...

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...

Golf It!

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

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

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...

Everything

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Mac → 21 April 2017

Players: 9.7/10

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...

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...

GRIDD: Retroenhanced

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

Game released: Mac → 16 May 2017

Players: 6.9/10

GRIDD: Retroenhanced is a vibrant arcade cyberpunk shooter with a fantastic soundtrack, elements generated during the game and electrifying graphics. Guide your...

Red's Kingdom

Arcade, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Mac → 19 January 2017

Red's Kingdom is an arcade puzzle game with an isometric camera view in which you have to help Red explore the lands on amazing adventures. Mad King Mac kidnapped...

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...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2017 for Mac