Arcade 2014 for PlayStation 3 — top best games in the Arcade genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 14 May 2014

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An exciting sandbox game focused on freedom of action and exploration of a virtually endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

Child of Light

Arcade, Role-playing game, Platformer, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 30 April 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Child of Light is a puzzle-platformer adventure with RPG elements and turn-based combat. The game is based on fairy tales. The events of the game tell the story of...

Rogue Legacy

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 29 July 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Rogue Legacy is a fantasy platforming roguelite in which a hero explores procedurally generated castles and battles enemies. When a character dies, an heir takes...

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Action

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 12 September 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A fighting game set in the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN universe, where ninjas battle in arenas using jutsu techniques. The roster features over 100 playable characters and...

LittleBigPlanet 3

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 November 2014

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

This platform-puzzle game follows Sackboy on an adventure through the Imagisphere, as he explores the planet Bunkum and faces the villainous Newton. Sackboy can...

Contrast

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 13 March 2014

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Contrast is a puzzle platformer that combines a three-dimensional fantasy world with a mysterious two-dimensional shadowscape. Its central mechanic is shifting...

Luftrausers

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 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...

The Swapper

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 6 August 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in a sci-fi setting. In this game, a lone astronaut will explore a cave created by aliens. In order to get to its secrets...

Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Action

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 21 November 2014

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A fighting game set in the Persona 4 universe, where the heroes face an army of Shadows in the P-1 Climax tournament. Its story brings together the events of...

Jackbox Party Pack

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 23 October 2015

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...

Jetpack Joyride

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 November 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Jetpack Joyride is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. It's time to join Barry Steakfries and equip cool jetpacks, dress up in stylish suits and drive crazy...

Guacamelee!

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 10 April 2013

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...

Strider

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 18 February 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Strider is a re-release of the legendary action-platformer with slasher elements and a side view, released in 1989. The game takes place in the future, where one of...

Puyo Puyo Tetris

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 6 February 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Puyo Puyo Tetris is a combination of two popular puzzle games where you have to challenge your opponent. Ten unique stories await you, in each of which you will...

Ultra Street Fighter 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 22 August 2014

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Ultra Street Fighter 4 is the most complete edition of the arcade side-scrolling fighting game Street Fighter 4. The game brings significant changes to the balance...

Batman: Arkham Origins - Blackgate

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Adventure, Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 1 April 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 44/100

Metacritic: 65/100

A 2.5D action-adventure companion to Batman: Arkham Origins, the game continues its story and reveals more about the Dark Knight’s past. The adventure unfolds in a...

Jet Car Stunts

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Casual game, Sports game

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 7 October 2014

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 61/100

An arcade racing game about driving jet-powered cars through tracks filled with challenging stunts. Jet Car Stunts focuses on time-based runs: the player learns...

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 November 2014

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions is a top-down arcade action game. In this game you will find: more than 100 levels, including 40 completely new ones; classic game modes...

Samurai Warriors 4

Arcade, Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Beat them all, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 24 October 2014

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Samurai Warriors 4 is a sequel to the samurai slasher film set in medieval Japan. The game features 55 playable characters, including newcomers and fighters from...

LEGO The Hobbit

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 8 April 2014

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 71/100

LEGO The Hobbit is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view in the Lord of the Rings universe. The events of the game cover the first two films in...

Hohokum

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Logic, Exploration, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 12 August 2014

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This adventure game with puzzle and platforming elements follows a curious flying, kite-like being as it travels through colorful, unusual worlds. The player can...

Abyss Odyssey

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 15 July 2014

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A fantasy side-scrolling action adventure with beat ’em up and role-playing elements follows three warriors as they battle through procedurally generated levels...

Chariot

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 12 November 2014

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Chariot is a side-scrolling adventure co-op puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. Together with a friend, you will have to try on the roles of a beautiful...

Ridge Racer Driftopia

Arcade, Racing, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Free game

Game canceled: PlayStation 3 → лето 2014

Ridge Racer Driftopia is a first-person arcade game with a mixture of racing, massive multiplayer and free-to-play game from developers from the studio Bugbear...

Toybox Turbos

Arcade, Racing, Isometric, Online

Game released: PlayStation 3 → IV квартал 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This top-down arcade racer recreates tabletop races between toy cars. Players choose from 35 vehicles and race across 18 obstacle-filled circuits with shortcuts...

Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within

Arcade, Pinball, Star Wars

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 25 April 2014

Metacritic: 80/100

Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within is an arcade pinball game in the Ride Wars series. You'll play on a table dedicated to Han Solo, filled with his most memorable...

Chaos Code

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 March 2014

Chaos Code is an arcade game with a mixture of action, fighting and games in the anime or manga genre from the masters from the FK Digital studio. The game is...

Constant C

Arcade, Isometric, Logic, Indie, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 12 March 2014

Steam: 92/100

Constant C is a 2D puzzle platformer set on a space station far from Earth, where mysterious events have distorted time. The player controls a lone robot who...

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 25 April 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle is an amazing side-scrolling fighting game based on the popular manga of the same name. The game features more than 30...

Rambo: The Video Game

Arcade, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 29 April 2014

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 28/100

Rambo: The Video Game is an arcade rail shooter with a first-person view, in which you will follow in the bloody footsteps of John Rimbaud. The story and setting of...

Pac-Man Museum

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Collection, Logic

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 25 February 2014

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This arcade collection brings together classic and later PAC-MAN games, charting the series’ evolution from 1980 onward. It includes PAC-MAN, SUPER PAC-MAN...

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 29 October 2013

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 54/100

This third-person arcade adventure platformer follows Pac and his friends Spiral and Cylindria as they protect their homeland from ghosts who have escaped from the...

Voice

Arcade, Music game, Board / Group Game

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 21 October 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Voice is a fun musical arcade game for a large company, created based on the song show “The Voice” of the same name. The game can involve up to eight people, who...

R-Type Dimensions

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 20 May 2014

Metacritic: 79/100

R-Type Dimensions is an arcade shooter in which players battle through 14 stages infested with the Bydo and confront the Bydo Empire, which threatens Earth. The...

J-Stars Victory VS.

Arcade, Action, Fighting

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 19 March 2014

J-Stars Victory VS. is an arcade game with a mixture of action and fighting from the masters from the Spike Chunsoft studio. The game is published by Namco Bandai...

Dusty Revenge

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Beat them all

Game released: PlayStation 3 → I квартал 2014

Metacritic: 64/100

Dusty Revenge is a 2D action platformer starring Dusty, a warrior who wields two types of weapons and faces outlaw criminals. Players control Dusty and fight...

OlliOlli

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 24 September 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...

BlazeRush

Arcade, Action, Racing, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 4 November 2014

Players: 6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 66/100

BlazeRush is an arcade survival racer set in a futuristic world, where the focus is on fighting for position: cars have no health, levelling system or brakes...

Guilty Gear Xrd

Arcade, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Action

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 3 June 2015

Players: 3.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A fantasy fighting game in the Guilty Gear series, it pits 17 characters against one another, bringing together returning fighters and newcomers. The characters and...

Resogun

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 17 December 2014

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Resogun is a futuristic arcade shoot ’em up about defending distant galactic colonies from an alien invasion. The player blasts waves of enemies and rescues the...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2014 for PlayStation 3