Arcade 2020 for PC — top best games in the Arcade genre

Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath - a game in the Arcade genre

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

Game released: PC → 26 May 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath — continuation of the story campaign of the fighting game Mortal Kombat 11, known for its deadly finishers and bloody fatalities. It...

Rogue Legacy 2

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

Early Access: PC → 19 August 2020; Game released: PC → 28 April 2022

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 89/100

One day, a brave knight gets to a mysterious place where some kind of devilry happened many years ago. Skeletons, ghosts and other evil spirits roam everywhere, and...

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 23 June 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 69/100

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom — Rehydrated is a re-release of the classic SpongeBob game from 2003 in an updated form. You will have a...

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: PC → 11 March 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Ori and the Will of the Wisps — the continuation of the colorful side-scrolling platformer Ori and the Blind Forest. The forest spirit Ori embarks on a journey once...

Streets of Rage 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view

Game released: PC → 30 April 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Streets of Rage 4 is a continuation of the iconic side-view beatmap from the 90s. You will find bright graphics made in the style of comics, as well as characters...

Helltaker

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Indie, Free game

Game released: PC → 11 May 2020

Players: 9/10

Helltaker is a free-to-play adventure puzzle game. The game tells the story of a hero who suddenly opens a portal to hell, in which, oddly enough, a whole harem of...

Futa Fix Dick Dine and Dash

Adult game, Indie, Simulation, Arcade, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 21 December 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Futa Fix Dick Dine and Dash is an adult visual novel with Japanese-style dating sim elements. Emily has a problem. One day, a long, fleshy penis appeared between...

Risk of Rain 2

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

Early Access: PC → 28 March 2019; Game released: PC → 11 August 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Risk of Rain 2 is a dynamic action platformer with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. In the second part you will find a full three-dimensional environment...

DiRT 5

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 6 November 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 79/100

DiRT 5 is a continuation of the car simulator with first and third person views. The new part of the series will take you to the most picturesque places on the...

Fall Guys

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Online, Platformer, Free game

Game released: PC → 4 August 2020

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Fall Guys is a free-to-play, cute arcade action game about falling colorful people. A unique “battle royale” awaits you, where many players will take on the roles...

Need for Speed (2015)

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 4 June 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Need for Speed (2015) is a reboot of the popular arcade racing series with a third-person view. The new part is built on five principles: speed (classic racing...

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Online

Game released: PC → 6 November 2020

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is a remaster of the third-person arcade racing game in the Need for Speed series. In addition to improved graphics, the...

Biped

Arcade, Action, Indie, Combat robots, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle

Game released: PC → 26 March 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Biped is a fun co-op platformer featuring challenging puzzles that require precise coordination. Two little bipedal robots, Aku and Sayla, go on an exciting...

Journey

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

Game released: PC → 11 June 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Journey is an atmospheric adventure with a third-person view. The main character is a nameless wanderer who must cross the desert and get to the mountain that is...

Zompiercer

Arcade, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Early Access: PC → 3 April 2020; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 7.7/10

Zompiercer is an adventure shooter with a first-person view and survival elements in a zombie apocalypse setting. In the game you will travel on a train, which has...

Noita

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

Game released: PC → 15 October 2020; Early Access: PC → 24 September 2019

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Noita is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a fantasy setting. You will find procedural generation of levels, the irreversible death of the hero, as well...

Townscaper

Strategy, Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation

Game released: PC → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Townscaper is a vibrant casual strategy game in which the player builds a city on an island. The player selects colors and creates blocks of houses on a grid, and...

AO Tennis 2

Sports game, Tennis, Simulation, Arcade

Game released: PC → 9 January 2020

Players: 5.8/10

Metacritic: 67/100

AO Tennis 2 is an exciting sports simulator dedicated to tennis. In the game you can create your own character, play legendary matches and visit popular stadiums...

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 17 November 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate — the ultimate edition of the fighting game Mortal Kombat 11, which includes the base game, two fighter packs, and a story expansion...

Cloudpunk

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Indie

Game released: PC → 23 April 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Cloudpunk is an adventure arcade game with a third-person view in the style of cyberpunk. The game takes place over the course of one night. The protagonist is a...

Huntdown

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 12 May 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where the police have...

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Isometric, Simulation, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Action

Game released: PC → 6 August 2020

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension is an indie action-adventure game in the point and click genre with an isometric view and puzzle elements. This is a fun adventure...

Train Station Renovation

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Business / Management, First-person view, Trains, Indie

Early Access: PC → 30 April 2020; Game released: PC → 1 October 2020

Players: 8/10

Train Station Renovation is a first-person management simulator where you take on the role of the self-proclaimed guardian of historic train stations. You will go...

Battletoads

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 20 August 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Battletoads is the return of the legendary side-scrolling arcade action game set in the fantasy universe of Battletoads. The game retains its original arcade...

Evergate

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 1 September 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Evergate is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The events of the game take place in an amazing afterlife, where two souls have to change their fate and...

Spelunky 2

Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC → 29 September 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Spelunky 2 is a sequel to the fun side-scrolling arcade platformer with procedurally generated levels. This time you have to embark on an adventure as the child of...

Burnout Paradise Remastered

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 4 June 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Burnout Paradise Remastered is a remaster of the famous 2008 open-world arcade racer Burnout Paradise. The game contains many graphical improvements and will be...

TrackMania

Racing, Action, Arcade, Casual game

Game released: PC → 1 July 2020

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Remake of TrackMania Nations ESWC from 2006. The game is a reimagining of all the successful elements of the series. The remake features many new special blocks...

Moving Out

Simulation, Arcade, Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Isometric

Game released: PC → 28 April 2020

Players: 4.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Moving Out is a fun cooperative arcade game with an isometric camera view, where you have to learn how to move furniture correctly. Together with your friends, you...

Lumberjack's Dynasty

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Arcade, Adventure

Early Access: PC → 30 April 2020; Game released: PC → 25 February 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Lumberjack's Dynasty is a unique lumberjack simulator with a first-person view, where you have to build your own logging business and establish a strong company...

Super Meat Boy Forever

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action, Runner

Game released: PC → 10 January 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Continuation of the hardcore arcade runner Super Meat Boy. The game has a full story, six new chapters and twice as many bosses. Meat Boy and Band-Aid Girl try to...

Plebby Quest: The Crusades

Strategy, Indie, Top-down view, Side view, Arcade, Role-playing game, Simulation

Game released: PC → 9 April 2020

Plebby Quest: The Crusades is a top-down and side-view turn-based strategy game set in a medieval setting. The events of the game will take you to the times of the...

Stormworks: Build and Rescue

Arcade, Indie, Third-person view, First-person view, Action, Shooter, Educational game (Education), Combat robots, Flight Simulator, Warships / Submarines

Game released: PC → 17 September 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Stormworks: Build and Rescue is a fun sandbox simulator where you take control of your own search and rescue team by modeling and creating vehicles. As you...

9 Monkeys of Shaolin

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Historical, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 16 October 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action game from the creators of Redeemer. Expect thrilling gameplay based on the techniques of the ancient...

Ancient Enemy

Card game, Board / Group Game, Indie, Strategy, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 9 April 2020

Ancient Enemy is a card-based strategy role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting, where you will make a variety of tactical decisions while...

Levelhead

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Combat robots, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 18 April 2019; Game released: PC → 30 April 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Levelhead is a fun side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to control the GR-18 delivery robot through various levels with...

Nudist Beach Survival Simulator 2

Arcade, Action, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Adult game

Game released: PC → 1 September 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Nudist Beach Survival Simulator 2 is a continuation of the crazy action game for adults with survival elements and a first-person view. You arrive at the beach and...

Arise: A Simple Story

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

Game released: PC → 3 December 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Arise: A Simple Story is an adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell an atmospheric story of two people in a world...

Exit the Gungeon

Arcade, Shooter, Fantasy / Medieval, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC → 17 March 2020

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Exit the Gungeon is a side-view arcade shooter with roguelike elements, which is a spin-off of the game Enter the Gungeon. In the game, you will once again take...

Golf With Your Friends

Arcade, Golf, Sports game, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Simulation

Early Access: PC → 30 January 2016; Game released: PC → 19 May 2020

Players: 5.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Golf With Your Friends is a fun sports arcade game dedicated to golf. Exciting matches await you, designed for cooperative play by up to 12 people. You will find 7...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2020 for PC