Arcade 2021 for PC — top best games in the Arcade genre

It Takes Two - a game in the Arcade genre

Arcade, Adventure, Online, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle

Game released: PC → 26 March 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

It Takes Two is a co-op platformer where you and your friends become toys. At the center of the game are two dissimilar heroes Cody and May, who were turned into...

Forza Horizon 5

Arcade, Racing, Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world, Online

Game released: PC → 9 November 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 92/100

A new part of the popular racing car simulator, which takes place in the vastness of Mexico with vibrant landscapes, dynamic weather and changing seasons. The huge...

Little Nightmares 2

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle

Game released: PC → 11 February 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Little Nightmares 2 is a continuation of the horror platformer with quest elements. This time a co-op has appeared in the game and the two of you will have to...

CUCKOLD SIMULATOR: Life as a Beta Male Cuck

Arcade, Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game, Comedy

Early Access: PC → 1 May 2021; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 4.3/10

Steam: 93/100

CUCKOLD SIMULATOR: Life as a Beta Male Cuck is an unusual cuckold simulator with a third-person view. In this game you take on the role of a man whose wife is...

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 31 March 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 82/100

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance — an expansion to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. The expansion includes the fan-made modification...

LOLLIPOP!

Arcade, Puzzle, Adult game, Match-3 (Three in a row), Anime / Manga, Casual game

Game released: PC → 1 June 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 76/100

LOLLIPOP! is an anime arcade puzzle game for adults in the “three in a row” genre. For making combinations you will be rewarded with pictures and animations of sexy...

MADNESS: Project Nexus

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Slasher, Indie, Isometric

Game released: PC → 30 September 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 96/100

MADNESS: Project Nexus is a whirlwind action slasher with an isometric camera view and horror elements. There are two modes available to you in the game: story...

Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions

Arcade, Fighting, Sports game, Boxing, Side view, Action

Game released: PC → 3 September 2021

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions is an arcade boxing simulator featuring 20 iconic characters from the Rocky and Creed film series. In the game you will challenge...

Guilty Gear Strive

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 11 June 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Guilty Gear Strive is a new entry in the side-scrolling fighting game series set in the popular Japanese Guilty Gear universe. The list of fighters includes your...

Hellish Quart

Action, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Indie, Side view, Arcade

Early Access: PC → 16 February 2021; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 7/10

Steam: 87/100

Hellish Quart is a side-scrolling historical fighting game that focuses on realism and dueling with bladed weapons. A full-fledged dismemberment awaits you in real...

Rustler

Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Arcade, Open world, Sandbox

Early Access: PC → 18 February 2021; Game released: PC → 31 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Rustler is a fun arcade action game with an isometric camera view, the developers of which are inspired by GTA 2. The game takes place in the Middle Ages. An open...

Police Simulator: Patrol Officers

Arcade, Action, Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Online, Open world

Early Access: PC → 17 June 2021; Game released: PC → 10 November 2022

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 74/100

A police simulator set in an open world, taking place in the fictional American city of Brighton. The game allows players to experience the daily work of a patrol...

Townscaper

Strategy, Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation, Construction, Sandbox, Casual game

Game released: PC → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Girlfight 2024

Action, Fighting, Side view, Arcade, Futurism (Future), Adult game, Casual game, Boxing

Early Access: PC → 16 September 2021; Game released: PC → 25 February 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 33/100

Girlfight 2024 is a fast-paced side-scrolling fighting game for adults that will offer you one-on-one fights with sexy girls as playable characters. Features...

Muck

Free game, Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Action, Roguelike, Fantasy / Medieval, Survival, Online, Crafting

Game released: PC → 5 June 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Muck is a free adventure action game with roguelike elements and a first-person view in a fantasy setting. The hero finds himself on an island where he needs to...

Not An Angels: Erotic Puzzle

Arcade, Puzzle, Adult game, Free game, Casual game

Game released: PC → 8 January 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 71/100

Not An Angels: Erotic Puzzle is a shareware arcade puzzle game for adults. By solving puzzles you can unlock sexually explicit images. As you progress, you will...

Cookie Clicker

Arcade, Action, Indie, Clicker, Casual game, Horror

Game released: PC → 1 September 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 96/100

An arcade clicker game where everything revolves around baking endless amounts of cookies. Every click brings a tasty reward, and the more cookies you bake, the...

Dorfromantik

Strategy, Arcade, Indie, Isometric, Turn-based, Puzzle, City Building, Casual game

Early Access: PC → 25 March 2021; Game released: PC → 28 April 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Dorfromantik is a colorful city-building strategy with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view. You start the game with a stack of procedurally generated...

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game

Arcade, Simulation, Basketball, Boxing, Tennis, Volleyball, Sports game, Olympics, Bicycles, Casual game

Game released: PC → 22 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 41/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game is the official sports game for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. A full range of classic competitions awaits you...

Paint the Town Red

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Fighting, Online

Game released: PC → 29 July 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Paint the Town Red is an arcade action game with a first-person view in a pixel style. The action takes place in a bar, where your task is to deal with opponents in...

Psychonauts 2

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

Game released: PC → 25 August 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Psychonauts 2 is a fantastic sequel to the third-person action platformer that takes players back to the world of psychonauts. The dream of the protagonist of the...

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Adventure, Online

Game released: PC → 14 January 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game is a fun side-scrolling action game based on the original Scott Pilgrim vs. the World movie. Following the story of the...

Super Animal Royale

Arcade, Online, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Battle Royale, Free game

Early Access: PC → 12 December 2018; Game released: PC → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Super Animal Royale is an unusual top-down battle royale where cute little animals try to stay alive. At the beginning of the game, you can choose one of the...

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites

Arcade, Side view, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Platformer, Horror, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 9 September 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites — remaster of the dynamic side-scrolling slasher BloodRayne Betrayal, where the main character, the seductive half-breed Rayne...

Hot Wheels Unleashed

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Online

Game released: PC → 30 September 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Hot Wheels Unleashed is a fun racing arcade game with a third-person view, where you can get behind the wheel of a variety of cars from the Hot Wheels universe. In...

Castlevania Advance Collection

Arcade, Side view, Horror, Platformer, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Collection, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: PC → 24 September 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Castlevania Advance Collection is a classic collection of the Castlevania series, which includes the classic Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania...

Lumberjack's Dynasty

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

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

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 71/100

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...

League of Maidens

Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adult game, Free game, Casual game

Game released: PC → 25 February 2021

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 56/100

An action RPG centered around heroines with incredible strength and looks. Freedom of action is at the core of the game: explore open futuristic locations, complete...

Oddworld: Soulstorm

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

Game released: PC → 6 April 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Oddworld: Soulstorm is a continuation of the arcade platformer with a side view, where we will once again play as Abe the Mudokon. The events of the game will...

First Class Trouble

Online, Action, Indie, Arcade, Third-person view, Survival

Game released: PC → 2 November 2021; Early Access: PC → 8 April 2021

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 78/100

First Class Trouble is an asymmetrical multiplayer action game with survival elements and a third-person view. The game takes place on a luxury space cruise ship...

Clone Drone in the Danger Zone

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Combat robots, Online

Game released: PC → 27 July 2021; Early Access: PC → 16 March 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Clone Drone in the Danger Zone is an arcade action game with a third-person view and roguelike elements. You have to take on the role of a combat robot that must...

Crab Game

Free game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Arcade, Online, Platformer, Battle Royale

Game released: PC → 29 October 2021

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 91/100

Crab Game is a free-to-play competitive action game with a first-person view, based on the popular Netflix series "The Squid Game". Expect a collection of...

Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All!

Arcade, Action, Online, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 7 December 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All! — a classic beat 'em up with a side view, based on the comic book "The Adventures of Asterix and Obelix". The main opponents...

Streets Of Rage 4 - Mr. X Nightmare

Arcade, Side view, DLC, Fighting, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 15 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Streets Of Rage 4 — Mr. X Nightmare — an expansion for the old-school side-scrolling beat 'em up Streets of Rage 4. After the events of the original game, our...

Unpacking

Arcade, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: PC → 2 November 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Unpacking is a meditative arcade puzzle game with an isometric camera view, where you can relive the familiar experience of taking items out of boxes and putting...

PICO PARK

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Casual game

Game released: PC → 7 May 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 92/100

PICO PARK is a fun multiplayer puzzle platformer with action elements and a side view. In the game you need to collect all the keys in the level and get to the...

Car Constructor

Arcade, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Business / Management, Racing, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 8 May 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 59/100

Car Constructor is a fun car designer with management elements and a third-person view. In the game, you will have a large garage where you can build and paint your...

Ghosts 'N Goblins: Resurrection

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure, Old school

Game released: PC → 1 June 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Ghosts 'N Goblins: Resurrection is a fantasy side-scrolling arcade action platformer. The game follows the valiant knight Arthur as he runs, jumps and fights his...

Archvale

Arcade, Top-down view, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 2 December 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Archvale is a fun top-down arcade shooter with roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. Once upon a time, the fairy lands were ruled by an evil king who destroyed...

Mighty Goose

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

Game released: PC → 5 June 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose, only armed and...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2021 for PC