Arcade 2021 for PC — top best games in the Arcade genre / Page 3

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 20 May 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Fearmonium is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with Metroidvania elements. The game takes place in the mind of a boy named Max, who once saw several clowns...

Taxi Chaos

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

Game released: PC → 19 October 2021

Metacritic: 51/100

Taxi Chaos is a racing action arcade game with a third-person view, inspired by the legendary series about the crazy taxi — Crazy Taxi. Just like in the original...

Gigapocalypse

Arcade, Action, Side view, Casual game, Clicker

Game released: PC → 12 November 2021

A pixel game in which the gamer controls a giant monster. There are characters from prehistoric times, unknown space and popular works, with unique skills...

Moncage

Indie, Arcade, Puzzle, Platformer, First-person view

Game released: PC → 15 November 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Moncage is an abstract puzzle platformer with a first-person view where you explore a mysterious cube. Each face of the cube is a window into a unique world, and...

The Crackpet Show

Arcade, Roguelike, Futurism (Future), Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Shooter, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 15 December 2022; Early Access: PC → 16 December 2021

Players: 7.7/10

The Crackpet Show is a dynamic top-down scrolling shooter with roguelike elements in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game you will join the most violent TV show...

Yakuza 5 Remastered

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 28 January 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Yakuza 5 Remastered is an improved edition of the action-adventure game with role-playing elements and a third-person view. The game offers improved graphics...

WarDogs: Red's Return

Action, Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Casual game, Side view, Old school

Game released: PC → 29 April 2021

WarDogs: Red's Return is a hurricane beat 'em up with a side view in retro style. After a deadly plague nearly destroyed the world, the remnants of humanity turned...

Rising Hell

Arcade, Side view, Action, Roguelike, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Demons

Game released: PC → 19 May 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Rising Hell is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. In the game you have to fight your way through hordes of bloodthirsty demons to...

The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Online, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 2 July 2021; Game in development: PC → 2026

The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time is an action-adventure sandbox with a third-person view, co-op and stealth. In the game you will control a squad of fighting...

Webbed

Side view, Arcade, Puzzle, Platformer

Game released: PC → 9 September 2021

Players: 9.4/10

A game about a spider who goes on an exciting journey to save her lover from a bird. The main character can use the web to overcome obstacles and solve puzzles...

Speed Limit

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Side view

Game released: PC → 17 February 2021

Speed Limit is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade shooter where your daily train ride goes wrong. As you progress, you will run, steer, fly and die many, many...

Blizzard Arcade Collection

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Isometric, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Collection

Game released: PC → 19 February 2021

Metacritic: 77/100

Blizzard Arcade Collection is a re-release of three classic games in one set from Blizzard, which includes the updated Lost Vikings, Blackthorne and Rock 'n Roll...

Industry Idle

Arcade, Free game, Simulation, Business / Management, Roguelike, Clicker

Early Access: PC → 29 March 2021; Game released: PC → 13 September 2024

Players: 10/10

A production simulator with clicker elements, where everything revolves around factories, resources and precise calculations. Here, every step is a decision, every...

Walkabout Mini Golf

Arcade, Simulation, Golf, Virtual Reality (VR), First-person view, Online

Game released: PC → 15 July 2021

Game for virtual reality glasses. The gamer travels through a vibrant world filled with the best mini-golf courses. You can play alone or challenge your friends in...

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

Adventure, Arcade, Visual novel, Simulation

Game released: PC → 27 July 2021

Metacritic: 84/100

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is a collection of unusual adventure arcade games with visual novel elements, where the gameplay revolves around verbal battles in...

Big Farm Story

Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Role-playing game, Isometric, Business / Management, Arcade

Game released: PC → 2 August 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Big Farm Story is an adventure farming simulator with an isometric camera view and multiplayer in which you have to harvest crops, extract resources, take care of...

BEACHED

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

Early Access: PC → 4 August 2021; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 9.1/10

BEACHED is a free-to-play, multiplayer, third-person survival simulator set on a wild island. You have to create shelters, craft equipment and get food. The enemies...

Zenko: A Fox's Tale

Free game, Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: PC → 6 August 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Zenko: A Fox's Tale is a free-to-play adventure platformer with a third-person view in an Asian setting. As a quirky fox, you'll have to navigate between colorful...

PalmRide

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

Game released: PC → 17 September 2021

PalmRide is an indie arcade racing game with a third-person view. It's a game that takes inspiration from classic gaming and the modern aesthetic of Outrun. It's...

Embr

Arcade, Online, First-person view, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Game released: PC → 23 September 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Embr is a first-person co-op action game where you become the best firefighter you can hire. Alone or together with your comrades, you will go to conquer burning...

Centipede: Recharged

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

Game released: PC → 29 September 2021

Metacritic: 74/100

Centipede: Recharged is a re-release of the classic arcade game with a top-down view and local co-op. The game features vibrant graphics for modern 16:9 screens, as...

Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread

Arcade, Side view, Comics, Adventure, Action, Platformer

Early Access: PC → 14 October 2021; Game released: PC → 13 April 2022

Players: 10/10

Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer that follows the adventures of secret agents. In the story, world...

Hyper Echelon

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Science fiction, Old school

Game released: PC → 11 November 2021

A colorful vertical scroll shooter in retro style, inspired by classic arcades. The player takes on the role of a pilot of the Royal Space Forces, whose mission is...

Rubber Bandits

Free game, Arcade, Isometric, Online, Comedy, Casual game, Action, Board / Group Game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 2 December 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Rubber Bandits is a fun physics-based multiplayer heist game for 1-4 people where the goal is to be the first to reach the finish line with the biggest loot. As you...

Clownfield 2042

Shooter, First-person view, Online, Arcade

Game released: PC → 31 December 2021

Clownfield 2042 is a first-person shooter that satirizes the failed Battlefield 2042. The game includes all the main features of the latest DICE project...

Gamecraft

Simulation, Arcade, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Third-person view, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Early Access: PC → 25 October 2019; Game canceled: PC → 21 January 2021

Players: 6.4/10

Gamecraft — an engaging arcade online sandbox from the creators of Robocraft, where you and your friends can create not only levels but also games. You will be...

Krunker

Free game, Arcade, Action, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Platformer

Game released: PC → 2 February 2021

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 79/100

Krunker is a free-to-play arcade competitive first-person shooter that pits you against other players on 12 different maps. The main feature of the game is an...

Mighty Fight Federation

Arcade, Fighting, Side view

Game released: PC → 26 February 2021

A dynamic game with multiplayer support in which gamers control fighters, team up with other heroes and fight in the arena. There are 13 different characters with...

Traffic Jams

Simulation, Arcade, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC → 8 April 2021

Players: 10/10

Traffic Jams is an arcade simulator of a traffic controller with a first-person view for virtual reality devices Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Windows...

Tree Simulator 2022

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

Game released: PC → 16 April 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Tree Simulator 2022 is a simple arcade tree simulator with a first-person view and even multiplayer. Up to a hundred users can participate in the game, where they...

Crypto Mining Simulator

Simulation, Arcade, Educational game (Education)

Game released: PC → 25 April 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Crypto Mining Simulator is a training simulator where you can build your own PC or even a full-fledged farm for mining “digital gold”. The game will allow you to...

ArcticBoy: The Interactive Story

Simulation, Arcade, Action, First-person view

Game released: PC → 30 April 2021

Players: 5.5/10

ArcticBoy: The Interactive Story is an interactive adventure with racing arcade elements and a first-person view based on the sensational story from the Pikabu...

R-Type Final 2

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

Game released: PC → 30 April 2021

Metacritic: 71/100

R-Type Final 2 is an arcade side-scroller with shooter elements and a space theme. It has been almost twenty years since the release of the last game in the...

GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon

Arcade, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher

Early Access: PC → 13 May 2021; Game released: PC → 17 February 2022

Metacritic: 65/100

GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon is a dynamic side-scrolling arcade action roguelike in a fantasy setting. In the game, you will act as the guardian and chosen one of the...

Existensis

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

Game released: PC → 19 July 2021

Existensis is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer where all the elements are completely hand-drawn on paper. You will play the role of an artist and...

Serin Fate

Arcade, Top-down view, Simulation, Business / Management, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Action

Early Access: PC → 10 March 2020; Game released: PC → 25 August 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Serin Fate is an action-adventure RPG with elements of a farm simulator and a top-down view in a fantasy setting. Evil is coming! Moments before its destruction at...

Psychonauts 2

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

Game released: PC → 25 August 2021

Players: 8.9/10

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...

Gone Viral

Roguelike, Action, Isometric, Slasher, Arcade, Science fiction, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 1 September 2021

Gone Viral is an arcade roguelike with slasher elements in the post-apocalypse genre. This is a game where you fight for your life in a prison arena to entertain a...

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town

Arcade, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 15 September 2021

Metacritic: 74/100

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is an arcade management simulator with an isometric camera view in the Story of Seasons series. Inspired by tales of the...

TOEM

Arcade, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC → 17 September 2021

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A black-and-white adventure about travel, memories, and seeing the world through a camera lens. Everything is built around observation and the moment—each frame...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2021 for PC