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...

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...

Rustler

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

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...

Yakuza 5 Remastered

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: PC → 28 January 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

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...

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...

TOEM

Arcade, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 17 September 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 99/100

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...

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...

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...

Super Animal Royale

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hyper Echelon

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

Game released: PC → 11 November 2021

Steam: 88/100

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...

Krunker

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Yakuza Remastered Collection

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 28 January 2021

Metacritic: 82/100

The Yakuza Remastered Collection is a collection that includes improved editions of the third, fourth and fifth parts of the Yakuza franchise. The game offers...

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...

Townscaper

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

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...

Solar Ash

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

Game released: PC → 2 December 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Solar Ash — the second game from Heart Machine studio, which released Hyper Light Drifter. The game takes place in a fantastical and mysterious world, enchanting...

Ragnarock

Arcade, Action, Online, Music game, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC → 16 July 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Ragnarock is an arcade musical action game in virtual reality with online elements. Your goal is to win the race. You can smash the runes that appear with your two...

Atlas Architect

Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, In real time, God Simulator, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game, Construction, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 26 April 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 70/100

Atlas Architect is a top-down city planning game that literally lets you create your own worlds. For this purpose, it provides several ready-made biomes. Each click...

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...

Clone Drone in the Danger Zone

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

Game released: PC → 27 July 2021

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...

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...

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...

Taxi Chaos

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

Game released: PC → 19 October 2021

Steam: 50/100

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...

Grow: Song of the Evertree

Business / Management, Third-person view, Adventure, Arcade, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game, Farm Simulator

Game released: PC → 16 November 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Grow: Song of the Evertree is a sandbox adventure game with a third-person view and life management elements in a fantasy setting. The game will tell you about the...

Monster Jam Steel Titans 2

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Stunts, Sports game, Exploration

Game released: PC → 2 March 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 is a continuation of the crazy arcade racing game with a third-person view, where you get behind the wheel of a rampant monster truck...

Samurai Shodown

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view, Action, Online

Game released: PC → 14 June 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The game's plot unfolds between Samurai Shodown 5 and the original Samurai Shodown (1993). New and familiar characters with their own goals come together to...

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...

Totally Reliable Delivery Service

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Sandbox, Casual game

Game released: PC → 1 April 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Totally Reliable Delivery Service — a fun third-person action game about a "reliable" delivery service that is actually not reliable at all. The main idea is to go...

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...

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...

The Touryst

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

Game released: PC → 10 December 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The Touryst is an action-adventure game with a third-person view, made in pixel style. In the game you will go to conquer the Monument Islands, where a lot of fun...

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...

Circuit Superstars

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view, Indie, Online

Game released: PC → 31 October 2023

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A racing arcade game in which a simple but realistic physical model is implemented, a bunch of historical cars of the past, and the essence of the gameplay is to...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2021 for PC (Game released)