Arcade 2025 for PC — top best games in the Arcade genre

Hollow Knight: Silksong - a game in the Arcade genre

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

Game released: PC → 4 September 2025

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 91/100

A sequel to the hardcore action platformer Hollow Knight. The game takes you to a new world — the fallen kingdom of Pharlum, where silk and song rule. Here, Hornet...

My Summer Car

Arcade, Racing, Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Open world, Survival

Early Access: PC → 24 October 2016; Game released: PC → 8 January 2025

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Hot Finnish cocktail of a third-person survival simulator and car arcade. The player is given complete freedom of action in a large open world of rural Finland, and...

My Winter Car

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

Early Access: PC → 29 December 2025; Game in development: PC → 2028

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 93/100

The main character collects and maintains an old car. You need to buy and sell various parts while trying to manage your finances. Many unique elements allow you to...

Terminator 2D: No Fate

Action, Platformer, Side view, Arcade

Game released: PC → 12 December 2025

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Hurricane action with pixel graphics, inspired by the arcade games of the 80-90s, which is based on the 1991 film “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”. Players can take...

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Arcade, Racing, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: PC → 25 September 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A racing arcade game set in the universe of games about Sonic the Hedgehog. In the game world, racers find themselves in alternative dimensions, where the usual...

Slime Rancher 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Open world, Adventure

Early Access: PC → 22 September 2022; Game released: PC → 23 September 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

New adventures of adventurer Beatrix LeBeau. The heroine travels to Rainbow Island, a mysterious land filled with ancient technology, unknown natural resources and...

BALL x PIT

Action, Top-down view, Roguelike, Arcade

Game released: PC → 15 October 2025

Players: 9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

An unexpected event has destroyed an entire city, leaving only an ominous pit in its place. Treasure hunters flock to this tomb in search of fortune. They explore...

Marvel Cosmic Invasion

Arcade, Adventure, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: PC → 1 December 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Classic arcade action in the Marvel universe with pixel graphics and exciting command gameplay. Annigilus leads his deadly army and only the greatest heroes are...

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

Action, Fighting, Collection, Side view, Arcade, Old school

Game released: PC → 30 October 2025

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The ultimate compilation of the Mortal Kombat fighting game series, featuring 20 different games released across the 90s and 2000s on consoles and arcades. The...

The House of the Dead 2: Remake

Arcade, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Zombies, Remake, Action

Game released: PC → 7 August 2025

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 44/100

A remake of the 1998 on-rails zombie shooter The House of the Dead 2. The updated version received a redesigned soundtrack and improved...

Star Wars: Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles

Star Wars, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Science fiction, Old school, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade

Game released: PC → 23 January 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Remaster of the classic game Star Wars Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles. The plot takes place in the first episode of the saga of George Lucas, where the Jedi have to...

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4

Simulation, Sports game, Skateboards, Arcade

Game released: PC → 11 July 2025

VGTimes: 7.2/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Updated collection of cults about skateboarding, uniting the third and fourth part of the series. Games received a significant visual update, supporting modern...

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Arcade, Online, Third-person view, Sports game, Skateboards, Free game

Early Access: PC → 16 September 2025; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 7/10

Steam: 63/100

The long-awaited return of the skateboarding series, now in the form of a dynamic multiplayer game. The action takes place in the fictional city of San Vansterdam...

2XKO

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy

Early Access: PC → 7 October 2025; Game released: PC → 20 January 2026

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Dynamic game set in the League of Legends universe. The gamer controls familiar characters and faces off against the opponent. Battles take place in various...

Keep on Mining!

Business / Management, Indie, Casual game, Clicker, Arcade

Game released: PC → 30 July 2025

Steam: 91/100

A colorful clicker about resource mining, where stones automatically turn into a source of new pickaxes. Any stone in the mining zone provides materials that can be...

Old School Rally

Arcade, Racing, Sports game, Old school

Early Access: PC → 19 July 2024; Game released: PC → 3 December 2025

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 90/100

An old school racing game inspired by the original PlayStation. Old School Rally offers fast-paced, arcade-style gameplay with an emphasis on driving skills and...

Blue Archive

Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Tactics

Game released: PC → 4 July 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 59/100

Blue Archive is a tactical role-playing anime action game with an isometric view and arcade elements. You have been appointed as an advisor to the Federal...

Kitchen Wars

Arcade, Action, Online, Business / Management, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PC → 4 August 2025

Steam: 80/100

A colorful cooperative game for 2 to 8 people. Characters are divided into two teams, cook food and serve guests, while trying to sabotage the work of opponents...

Survival Machine

Action, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade, Indie, Survival, Strategy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Zombies

Early Access: PC → 7 May 2025; Game released: PC → 12 June 2026

Steam: 69/100

A cooperative action game where survival involves traveling on a giant tracked vehicle. The world is full of dangers: zombies attack a mobile home, and you have to...

Bendy: Lone Wolf

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Roguelike, Slasher

Game released: PC → 15 August 2025

Players: 7/10

Steam: 84/100

Boris ventures deep into the endlessly generated corridors of the Joey Drew studio. To survive, you will have to collect supplies and weapons, and also escape from...

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 released: PC → 16 November 2025

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...

Vampire Survivors: Emerald Diorama

Indie, Fantasy, Top-down view, Action, Roguelike, Gothic, Casual game, Arcade

Game released: PC → 10 April 2025

Steam: 96/100

An add-on in which more than 12 unique characters from SaGa: Emerald Beyond entered the world of Vampire Survivors. There are also new weapons, attack methods, and...

Tower of Babel: Survivors Of Chaos

Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Slasher, Top-down view, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Demons

Early Access: PC → 20 May 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

A mix of Vampire Survivors and Diablo, the player tries to climb to the top of a gloomy tower. You will have to fight waves of enemies and improve skills to...

Baki Hanma: Blood Arena

Action, Fighting, Boxing, Sports game, Anime / Manga, Casual game, Old school, Arcade

Game released: PC → 11 September 2025

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 75/100

The game takes you into a world of ruthless duels, where each fight requires precision, endurance and the ability to read your opponent. Inspired by the classic...

Dead Rush

Arcade, Action, Racing, Adventure, Horror, Post-apocalyptic, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC → 13 January 2025

Dead Rush is a zombie fighting game developed by Treyarch, known as the developer of the Call of Duty series. You could fight zombies in the town of Isport, use...

Play Together

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Online, Casual game, Mini-game / browser-based, Farm Simulator, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 14 January 2025

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 74/100

Play Together is an arcade action game with a third-person view. You have to plunge into a series of mini-games. The game continues until only one player remains...

REMATCH

Online, Sports game, Football, Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Arcade

Game released: PC → 19 June 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 74/100

A multiplayer game from the creators of Sifu, combining the genres of football and action. The main emphasis is on co-op: players quickly plan joint actions to...

Black Border 2

Arcade, Simulation, Indie, Adventure, Casual game, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 27 November 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 63/100

The main character works in the border service, where he checks cars and documents in search of contraband. You can use scanners, weigh cars and send a dog to sniff...

Neon Inferno

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: PC → 20 November 2025

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Old-school cyberpunk action that combines elements of a side-scroller and a "target" type shooter, where the action unfolds simultaneously on multiple planes of the...

NASCAR 25

Racing, Simulation, Sports game, Arcade

Game released: PC → 11 November 2025

Players: 1/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Official NASCAR racing simulator, featuring all four national series: ARCA Menards, Xfinity, Craftsman Truck, and Cup Series. The project uses laser scanning of...

Ninja Party

Arcade, Third-person view, Beat them all, Casual game, Parkour, Slasher

Early Access: PC → 31 July 2025

Steam: 73/100

A dynamic multiplayer game from the creators of Shadow Fight and Vector. You need to move quickly around the arena and use a variety of weapons against enemies...

Absentis

Adventure, Arcade, Third-person view, Indie, Action, Simulation, Exploration, Roguelike, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 28 January 2025

Steam: 58/100

The game takes place in a state called Concordia, which is an archipelago consisting of six large islands. The main action of the game takes place on one of them...

Big Helmet Heroes

Action, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Arcade, Slasher

Game released: PC → 6 February 2025

Players: 4.6/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A cooperative adventure about brave knights that confront monsters in different fantastic worlds. Each hero has his own skills. There are 4 combat styles: a warrior...

Twin Trials

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Action

Game released: PC → 31 July 2025

Steam: 100/100

A first-person arcade shooter where the player simultaneously uses up to two types of weapons and utilizes their physical properties to move through levels. One of...

Double Dragon Revive

Fighting, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Action, Arcade, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 23 October 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Fast-paced action in the Double Dragon series, featuring Jimmy Lee, Billy Lee and other iconic characters. The game brings the Lee Brothers into the modern era...

Helskate

Arcade, Action, Slasher, Skateboards, Indie

Early Access: PC → 15 February 2024; Game released: PC → 20 January 2025

Steam: 65/100

A dynamic game about a skateboarder. The main character trains, performs tricks and combos to strengthen his attacks and defeat all the monsters. You can combine...

Wreckreation

Arcade, Action, Racing, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Construction

Game released: PC → 28 October 2025

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 62/100

A dynamic race with a huge open world that combines elements of Burnout, Flatout and NFS. The game acts as a sandbox for fans of driving and racing, where you can...

Silly Polly Beast

Arcade, Shooter, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Survival horror, Demons, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 28 October 2025

Players: 9/10

Steam: 92/100

In this dark supernatural shooter, Polly's fate descends into a nightmare where the line between life and oblivion blurs. After escaping from an orphanage, she...

Capcom Fighting Collection 2

Collection, Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action

Game released: PC → 16 May 2025

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A collection of 8 classic fighting games from Capcom, including crossovers Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro, Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium...

Marvel Contest of Champions

Arcade, Fighting, Free game, Side view, Comics, Action

Game released: PC → 18 June 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A free-to-play fighting game set in the Marvel Universe, where heroes and villains from across the multiverse battle each other in epic duels. The player takes...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2025 for PC