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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Slime Rancher 2

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

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...

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...

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...

CUCKOLD SIMULATOR: Life as a Beta Male Cuck

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Old School Rally

Arcade, Racing, Sports game, Old school

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Shotgun Cop Man

Platformer, Action, Side view, Comedy, Shooter, Arcade

Game released: PC → 1 May 2025

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Adrenaline platformer for accuracy from the creators my fired pedro. The main goal is to arrest the devil himself, breaking through the hordes of demons, deadly...

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: 76/100

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...

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...

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...

Kitchen Wars

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

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...

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...

Neon Highways

Racing, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Old school, Arcade

Game released: PC → 12 November 2025

Steam: 93/100

A racing game where you can drive through a retro-futuristic neon city. There are a total of 12 highways in 6 unique regions and a Synthwave soundtrack that adds to...

Skate Story

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Sports game, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 8 December 2025

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

An adventurous third-person skateboarding simulator where the main character is a glass demon, for whom any fall means complete destruction. The gameplay revolves...

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...

TUM TUM TUM: Dance Party

Music game, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Comedy, Arcade

Game released: PC → 3 December 2025

Steam: 100/100

A cartoon rhythm game in the style of internet memes and Italian brainrot. The player needs to press the indicated keys at the right time, collect streaks of...

Under Defeat

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Helicopters, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 6 February 2025

Steam: 95/100

Under Defeat is a vertically scrolling shooter set in a drawn-out war between a German-speaking Empire and an English-speaking Union. The player pilots a helicopter...

Street Racer Collection

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Old school

Game released: PC → 27 November 2025

Steam: 66/100

A collection of classic Street Racer games from QUByte. Players control karts and race on a variety of tracks around the world, from Mount Rushmore to Transylvania...

Rogue: Genesia

Action, Indie, Top-down view, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Fantasy, Arcade, Casual game, Survival

Game released: PC → 7 March 2025

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 92/100

An arcade action roguelike where the world is completely drowning in hordes of enemies. Hundreds and thousands of monsters, bosses, chaos - all this in a fantasy...

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: 63/100

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...

Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos

Action, Casual game, Arcade

Game released: PC → 30 April 2025

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 51/100

A motorcycle combat action game set in the Neptunia universe, Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos takes place in a dimension unlike Gamindustri. A vast number of distinct...

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...

Two Strikes

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Medieval era, Online

Game released: PC → 23 May 2025

Steam: 89/100

The game takes place in ancient Japan during the Sengoku period. Samurai, warrior monks, bandits and peasants had no choice but to take up arms and fight, but many...

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...

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate

Arcade, Action, Anime / Manga, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: PC → 17 April 2025

Steam: 84/100

A pixel co-op game in which a brave foursome of characters explore parallel worlds to rescue a girl kidnapped by a villain. The battles are made in the form of a...

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...

Daemon Bride: Additional Gain

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Demons, Action, Online

Game released: PC → 30 December 2025

Steam: 83/100

Old-school fighting game, which is a port of the same name from arcade machines. The game features a confrontation between 17 angels and demons against the backdrop...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2025 for PC (Game released)