Arcade 2017 for Xbox One — top best games in the Arcade genre

Need for Speed Payback - a game in the Arcade genre

Game released: Xbox One → 10 November 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Need for Speed Payback is a continuation of the arcade racing series in third-person view. The action takes place in the underground world of Fortune Valley. You...

Crossout

Arcade, Action, Racing, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Xbox One → 30 May 2017

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Players: 7.3/10

The near future. During a global catastrophe, earthly civilization fell, leaving only rusty frames and dust. The few survivors turned the remnants of the old world...

Cuphead

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 29 September 2017

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 87/100

A hardcore action platformer made in the style of classic animation from the 30s. The main character lost his life to the devil at dice, and is now forced to run...

Shift Happens

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 22 February 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Shift Happens is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of two jelly-like creatures named Bizmo and Plom. After the accident...

Pankapu

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 20 September 2017

Pankapu: The Gates of Omnia is an episodic side-scrolling action platformer. The events of the game develop in the fantasies of Jaarell, a child who once...

Injustice 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 16 May 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Injustice 2 is a sequel to the side-scrolling arcade fighting game set in the DC Comics universe. The plot continues exactly from the same moment where the first...

Broken Age

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 23 June 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Broken Age is an exciting point-and-click side-scrolling adventure from the author of Full Throttle and Grim Fandango. The game will tell two parallel developing...

Slime Rancher

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 1 August 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A bright first-person adventure that combines elements of farming, exploration, and arcade shooting. The action takes place on a distant planet where humanity has...

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Xbox One → 14 November 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is a continuation of the superhero arcade action game based on the comics of the Marvel universe. Team up with your favorite superheroes...

Cars 3: Driven to Win

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 13 June 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Cars 3: Driven to Win is a fun racing arcade game with a third-person view, based on the cartoon Cars 3 of the same name. The game takes place after the action in...

Knock-knock

Arcade, Horror, Logic, Indie, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 23 August 2017

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Knock-knock is an adventure puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. In the depths of a dense forest there is a wooden house. A man lives in this house...

FlatOut 4: Total Insanity

Arcade, Action, Racing

Game released: Xbox One → 2 May 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 64/100

FlatOut 4: Total Insanity is a continuation of the crazy FlatOut racing arcade series. Featuring a mix of both long-time favorites and brand new game modes, a wide...

Brawlhalla

Arcade, Action, Fighting, MMO, Platformer, Indie, Free game

Game released: Xbox One → 17 October 2017

Players: 8/10

Brawlhalla is a free-to-play side-scrolling multiplayer fighting platformer that supports up to 8 players. The game features a wide variety of heroes with unique...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 13 December 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...

Tricky Towers

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 15 September 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Tricky Towers is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game inspired by the popular Tetris. As in the original game, you have to build a tower from familiar figures and...

Enter the Gungeon

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Beat them all, Roguelike

Game released: Xbox One → 5 April 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Enter the Gungeon is a top-down arcade shooter from the developers at Dodge Roll. The roguelike takes place in the ever-changing fortress of Gungeon, which is a...

Jydge

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

Game released: Xbox One → 6 October 2017

Metacritic: 75/100

Jydge is a top-down sci-fi arcade shooter where you create your own cybernetic Judge. You will go to eradicate crime in the never-sleeping metropolis of...

2Dark

Arcade, Action, Horror, Top-down view

Game released: Xbox One → 10 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 62/100

2Dark is an arcade action-horror game with survival elements and a top-down view. The main character discovers his beloved dead, and his two children are kidnapped...

Sonic Mania

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 15 August 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Sonic Mania is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in the universe of the popular Sonic the Hedgehog. The game will delight you with new stages, reworked classic...

LEGO City Undercover

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 4 April 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

LEGO City Undercover is an arcade action game with a third-person view in an open world. Playing as the legendary police officer Chase McCain, a master of disguise...

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Music game, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Xbox One → 10 February 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Crypt of the NecroDancer is a unique indie game where everything moves to the rhythm of the music of Danny Baranowski, the composer of Super Meat Boy and the...

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite

Arcade, Fighting, Comics, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 19 September 2017

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite is a dynamic side-scrolling fighting game for fans of the Marvel universes and legendary Capcom fighters. You can expect new characters...

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto

Arcade, Action, DLC, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox One → 3 February 2017

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto is a big update for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, which is dedicated to Naruto's son, Boruto...

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Collection, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox One → 25 August 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy is a gaming collection dedicated to the adventures of Naruto, which includes: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm...

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: Xbox One → 25 August 2017

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 is the third part of the arcade fighting game dedicated to the adventures of the popular anime hero Naruto. The game...

Table Top Racing: World Tour

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 10 March 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Table Top Racing: World Tour is a racing arcade game with a third-person view, which is a continuation of Table Top Racing. As in the original game, you have to...

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

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

Game released: Xbox One → 18 April 2017

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a side-scrolling remake of the legendary arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of a valiant knight who was turned into...

The Disney Afternoon Collection

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Collection, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 18 April 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A collection of six classic Disney projects, bringing together iconic arcade adventures in a refreshed format. It includes Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers...

Death Squared

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 14 March 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Death Squared is an arcade puzzle game from the developers of SMG Studio. The game has a cooperative mode in which you can solve various problems together with...

Let Them Come

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 2 October 2017

Let Them Come is a 2D side-scrolling arcade shooter with a pixel art style, where you have to clear multiple levels from hordes of disgusting aliens and terrible...

Snake Pass

Arcade, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic

Game released: Xbox One → 29 March 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Snake Pass is a third-person arcade puzzle game with a fantasy setting. When a mysterious villain threatens the heroes' peaceful lives, Noodle the snake and Doodle...

Black the Fall

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 11 July 2017

Players: 5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Black the Fall is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer whose main goal is to tell the story of a hero escaping the communist system. Solve puzzles to avoid...

Wuppo

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 10 November 2017

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Wuppo is a side-scrolling pixel arcade action platformer with RPG elements. You have to help a cute round creature who has lost his home. And now he has to go on a...

Use Your Words

Arcade, Board / Group Game

Game released: Xbox One → 4 April 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Use Your Words is an exciting arcade for a fun company in which you, together with your friends, have to take part in various mini-games. In the game, from 3 to 6...

NBA Playgrounds

Arcade, Simulation, Basketball, Sports game

Game released: Xbox One → 9 May 2017

Players: 5.1/10

Metacritic: 66/100

NBA Playgrounds is a 2v2 arcade basketball game where you can show off your skills on a variety of stages and defeat the best players in exciting basketball...

NASCAR Heat 2

Arcade, Simulation, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 12 September 2017

Players: 4/10

Metacritic: 66/100

NASCAR Heat 2 is a continuation of the racing simulator developed under the NASCAR license. The sequel features an improved career mode, including all three...

Tekken 7

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: Xbox One → 2 June 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Tekken 7 is an arcade fighting game with action elements in anime style. Colorful 3D battles and complex combinations await you. Choose a character you like and use...

Mega Man Legacy Collection 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Collection, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 8 August 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 is a collection of legendary arcade action-platformers with a look of megamen. The new collection includes 4 games: Mega Man 7, Mega...

Absolute Drift

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view, Sports game

Game released: Xbox One → 25 August 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Absolute Drift is a racing arcade game that will make you a true drifting master. On each track, you must get the maximum score by smashing various objects, doing...

Sonic Forces

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Runner

Game released: Xbox One → 7 November 2017

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Sonic Forces is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. The game will present you with two versions of Sonic at...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2017 for Xbox One