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: 7.2/10

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Arcade, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 5 April 2017

Metacritic: 84/100

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment is a free add-on for owners of the side-scrolling arcade platformer Shovel Knight. You have to take the other side of the...

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...

Towerfall: Ascension

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Online

Game released: Xbox One → 25 January 2017

Metacritic: 85/100

Towerfall: Ascension is a fun side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer where you take on the role of archers who hate each other very much and fight on a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

SpeedRunners

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer

Game released: Xbox One → 1 June 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

SpeedRunners is a co-op arcade action platformer that puts running at the center of the game, challenging players to compete in speed races online. Your task is to...

SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell

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

Game released: Xbox One → 22 September 2017

Players: 9.5/10

SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is an arcade action platformer with a first-person view that combines the ideas of Quake 3 and the complexity of Super Meat Boy. The...

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...

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...

Thumper

Arcade, Music game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: Xbox One → 18 August 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Thumper is a music arcade game with a third-person view, supporting the PlayStation VR virtual reality device. In this rhythm game, you take on the role of a space...

DreamBreak

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

Game released: Xbox One → 15 September 2017

DreamBreak is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. Events take place in an alternative future of the USSR in 2013. You will play as an agent during a time...

Typoman

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 17 February 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Typoman is an unusual side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer. The creators of Typoman were inspired by the biographies of dedicated writers. It will take you on...

Arcade

Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2017 for Xbox One (Game released)