Arcade 2021 for Xbox One — top best games in the Arcade genre

It Takes Two - a game in the Arcade genre

Arcade, Adventure, Online, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 26 March 2021

Players: 9.2/10

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

Game released: Xbox One → 9 November 2021

Players: 7.5/10

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)

Game released: Xbox One → 11 February 2021

Players: 7.2/10

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...

Among Us

Arcade, Action, Online, Isometric, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 14 December 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Among Us is a casual multiplayer online game focused on social deduction. It is a simplified and faster version of "Mafia": from 4 to 10 players try to survive by...

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Xbox One → 4 November 2021

Players: 8.8/10

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...

Just Die Already

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 20 May 2021

Players: 10/10

Just Die Already is an exciting third-person arcade sandbox from the creators of Goat Simulator. The game tells the story of retirees trying to secure a spot in a...

Townscaper

Strategy, Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Xbox One → 30 November 2021

Players: 7.9/10

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...

Rustler

Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Arcade

Game released: Xbox One → 31 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

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...

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 14 January 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game is a fun side-scrolling action game based on the original Scott Pilgrim vs. the World movie. Following the story of the...

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game

Arcade, Simulation, Basketball, Boxing, Tennis, Volleyball, Sports game, Olympics, Bicycles

Game released: Xbox One → 22 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

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...

Asphalt 9: Legends

Arcade, Online, Racing, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: Xbox One → 1 September 2021

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Asphalt 9: Legends is a continuation of the arcade racing simulator with a third-person view. Significantly improved graphics await you: new effects have been...

Gearshifters

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view, Action, Shooter, Roguelike, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Xbox One → 1 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Gearshifters is a whirlwind racing action arcade game with bagel elements and a top-down view in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game you will set out to conquer...

Archvale

Arcade, Top-down view, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Xbox One → 2 December 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Archvale is a fun top-down arcade shooter with roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. Once upon a time, the fairy lands were ruled by an evil king who destroyed...

Hot Wheels Unleashed

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 30 September 2021

Players: 8.5/10

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...

Paint the Town Red

Arcade, Action, First-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 29 July 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Paint the Town Red is an arcade action game with a first-person view in a pixel style. The action takes place in a bar, where your task is to deal with opponents in...

NHL 22

Sports game, Hockey, Simulation, Arcade

Game released: Xbox One → 15 October 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 73/100

NHL 22 is a new part of a series of annual sports simulators dedicated to hockey. In the continuation, you will find an updated season with all the real data and...

Oddworld: Soulstorm

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

Game released: Xbox One → 30 November 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Oddworld: Soulstorm is a continuation of the arcade platformer with a side view, where we will once again play as Abe the Mudokon. The events of the game will...

Youtubers Life 2

Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Arcade, Simulation

Game released: Xbox One → 19 October 2021

Players: 7/10

Youtubers Life 2 is a continuation of the arcade management simulator with an isometric camera view. The game is very similar in gameplay to the Sims series, only...

Grow: Song of the Evertree

Business / Management, Third-person view, Adventure, Arcade, Action, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox One → 16 November 2021

Players: 9/10

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...

Islanders

Arcade, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Islanders is a minimalistic turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view. Do you want to build beautiful cities without spending long hours on resource...

Omen of Sorrow

Arcade, Horror, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: Xbox One → 15 September 2021

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 64/100

The game world is filled with creatures from myths, scary fairy tales and classic books like Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The game features 12 characters...

Black Widow: Recharged

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Shooter, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 28 October 2021

Black Widow: Recharged is a re-release of the cult classic twin-stick shooter starring Spider. In the game you have to defend your web from the onslaught of...

Unpacking

Arcade, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 2 November 2021

Players: 9.5/10

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...

WarDogs: Red's Return

Action, Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Casual game, Side view, Old school

Game released: Xbox One → 29 April 2021

WarDogs: Red's Return is a hurricane beat 'em up with a side view in retro style. After a deadly plague nearly destroyed the world, the remnants of humanity turned...

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action, Online

Game released: Xbox One → 5 October 2021

Metacritic: 67/100

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a fast-paced side-scrolling action fighting game that puts you in the shoes of popular Nickelodeon cartoon characters. You will have...

Danger Scavenger

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 29 October 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Danger Scavenger is a dynamic arcade shooter with an isometric camera view in a cyberpunk setting. Deadly effective, highly skilled, invisible to indifferent...

I Am Fish

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 16 September 2021

Players: 8.3/10

I Am Fish is an adventure arcade action game with a third-person view from the creators of I Am Bread and Surgeon Simulator. You will take on the role of a...

Just Dance 2022

Music game, Arcade, Action, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Board / Group Game, Online

Game released: Xbox One → 4 November 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Just Dance 2022 is a musical arcade simulator with cooperative elements. As with previous installments in the franchise, players will have to mimic the choreography...

Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Rise Of SH1FT3R

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 5 November 2021

Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Rise Of SH1FT3R is an exciting arcade racing game with a third-person view in the Fast and Furious series, based on the popular...

Ghosts 'N Goblins: Resurrection

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

Game released: Xbox One → 1 June 2021

Players: 8.4/10

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...

Mighty Goose

Action, Shooter, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Xbox One → 5 June 2021

Metacritic: 73/100

Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose, only armed and...

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites

Arcade, Side view, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Platformer, Horror, Anime / Manga

Game released: Xbox One → 9 September 2021

Players: 10/10

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites — remaster of the dynamic side-scrolling slasher BloodRayne Betrayal, where the main character, the seductive half-breed Rayne...

Tunche

Arcade, Side view, Action, Adventure, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Slasher

Game released: Xbox One → 2 November 2021

Metacritic: 68/100

Tunche is a side-scrolling action-RPG slasher game with co-op for up to four people. The game is based on an ancient legend of Peruvian folklore and will delight...

PUSS!

Arcade, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 19 February 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

PUSS! — an acid arcade puzzle game with a side view, where you have to control a cat who has found himself in another dimension. The main task is to find a...

Scrap Garden

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

Game released: Xbox One → 23 July 2021

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Scrap Garden is an arcade platformer with a third-person view. The game tells about the adventures of the little robot Kenny, who wakes up in a world where there is...

art of rally

Arcade, Simulation, Racing, Isometric, Sports game, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 12 August 2021

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Exciting rally arcade from the creators of Absolute Drift, where players can participate in the "Golden Era" rally. The game features a career mode with 72 tracks...

Super Animal Royale

Arcade, Online, Action, Shooter, Top-down view

Game released: Xbox One → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.1/10

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...

Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions

Arcade, Fighting, Sports game, Boxing, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 3 September 2021

Players: 5.9/10

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...

Sonic Colors: Ultimate

Arcade, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One → 7 September 2021

Metacritic: 72/100

Re-release of Sonic Colors (2010) from 2010, which was originally released only on Wii and NDS. The developers improved the graphics, increased the frame rate...

Timothy vs the Aliens

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

Game released: Xbox One → 3 December 2021

Players: 10/10

Timothy vs the Aliens is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view in which you take on the role of gangster Timothy, who lives in a black and white city...

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