Arcade Hidden Gems on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated arcade games.

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Caladrius Blaze An epic tale that begins from shooting missiles! The newest work of the Caladrius series with lots of new features that exceeds the original story!

Price -95% 0.93€
Rating 7.8
Release 11 Jan 2017
Castle of no Escape 2 Explore 6 x 6 x 6 = 216 rooms of randomly generated hazards and enemies while collecting the necessary artefacts. Hundreds of monsters are roaming inside, guarding the sword shards — the last known thing to be capable of defeating the demonic castle owner.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.2
Release 21 Dec 2016
Pretty Girls Panic! Socially conservative sea creatures have constructed a water filled screen to hide the Pretty Girls from view. But please don't panic! Use your special tool to penetrate the barrier and reveal the girls while avoiding getting caught. Girls will gradually disrobe from stage to stage to reward you for your success.

Price -56% 0.88€
Rating 7.6
Release 19 Dec 2016
Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel The hit crossover 2D fighter finally makes its way to PC, updated to the latest arcade version for character balancing, added background animations and additional winning poses. It also includes all DLC from the console release, such as additional fighters Homura and Heart, in a single value package.

Price -77% 4.64€
Rating 8.5
Release 08 Dec 2016
GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES “GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES”, the latest entry in the legendary "FATAL FURY" Series which still continues to fascinate players around the world to this day, returns for a new fight on Steam!

Price -85% 1.49€
Rating 8.9
Release 06 Dec 2016
Pinball FX2 VR Creating a brand new way to play pinball that deftly combines the look and feel of digital pinball with the sensation of a real-world experience, Pinball FX2 VR is the premiere place for pinball action in VR!

Price 14.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 29 Nov 2016
Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) is an arcade action platformer full of creatures from medieval myths from Spain and the rest of Europe, as well as from chivalric romances. The extended version of the classic Maldita Castilla, originally created by the indie Locomalito.

Price -72% 3.44€
Rating 8.0
Release 20 Oct 2016
BoomTown! Deluxe An explosive combination of mining sim and city builder. Your dream of building your own thriving town starts with few explosive charges and a yellow truck. As you mine the landscape and the money starts to roll in you'll be able to expand your empire, buying buildings, shops and facilities.

Price -75% 0.25€
Rating 7.7
Release 14 Oct 2016
Lazerbait Lazerbait is a free arcade strategy game set in virtual reality with one simple goal: capture all the planets to build more ships and destroy your enemies!

Price Free to play
Rating 9.0
Release 13 Oct 2016
DoDonPachi Resurrection The legendary bullet-hell shoot-’em-up series has come to Steam! DoDonPachi is ressurected after a Blissful Death with enough modes to satisfy the beginner and the expert player alike. Tonight we dine in bullet hell!

Price 28.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 13 Oct 2016
BLUE REVOLVER Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!

Price 14.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 11 Oct 2016
RIVE This 360-degree shooter/platformer hybrid lets you choreograph a ‘dance of destruction’ in insanely spectacular battles and set-pieces. RIVE feels like the explosive games of yore, pumping megapixels in true 21st century style.

Price -35% 9.68€
Rating 8.0
Release 13 Sep 2016
Flat Heroes Dodge, jump, and dash your way through hundreds of terrifying geometric levels and epic bosses. Too tough? Bring your friends!

Price -90% 1.02€
Rating 8.4
Release 08 Sep 2016
Tribal Pass A genre-twisting tactical runner where you maneuver, fight, think, sacrifice and evolve – all ON THE RUN.

Price -83% 1.01€
Rating 7.2
Release 26 Aug 2016
Okhlos: Omega Squeeze into your toga and slide on your sandals to rally the angry mobs of Okhlos and bring down the oppressive god of mythological Greece!

Price -96% 0.52€
Rating 7.3
Release 18 Aug 2016
INVERSUS Deluxe INVERSUS is is a competitive and cooperative arcade shooter for 1 to 4 players online or on the couch. Fight for territory in a dynamic negative-space map where open paths for your team are the walls of your opponent's team. Strategize and trap the enemy to win!

Price -97% 0.55€
Rating 8.2
Release 16 Aug 2016
#KILLALLZOMBIES #KILLALLZOMBIES is an insane twin-stick zombie shooter with Twitch streaming interactions, where you survive hordes of zombies on a dynamically changing arena and spectators may affect gameplay via special Twitch chat commands.

Price 8.19€
Rating 7.3
Release 10 Aug 2016
Grand Pigeon's Duty Pigeons organized resistance, which aims to attract people's attention to the problem of hunger and restore bakery companies for their bait.

Price -20% 2.66€
Rating 7.3
Release 05 Aug 2016
Road to Ballhalla Roll and be trolled on your journey to the legendary place called Ballhalla. Follow the beat to overcome deadly hazards in sync with the music. Style your balls and marble at awful puns in the roll playing game of the year!

Price -97% 0.51€
Rating 8.2
Release 05 Aug 2016
New Retro Arcade: Neon Emulate your favorite arcade games in an environment engrossed with retro realism and extremely detailed surroundings. Be filled with nostalgia and realise what arcade life felt like back in the 80’s/early 90’s.

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 01 Aug 2016
TOKYO WARFARE Arcade battling in real life locations of Japan and around a healthy selection of bonus maps. Choose between five factions and engage in battle in fully destroyable anime environments or realistic looking bonus maps.

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 29 Jul 2016
Riptide GP: Renegade Experience a future of illicit hydrojet racing, where armored riders kick out death-defying stunts over massive waterfalls, dodge cops, and boost across surging waves. Unlock new vehicles, characters, and customization features as you take down bosses and build your crew in Career mode.

Price 8.19€
Rating 8.4
Release 26 Jul 2016
Pro Pinball Ultra Pro Pinball, the world's most realistic pinball simulation is back, better than ever! Featuring the first of the ULTRA editions - Pro Pinball: Timeshock!

Price 14.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 21 Jul 2016
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late Dramatic Stylish 2D Fighting Action 「UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late」 now on Steam!

Price -93% 2.18€
Rating 8.6
Release 12 Jul 2016
Storm Of Spears RPG Prepare for an epic 10 hour adventure in the world of Galager. Sura, the world's most sought-after mercenary, leads a band of sell-swords in a last-ditch effort to save the world. Prepare for the Storm of Spears!

Price -72% 0.55€
Rating 6.9
Release 17 Jun 2016
SWARMRIDERS SWARMRIDERS is a FREE "endless runner"+"twin stick shooter" ARCADE mashup. A "machine gun swarm surfing minigame" made as a bonus content for the UBERMOSH community.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.3
Release 15 Jun 2016
Gun Done Gun Done - it's a timekiller arcade game about brave heroes

Price 0.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 13 Jun 2016
Mad Bullets Mad Bullets, the wackiest shooter is here to put your reflexes and laughing muscles to an intensive test. You can forget about boring stories, complicated controls and irritating tutorials, and jump right into a mind blowing, high-speed action.

Price -40% 7.49€
Rating 8.5
Release 10 Jun 2016
Age of Barbarian Extended Cut Age of Barbarian Ex is an action hack 'n 'slash game inspired to 80s, fantasy and sword-and-sorcery genre. Muscular barbarians, scantily clad girls, hordes of bloodthirsty monsters, a lot of gore, a pretty epic story and an addictive soundtrack! What's best in life?

Price 12.99€
Rating 7.5
Release 03 Jun 2016
Dungeon Escape Challenging 2D platformer with simple graphics and a great chiptune soundtrack.

Price -92% 0.35€
Rating 7.6
Release 27 May 2016
Koihime Enbu Originally an arcade fighting game, Koihime Enbu features fast combat, tight controls, clean visuals, and 13 different playable characters!

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 19 May 2016
ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA First appearing in arcades in 1981, the masterpiece GALAGA finally comes to Steam! Move the fighter left and right and destroy the waves of incoming aliens!

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 19 Apr 2016
ARCADE GAME SERIES: Ms. PAC-MAN Developed in America and first released in 1981, Ms. PAC-MAN finally comes to Steam! Move Ms. PAC-MAN up, down, left, and right to avoid the ghosts and gobble up all the Pac-Dots!

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 19 Apr 2016
ARCADE GAME SERIES: DIG DUG First appearing in arcades in 1982, Dig Dug finally comes to Steam! Control Dig Dug to make underground tunnels and inflate or crush the enemies!

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 19 Apr 2016
ARCADE GAME SERIES: PAC-MAN First released in arcades in 1980, the masterpiece PAC-MAN comes to Steam! Move PAC-MAN up, down, left, and right to avoid the ghosts and gobble up all the Pac-Dots!

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 19 Apr 2016
Pang Adventures The Pang series is a beloved collection of arcade video games from the early 90s. Guide two brothers on a quest around the world to save humankind from a massive alien invasion!

Price -89% 1.18€
Rating 7.5
Release 18 Apr 2016

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