Best Arcade Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated arcade games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Arcade games on Steam.

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Move or Die Move or Die is an absurdly fast-paced 4-player local and online party game where the mechanics change every 20 seconds! It's THE friendship-ruining game.

Price -94% 0.93€
Rating 8.8
Release 21 Jan 2016
Starward Rogue Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.

Price -97% 0.43€
Rating 8.4
Release 20 Jan 2016
The Bug Butcher A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.

Price -73% 2.18€
Rating 8.6
Release 19 Jan 2016
Punch Club Train hard, fight crocodiles and find love. Earn your place in the Punch Club ranks, and discover who brutally murdered your father, in this choose your own adventure boxing management tycoon.

Price -96% 0.48€
Rating 7.9
Release 08 Jan 2016
Linea, the Game The goal of the game is to survive for more than 60 seconds on each level, dodging platforms and objects, listening to bitpop soundtracks. Four levels, online-records, achievements and trading cards are waiting for you.

Price 1.99€
Rating 8.1
Release 04 Jan 2016
Drift Streets Japan Racing Game about Illegal Night Street Racing. Nice Cars and Advanced Engine Tuning. Most Realistic and Best Physics. Most Quality Graphics. Drive the Large Japan Highway with traffic. Feel the Real experience, try to drift with car cockpit camera.

Price -96% 0.23€
Rating 6.3
Release 21 Dec 2015
Waves 2: Notorious Waves 2: Notorious is an arcade twin-stick shooter set in Cyberspace. Build Combos, earn Adrenaline and unleash powerful Burst attacks as you Dive into the Net and do battle against an AI that adapts to your weaknesses!

Price Free to play
Rating 8.5
Release 16 Dec 2015
PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist Join your favorite YouTubers on an Epic Quest in PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist.

Price -30% 5.63€
Rating 8.6
Release 10 Dec 2015
GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN- Kept you waitin'. GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN- is finally here on Steam!

Price -95% 1.43€
Rating 8.7
Release 09 Dec 2015
Gun Wings A mysterious meteorite from deep space was detected approaching the Solar System, before the meteorite is due to hit the Earth, three of the girls who had their bodies modified as weapons are sent, along with all the hopes of humanity, to destroy the meteorite and save mankind...

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 08 Dec 2015
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.

Price -53% 23.05€
Rating 7.8
Release 03 Dec 2015
ShipLord ShipLord is a space avoid-er mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to another lvl.

Price -99% 0.14€
Rating 6.1
Release 02 Dec 2015
12 is Better Than 6 12 is Better Than 6 is a dynamic top-down shooter with stealth elements, presented in a Wild West theme. The story puts you in the shoes of escaped slave fleeing to the United States in 1873.

Price -95% 0.38€
Rating 8.1
Release 20 Nov 2015
Knight Squad Knight Squad is an insane 1 to 8 players chaotic arena friendship destroyer. Take on current friends and future frenemies in any of the incredibly fun game modes, ranging from Last Man Standing to Medieval soccer. All of that using only weapons from the Middle Ages… and laser guns… and miniguns.

Price -84% 2.41€
Rating 8.1
Release 16 Nov 2015
Mushihimesama Battle huge "Koju" bugs in CAVE's beautiful fantasy shooter, Mushihimesama. Experience the thrill of bullet hell from the masters of the genre as you evade visually stunning shot patterns with thousands of bullets.

Price -26% 14.44€
Rating 9.2
Release 12 Nov 2015
Kero Blaster C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.

Price -92% 0.88€
Rating 8.9
Release 11 Nov 2015
The Odyssey: Winds of Athena As the Greek Goddess Athena, control the wind, seas, and air to guide the hero Odysseus home from the Trojan Wars. The incredibly realistic water current simulation will amaze and challenge you, as you use your powers to protect the Hero's fleet.

Price -95% 0.29€
Rating 6.2
Release 06 Nov 2015
Pink Heaven A certain office lady is back!!

Price Free to play
Rating 8.4
Release 03 Nov 2015
GALAK-Z Brand New features!! The Void DLC offers endless gameplay, Online Leaderboards, and a Daily Challenge that allows players to compete worldwide for the top score. Anime inspired 2D space combat simulation at its best! GALAK-Z is a modern, A.I.

Price -90% 2.02€
Rating 7.0
Release 29 Oct 2015
Empire TV Tycoon Empire TV Tycoon is a game in which you manage a TV channel and fight for audiences taking decisions that will project your channel to fame and fortune.You will decide the content of your channel, select advertisers, hire workers, make your own productions, hire actors, and engage in much more activities!

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.5
Release 20 Oct 2015
Rebel Galaxy Rebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.

Price -96% 0.75€
Rating 8.3
Release 20 Oct 2015
Downwell Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Price -82% 0.56€
Rating 9.4
Release 15 Oct 2015
Spooky Bonus Uncover dark forces emanating from the heart of Old Town, and grab spooky accessories for your front yard makeover, too! You’ll be spellbound by this adorably ghoulish horror-themed puzzle game.

Price -88% 1.21€
Rating 8.8
Release 15 Oct 2015
Broforce Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Price -94% 0.91€
Rating 9.5
Release 15 Oct 2015