The Best Arcade Games for Xbox One - Page 2

Update : The House of the Dead 2: Remake added at rank #14.
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Arcade Paradise (2022)

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Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

Arcade Paradise is a story-driven game that lets you renovate a rundown laundromat and turn it into a local hit arcade. Unlock 30+ individual arcade titles, mostly based on classic arcade hits, and upgrade your arcade to attract more patrons. Enjoy the underlying element of familial strife, while completing maintenance tasks like picking up trash and unclogging the toilet.


What we like:
  • Variety of arcade games
  • Well-paced upgrade loop
  • Interesting story elements
  • Mini-game style maintenance tasks
What could be improved:
  • Can be grindy
  • Time limit restricts how much you can play the games

  • arcade
  • management
  • simulation
  • retro
  • classic
  • old-school
  • local

12

Capcom Arcade Stadium (2021)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Relive the Capcom classics! Get 1943 -The Battle of Midway- and game logo wallpapers free with your download!


  • arcade
  • classic
  • retro
  • fight
  • shooter
  • local
  • vertical
  • online
  • compilation
  • scrolling
  • platform
  • cooperative

13

Tri Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Odyssey (2024)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

If Twin Breaker was a brick breaker about space, Tri Breaker is a brick breaker on steroids, and this go-around, it’s all about time. Explore 40 stages spread across periods of galactic history, and obliterate the brick-breaking formula.


  • retro-fueled
  • retro
  • 1980s
  • pixel
  • arcade
  • casual
  • 2d
  • pinball
  • boss-fight
  • ball-and-paddle
  • chiptune
  • action
  • goal-driven
  • narrative
  • multi-stage

14

The House of the Dead 2: Remake (2025)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5

THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2: Remake is a remake of the second entry in the well-known and popular rail-shooter series. Take on the lone role of a secret agent as James or Gary, or team up in co-op mode to neutralize the dangerous undead monsters standing in your way.


  • shooter
  • on-rails
  • arcade
  • remake
  • 1990s
  • zombies
  • cooperative
  • first-person
  • local
  • gore
  • 3d
  • multiple-endings
  • horror
  • old-school

15

Antstream Arcade (2023)

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Officially licensed retro game streaming platform with 1000+ titles to play, challenges & global tournaments. Play for free!


  • arcade
  • retro
  • platform
  • classic
  • subscription
  • netflix
  • cartridge
  • retro-gaming
  • competition
  • near-endless
  • discovery
  • cloud
  • cult-classic
  • manager
  • local

16

HUNTDOWN (2020)

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Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone

Join the action-packed world of HUNTDOWN, a hard-boiled arcade shooter set in a gritty, neon-soaked 80s cityscape ruled by criminal gangs. Take on the role of one of three legendary bounty hunters and lay waste to the underworld to collect your bounty. With unique boss fights and an arsenal of weapons to choose from, HUNTDOWN is a must-play for those who love fast-paced, co-op shooters.


What we like:
  • Pixel art, music, and gameplay are fantastic
  • Perfect gunplay and 80s vibe
  • Packed with addictive carnage
  • Well-designed levels
  • Memorable and funny boss fights.
What could be improved:
  • Bonus objectives are repetitive
  • Difficulty on some bosses can seem off
  • Characters can be hard to follow in intense fights
  • Comedy can go overboard and may disappoint those expecting a more serious tone.

  • cooperative
  • boss-fight
  • cover
  • shooter
  • retro
  • boss
  • cyberpunk
  • arcade
  • hockey
  • pixel
  • action
  • platform
  • dystopian
  • 2d
  • classic

17

Akka Arrh (2022)

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Akka Arrh combines the intrigue of an incredibly rare Atari arcade prototype with a unique creative vision. A cascade of words, color, shapes and sound flows around your turret as you desperately fight off swarms of inbound attackers.


  • arcade
  • shooter
  • top-down
  • wave
  • psychedelic
  • abstract
  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • combo
  • score
  • classic
  • colourful

18

Swordship (2022)

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Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Swordship is a futuristic lightning-fast dodge’em up which flips the script on the traditional arcade shooter. Turn both the tide of battle and enemies on themselves by dodging, weaving and diving your way through an onslaught of enemies hell-bent on tearing your Swordship apart.


  • rogue-like
  • arcade
  • underwater
  • futuristic
  • action
  • abstract
  • shooter
  • top-down
  • 3d
  • naval
  • stylized
  • sci-fi
  • split-second
  • pulse-pounding
  • colourful

19

Iron Meat (2024)

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Iron Meat is a run-and-gun arcade shooter that immerses players in an apocalyptic future overrun by "The Meat," an iron-ravenous mass mutating everything in its path. Blast your way through retro-inspired stages and bosses to uncover the shocking horrors behind secret experiments on the Moon.


  • gore-ific
  • run-and-gun
  • customization
  • 2d
  • shoot-em-up
  • arcade
  • platform
  • 2-player
  • scroller
  • gun
  • boss-fight
  • boss
  • character
  • contra
  • shooter

20

New Star GP (2023)

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New Star GP is a fast and exciting arcade motorsport game with crisp retro visuals. Play career mode and work your way through decades of racing while upgrading your car and your support team... or chase high scores in championship mode on your own or in split-screen with up to three friends!


  • racing
  • split-screen
  • driving
  • arcade
  • local
  • multiplayer
  • retro
  • 4-player
  • pvp
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • sport
  • auto
  • stylized

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