Arcade-style games are the very first games a lot of us remember playing. Heading to the arcade after school or on the weekend was always the plan. Now, with ultra graphics computers and high-priced consoles, the height of the arcade's popularity is long gone. That doesn't mean you can't enjoy some arcade-style titles, though.
If you have a PlayStation 5, you can enjoy some modern games with an arcade feel. They are meant to invoke nostalgia. They will make you feel like a kid again or put yourself in your parents' shoes if they're from the era of arcade goodness. You'll find quite a few amazing titles to enjoy that deliver a true arcade game experience.
10 Capcom Arcade Stadium
Capcom Arcade Stadium allows you to play countless classic Capcom-made arcade games. You can customize your display to make it look as old or modern as you'd like. You can download it for free and receive 1943 - The Battle of Midway.
The other games that are a part of Capcom Arcade Stadium must be purchased, however. You can buy a bundle with loads of them or pick and choose which games you want to download to your version separately.
9 Horizon Chase Turbo
A classic racing game, Horizon Chase Turbo lets you relive the feelings you felt when you took a trip to the arcade, sat down in a racing chair, and steered through titles such as Top Gear and Out Run.
Horizon Turbo Chase opts for a low-poly style but does not lack the beauty of modern racing games. Each track stands out with its horizon in view, so race through them with a friend. Couch multiplayer is prominent in this one.
8 Atari 50th Anniversary Celebration
The Atari 50th Anniversary Celebration delivers five decades of arcade-themed joy to your PlayStation 5. There are over 100 games for you to enjoy from the very beginning of Atari's years in the industry. And six of those titles are brand-new creations just for this celebration catalog.
This isn't just a load of games packed into one purchase, however. It is a telling of Atari's history. Every game delivers information regarding what Atari was up to at the time and how they were shaping the gaming industry as we know it.
7 Pinball FX
Older and modern arcades are packed with pinball machines. They are just one of those timeless gaming methods that will never go away. On the PS5, you can play an assortment of pinball machines through Pinball FX. It is a free-to-play title, with additional machines available for purchase.
The first time you download and play Pinball FX, you get a complimentary one-day pass that allows you to play most of the machines for free. After that, you'll be limited to the already free tables. If you do decide to buy access to others, you can build your dream gaming room with the pinball titles you adore the most.
6 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is a cult classic film and comic book series with a lot of superhero, gaming, and pop culture elements. Naturally, it was made into a game that resembles an old beat 'em up arcade title. For the PS5, you can get your hands on the Complete Edition of the game, which includes a remastered version and all of its original downloadable content.
You can play a variety of characters, such as Scott Pilgrim himself or Ramona Flowers. As you side-scroll through each level, you'll unlock new abilities to upgrade. There are secret items and modes to discover. And you can do all of this with friends in a cooperative playthrough where you can team up to take down the League of Ramona's Evil Exes together.
5 Masternoid
Masternoid is an arcade-style virtual reality game. You'll need PlayStation VR2 for your PS5. In Masternoid, you're set in an arcade world with just an energy blaster as your only weapon and means of survival.
The game has 50 levels, where voxels will fly at you relentlessly. Your job is to shoot them down before you take too much damage and lose. You can do so standing or sitting, with a variety of accessibility options available.
4 Cannon Dancer - Osman
Cannon Dancer - Osman brings back classic side-scrolling arcade adventures that the likes of Final Fight and Golden Axe made famous. Set in the near future, a corrupt government controls the world, and an evil sorceress threatens it.
You play Kirin, an assassin agent hired for his skills as a fighter. Fight your way to the right of the screen against several enemy types and bosses that will test your ability to combo your attacks with your movement.
3 Pixel Ripped 1978
Pixel Ripped 1978 requires a PS5 and PSVR2. When you put on your virtual reality headset, you'll feel transported to an arcade world. In fact, you will be within the game as the evil Cyblin Lord hacks into several games that your character, Dot, created in the past.
There are retro Atari games within Pixel Ripped 1978. You need to play through these to stop the antagonist and save the gaming world. It is a game-within-a-game with a mass of worlds for you to explore.
2 TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
If the nostalgia of late 80s and early 90s arcades is what you are looking for, there's a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle title that is perfect for you. While a modern release, it is everything you'd expect from a TMNT arcade cabinet released during that era. Shredder's Revenge is a wonderful homage to games like Turtles in Time.
You can play as any of the Turtles and have friends join in to fill the roles of whoever you don't choose. You'll face iconic villains like Bebop and Rocksteady, the Foot Clan, and the evil Shredder himself. Take the wisdom of Master Splinter to the streets and stop them before it's too late.
1 Arcade Paradise
Arcade Paraside is a management simulator that brings many arcade-style elements to the PS5. You play as Ashley and are employed at your family's laundromat. Instead of keeping things business as usual, you decide to turn the laundromat into an arcade.
As you build your dream arcade, you'll have up to 35 different games to place. Then you can actually play those games, each with unique gameplay, stories, missions, and high scores you can challenge friends or AI to beat.