Best games
Best Arcade games
The 68 best Arcade games, ranked from 3,236 critic and player ratings.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
- 18 games are listed on this page, carrying 3,236 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Ranking, page 2
51
F
Mario Bros. (1983)
70
/100
52
Galaga
70
/100
53
Circus Charlie
70
/100
54
Mortal Kombat 4
69
/100
55
THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002
67
/100
56
Golden Axe
65
/100
57
Metal Slug 4
64
/100
58
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
62
/100
59
Pac-Man
62
/100
60
Super Contra (1988)
61
/100
61
Metroid
60
/100
62
SoulCalibur
60
/100
63
Mortal Kombat 3
50
/100
64
Contra
50
/100
65
Altered Beast
45
/100
66
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
45
/100
67
Double Dragon
39
/100
68
Wild Gunman (1984)
29
/100
F
Mario Bros. (1983)
70
/100
52
Galaga
70
/100
53
Circus Charlie
70
/100
54
Mortal Kombat 4
69
/100
55
THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002
67
/100
56
Golden Axe
65
/100
57
Metal Slug 4
64
/100
58
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
62
/100
59
Pac-Man
62
/100
60
Super Contra (1988)
61
/100
61
Metroid
60
/100
62
SoulCalibur
60
/100
63
Mortal Kombat 3
50
/100
64
Contra
50
/100
65
Altered Beast
45
/100
66
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
45
/100
67
Double Dragon
39
/100
68
Wild Gunman (1984)
29
/100