dimanche 1 juillet 2018

15 best arcade games for Android

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For a long time, arcade games were among the most popular in the world. They usually have short play times, consistent challenge, and simple game play. They're marked by their increase in challenge as the game progresses. Some popular examples from mobile's early days include Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, and Doodle Jump. The result is a highly addictive, enjoyable experience that gives players the urge to keep going. Arcade games on mobile aren't quite the same as their coin-operated predecessors, but they can still provide a good time. Here are the best arcade games for Android!


Arkanoid vs Space Invaders

Price: $3.99
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Arkanoid vs Space Invaders is a mash-up of two popular arcade games. You get the ball bouncing fun of Arkanoid along with the assault tactics of Space Invaders. The game features 150 stages, 20 power ups, boss fights, and tons of action. There are also 40 unlockable characters. Each one has their own abilities. There is even a hard mode for those who like challenges. It runs you $3.99. However, there are no in-app purchases or advertisements.
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Crossy Road

Price: Freemium
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Crossy Road is one of the most popular mobile games ever. It's basically this generation's version of Frogger. You move a character across roads, train tracks, rivers, and other areas. The goal is to avoid being crushed, run over, or drowned. The game features a ton of playable characters, local and online multiplayer support. Android TV support, and more. The game is freemium. However, it's mostly unlocking playable characters. You can't pay to win this game. It's fun, it's mostly family friendly, and it's an excellent example of a modern arcade game.
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CSR Racing 2

Price: Free with in-app purchases
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CSR Racing 2 is a drag-racing game with excellent graphics, simple game play, and tons of stuff to do. The premise is that you must drag race your way to the top of the ranks and dominate the competition. The game features cars from actual manufacturers along with a variety of customization options to help give the game some depth. You'll also get an online multiplayer mode and a enough single player campaign missions to keep things interesting for a while. This is one of those really quick arcade games that you can pick up, play for a few minutes, and then put it down if needed.
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Duet

Price: Free / Up to $2.99
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Duet is an interesting and entertaining arcade game. You rotate two balls around an axis and simultaneously avoid falling platforms of various shapes. The free version of the game comes with the campaign mode, achievements, and some other goodies. The full game adds a few additional game modes, more achievements, and more. This is one of the few good arcade games on mobile with a single price tag at $2.99. Most of the rest of them are freemium games. Thankfully, the game is also legitimately good and fun. Fans of the series still play this game, despite it coming out years ago.
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Geometry Dash games (four games)

Price: Free / Varies
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Geometry Dash is an arcade platformer with some rhythm game elements. There are four total games in the series. They include the original Geometry Dash (free / $2.99), Geometry Dash Worlds (free), Geometry Dash SubZero (free), and Geometry Dash Meltdown (free). Only the first game actually costs money. The other three are completely free with no in-app purchases. They do have ads, though. All four games have similar mechanics. You travel forward on a 2D map while jumping to avoid obstacles to the beat of a song. None of the games are overly long. However, it does appeal greatly to arcade fans who like free games that aren't also freemium games.
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Ketchapp

Price: Free / Varies
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Ketchapp is a developer on Google Play with a variety of excellent arcade games. Some of them include Knife Hit, Dunk Shot, Rush, 2048, Bottle Flip, Gravity Switch, and many others. None of their games are overly deep. However, they all have that arcade charm. You open them up, play them, and then put them away when you're done. Most of the games are free with ad support. Some contain single in-app purchases for the premium version and a couple of them are freemium games. We encourage you to look around their collection for specific games.
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Minesweeper Genius

Price: $1.99
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Minesweeper Genius is one of the newer arcade games. It's a mix between the classic Minesweeper game and Sudoku, You know the number of bombs in each row. The only thing to do from there is solve the puzzle. There isn't a ton of luck in this game, actually. Almost every puzzle is solvable without guessing. The game also features randomly generated maps, Google Play Games achievements, cloud saving, simple mechanics, and a single price tag with no freemium nonsense.
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Noodlecake Studios

Price: Varies
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Noodlecake Studios is a developer on Google Play. They have several really good arcade games. Some of their better titles include Alto's Adventure, Punch Quest, Super Stickman Golf, Bitcoin Billionaire, and others. They have plenty of non-arcade titles that are just fantastic as well. The games are usually easy to play, inexpensive, and fun. They also have a myriad of themes, including sports, fighting, and others. We have their collection linked up with the button above.
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Pinball Deluxe: Reloaded

Price: Free / Varies
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Pinball Deluxe: Reloaded is one of the more popular pinball games. It features a variety of boards, multiple game types, and various themes. You also get mods for table customization, power-ups, and an online multiplayer. Only a few of the pinball boards are available for free. The rest come in the form of in-app purchases. Otherwise, this is a very competently done pinball game. We also recommend Zen Studios pinball games on Google Play if this one isn't doing it for you.
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Rayark

Price: Free / Varies
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Rayark is another developer on Google Play. This one specializes in arcade style rhythm games. They also happen to be the best rhythm games on the entire platform. Each game features an anime theme, solid mechanics, bouncy, electornica pop songs, and plenty of free content. Most games split their songs into half free and half paid. The premium content is, of course, available as in-app purchases. The latest in the series, Cytus II, has 60 songs (30 free and 30 paid) with three difficulties each. That's 180 activities. Other excellent arcade rhythm games in their collection include the original Cytus, Sdorica, Deemo, VOEZ, and Mandora.
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SEGA Forever games

Price: Free / $1.99
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SEGA Forever is a collection of old SEGA games. Some of them are also excellent, old arcade games. Some of the options include Sonic the Hedgehog, Altered Beast, Crazy Taxi, Ristar, Golden Axe, and more. Most games have their own set of mechanics. They are, in fact, ports of old console games. They are easily accessible, free to download (with ads), and relatively solid. Each game can be purchased for $1.99 to remove the ads. You can search for SEGA Forever on Google Play to see some of the titles.
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Sky Force Reloaded

Price: Free with in-app purchases
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Sky Force Reloaded is an ode to old, top-down shooters. This one has better graphics and mechanics, though. The game includes a campaign mode with many missions. There are also mini-missions, upgrades, power-ups, and more. The mechanics are easy enough to learn. You just glide your finger around to move your plane and shoot bad guys. It's a freemium title. However, the IAPs aren't as bad as we've seen in other titles.
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True Skate

Price: $1.99 with in-app purchases
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True Skate is one of the most popular skateboarding games on mobile. The idea is that you play as a disembodied skateboard and your fingers are used to skate around and perform tricks. It features a lot of intangible things that add charm to the game, including wear and tear on the skateboard, slow motion replays, and more. You'll get some places to skate, but you'll have to unlock the majority of parks and courses using in-app purchases along with tons of other stuff. The game is really fun, even if the the in-app purchase strategy is rather aggressive.
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Yodo1 Games

Price: Free with in-app purchases
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Yodo1 Games has some of the best arcade games for everybody. Their titles are generally inoffensive, easy to play, and great for kids as well as adults. Some of their titles include Rodeo Stampede, Rooms of Doom,, and more. That includes Peck It Up and Jellyanuts, two games still in development. All the games have similar mechanics and a fun arcade style. Thus, you can't go wrong with any of them. Just pick the one that suits the theme you enjoy most!
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Various IO Games

Price: Freemium (usually)
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The IO games are a genre of arcade games that people seem to really like. They all have different mechanics, but share a core element. They are all online multiplayer combat games where you duel it out with a bunch of strangers. Some notable examples include sliter.io, Agar.io, Paper.io, Brutal.io, and some newer ones like AXE.IO (linked at the button). The mechanics vary from game to game. AXE.IO is a hack-and-slash game while Agar.io is a smash game where you must smack into players who are smaller than you. These games are usually freemium titles, but most of the core game play is entirely free. You can literally start and stop playing whenever you want.
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