Games like Arcade Hall 1980
by geertvd
ARCADE HALL 1980 — step into a neon-lit arcade at the turn of the eighties. Walk the aisle, watch the attract screens flicker, pick a cabinet and play. Six original arcade games under one glowing marquee: racing, shooting, bombing, breaking and digging — with more machines coming soon.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
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$9.99Parking Garage Rally Circuit
Sep 20 · Walaber Entertainment LLC
Both: Racing · Arcade · 1990's
Retro Arcade Rally Racing... in Parking Garages?!? Precision driving with tight simple controls and arcade physics, all in a Sega Saturn style presentation
RacingArcadeRetroDriving1990's3DPvPControllerOld SchoolAction👍 1,621
$39.99Contra: Operation Galuga
Mar 12 · WayForward
Both: Arcade · 2D Platformer · 1980s
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
ActionArcadeShooterPlatformer2D PlatformerShoot 'Em UpSide Scroller2D1980s1990's👍 810
New$1.90BABU - Blow All Blocks Up!
Yesterday · Hoopdy Woopdy Games (UG)
Both: Arcade · Pixel Graphics · 1980s
A sci-fi 80s retro shooter and bullet hell. Use your plasma cannon and bombs to repell an alien invasion. Either defeat the alien robots building and upgrading the blocks and turrets - or blow all of their blocks up! 20 straightforward levels.
ActionCasualArcade2DPixel GraphicsOld School1980sShooterReal Time Tactics1990's
FreeNIGHT-RUNNERS™ PROLOGUE
Feb 23 · PLANET JEM
Both: Racing · 1990's · Arcade
Descend into the underworld of Japanese street racing. Set between 1990-2009, join the local street racing crews in their battle for territory control. Explore the real location open world(s), compete in wager races, battle other crews and upgrade your vehicles with detailed car customization.
Racing1990'sAutomobile SimArcadeDrivingAtmosphericRPGSportsCinematicExploration
$24.99UFO 50
Sep 18 · Mossmouth
Both: Pixel Graphics · Arcade
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
IndiePixel GraphicsRetroAction2DArcadeStrategyRPGAdventureDifficult👍 7,137
$12.99Synthwave Burnout
Sep 19 · Whale Rock Games
Both: Racing · 1980s · 1990's
Synthwave Burnout is an atmospheric arcade racing experience set on neon-soaked tracks. Take control of a futuristic supercar, build up speed, generate energy, and battle physics-driven rivals—all to the pulse of a powerful synthwave soundtrack.
ActionRacingSportsRhythm3DColorfulNoirThird Person1980s1990's👍 751
$19.99Formula Legends
Sep 18 · 3DClouds
Both: Racing · Arcade · 1980s
From the golden age to the modern era, race through time in Formula Legends. Master reimagined circuits, command legendary cars, and compete online against players worldwide. A love letter to Formula racing where speed, skill, and strategy define champions.
RacingSportsArcade3DColorfulStylizedActionTop-DownDriving1980s👍 865
$1.99Mars 2099
3 days ago · Oldschool Tobias
Both: Arcade · Pixel Graphics
Defend humanity's first Mars colony in this fast-paced modern arcade space shooter. Battle asteroid storms, hostile UFOs, complete challenging missions, and master skill-based gameplay inspired by the golden age of arcade classics.
ActionArcadeShoot 'Em UpPixel GraphicsSpaceRetroDifficultControllerSingleplayerMars
-51%$0.49Chill Drive Together
4 days ago · cnsgames
Both: Racing · Arcade
An endless road, one or two drivers, and nothing waiting at the end of it. One key changes the world around the car — no loading screen. Sixteen cars, five environments. Nothing to unlock, nowhere to be.
ExplorationIndieMultiplayerRacingImmersive SimOnline Co-OpArcadeCasualSimulationColorful
-10%$8.99Driving Rogue
4 days ago · Gravity Works
Both: Arcade · Racing
Drift, slipstream, and chain risky near-misses at insane speeds to build huge combos. Adapt to procedurally generated streets and challenges, upgrade your ride, unlock abilities, and stack powerful cards to break records. Climb the Redline rankings and fight your way to the top of the leaderboards.
Fast-PacedArcadeIndieRacingDifficultControllerOnline Co-OpDriving3DCasual
$19.99#DRIVE Rally
Apr 16 · Pixel Perfect Dude
Both: Racing · Arcade
#DRIVE Rally is an arcade-inspired rally-driving experience set in the golden racing era of the ‘90s. Grab your co-driver and burn some rubber on iconic race-winning cars across a variety of terrains in some of the most iconic rallying locations in the world!
RacingDrivingArcadeSportsAutomobile SimActionSingleplayerOffroadRetroController👍 744
$8.99Lander
3 days ago · DextericGames
Both: Racing · 2D Platformer · Arcade
Fly the Lander, collect the fuel, avoid obstacles and perfect your skills to attempt a soft landing in this difficult precision platformer.
Precision PlatformerRacing2D PlatformerDifficultArcadeRetroScore AttackPhysicsPixel GraphicsSingleplayer
$19.99The Coin Game
Mar 19 · devotid
Both: Arcade
A collection of ticket redemption arcades with realistic physics, a carnival, goofy robots, open world design, a global ranking system and silly prizes. Featuring 50+ modern inspired arcade machines and a pawn shop to keep money in your pocket. The Coin Game is made by a solo developer.
ArcadeLife SimOpen WorldCasualPhysicsSimulationSurvivalFirst-PersonFunnyCharacter Customization👍 5,647
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3 days ago · Sky Wolf Studio
Both: Arcade · 2D Platformer · Family Friendly
Hop Seattle's favorite little nugget through Seattle avoiding traffic and diving gulls. 100 fixed levels across ten chapters, five ways to play, fun soundtrack and 45 critters and costumes to unlock. Plus one Daily course a day, the same road for everyone. Everything is included and it runs offline.
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3 days ago · Boogygames Studios
Both: 2D Platformer · Arcade
A brutal precision platformer where the level itself is lying to you. Run, jump and die through 200 handcrafted rooms of vanishing floors, fleeing doors and gravity that flips mid-jump. Then build your own lies in the editor and share them as codes.
ActionSingleplayer2D PlatformerPlatformerArcadeIndieAtmosphericPrecision PlatformerDifficultCyberpunk
$4.99Pinball Simulator
Mar 3 · Hard Shark Games
Both: Arcade · Family Friendly
Pinball Simulator offers the nostalgia of the 80s and 90s—neon lights, clinking glasses, and classic arcade vibes. Play pinball, master the flippers, chase high scores, and relive the joy of the good old days.
Early AccessSimulationPinballArcadeCasualRetroPhysicsScore AttackFamily FriendlySingleplayer
$5.99Frontline Crisis
Aug 14 · BCQT
Both: Pixel Graphics · 1980s
Defend humanity's last hope, pilot a powerful mech, in Frontlines Crisis! A battlefield swarming with insects makes strategic and combat decisions crucial. Each decision will determine your fate. Defend humanity's last sanctuary, fight fiercely, and uphold human honor with wits and courage!
Tower DefenseTop-Down ShooterRTSStrategyPixel GraphicsSpaceMechsLocal Co-OpAction RTS1980s👍 348
-35%$12.99MULLET MADJACK
May 15 · HAMMER95
Both: Arcade
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
FPSBoomer ShooterFast-PacedArcadeActionCyberpunkSingleplayerAnimeIndieShooter👍 8,242
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Jan 25 · Whale Peak Games
Both: Arcade
Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs.
Shoot 'Em UpTwin Stick ShooterArcadeRoguelikeBullet HellArena ShooterActionRogueliteAction RoguelikeShooter👍 371
$4.99Nubby's Number Factory
Mar 7 · MogDogBlog Productions
Both: Arcade
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
RoguelikeStrategySurrealArcadeSingleplayerPsychological HorrorStylizedDeckbuildingIndie2D👍 18,152
$8.99Pyramid Runner
Jun 18 · Kuzmin Nikolay
Both: Arcade · 2D Platformer
This arcade puzzle game challenges you to collect treasures from ancient pyramids, dark dungeons, and even Mars. You'll have to outsmart cruel mummies and dangerous gorillas, as well as solve many of clever puzzles.
Puzzle PlatformerArcadePuzzleCasualLogic2D Platformer2DPlatformerOld SchoolRetro
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3 days ago · Gamesforgames
Both: Pixel Graphics · Family Friendly
STRATA is an arcade descent through rock that is destroyed cell by cell. You pilot a drilling capsule from a dome on the surface, and everything below the first metre is procedurally generated geology: dirt, clay, stone, shale, granite, basalt, obsidian, ironstone.
CasualRoguelikeExplorationDungeon CrawlerPixel Graphics2DAtmosphericFamily FriendlyOld SchoolSingleplayer
$2.99Historical Invaders
Apr 2 · Jonatas Duarte
Both: Arcade · 2D Platformer
The most wicked men that ever lived on earth. Authoritarians, dictators, and tyrants, from Hitler to Stalin, they are all back. Historical Invaders it's a fixed shooter game where you are the chosen one to annihilate the demons of our past and save mankind.
AdventureActionArcadeAction-AdventureBullet HellShoot 'Em Up2D PlatformerTop-Down Shooter2DColorful
$2.99RonkBonk
Sep 2 · copoeric
Both: Arcade · 2D Platformer
RonkBonk is a fast arcade duel: outmaneuver rivals, cut them off with your trail, and win the race to 5. Unlock skills and jokers by beating bots or players online.
CasualActionStrategyArcade2D PlatformerReal Time TacticsAbstractCartoonCinematicCute
$11.99PathBlasters
Apr 11 · Sine Coda
Both: Arcade
Run, blast, and solve your way to victory! Experience the rush of a colorful, fast-paced chase, solo or against a friend! Burst through the levels and up your score in this retro-inspired arcade setting.
Top-DownPuzzleArcadeRunnerSokobanCompetitivePvP2DCuteSplit Screen
$7.99Arcadium - Space Odyssey
Jan 26 · Luciano Bercini
Both: Arcade
A bullet heaven roguelite set in a procedurally generated universe. Land on planets to harvest resources, craft hundreds of game-breaking builds, and unleash them on relentless waves of aliens. Every run unveils a new universe: endless challenges, endless discoveries.
Bullet HeavenRogueliteArcadeAction RoguelikeBullet HellProcedural GenerationTwin Stick ShooterTop-Down ShooterSpaceAliens👍 110









