Ranking by genre

The best arcade games.

48 games compete in this selection. Pac-Man tops it with 1,684 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Pac-Man 1980 · Arcade 1,684
  2. 2 WarioWare: Touched! 2004 · Arcade 1,551
  3. 3 Crash Bash 2000 · Arcade 1,544
  4. 4 Arkanoid 1986 · Arcade 1,543
  5. 5 Clu Clu Land 1984 · Arcade 1,528
  6. 6 Pokémon Pinball 1999 · Arcade 1,516
  7. 7 Paperboy 1984 · Arcade 1,511
  8. 8 Flappy Bird 2013 · Arcade 1,509
  9. 9 WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! 2003 · Arcade 1,507
  10. 10 Nintendo Land 2012 · Arcade 1,503
  11. 11 Ms. Pac-Man 1982 · Arcade 1,499
  12. 12 1-2-Switch 2017 · Arcade 1,499
  13. 13 Breakout 1976 · Arcade 1,493
  14. 14 Duck Hunt 1984 · Arcade 1,492
  15. 15 Super Bomberman 1993 · Arcade 1,480
  16. 16 Agar.io 2015 · Arcade 1,478
  17. 17 BurgerTime 1982 · Arcade 1,476
  18. 18 Hogan's Alley 1984 · Arcade 1,472
  19. 19 Luftrausers 2014 · Arcade 1,471
  20. 20 Slither.io 2016 · Arcade 1,466
  21. 21 Feeding Frenzy 2004 · Arcade 1,463
  22. 22 Bomberman 1985 · Arcade 1,462
  23. 23 Fruit Ninja 2010 · Arcade 1,451
  24. 24 Unrailed! 2019 · Arcade 1,446
  25. 25 Frogger 1981 · Arcade 1,441
  26. 26 Ghostbusters 1984 · Arcade 1,439
  27. 27 WarioWare: Get It Together! 2021 · Arcade 1,438
  28. 28 Rainbow Islands CS 2026 · Arcade 1,435
  29. 29 198X 2019 · Arcade 1,432
  30. 30 Super Bomberman 3 1995 · Arcade 1,425
  31. 31 Sunset Riders 1991 · Arcade 1,424
  32. 32 Super Bomberman 2 1994 · Arcade 1,424
  33. 33 Crossy Road 2014 · Arcade 1,424
  34. 34 WarioWare Gold 2018 · Arcade 1,420
  35. 35 Genital Jousting 2018 · Arcade 1,416
  36. 36 Pinball 1984 · Arcade 1,410
  37. 37 Super Bomberman R 2017 · Arcade 1,407
  38. 38 Snake 1998 · Arcade 1,407
  39. 39 Operation Wolf 1987 · Arcade 1,404
  40. 40 Hungry Shark Evolution 2012 · Arcade 1,402
  41. 41 Frogger 1997 · Arcade 1,386
  42. 42 Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball 1993 · Arcade 1,384
  43. 43 Dig Dug 1982 · Arcade 1,375
  44. 44 Wild Guns 1994 · Arcade 1,365
  45. 45 Pac-Man 256 2015 · Arcade 1,365
  46. 46 Space Harrier 1985 · Arcade 1,343
  47. 47 Joust 1982 · Arcade 1,312
  48. 48 Dragon's Lair 1983 · Arcade 1,302

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In detail

The best arcade games, what this ranking says

Pac-Man leads this selection with 1,684 ELO points, ahead of WarioWare: Touched! and Crash Bash. The 48 games competing in it have played 4,114 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 48
Duels played by those games 4,114
Game in the lead Pac-Man (1980)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,684
Point gap between 1st and 10th 181
Best represented decade 1980s
Last reading November 3, 2026

The best arcade game of every decade

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best arcade game of every decade
Decade Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
1980s 17 Pac-Man 1,684 169
1990s 9 Pokémon Pinball 1,516 78
2010s 15 Flappy Bird 1,509 65

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 46 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Wild Guns +70 1,365
Joust +57 1,312
Pokémon Pinball +54 1,516

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best arcade game?

According to community votes, the best arcade game is Pac-Man, with 1,684 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of WarioWare: Touched! and Crash Bash, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many arcade games are ranked?

48 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 4,114 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which arcade game is climbing right now?

Wild Guns is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 70 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 46 games in the selection moved.

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