Ranking by genre

The best arcade games.

47 games compete in this selection. Pac-Man tops it with 1,704 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Pac-Man 1980 · Arcade 1,704
  2. 2 Crash Bash 2000 · Arcade 1,631
  3. 3 Paperboy 1984 · Arcade 1,576
  4. 4 WarioWare: Touched! 2004 · Arcade 1,564
  5. 5 Arkanoid 1986 · Arcade 1,553
  6. 6 Agar.io 2015 · Arcade 1,540
  7. 7 Pokémon Pinball 1999 · Arcade 1,509
  8. 8 BurgerTime 1982 · Arcade 1,509
  9. 9 Nintendo Land 2012 · Arcade 1,508
  10. 10 Duck Hunt 1984 · Arcade 1,499
  11. 11 Flappy Bird 2013 · Arcade 1,497
  12. 12 Breakout 1976 · Arcade 1,496
  13. 13 WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! 2003 · Arcade 1,494
  14. 14 WarioWare Gold 2018 · Arcade 1,492
  15. 15 Hogan's Alley 1984 · Arcade 1,490
  16. 16 Ms. Pac-Man 1982 · Arcade 1,479
  17. 17 Bomberman 1985 · Arcade 1,475
  18. 18 Unrailed! 2019 · Arcade 1,470
  19. 19 Dig Dug 1982 · Arcade 1,468
  20. 20 Fruit Ninja 2010 · Arcade 1,467
  21. 21 Feeding Frenzy 2004 · Arcade 1,460
  22. 22 WarioWare: Get It Together! 2021 · Arcade 1,457
  23. 23 Clu Clu Land 1984 · Arcade 1,451
  24. 24 Space Harrier 1985 · Arcade 1,450
  25. 25 Super Bomberman 1993 · Arcade 1,448
  26. 26 Crossy Road 2014 · Arcade 1,446
  27. 27 Genital Jousting 2018 · Arcade 1,440
  28. 28 Frogger 1981 · Arcade 1,439
  29. 29 Luftrausers 2014 · Arcade 1,438
  30. 30 Pac-Man 256 2015 · Arcade 1,431
  31. 31 198X 2019 · Arcade 1,430
  32. 32 Ghostbusters 1984 · Arcade 1,426
  33. 33 Super Bomberman 3 1995 · Arcade 1,421
  34. 34 Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball 1993 · Arcade 1,420
  35. 35 Super Bomberman 2 1994 · Arcade 1,417
  36. 36 1-2-Switch 2017 · Arcade 1,410
  37. 37 Super Bomberman R 2017 · Arcade 1,405
  38. 38 Frogger 1997 · Arcade 1,404
  39. 39 Dragon's Lair 1983 · Arcade 1,393
  40. 40 Sunset Riders 1991 · Arcade 1,385
  41. 41 Pinball 1984 · Arcade 1,385
  42. 42 Snake 1998 · Arcade 1,372
  43. 43 Slither.io 2016 · Arcade 1,371
  44. 44 Hungry Shark Evolution 2012 · Arcade 1,369
  45. 45 Operation Wolf 1987 · Arcade 1,355
  46. 46 Wild Guns 1994 · Arcade 1,338
  47. 47 Joust 1982 · Arcade 1,300

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In detail

The best arcade games, what this ranking says

Pac-Man leads this selection with 1,704 ELO points, ahead of Crash Bash and Paperboy. The 47 games competing in it have played 3,082 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 47
Duels played by those games 3,082
Game in the lead Pac-Man (1980)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,704
Point gap between 1st and 10th 205
Best represented decade 1980s
Last reading September 18, 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 1,704 149
1990s 9 Pokémon Pinball 1,509 62
2010s 15 Agar.io 1,540 75

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
WarioWare Gold +54 1,492
Frogger +49 1,439
1-2-Switch +44 1,410

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 1,704 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Crash Bash and Paperboy, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many arcade games are ranked?

47 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 3,082 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?

WarioWare Gold is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 54 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 46 games in the selection moved.

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