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Arcade games

Short rounds, quick restarts and a score to beat. These are games you can pick up in a spare minute and still be playing an hour later.

21 games How games are labelled

Break time. Pick something short; a 5-minute countdown starts when the game opens.

ComputerColor TunnelDodge through a twisting neon tunnel.Arcade · 2-5 minThird-party trackersComputerDeath Run 3DFly through a block tunnel at rising speed.Arcade · 2-5 minGeometry DashJump on the beat. Learn every spike.Arcade · 5-15 minGeometry Dash Hyper WaveZigzag the wave through spike corridors.Arcade · 2-5 minGeometry Dash SubzeroThree icy rhythm levels.Arcade · 2-5 minComputerHelix JumpDrop the ball down a spiral tower.Arcade · 2-5 minThird-party trackersComputerHole.ioBe a hole. Swallow the city.Arcade · 2-5 minComputerIce DodoSlide a dodo down icy obstacle courses.Arcade · 2-5 minPac ManEat the dots, dodge the ghosts.Arcade · 2-5 minPaper.ioDraw loops to claim land.Arcade · 2-5 minRun 3Run and jump through space tunnels.Arcade · 5-15 minThird-party trackersComputerSlopeKeep the ball on the neon slope.Arcade · 2-5 minComputerSlope 2More slope, faster turns.Arcade · 2-5 minComputerSlope 3The downhill roll, one more time.Arcade · 2-5 minSnake.ioGrow your snake, cut off the others.Arcade · 2-5 minThird-party trackersStickman HookSwing from hook to hook.Arcade · 2-5 minComputerSubway SurfersDodge trains, grab coins, keep running.Arcade · 2-5 minTemple Run 2Run from the monster through jungle ruins.Arcade · 2-5 minComputerTomb Of The MaskDash through a maze until you hit a wall.Arcade · 2-5 minComputerWorlds Hardest GameSlip past the blue dots. One touch and restart.Arcade · 5-15 minX Trench RunFly a fighter down a narrow space trench.Arcade · 2-5 min

What makes a good arcade game

Arcade games are built around one simple idea that gets harder the longer you last. You learn the rules in seconds, and the challenge comes from speed, timing and nerve rather than menus or long tutorials. A good one makes every failure feel like your own fault and makes you want another go straight away.

This page leans towards runners and score chasers. Slope sends you down an endless neon ramp where you tilt, dodge and manage your speed. Snake io is a snake battle royale: eat pellets, grow, and outmanoeuvre the other snakes. Pac Man is here too, with its pellets, ghosts and mazes, and Worlds Hardest Game asks you to steer a red square through 30 levels of moving patterns.

If you only have a few minutes, nearly everything here plays in short rounds. Geometry Dash, Run 3 and Worlds Hardest Game are the ones to save for a longer sitting. Most of these games also work on a phone. Death Run 3d, Ice Dodo and Worlds Hardest Game are the exceptions, so play those on a computer with a keyboard.