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Best 10 Retro Arcade Games
Retro arcades for the modern gamer, available at the touch of a button. Play the best 80s arcade games of all time right on your mobile device.
About Retro Arcade Games
Arcade games were usually placed in public businesses like restaurants, amusement arcades, and bars. The late 1970’s to the mid-1980s is generally considered the golden age of arcade video games.
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Scrambler: Classic Retro Arcade Game
A version of the classic 80s retro arcade game. Happy childhood memories!4.3 Ratings 2K+ Reviews 100K+ DownloadsFree In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Retro Super Cobra Arcade Game
Classic retro arcade gameplay at its best! A free 80s-style arcade game.4.2 Ratings 359+ Reviews 100K+ DownloadsFree In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Galaxiga: Classic Arcade Game
Classic Arcade shooting game, Galaxy Attack - Alien Shooter - Space Shooter4.6 Ratings 127K+ Reviews 10M+ DownloadsFree Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Phoenix Retro Arcade
The classic retro arcade game!4.5 Ratings 1K+ Reviews 100K+ DownloadsFreeFree![Google Play]()
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Galaxia Classic - Retro Arcade Space Shooter
Galaxia Invaders Arcade - Retro Space Shooter. Save the Galaxy, now3.7 Ratings 1K+ Reviews 500K+ DownloadsFreeFree![Google Play]()
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Retro Grid
Get ready for some retro space adventure!4.4 Ratings 9K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFree In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Invaders - Classic Retro Arcade Space Shooter
Super fun Retro Arcade shooting game inspired by the legendary 1978 classic4.1 Ratings 1K+ Reviews 500K+ DownloadsFree In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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1942 🚀 Free classic shooting games
1942 airplane games: Free World war games, which on top shooting games 20214.5 Ratings 71K+ Reviews 5M+ DownloadsFree In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Q*bert - Classic Arcade Game
Swipe through isometric puzzles with Q*bert! Play the classic arcade game today!4.5 Ratings 81K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFree In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Broad Search
Our unique algorithm scoured the App Store and Google Play Store by searching retro arcade games, 80's arcarde games, 80s arcade games and 10 other keywords. From there, we retrieved a total of 1,680 unique apps (821 Android apps and 859 iOS apps) as potential candidates. -
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Filter only high-quality apps
We then selected the highest quality apps from the 1,680 apps listed. We compared the number of stars, downloads, and reviews along with the velocity of these apps to create a list of the Best Retro Arcade Games for both Android & iOS.
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