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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!4.4 Ratings 2K+ 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 231K+ Reviews 10M+ DownloadsFree Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Retro Games - Arcade Machine
Collection of arcade mini-games: enjoy playing many old classic games offline4.8 Ratings 154+ Reviews 100K+ DownloadsFree Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Galaga Wars
The retro arcade game is back!👾💥 Shoot all alien invaders in space 🚀4.0 Ratings 27K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFree In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Galaxia Classic: Retro Arcade
Retro Space Shooter. Play to get a high score!3.7 Ratings 1K+ Reviews 500K+ DownloadsFreeFree![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 425+ Reviews 100K+ DownloadsFree 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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PAC-MAN
Eat power pellets, chase the ghosts, and beat the mazes with the iconic PAC-MAN!3.8 Ratings 1M+ Reviews 100M+ DownloadsFree Fresh In App Purchases 1M+ ReviewsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Burger Time
80s' casual arcade game3.6 Ratings 91+ Reviews 10K+ DownloadsFreeFree![Google Play]()
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Pinball: Classic Arcade Games
Classic pinball machine for you! Play now pinball game - classic arcade game!4.0 Ratings 2K+ Reviews 100K+ DownloadsFree In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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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 1,684 unique apps (816 Android apps and 868 iOS apps) as potential candidates. -
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We then selected the highest quality apps from the 1,684 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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