Searching for the best mobile arcade games for IOS and Android? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Here you’ll find a list of arcade-like games, games that you can actually play at an arcade, and simple yet challenging games that test how far you can progress.

Subway Surfers

Rated the number one arcade game for a very long time on mobile I’m sure you’ll love this one if you haven’t already, but chances are you probably have. You play as a surfer and attempt to run as far as you possibly can away from the train security dodging and avoiding obstacles and incoming trains.

Knife hit

A fun addictive arcade game where you have to throw knives at a spinning object without throwing a knife at a previous knife you’ve already thrown or an existing pre-placed knife. You can collect different kinds of knives as you progress.

Stack

A simplistic casual arcade game. Platforms float across the screen from one of 2 sides. Your goal is to stack these platforms as high as you possibly can. The highest you’re able to stack the platforms equates to your highscore.

Wild Gunner

Wild gunner is an adorable arcade game where you play as a cute little dog with a gun. As you take down enemies you get to select from one of three skills to upgrade which will make you a lot stronger or more durable. Find the perfect strategy for you and take down hordes of enemies in this fun game.

Freeze!

This is a unique arcade game. The objective is to maneuver the main character towards a portal by shifting the landscape clockwise or anticlockwise. You have to strategically freeze the character in place and shift the landscape in order for the character to land in the portal. It gets more difficult as you progress through the game.

King Tongue

In this game the main character has a really sticky and long tongue. You can grab onto enemies and obstacles using the tongue. The goal is to defeat all of the enemies in each round using these unique controls.

Piffle

In this game you have to destroy all of the blocks and rescue as many cute kitties as you can. Find the best angle and shoot your cats across the play field to destroy destroy of the blocks and rescue other cats!

1945 Air force

Take control of a war plane and fly over an exciting battlefield with fighter jets, big planes and helicopters all trying to take you down. This action arcade game resembles the popular old school 1942 Arcade game and is packed with some new modernized features.

Color Switch

As you collect stars in this game the color of your ball changes. You can only pass-through obstacles with the same color as your ball. The stars you collect equates to your highscore. Sounds easy right? How many stars do you think you can collect in this unique arcade game?

Smash Hit

This is possibly my favorite game on this list. Playing this game requires a lot of focus, concentration and timing. You have to shatter glass objects that stand in your way as you move further and further in the game. There are absolutely no ads in this game and it’s really fun and sometimes frustrating to play…especially when you’re trying to beat a highscore.

Fruit Ninja

The classic Fruit Ninja arcade game. Slash your way through several kinds of Fruit and avoid hitting any bombs. Compete with others or enjoy satisfyingly slashing through Fruit in the arcade mode.

Pocket Arcade

Play the classic arcade games; coin pusher, alien whacker, hoop hero, and claw machines right from your ios and Android device. Collect up to 280 cool unique prizes across these games and showcase them in your galley.

Classic Super Arcade 90 games

If you’re born in the 90s or simply love old school arcade games, then this is the emulator for you to download. You can play old school titles like Metal Slug now on your mobile device without inserting any coins. Simply watch an ad instead of inserting a coin and then have fun enjoying the games you used to have to pay to play per try.

Nom Plant

This is a fairly new arcade game with a unique playstyle. You control a plant similar to Petey Piranha (From Mario) and attempt to collect coins and move upwards. Avoid obstacles as you grow your plant and try to get the highest score you can!

Crossy Roads

Crossy Roads is an extremely fun and addictive action arcade game. The objective in this game is to control your chicken (or other characters) avoiding cars, trains and other deadly objects for as long as you possibly can. Your highscore is determined by how far you can travel. This game is super fun to play and I highly recommend that you give it a try too.

No Humanity

If you’re looking for a challenging game then this is the game for you. You play as a paper ship attempting to avoid everything that comes your way. There are a couple of missions that get progressively harder as you complete them. This is possibly one of the hardest games I’ve ever played. If in the future there is ever a list on our website for the hardest games on mobile, this one is definitely going to be on it.

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