Arcade games

About arcade games

Arcade games are short, easy to learn and hard to put down. Most rounds are short, you can start with a tap or a key or two, and the challenge comes from speed, timing and chasing your own best score. Many have daily challenges and leaderboards, so there is a new goal each day.

For pure reflexes, try Orbit Flip (jump a spark between two rings) or Rooftop Rush (skate across rooftops at night). If you like to watch things bounce and crash, Potshot Peaks has you knock down towers with a cannon, and Merge Motors drops vehicles into a box until they merge into bigger ones. Crystal Cascade is a gem-swapping game with 270 levels, bosses and weekly tournaments, and Velvet Cue is a pool game with real ball physics.

Good places to start

• Orbit Flip

  One button, but the speed climbs and the spikes change pattern. Gold dots from every run unlock new spark colors.

• Crystal Cascade

  Swap gems through 270 levels. New ideas keep arriving, from frost and vines early on to Rotors and Black Holes later.

• Potshot Peaks

  Find the one shot that brings the whole tower down. Stars from cleaner shots unlock new cannon looks.

• Velvet Cue

  8-Ball and 9-Ball with spin and lively cushions, a ten-rival career ladder and 16 trick shots.