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Arcade Top Games

Arcade games capture the fast, coin-op style of play: quick sessions, simple controls and score-chasing intensity, often built around a single addictive gameplay loop. This theme covers everything from pure classics like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and Galaga through to later hits such as OutRun, Metal Slug and Crazy Taxi, all designed to hook you for “just one more credit”.

Need for Speed: Underground 2
Windows
2004
Need for Speed: Underground 2
Need for Speed: Carbon
Windows, Mac
2006
Need for Speed: Carbon
Virtua Cop 2
Windows, SEGA Saturn, Arcade
1997
Virtua Cop 2

8108 arcade games available

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Sci-Fi / Futuristic Top Games

Sci-fi and futuristic games explore advanced technology, space travel and distant worlds, often mixing high-concept ideas with lasers, starships and cyberpunk dystopias. This theme ranges from early pioneers like Elite and Starflight to story-driven classics such as System Shock, Deus Ex, Homeworld, Half-Life 2 or Mass Effect, all imagining the far future in very different ways.

Ultimate Spider-Man
Windows
2005
Ultimate Spider-Man
Transformers: The Game
Windows
2007
Transformers: The Game
Freelancer
Windows
2003
Freelancer

6085 sci-fi games available

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Shooter Top Games

Shooter games focus on combat with firearms or projectile weapons, testing your reactions, aim and tactical movement in anything from side-scrolling run-and-gun to fully 3D battlefields. This theme spans early arcade and console hits like Contra and Operation Wolf through landmark PC and console shooters such as Doom, Quake, GoldenEye 007, Half-Life or Halo.

Project IGI: I'm Going In
Windows
2000
Project IGI: I'm Going In
Scarface: The World Is Yours
Windows
2006
Scarface: The World Is Yours
The Punisher
Windows
2005
The Punisher

5954 shooter games available

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Licensed Title Top Games

Licensed games are based on existing brands and characters from movies, TV, comics, books or real-world sports, letting you step directly into familiar universes. This theme covers everything from 8-bit and 16-bit tie-ins like Batman, DuckTales and Disney’s Aladdin to later fan favourites such as Star Wars: KOTOR, Spider-Man 2 and The Simpsons: Hit & Run.

Cricket 07
Windows
2006
Cricket 07
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Windows
2008
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
The Simpsons: Hit & Run
Windows
2003
The Simpsons: Hit & Run

5602 licensed title games available

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Fantasy Top Games

Fantasy games drop you into worlds of magic, mythical creatures and ancient kingdoms, where swords, spells and legendary artifacts matter more than science. This theme ranges from pioneering adventures and RPGs like Ultima, King’s Quest and Dungeon Master to later greats such as Heroes of Might and Magic III, Baldur’s Gate, Diablo and Morrowind.

The House of the Dead
Windows, SEGA Saturn, Arcade
1998
The House of the Dead
Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses
Windows
2006
Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses
Black & White 2
Windows
2005
Black & White 2

3798 fantasy games available

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Platform Top Games

Platform games revolve around precise jumps, timing and navigation through obstacle-filled levels, often presented as side-scrolling or 2.5D stages. This theme spans early icons like Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog and Prince of Persia through atmospheric and inventive titles such as Castlevania, Commander Keen or Rayman.

Prince of Persia
DOS, Mac, Genesis, SEGA Master System, Game Gear and 10 more...
1990
Prince of Persia
Sonic Heroes
Windows
2004
Sonic Heroes
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Windows, Mac
2001
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

3352 platform games available

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Turn-based Top Games

Turn-based games let you plan each move carefully, with players and AI taking actions in discrete turns rather than in real time, making every decision count. This theme covers classics like Civilization and HOMMM, tactical legends such as X-COM: UFO Defense and Final Fantasy Tactics, and story-rich RPGs including Fallout and Advance Wars-era handheld strategy.

Sid Meier's Civilization
DOS, Windows 3.x, Mac, SEGA Saturn, Amiga, Atari ST
1991
Sid Meier's Civilization
Bookworm Adventures
Windows
2006
Bookworm Adventures
Bookworm Adventures Volume 2
Windows
2009
Bookworm Adventures Volume 2

3006 turn-based games available

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Puzzle elements Top Games

Puzzle elements games weave brainteasers directly into their core gameplay, asking you to manipulate environments, flip switches, or combine items to progress rather than just relying on reflexes. This theme includes everything from early thinkers like The Lost Vikings and Lemmings to later classics such as Tomb Raider, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time, and mind-bending modern-era hits like Portal.

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams
Windows
2002
Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams
Silent Hill 3
Windows
2003
Silent Hill 3
Pink Panther: Pinkadelic Pursuit
Windows
2002
Pink Panther: Pinkadelic Pursuit

2878 puzzle elements games available

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Real-Time Top Games

Real-time games unfold without pausing the action, forcing you to make decisions on the fly as events, battles and resources evolve second by second. This theme stretches from the birth of the real-time strategy formula in Dune II through genre-defining series like Warcraft, Command & Conquer, StarCraft and Age of Empires, up to more cinematic real-time tactics and strategy like Homeworld and Company of Heroes.

Need for Speed: Underground
Windows
2003
Need for Speed: Underground
Black & White
Windows
2001
Black & White
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
Windows
2006
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II

2611 real-time games available

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Anime / Manga Top Games

Anime / Manga themed games either adapt famous series or borrow their distinctive visual style, giving you bold character designs, dramatic storylines and over-the-top attacks straight out of Japanese animation and comics. This theme covers everything from early 8/16-bit adaptations like Fist of the North Star and Dragon Ball titles to later favourites such as Sailor Moon games or the stylish JRPGs of Final Fantasy and the Tales series.

Tekken 3
Arcade
1997
Tekken 3
Sonic R
Windows, SEGA Saturn
1998
Sonic R
Oni
Windows, Mac
2001
Oni

1855 manga games available

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Managerial Top Games

Managerial games put you in charge of running complex systems—cities, businesses, teams or entire transport networks—focusing on planning, budgets and long-term efficiency rather than direct action. This theme includes classics like SimCity and Transport Tycoon, amusement-park and hospital sims such as Theme Park, Theme Hospital and RollerCoaster Tycoon, and deep economic or sports management titles like Capitalism and the Championship / Football Manager series.

Championship Manager: Season 01/02
Windows
2001
Championship Manager: Season 01/02
FIFA Soccer 07
Windows
2006
FIFA Soccer 07
The Movies
Windows, Mac
2005
The Movies

1324 managerial games available

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Interactive Fiction Top Games

Interactive fiction centers on text-driven stories where you read, type commands or make choices to shape the narrative, often exploring detailed worlds and branching plots through prose rather than graphics. This theme runs from early landmarks like Adventure and Zork to richly written works such as The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, A Mind Forever Voyaging and later fan-made classics like Anchorhead, showing how powerful pure text can be for storytelling.

Hi-Res Adventure #2: The Wizard and the Princess
PC Booter, Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, FM-7, PC-88
1982
Hi-Res Adventure #2: The Wizard and the Princess
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
DOS, Mac, Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC and 2 more...
1984
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Spore
DOS
1991
Spore

1152 interactive fiction games available

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