Games like Arclight Cascade

If Arclight Cascade left you wanting something fast-paced and competitive, you have options. These games offer a similar pull for your backlog. Most of them work well for a shared session.

1. Light Bound

   

   Get thrown into randomly generated arenas that can only be seen by the light of the players and their weapons. Explore, collect weapons and upgrades, and do battle against your friends or the computer. Customize each game using a variety of configurable options.

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive, Colorful

   100%100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

2. Retrograde Arena

   

   Retrograde Arena is a multiplayer twin stick shooter where bullets don’t kill. Use weapons, physics, and your Drone to push, pull, and blast your foes into deadly surroundings in this skill-based shooter action title that redefines physics-based action.

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive, Colorful

   92%92% of 541 Steam reviews are positiveFree

3. ROCKETSROCKETSROCKETS

   

   ROCKETS fire ROCKETS at ROCKETS in this action-arcade, arena-combat, gorgeous festival-of-fireworks! It's dogfighting meets figure-skating in space with local multiplayer and single-player fast-paced action modes plus a ZEN MODE where ROCKETS learn to LOVE.

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive, Colorful

   82%82% of 314 Steam reviews are positive$6.99

4. ARCADE

   

   ARCADE is an ARCADE game in which you shoot 'n' dodge. Are you dead? Press START button and shoot 'n' dodge again! Sounds easy, doesn't it? I would argue with you!

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive, Colorful

   80%80% of 25 Steam reviews are positive$3.99

5. Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena

   

   In a world controlled by blade, magic, and fist, diverse warriors gather for battle! This is a 2D fighting game featuring characters from Shining Blade and Shining Hearts.

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive, Colorful

   82%82% of 235 Steam reviews are positive$5.99

6. Clone Drone in the Danger Zone

   

   Your mind has been downloaded into a robot gladiator with a laser sword, and an arena full of things that want to slice it apart. Any body part can come off, including yours. Fast sword fights, absurd upgrades and commentators who narrate your failures make every death funny enough to queue up again.

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive, Colorful

   96%96% of 36,454 Steam reviews are positive280Players online now: 280$4.99

7. Arcadegeddon

   

   A colorful roguelite shooter where you and up to three friends blast through a super game that a mega-corporation infected with a virus. Fast runs, wild guns, bosses, mini games and loot, all wrapped in a bright arcade world that begs for one more go.

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Colorful, Replayable

   76%76% of 1,028 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5Free

8. Incandescent

   

   Incandescent is a fast paced action arcade game that scales the difficulty to your skill level. The goal is simple, pilot your ship and defend yourself against waves of unique enemies and bosses. Different powerups will drop to help you with upgrades to your weapons and health.

   Fast-paced, Colorful, Retro

   76%76% of 126 Steam reviews are positive$0.99

9. Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball

   

   A futuresport FPS where one-wheeled robots skate neon dance clubs and eliminate each other with dodgeballs. Every hit is a one-hit kill, every catch is a save, and trick shots like mid-air 360s score big. Fast rounds, a pulsing soundtrack and plenty of modes make it easy to keep playing one more.

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive, Colorful

   91%91% of 2,274 Steam reviews are positive10Players online now: 10$0.98

10. SpiderHeck

    

    Spiders with laser swords. SpiderHeck is a fast physics brawler where one hit kills, webs swing you across neon arenas, and every round ends in either a spectacular stunt or a spectacular disaster. Duel your friends, hold back enemy swarms together, or chase solo parkour challenges. It is loud, quick and very funny.

    Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive, Colorful

    93%93% of 3,973 Steam reviews are positive74Players online now: 74$5.99

11. Boomerang Fu

    

    Cute food with boomerangs, one hit and you're out. Boomerang Fu is a fast local party game for up to six players: stack absurd power-ups, curve throws around corners and slice your friends in over 30 trap-filled arenas. Easy to pick up in a minute, hard to put down.

    Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive, Colorful

    97%97% of 1,849 Steam reviews are positive119Players online now: 119$7.49

12. INVERSUS Deluxe

    

    INVERSUS is is a competitive and cooperative arcade shooter for 1 to 4 players online or on the couch. Fight for territory in a dynamic negative-space map where open paths for your team are the walls of your opponent's team. Strategize and trap the enemy to win!

    Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive, Retro

    89%89% of 273 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

Hidden gems like Arclight Cascade

Archons

Archons is a Roguelite/Survivor game where you control two characters, the Archons- simultaneously!

92%92% of 442 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$9.99

J-Jump Arena

J-Jump Arena is a free-to-play, turn-based elimination party game, in which you'll probably blow yourself up - but still have a good time doing it!

77%77% of 562 Steam reviews are positiveFree

First Cut: Samurai Duel

Aim your blade, read your rival, and settle pixel-art sword duels where a single strike can decide everything.

87%87% of 2,034 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$8.99

SpiderHeck

Spiders with laser swords. SpiderHeck is a fast physics brawler where one hit kills, webs swing you across neon arenas, and every round ends in…

93%93% of 3,973 Steam reviews are positive74Players online now: 74$5.99

Project Sparrow

A first-person arena shooter where a bow, quick movement and clever arrows decide every round.

88%88% of 1,067 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

ARMORED HEAD

Fight off thirty waves of robots in a single arena, spend your coins on turrets and tricks, and hunt down every secret on the way to the gold cup.

98%98% of 1,236 Steam reviews are positive$4.99

Boomerang Fu

Grab a boomerang, pick a snack and outlast your friends in quick, chaotic couch battles.

97%97% of 1,849 Steam reviews are positive119Players online now: 119$7.49

Arcadegeddon

Team up with up to three friends to purge a virus from a super game and save the last local arcade.

76%76% of 1,028 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5Free

Retrograde Arena

Retrograde Arena is a multiplayer twin stick shooter where bullets don’t kill.

92%92% of 541 Steam reviews are positiveFree

Knight Club +

KNIGHT CLUB + Is a casual 2-4 player action platform-fighting game that brings traditional fighting game elements into an unlocked, free form…

89%89% of 365 Steam reviews are positiveFree

Gladio and Glory

Swing a sword with wobbly physics, outsmart your rival in fast PvP duels, and laugh when the ragdoll goes flying into the spikes.

90%90% of 4,208 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5Free

Exoblast

Exoblast is a mix of shoot’em up and arcade game, pimped with synthwave and pixelart.

79%79% of 316 Steam reviews are positiveFree

Newest games like Arclight Cascade

J-Jump Arena

J-Jump Arena is a free-to-play, turn-based elimination party game, in which you'll probably blow yourself up - but still have a good time doing it!

77%77% of 562 Steam reviews are positiveFree

Toaster Arena

A fast multiplayer arena shooter where advanced movement, absurd weapons and customizable characters carry every match.

90%90% of 807 Steam reviews are positive10Players online now: 10Free

Archons

Archons is a Roguelite/Survivor game where you control two characters, the Archons- simultaneously!

92%92% of 442 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$9.99

Speglar

Frantic 4-player laser ricocheting top-down shooter. Keep it casual and enjoy the chaos, or master the surprisingly deep mechanics to obliterate…

100%100% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$3.99

First Cut: Samurai Duel

Aim your blade, read your rival, and settle pixel-art sword duels where a single strike can decide everything.

87%87% of 2,034 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$8.99

Arcadegeddon

Team up with up to three friends to purge a virus from a super game and save the last local arcade.

76%76% of 1,028 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5Free

ArcRunner

Traverse 'The Arc' in this beautiful, Cyberpunk-styled action rogue-lite as you attempt to reset an evil rogue AI.

68%68% of 196 Steam reviews are positive$19.99

SpiderHeck

Spiders with laser swords. SpiderHeck is a fast physics brawler where one hit kills, webs swing you across neon arenas, and every round ends in…

93%93% of 3,973 Steam reviews are positive74Players online now: 74$5.99

Project Sparrow

A first-person arena shooter where a bow, quick movement and clever arrows decide every round.

88%88% of 1,067 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

Exoblast

Exoblast is a mix of shoot’em up and arcade game, pimped with synthwave and pixelart.

79%79% of 316 Steam reviews are positiveFree

Clone Drone in the Danger Zone

Fight as a robot gladiator in an arena where any body part can come off, then queue up again and try a new build.

96%96% of 36,454 Steam reviews are positive280Players online now: 280$4.99

Gladio and Glory

Swing a sword with wobbly physics, outsmart your rival in fast PvP duels, and laugh when the ragdoll goes flying into the spikes.

90%90% of 4,208 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5Free