Antstream Arcade is a cloud gaming service operated by British company Antsteam Ltd. The platform offers retro games from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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According to IGN, Antstream Arcade is considered to be the "world's largest officially licensed retro gaming platform". It focuses on games from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. The lineup consists of games for different consoles and home computers, including the Nintendo Entertainment System, Atari 2600 and the PlayStation, and from different gaming companies.
In his 2025 Eurogamer article, Ed Nightingale explains that new mini-games and challenges, like tournaments and high-score duels, can be added to the original games. The platform also offers online profiles, online high scores, cloud saves and resume play within the games. Furthermore, Antstream Arcade also contains new games for classic consoles by independent developers.
As of March 2025, the platform offers over 1,400 games, including Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, Baraduke, Galaga, Dig Dug, Pong, Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command, Bubble Bobble, R-Type and Mr. Do!. Will Greenwald writes in PCMag, that the platform is interesting as a history lesson of gaming. He praises the large number of available games, while criticising the TV-oriented interface that cannot be operated with a PC mouse.
Access and availability Antstream Arcade runs via an internet connection. It operates on a subscription model, with monthly, yearly or lifetime options available.
The service is available on PC, Mac, Linux, Android, Android TV, Fire TV, Samsung TV, and in browsers. In July 2023, it became available for the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Antstream was available on iOS through the App Store starting in June 2024. In September 2024, Antstream was also available on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
In May 2025, a separate service, entitled Retro Classics, became available exclusively for the Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox on PC, with support for streaming, for Xbox Game Pass members with over 80 titles from the Activision Blizzard library (Activision, Sierra Entertainment and Blizzard Entertainment), along with over 100 titles being planned to be available in the future.
History Steve Cottam founded Antstream in London in 2013 after recognizing the lack of access to many older video games, which were often only obtainable through video game piracy due to a lack of availability on modern platforms. Along with a friend, Cottam developed the company as a streaming service for retro games, starting in 2013.
By 2015, they had developed a prototype and got accepted into an accelerator fund with Microsoft and Ian Livingstone joined the company as chairman. In June 2019, the streaming service Antstream Arcade was officially launched. Also in 2019, Antstream received an investment from Chinese company Tencent and was able to establish itself on various platforms. Antstream received a further investment of US$3.5 million from Atari, with a total of over US$20 million invested in Antstream as of 2021.
In 2025, the platform achieved 3,200% growth in new players. In total, there were over 700,000 new players and over 200,000 active users per month. Also in 2025, over three million games were downloaded from the Antstream Arcade line-up. In May 2022, 27 games by the video game companies Namco and Bandai (which were merged under Bandai Namco Holdings in 2005) were licensed to Antstream Arcade, including Pac-Man, Galaga and Dig Dug.
Antstream Arcade The following is the complete list of 1,693 games available on Antstream Arcade.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System There are 62 Super NES / Super Famicom titles available on Antstream Arcade. TitlePublisherOriginalreleaseRelease dateAir CavalrySynergistic Software1995Arcus SpiritsTelenet Japan1993B.O.B.Gray Matter1993Blow'em OutSecond Dimension2021BonkersDisney1994Brawl BrothersJaleco1993California Games IIEpyx1991Cannon FodderSensible Software1992Carrier AcesSynergistic Software1995The Bitmap Brothers1993Chip's ChallengeEpyx2021ClayFighterInterplay Entertainment1993Congo's CaperData East1993Disney's AladdinDisney1993Earthworm JimInterplay Entertainment1994Earthworm Jim 2Interplay Entertainment1995First SamuraiVivid Image1993Full Throttle: All-American RacingGameTek1994Ghoul PatrolLucasfilm Games1994GodsThe Bitmap Brothers1992Goof TroopDisney1993Imagitec Design1993Jaleco1995Indiana Jones' Greatest AdventuresLucasfilm Games1994Iron CommandoArcade Zone1995Jaleco Rally: Big Run – The Supreme 4WD ChallengeJaleco1991Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the TropicsData East1994Disney1994Kick OffAnco Software1992Kick Off 3: European ChallengeArtic Computing1994LegendArcade Zone1994Disney1994Mega-Lo-ManiaSensible Software1993Mountain Bike RallyRadical Entertainment1994Mr. TuffRetro Room Games2023Operation Logic BombJaleco1993Jaleco1993Pinball DreamsDigital Illusions1994Power Piggs of the Dark AgeRadical Entertainment1996Push-OverOcean Software1992Radical RexBeam Software1994Rival Turf!Jaleco1992Soccer KidKrisalis Software1994SquirrelGamtec1999Stone ProtectorsEurocom1994Street RacerVivid Image1994Super 3D Noah's ArkWisdom Tree1994Super Star WarsLucasfilm Games1992Super Star Wars: Return of the JediLucasfilm Games1994Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes BackLucasfilm Games1993Super TurricanFactor 51993Super Turrican 2Factor 51995Super Turrican: Director's CutFactor 52022Super Turrican: Score AttackFactor 52022TinheadMicroProse2019Top Gear 3000Gremlin Interactive1994Top RacerGremlin Interactive1992Top Racer 2Gremlin Interactive1994Tuff E NuffJaleco1993Utopia: The Creation of a NationGremlin Interactive1993WormsTeam171996Zombies Ate My NeighborsLucasfilm Games1993
MS-DOS There are 10 MS-DOS titles available on Antstream Arcade. TitlePublisherOriginalreleaseRelease dateAfterlifeLucasfilm Games1996Alien RampageInner Circle Creations1996Day of the TentacleLucasfilm Games1993Lucasfilm Games1995Full ThrottleLucasfilm Games1995Hole-In-One Miniature GolfGremlin Interactive1989Maniac MansionLucasfilm Games1987Pinball IllusionsDigital Illusions1995Sam & Max Hit the RoadLucasfilm Games1993Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the WardrobeAdventure Soft1995
Atari Lynx There are 6 Atari Lynx titles available on Antstream Arcade. TitlePublisherOriginalreleaseRelease dateBasketbrawlAtari Corporation1992California GamesEpyx1989Dirty Larry: Renegade CopAtari Corporation1992Kung FoodAtari Corporation1992Super Asteroids & Missile CommandAtari Corporation1995Todd's Adventures in Slime WorldEpyx1990
Amstrad CPC There are 58 Amstrad CPC titles available on Antstream Arcade. TitlePublisherOriginalreleaseRelease dateA Prelude to ChaosEgoTrip2016AnarchyHewson Consultants1987Ball BreakerCRL Group1987Boulder Dash IIIFirst Star Software1986Bug's Quest for TapesYB Soft2021Capitán SevillaAlternative Software1988CauldronPalace Software1985CavemaniaAtlantis Software1991Chaos RisingEgoTrip2018Chaos Rising IIEgoTrip2021Cybernoid II: The RevengeHewson Consultants1989Dead or AliveAlternative Software1987Deliverance: Stormlord IIHewson Consultants1990Dizzy – The Ultimate Cartoon AdventureCodemasters1987ExolonHewson Consultants1987FirelordHewson Consultants1986Football Manager 2Addictive Games1988Freddy HardestDinamic Software1987Grebit!Alternative Software1990Grell & Fella in the Enchanted GardensCodemasters1992GunfighterAtlantis Software1990Handicap GolfCRL Group1985HeartlandOdin Computer Graphics1986HobogoblinAlternative Software1991Ice SliderEgoTrip2016ImpossamoleGremlin Interactive1990Impossible Mission IIEpyx1988Inside OutingThe Edge1988Jewel WarehouseEgoTrip2016Kwik SnaxCodemasters1990MarauderHewson Consultants1988Maze ManiaHewson Consultants1989NetherworldHewson Consultants1988Ninja MassacreCodemasters1989ObsidianArtic Computing1986OceanoEgoTrip2015Alternative Software1989Odin Computer Graphics1988Prehistorik 2Interplay Entertainment1993Project FutureGremlin Interactive1985Rescue from AtlantisDinamic Software1989Rescue from Atlantis – Part 3Dinamic Software1989RexMartech Games1989Saboteur!Durell Software1986Soccer BossAlternative Software1985SpindizzyAlternative Software1986Splat!Incentive Software1983StormlordHewson Consultants1989Super StuntmanCodemasters1987Super Tank SimulatorCodemasters1989SwitchbladeGremlin Interactive1991Technician TedHewson Consultants1984Beam Software1985Way of the Tiger II: AvengerGremlin Interactive1986Who Dares Wins IIAlternative Software1986XenonThe Bitmap Brothers1988Xyphoe's NightmareYB Soft2022ZynapsHewson Consultants1987
Nintendo Entertainment System There are 51 NES / Famicom titles available on Antstream Arcade. TitlePublisherOriginalreleaseRelease date8 EyesThinking Rabbit1990Interplay Entertainment1990AstyanaxJaleco1989Bad Street BrawlerBeam Software1989Bee 52Codemasters1992Boulder DashFirst Star Software1990BurgerTimeData East1987California GamesEpyx1987Chew Chew MimicLowtek Games2022Chew Chew MimicRigg'd Games2023Dash Galaxy in the Alien AsylumBeam Software1989Defender IIHAL Laboratory1988Desert of the Undead: New FrontierRetroBit2024Dizzy the AdventurerCodemasters1993Doodle WorldAcutis Games2021Dragon WarsInterplay Entertainment1991Eliminator Boat DuelSculptured Software1991Eyra, the Crow MaidenSecond Dimension2021Flea!Lowtek Games2020Flea!2Lowtek Games2024Formation ZJaleco1985Get'em GarySecond Dimension2017Will Harvey1990Jane Austen's 8-bit AdventureBitwise Reprise2024Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3-DLoriciel2023Kick OffAnco Software1991KlashBallThe Bitmap Brothers1991Kubo 3SJ Games2020Disney1995Disney1991MiG-29: Soviet FighterCodemasters1992Montezuma's RevengeNormal Distribution2023NightshadeBeam Software1992Noah's ArkSource R&D1992OratorioOrebody Inc.2023Orebody: Binder's TaleOrebody Inc.2022Perfect PairSecond Dimension2016Pinball QuestJaleco1990Rescue: The Embassy MissionInfogrames1990Skate CatSJ Games2023SpelunkerIrem1987Star WarsBeam Software1991Star Wars: The Empire Strikes BackLucasfilm Games1992Swords and SerpentsInterplay Entertainment1990Tapeworm Disco PuzzleLowtek Games2021Totally RadJaleco1991Beam Software2019Whomp 'EmJaleco1990Witch n' WizMatt Hughson2021Yeah Yeah Beebiss IIRigg'd Games2021Yeah Yeah Beebiss II: Riggs VersionRigg'd Games2021
MSX There are 21 MSX titles and 8 MSX2 titles available on Antstream Arcade. TitlePublisherOriginalreleaseRelease dateBorfesu and Five Evil SpiritsXtalsoft1987Boulder DashFirst Star Software1985DesolatorGremlin Interactive1986Devwill TooAmaweks Games2019Dim XKai Magazine Software2016Fire BallHummingBirdSoft1988Game OverDinamic Software1987Game Over IIDinamic Software1987Golvellius: Valley of DoomCompile1986GulkaveCompile1986Head over HeelsOcean Software1987Highway FighterKai Magazine Software2017Life on MarsKai Magazine Software2016Mad RiderCarry Lab1987Megalopolis SOSCompile1984Metal DragonKai Magazine Software2021Mr. GhostSystem Sacom1989Pyramid WarpT&E Soft1983RelicsBothtec, Inc.1986Rick & Mick's Great AdventureHummingBirdSoft1987Rune MonsterKai Magazine Software2016Sector 88Kai Magazine Software2016Kai Magazine Software2019Super Lode RunnerIrem1987TrailblazerGremlin Interactive1986Uchi MataMartech Games1987Virgil's Purgatory EXAmaweks Games2022XenonThe Bitmap Brothers1988Zanac EXCompile1987
ZX Spectrum There are 338 ZX Spectrum titles available on Antstream Arcade.