Play Over 1300 Retro Classics Instantly With Antstream Arcade

Streaming service Antstream Arcade offers you the possibility to play a ton of classic games at the click of a button.

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It was never easier to play retro games. | © Antstream Arcade

If you are interested in playing retro games, you’ll know that it’s not always easy to get to them nowadays. Yes, more and more older games are getting re-releases but not nearly everything you could want. You can go for emulators, but that’s still legally iffy territory you’d go on. If you have older hardware and the games to boot, perfect – but that will most likely be an exception.

You are still craving to go back to your childhood or just want check out some older games you have never played yourself? Antstream Arcade is definitely worth a look for you. Antstream Arcade is a cloud gaming service that specializes in retro games, offering a wide selection of classic arcade, console, and computer games from the last 50 years.

This service allows you to stream and play a vast library of over 1300 old-school games directly to your devices and its available on PC, Xbox, mobile devices and smart TVs, without the need for downloading or installing the games.

Retro Classics At The Tip Of Your Fingers

With Antstream, you can play games like Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat, Metal Slug, R-Type and many, many more without requiring the hardware to support them. And it's completely legal. Hardcore purists might scoff at the idea, but this is undoubtably the easiest way to play retro games. And it works pretty well! Granted, you need a good internet connection. This is always the case with streaming games and Antstream is no exception here. We recommend 5GHz Wi-Fi or a wired connection, otherwise performance will most likely suffer.

The service doesn’t just offer you classic games, there are plenty of additional features. This includes quality-of-life features, like save games, local multiplayer and support for various controller inputs.

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OG Pac-Man is still really fun. | © Bandai Namco

There's also a gem economy here. You earn these through daily logins, winning challenges and earning achievements, all of which have been added to these old games. There are also tournaments and more additions to spice up these legacy titles.

Gems are also used to play the games, as Antstream Arcade is initially fee. You can pay a subscription, but you don’t have to. This makes it particularly easy to give the platform a try and see for yourself if you want to stick with it or not. If you’re interested in playing retro games yourself, you should definitely check it out.

Antstream Arcade can be used for free on PC on the ad-supported tier, with subscriptions costing $/£/€3.99 a month or $/£/€39.99. On Xbox, the service is available for $/£/€29.99 annually or $/£/€79.99 for lifetime access.

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Ignacio Weil

Content creator for EarlyGame ES and connoisseur of indie and horror games! From the Dreamcast to PC, Ignacio has always had a passion for niche games and story-driven experiences....