Antstream Arcade Review (PlayStation 5)

by Jim Smale · December 12, 2024

Antstream Arcade Review, where we experience a place where you can find the world’s largest collection of classic games in one place. Download to instantly play thousands of retro video games – all for free! One account works across multiple devices, so you can pick up and play on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Amazon Fire, NVIDIA Shield, and Atari VCS. Easily replay your favorite games from your youth such as Asteroids, Space Invaders, Bubble Bobble, and many more!

Antstream Arcade Review Pros:

Selection of generations graphics.
1.35GB download size.
Platinum trophy.
You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game.
The actual Antstream software has its own set of trophies.
Retro game collection gameplay varies from platforming to action to shooters and everything in between.
Cross-play settings can be turned on/off.
Avatars to choose from to personalize your profile.
Some games have their own achievements.
Rolling tournaments generally offer a time-based one-shit challenge.
Full search bar with filters.
Takes games from the arcade, Amigas, Atari’s, and even Snes and PlayStation.
Challenges of games have three ways to play them – on your own, challenging a friend, or going up against the community.
Own an in-game friend list.
Internet dependent but the loading times are nearly instant.
Is a community-building tool.
Create your own list of favorites.
Each game will have a brief overview, genre, and release date and then you can choose which version you play.
Online leaderboards for each game and usually each version of the game.
You get all the controls/layouts on the screen as the game loads.
Save when you want and you can have four slots for each game and choose which to load on the game select screen.
App store-like layout using tiles.
You can remap controls for each individual game.
Is a great collection for us old gamers and those gamers that like to see how we got there.
They add friend suggestions on games, searches, and tournaments.
Earn medals – Bronze, Silver, and Gold trophies for the games so the completionists have a record.
It’s fun to rediscover games you forgot about.
Thumbnails show original box art.
New Titles get added regularly.
An excellent collection and idea to keep game memories.

Antstream Arcade Review Cons:

Navigation could still do with being streamlined, a lot of the time you have a stream of the same game but a different version each with its own tile.
The search results bring up every version of a game so you will have pages of the same entries.
The tournament part could do with better descriptions and rewards.
There is no way to change filters, screen size, or add borders when playing games.
Any sort of lag destroys the experience, the severity depends on the game type.
The profile part is very basic with only a small amount of avatars to choose from.
Couldnt see a way to try different regions of games rather than just console types.
The movement around the menus is not as snappy as you would like.
No way to customize your dashboard or storefront.

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