Block breakers: games like Breakout and Arkanoid sorted by year, newest first

Block breaker is a term often used to describe a type of video game that involves breaking or destroying blocks or bricks within the game environment. These games are typically characterized by a paddle or platform at the bottom of the screen that the player controls, and a wall of blocks at the top of the screen that the player must eliminate. The player uses the paddle to bounce a ball or projectile into the blocks, and when the ball hits a block, it destroys or "breaks" the block.
One of the most iconic block breaker games is Breakout which was created by Atari and released in 1976. Arkanoid is another well-known block breaker game that was released in the 1980s.

Most popular block breaker games

DX-Ball 2

actionWindows XP/98/95

Arkanoid

actionDOS

Arkanoid 2: The Revenge of Doh

actionDOS

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DX-Ball 2

Windows XP/98/951998freeware4.4/5 Longbow Digital Arts

Enigma

DOS1996freeware2.6/5 Geckosoft

Electranoid

DOS19954.1/5 Pixel Painters Corporation

Yabog

DOS1995freeware3.3/5

Axet

DOS1994freeware3.7/5

Uncover It

DOS1994NSFW4/5

Bunny Bricks

DOS19933.8/5 Silmarils

Aquanoid

DOS1992remake3.8/5

Bananoid

DOS1991freewareremake3.7/5 Banana Development

Arkanoid 2: The Revenge of Doh

DOS19894.1/5 Taito

Titan

DOS19893.5/5 Titus Interactive

Arkanoid

DOS19884.1/5 Taito

Arkanoid is a classic arcade video game that was first released in 1986 by Taito. It is a breakout-style game, which means that the primary objective is to break a wall of bricks or blocks by bouncing a ball off a paddle at the bottom of the screen. The game takes its name and inspiration from Atari's Breakout, which was released in the 1970s. ...