Arcade Video Games31
Arcade games. Titles from this category require particularly good manual skills. Main purpose of the gameplay is to reach a specific point or defeat enemies while controlling a character or a vehicle. Arcade games usually don’t have any story or have it in a very simple form. This category contains e.g. popular platformers.
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Alto's Odyssey
Arcade 21 February 2018
A continuation of a well-received 2015 mobile endless runner Alto's Adventure, developed by Snowman. Like its predecessor, Alto's Odyssey does not feature a story as such - in the game, the player assumes the role of a snowboarder who has to overcome the obstacles, jump over chasms, run from the enemies, catch runaway animals, and perform various snowboard tricks, for which he is awarded points.
Cars 3: Driven to Win
Arcade 13 June 2017
Another installment in a series of racing games based on Pixar animated movies. The game was developed by Avalanche Software, creators of titles like Pure and Split/Second: Velocity. The title enables the player to control more than twenty customizable vehicles-characters (animated cars are the main protagonists of Cars). Among them there are Lightning McQueen and Cruz Ramirez, who prepares for an encounter with his rival Jackson Storm. The action takes place on twenty unique tracks.
iO
Arcade 05 December 2014
Unusual logical platformer. While playing, we control the movement of the disk on two-dimensional maps and manipulate its size, affecting not only the size but also the weight of the object. Thanks to the physical motor, this solution plays a key role, for example, in accelerating and covering distances in flight.
Lost Words: Beyond the Page
Arcade 27 March 2020
Lost Words is an unusual 2D platform game. It's set inside a young girl's diary and you explore both the text written on the pages and the fantastical lands it describes. An important aspect of the game is solving logic puzzles, done by manipulating words to change the in-game world.
Chicken Scream
Arcade 23 March 2017
Chicken Scream is a unique mobile platform game developed by Perfect Tap Games and based on a rather uncommon premise. At first sight, Chicken Scream looks like your typical platformer presented from a side-scrolling perspective where we simply have to keep going to the right, jump, avoid traps, and collect golden coins. What makes it stand out among other platformers is the fact that we control our protagonist with voice.
The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
Arcade 19 January 2016
Metroidvania in which the task of the players is to solve the mystery of the extinction of the Earth's population, which thousands of years ago was forced to move under water. A characteristic feature of The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human is the dualism of the game - the work of YCJY studio is based on both peaceful exploration and a dynamic fight against powerful adversaries.
The American Dream
Arcade 14 March 2018
A humorous arcade game, in which players have to complete daily activities using pistols, rifles, and shotguns. The American Dream was developed exclusively for Virtual Reality headgear and dedicated motion controllers, both of which are required for the game to work.
Blaster Master: Blasting Again
Arcade 13 July 2000
A 3D platformer, in which players gain a chance to steer a modern combat vehicle, and in some sequences also its young pilot. The title is the next installment of the popular series and tells the story of the further fate of war between people and aliens who want to take over power on Earth.
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere
Arcade 27 May 1999
The third part of arcade flight simulators, in which players pilot modern fighters and perform various missions. This time the authors set the game in a more futuristic style, preparing their own designs of machines or weapons.
The Tower Assassin's Creed
Arcade 01 November 2017
A simple action game, in which the player first builds the titular tower and then assumes control of an Assassin who performs a leap of faith. During the flight he or she collects Helix points that unlock various handicaps, additional characters and locations from the most important installments in the Assassin’s Creed series.
UFO 50
Arcade November 2024
Compilation of independent games that is a tribute to the times of 8-bit consoles. UFO 50 is a pack of fifty items - from classic platformers, through shoot 'em ups to RPG titles. Each project is a full-fledged production, combining inspirations from the past with new ideas and a contemporary way of designing. Although the individual games are slightly smaller than the commercial hits released in the 1980s, they still offer over 100 hours of fun.
Yoshi's Crafted World
Arcade 29 March 2019
A three-dimensional platformer designed exclusively for the Nintendo Switch console. The players take control of Yoshi – a cute dinosaur-like creature known from the Mario franchise. This time he is taken to a miniature world filled with challenges requiring both skill and logic, and offering many gold coins to collect. Yoshi is a classic platformer with side view, with our hero running, jumping and throwing eggs at enemies or environmental objects.
Aegis Defenders
Arcade 08 February 2018
A game developed by an indie studio, GUTS Department, that combines elements of metroidvania and tower defense. The game is set in a fantasy world where the only things left by a technologically advanced civilizations are ruins and powerful artifacts. The main characters, a mechanic called Bart and his granddaughter Clu, declare a war on the Empire – in order to end its hegemony they embark on a journey to find a legendary weapon called the Aegis.
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
Arcade 13 September 2017
The second installment in the series of arcade games with economical aspects, developed by the independent studio Vertigo Gaming. The player assumes the role of the chief manager and the owner of the titular restaurant, who has landed out on the streets due to the corrupt board of the SherriSoda complex. One's main objective is to rebuild a prosperous enterprise - the player starts at a small bistro on the 50th floor of Teragon Supertower.
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session!
Arcade 02 November 2018
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session! is the first game in this popular Japanese series to be released for PlayStation 4; it is a typical rhythm game, which is especially user friendly towards newcomers in the genre, as it requires the player to use only two buttons. The game offers over 70 tracks, and one can play it with a friend in the split-screen mode.
Jumping Flash!
Arcade 29 October 1995
The first ever three-dimensional platform game. The production allows the player to play the role of a mechanical rabbit, which tries to save the world by collecting special objects scattered over six worlds. The action of the game was shown from the perspective of the first person, and its protagonist was equipped with the ability to shoot enemies and perform double and triple jumps.
Dungeon Souls
Arcade 02 December 2016
Action roguelike dungeon crawler game produced by two small teams - Lamina Studios and Mike Studios. During the game we play as daredevils (barbarian, knight, archer and thief among others) traversing the dungeons inhabited by various monsters and haunted by a powerful being called Redeemer. Our goal on each level is to activate a portal through which we get further. The task is not easy, because all locations are generated randomly.
Tombi! 2
Arcade 31 December 1999
Side-scroll platformer which is a continuation of Tombi! The player again plays the role of the title boy, who tries to find his lost girlfriend and once again deal with the evil pigs. The game consists mainly in performing more than hundreds of tasks commissioned by NPCs. The main character in the course of the game collects special outfits, which give him unique possibilities, such as gliding.
Battle Princess Madelyn
Arcade 06 December 2018
A two-dimensional platform game developed by the independent studio Causal Bit Games (the creators of 2014 Insanity’s Blade). During the game the player controls princess Madelyn who was forced to fight evil in order to save the kingdom and her family. The gameplay of Battle Princess Madelyn relates to classic titles like Ghosts ’n Goblins and Ghouls ‘n Ghosts.
Pixel Boat Rush
Arcade 09 October 2014
Pixel Boat Rush is a two-dimensional arcade game by the XperimentalZ Games team, which allows you to take on the role of a competitor in the racing of powerful motorboats. While playing we have to maintain high speed, avoid collision with obstacles and eliminate competition with the use of on-board weaponry.
Potatoman Seeks the Troof
Arcade 17 December 2012
Potatoman Seeks the Troof is a humorous two-dimensional platformer made in full of large pixels retro convention. The game is about exploring maps, collecting items and avoiding obstacles and enemies. The whole is characterized by an absurd, but complex scenario.
Spelunker Z
Arcade 19 March 2015
Spelunker Z is a free-to-play 2D platform game developed by Tozai Games. It is a part of the Spelunker game series that began in 1983. We play as a brave adventurer who explores dangerous dungeons in order to find valuable treasures. We will have to be cautious and agile during our adventures. The locations we explore are filled with traps and, from time to time, we will have to face a powerful boss. Luckily for us, our hero is not completely defenseless.
Devious Dungeon 2
Arcade 09 April 2015
Devious Dungeon 2 is a platform game released on mobile platforms. It takes place in the same fantasy land as the first game from the series and, like previously, game's world is presented as 2D retro-stylized maps. To finish each level, we have to find a key that unlocks a portal. Many traps and enemies will try to stop us from doing so. The RPG elements allow us to spend the experience points we gained on leveling up our character.
Trials Frontier
Arcade 09 April 2014
Trials Fusion is the first mobile version of the popular series of motorcycle dexterity cars produced by the RedLynx team. Players perform missions in a postapocalyptic world rushing through a track full of obstacles and pitfalls that require both cleverness and acrobatic skills.