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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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AIPD
AIPD

Arcade 29 January 2016

Created by Blazing Badger, AIPD is a co-op top-down twin-stick shooter resembling the classic arcade hits from the 80s. In the game you control futuristic police ships. Within limited time you have to destroy as many increasingly stronger enemies as you can. You can modify your ship between the missions, adjusting not only its appearance, but also parameters such as agility, firepower, or shields.

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Color Guardians
Color Guardians

Arcade 21 April 2015

A side-scrolling action game developed by Costa Rican studio Fair Play Labs. The title combines the features of classic platform games with endless runners that are popular on mobile platforms. In Color Guardians the player takes control of three titular guardians who represent the three basic colors. Their task it to return the colors to the worlds they travel through. They can do it by collecting special, colorful balls.

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8bit Doves
8bit Doves

Arcade 27 August 2014

Old-school, two-dimensional arcade game by Nitrome studio, in which we play the role of a man fluttering in a dream. The aim of the game is to reach the end of each stage and gather all the pigeons scattered on the board along the way.

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Azure Striker Gunvolt
Azure Striker Gunvolt

Arcade 29 August 2014

A side-scrolling 2D action game developed by Japanese studio Inti Creates. The story of Azure Striker Gunvolt takes place in the future in which the humanity is controlled by the powerful Sumeragi corporation. During the game the player assumes the role of a teenager who decides to stand against the tyranny and joins a rebellion. The gameplay mechanics are similar as in the genre classics, as the player travels through various levels filled with enemies and powerful bosses.

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Touchdown Hero
Touchdown Hero

Arcade 29 January 2015

A 2D runner arcade game by Polish studio Cherry Pick Games, featuring an American football theme. You participate in a game and try to score as many touchdowns as you can. It's not an easy task, as the whole opposing team is trying to knock you over, and their numbers and persistence increase with every round. You goal is to get a high score to earn you the first place in the online ranking. As you win more and more games, you unlock new costumes for your player.

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Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows

Arcade 17 September 2015

A free expansion to Shovel Knight, a well-received platform title developed by Yacht Club Games. This time, the players received a completely new hero – Plague Knight, who is known for being one of the antagonists in the base game. After his defeat at the hands of Shovel Knight, the fledging protagonist decides to leave his former allies and embark on a journey in search of ingredients necessary for creation of a mysterious, powerful potion.

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Super Dungeon Bros
Super Dungeon Bros

Arcade 01 November 2016

An online co-op fantasy arcade game developed by React! Games. In Super Dungeon Bros, as a group of brave knights, we try to wade through subsequent levels, nearing the ultimate goal of taking revenge on the murderer of our mentor. The core of the gameplay is free cooperation mode in which we explore, solve simple logic puzzles, avoid deadly traps, and cut down hordes of enemies.

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Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2

Arcade 25 August 2016

A sequel to the two-dimensional action game released in 2014. The new game was created by the authors of the previous game, the Inti Creates studio, mostly known for developing the Mega Man Zero miniseries. In Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 the player can experience the further adventures of Gunvolt and the characters known from the prequel, facing the corporation ruling the future world.

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Alto's Adventure
Alto's Adventure

Arcade 19 February 2015

A simple arcade endless runner game by indie studio Snowman. The protagonist is a llama shepherd. When the animals scatter across the area, he has to catch them all. During the game you ride a snowboard on procedurally generated hills — the character move forward automatically and your task is to avoid obstacles on the snowy route, perform acrobatics (which give you additional points), and escape the angry enemies, whose sleep you interrupt.

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Spikey Walls
Spikey Walls

Arcade 18 September 2014

Simple arcade game, which is a copy of the famous mobile hit Flappy Bird. Playing is about avoiding contact with thorns, protruding from the top and bottom of the screen. The insect controlled by us rises into the air at the push of a button to start sinking down in a moment, and the player's role is to control the trajectory of the insect flight.

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Akira Psycho Ball
Akira Psycho Ball

Arcade 21 February 2002

An arcade game based on manga and anime Akira film from 1988, which belongs to the pinball genre. The game offers a feature mode, in which we perform subsequent tasks on four thematically related tables. Completion of the story unlocks the arcade mode, in which we can play freely on each of the tables, focusing on beating records.

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SpongeBob: Sponge on the Run
SpongeBob: Sponge on the Run

Arcade 22 January 2015

An arcade endless runner game based on the popular animated TV series titled SpongeBob SquarePants. The game is one of the popular productions accompanying the full-length movie about SpongeBob. The gameplay mechanics revolve around controlling the continuously running SpongeBob in an attempt to cover the longest distance possible on the procedurally generated map comprising three tracks filled with diverse obstacles and numerous collectibles.

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Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire
Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire

Arcade 25 February 2015

A humorous arcade game by indie studio Nitrome and a remake of the flash game of the same name. You play as a wizard, whose task is to defend a castle from airborne invaders; you lose the moment the first invader lands on the castle walls. In Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire you eliminate the enemies by drawing letters, symbols, and shapes on their balloons to puncture them.

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Joe Danger Touch
Joe Danger Touch

Arcade 10 January 2013

Joe Danger Touch is an arcade game in which the player plays the title stuntman and performs various impressive stunts. In addition to airborne acrobatics, the title also offers a number of other challenges, such as avoiding obstacles or the need to perform multiple activities at the same time.

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Paparazzi
Paparazzi

Arcade 27 February 2015

Paparazzi is a humorous indie 2D arcade game funded on Kickstarter. A rivalry between a famous celebrity and a snappish paparazzo is the main theme of the game that takes place in a fictional city of Follywood. In terms of mechanics, Paparazzi is a typical cat-and-mouse game where our reflexes and concentration matter the most. Gameplay focuses on rivalry of two players in local multiplayer mode.

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RAD Boarding
RAD Boarding

Arcade 05 March 2015

RAD Boarding is a mobile endless runner game developed by Other Ocean Interactive. We take the role of a snowboarder who runs away from a stream of lava. In terms od mechanics, RAD Boarding resembles many other endless runner games. To achieve victory, we have to precisely control our hero in order to allow him to get the highest rebound force and speed possible.

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DiscStorm
DiscStorm

Arcade 14 August 2015

An arcade production developed by XMPT Games. Players take part in disc duels which require not only working out a proper tactic, but also skills and quick reactions. The backbone of DiscStorm is the multiplayer mode, in which players battle each other in special arenas – the key to success lies in hitting your opponents without being being hit yourself. Once you run out of lives, you drop out of the tournament.

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Tembo the Badass Elephant
Tembo the Badass Elephant

Arcade 21 July 2015

A fast-paced platformer from Game Freak studio, in which the players control the titular war elephant, a nod to John Rambo, and must protect Free Shell city from the mysterious organization known as Phantom, led by a masked villain. Tembo the Badass Elephant offers seventeen different stages, with a few puzzles to solve and many more enemies to eliminate. Those include more powerful foes we meet from time to time that require coming up with appropriate tactic.

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FutureGrind
FutureGrind

Arcade 22 January 2019

Developed by a two-man studio Milkbag Games, FutureGrind is a futuristic arcade game, in which the player controls a peculiar single-track vehicle called the grinder. It can ride on a regular bed, as well as attached to rails above the ground. The gameplay builds on beating tracks comprising three kinds of rails - blue, pink, and white. The difficulty lies in matching the wheel to the right rail.

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Antipole DX
Antipole DX

Arcade canceled

A remastered version of Antipole, a futuristic platform game released in 2011, created by Saturnine Games. You play as Johnny Hurricane, an agent wielding extraordinary abilities, whose task is to stop an invasion of dangerous robots. The game is set on the invaders' ship, and you move around it using a gravity manipulator, which allows you to walk on walls and ceilings, as well as to change your opponents' location.

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Baboon!
Baboon!

Arcade 28 January 2015

A two-dimensional platform game in which we assume the role of Tumbili – a monkey attempting to retrieve her stolen bananas. The game offers additional features, including various adventure elements and numerous puzzles. As a result, the player spends large amounts of time searching for secrets and neutral characters, as well as solves riddles that often see us utilize a few types of bombs equipped by Tumbili.

PSV

Astebreed
Astebreed

Arcade 30 May 2014

Asterbreed is an arcade shooter in which we control a powerful mecha. With several different attacks, we break through the battlefield and annihilate hordes of enemies. The game combines the characteristics of classic shooters and shoot'em up titles.

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Astral Breakers
Astral Breakers

Arcade 16 April 2015

A logic puzzle game by Intropy Games, based on the legendary Tetris. Instead of blocks falling from the top of the screen features, Astral Breakers features colorful balls, which you have to arrange in such a way as to keep the board from filling up completely and earn points. The game features a single player mode and a co-op mode, although the main feature is the competitive multiplayer mode, in which to win you have to be the first player to earn the given number of points.

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Death Ray Manta
Death Ray Manta

Arcade 30 January 2013

Death Ray Manta is a simple shooter, in which the player takes control over a ray shooting lasers. The game does not have any deeper storyline layer - our task is simply to destroy everything in sight, which results in spectacular, colorful explosions.

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