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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. more

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Boiling Bolt
Boiling Bolt

Arcade 05 December 2017

A unique arcade game blending classic side-scroll shooter mechanics with modern 3D visuals. The production features a single player mode and a co-op mode for two players.

Bard's Gold
Bard's Gold

Arcade 17 June 2016

Developed by Pixel Lantern, an independent studio from Germany, a 2D platformer with roguelike elements. The player takes control of the titular bard whose gold is stolen by a sly goblin. In order to get the gold back, the bard sets off on a dangerous journey. Bard’s Gold features a side-view – there are over 100 levels filled to capacity with various dangerous traps and enemies.

Rabi-Ribi
Rabi-Ribi

Arcade 01 September 2017

A two-dimensional platform game heavily inspired by the metroidvania genre. In Rabi-Ribi the player assumes the role of Erina – a bunny turned into a woman due to a curse. The female protagonist is accompanied by Ribbon, a winged pink-haired fairy. The tale about how the main characters are trying to break the spell is presented mostly by visual-novel-style dialogues. The gameplay of Rabi-Ribi is focused on exploration of various areas, character progression and fighting the enemies.

Exile's End
Exile's End

Arcade 25 October 2016

A 2D action game inspired by the classic shooters for Commodore 64 and Amiga computers, such as Flashback or Another World. The hero of Exile’s End investigates a space colony to find out why it has lost contact with Earth. He soon finds out that his employers have been conducting some shady experiments. Gameplay wise, Exile’s End is a mix of platformer and action game. We explore the planet’s surface and fend off enemies with various weapons, with a boss waiting at the end of each level.

Laser Disco Defenders
Laser Disco Defenders

Arcade 22 November 2016

A two-dimensional arcade shoot'em up game. First serious commercial production created by the British studio Out of Bound Games. The plot of Laser Disco Defenders is set in a cartoonish sci-fi realm where the main characters defend the world against various threats. Our protagonists must retrieve a powerful artifact called Mirror Moon that had been stolen by evil Lord Monotone, who plans to use it for his (evil) purposes. The game is a classic 2D twin-stick shooter.

Cast of the Seven Godsends: Redux
Cast of the Seven Godsends: Redux

Arcade 19 July 2016

An independent 2D platform game, inspired by classic 8- and 16-bit console hits. Cast of the Seven Godsends: Redux takes the players to a traditional fantasy world, in which evil emperor Zaraaima kidnaps the newborn child of Darec, the king of the realm. To rescue his son, the king has to ask for the help of seven gods, and embark on a dangerous journey. During his travels, the monarch has to defeat hordes of monsters to finally stand face to face with the kidnapper.

Pac-Man Championship Edition 2
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2

Arcade 13 September 2016

One of many installments in the cult series of action games started in the 80s on arcade machines. The basic gameplay mechanics of Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 are similar to the ones offered by other titles in the series. In the game the player controls a hungry yellow ball, the titular Pac-Man, who travels through labyrinths and eats dots scattered there. Colorful ghosts are the greatest threat to the protagonist. They can be safely eaten only after player obtains a certain power-up.

Tumble VR
Tumble VR

Arcade 13 October 2016

A logic puzzle arcade game by Supermassive Games, produced for PlayStation VR. Gameplay-wise, Tumble VR is a unique but relatively easy game, in which you find yourself in a special arena, where your skillfulness and logical thinking are tested. Each task is very creative. You have to build bridges and towers out of available elements, and also blow up many other constructions, etc. The tasks require you to use your brain and have a lot of patience.

The Playroom VR
The Playroom VR

Arcade 13 October 2016

A casual action game developed by Japanese division of Sony Computer Entertainment for virtual reality sets PlayStation VR. The gameplay is focused mostly on co-op modes for varying number of players and is in fact a combination of several minigames. In one of them the player with the VR helmet assumes the role of a giant creature that chases other participants who control their characters with gamepads.

Pankapu
Pankapu

Arcade 19 September 2017

The debut of a French developer known as Too Kind. The game is a two-dimensional platformer and was funded on Kickstarter. The plot in Pankapu was divided into two branches. On one hand, the game tells a story of the brave warrior Pankapu - as told by a father reading this story to his child, Jaha'rell. The actual gameplay is rooted in that story, for the player assumes the role of said warrior, who was created by the god of dreams in order to eradicate the nightmares invading this world.

Thumper
Thumper

Arcade 11 October 2016

A music action game released by an independent studio – Drool. The development team includes individuals who have cooperated with Harmonix Music Systems. The players are tasked with defeating CRAKHED – a large, crazy head from the future that is threatening the world. The action is presented from a third-person perspective, with the main character being a space beetle.

Inversus
Inversus

Arcade 16 August 2016

An original combination of strategy and arcade games, delivered by Hypersect - an independent developer. The players assume the role of white and black vehicles that move on the surface of a monochromatic map resembling a chessboard. What is the most important here, the machines can remain only on squares of the opposite color - the missiles they launch change the color of the squares they hit, creating paths the vehicles can take.

Carnival Games VR
Carnival Games VR

Arcade 28 October 2016

Another installment of the Carnival Games series, developed by Cat Daddy Games studio with virtual reality sets in mind. Similarly to the previous installments, we are once again left with a set of fifteen arcade mini-games, mostly focusing on throwing various items and shooting moving targets, but we can also find a somewhat simplified basketball or wall climbing among the available modes.

Wonder Boy Returns
Wonder Boy Returns

Arcade 30 March 2017

A remake of the two-dimensional platform game released in 1986. The new version was developed by Korean studio CFK. The player assumes the role of the titular Wonder Boy – a caveman whose girlfriend was kidnapped by the Dark King. The protagonist attempts to rescue Tina while trying to take care of the villain. The gameplay of Wonder Boy Returns features traveling through various levels, jumping between platforms and fighting enemies like bees, spiders and penguins.

Runner3
Runner3

Arcade 13 November 2018

Another entry in the BIT.TRIP series – 2D auto runner platformers – developed by Gaijin Entertainment. The plot of Runner3 is a continuation of the adventures of CommenderVideo, the hero from the previous games. The gameplay didn't change much when compared to the previous titles but there are a few new features and improvements which are the result of community feedback.

Clustertruck
Clustertruck

Arcade 30 September 2016

A first-person perspective action game with platform features, developed by Swedish studio Landfall Games. In Clustertruck the player is tasked with jumping across the roofs of trucks that drive in a convoy. Each level has its beginning and end, and the objective of the game is to complete the whole track without touching the ground. Despite the simple gameplay rules, as the game progresses the objectives become harder and crazier.

Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2

Arcade 08 August 2017

A collection of classic 2D platform games from the popular Mega Man series created by Capcom. This production is a sequel to Mega Man Legacy Collection, released in 2015, and it offers four games that were absent in the aforementioned collection. This time we get: Mega Man 7 released in 1995 on SNES console, Mega Man 8 released in 1996 on PlayStation and SEGA Saturn as well as two newest parts of the series: Mega Man 9 (2008) and Mega Man 10 (2010).

Little Nightmares: Secrets of The Maw
Little Nightmares: Secrets of The Maw

Arcade 07 July 2017

An expansion for Little Nightmares, a platform game released in spring 2017 by Tarsier Studios. Secrets Of The Maw is divided into three episodes, in which we follow a completely new hero, a boy named The Runaway Kid who tries to escape an underwater facility, the eponymous Maw. While playing, we discover dark secrets of this place and learn answers to a number of questions that remained unanswered after the adventures of Six from the basic game have ended.

The End is Nigh
The End is Nigh

Arcade 30 April 2019

A 2D platform game created by two indie game developers: Tyler Glaiel (known from Closer) and Edmund McMillen (known from The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy). In The End is Nigh you play as a strange creature called Ash, one of the last beings that survived the end of the world. Traveling through the ruins of civilization, inhabited by bloodthirsty mutants, Ash gathers body parts of the dead to create a friend for himself.

Jump Stars
Jump Stars

Arcade 06 June 2017

Jump Stars is a multiplayer party game for two to four players developed by a small independent studio Jamit Games. The game allows us to take part in a crazy TV game show where weird, square creatures compete against each other in various games for fame, money, and freedom. Their rules are rather simple. We will have to, for example, avoid lasers, spiked barrels, climb up on platforms in order to avoid lava, or fight against each other on a small arena.

Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV
Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV

Arcade 21 November 2017

A spin-off of Final Fantasy XV, released in 2016 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, utilizing the PlayStation VR gear. The production was developed by Square Enix. Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV resembles a fishing simulation game, in which the characters known from the standalone installment — Noctis Lucis Caelum, Gladiolus Amicitia, Ignis Stupeo Scientia and Prompto Argentum — roam the world in search of the eponymous beast.

Moss
Moss

Arcade 27 February 2018

A three-dimensional platform game developed by Sony. The title was designed for PlayStation VR. Moss invites the players to a fantasy fairytale-like world, in which a mysterious stone awakens an ancient creature. A mouse hero named Quill is trying to face the threat. In order to succeed, she embarks on a dangerous journey through forests, dungeons and caves filled with riddles.

LocoRoco 2 Remastered
LocoRoco 2 Remastered

Arcade 09 December 2017

The remastered edition of LocoRoco2, a popular arcade game originally released on PlayStation Portable. Like the remastered edition of the first installment, LocoRoco 2 Remastered features, above all, refreshed visuals and controls system adapted to the gyroscopic features of DualShock 4 controller. In LocoRoco 2 Remastered, the player assumes the role of a merry yellow ball, which travels through the colorful locations and feeds on fruit to increase its size.

Paddle Vs. Paddle
Paddle Vs. Paddle

Arcade 30 May 2017

A simple arcade game from the indie studio Endice Software, inspired by the legendary Pong, one of the first video games ever. During the game you move glowing rectangles — the eponymous paddles — horizontally, bouncing a flying ball and trying no to allow it to touch the side of the screen. There are many obstacles, both static and moving ones, modifiers that can change the physics, construction of maps, and controls, as well as penalties and score multipliers. You can play Paddle vs.