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The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure
Arcade 03 November 2015
A classic 2.5D platformer, accompanying The Peanuts Movie, based on Charles M. Schulz's comic strip - Peanuts - that was published from 1950 to 2000. Story-wise, the game is not connected to the comic or the 2015 movie, but it is similar to them in how it presents characters and environments. The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure lets you play as one of the key characters of the comic – Snoopy the dog. He is trying to find his master and friends, who are playing hide and seek.
The Fall
Adventure 30 May 2014
Set in the reality of science fiction platformer developed by Over the Moon studio. The Fall was inspired by classic adventure and platform titles and the prose of Russian SF writer Isaac Asimov. The game takes place on a distant planet, where an injured spaceship pilot finds himself. Playing in his spacesuit artificial intelligence, called ARID, we have to save his life and help to survive in a strange and dangerous environment.
Hyperide
Arcade 03 February 2016
A space arcade game from the endless runner genre, developed by Kool2Play. At first sight, Hyperide resembles classic space shooters that were once popular in the arcades. We control a small space ship that keeps flying upwards through levels filled with enemies and dangers. However, the gameplay strays from other similar games with one important feature: our ship doesn’t have any weapons mounted, meaning that our only choice is to avoid collisions with incoming objects.
Organic Panic
Arcade 01 April 2016
A dynamic, colorful 2.5D physics puzzle game. Created as a part-time production, this game by Last Limb was published thanks to the cooperation from GameMill and a successful Kickstarter campaign. Organic Panic introduces an unusual conflict between two strange fractions: a union of little vegetables and fruits vs. the evil empire of cheese and meat. The plot, presented in comic book aesthetics, tells a story of four "vegan" heroes trying to save their mentor.
Bike Mayhem 2
Sports 05 February 2016
A side-scrolling adventure game by the Canadian studio Goldmark and a continuation to a mobile hit Bike Mayhem: Extreme Mountain Racing. The game allows you to ride a high-performance bicycle, urging you to finish the tracks as fast as you can while performing impressive stunts. The gameplay employs a perspective from the side and features quite a realistic physics engine and a ragdoll system that can be seen at work each time you crash.
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Action 28 April 2016
Another installment in the platformer series for Nintendo 3DS. The titular protagonist of Kirby: Planet Robobot is a little pink fellow who has to bring back order to the Dream Land, as it was attacked by mechanical entities causing turmoil that needs to be dealt with. Mechanics are similar to those in the previous installments. The player travels through platform levels, uncovers secrets, and fights enemies – Kirby swallows them, which allows him to gain their special skills.
Ironkraft: Road to Hell
Action TBA (early access since 21 October 2015)
Side-scrolling action game with original mechanics, which can be described as a post-apocalyptic car brawler. Ironkraft: Road to Hell is a debut project from Invoker Studios, whose employees previously worked on Ryse: Son of Rome, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing trilogy, and even The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. The game is set in a wacky alternative version of the World War II.
HeadLander
Adventure 26 July 2016
A science-fiction side-scrolling platform game developed by studio Double Fine Productions led by Tim Schafer. HeadLander combines the features of the classic video game series Metroid with a few completely new features. During the game, the player assumes the role of a character who wakes up in a trashy world of the future, inhabited only by robots. The protagonist discovers that he consists only of… a head placed in a special helmet equipped with a rocket propulsion system.
The Fall Part 2: Unbound
Adventure 13 February 2018
An action adventure game with platformer elements, developed by the independent studio Over the Moon Games. The production is a direct sequel to The Fall which debuted in 2014. After the events of the original, ARID reaches the global network and her primary task is to save herself — the heroine, who is an advanced artificial intelligence, takes over various robots to do so. The gameplay of The Fall Part 2: Unbound is presented from a side view.
BATTLECREW Space Pirates
Action 10 July 2017
A competition-oriented, online multiplayer action game created by DONTNOD Eleven - a French developer. The players assume the roles of charismatic space pirates fighting over the greatest treasures in the galaxy. The game offers four character classes - each has unique attacks and moves differently. Two teams of eight players at maximum fight one another here. Depending on the game mode, the players' goal is to gather as much gold as they can or eliminate all the enemies.
Omen of Sorrow
Fighting 06 November 2018
A fighting game set in a fictional world. The developers were inspired by the paintings of Caravaggio and Rembrandt, and by horrors like Tod Browning’s Dracula and various slasher movies.
Pikmin 3DS
Arcade canceled
Pikmin 3DS is an arcade game with logic elements and the first game in the series to be released on Nintendo 3DS. The game uses completely new gameplay mechanics. We play as a small alien named Olimar, a character known from the previous installments of the series, who explores a brand new planet that he has never seen before. Colorful Pikmin creatures aid him in his task. He can use a whistle to summon them and give them simple orders. We beat the game levels in order to find treasures.
Runner3
Arcade 22 May 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.
Crossbow Warrior: The Legend of William Tell
Adventure 01 December 2014
An action adventure game in the convention of a 2.5D platformer, presenting the fate of one of the most famous, realistically existing medieval characters - the title Wilhelm Tell. The plot of the game faithfully reflects the legendary history of the Swiss national hero, and the fun - apart from the classic platforming stages - is diversified by bonus levels, in which we can test our sniper skills or steer the boat that flies along the turbulent current of the river.
2Dark
Adventure 10 March 2017
An unusual survival horror game created by Frederick Raynal and Gloomywood - a French studio. The game offers pixel-art visuals and is played from the classic top-down view. The player takes on the role of a criminologist by the name of Smith, whose wife got murdered and his children were kidnapped by unknown assailants.
Life Goes On: Done to Death
Arcade 17 April 2014
Life Goes On is a humorous platformer game by the independent studio Infinite Monkeys. The player assumes control of a group of brave knights who set out to seek the mythical Cup of Life. While the mission is anything but safe, the valiant warriors are willing to give their lives in order to help their successors. The goal is to bring a knight to the end of a level where a prize awaits. Before that, however, you have to overcome a number of deadly traps.
Mayhem Combat
Action 28 June 2018
A mobile team action game created by Vivid Games – a Polish studio, known for, among others, the Real Boxing series. In Metal Fist: Urban Domination, we assume the role of various characters, each having unique attacks and abilities, who fight for domination in a number of single player and multiplayer modes.
Brawlout
Fighting 19 December 2017
A crossover between a 2.5D platform game and a brawler, developed by Romanian studio Angry Mob Games. Players take part in duels waged on small arenas, filled with rock formations and simple structures. In order to win you have to push your opponent off the ledge or reduce their energy to zero. Brawlout offers a cast of playable heroes, each featuring a unique set of moves – individual attacks can be developed and modified as you continue to make progress.
Affordable Space Adventures
Arcade 09 April 2015
A pleasant arcade game, in which you fly a small spaceship and explore an alien planet, while trying to avoid various dangers. The locations are full of ruins and still active defensive computer systems, left by the locals. You task is to discover the secrets of this place. The ship you fly is in the air and you steer it by using its maneuvering engines. The ship's cockpit and other important information are shown on the Wii U's gamepad.
Ninja Pizza Girl
Arcade 30 September 2015
Side-scrolling platformer set in cyberpunk world of future ruled by powerful corporations, developed by Disparity Games. We play as a sixteen year old girl named Emma, who delivers pizza from her father’s restaurant. Following her family’s business, she must do her job and avoid cruel teenagers. Gameplay wise, Ninja Pizza Girl combines features of classic platform titles like Sonic with parkour elements known from some modern productions.
Stained
Adventure 08 October 2012
Side-scroll 2.5D platformer, enriched with elements of combat and a number of interesting logic puzzles. In the game we play a mysterious, hooded figure with a scythe that travels through the interior of an ancient castle. The windows of the building hide the memory of tragic events from the past, during which the plague of monsters razed to the ground the vibrant kingdom.
JUJU
Arcade 09 December 2014
A humorous classic 2,5D platformer developed by polish studio Flying Wild Hog. We try to save the world from an ancient evil spirit, which was summoned by the two protagonists: titular panda Juju and her colleague lizard Peyo. JUJO’s gameplay focuses on exploration of well-designed, two-dimensional levels, finding secrets and bloodless fights with enemies, including powerful bosses.
The Devil's Men
Adventure canceled
The Devil's Men is a point-and-click adventure from Daedalic Entertainment (Blackguards, Deponia series). This is a story in the steampunk reality of Victorian England, focusing on Adelaide Spektor, a young woman who tries to escape from life in the criminal underworld and find a long time ago lost father. The game is characterized by a quite original approach to graphic design, placing two-dimensional characters in a three-dimensional environment.
LittleBigPlanet 3
Arcade 18 November 2014
The third installment of one of the flagship series of arcade games dedicated to the Sony console, which evolved from a simple platformer enriched with an intuitive editor into a real game developer. The production of Media Molecule studio is the next step in the evolution of this popular title, offering not only a new storyline, but above all, even more advanced tools thanks to which we can create more unique levels and mini-games, set in a wide range of genres.