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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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Prismatic Solid
Prismatic Solid

Arcade 03 June 2010

Classic representative of the species shoot'em up. On board agile and well-armed ship, we travel through successive locations, eliminating successive waves of enemies and defeating the mega-bosses waiting at the end of each stage. The game focuses on visual originality, and during the game we have to avoid a number of obstacles in the form of colorful geometric figures with very sophisticated shapes.

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Ginger: Beyond The Crystal
Ginger: Beyond The Crystal

Arcade 25 October 2016

A 3D platform game by the creators of Frantic Flight and Kamby in Mistery Island for mobile devices. Ginger: Beyond the Crystal follows the adventures of an inconspicuous critter, which finds itself burdened with a task to save a fallen civilization. The protagonist has to travel to different planets to release his companions trapped there. Mechanics-wise, Ginger: Beyond The Crystal is a classic 3D platform game, which focuses on exploring the available locations.

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Freedom Planet
Freedom Planet

Arcade 22 July 2014

Reminiscent of titles published years ago on 16-bit consoles, a 2D platformer with anthropomorphic animals in the main roles. The production is strongly inspired by the old parts of the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

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Teslapunk
Teslapunk

Arcade 26 July 2013

Classic two-dimensional shooter with vertical scrolling. Sitting at the helm of a retrofuturistic ship equipped with modern weapons, we face the Martian invasion of Emperor Zangorax, who at night is one of the most popular DJs on his planet, and during the day turns into a possessed madman in power.

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Penarium
Penarium

Arcade 22 September 2015

Containing a large dose of brutality and black humor, a retro 2D arcade game, developed by an independent Dutch studio, Self Made Miracle. During gameplay you assume the role of a bizarre antihero named Willy, who is trapped inside the ominous Penarium circus. This is an arena of brutal competition in which contestants amuse a wild crowd by fighting for the title of the Champion of Penarium and, at the same time, their freedom.

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Subaeria
Subaeria

Arcade 09 May 2018

A unique mix of puzzle and arcade game with addition of roguelike’s features. It has been developed by the Canadian team at Illogika Studios. The game takes us to the titular submerged metropolis ruled by sentient machines. We play as a girl named Styx and her faithful companion Dron on their quest for revenge. Subaeria’s gameplay is based on exploration.

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Laserlife
Laserlife

Arcade 22 September 2015

A hybrid of arcade and rhythmic game developed by the independent studio Choice Provisions. The plot is filled with philosophical questions and issues concerning the nature of humanity. The story is focused on a deceased astronaut whose drifting body was found in space by aliens. They decided to examine the unusual finding and recreate the memories of the hero. The gameplay of Laserlife is based on exploring levels and obtaining fragments of the astronaut’s memories with two independent lasers.

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Sniper X with Jason Statham
Sniper X with Jason Statham

Arcade 20 October 2015

A mobile sniper game developed by Glu Mobile, starring Jason Statham – a popular action movie star. In Sniper X, we assume the role of a member of an elite paramilitary organization – SPEAR, tasked with fighting terrorists in situations that prevent other special forces from acting. The gameplay consists of making clean shots in the direction of the enemies located on the map, but sometimes we may have to target drones or enemy vehicles.

ANDiOS

Invector
Invector

Arcade 06 December 2017

Arcade racing and music game created in cooperation with DJ and producer Tim Bergling, more widely known as Avicii. During the game, the music and environment change dynamically depending on our actions.

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Last Horizon
Last Horizon

Arcade 18 November 2015

Developed by the PixelJam Games studio, Last Horizon is an sci-fi arcade game that focuses on exploration. The players step into the shoes of a pilot and take control of the last ship of a nearly extinct civilization; it is their task to find a new home for the last members of the species.

PCANDiOS

Kero Blaster
Kero Blaster

Arcade 11 May 2014

Kero Blaster is a two-dimensional platformer available for PCs. The player takes on the role of a hominoid frog that explores open-structure maps, avoids traps, collects valuable items and fights enemies with a laser rifle.

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Monster Strike
Monster Strike

Arcade 27 September 2013

Battle game of logic and skill with elements of strategy and RPG. We lead our own team of monsters to fight new enemies, successively developing their parameters and evolving to stronger and stronger versions. The fight is distinguished by the use of billiard/pinball mechanics, and attacking the enemy consists in firing monsters in such a way that they also collide with the walls and allied monsters before the attack of the enemy, generating a number of additional bonuses.

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Sky Chasers
Sky Chasers

Arcade 20 January 2016

A two-dimensional arcade game from Lucky Kat, in which we pilot a flying machine made of a cardboard box. The game takes place in a fantastic worlds whose inhabitants travel with technologically advanced vehicles. That doesn’t apply to our hero though, as he starts his journey in a cardboard box with rocket engines attached to it and has to collect and install further enhancements for his machine.

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Organic Panic
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.

PCXONEPS4ANDiOS

Ninja Senki DX
Ninja Senki DX

Arcade 23 February 2016

An old-school 2D platform game developed by Tribute Games, whose best-known work is Mercenary Kings. The main hero of Ninja Senki DX is a warrior named Hayate, who seeks revenge on demons for the death of princess Kinuhime. The protagonists decides to cast aside the iron rules of his clan and set out on a lethal crusade against the residents of the hell, mythological beasts, and other enemies.

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RuneScape: Idle Adventures
RuneScape: Idle Adventures

Arcade canceled

A free-to-play clicker game by Hyper Hippo. The game is based on the original RuneScape franchise, so the fans should easily recognize the characters and locations, as well as events, which can be relived once again. This time you play as Needle, an artifact, whose task is to interact with its surroundings, which you do by clicking. As you play, you earn money, which you use to buy helpers, who can do things for you in your absence.

PCANDiOS

MOP: Operation Cleanup
MOP: Operation Cleanup

Arcade 09 February 2016

A classic two-dimensional platformer by Mexican studio EnsenaSoft. The action takes place in the unspecified future in which Earth has fallen into ruin, covered with garbage. After the collapse of human civilization, new life forms emerged and, having underwent numerous mutations, eventually turned into hostile creatures. Designed to dispose of not only garbage but also mutants, the eponymous robot, called MOP, is here to save the day.

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Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 4
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 4

Arcade 26 June 2013

An attempt to revive the platform series, popular in 2002-2005, whose protagonist is the title Tiger named YOU. Unlike the three-dimensional predecessors, this time we are dealing with a classic 2D platform. In the game we accompany the tiger and his friends from the Bush Resuers team in the next adventures, taking place in the indigenous Australian scenery.

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A Boy and His Blob
A Boy and His Blob

Arcade 19 January 2016

A re-imagining of a 2D platform puzzle game for Wii and NDS, which is a remake of a classic hit originally published in 1989 for Famicom (NES). The game tells the story of a boy and his bizarre, jelly-like fella called Blobert. He needs to find a way to save his planet Blobolonia from an evil emperor, who imposes an unusual diet on his people - composed entirely of sweets.

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Super Powerboy
Super Powerboy

Arcade 05 September 2016

Developed by an independent studio Pixel Blast, a mobile platformer classified as an endless runner. The main hero is a boy who lives in a world oppressed by cruel robots. He is the only one who can stop the tyranny of the machines. The early stages of Super Powerboy strongly resemble typical endless runners – the speeding protagonist can jump, slide, thus avoiding obstacles and enemies. As you level up, you unlock another elements of the hero’s special suit, which grants him special powers – e.

ANDiOS

TRON RUN/r
TRON RUN/r

Arcade 16 February 2016

A third-person arcade game developed by a Disney Interactive's proprietary studio. The game is based on the famous science-fiction movie franchise, TRON. The action takes place in a virtual world located within a computer system. The protagonist, Kevin Flynn, is a programmer and the main character of the original 1982 movie. The gameplay mechanics were inspired by a popular genre existing on mobile devices - games known as endless runners.

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Hyperide
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.

SwitchANDiOS

Brut@l
Brut@l

Arcade 09 August 2016

Brutal is a roguelike dungeon crawler/action game developed by Stormcloud Games. It stands out with peculiar graphics, based on ASCII code. The main task in the game is reaching the 26th level of a randomly generated dungeons, where a duel with the final boss, known as Guardian of the Dungeon, awaits.

PS4

The Climb
The Climb

Arcade 28 April 2016

A {PLAT} game about climbing mountains, designed exclusively with VR support in mind by the German studio Crytek famous for the best-selling Crysis series. In The Climb you control a rock climbing maniac, who is traveling the world in search of the most dangerous and steep cliffs, and climb them with no protection. This first-person perspective game requires precise control of your character’s movements, allowing you to grab edges and accomplish risky jumps.

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