Arcade Video Games24
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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Rain World
Arcade 28 March 2017
A hybrid of a platform and a survival game. The title was developed by two people – Joar Lisberg Jakobsson was the lead programmer and the author of the idea of the game while the music was composed by James Primate. The game takes place in a hostile post-industrial realm filled with complicated machinery. The environment is constantly plagued by downpours and the animals that live in it are forced to hide from the rain in a hibernated state.
88 Heroes
Arcade 24 March 2017
Pixel-art 2D platformer in which the goal is to pass levels as quickly as possible. The work of the British duo Bitmap Bureau and Rising Star Games puts before us the ambitious task of passing 88 boards in 88 minutes. In addition, for each level we get only 88 seconds. If we fail, the evil Doctor H8 will fire 88 nuclear warheads towards Earth and our planet will cease to exist.
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.
Blaster Master Zero
Arcade 09 March 2017
A blend of a 2D platformer and a simple shoot'em-up game by Inti Creates. The production is another installment in the series, which started in 1988. The protagonists are skilled scientist Jason Frudnick and Fred, a mysterious creature he discovered. When the latter escapes the laboratory, Jason pursues him. He ends up in a cave, where he finds an advanced, battle-ready vehicle called Sophia-III. Blaster Master Zero features two game modes.
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Arcade 03 March 2017
Specter of Torment is a free DLC for the fan-favorite platform game Shovel Knight, developed by Yacht Club Games. This time, we play as a new protagonist, the titular Specter. The expansion takes place before the events of the base game. In terms of gameplay, Specter of Torment is identical to the base game, combining the elements of a 2D platformer, an RPG, and an action-adventure game. Once again, we observe the game from a side perspective.
Super Bomberman R
Arcade 03 March 2017
Super Bomberman R is another game in the popular Bomberman series and a launch title for the Nintendo Switch, developed by Konami. The game has 3D visuals, but we observe the action from the classic top-down perspective. We play as the titular Bomberman, and our job is to eliminate enemies we encounter on various maps with the bombs at our disposal. Even though the gameplay mechanics are not that complex, a more tactical approach is needed when entering new levels.
1-2-Switch
Arcade 03 March 2017
1-2-Switch is an original party game developed by Nintendo for Switch, their newest console. Gameplay is based on two-person competition - players take part in various contests, playing as pirates, gunslingers, and other characters. What makes 1-2-Switch stand out from the crowd of other similar games is that we are not watching the screen while playing, but facing our opponent face to face. Thanks to that unique approach, the screen is used mostly for showing the score.
Shift Happens
Arcade 22 February 2017
A hybrid of a platformer and a logic game, developed by the independent studio Klonk Games. The player takes control of Bismo and Plom – jelly-like humanoid creatures. By some accident, the heroes get literally bound together, which enables them to exchange their masses. Gameplay of Shift Happens consists in traveling through colorful locations, collecting valuable coins, and solving more and less demanding puzzles which require close cooperation between the two heroes.
forma.8
Arcade 22 February 2017
A two-dimensional platform game developed by Mixed Bag, an independent duo responsible for the well-received Futuridium EP. The player assumes control over the titular research probe that is tasked with exploring an uncharted, hostile planet in search of a powerful energy source that emanates from its core. forma.8 sees us traverse a hostile world in a manner similar to other metroidvania titles.
MX Nitro
Arcade 14 February 2017
A wacky motocross game, developed by Saber Interactive. The players participate in races taking place on over 40 diversified tracks while riding various cross motorcycles. Depending on the chosen game mode, the objective is either to be the first to reach the finish line, or to gain a certain point advantage over the opponents. As an award for their efforts, the players can race against one of 13 bosses.
Semispheres
Arcade 14 February 2017
A maze-based logic game developed by Vivid Helix. Our job is to help two medusa-like creatures in navigating an abstract maze in search of an exit. Interestingly enough, each creature has its own version of the same level, forcing us to control both characters simultaneously using analog sticks.
Splasher
Arcade 07 February 2017
An original platform game created by Splashteam - an independent studio founded by a former Ubisoft employee, who had co-created such games as Rayman Origins or Rayman Legends. Splasher takes the player to the headquarters of Inkorp, a company managed by Le Docteur. This ominous figure decides to break the daily routine at the company and bring the workers to their knees. One of the employees is the game's protagonist, who tries to stop the villain and save his co-workers.
Alwa's Awakening
Arcade 02 February 2017
A Metroidvania platformer in an 8-bit retro style, in which we play as Zoe - a girl equipped with a magic staff, who is trying to restore the old order in the fantasy land of Alwa. Over 400 locations with various challenges await you in Alwa's Awakening.
Poi
Arcade 01 February 2017
Inspired by the productions from 90s, a 3D adventure platformer by PolyKid studio. You assume the role of a boy (or a girl) whose dream is to become a Master Explorer. The hero’s master, who is the current holder of the title, orders the protagonist to find the legendary Explorer Medallions that will prove him them worthy of becoming his master's successor.
Ninja Spinki Challenges!!
Arcade 26 January 2017
A unique arcade game by dotGears, a studio founded by Dong Nguyen, the creator of Flappy Bird. You play as the eponymous Spinki, a little ninja warrior, who needs to face a series of challenges, which will measure his reflexes and skills. The challenges are six minigames, in each of which you have a different task to complete. The first challenge involves avoiding the cat bouncing around the screen.
Nefarious
Arcade 23 January 2017
Developed by the small studio StarBlade, a classic 2D platformer. Unlike other platformers in which you, most commonly, save the world, Nefarious enables you to take control of a villain who tries to capture the princesses of five kingdoms and defeats hordes of knights and heroes who defend their kingdoms. Gameplay consists of jumping, avoiding obstacles, and of course fighting. However, the main anti-hero is not armed to the teeth.
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1
Arcade 18 January 2017
A compilation of remastered and expanded versions of classic action games that were published on Atari 2600 and the arcades during the 70s and 80s of the twentieth century by Atari. Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1 features fifty games, each of which was adapted to modern times. Some games feature Internet multiplayer and enable the players to share their results in global rankings. The game also provides a large set of trophies/achievements that can be unlocked.
Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 2
Arcade 18 January 2017
A compilation of remastered and expanded versions of classic action games that were published on Atari 2600 and the arcades during the 70s and 80s of the twentieth century by Atari. Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 2 features fifty games, each of which was adapted to modern times. Some games feature Internet multiplayer and enable the players to share their results in global rankings. The game also provides a large set of trophies/achievements that can be unlocked.
room13
Arcade 13 January 2017
An action platform game by indie studio Paper Robot. You play as a nameless and faceless protagonist. Their task is to discover their identity, which can be done by traversing a labyrinth full of aggressive zombies. You can choose one of about 30 faces (including a shark head) and craft your own weapons — the wide range of available parts allows you to create hundreds of combinations.
Spheroids
Arcade 05 January 2017
A hilarious 2D platformer developed and published by Eclipse Games - an independent Spanish studio. The player is taken to an alternative, angular, version of Earth, which has fallen victim to an attack of aliens from another dimension. Round-shaped creatures, the titular Spheroids have flooded the planet and are trying to turn everything into round objects. A young boy by the name of Lucas and a crazy scientist called Otto are the only ones capable of defeating the invaders.
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
Arcade 03 January 2017
Second DLC for The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth developed by Nicalis studio. It adds tens of unique items to create more surprising combinations, new monsters to defeat, the special bestiary that describes them, and bonus rooms that form a huge labyrinth. Aside from that, the add-on features more difficult Greed mode and an additional chapter, as well as a new playable character and five unique challenges.
Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever
Arcade 22 December 2016
Grumpy Cat: Ready, Set, No is a set of arcade and logical minigames. Its main attraction is the presence of the Internet's most famous unamused feline - the Grumpy Cat, known from numerous memes. Grumpy Cat: Ready, Set, NO is a mobile arcade game with comedy elements, inspired by the Nintendo's famous WarioWare games. The whole game is a set of clever minigames, each of which has different goals and mechanics. They are all connected by the Grumpy Cat's character.
Boom Ball 2 for Kinect
Arcade 21 December 2016
A continuation of an arcade game intended for Xbox One with Kinect 2.0 user interface. When it comes to mechanics, Boom Ball 2 isn’t much different from its predecessor – the game mixes a classic Arkanoid-esque gameplay with ping pong and tennis. Our job is to direct the ball to various elements found on the playfield, exploding after they contact the ball.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Arcade 20 December 2016
Two-dimensional platformer developed by the team at Way Forward Technologies. The game is another entry in a series that originally launched in 2002 on Game Boy Color. The story of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero takes place in fairy tale-like land, inspired by the One Thousand and One Nights. A half-genie, half-human heroine takes off to a different dimension to fight against a recklessly freed ancient evil.