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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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Ultimate Chicken Horse
Ultimate Chicken Horse

Arcade 04 March 2016

Two-dimensional party-game platformer designed to play in multiplayer. Up to four players can take part in the game (locally and over the Internet), and their task is to get to the finish line first and collect as many points as possible. However, it is not a regular race, because in Ultimate Chicken Horse we create the tracks by placing various platforms, jumps and traps on the board.

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Space Overlords
Space Overlords

Arcade 03 March 2016

Three-dimensional action game in which we play the role of Overlords, ancient cosmic guardians, trying to destroy a creature named Kesedihan, wishing to capture the whole universe. We fight on small three-dimensional planets, levelling the ground of the city and the army of our nemesis.

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Raiden V: Director's Cut
Raiden V: Director's Cut

Arcade 25 February 2016

The fifth official installment in a series of classic, scrolling top-down shooters. Raiden V was created by MOSS - a Japanese developer in possession of the rights to the franchise since 2005. Similar to the previous installments, the plot presents a great war between humans and Cranassian - an alien civilization that has attacked the Earth. The player has to face the invaders, assuming the role of a pilot.

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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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Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Arcade 18 February 2016

Another entry in popular series of sport games, in which we meet characters from the most famous franchises of Nintendo and SEGA companies. The cycle first launched in 2007, since then accompanying each subsequent summer and winter Olympic Games, meaning that the 2016 edition takes us to the arenas of XXXI Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro, where, once again, two teams of characters will compete with each other.

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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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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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Unravel
Unravel

Arcade 09 February 2016

An action-logic platform game created by Coldwood Interactive in cooperation with the Electronic Arts company. You play as Yarny, a character made of yarn, who travels across various locations, inspired by the landscape of northern Scandinavia, in search of traces of his long lost family. Scores of adventures await you, requiring you to cleverly use the protagonist’s unique ability of unraveling his own body.

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Tomb of the Mask
Tomb of the Mask

Arcade 09 February 2016

An oldschool mobile arcade game by Happymagenta UAB, stylistically similar to first arcade games ever created. In Tomb of the Mask you play as a treasure hunter, who finds a magical mask, which gives him the ability to walk on walls and ceilings. This newfound skill helps him in exploring an underground maze in search of precious artifacts, as well as avoiding traps and enemies. During the game you move your character up, down and sideways in order to escape the maze, which moves vertically up.

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Splash Cars
Splash Cars

Arcade 04 February 2016

A free-to-play racing game developed by Craneballs, the creators of Overkill - a shooter series for mobile platforms. The action of Splash Cars is shown from isometric view. At the beginning, we are taken to a small black and white map. We drive a car that restores color by driving over or near a place, and our task is to color as much space as possible.

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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.

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Geki Yaba Runner
Geki Yaba Runner

Arcade 03 February 2016

A mobile 2D platformer game, based on a free-to-play model (with optional microtransactions) and created by the Polish studio QubicGames. The action takes place in a magical realm and the player assumes the role of a gnome who must rescue a kidnapped princess. Geki Yaba Runner is a runner type of platformer, so the character runs automatically through levels full of dangers.

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Cobalt
Cobalt

Arcade 02 February 2016

A two-dimensional science fiction platformer filled with humor and action, created by an independent Swedish team Oxeye Games in cooperation with Minecraft's producers - Mojang AB. The game's main character is an expeditionary robot called Metalface MK1. The protagonist travels to a distant planet, Tunkopia, to find a colony ship that went missing.

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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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Defunct
Defunct

Arcade 29 January 2016

Arcade game with adventure elements, in which we take control over a robot moving on one wheel. The protagonist tries to return on board a cargo ship, from where he fell and found himself on the surface of the Earth inhabited by similar machines. The Graviator produces a gravitational field, which allows for instant acceleration during steep slopes or distant jumps.

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Lost Journey
Lost Journey

Arcade 28 January 2016

Lost Journey is a mobile platform game. We play as Jennifer, a young girl who tries to find true happiness and the road to heaven by finding and collecting pieces of happy memories. She is accompanied by an angel who took the form of a beautiful butterfly. The game is presented from a side-scrolling perspective. In it, we explore oneiric locations filled with traps and obstacles. Jennifer will have to not only face many dangers, but also solve various puzzles.

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Rabi-Ribi
Rabi-Ribi

Arcade 28 January 2016

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.

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LEGO Marvel's Avengers
LEGO Marvel's Avengers

Arcade 26 January 2016

Another installment in a bestselling action-adventure game series based on the license of the LEGO bricks. This title is a result of cooperation between the developers from Traveller’s Tales and the Marvel company. Once again, players visit the amazing world of comic superheroes. The story is based on the Avengers film (2012) and its sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).

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Lost in Harmony: Kaito's Adventure
Lost in Harmony: Kaito's Adventure

Arcade 21 January 2016

An unusual, rare combination of an autorunner with a narrative rhythmical game, developed by Digixart Entertainment studio led by Yoan Fanise, former Ubisoft employee and the creator of Valiant Hearts. The story of Lost in Harmony: Kaito’s Adventure is set in an unknown futuristic world, across which the protagonist – young boy named Kaito – rides on his skateboard, carrying his friend, Aya, on his back.

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Move or Die
Move or Die

Arcade 21 January 2016

A four-player party game that will ruin any friendship. During the challenges changed every several seconds, what counts is a quick eye, good coordination and precision of jumping on the platforms. There can only be one winner, and the title conceals the basic principle of survival - move or perish.

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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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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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The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human

Arcade 19 January 2016

Metroidvania in which the task of the players is to solve the mystery of the extinction of the Earth's population, which thousands of years ago was forced to move under water. A characteristic feature of The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human is the dualism of the game - the work of YCJY studio is based on both peaceful exploration and a dynamic fight against powerful adversaries.

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Super Button Soccer
Super Button Soccer

Arcade 15 January 2016

A simple arcade soccer game with card elements, inspired by coin football and other such activities. The gameplay in Super Button Soccer focuses on short, dynamic duels with the AI or other players. Each player controls a team consisting of four eponymous buttons, and their task is to hit the ball with them so that it ends up in the opponent's goal.

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