Arcade Video Games34
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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The Executive
Arcade 02 July 2015
An arcade game filled to the brim with absurd, developed by the creators of equally crazy Pizza vs. Skeletons. The Executive combines many genres, like endless runner, platformer, music game, classic beat'em up and even economic strategy titles. We play as the titular executive of a mining corporation that was attacked by werewolves and other monsters. Our task is to stop the invasion on our company while also making sure that it will prosper.
Heroki
Arcade 02 July 2015
A colorful platform game taking place in a magical world in the clouds. Heroki was developed exclusively for iOS-based mobile devices. We assume control of a boy who is tasked with retrieving an invaluable artifact that guarantees the land’s safety. When it comes to mechanics, we are dealing with a classic platform game, a bit similar to the latest installments of the Rayman series.
Red Goddess: Inner World
Arcade 30 June 2015
An independent action-adventure game developed by Yanim Studio. We assume the role of Divine, a goddess tormented by an unknown malicious entity. To get to the bottom of the problem, the heroine embarks to explore the Planet, a living being representing her psyche. This unusual world is divided into two zones: neutral, consisting of the planet’s surface, and dark, known as the underworld, guarded by terrifying bosses.
Yoshi's Woolly World
Arcade 26 June 2015
Three-dimensional platformer for the whole family developed by Nintendo. Yoshi’s Wooly World is set in a world made of yarn. We play as the titular green dinosaur Yoshi, one of the main mascots of the Japanese company; the game expands on concept of Kirby’s Epic Yarn. We received a classic platformer in 2.5D, in which our hero is followed by running eggs, which can be shot at various targets or parts of scenery.
Persona 4: Dancing All Night
Arcade 25 June 2015
A rhythm game developed by Atlus and Dingo. The story of Persona 4: Dancing All Night begins six months after the events of Persona 4 — Rise Kujikawa went back into show-business, but soon a rumor spreads, saying that there is a mysterious music video, which sweeps those, who watch it at midnight to the “other side.” The gameplay is based on dance battles, and the story is shown in the cutscenes between them.
Piloteer
Arcade 25 June 2015
An arcade game by Fixpoint Productions. You play as an inventor, who succeeded in building a jetpack. Before he shares his invention with the world, however, he needs to test it. The gameplay of Piloteer is set in various locations, and it focuses on increasingly complex challenges.
Blades of Brim
Arcade 04 June 2015
A mobile endless runner game by the creators of Subway Surfers, set in a colorful fantasy world. In Blades of Brim you play as a warrior, whose task is to defend a kingdom from hordes of monsters. To do that you have to constantly run forwards, performing a variety of daredevil acrobatics, jumping between several parallel tracks and attacking monsters that appear in your way.
Adventures of Pip
Arcade 04 June 2015
An old-school 2D platform game which comes with an unusual plot and an unconventional character development system. Adventures of Pip was funded on Kickstarter, which made it possible for the game to reach owners of different gaming systems. The player is taken to the Pixel Kingdom, where life as such is driven by the never ending flow of bits. The world is endangered by the evil Queen however, who has kidnapped the beautiful princess and conquered the lands with the help of her warriors.
Catlateral Damage
Arcade 27 May 2015
A humorous cat simulator game by experienced game tester Chris Chung. The idea of the game should sound familiar to every cat owner, who knows their pet's peculiar behavior and the urge to knock objects off cupboards or tables. You play as such an unruly cat in an empty flat, and your main objective is to destroy everything by knocking it off furniture. The gameplay involves simple mechanics.
Lara Croft: Relic Run
Arcade 26 May 2015
A mobile arcade game from the endless runner subgenre, created by studio Simutronis. It allows you to become Lara Croft – the protagonist of the cult Tomb Raider series. Just like many similar titles, Lara Croft: Relic Run doesn’t contain a rich storyline – it just allows you to control the eponymous character during her numerous adventures in search of precious artifacts.
Audiosurf 2
Arcade 26 May 2015
The second installment in the series of arcade music games established by Dylan Fitterer in 2008. The premises were not changed in Audiosurf 2; during the game players race along procedurally-generated, futuristic racing tracks and strive to collect color blocks while avoiding gray ones.
Looney Tunes Galactic Sports
Arcade 22 May 2015
An arcade game by Virtual Toys, based on the popular Looney Tunes cartoon series by Warner Bros. As the title suggests, the game focuses on a sport contest organized by Marvin the Martian. The legendary characters, such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Taz the Tasmanian Devil participate in wacky competitions like galactic archery, space racing, and star boxing. Winning helps you unlock helpful gadgets and new participants with unique abilities.
Sword Of Xolan
Arcade 21 May 2015
Sword of Xolan is a 2D platformer created by a Turkish indie developer Alper Sarikaya. The game takes us to the fantasy land invaded by the dark forces. Xolan, the titular protagonist, has no other choice but to take his sword and face the powerful enemy. The game is presented from a side-scrolling perspective. Gameplay focuses on exploring new levels, avoiding traps, and fighting. We will face over thirty different opponents and three powerful bosses.
Skiing Yeti Mountain
Arcade 20 May 2015
An arcade game by Featherweight Games. The gameplay consists of skiing down the eponymous mountain. Regardless of your chosen track, to succeed you have to avoid trees and slalom between colorful flagpoles (you move right by the blue ones and left by the red ones). There are various types of terrain — apart from the standard white snow, you can also encounter deep snow, which slows you down, and ice, which makes you go faster.
Risky Rescue
Arcade 19 May 2015
A simple arcade game from the independent Polish studio Digital Melody. Player takes control of a helicopter and is involved in dangerous rescue missions, helping people who got stuck e.g. on mountain peaks, lighthouses and roofs of railway carriages. Each task must be performed without damaging the machine, avoiding collisions with one of many obstacles, which isn’t easy because of simple controls, preventing any precisions when flying.
Mystik Belle
Arcade 15 May 2015
Mystik Belle is a crossover between elements of Metroidvania games (which is a genre that was pioneered by the renowned Metroid and Castlevania games) and mechanics of traditional point&click adventures.
Snake Rewind
Arcade 13 May 2015
A new version of the classic mobile game Snake by the original creator, Taneli Armanto. In Snake Rewind you control a snake, who constantly moves forwards, and your task is to direct it at meals scattered all over the screen. By eating them, the snake gets longer, which increases your points, but also makes it harder to play, as the space to maneuver decreases. If you hit the wall or your own tail, you lose. Snake Rewind consists of ten levels, each of them featuring a different visual style.
Lost Orbit
Arcade 12 May 2015
An unusual platform game and the first production by Pinxelnauts, a studio which used to create visual elements for other developers. You play as a lone astronaut called Harrison, whose ship malfunctions badly. Harrison leaves the ship and has to continue his journey on his own. He has to face many dangers, such as a previously unknown civilization. Lost Orbit can be called a vertical platformer, since you move toward the top of the screen.
Nom Nom Galaxy
Arcade 12 May 2015
An unusual 2D platform game with economy game features and an open world. In Nom Nom Galaxy the player assumes the role of an entrepreneur who is tasked with building a giant factory that produces soups for aliens. During the game the player is controlling a single character that can freely run across the map and jump above obstacles like in a classic platform game. By using a multi-functional laser he can tear the environment into atoms that are then used as a material for building the factory.
Inside My Radio
Arcade 11 May 2015
Inside My Radio is a hybrid platformer and music game developed by TurboDindon and Seaven studios. All activities, including board exploration, acrobatic jumps, avoiding obstacles and fighting opponents, must be performed to the rhythm of music.
Action Henk
Arcade 11 May 2015
Action Henk is a dynamic arcade game developed by a Dutch studio RageSquid. Henk is one of the best stunt men from the 80's and the 90's. Unfortunately, age has finally caught up with him and the days of his glory are over. To fight his midlife crisis, he accepts Doctor Kentony's challenge to prove that he did not lose much of his younger self. We will have to beat over seventy various levels where we will have to get from point A to point B as quick as possible.
Cooking Dash 2016
Arcade 06 May 2015
An arcade game by Glu Mobile, released for mobile devices. You play as a girl called Flo, who wants to become a cooking celebrity. Before her dream comes true, she has to find work is various places, from a Las Vegas-themed place, through a Taco train, to an adventurers' restaurant.
Goat Simulator: GoatZ
Arcade 06 May 2015
The second large expansion to Goat Simulator – the crazy action game with a goat protagonist which parodies the wave of various virtual simulators. This time the developers from Coffee Stain Studios decided to ridicule sandbox survival zombie apocalypse games. The title of the DLC references to MMO game DayZ which for a long time remained in Steam Early Access. Goat Simulator: GoatZ is a purchasable expansion which requires the core version of the game to work.
Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Arcade 30 April 2015
A two-dimensional shooter which takes place in the gangster underworld during the 20s. The game was developed by a small Belgium studio Crazy Monkey. In the title the player assumes the role of a gangster whose family terrorizes the streets. However, trouble begins when a rival mafia appears in the city. What’s worse, hordes of zombies are conquering the streets.