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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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Candlelight
Candlelight

Arcade 15 March 2015

A classic 2D platform game by debuting indie studio Pixel Maverick Games. Candlelight is set in a world, which suffered a disaster that ended up in extinguishing all the candles, and the increasing darkness can only be dispersed by the last of them still burning. You play as the wax protagonist, whose task is to restore the flames in the whole realm.

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Ego Protocol
Ego Protocol

Arcade 13 March 2015

Ego Protocol is a logic/arcade game developed by the Polish studio Static Dreams. The game won The Jam competition organized by the 1ndieWorld website, where competitors had to create a game in the spirit of the classic Polish platformer Electro Body. In Ego Protocol we have to manipulate the game's environment in order for our hero to reach his destination and avoid all sorts of dangers that await him.

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Angry Birds Stella POP!
Angry Birds Stella POP!

Arcade 12 March 2015

A hybrid of an arcade and logic game, set in the universe of the bestselling game, Angry Birds. The story revolves around the eponymous Stella, whose magic wand, capable of firing bubbles, was stolen by the bad piggies. As a consequence, all islands inhabited by the angry birds were flooded with bubbles, and the player’s task is to clear subsequent locations of the colorful bubbles and to defeat the mischievous pigs. In Angry Birds Stella POP!

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50 Pinch Barrage!!
50 Pinch Barrage!!

Arcade 12 March 2015

50 Pinch Barrage!! is a unique 2D platform game developed by Mobile & Game Studio Inc. for Nintendo 3DS handheld consoles. The game tells the story of an adventurer who, as a result of an accident, ends up on a mysterious island. While exploring it, he will have to finish fifty difficult levels filled with various traps and obstacles like chasms, trapdoors, or blades that slide up from the ground. He will also encounter hostile natives and aggressive creatures that will try to hunt him down.

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Mario Party 10
Mario Party 10

Arcade 12 March 2015

Mario Party 10 is another installment of the popular arcade game series from Nintendo and the first to be released on Wii U. As usual, Mario Party 10 comprises various minigames. The game focuses on multiplayer matches for up to five players. One of them plays as the game's antagonist, the evil Bowser. The remaining players stand against him and their goal is to avoid traps and various surprises prepared by the leader of Koopas who tries his best to get rid of the unwelcome guests.

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Flame Over
Flame Over

Arcade 10 March 2015

An arcade game with roguelike elements, developed by Laughing Jackal. You play as Blaze Carruthers, a fireman from London, whose task is to take care of the fire in a skyscraper. To achieve that, he has to go up sixteen floors and eliminate the threat with a fire extinguisher and a fire-axe. The levels are randomly generated, which makes every gameplay a unique experience.

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RAD Boarding
RAD Boarding

Arcade 05 March 2015

RAD Boarding is a mobile endless runner game developed by Other Ocean Interactive. We take the role of a snowboarder who runs away from a stream of lava. In terms od mechanics, RAD Boarding resembles many other endless runner games. To achieve victory, we have to precisely control our hero in order to allow him to get the highest rebound force and speed possible.

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OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood
OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood

Arcade 03 March 2015

Developed by Roll7 studio, OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood is a continuation of a 2D retro platform game, which has been published in 2014 for the most popular consoles on the market. In the game, an amiable skater known from the previous installment visits entirely new places that, this time around, are associated with the movie industry.

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Paparazzi
Paparazzi

Arcade 27 February 2015

Paparazzi is a humorous indie 2D arcade game funded on Kickstarter. A rivalry between a famous celebrity and a snappish paparazzo is the main theme of the game that takes place in a fictional city of Follywood. In terms of mechanics, Paparazzi is a typical cat-and-mouse game where our reflexes and concentration matter the most. Gameplay focuses on rivalry of two players in local multiplayer mode.

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Blackhole: Complete Edition
Blackhole: Complete Edition

Arcade 27 February 2015

A 2D platformer which is the first major project of an independent Czech studio FiolaSoft. The player assumes the role of a crew-member aboard a spaceship named Endera. The craft crashes on an object known as Entity, which is located inside a black hole. The protagonist's goals are to fix the damage caused by the collision, save crew-mates, and destroy the black hole from within, as it poses a threat to the planet Earth.

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Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire
Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire

Arcade 25 February 2015

A humorous arcade game by indie studio Nitrome and a remake of the flash game of the same name. You play as a wizard, whose task is to defend a castle from airborne invaders; you lose the moment the first invader lands on the castle walls. In Magic Touch: Wizard for Hire you eliminate the enemies by drawing letters, symbols, and shapes on their balloons to puncture them.

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Aaru's Awakening
Aaru's Awakening

Arcade 24 February 2015

Aaru's Awakening is a dynamic platform game developed by the indie studio Lumenox Games. The game takes the players to a fantasy world that exists thanks to the balance between the domains that can be found there: Dawn, Dusk, Day, and Night. At some point, however, Night began its expansion and started to take over the place of the remaining domains, bringing the world at the edge of destruction. To counter the threat, Dawn sent out its champion, the titular Aaru.

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Tap Heroes
Tap Heroes

Arcade 22 February 2015

A clicker and role-playing game hybrid by Daniel Hjelm from VaragtP. The game is set in a fantasy world and you play as a warrior. The gameplay in Tap Heroes focuses on combat, in which you participating by quickly clicking on the enemies (to attack them), the members of your team (to heal them), and golden coins, which are the in-game currency. As the game progresses, the skill level of your characters (including e.g.

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Alto's Adventure
Alto's Adventure

Arcade 19 February 2015

A simple arcade endless runner game by indie studio Snowman. The protagonist is a llama shepherd. When the animals scatter across the area, he has to catch them all. During the game you ride a snowboard on procedurally generated hills — the character move forward automatically and your task is to avoid obstacles on the snowy route, perform acrobatics (which give you additional points), and escape the angry enemies, whose sleep you interrupt.

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King of Thieves
King of Thieves

Arcade 12 February 2015

King of Thieves is a mobile arcade game that blends elements of platformers and tower defense games. The game was developed by the creators of Pudding Monsters and Cut the Ropes series but, unlike these games, King of Thieves is aimed at mid-core gamers and focuses on online multiplayer. We play as the titular king of thieves who breaks into dungeons designed by other players.

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Harold
Harold

Arcade 12 February 2015

A unique platform game with highly interesting visuals. It is the first production by Moon Spider, whose members used to work for e.g. Pixar, Dreamworks, and Studio Ghibli. The backgrounds and characters have been hand-drawn by experienced specialist artist. The game also features a gospel choir soundtrack. In Harold you play as a guardian angel called Gabe. His main task is to protect the clumsy, bespectacled Harold during a series of races on a tracks full of obstacles.

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Super Stardust Ultra
Super Stardust Ultra

Arcade 10 February 2015

The fourth installment in the shoot'em up arcade game series associated with Sony consoles. In the game, developed by D3T in cooperation with XDEV, the player assumes the role of a starship pilot, who travels through space to annihilate an enemy civilization that threatens humanity. Like in the previous installments of the series, the space battles take place on the orbits of various planets. Using the analog controls, the player can move his ship and fire at the foes.

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Hyper Void
Hyper Void

Arcade 10 February 2015

Hyper Void is an arcade shoot’em up game inspired by the classics like Gradius, Salamander, Nemesis, Xeon 2: Megablast and Tempest. The game was developed by two brothers from the independent studio IN|Framez and is their first big production. We play as a spaceship pilot who travels through subspace tunnels. Our ship, which constantly moves forward, is presented from a third-person perspective. Controls are limited to steering right or left as we face numerous enemies.

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Castle in the Darkness
Castle in the Darkness

Arcade 05 February 2015

A two-dimensional platformer created by an independent develope Matt Kap and inspired by such classics of the genre as the Metroid or Castlevania series. The player assumes the role of a daredevil who's goals are to liberate the Kingdom of Alexandria from the rule of a ruthless wizard and to rescue a princess the evildoer has kidnapped.

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Grow Home
Grow Home

Arcade 04 February 2015

A unique action-adventure game, whose main theme is climbing. The title was developed by Ubisoft Reflections, the studio known for such productions as The Crew, the Driver series, or the classic Destruction Derby. You play as a robot named BUD, whose job is to traverse the galaxy in search for new plant species. During one of his journeys he arrives to a region consisting of multiple floating islands. Fortunately, a fast-growing plant helps him get around this fragmented world.

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SpongeBob: HeroPants
SpongeBob: HeroPants

Arcade 03 February 2015

An action-filled platform game with logic puzzle elements. The title is based on the license of a popular animated TV series - SpongeBob SquarePants - and continues the story shown in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. In the game, developed by Behaviour Interactive, one assumes the role of the titular sponge and his bizarre friends to restore the former glory of their underwater metropolis - Bikini Bottom.

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Kick & Fennick
Kick & Fennick

Arcade 03 February 2015

A 2.5D platform game developed by a Dutch studio - Jaywalkers Interactive. The game tells the story of a friendship between a boy named Kick and a flying robot - Fennick. Their adventures are presented in a typical platform convention, with only one exception - the game stands out from other platformers with its main protagonist moving over the obstacles using an enormous gun he found in the abandoned metropolis.

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MagNets
MagNets

Arcade 30 January 2015

Developed by the industry veteran - Richard Weeks, MagNets is an arcade game in which the player is trying to contain an uprising of machines that has paralyzed Polarity City. One can do this by controlling Faraday - an android that uses an electromagnetic net to disable enemy robots and collect precious minerals from their scrapped bodies.

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Touchdown Hero
Touchdown Hero

Arcade 29 January 2015

A 2D runner arcade game by Polish studio Cherry Pick Games, featuring an American football theme. You participate in a game and try to score as many touchdowns as you can. It's not an easy task, as the whole opposing team is trying to knock you over, and their numbers and persistence increase with every round. You goal is to get a high score to earn you the first place in the online ranking. As you win more and more games, you unlock new costumes for your player.

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