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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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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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HoPiKo
HoPiKo

Arcade 24 September 2015

A dynamic speed-run platformer game, offering the players a high-difficulty challenge. HoPiKo was developed by Laser Dog Games - the creators of the space runner Alone... and an arcade-logic game PUK. The mobile version of the game can be purchased as a Premium app. The game is set in an alternative, near-future reality, where development of virtual entertainment gets squashed by a virus known as Nanobyte.

PCXONEPS4ANDiOS

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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Tinertia
Tinertia

Arcade 03 September 2015

An original platformer developed by Section Studios, inspired by a popular indie Super Meat Boy. In Tinertia, the players assume the role of Weldon – a small, but an uncanny robot who, together with his inseparable rocket launcher, for reasons unknown was imprisoned on a deserted island that is invaded by enemy forces known as ARC. To escape the trap, Weldon has to get through 65 levels, set in seven various environments, facing numerous challenges and seven robot bosses.

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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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Calvino Noir
Calvino Noir

Arcade 25 August 2015

A platformer game with stealth elements, inspired by hard-boiled fiction. The action of Calvino Noir takes us to the 30s of the 20th century where we assume control of a team of thieves that commit audacious robberies. Our team involves a wide range of original characters, each having their unique skills and equipment. While playing, we take on a number of robberies that we have to carefully plan before going on the mission.

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Shadow Blade
Shadow Blade

Arcade 16 January 2014

Shadow Blade is a two-dimensional platformer by Dead Mage. It allows you to take on the role of a Ninja warrior who carries out dangerous missions on maps full of enemies and deadly traps. Production offers an extensive combat system, but also allows for the use of the sneaking approach.

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Giant Boulder of Death
Giant Boulder of Death

Arcade 05 September 2013

Giant Boulder of Death is a crazy arcade game. We direct in it a huge boulder descending from above. Along the way, we must destroy as many buildings and kill as many people and animals as possible, while avoiding destroying our boulder. The slope never ends and the fun goes on until we fail.

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Guitar Hero Live
Guitar Hero Live

Arcade 20 October 2015

The next major installment in a bestselling music game series launched in 2005 by Harmonix studio, who are currently developing a similar series, Rock Band. Returning after a several-year long hiatus, this new installment was developed by FreeStyle Games, who previously created two DJ Hero games.

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Goat Simulator: GoatZ
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.

PCXONEPS4X360ANDiOS

Timberman
Timberman

Arcade 08 May 2014

Timberman is a simple arcade game developed by our native Digital Melody team. While playing, the player controls a lumberjack cutting off segments of an endless tree, who must avoid contact with branches growing out of the trunk.

PCANDiOSWP

Pac-Man 256
Pac-Man 256

Arcade 19 August 2015

This arcade, endless-runner game brings a continuation to the long-standing, iconic Pac-Man series. Pac-Man 256 is a free-to-play title with microtransactions. The game was created by Hipster Whale - an external developer standing behind production of the popular game Crossy Road, based on similar mechanics.

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Snake Rewind
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.

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Mega Run: Redford's Adventure
Mega Run: Redford's Adventure

Arcade 21 May 2012

Colourful 2D platformer, classified in the category of endless runners. We play the role of a nice red creature, who sets out to rescue his siblings, kidnapped by a mysterious monster. The game boils down to jumping over obstacles as well as the chasm and neutralizing creatures circulating on the platforms. During the game we also collect coins and precious stones.

PCANDiOS

Down the Mountain
Down the Mountain

Arcade 09 July 2015

An arcade game from the endless runner genre, developed by the independent studio Umbrella. The protagonist runs down a crumbling, randomly generated hill and he must stay alive by performing as many moves as possible. However, this is hindered not only by various traps, but also animals and drivers that cross our way. Our actions are constantly rated with points, and the stars that we collect throughout the game can be used to unlock more than 60 additional characters.

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Extreme Exorcism
Extreme Exorcism

Arcade 23 September 2015

A two-dimensional platformer game which casts the player in the role of Mae Barrons - an exorcist who specializes in ghosts. In contrast to other exorcists, Mae uses rocket launchers, machetes, spells and various gadgets to fight the beings from another dimension. Gameplay in Extreme Exorcism is based on an innovative pattern - each defeated ghost is replaced by another that recreates movements the protagonist performed in the previous fight.

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FOTONICA
FOTONICA

Arcade 11 September 2014

FOTONICA is one of the most original runner skill games. In production we play the role of a runner who rushes through unrealistic levels, trying to cover as much distance as possible. The game was shown in an unusual for this genre first-person perspective.

PCANDiOS

Mr Jump
Mr Jump

Arcade 19 March 2015

An inconspicuous but quite difficult 2D mobile arcade game by 1Button. Mechanics-wise, Mr Jump is an endless runner platformer. The protagonist constantly runs forwards and your task is to jump from platform to platform (the longer you hold the button, the higher the jump). Your goal is to reach the end of a level, which is made more difficult by various dangers, such as precipices and traps.

ANDiOS

Mini Ninjas Mobile
Mini Ninjas Mobile

Arcade 06 March 2013

Mobile version of Mini Ninjas from 2009, realized in the form of a dexterity endless runner. In the game we play four miniature ninja warriors with different skills and go through stages, bypassing obstacles and fighting with encountered enemies. The aim of the game is to retrieve the stolen artifact from the hands of a sinister sorcerer.

ANDiOS

Astebreed
Astebreed

Arcade 30 May 2014

Asterbreed is an arcade shooter in which we control a powerful mecha. With several different attacks, we break through the battlefield and annihilate hordes of enemies. The game combines the characteristics of classic shooters and shoot'em up titles.

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Tembo the Badass Elephant
Tembo the Badass Elephant

Arcade 21 July 2015

A fast-paced platformer from Game Freak studio, in which the players control the titular war elephant, a nod to John Rambo, and must protect Free Shell city from the mysterious organization known as Phantom, led by a masked villain. Tembo the Badass Elephant offers seventeen different stages, with a few puzzles to solve and many more enemies to eliminate. Those include more powerful foes we meet from time to time that require coming up with appropriate tactic.

PCXONEPS4

FutureGrind
FutureGrind

Arcade 22 January 2019

Developed by a two-man studio Milkbag Games, FutureGrind is a futuristic arcade game, in which the player controls a peculiar single-track vehicle called the grinder. It can ride on a regular bed, as well as attached to rails above the ground. The gameplay builds on beating tracks comprising three kinds of rails - blue, pink, and white. The difficulty lies in matching the wheel to the right rail.

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Antipole DX
Antipole DX

Arcade canceled

A remastered version of Antipole, a futuristic platform game released in 2011, created by Saturnine Games. You play as Johnny Hurricane, an agent wielding extraordinary abilities, whose task is to stop an invasion of dangerous robots. The game is set on the invaders' ship, and you move around it using a gravity manipulator, which allows you to walk on walls and ceilings, as well as to change your opponents' location.

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8bit Doves
8bit Doves

Arcade 27 August 2014

Old-school, two-dimensional arcade game by Nitrome studio, in which we play the role of a man fluttering in a dream. The aim of the game is to reach the end of each stage and gather all the pigeons scattered on the board along the way.

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