Arcade Video Games37
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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Smurfs Epic Run
Arcade 13 January 2016
A licensed two-dimensional platformer for mobile devices, created by Ubisoft. When Gargamel casts a spell that covers the Smurfs' village with a magical fog, only one of its inhabitants manages to escape. Controlled by the player, he has to stop Gargamel and rescue his captured friends.
GEX
Arcade 18 December 1995
Classic side-scroll platformer, in which we play the role of a nice lizard from the family of geckons. Our hero is dragged into the TV by the sinister Reza, who has captured the media world and wants to gain power over the world with his help. In order to break free from the trap, Gex has to travel through a variety of worlds inspired by different film genres.
GEX 3: Deep Cover Gecko
Arcade 23 March 1999
Digital reissue of the third part of the adventures of the friendly Gekon Gex. In this version, our hero will finally have to deal with his eternal enemy Reza, who this time kidnapped Agent Xtra, known from the previous part of the series. In the "three" Gex uses a slightly wider range of skills, as well as the help of his three friends.
Vector 2
Arcade 18 May 2016
Continuation of the original auto-run platformer that was the first major success of Russian independent studio Nekki. Plot of Vector 2 continues the storyline of the original and takes us back to the dreary world of the future, in which the eye of Big Brother keeps track of all actions of the people.
Taiko no Tatsujin: Tokumori!
Arcade 20 November 2014
The second installment of the popular in Japan series Taiko no Tatsujin, which came to the Wii U console. As in the previous parts, we are dealing here with a classical music game, in which to the rhythm of music we hit the virtual taiko drums. Production has an extensive library of over 100 licensed works from anime, games, series and popular films in the Land of the Cherry Blossom.
Metroid Prime: Blast Ball
Arcade 21 July 2016
A multiplayer first-person perspective shooter. As Nintendo shuns extreme violence, the title does not feature brutal gameplay like the Doom or Call of Duty series. Instead, you play a futuristic football variation designed for two teams of three. The players control robots which shoot at a giant ball and by doing so, try to put it in the back of the opponent’s net.
Icycle: On Thin Ice
Arcade 27 November 2013
Original surreal platformer, set in the postapocalyptic realities of Earth after the ice apocalypse. We play the role of a naked man in a bowler who travels the world on an old-fashioned two-wheeled bicycle. In an unusual world, the hero is faced with a whole host of imaginative traps, which will require dexterity and the ability to think in an instant.
Skylanders SuperChargers
Arcade 20 September 2015
Another installment of the popular arcade platformer game series developed by Vicarious Visions. Once more, the player has to face the ruthless Kaos who intends to take over Skylands with the use of a powerful weapon — Doomstation of Ultimate Doomstruction. His plans can only be thwarted by the team of Skylanders appointed by Master Eon. Similarly to its predecessors, Skylanders SuperChargers uses real action figurines that are transferred to the virtual world with Portal of Power.
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Arcade 23 October 2014
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is a 2D platformer available for PCs. While playing, the player crosses vast levels, solves puzzles, overcomes obstacles and fights enemies. The collection of various equipment and armaments also plays an important role, and many of the items held can be upgraded. All this was done in a style modelled on productions from 32-bit consoles.
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.
Smash Land
Arcade canceled
Smash Land is a production combining elements of arcade and logic games. The game is about eliminating enemies by firing out heroes so that they slip around the boards, bypass traps and accurately hit enemies.
Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions
Arcade 26 March 2015
Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions is a mobile and browser platform game based on the Star Wars Rebels animated TV series. The game takes place between the third and fourth episode of the movie saga. While the evil Empire hunts down what was left from the Jedi order, a Rebelion starts to grow. Gameplay in Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions combines elements of platform games and economic strategies.
MonsterBag
Arcade 07 April 2015
A game which combines elements of platform, logic, and action games. In MonsterBag you play as a small monster named V, who is trying to find his missing female friend in a world full of humans and hostile beasts. Throughout the adventure you have to beat a dozen or so unique levels filled with different kinds of danger, the greatest of which are humans. However, at the same time they serve the role of “platforms”, which you must use to reach new regions.
Azure Striker Gunvolt
Arcade 29 August 2014
A side-scrolling 2D action game developed by Japanese studio Inti Creates. The story of Azure Striker Gunvolt takes place in the future in which the humanity is controlled by the powerful Sumeragi corporation. During the game the player assumes the role of a teenager who decides to stand against the tyranny and joins a rebellion. The gameplay mechanics are similar as in the genre classics, as the player travels through various levels filled with enemies and powerful bosses.
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
Arcade 25 August 2016
A sequel to the two-dimensional action game released in 2014. The new game was created by the authors of the previous game, the Inti Creates studio, mostly known for developing the Mega Man Zero miniseries. In Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 the player can experience the further adventures of Gunvolt and the characters known from the prequel, facing the corporation ruling the future world.
Trials Frontier
Arcade 09 April 2014
Trials Fusion is the first mobile version of the popular series of motorcycle dexterity cars produced by the RedLynx team. Players perform missions in a postapocalyptic world rushing through a track full of obstacles and pitfalls that require both cleverness and acrobatic skills.
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.
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Arcade 04 December 2018
The unofficial seventh installment in the Wonder Boy/Monster World series, developed by Game Atelier. Although the studio does not own the rights to the brand, the game takes place in the same universe and the story fits this specific world. The game is set in a fantasy realm and you play as the eponymous Monster Boy, whose task is to lift a powerful curse.
Badland: Game of the Year Edition
Arcade 03 April 2013
Original, two-dimensional side-scrolling arcade game, which is a debut production of independent Finnish studio Frogmind. In Badland we take control over unspecified creature and our task is to lead it through levels filled with various obstacles and traps. However, the game is complicated by the fact that we are gradually joined by more of our hero's brethren, so as the game progresses we are forced to control more and more creatures.
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.
Joe Danger Touch
Arcade 10 January 2013
Joe Danger Touch is an arcade game in which the player plays the title stuntman and performs various impressive stunts. In addition to airborne acrobatics, the title also offers a number of other challenges, such as avoiding obstacles or the need to perform multiple activities at the same time.
Viking Squad
Arcade 04 October 2016
A co-op-oriented 2D beat'em'up game by Slick Entertainment. In Viking Squad you lead a group of the legendary Scandinavian warriors, who are roaming the world in search of treasure. The gameplay consists of attacking and pillaging villages — you reach them by ship, and then fight intense battles with the locals. Every such raid uses up your limited resources. When you run out of them, you need to go back to your village, sell your loot and replenish the resources.
Run Sackboy! Run!
Arcade 29 October 2014
Run Sackboy! Run! is a free-to-play endless runner platformer. We direct it with rag dolls rushing to the right side of the screen. The game is about bypassing obstacles, eliminating enemies and collecting items. The levels have no end, so in our opinion it is to achieve the highest possible score.
Crossy Road
Arcade 20 November 2014
Cult mobile arcade game, also transferred to personal computers. In the debut work of the Hipster Whale studio, the player takes control of the hen (later, other animals or characters can be unlocked) and, like in the classic Frogger, tries to get through the hostile environment full of traps. This time, however, we're dealing with the so-called endless runner - closed levels have been replaced by a randomly generated board without a finish line as such.