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Peppa Pig: World Adventures
Adventure 17 March 2023
An adventure game in which we explore the world with Peppa Pig and her family. In Peppa Pig: World Adventures we end up in different corners of the globe and discover its many attractions, and in breaks from travel we end up in our home, which we can freely decorate with souvenirs.
DIG: Deep in Galaxies
Action 08 March 2023
An action platformer with roguelike elements. In DIG: Deep in Galaxies we play as a rebel, spreading chaos throughout the galaxy to overthrow a ruthless tyrant.
Space Tail
Arcade 03 November 2022
Space Tail is a 2.5D platform adventure game The player controls a dog exploring alien planets. The gameplay focuses both on arcade exploration and avoiding dangers, as well as solving many ingenious puzzles.
Pronty
Action 19 November 2021
An action platformer metroidvania. In Pronty, the player takes on the role of the titular character, facing monsters dwelling in the oceanic depths to save the underwater world from destruction.
Overloop
Arcade 26 August 2022
Overloop is a 2D science fiction platform game - its action takes place in a universe where technology allows you to copy everything, including people. The game was developed by independent Charge Games studio.
8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
Action 08 April 2021
Action platform game in metroidvania style. In 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure we play the role of a girl named Arum, who travels through purgatory in search of her father's soul.
Skautfold: Usurper
Action 21 February 2018
An action RPG metroidvania. Skautfold: Usurper is set in alternate 1898 London, after the appearance of the Citadel - an otherworldly structure. We play as a hero tasked with sending it back where it came from.
Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow
Adventure 14 June 2023
An action adventure game, in which we play as a boy traversing a hostile world, facing his sorrows. Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow tasks us with exploring locations, platforming, avoiding traps, solving puzzles and dealing with enemies.
Teslagrad Remastered
Puzzle 19 April 2023
A remaster of a warmly received platformer with adventure and puzzle game elements. Teslagrad Remastered is set in the abandoned Tesla Tower, where as a young boy we must solve puzzles revolving around manipulating electricity and magnetism.
Against All Odds
Arcade 04 May 2023
An online 2.5D platformer, in which the players compete against each other in various competitions. It was developed by the British studio Microwave Games.
Burnhouse Lane
Adventure 02 December 2022
Another adventure game from the authors of the Devil Came Through Here trilogy, made in a similar psychedelic style. In Burnhouse Lane we play Angie Weather - a nurse who undertakes five impossible tasks just to save herself from death.
PixelJunk Scrappers Deluxe
Action 27 July 2023
A beat'em up and part of a series originating from 2007. PixelJunk Scrappers Deluxe has us playing as garbage collecting robots, traversing the city, cleaning up and dispatching competitors. The game supports local and online multiplayer.
Goodbye World
Adventure 16 November 2022
A 13-chapter long indie adventure platformer by Isolation Studio. GOODBYE WORLD tells the story of two struggling friends developing games, Kanii and Kumade.
Shantae
Arcade 22 April 2021
An old-school metroidvania platformer. Shantae stars the titular half-genie, traversing a fantasy land to save it from villainous pirates.
Various Daylife
RPG 19 September 2019
Various Daylife is an RPG designed by Dokidoki Groove Works and Square-Enix for Apple Arcade subscribers. During the adventure, the player explores a newly discovered continent.
The Darkest Tales
Action 13 October 2022
A platform action game in which we find ourselves in a fairy-tale world presented in a crooked mirror. In The Darkest Tales we play the role of a teddy bear, armed to the teeth, who fights for survival in a land full of dangers in pursuit of the lost owner.
SpiderHeck
Action 22 September 2022
A brawler with platform game elements, in which we take on the role of spiders fighting in arenas full of platforms. In SpiderHeck, we engage in fierce duels with other players or cooperate, jointly fending off successive waves of enemies.
NeverAwake
Action 28 September 2022
Twin-stick shooter in which we play a girl trapped in a nightmare. To wake up, the game's main character NeverAwake has to face everything that scares her - from vegetables to mutant dogs to dentists.
B.I.O.T.A.
Action 12 April 2022
Platform action game with metroidvania elements. In B.I.O.T.A. we play as mercenaries traversing a mining colony and eliminating hordes of monsters into which the personnel of the facility have mutated. Game was made in a retro style straight from the eight-bit era.
Once Upon a Jester
Adventure 09 November 2022
Once Upon a Jester is a side-scroll adventure game developed by indie studio Bonte Avond. Join Jester and Soka and with them create improvised theatrical performances throughout the kingdom, and who knows, you might even become the star of the famous Royal Theatrical Spectacle?
New Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja
Arcade 24 November 2022
A remake of an action platform game released in 1991. In Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja we play as two cavemen trying to rescue kidnapped girls. In comparison to the original, the game stands out not only because of the completely refreshed graphics, but also because of the new stages.
Fall of Porcupine
Adventure 15 June 2023
2D side-scrolling adventure game, developed by independent German studio BUNTSPECHT.GAMES. Fall of Porcupine tells the story of a young doctor named Finley, who has recently started working at St. Ursula Hospital and is trying his best to fulfill his duties.
Islets
Action 24 August 2022
A metroidvania in the form of an action platform game. In Islets you play as a warrior named Iko who wanders the world torn into smaller fragments, facing enemies and connecting successive islands.
Yeomna: The Legend of Dongbaek
Arcade 31 July 2022
Yeomna: The Legend of Dongbaek is a 2D platform game inspired by Korean folklore. We play as a young exorcist who travels to hell in order to defeat an army of demons. The production focuses on combat and exploration, and its special feature is stylized graphics.