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Axiom Verge 2
Action 11 August 2021
Axiom Verge 2 is the second installment in a series of metroidvania games launched in 2015. The production is an independent whole and has been designed in such a way that knowledge of the previous part is not required. Thomas Happ is again responsible for production.
Once Upon a Time... Life: Origins
Arcade 2024
Once Upon a Time... Life is a arcade puzzle game. It has also a certain educational element - which is not a coincidence, as it is based on the licence of a well-known animated series, telling about the secrets of human body.
Grime
Action 02 August 2021
GRIME is a combat-focused action adventure game with RPG elements, in which we absorb the remains of our enemies to strengthen our own abilities. It is the debut game of the independent Clover Bite studio.
Monster Sanctuary
RPG 08 December 2020
Monster Sanctuary is about catching and training creatures, fighting and exploring the world. All this in pixel design from independent studio Mo Rai Games.
Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
Action 23 February 2023
An action adventure platformer metroidvania. In Grim Guardians: Demon Purge we play as demon hunters, traversing a dark castle and eliminating forces of evil.
Mark of the Ninja Remastered
Action 09 October 2018
A remastered version of Mark of the Ninja, a hybrid of a platform action game and a stealth game. Compared to the original, the work of Klei Entertainment boasts refreshed visuals.
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
Arcade 08 October 2019
The fourth installment in the series of logic platform games, created by the team at Frozenbyte. As in the previous editions of the cycle, we play as three heroes connected by the eponymous artifact.
Spelunky 2
Arcade 15 September 2020
The continuation of the popular platform game, in which the player takes on the role of the titular spelunker. Your task is to explore randomly generated tunnels and caves, where you can find countless treasures, as well as numerous traps and dangerous enemies.
Valfaris
Action 10 October 2019
Valfaris is a two-dimensional platform game by Steel Mantis team, known from Slain: Back From Hell, published by Digital Uppercut Productions. The production is a development of ideas from the previous work of the creators. Once again we get the climate inspired by heavy metal, but this time the authors have abandoned the fantasy reality for the sake of science fiction. Players play as a warrior who explores a star fortress full of monsters orbiting the dying sun.
Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation
Arcade 29 March 2016
A continuation of a platformer by Freakzone Games studio, based on the Internet game review series starring James Rolfe. Plot in Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation does not make much sense and serves only as a pretext for action. When the Earth is struck by a beam from space, it turns the world into a video game and the hero from the original title undertakes a mission of saving his friends and humanity.
Limbo
Arcade 21 July 2010
Very unique two-dimensional platformer from the independent developer PlayDead. We play as a small boy who sets on dangerous journey to save his sister. He traverses surrealistic landscapes, coming across many deadly traps and running away from monstrous spider, which follow him tirelessly. In terms of gameplay, Limbo borrows from classic platform titles, though not without adding a few original features.
Cloning Clyde
Arcade 19 July 2006
Cloning Clyde is a platformer with a strong emphasis on logical thinking and creativity. We play the role of someone called Clyde, like an outstanding man who was tempted by the $20 to take part in an experiment on cloning.
LocoRoco 2
Arcade 21 November 2008
LocoRoco 2 is a continuation of a fun 2D dexterity game published in 2006, for which the Japanese development branch of Sony Computer Entertainment is responsible. As in the original, the player directs the actions of friendly, gel creatures. This time they must save their planet from aliens.
Heart of Darkness
Action 04 July 1998
A climatic platform game featuring logical puzzles, developed by the French Amazing Studio led by Eric Chahi - the creator of Another World. In Heart of Darkness, we play as a boy named Andy, whose dog Whisky is kidnapped by Forces of Darkness during an eclipse. Despite the dangers, the protagonist sets out to rescue his pet, equipped with self-made plasma weapon and vehicle.
BloodRayne: Betrayal
Action 06 September 2011
Maintained in the convention of side-scroll 2D arcade with elements of hack'n slash, third installment of BloodRayne series. The title dhampiece must stop the evil vampire planning a bloody massacre. The production of the Abstraction studio was originally released on consoles.
Disney's Hercules
Arcade 01 January 1997
Two-dimensional platformer based on Walt Disney's animated film. We play the role of Hercules, who tries to prove that he is worthy of sitting at Olympus with the gods. In order to do so, we defeat numerous opponents known from mythology, jump on the rock shelves and prepare for the final battle with Hades.
Flashback
Arcade 21 August 2013
Flashback is a remake of a classic platform game in the climates of science fiction. The main character is Conrad B. Hart - agent of the Galaxy Bureau of Investigation trying to regain memory and stop the invasion of aliens. The game is the responsibility of VectorCell studio known from the horror movie Amy.
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Adventure 25 June 2014
Valiant Hears: The Great War is an original action-adventure game that takes place during the World War I. It was developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, creators of best-selling platform games Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends. The game's plot is based on authentic letters from the WW1 period and tells the story of five heroes who were were brought together by the war and... a good-willed dog that can influence the fate of people.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Arcade 20 December 2016
Two-dimensional platformer developed by the team at Way Forward Technologies. The game is another entry in a series that originally launched in 2002 on Game Boy Color. The story of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero takes place in fairy tale-like land, inspired by the One Thousand and One Nights. A half-genie, half-human heroine takes off to a different dimension to fight against a recklessly freed ancient evil.
Apotheon
Action 03 February 2015
A 2D platform game with an open world, inspired by Greek mythology. It was developed by an indie Canadian studio Alien Trap, known from, e.g. the well-received platform game Capsized. The game tells the story of Hera, who overthrows her husband, Zeus, and, driven by her dislike towards mortals, decides to obliterate them. You play as a hero, who has to reach the summit of Mount Olympus to save humanity and end the tyranny of the gods.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HD
Arcade 05 March 2013
Set in fantasy reality platformer from MercurySteam studio, which is a side production to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Story of Mirror of Fate begins 25 years after events shown in parent game, when revenge-seeking Dracula wants to give humanity a real hell, and only his own son can stop him.
The Last Night
Adventure 2024
A cyberpunk platformer with adventure elements. Developed by Odd Tales, it's the company's first commercial production, developed from a free title that has won Cyberpunk Jam 2014. The action of The Last Night is set in a futuristic, open city divided into four areas of different appearance and atmosphere, which influences gameplay. You assume the role of a spy hired by private employers who give you such tasks as stealing cars or killing particular people.
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India
Action 12 January 2016
The second installment in a spin-off series created within Assassin’s Creed - one of the Ubisoft’s leading franchise. The game translates the series’ mechanics into a 2.5D side-scrolling action-adventure game. The story is set in 1841, in India. The country is on the brink of open conflict as tensions increase between the Empire of Sikh and the British, who claim rights to Indian territory.
