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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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UFO 50
UFO 50

Arcade 2024

Compilation of independent games that is a tribute to the times of 8-bit consoles. UFO 50 is a pack of fifty items - from classic platformers, through shoot 'em ups to RPG titles. Each project is a full-fledged production, combining inspirations from the past with new ideas and a contemporary way of designing. Although the individual games are slightly smaller than the commercial hits released in the 1980s, they still offer over 100 hours of fun.

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El Hijo: A Wild West Tale
El Hijo: A Wild West Tale

Arcade 03 December 2020

A stealth game set in a spaghetti western setting, developed by Honig studio. It takes place in an alternative version of The Wild West, based on Sergio Leone’s movies. The protagonist – the titular El Hijo – looks for his missing father, traversing places filled with dangers: from an orphanage he was raised in, through a desert full of monster, and up to a town ruled by merciless gunslingers.

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Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Arcade 03 March 2017

Specter of Torment is a free DLC for the fan-favorite platform game Shovel Knight, developed by Yacht Club Games. This time, we play as a new protagonist, the titular Specter. The expansion takes place before the events of the base game. In terms of gameplay, Specter of Torment is identical to the base game, combining the elements of a 2D platformer, an RPG, and an action-adventure game. Once again, we observe the game from a side perspective.

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We Love Katamari Reroll+ Royal Reverie
We Love Katamari Reroll+ Royal Reverie

Arcade 02 June 2023

A remastered version of an unusual arcade-puzzle game from 2005. We Love Katamari REROLL + Royal Reverie tasks us with rolling a ball through various locations, sticking progressively larger objects to it.

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Symphonia
Symphonia

Arcade 2024

A music-themed platformer. Symphonia stars Philemon, a violinist traversing a musical world, assembling an orchestra to stop the silence the land is falling into.

PC

Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD

Arcade 27 June 2024

The remastered version of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. Luigi's Mansion 2 HD stars Luigi, traversing haunted mansions in search of pieces of the shattered Dark Moon.

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Screenbound
Screenbound

Arcade 2025

A unique hybrid of a 2D and 3D platformer. Screenbound allows us to explore 3D levels from the FPP view and at the same time see their 2D versions on the screen of the Qboy inspired by the Game Boy. This leads to many fresh puzzles and the game also has a level editor.

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Headbangers: Rhythm Royale
Headbangers: Rhythm Royale

Arcade 31 October 2023

Headbangers: Rhythm Royale is a light-hearted rhythm battle royale. Playing as a pigeon, players compete against each other in various mini-games, competing for the title of the Headbanger Master.

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Wonder Boy Returns
Wonder Boy Returns

Arcade 13 October 2016

A remake of the two-dimensional platform game released in 1986. The new version was developed by Korean studio CFK. The player assumes the role of the titular Wonder Boy – a caveman whose girlfriend was kidnapped by the Dark King. The protagonist attempts to rescue Tina while trying to take care of the villain. The gameplay of Wonder Boy Returns features traveling through various levels, jumping between platforms and fighting enemies like bees, spiders and penguins.

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LEGO Harry Potter Collection
LEGO Harry Potter Collection

Arcade 18 October 2016

A set of two enhanced parts of the LEGO Harry Potter series for the eighth generation consoles, originally released in 2010-2011 by Traveller's Tales and Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment. The set includes the games LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, based on the seven books in the series by the British writer J.K. Rowling.

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Hue
Hue

Arcade 30 August 2016

The debut production of the independent studio Fiddlesick, combining elements of platformer and logic game. While playing, we assume the role of the eponymous hero whose task is to find his lost mother. The path to his goal is a bumpy one because his mother, a lady scientist who deals with color research, got lost somewhere in a monochromatic world. In the game, we traverse vast, single-colored maps, avoiding various obstacles and solving puzzles based mostly on color manipulation.

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Solar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse

Arcade 30 November 1996

Created by Crystal Dynamics Space Shooting TPP with arcade character. The title is based on the assumptions known from the famous Star Fox series and is a continuation of the game released on 3DO in 1993 titled Total Eclipse.

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Rascal
Rascal

Arcade 30 March 1998

Rascal is a three-dimensional platformer that uses the motif of time travel. Players take control of a teenager who sets out to rescue his abducted father. The game is the work of Traveller's Tales studio.

PS1

Rapid Reload
Rapid Reload

Arcade 25 April 1995

Prepared by Media.Vision studio arcade side-scrolled 2D shooter. The game resembles a cycle of Metal Slug, allowing you to face dozens of enemies on each of the six boards.

PS1

Bro Falls
Bro Falls

Arcade 30 December 2021

Bro Falls is an asymmetrical free-to-play multiplayer game. A group of players compete on a course full of obstacles and hazards, with one user activating the traps that eliminate them.

PC

SCHiM
SCHiM

Arcade 18 July 2024

SCHiM is an unconventional platform game in which we navigate a lost spirit, jumping from shadow to shadow. The game is the work of indie developer Ewoud van der Werf, working with Extra Nice studio.

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PlateUp!
PlateUp!

Arcade 04 August 2022

A cooking arcade game with roguelike elements, in which we run a restaurant - either alone or in up to four-player co-op mode. Players' tasks include cooking, as well as serving customers and managing the restaurant.

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Bang-On Balls: Chronicles
Bang-On Balls: Chronicles

Arcade 05 October 2023

A 3D platformer using memes with so-called Countryballs. In Bang-On Balls: Chronicles we traverse vast stages inspired by different historical periods and overcome various challenges by avoiding traps, jumping between platforms and fighting opponents.

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Spark the Electric Jester 3
Spark the Electric Jester 3

Arcade 14 August 2022

Spark the Electric Jester 3 is the third instalment of a dynamic and arcade platform game made in full 3D. The game is held by the independent Feperd Games studio.

PC

Skater XL
Skater XL

Arcade 28 July 2020

An arcade skateboard simulator, in which we find ourselves on the west coast of the United States. While playing in Skater XL we take control over the title skater, and the game consists in performing tricks and combining them into spectacular combinations.

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New Super Lucky's Tale
New Super Lucky's Tale

Arcade 08 November 2019

An improved and extended version of a three-dimensional platformer called Super Lucky's Tale, in which we play the role of a friendly fox trying to save the Book of the Ages from the evil Omen. New Super Lucky's Tale stands out from the original with its new levels; however, the authors have refined almost every aspect of their work.

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Mars to Earth
Mars to Earth

Arcade 20 March 2007

Mars to Earth is a 3D platformer addressed mainly to younger customers, enriched with adventure elements and puzzles. The player's task is to help a friendly Martian collect fragments of a space vehicle, which he crashed on the surface of the Earth and enable a safe return to his native planet. The title was produced and released by IncaGold.

PC

Skylanders Giants
Skylanders Giants

Arcade 19 October 2012

Skylanders Giants is an unusual platform game sold in sets containing special figures and docking stations. The main characters in the game are the title giants, who try to stop the evil's drive to the bone marrow of Kaos.

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The Expendables 2
The Expendables 2

Arcade 21 August 2012

An action game developed by Ubisoft and based on the movie of same title. In the game, the player assumes the role of members of an elite mercenary squad. They go on a dangerous mission in order to avenge their friends and save the world from a terrorist. The team includes the protagonists of both movies, and each of them uses their favorite weapons. However, during the game player also obtains other weapons and experience which allows upgrading of the available tools of destruction.

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