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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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The Climb
The Climb

Arcade 28 April 2016

A {PLAT} game about climbing mountains, designed exclusively with VR support in mind by the German studio Crytek famous for the best-selling Crysis series. In The Climb you control a rock climbing maniac, who is traveling the world in search of the most dangerous and steep cliffs, and climb them with no protection. This first-person perspective game requires precise control of your character’s movements, allowing you to grab edges and accomplish risky jumps.

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Badland 2
Badland 2

Arcade 17 December 2015

A sequel to a unique side-scrolling action adventure game published in 2013 by Frogmind studio. Being successful and popular among smartphone users, the game was finally released on all major gaming platforms. Badland 2 bears a strong resemblance to the first installment of the game. Once again you lead the adorable little forest creatures through dangerous levels and make sure that they reach the other end safe and sound.

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Who's Your Daddy
Who's Your Daddy

Arcade 13 May 2016

A simulation game developed by independent developer Joe Williams backed by Kickstarter users. The game depicts the hardships of taking care of a baby.

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Blown Away: Secret of the Wind
Blown Away: Secret of the Wind

Arcade 16 December 2015

A runner arcade platform game developed by Black Pants Game Studio. Blown Away: Secret of the Wind lets us assume the role of an unfortunate being named Hendrick whose house was torn to pieces by the wind. In order to gather all of its fragments, the protagonist has to traverse a number of distinctive locations that, naturally, are full of dangers. The hero moves forward automatically.

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Last Horizon
Last Horizon

Arcade 18 November 2015

Developed by the PixelJam Games studio, Last Horizon is an sci-fi arcade game that focuses on exploration. The players step into the shoes of a pilot and take control of the last ship of a nearly extinct civilization; it is their task to find a new home for the last members of the species.

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Kero Blaster
Kero Blaster

Arcade 11 May 2014

Kero Blaster is a two-dimensional platformer available for PCs. The player takes on the role of a hominoid frog that explores open-structure maps, avoids traps, collects valuable items and fights enemies with a laser rifle.

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Monster Strike
Monster Strike

Arcade 27 September 2013

Battle game of logic and skill with elements of strategy and RPG. We lead our own team of monsters to fight new enemies, successively developing their parameters and evolving to stronger and stronger versions. The fight is distinguished by the use of billiard/pinball mechanics, and attacking the enemy consists in firing monsters in such a way that they also collide with the walls and allied monsters before the attack of the enemy, generating a number of additional bonuses.

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Splash Cars
Splash Cars

Arcade 04 February 2016

A free-to-play racing game developed by Craneballs, the creators of Overkill - a shooter series for mobile platforms. The action of Splash Cars is shown from isometric view. At the beginning, we are taken to a small black and white map. We drive a car that restores color by driving over or near a place, and our task is to color as much space as possible.

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Bound
Bound

Arcade 16 August 2016

An experimental, three-dimensional platformer offering an abstract, alluring game world. Bound is the third project developed by Plastic - a Polish team popular for a dark adventure game Datura and an artistic logic game Linger in Shadows. Similar to these titles, Bound was created exclusively for PlayStation 4 and it was developed in cooperation with Sony Santa Monica (the God of War series).

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Assault Suit Leynos
Assault Suit Leynos

Arcade 12 July 2016

Remake of an 2D action shooter that was released in 1990 on Sega Mega Drive. The project was created by the Japanese studio Dracue Software under the watchful eye of Rising Star Games, the publisher of such games as Lumo and Deadly Premonition. Assault Suit Leynos offers a gloomy vision of the distant future in which humanity was forced to start colonizing the space to search for natural resources. However, the exploration of space led to a confrontation with a hostile race of aliens.

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In the Shadows
In the Shadows

Arcade 20 October 2017

A two-dimensional platformer with logic game elements and the debut project from the independent developer Colorspace Studio. In the Shadows has us assume the role of a person who embarks on an emotional journey to the times of childhood where they have to face their fears, symbolized by various monsters. The gameplay mechanics combine arcade elements with logic puzzles that use light as their primary element.

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Goo Saga
Goo Saga

Arcade 07 April 2016

A game by Toka Loka Games studio, known for a mobile adventure game The Bait. Goo Saga takes us to a secret underwater laboratory, where a strange flexible goo comes to life. The player takes control of the titular Goo, which tries to find its creator as well as purpose of life. Mechanically, Goo Saga is a 2D platformer in Leo’s Fortune style. Going through levels requires a lot of skill, as the hero’s moves are really clumsy.

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Crazy Strike Bowling EX
Crazy Strike Bowling EX

Arcade 25 May 2016

A crazy action game with an unorthodox approach to bowling. The game is an improved version of Crazy Bowling Strike, game that was released in 2012 by Corecell Technology. The game uses the PlayStation Move motion controller for PlayStation 4. Crazy Bowling Strike EX offers various interesting locations such as water mill, ice tunnel, crystal mine and a snowy realm.

PS4

Bushido Bear
Bushido Bear

Arcade 11 May 2016

An arcade action game developed by Spry Fox studio for mobile platforms and distributed by using the popular free-to-play model. In Bushido Bear the player assumes the role of an excellently trained samurai bear that must protect the forest from the incoming demons. The gameplay is divided into several levels during which the protagonist faces waves of enemies using various combat styles.

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Shadow Bug
Shadow Bug

Arcade 04 April 2016

A mobile platform game from an independent Finish studio Muro, which evolved from a simple but successful project initiated by a few Alto University students. In Shadow Bug, we assume the role of a militant worm armed with two swords. The protagonist's job is to clear the forest of the hostile bugs and other opponents. During the gameplay, we traverse successive levels, in which we meet a whole bunch of different enemies and a large number of traps, which often require some cleverness.

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Square Heroes
Square Heroes

Arcade 09 April 2015

Square Heroes is an arcade game developed by the creators of Square Off. Cross-platform multiplayer is the game's main focus. We play as genetically modified creatures whose only goal is to kill and destroy. They were created to save mankind, but now they fight against characters similar to themselves in the Galactic Hero's Tournament. Gameplay is not that dynamic, which makes lags less troublesome. The game has rather simple rules to follow.

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10 Second Ninja X
10 Second Ninja X

Arcade 19 July 2016

A dynamic action platform game in which the player, as the titular ninja warrior, faces an army of robots. 10 Second Ninja X is an improved version of 10 Second Ninja, a game that was released in 2014 on personal computers. Both titles were developed by independent studio Four Circle Interactive. On each level the player is tasked with eliminating robots scattered across the map as fast as possible – by using either katana or firearms.

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Gear Gauntlet
Gear Gauntlet

Arcade 15 April 2016

A dynamic action-arcade game developed by the debuting studio Drop Dead Interactive. Gear Gauntlet is a game with no plot per se, concentrating entirely on original gameplay mechanics in which the key role is played by the system of color change that resembles mechanics in music games, such as the Guitar Hero series.

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Pang Adventures
Pang Adventures

Arcade 18 April 2016

Developed by DotEmu, an arcade game being another installment of the Pang series (also known as Buster Bros and Pomping World). The game presents adventures of two brothers who fight aliens invading the Earth. Gameplay comes down to destroying jumping balls that can attack the heroes and sometimes hide behind various obstacles. To eliminate the enemies you can use a wide arsenal of weapons, including machine guns, flamethrowers, lasers, shurikens, etc.

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Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island
Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island

Arcade 19 May 2017

A colorful, classic 3D platformer. The action of Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island takes place on a group of tropical islands where a mad scientist has his base. He endeavors to create a weapon with which he could conquer the world. His most promising project – a humanoid cat named Skylar, equipped with cybernetic implants – rebels against her creator and escapes his laboratory. From that moment, Skylar's most important mission is to defeat the scientist.

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Crashing Season
Crashing Season

Arcade 25 May 2016

A crazed arcade game created for mobile devices. It was developed by Koukoi Games - a Finnish gamemaking studio. The story begins when ruthless hunters destroy a treasury belonging to the animals. In return, the little critters of nature have decided to take revenge. Retaliation turns out to be an exceptionally easy task, which encourages the animals to try and take over the entire world. In terms of mechanics, the game is an unusual auto-runner.

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Goat Simulator: Waste of Space
Goat Simulator: Waste of Space

Arcade 26 May 2016

Another DLC for the crazy action game Goat Simulator released in 2014 by Coffee Stain. The Waste of Space expansion adds a completely new map to the game. The map is larger than anything that Goat Simulator and its expansions offered up until now. The new level consists of a large space area and of an alien planet with a colony on its surface. Typically for the Goat Simulator, there is no story per se.

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She Wants Me Dead
She Wants Me Dead

Arcade 12 May 2016

A humorous arcade game with features of platformer and rhythmic game from Swedish Hello There studio. She Wants Me Dead tells a story of Max, who irritated his cat Lula so much that it decided to get rid of him. The cat prepared many deadly traps for its master, which he must avoid in order to survive.

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GunWorld 2
GunWorld 2

Arcade 12 May 2016

The sequel to the retro platformer game with RPG elements by m07games. The action of GunWorld 2 takes place on the eponymous planet where an intergalactic party of superheroes arrested its president for the good of the people. Assuming the role of the world’s best shooter, named Dwayne, we have to face our enemies and rescue the leader from their hands.

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