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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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Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice

Arcade 27 September 2016

One of the side installments of the popular series of action games in which the protagonist is the famous blue hedgehog named Sonic. Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice is a companion game for the Sonic Boom television series. The title was created by Sanzaru Games, the studio also responsible for the video game Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal. Similarly as that game, Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice is a colorful, two-dimensional platform game divided into levels and filled with action sequences and puzzles.

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Lichtspeer
Lichtspeer

Arcade 27 September 2016

A simplistic arcade game requiring the player to throw spears at incoming enemies. This is the debut of Lichthund - an independent Polish developer. The game is set in the far future and the world itself was inspired by Germanic mythology, which is combined here with elements of science fiction and abstract humor. The player assumes the role of a bright-haired warrior who traverses this fantasy world and fights mythological creatures.

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Pankapu
Pankapu

Arcade 21 September 2016

The debut of a French developer known as Too Kind. The game is a two-dimensional platformer and was funded on Kickstarter. The plot in Pankapu was divided into two branches. On one hand, the game tells a story of the brave warrior Pankapu - as told by a father reading this story to his child, Jaha'rell. The actual gameplay is rooted in that story, for the player assumes the role of said warrior, who was created by the god of dreams in order to eradicate the nightmares invading this world.

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Vulture Island
Vulture Island

Arcade 19 September 2016

A mobile 2D platform game developed by Donut Games, the creators of the successful Traps n’ Gemstones. Vulture Island tells a story about an adventure of four children, who as a result of a malfunction of their flying machine are stranded on a mysterious island. What is worse, with all the confusion, one of the children – the designer of the machine – has disappeared, and the rest needs to find him.

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Conga Master
Conga Master

Arcade 14 September 2016

Arcade music game in which we play the role of a conga dancer. Our task is to create the longest possible queue of people playing by joining the next participants of the event.

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Orbt
Orbt

Arcade 14 September 2016

An uncomplicated arcade game in which we take control of a planet orbiting a black hole. Our task is to manoeuvre the globe in such a way as to bypass approaching obstacles and not to cross the horizon of events, which is connected with the end of the struggle. In the course of the game we score points - we get more of them, the closer to the center of our planet.

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Pac-Man Championship Edition 2
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2

Arcade 13 September 2016

One of many installments in the cult series of action games started in the 80s on arcade machines. The basic gameplay mechanics of Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 are similar to the ones offered by other titles in the series. In the game the player controls a hungry yellow ball, the titular Pac-Man, who travels through labyrinths and eats dots scattered there. Colorful ghosts are the greatest threat to the protagonist. They can be safely eaten only after player obtains a certain power-up.

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Unbox: Newbie's Adventure
Unbox: Newbie's Adventure

Arcade 05 September 2016

An unusual 3D platformer game based on physics. It was developed by Prospect Games, studio whose employees co-created such games as GRID 2, DiRT Rally, and LEGO Jurassic World. In Unbox, we assume the role of self-delivering cardboard boxes, and our task is to test this revolutionary courier technology in all possible ways. The traditional mechanics of 3D platformer titles are complemented by elements of several other genres, including logic, action, racing, and even fighting games.

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Super Powerboy
Super Powerboy

Arcade 05 September 2016

Developed by an independent studio Pixel Blast, a mobile platformer classified as an endless runner. The main hero is a boy who lives in a world oppressed by cruel robots. He is the only one who can stop the tyranny of the machines. The early stages of Super Powerboy strongly resemble typical endless runners – the speeding protagonist can jump, slide, thus avoiding obstacles and enemies. As you level up, you unlock another elements of the hero’s special suit, which grants him special powers – e.

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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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Dungeons & Aliens
Dungeons & Aliens

Arcade 30 August 2016

A tower defence game, created by the Polish studio Kool2Play, in which three dwarven mages repel the invasion of cosmic invaders. The title offers a total of 60 levels of an increasing difficulty, as well as colourful two-dimensional graphics.

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Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
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.

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Magic Mansion
Magic Mansion

Arcade 24 August 2016

A two-dimensional retro platformer game which is available free of charge on mobile platforms. The advertisements that are present in-game can be switched off with a single micropayment. In Magic Mansion, we assume the role of a character that tries to reach the top of a grand tower. The production offers a considerable set of various heroes, many of whom come from previous games from Nitrome.

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Metrico+
Metrico+

Arcade 23 August 2016

An original 2D logic platformer and an enhanced edition of the 2014’s Metrico for PS Vita. Metrico+ is a fruit of the developers’ fascination with all kinds of infographics, graphs, and statistical tables that became an integral part of our everyday life. The action takes place in a world composed entirely of the aforementioned elements. In the game, we observe various graphs resembling both real and fantasy landscapes.

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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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Inversus
Inversus

Arcade 16 August 2016

An original combination of strategy and arcade games, delivered by Hypersect - an independent developer. The players assume the role of white and black vehicles that move on the surface of a monochromatic map resembling a chessboard. What is the most important here, the machines can remain only on squares of the opposite color - the missiles they launch change the color of the squares they hit, creating paths the vehicles can take.

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Grow Up
Grow Up

Arcade 16 August 2016

Developed by Ubisoft Reflections studio, an arcade adventure game with platformer elements, which is a continuation of Grow Home published in 2015. During gameplay you assume the role of a likeable, red robot named BUD. Gameplay consists of exploration of a huge world – a colorful 3D planet with flying islands surrounding it, which hide various kinds of surprises. Your objective is to collect samples of local fauna and flora and also to reveal the secrets guarded by each locations.

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Brut@l
Brut@l

Arcade 09 August 2016

Brutal is a roguelike dungeon crawler/action game developed by Stormcloud Games. It stands out with peculiar graphics, based on ASCII code. The main task in the game is reaching the 26th level of a randomly generated dungeons, where a duel with the final boss, known as Guardian of the Dungeon, awaits.

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Blade Ballet
Blade Ballet

Arcade 09 August 2016

An arcade game developed by the debuting DreamMail Games studio, designed mainly for playing in multiplayer mode for up to 4 people. Action of Blade Ballet takes place in the distant future where humanity went extinct, and the planet is inhabited by mechanical automatons. After completing their predefined life cycle machines are to fight for survival in a deadly competition, aimed at waste reprocessing and identification of the strongest units.

PS4

Overcooked
Overcooked

Arcade 03 August 2016

An unusual cooking action game co-developed by Ghost Town Games and Team 17 Software. The action of Overcooked takes place in an alternative, comedic reality; specifically in the realm known as The Onion Kingdom, which is on the verge of doom in the face of an incoming ancient evil. Luckily, as it turns out, the vile threat can be simply eaten; to cook it, however, the best chefs are needed, so players assume their roles.

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Tap Hero
Tap Hero

Arcade 03 August 2016

A simple, two-dimensional action game for mobile devices. It was developed by the Polish developer Michal Walaszczyk. In Tap Hero the player assumes the role of a knight who must stay alive for as long as possible. The problem is, the protagonist cannot move. He must keep repelling the enemy forces while standing in one place. The enemies are constantly coming from the left and from the right and the player must swing the sword by taping one or the other side of the screen.

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SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell

Arcade 28 July 2016

Dynamic FPP platformer, inspired by such games as Quake III: Arena or Super Meat Boy. In SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell we go through a hundred levels, trying to reach the end of each of them in one piece and in the shortest possible time. We can boast of our achievements on the Internet rankings.

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Laser Disco Defenders
Laser Disco Defenders

Arcade 26 July 2016

A two-dimensional arcade shoot'em up game. First serious commercial production created by the British studio Out of Bound Games. The plot of Laser Disco Defenders is set in a cartoonish sci-fi realm where the main characters defend the world against various threats. Our protagonists must retrieve a powerful artifact called Mirror Moon that had been stolen by evil Lord Monotone, who plans to use it for his (evil) purposes. The game is a classic 2D twin-stick shooter.

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Sally's Law
Sally's Law

Arcade 22 July 2016

The so-called Sally law is the opposite of Murphy's law - it symbolizes a very happy, groundbreaking moment when suddenly everything in someone's life seems to fit together and arrange as it should. Created by Nanali Studios Sally's Law is a platform and logic game based on quite simple, but satisfactory mechanics.

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