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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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Metroid Prime: Blast Ball
Metroid Prime: Blast Ball

Arcade 21 July 2016

A multiplayer first-person perspective shooter. As Nintendo shuns extreme violence, the title does not feature brutal gameplay like the Doom or Call of Duty series. Instead, you play a futuristic football variation designed for two teams of three. The players control robots which shoot at a giant ball and by doing so, try to put it in the back of the opponent’s net.

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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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MechRunner
MechRunner

Arcade 15 July 2016

An original combination of a third-person action game with endless runner mechanics. MechRunner was created by Spark Plug Games - an independent developer. The plot is set in an alternative reality of the 20th century. In 1940s, Russian scientists discovered a wreck of an alien spacecraft and used the technology obtained from the craft to create an incredibly powerful weapon for the KGB.

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FRU
FRU

Arcade 13 July 2016

FRU is a simple platformer developed by Thorough Games studio with Kinect move controller in mind. The players lead a small, mustached protagonist through around a dozen of diverse levels, located in several different worlds. The point of the game is that the world needs to be discovered by means of actual gestures of the player, directed to the console via the Kinect controller. By assuming the right body position, the player's "shadow" establishes a path which the protagonist follows.

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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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Energy Hook
Energy Hook

Arcade 05 July 2016

Energy Hook is a 3D arcade game developed by Happion Labs that takes place in an unspecified future. The titular Energy Hook is a mechanical device that looks like a glove and fires a beam of energy that sticks to the hit object like a rope. Initially used on construction sites, the device soon began to be used by the youth in crazy competitions of flying between skyscrapers. Participants would get points for speed, style, and acrobatics.

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Lost Sea
Lost Sea

Arcade 29 June 2016

An arcade survival game with strategy elements. Due to a plane crash in the Bermuda Triangle, the protagonist of Lost Sea finds himself stranded on a tropical island. His primary objective is to leave the island, and to achieve it he has to explore the place in search of food, find himself some helpers, build a ship, and sail to a mysterious portal.

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Inside
Inside

Arcade 29 June 2016

Inside is the second project of the independent Danish studio PlayDead, which became famous by creating the cult game Limbo. The game's development was partially funded by a grant from the Danish government. The story tells about a young boy who must stop the forces of evil that are trying to take over the world by experimenting on humans. The gameplay mechanics are similar to classic platformer games.

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ReRunners: Race for the World
ReRunners: Race for the World

Arcade 29 June 2016

A mobile arcade racing game with platform game features. It is the first game developed by Klang Games. In ReRunners: Race for the World the player assumes the role of a runner who wants to become the best runner in the world. Other players have a similar goal and one must race against them during the game. Gameplay mechanics are rather simple and consist mostly of jumping and avoiding obstacles on a few dozen of varied levels such as jungle, floating island or a rainbow arc.

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Rodeo Stampede: Sky Zoo Safari
Rodeo Stampede: Sky Zoo Safari

Arcade 22 June 2016

A free mobile game developed by Featherweight Games, the creators of Skiing Yeti Mountain. In Rodeo Stampede: Sky Zoo Safari, the player assumes the role of a rodeo champion whose job is to ride different kinds of animals and manage his own zoo. Therefore, we travel around the world to catch creatures that live in savanna. Our main goal is to get the highest possible scores by riding animals.

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Deadlight: Director's Cut
Deadlight: Director's Cut

Arcade 21 June 2016

A remastered edition of a 2012's two-dimensional platformer by studio Tequila Works, designed for PC and eighth generation of video game consoles. The plot of the title is set in an alternative version of the 80s, in which, as a result of a mysterious virus, world was overrun by zombies. During the game we play the part of a survivor named Randall Wayne, who is trying to reach a safe place and meet up with his friends and family. When it comes to mechanics, the game is a 2.

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Mighty No. 9
Mighty No. 9

Arcade 21 June 2016

Mighty No. 9 is an arcade platformer developed in 2.5D by the experienced Japanese developer Comcept; the title draws inspiration from the renowned Mega Man series. The storyline is focused on the character of mighty Beck, the only robot who resisted an extremely dangerous virus, which arouses aggression among mechanical beings. It is the task of our protagonist to eliminate the danger and return the order to the world of the robots. The gameplay mechanics in Mighty No.

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Pro Pinball: Timeshock! - The ULTRA Edition
Pro Pinball: Timeshock! - The ULTRA Edition

Arcade 21 June 2016

A remastered edition of a classic PC game released back in 1997. Pro Pinball: Timeshock! - The ULTRA Edition is considered the best pinball simulation ever made, mainly because of a realistic physics engine used, extensive configuration settings available and high-quality visuals. The player is able to adjust the power of bumpers, how long will it take for particular elements of the table to wear out, the table's tilt or the number of balls.

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Trials of the Blood Dragon
Trials of the Blood Dragon

Arcade 13 June 2016

A spin-off of the Trials series, an arcade motorcycle racing game. Trials of the Blood Dragon is set in the pulp cyberpunk universe known from the standalone expansion for Far Cry 3. The plot takes place in the near future, and you play as a pair of twins, Slayter and Roxanne Colt, the descendants of the protagonist of Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. The game's mechanics copy those of the previous installments'—you ride a motorcycle and participate in races on platform levels full of obstacles.

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1917 - The Alien Invasion DX
1917 - The Alien Invasion DX

Arcade 10 June 2016

Traditional representative of the shoot'em up species, in which we control a space-engineered triplane and defend the Earth from an invasion of an alien race. German studio Andrade Games is responsible for the game.

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Bloody Finger RUN
Bloody Finger RUN

Arcade 02 June 2016

One more skillfulness in the portfolio of the Polish studio Sleepless Clinic. In Bloody Finger RUN we take control of the title finger, whose task is to cover the longest possible distance - in order to do so, the hero has to avoid and jump over the dangers awaiting him in the form of ubiquitous thorns, razors and sprockets.

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TurnOn
TurnOn

Arcade 01 June 2016

An action-puzzle game inspired by the annual “Earth Hour” event organized by WWF foundation. The game was developed by the Russian studio Brainy. It shows how much the modern world depends on electricity. When an accident in the power plant causes the whole city to run out of electricity, the player assumes the role of the last “living” spark and is tasked with restoring the power and allowing the inhabitants of the city to function normally.

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Lewandowski: Euro Star 2016
Lewandowski: Euro Star 2016

Arcade 31 May 2016

A mobile football arcade game, featuring the captain of the Poland national football team – Robert Lewandowski. The game was developed by Polish Fuero Games, mostly known for The Witcher: Battle Arena. Lewandowski: Euro Star 2016 does not simulate whole matches, but concentrates on bouncing the ball in such a way, so that it stays in the air and does not touch the pitch.

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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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VOEZ
VOEZ

Arcade 26 May 2016

Developed by the Taiwanese studio Rayark, VOEZ is an arcade rhythm game available on mobile devices. The game tells the story of Chelsea - a high school student, who loves to sing and decides to form a band with five of her friends. The player learns about the group’s successes from Chelsea’s journal, the entries of which can be unlocked as the story progresses. One’s objective is to help the young musicians in their rehearsals and concerts.

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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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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.

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The Way
The Way

Arcade 20 May 2016

A two-dimensional science-fiction platform game modeled after the genre classics. The game was developed by PlayWay studio, known mostly for many farming simulators. In the game the player assumes the role of a young scientist who cannot accept the death of his beloved. During one of his missions the protagonist finds ancient inscriptions from which he learns that there exists a way to obtain eternal life.

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Vector 2
Vector 2

Arcade 18 May 2016

Continuation of the original auto-run platformer that was the first major success of Russian independent studio Nekki. Plot of Vector 2 continues the storyline of the original and takes us back to the dreary world of the future, in which the eye of Big Brother keeps track of all actions of the people.

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