Arcade Video Games31
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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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.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
Arcade 11 January 2019
A remake of the well-known Nintendo DS console's arcade mix and RPG game in which Mario and Luigi must help the title Bowseer - their antagonist ate magical mushrooms, through which he absorbs everything he encounters on his way. While playing at Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey we control the narrow plumbers and the monster alternately.
Chicken Range
Arcade 25 October 2018
Chicken Range is a fun action game, in which the players eliminate endless hordes of chickens using all sorts of weapons.
Sparkle 3 Genesis
Arcade 24 April 2015
Arcade game, in which we direct the activities of the underwater organism and lead it through the next stages of development. Unlike the previous parts of the series, the authors enriched the gameplay with RPG elements and a system of missions pushing the action forward.
88 Heroes
Arcade 24 March 2017
Pixel-art 2D platformer in which the goal is to pass levels as quickly as possible. The work of the British duo Bitmap Bureau and Rising Star Games puts before us the ambitious task of passing 88 boards in 88 minutes. In addition, for each level we get only 88 seconds. If we fail, the evil Doctor H8 will fire 88 nuclear warheads towards Earth and our planet will cease to exist.
Wild 9
Arcade 30 September 1998
Created by Earthworm series authors Jim platformer 2.5D, whose mechanics is built around an unusual weapon of the main hero - a beam of energy, allowing him to grab enemies and various objects.
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.
The Idolmaster Live For You!
Arcade 28 February 2008
Spin-off of the first installment of The Idolmaster series, released in 2007 on Xbox 360. The production abandons most of the managerial and strategic options of the original, focusing on fun in the form of a classical music-rhythmic game, with an uncomplicated feature campaign. The title offers a total of more than seventy different songs and three difficulty levels.
Spheroids
Arcade 05 January 2017
A hilarious 2D platformer developed and published by Eclipse Games - an independent Spanish studio. The player is taken to an alternative, angular, version of Earth, which has fallen victim to an attack of aliens from another dimension. Round-shaped creatures, the titular Spheroids have flooded the planet and are trying to turn everything into round objects. A young boy by the name of Lucas and a crazy scientist called Otto are the only ones capable of defeating the invaders.
Shift Happens
Arcade 22 February 2017
A hybrid of a platformer and a logic game, developed by the independent studio Klonk Games. The player takes control of Bismo and Plom – jelly-like humanoid creatures. By some accident, the heroes get literally bound together, which enables them to exchange their masses. Gameplay of Shift Happens consists in traveling through colorful locations, collecting valuable coins, and solving more and less demanding puzzles which require close cooperation between the two heroes.
Kirby's Blowout Blast
Arcade 06 July 2017
An expanded version of the Kirby 3D Rumble minigame from Kirby: Planet Robobot. The gameplay is focused on traveling through 3D levels in which we must eliminate many enemies and collect coins in the shortest possible amount of time. Kirby's Blowout Blast is based on the same rules, but the levels are now more complex with additional enemies and bosses. The main character, a pink creature called Kirby, can swallow enemies and then spit them out at other enemies.
Stern Pinball Arcade
Arcade 15 November 2016
An arcade pinball that attempts to reintroduce the spirit of classic coin-operated flippers manufactured by Stern, a North American pinball manufacturer with over 40 years of development history. The game was developed by FarSight Studios – the authors managed to introduce classic tables and legacy ROMs based on the original code, as well as detailed walkthroughs for each device.
LocoRoco 2 Remastered
Arcade 09 December 2017
The remastered edition of LocoRoco2, a popular arcade game originally released on PlayStation Portable. Like the remastered edition of the first installment, LocoRoco 2 Remastered features, above all, refreshed visuals and controls system adapted to the gyroscopic features of DualShock 4 controller. In LocoRoco 2 Remastered, the player assumes the role of a merry yellow ball, which travels through the colorful locations and feeds on fruit to increase its size.
Rayman Rush
Arcade 08 July 2002
A side-by-side version of a popular series of platform games, in which the player races with another player or with artificial intelligence on routes inspired by locations known from previous parts of the cycle. The title offers seven playable characters, five game modes and eleven tracks. This is a simplified version of Rayman M released for other hardware platforms.
Little Nightmares: Secrets of The Maw
Arcade 07 July 2017
An expansion for Little Nightmares, a platform game released in spring 2017 by Tarsier Studios. Secrets Of The Maw is divided into three episodes, in which we follow a completely new hero, a boy named The Runaway Kid who tries to escape an underwater facility, the eponymous Maw. While playing, we discover dark secrets of this place and learn answers to a number of questions that remained unanswered after the adventures of Six from the basic game have ended.
Move or Die
Arcade 21 January 2016
A four-player party game that will ruin any friendship. During the challenges changed every several seconds, what counts is a quick eye, good coordination and precision of jumping on the platforms. There can only be one winner, and the title conceals the basic principle of survival - move or perish.
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Arcade 08 October 2019
The second installment of the series started in 2017 from Playtonic Games studio. Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is described by the creators as a "hybrid platformer", because the stages in which the action is observed from the side, appear here next to fully three-dimensional levels. This time the title characters' task is to defeat the sinister Capital B.
Furwind
Arcade 25 October 2018
Platformer referring to the classics of the genre like Super Mario. In Furwind, we take on the role of a fox that tries to stop the threat from the sinister Darhun. In the game we cross different levels, avoid traps and fight against adversaries. As progress progresses, the combat potential of the protagonist grows, allowing it to face ever-increasing challenges over time.
Break the Game
Arcade 15 July 2019
Break the Game is a 2D platform game with shooting elements from the independent creator Simon Fredholm. We play the role of a player in it. Our task is to take control of Kevin, a little blue square with consciousness, and help him get out of the game.
Lethal League Blaze
Arcade 24 October 2018
The second installment in the series of original arcade games, in which we pass an antigravitational ball, trying to hit the opponent's face with it. Lethal League Blaze gives us a wide range of characters in terms of play style and special skills. In addition to the single-player story mode, the production offers several modules designed for multiplayer.
JackQuest: The Tale of the Sword
Arcade 24 January 2019
An old-school platformer, metroidvania game, in which we play as the titular character of Jack. Armed with a sword, the hero wanders through a grim underground cave in search of his beloved Nara, who was kidnapped by a powerful orc named Korg. While observing the action from the side, we solve environmental riddles and face numerous opponents. Over time, we acquire the tools and skills necessary to reach previously unavailable locations.
Evergate
Arcade 18 August 2020
A platform game with adventure elements, in which we get to the beyond worlds. Playing as a young soul named Ki, we travel through a fairy-tale land full of dangers, trying to regain the lost memories of the heroine.
Pato Box
Arcade 16 March 2018
Original independent game, in which we play the boxer duck, which takes revenge on its former employers. The game is a series of fist fights with bosses, inspired by the classic Punch-Out!
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Arcade 11 October 2018
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories is a Japanese 2.5D platformer featuring an unusual climate that combines humor with macabre. The player controls a woman exploring an island full of traps and threats.