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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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Pressure
Pressure

Arcade 26 March 2013

Arcade racing game set in a humorous, slightly steampunk world. We're driving an armed buggy and trying to eliminate our rivals, including the bad Earl planning to destroy the surrounding nature in order to build a huge spa resort.

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Tiny Thief
Tiny Thief

Arcade 11 July 2013

Tiny Thief is a two-dimensional sneaking game developed by the team of 5 Ants, in which we play as a young thief trying to earn a living in the Middle Ages. In most missions, the player's task is to rob rich aristocrats and avoid detection.

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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

Arcade 11 October 2011

The next installment of the popular series of arcade flight simulators, launched by Japanese giant Namco back in the 90s on the PlayStation console. The action of the game takes place in 2015 and focuses on the actions of NATO air force, aimed against the Russian mercenary who set himself the goal of unleashing World War III. During the campaign we play as William Bishop, commander of Warwolf squadron and we will visit the airspace of Russia, USA and Arab Emirates.

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Ratatouille
Ratatouille

Arcade 19 June 2007

Ratatouille is based on an animated film of the same name, created by the team from Pixar Animation Studios - a bastion of Toy Story, Finding Nemo (Where is Nemo?) and Cars (Cars). The role of the main character is played by Remy, who is quite an unusual rat. This protagonist loves good food, so he doesn't like it especially with his family.

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Rex
Rex

Arcade 23 January 2002

Rex: Faithful Friend is a non-violent platform game with adventure elements, whose main character is a nice little dog. The user must help the lost four-legged companion to find their way home where their beloved lady is waiting for them.

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KAO The Kangaroo (2000)
KAO The Kangaroo (2000)

Arcade 23 November 2000

A colorful, three-dimensional platformer inspired by classic action-adventure series such as Rayman or Croc. The players assume control of Kao, a kangaroo that has been kidnapped and taken far away from his homeland. Fortunately, he manages to find a pair of boxing gloves which he uses to free himself from captivity and embarks on a dangerous and adventure-ridden way back home.

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Switchfire
Switchfire

Arcade 21 December 2006

Switchfire is a budget production, belonging to the genre of old-fashioned, arcade shooters.

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Velocity
Velocity

Arcade 09 February 2012

Two-dimensional scrolling shooter, in which we control a spacecraft equipped with the ability to teleport to any place. The main task of the players is to save people whose freighters have been damaged by a powerful explosion of a star.

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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Arcade 04 November 2014

An expanded version of a popular indie game that has been released in 2011 by Team Meat studio. Nicalis studio, a bit more experienced team, has been involved in refreshing of the title, in cooperation with original developers. When it comes to mechanics, the gameplay hasn’t changed much, offering randomly-generated levels, traversed by the titular Isaac, who solves simple puzzles and eliminates monsters or much more powerful bosses.

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Ace Combat Infinity
Ace Combat Infinity

Arcade 20 May 2014

Another part of the combat fighter simulator. The action takes the player back to the near future. This is the first part of the Ace Combat series based on a free-to-play business model, and as a result, the game focuses primarily on multiplayer gameplay.

PS3

SteamWorld Dig
SteamWorld Dig

Arcade 07 August 2013

An action-platform game developed by independent Swedish studio Image & Form. The game takes place in an unusual universe that combines the traits of steampunk and Wild West settings. Once human civilization had fallen and the Homo sapiens was reduced to cave-dwelling troglodytes, weird creatures that are mostly robots became the new dominant species. One of them is the main protagonist of the game, Rusty.

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Party Animals
Party Animals

Arcade 20 September 2023

A multiplayer-focused arcade fighting game with a slightly exaggerated physics engine. Party Animals has us playing as the titular animals, fighting each other and completing objectives.

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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Arcade 04 November 2008

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is the second installment of the arcade game based on the story of DreamWorks animated film. In the game, once again we meet a nice African menagerie, who is only waiting to start new adventures.

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Beach Head 2000
Beach Head 2000

Arcade 13 June 2000

Arcade game in which, as a lonely artiller, we become the last line of defense against an enemy coming from water, earth and air.

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Castlevania
Castlevania

Arcade 12 April 1986

Castlevania is a traditional platformer where we can lead Simon through the dark corridors of a huge fortress, inhabited by creatures from hell rhodium.

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Champion Sheep Rally
Champion Sheep Rally

Arcade 01 June 2006

Champion Sheep Rally is a very pleasant and fun arcade game allowing us to guide the sheep in a series of crazy races. The style of performance and the idea brings to mind such productions as ToonCar or Pet Racer.

PC

Stuntfest
Stuntfest

Arcade canceled

A humoristic stunt sandbox that evolved from various tech demos created by Bugbear Entertainment during their works on Next Car Game: Wreckfest. The game is set in a world that is full of various challenges. The sandbox is filled to the brim with intricate tracks which were designed for various vehicles.

PC

Trine 2: Complete Story
Trine 2: Complete Story

Arcade 07 December 2011

A sequel to a platform/puzzle action game developed by Frozenbyte. The story of the original game was set in a colorful, magical fantasy world. Trine 2 once again presents the adventures of the three characters bound together by the power of an artifact known as Trine. Amadeus, Zoya and, Pontius are brought to a fairytale land inhabited by goblins. Their task is to discover the truth behind the actions of the malicious creatures and to prevent them from achieving their goals.

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Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2
Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2

Arcade 03 September 2010

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 is the second installment of the aeronautical arcade game by the Romanian developer studio of Ubisoft. Players sit at the helm of modern fighters (including F-22, Su-27, Harrier and Eurofighetr) and take part in heavenly battles. The creators abandoned the realistic model of flight physics in favour of a dynamic and spectacular action.

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Yetisports Arctic Adventures
Yetisports Arctic Adventures

Arcade 15 July 2005

Yetisports Arctic Adventures is a compilation of arcade games from the Yetisports series prepared by the development team of JoWooD. Players have the opportunity to compete in five winter competitions: Free Fligh, Pingu Flight, Snowboarding, Baseball and Half Pipe Racing. The whole was enriched with eye-catching, three-dimensional visual setting and a large dose of humour.

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Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos

Arcade 27 September 1997

Three-dimensional platformer filled with various agility challenges. The main character is the title crocodile, which sets out to rescue abducted friends. The game is designed for younger users.

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Virtua Cop 2
Virtua Cop 2

Arcade 15 June 1997

Virtua Cop 2 is the second part of SEGA's arcade shootout of the kind of "target sight", which is well known to lovers of gaming machines. The player takes on the role of a policeman who has to deal with the criminals on the streets of the city and at the same time avoid hitting random passers-by.

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Pizza Dude: Special Delivery
Pizza Dude: Special Delivery

Arcade 10 June 2005

PizzaDude: Special Delivery is a project of Team6 programmers and designers, who have so far served us low-flying racing games such as Manhattan Chase or Taxi 3: eXtreme Rush.

PC

Fez
Fez

Arcade 13 April 2012

An arcade platform game in a retro style, created by the development team Polytron. We play the role of Gomez, who, living in the 2D world so far, realizes the existence of another dimension. The title presents the game in a rather innovative way, realizing various puzzles using two-dimensional boards in the three-dimensional world. All this takes place in a pixel, colourful design. The game is noteworthy for its unique presentation.

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