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Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe
Fighting 16 March 2017
A 2D fighting game developed by the Taiwanese FK Digital, offering 16 different fighters. The player takes on the role of one of them in order to fight in one of the seven available game modes. Above all, the player will find the Arcade Mode (follows the story of the selected character), a score-attack mode, and a multiplayer mode that allows the player to fight against other players from all over the world (online). Furthermore, the game gives us an opportunity to personalize the character.
Undungeon
RPG 18 November 2021
UnDungeon is an original mixture of roguelike and action-adventure games. It was developed by Laughing Machines, a three-person indie studio. The game takes us to a fantasy multiverse made of seven parallel dimensions. As a result of a mysterious cataclysm, all of them were combined into a single ruined world. Some time after those dramatic events, seven heroes showed up. All of them were equipped with a so called Core, an artifact that makes them immortal and allows them to undo the cataclysm.
Dan The Man
Action 25 November 2015
Two-dimensional beat 'em up production, created by Halfbrick Studios - the creators of Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride. The player defends a village invaded by a sinister organization, travelling through successive stages and fighting with enemies he encounters along the way.
Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion
RPG 18 July 2017
A side-scrolling jRPG with strong elements of classic beat'em up. Fallen Legion was developed by an American studio YummyYummyTummy. The game came out for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita; the two versions differ mainly in terms of story. Fallen Legion is set in a fantasy world and the player is taken to the Kingdom of Fenumia, which falls from glory due to the king's premature death.
Hill Climb Racing 2
Arcade 18 October 2016
A sequel to the crazy mobile arcade games by Fingersoft. In Hill Climb Racing 2, once again, you drive a variety of vehicles, and your task is to complete a given track within a time limit. You can drive off-road vehicles, motorcycles, scooters, and even buses, and to win you have to use ramps scattered all over the tracks to perform various tricks and acrobatics, which vary depending on your vehicle.
Rise & Shine
Action 13 January 2017
A combination of a classic platformer with a dynamic shooter. The game was created by Super Mega Team - an independent developer. The player is taken to Gamearth, a planet which fell victim to space invaders who call themselves Nexgen. Rise is the only hope the inhabitants of Gamearth have - he is an 11-year-old boy equipped with a holy artifact - a pistol known as Shine.
Nobunaga's Ambition
Strategy 31 December 1983
A turn-based strategy in which players play the role of Shingen Takeda or Nobunaga Ode to attempt to conquer the central regions of Japan during the Senegalese period. The game takes place in a turn-based system, focusing on state management, building an efficient economic system, exposing an invincible army and conquering areas belonging to hostile clans.
A Fistful of Gun
Action 24 September 2015
A crazy 2D shooter focused on multiplayer. A Fistful of Gun is an expanded version of a 2012’s free application developed by FarmerGnome and published by Devolver Digital. The action takes place in the Wild West, where a greedy industrialist wants to build a railway line to hell itself. Undead gunslingers, who are controlled by the players, intend to thwart this plan. Each of them has different skills, fighting style, and even is controlled differently.
Gary Grigsby's War in the West: Operation Torch
Strategy 08 October 2015
An expansion for the turn-based strategy game Gary Grisby's War in the West. It was developed by 2BY3 Games. The expansion consists mostly of 10 new scenarios. You can participate e.g. in Operation Dragoon in the 1944 France or one of the Battles of Monte Casino, called Operation Diadem. Moreover, Operation Torch also allows you to play through an alternate version of World War II, in which Hitler is killed in 1943, and the Third Reich is more powerful than in real life.
Kathy Rain
Adventure 05 May 2016
An old-school point-and-click detective adventure game, and also a debut project of Swedish Clifftop Games studio. The game is set in mid 90s, where we play as the titular girl, whose main interest include rock music, motorcycles and playing detective. When she receives the sad message of her grandfather’s death, our protagonist decides to visit her hometown, Conwell Springs, for the first time in years.
Fingered
Puzzle 18 August 2015
A two-dimensional logic game developed by Edmund McMillen (in cooperation with James Id) - the creator of such acclaimed titles as Super Meat Boy or The Binding of Isaac. The player takes on the role of a police officer and their goal is to point to the person who committed the crime, based on inconclusive testimony.
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Fighting 12 March 1998
The second installment of the Street Fighter Alpha sub-series, a continuation of Capcom's best-selling series of two-dimensional battles. A gallery of characters known from the first part of the series returns in the game, although there are also a few new ones. The creators also introduced a number of modifications to the combat mechanics known from the original.
Countryballs: The Polandball Game
Arcade 02 April 2015
A humorous endless runner arcade game inspired by the popular Internet meme and a series of political comics starring ball caricatures representing various countries. Countryballs: The Polandball Game not only recreates many jokes from the source material, but also features seventeen new comics made especially for the game. You play as your chosen ball.
Basement
Strategy 11 November 2019
An economic strategy game by Belarusian studio Halfbus. The title is a full-fledged version of the free-to-play prototype created for the Ludum Dare contest. You play as a scientist, who cannot gather funds for his research the legitimate way and decides to produce drugs. After finding a suitable location, you get to work and cook small amounts of narcotics for local addicts.
GEX
Arcade 18 December 1995
Classic side-scroll platformer, in which we play the role of a nice lizard from the family of geckons. Our hero is dragged into the TV by the sinister Reza, who has captured the media world and wants to gain power over the world with his help. In order to break free from the trap, Gex has to travel through a variety of worlds inspired by different film genres.
Margonem
RPG 26 February 2006
Margonem is a two-dimensional, browser MMORPG created by the Polish company Garmory. The title allows you to take on the role of an adventurer and explore a large fantasy world. While playing, players will find here, among other things, the ability to perform specific tasks or participate in duels with other heroes in PvP mode.
KWAAN
RPG 21 January 2016
An original, retro-styled 2D MMO title that combines the elements of strategy, adventure, and role-playing games, created by the Ankama Games company. In the game we take on the role of a so-called Dwaala, an agent of nature, whose task is to take care of the divine Kwaan tree and to save the world by keeping it in balance. The game was designed as a unique online ecosystem, where the course of events depends on the activity and creativity of the players.
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
RPG 15 September 2011
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation is a remake of the popular 1988 jRPG game. Production offers a powerful world, mostly open-structure, turn-based combat system and an extensive system of classes. Compared to the 8-bit prototype, graphics have been improved and the gameplay has been enriched with several new elements.
Brawlhalla
Fighting 17 October 2017
A free-to-play two-dimensional platform fighting game from the independent studio Blue Mammoth Games – the creators of a browser MMO game Dungeon Blitz. The production combines elements of 2D fighting games and platformers. Gameplay comes down to engaging in combat on multi-level maps. The fighting system is purely arcade, so what really matters is speed, strength, mastery of combos, and the skillful use of individual abilities of particular characters.
Guilty Gear 2: Overture
Action 29 November 2007
Guilty Gear 2: Overture Studio Aksys Games is another part of the popular series. However, it breaks with its established standards - 2D graphics and duels.
Papa Pear Saga
Puzzle 25 February 2013
Game inspired by the famous Peggle from PopCap studio. The game consists in shooting pears at other fruits, thanks to which we score points. The title is available for free, but it uses a micropayment system.
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
Action 20 March 2010
Reissue of the second part of the cult series of action games Metal Gear, which was originally released in 1990 on MSX computers. In this part of the cycle, Snake, known from the original commandos cryptonym Snake tries to free the Czech scientist kidnapped by the Asian regime, who developed a way to overcome the world fuel crisis.
The Final Station
Action 30 August 2016
A post-apocalyptic adventure game featuring a classic 2D side-view and old-school pixel art visuals. The action of the game is set in a world in which the human kind is almost gone because of an outbreak of a virus that transforms people into strange and dangerous beasts. You assume the role of a survivor traveling from town to town to look for fuel and other important resources.
Wild Guns: Reloaded
Action 20 December 2016
An extensive remake of Wild Guns, a classical action game that was initially released in 1994 for SNES. It was developed by Natsume in cooperation with the creators of the original. The game’s plot combines elements of western with science fiction and cyberpunk and tells the story of two protagonists: a girl named Annie, who wishes to take revenge on the Kid’s gang, and a bounty hunter, Clint, helping her. Mechanics-wise, it is a combination of arcade rail shooter and a third-person action game.