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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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Feist
Feist

Arcade 23 July 2015

A two-dimensional platformer that resembles the iconic Limbo. It was developed by two independent programmers: Adrian Stutz and Florian Faller and has won many industry awards, including Excellence in Visual Arts. We play as a little creature that only moves to the right, traversing levels filled with traps and enemies. Our character can fight back by throwing objects or attacking with a stick, while he retains his distance.

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Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

Arcade 26 February 2013

Continuation of BIT.TRIP RUNNER game created by Gaijin Games studio. Go through the levels and move to the right. We avoid obstacles and collect scattered bonuses. The pace of the game is given by the music track, which consists of electronic songs.

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Astro Tripper
Astro Tripper

Arcade 03 December 2008

A futuristic shooter referring to classic slot machine games. We steer a small spacecraft and overcome successive horizontal platforms, destroying everything that stands in our way. It is a continuation of the title issued in 2001.

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Toki Tori 2+
Toki Tori 2+

Arcade 04 April 2013

Tokyo Tori 2 is an arcade and logic game in which, like in the first part of the game, we play the charming chicken. This time we set out to rescue our siblings, and our opponents will stand in the way of us, whose overcoming will require cleverness and the use of special abilities.

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Super Monkey Ball
Super Monkey Ball

Arcade 23 October 2012

Super Monkey Ball for PlayStation Vita is the next installment of a popular series of arcade games, in which we steer a monkey closed in a transparent ball and explore levels prepared by creators.

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Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots

Arcade 25 October 2011

Arcade game based on the animated film Cat in Boots. We play the role of the title character, appearing in several parts of the popular fairy tale Shrek. This time the clever male cat plays the main role and has to deal with many dangers and enemies lurking on him.

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Arcadia
Arcadia

Arcade 02 December 2010

Simple Asteroids style arcade game with minimalistic visual setting. We control a triangular spacecraft and try to destroy enemies coming from all sides.

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Starscape
Starscape

Arcade 27 March 2003

An independent arcade game set in the climates of science fiction. We control a small spacecraft fighting against an enemy race of Archnids, collecting resources and performing a number of missions. Along with the progress of the plot, we expand the individual modules of the vehicle with better armour and armour.

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World Gone Sour
World Gone Sour

Arcade 20 December 2011

World Gone Sour is an agility platformer with jellies in main roles, produced by Beef Media. Guided by the actions of rubber heroes, players try to guide them safely through a dangerous world of people. The game promotes sweets by Sour Patch Kids.

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The Adventures of Shuggy
The Adventures of Shuggy

Arcade 15 June 2011

A nice platformer that combines ideas from several other games (e.g. Braid, VVVVVVV, or N+). We play the little vampire Shuggy to clear his family estate of monsters. Each level brings new agility and logic challenges. The production also includes a significant number of cooperation stages for two people.

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PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond

Arcade 11 October 2011

Arcade and adventure game in the universe of Pokemon, not related to the main canon of the series released for portable consoles. The title allows you to embody one of the four creatures and overcome a number of boards that contain arcade challenges and simple logic puzzles.

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Disney's Monsters: Scare Island
Disney's Monsters: Scare Island

Arcade 25 January 2002

Arcade game for children aged 6-10 years, in which we take control over the main characters of the animated film "Monsters and the Company". Our task is to learn new techniques of scaring, exploring interesting locations and solving various riddles.

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD

Arcade 18 July 2012

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD is an arcade game prepared by Robomodo studio, addressed to fans of extreme skateboarding. Players can try their skills by performing spectacular stunts in locations known from the first installments of the Tony Hawk's series. The title is for electronic distribution only.

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Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus
Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus

Arcade 21 February 2012

A pocket version of one of the best slashers, telling the story of Ryu Hayabusy - a young ninja adept who failed to protect a powerful sword stolen by the mysterious Doku. The original version became famous for its extremely high level of difficulty.

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Jill of the Jungle
Jill of the Jungle

Arcade 12 May 1992

Jill of the Jungle is an arcade game in which we have to lead the title Jill to a fly-chamber grove. Our way leads us through a land full of dangers, inhabited by such creatures as giant ants, snakes or crabs. The heroine is not defenseless and can use a variety of weapons and skills to transform herself into animals in battle with enemies.

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Perestroika
Perestroika

Arcade 16 April 1990

An arcade game in which the player takes control of a frog-like creature and tries to get a dry foot from one end of the screen to the other. Perestroika was written in Borland C++ language and surprises with an unusual for 1990 visuals in high resolution (640 by 350 pixels).

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A Walk in the Dark
A Walk in the Dark

Arcade 05 February 2012

Two-dimensional platformer combining elements of Limbo and VVVVVVV games. The production was created by an independent studio Flying Turtle Software, for which this is the first such a serious project.

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Blocks that Matter
Blocks that Matter

Arcade 20 August 2011

Arcade game designed by an independent studio Swing Swing Swing Submarine, which puts a great emphasis on logical elements. We take control of a small robot and with its help we try to overcome a set of dozens of levels rich in numerous dangers.

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The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun
The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun

Arcade 12 July 1997

The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun is an arcade game by Infogrames, created on the basis of a popular Belgian comic book series, which has been translated into more than 50 languages since its inception in 1929. Its main character is a young, resolute reporter, whose fate throws him into the whirl of various, often dangerous events.

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Solar 2
Solar 2

Arcade 17 June 2011

More extensive version of Solar released in 2009 under the Xbox LIVE Indie Games service. The mechanics of this title is the inverse of the Asteroids production assumptions. We take control of the celestial body and sow chaos in space, destroying vehicles and attracting other planets and objects.

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Commander Keen - Episode 4: Secret of the Oracle
Commander Keen - Episode 4: Secret of the Oracle

Arcade 15 December 1991

The fourth part of the Commander Keen cycle. Once again we play the role of a little boy, Billy Blaze, whose life goal is to fight aliens trying to conquer the galaxy. The idea of the game has not changed by a single jot, so the struggles are still divided into two phases. In the first of them we move around the world, observing Keen from a bird's eye view. The second phase is a platformer in the classic edition.

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Commander Keen - Episode 5: The Armageddon Machine
Commander Keen - Episode 5: The Armageddon Machine

Arcade 15 December 1991

The fifth installment of Billy Blaze's fearless boy's adventures. As in the previous parts, our hero now has to save the world from the invaders from space. The Armageddon Machine contains all the innovations that were introduced to the series in the fourth cycle Episode. The only novelty is actually the magnetic cards that you need to get to some locations.

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Commander Keen - Episode 6: Aliens Ate My Babysitter!
Commander Keen - Episode 6: Aliens Ate My Babysitter!

Arcade 01 December 1991

Aliens Ate My Babysitter! is the sixth game from the Commander Keen series. The plot of the game revolves around Molly, a nanny of eight-year-old Billy Blaze. The woman was kidnapped by aliens of the Bloogs race, and a boy known for his heroic feats, decides to release his nanny.

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Knock-knock
Knock-knock

Arcade 04 October 2013

Knock-knock is a two-dimensional horror produced by the Russian band Ice-Pick Lodge, in which the fun resembles a macabre version of the bark. Every night our task is to survive in a haunted house until dawn. Hordes of monsters are trying to prevent us from doing so. We must drive them away with light and repair the gaps in defence through which they get inside.

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