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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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Alto's Adventure
Alto's Adventure

Arcade 19 February 2015

A simple arcade endless runner game by indie studio Snowman. The protagonist is a llama shepherd. When the animals scatter across the area, he has to catch them all. During the game you ride a snowboard on procedurally generated hills — the character move forward automatically and your task is to avoid obstacles on the snowy route, perform acrobatics (which give you additional points), and escape the angry enemies, whose sleep you interrupt.

PCXONEPS4SwitchANDiOS

King of Thieves
King of Thieves

Arcade 12 February 2015

King of Thieves is a mobile arcade game that blends elements of platformers and tower defense games. The game was developed by the creators of Pudding Monsters and Cut the Ropes series but, unlike these games, King of Thieves is aimed at mid-core gamers and focuses on online multiplayer. We play as the titular king of thieves who breaks into dungeons designed by other players.

PCANDiOSWP

Harold
Harold

Arcade 12 February 2015

A unique platform game with highly interesting visuals. It is the first production by Moon Spider, whose members used to work for e.g. Pixar, Dreamworks, and Studio Ghibli. The backgrounds and characters have been hand-drawn by experienced specialist artist. The game also features a gospel choir soundtrack. In Harold you play as a guardian angel called Gabe. His main task is to protect the clumsy, bespectacled Harold during a series of races on a tracks full of obstacles.

PCX360PS3

Super Stardust Ultra
Super Stardust Ultra

Arcade 10 February 2015

The fourth installment in the shoot'em up arcade game series associated with Sony consoles. In the game, developed by D3T in cooperation with XDEV, the player assumes the role of a starship pilot, who travels through space to annihilate an enemy civilization that threatens humanity. Like in the previous installments of the series, the space battles take place on the orbits of various planets. Using the analog controls, the player can move his ship and fire at the foes.

PS4

Hyper Void
Hyper Void

Arcade 10 February 2015

Hyper Void is an arcade shoot’em up game inspired by the classics like Gradius, Salamander, Nemesis, Xeon 2: Megablast and Tempest. The game was developed by two brothers from the independent studio IN|Framez and is their first big production. We play as a spaceship pilot who travels through subspace tunnels. Our ship, which constantly moves forward, is presented from a third-person perspective. Controls are limited to steering right or left as we face numerous enemies.

PCXONEPS4PS3

Castle in the Darkness
Castle in the Darkness

Arcade 05 February 2015

A two-dimensional platformer created by an independent develope Matt Kap and inspired by such classics of the genre as the Metroid or Castlevania series. The player assumes the role of a daredevil who's goals are to liberate the Kingdom of Alexandria from the rule of a ruthless wizard and to rescue a princess the evildoer has kidnapped.

PCiOS

Grow Home
Grow Home

Arcade 04 February 2015

A unique action-adventure game, whose main theme is climbing. The title was developed by Ubisoft Reflections, the studio known for such productions as The Crew, the Driver series, or the classic Destruction Derby. You play as a robot named BUD, whose job is to traverse the galaxy in search for new plant species. During one of his journeys he arrives to a region consisting of multiple floating islands. Fortunately, a fast-growing plant helps him get around this fragmented world.

PCPS4

SpongeBob: HeroPants
SpongeBob: HeroPants

Arcade 03 February 2015

An action-filled platform game with logic puzzle elements. The title is based on the license of a popular animated TV series - SpongeBob SquarePants - and continues the story shown in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. In the game, developed by Behaviour Interactive, one assumes the role of the titular sponge and his bizarre friends to restore the former glory of their underwater metropolis - Bikini Bottom.

X360PSV3DS

Kick & Fennick
Kick & Fennick

Arcade 03 February 2015

A 2.5D platform game developed by a Dutch studio - Jaywalkers Interactive. The game tells the story of a friendship between a boy named Kick and a flying robot - Fennick. Their adventures are presented in a typical platform convention, with only one exception - the game stands out from other platformers with its main protagonist moving over the obstacles using an enormous gun he found in the abandoned metropolis.

XONEPS4WiiUPSV

MagNets
MagNets

Arcade 30 January 2015

Developed by the industry veteran - Richard Weeks, MagNets is an arcade game in which the player is trying to contain an uprising of machines that has paralyzed Polarity City. One can do this by controlling Faraday - an android that uses an electromagnetic net to disable enemy robots and collect precious minerals from their scrapped bodies.

PCXONE

Touchdown Hero
Touchdown Hero

Arcade 29 January 2015

A 2D runner arcade game by Polish studio Cherry Pick Games, featuring an American football theme. You participate in a game and try to score as many touchdowns as you can. It's not an easy task, as the whole opposing team is trying to knock you over, and their numbers and persistence increase with every round. You goal is to get a high score to earn you the first place in the online ranking. As you win more and more games, you unlock new costumes for your player.

ANDiOSWP

Baboon!
Baboon!

Arcade 28 January 2015

A two-dimensional platform game in which we assume the role of Tumbili – a monkey attempting to retrieve her stolen bananas. The game offers additional features, including various adventure elements and numerous puzzles. As a result, the player spends large amounts of time searching for secrets and neutral characters, as well as solves riddles that often see us utilize a few types of bombs equipped by Tumbili.

PSV

Sonic Runners
Sonic Runners

Arcade 28 January 2015

A mobile game and a part of one of the most popular franchises in history. The production is a blend of a platformer and a typical runner game, set in the universe of Sonic the Hedgehog. You can not only play as the main character, but also as his friends, including Tails the Fox and Knuckles. The levels, called “episodes” in-game, are endless, although you can progress to the next one after earning a certain amount of points.

ANDiOS

Gravity Ghost
Gravity Ghost

Arcade 26 January 2015

Original platformer, in which we play the role of a heroine traversing the galaxy in search of her missing friend. Iona jumps over various celestial bodies, manipulating their gravity.

PCPS4

TorqueL
TorqueL

Arcade 22 January 2015

An unusual 2D platform game inspired by the popular indie game Thomas Was Alone. In the game created by Japanese developers under the aegis of FullPowerAttack.com, the player gets to control a gentleman locked in a colorful box. The trap, in which the main protagonist is locked, has a certain interesting feature – each wall has a different color and can be expanded on the outside.

PCXONEPS4SwitchWiiUPSV

SpongeBob: Sponge on the Run
SpongeBob: Sponge on the Run

Arcade 22 January 2015

An arcade endless runner game based on the popular animated TV series titled SpongeBob SquarePants. The game is one of the popular productions accompanying the full-length movie about SpongeBob. The gameplay mechanics revolve around controlling the continuously running SpongeBob in an attempt to cover the longest distance possible on the procedurally generated map comprising three tracks filled with diverse obstacles and numerous collectibles.

ANDiOS

Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush
Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush

Arcade 22 January 2015

A 2D platform game featuring Kirby, one of the most famous Nintendo game characters. The production, which is a spiritual successor to Kirby: Power Paintbrush for DS, was developed for Wii U. The game utilizes the GamePad and its touchscreen. You use it to draw rainbow platforms in the clay world, which are then used by Kirby to move around and also avoid obstacles and enemies. There are standard levels and special maps, on which Kirby transforms into various machines and vehicles, such as .e.g.

WiiU

Adventure Time Game Wizard
Adventure Time Game Wizard

Arcade 19 January 2015

Crazy and humorous platformer on the license of Adventure Time, a popular TV series broadcasted by Carton Network channel. This time dog Jake and his companion Finn find a sketchbook of Doodle Wizard, which they use to create their own worlds and stories, meaning they can take part in the most incredible adventures they can imagine. At first the title looks like classic platform game, offering well-designed levels, a lot of collectibles and many enemies that try to hinder our progress.

ANDiOS

Funk of Titans
Funk of Titans

Arcade 09 January 2015

An endless runner game by A Crowd of Monsters, set in an alternative version of ancient Greece. As Perseus, you face the Titans of rap, pop, and rock music, who divert people's attention from the favorite genre of the Black Zeus, the Lord of Funk. Like in other endless runner games, you can't control the direction the protagonist is heading to or his speed — you can only react to obstacles by jumping or eliminating them.

PCXONEPS4ANDWiiUPSV

Spectrum
Spectrum

Arcade 08 January 2015

Spectrum is a two-dimensional platform game, characterized by quite uncomplicated in assumptions, but demanding gameplay and interestingly designed, minimalist graphics. The production was created by a small 3D studio Avenue.

PCXONEPS4SwitchANDiOS

Gunbrick: Reloaded
Gunbrick: Reloaded

Arcade 08 January 2015

A humorous 2D arcade game, blending three genres: platform, shooter, and logic puzzle. It was developed by Nitrome. The production features a wacky vision of the future, in which people use metal boxes to travel — such a box moves by rolling from side to side and would be useless were it not for a special powerful cannon.

PCSwitchANDiOS

Wizard Golf RPG
Wizard Golf RPG

Arcade 08 January 2015

A unique blend of a sports game and and an RPG. You play as a wizard, who decided to explore a nine-level dungeon. The locations are full of not just monsters and tricky traps, but also gold, which is enough of a lure for various adventurers. Unlike many similar role-playing games, the production features unusual mechanics, similar to those found in golf. The magic-wielding protagonist shoots enemies with fireballs, utilizing golf rules.

ANDiOS

LEGO Bionicle: Mask Of Creation
LEGO Bionicle: Mask Of Creation

Arcade 01 January 2015

An arcade action game by Frima Studio, the creators of the platform games Chariot and Zombie Tycoon 2. LEGO Bionicle: Mask of Creaion is set on the Okoto Island, where not only have the Masks of Power gone missing, but also the forces of evil are running rampant.

ANDiOS

Docking Sequence
Docking Sequence

Arcade 18 December 2014

A unique science-fiction arcade game. You play as the pilot of a spaceship (one of ten unlockable vessels), who docks to a hundred space stations. The task is not an easy one, as the stations are quite small, continuously rotate, so the docking requires good skills. To make things worse, there are many obstacles and dangers in space, and they can ruin even the most easy-looking docking. The dangers include asteroids, space pirates, mines, anomalies, and mysterious black monoliths.

iOS