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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. more

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Clustertruck
Clustertruck

Arcade 27 September 2016

A first-person perspective action game with platform features, developed by Swedish studio Landfall Games. In Clustertruck the player is tasked with jumping across the roofs of trucks that drive in a convoy. Each level has its beginning and end, and the objective of the game is to complete the whole track without touching the ground. Despite the simple gameplay rules, as the game progresses the objectives become harder and crazier.

Oh My Godheads
Oh My Godheads

Arcade 05 December 2017

An arcade game focused on multiplayer matches. The players must take talking explosive heads to certain locations while competing with each other.

Lost Words: Beyond the Page
Lost Words: Beyond the Page

Arcade 27 March 2020

Lost Words is an unusual 2D platform game. It's set inside a young girl's diary and you explore both the text written on the pages and the fantastical lands it describes. An important aspect of the game is solving logic puzzles, done by manipulating words to change the in-game world.

The Gentleman
The Gentleman

Arcade canceled

A narrative musical game with arcade elements. Developed by Danish Cape Copenhagen, The Gentleman is set during the Great Depression (1928–1933) and tells a story about a great love of the titular gentleman, a street performer named Fred, and a young girl Lisa. The feeling they share is not approved by her father – wealthy entrepreneur Johnathan Joseph Price the Third. The powerful magnate has devoted his life to accumulating a fortune.

The Disney Afternoon Collection
The Disney Afternoon Collection

Arcade 18 April 2017

A collection of six action games based on classic Disney cartoons. The collection was developed by Capcom and it contains games that were released in late 80s and early 90s on Nintendo Entertainment System. The Disney Afternoon Collection contains the following titles: DuckTales (1989), Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers (1990), TaleSpin (1991), Darkwing Duck (1992), Chip n’ Dale Rescue Rangers 2 (1993) and Duck Tales 2 (1993). All titles were remastered and adapted to modern gaming platforms.

Rad Rodgers
Rad Rodgers

Arcade 01 December 2016

A classic platform game by indie studio Slipgate. The game was funded via a Kickstarter campaign, and the studio's cooperation with THQ Nordic allowed for releasing it also for consoles. You play as the eponymous twelve-years-old boy, who finds himself in an alternative reality and becomes the protagonist of his own game. He's accompanied by an old living console called Dusty.

Spheroids
Spheroids

Arcade 10 February 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
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.

iO
iO

Arcade 05 December 2014

Unusual logical platformer. While playing, we control the movement of the disk on two-dimensional maps and manipulate its size, affecting not only the size but also the weight of the object. Thanks to the physical motor, this solution plays a key role, for example, in accelerating and covering distances in flight.

SteamWorld Dig 2
SteamWorld Dig 2

Arcade 22 September 2017

A sequel to the 2013 metroidvania title, developed by Image & Form. Once again, the players are taken to a unique world that combines steampunk with western setting, this time as a female robot looking for her missing friend. The gameplay of SteamWorld Dig 2 doesn’t depart from the groundwork of its predecessor, focusing on digging underground tunnels to reach places of interest and find treasures we can spend to upgrade our equipment.

Blaster Master Zero
Blaster Master Zero

Arcade 14 June 2019

A blend of a 2D platformer and a simple shoot'em-up game by Inti Creates. The production is another installment in the series, which started in 1988. The protagonists are skilled scientist Jason Frudnick and Fred, a mysterious creature he discovered. When the latter escapes the laboratory, Jason pursues him. He ends up in a cave, where he finds an advanced, battle-ready vehicle called Sophia-III. Blaster Master Zero features two game modes.

TumbleSeed
TumbleSeed

Arcade 03 May 2017

An arcade roguelike game developed by a team of independent developers: Benedict Fritz, Greg Wohlwend, Joel Corelitz, David Laskey and Jenna Blazevich. Players are taken to a fantastic, fairy-tale like world as a titular seed. Their task is to climb to the peak of a high mountain to save the hero’s house from incoming threat. TumbleSeed’ gameplay revolves around traversing five varied, procedurally generated environments, like jungle, desert and ancient temples.

Viking Rage
Viking Rage

Arcade 28 April 2017

Viking Rage is a VR tower defense game developed by the German studio N-Gon Entertainment. Players take the role of a Viking whose job is to fend off the enemies who attack his base. Unlike in other tower defense games, we do not build towers, but fight on our own. The game offers a wide array of weaponry for our hero, such as axes, bombs, bows, crossbows, or fancy and elaborate traps.

Aaero
Aaero

Arcade 11 April 2017

A science-fiction rhythm game developed Mad Fellows. Aaero does not offer an elaborate narrative layer, focusing on allowing the player to control a small ship hovering above ground and fight the enemies that appear on the screen. The ship’s movements can be controlled with the analog sticks. The player is tasked with following the precise track and sticking to a white ribbon, which boosts the score multiplier.

Lethal VR
Lethal VR

Arcade 08 November 2016

Lethal VR is a virtual reality first-person arcade game developed by the founders of Criterion Software. We play as an FBI agent who has to take part in various tests checking his combat abilities with firearms and cold steel weapons.

Danger Zone
Danger Zone

Arcade 30 May 2017

Danger Zone is an arcade driving game developed by Three Fields Entertainment - a studio established by the creators of the legendary Criterion Software. Gameplay mechanics are purely arcade and the player is tasked with causing spectacular crashes and smashes on the jammed roads. To inflict additional crash damage, for which the player is awarded points, they can use the SmashBreaker ability.

Lethal League
Lethal League

Arcade 27 August 2014

Unique dexterity game, in which we take control over the players reflecting the antigravitational ball. It gains speed after each impact, and the task ahead is to eliminate the opponent by hitting him or her in the face. The title allows you to play in the company of up to three other players, as well as struggling with enemies controlled by artificial intelligence. The whole thing can be pleasing to the eye due to its pleasant graphic design and catchy soundtrack.

Savage: The Shard of Gosen
Savage: The Shard of Gosen

Arcade 30 August 2019

Savage: The Shard of Gosen is a platformer with RPG and adventure elements. During gameplay, we explore a gloomy fantasy world, complete quests, develop our character, solve puzzles, and fight enemies with an extensive combat system.

Mighty Gunvolt Burst
Mighty Gunvolt Burst

Arcade 31 July 2019

Mighty Gunvolt Burst is a sequel to the 2014 arcade game Mighty Gunvolt that was released on Nintendo 3DS. Both games were developed by Inti Creates, 2D action games specialists. We play as the titular Gunvolt, a hero who can control lightning and uses that ability in his fight against evil. He is aided by the ghost of a girl name Joule who lives inside our protagonist, providing him protection in critical situations.

40 Winks
40 Winks

Arcade 14 November 1999

40 Winks is a three-dimensional platform game about the adventures of siblings who set out to save the title Winki. The production was originally released on the PlayStation, and Eurocom Entertainment Software is responsible for its creation.

Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2

Arcade 08 August 2017

A collection of classic 2D platform games from the popular Mega Man series created by Capcom. This production is a sequel to Mega Man Legacy Collection, released in 2015, and it offers four games that were absent in the aforementioned collection. This time we get: Mega Man 7 released in 1995 on SNES console, Mega Man 8 released in 1996 on PlayStation and SEGA Saturn as well as two newest parts of the series: Mega Man 9 (2008) and Mega Man 10 (2010).

Arrow Heads
Arrow Heads

Arcade 21 September 2017

An arcade game developed by Oddbird - a Toronto-based studio. The players assume the roles of large birds armed with bows and take part in incredibly dynamic shootouts on maps filled with traps. The game is played from an isometric view. A multiplayer mode for up to 4 players is the core element of the experience - the players can meet online or share one screen. The game also features a complex arcade mode, which gives an opportunity to eliminate AI-controlled enemies solo or in cooperation.

Light Fall
Light Fall

Arcade 26 April 2018

A two-dimensional platform game. It is the debut title of the Canadian studio Bishop Games. In Light Fall the player is taken to the fantasy realm of Numbra, where the darkness won the battle with the light. The player assumes the role of a mysterious boy. The player must reveal the enigmatic past of the boy and save the citizens of Numbra from the incoming danger.

Aegis Defenders
Aegis Defenders

Arcade 08 February 2018

A game developed by an indie studio, GUTS Department, that combines elements of metroidvania and tower defense. The game is set in a fantasy world where the only things left by a technologically advanced civilizations are ruins and powerful artifacts. The main characters, a mechanic called Bart and his granddaughter Clu, declare a war on the Empire – in order to end its hegemony they embark on a journey to find a legendary weapon called the Aegis.