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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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MX Nitro
MX Nitro

Arcade 14 February 2017

A wacky motocross game, developed by Saber Interactive. The players participate in races taking place on over 40 diversified tracks while riding various cross motorcycles. Depending on the chosen game mode, the objective is either to be the first to reach the finish line, or to gain a certain point advantage over the opponents. As an award for their efforts, the players can race against one of 13 bosses.

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.

Bullet Soul
Bullet Soul

Arcade 07 April 2017

Two-dimensional shoot up originally released on the Xbox 360, and later also released on PCs. While playing, we steer one of the several available combat ships and fight countless enemies.

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.

Refunct
Refunct

Arcade 16 October 2015

Three-dimensional platformer in which we travel through an open world composed of simple solids of various shapes and sizes. During the game we jump from platform to platform, bounce off the trampoline and make use of lifts and slides. Thanks to the simple mechanics of gameplay and the absence of any violence, the title provides about half an hour of relaxing fun for adults and younger players alike.

Little Nightmares: Secrets of The Maw
Little Nightmares: Secrets of The Maw

Arcade 07 July 2017

An expansion for Little Nightmares, a platform game released in spring 2017 by Tarsier Studios. Secrets Of The Maw is divided into three episodes, in which we follow a completely new hero, a boy named The Runaway Kid who tries to escape an underwater facility, the eponymous Maw. While playing, we discover dark secrets of this place and learn answers to a number of questions that remained unanswered after the adventures of Six from the basic game have ended.

The End is Nigh
The End is Nigh

Arcade 12 July 2017

A 2D platform game created by two indie game developers: Tyler Glaiel (known from Closer) and Edmund McMillen (known from The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy). In The End is Nigh you play as a strange creature called Ash, one of the last beings that survived the end of the world. Traveling through the ruins of civilization, inhabited by bloodthirsty mutants, Ash gathers body parts of the dead to create a friend for himself.

Super Lucky's Tale
Super Lucky's Tale

Arcade 07 November 2017

Super Lucky’s Tale is a 3D platform game developed by Playful Corporation, creators of the series’ previous installment, Lucky’s Tale. We play as the titular fox Lucky who, together with his sister, tries to recover the Book of Ages stolen by the evil Jinks. Super Lucky's Tale is in many ways similar to other 3D platformers like Yooka-Laylee or the Rayman series. Gameplay focuses on exploration of various locations.

Jump Stars
Jump Stars

Arcade 09 June 2017

Jump Stars is a multiplayer party game for two to four players developed by a small independent studio Jamit Games. The game allows us to take part in a crazy TV game show where weird, square creatures compete against each other in various games for fame, money, and freedom. Their rules are rather simple. We will have to, for example, avoid lasers, spiked barrels, climb up on platforms in order to avoid lava, or fight against each other on a small arena.

Moss
Moss

Arcade 07 June 2018

A three-dimensional platform game developed by Sony. The title was designed for PlayStation VR. Moss invites the players to a fantasy fairytale-like world, in which a mysterious stone awakens an ancient creature. A mouse hero named Quill is trying to face the threat. In order to succeed, she embarks on a dangerous journey through forests, dungeons and caves filled with riddles.

Pinball FX3
Pinball FX3

Arcade 26 September 2017

A third installment in the Pinball FX series. In the game developed by Zen Studios, the player can try out new, themed pinball machines, as well as import most of the machines from Pinball FX2 and Zen Pinball 2. The game attempts to translate the real pinball experience into a video game setting.

Sprint Vector
Sprint Vector

Arcade 08 February 2018

Developed exclusively for VR headgear and motion controllers, Sprint Vector is a first-person arcade game with racing elements created by Survios. In the game, the player assumes the role of various sportsmen participating in the titular competition held by the mysterious Mr. Entertainment, whose dynamic commentary accompanies each race. After choosing a character, one is tasked with beating the futuristic track in the shortest amount of time possible.

Move or Die
Move or Die

Arcade 21 January 2016

A four-player party game that will ruin any friendship. During the challenges changed every several seconds, what counts is a quick eye, good coordination and precision of jumping on the platforms. There can only be one winner, and the title conceals the basic principle of survival - move or perish.

A Hole New World
A Hole New World

Arcade 19 May 2017

A Hole New World is a 2D side-scrolling platform game inspired by productions from the golden age of NES console. The game has been developed by the Spanish developer Mad Gear Games and is a demanding old-school production without any tutorials or handicaps. The player is equipped with a single weapon and a simple set of moves, with which he has to handle the encountered dangers using only his creativity and agility.

Black & White Bushido
Black & White Bushido

Arcade 02 October 2015

A two-dimensional brawler in which we control a samurai belonging to one of the two sides: white or black. Depending on our affiliation, we can blend into the elements of the two-dimensional background, which is the arena of the struggle.

The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor
The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor

Arcade 30 August 2017

An extended edition of The Metronomicon - a PC game, which came out in 2016. This new version was enriched with an expansion pack Slay the Dance Floor and released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Importantly, owners of the PC edition received the DLC for free. The game is a mixture of an RPG and a rhythm game, such as e.g. Guitar Hero. The player is given an opportunity to assume control of a team comprised of different characters fighting to the rhythm of music.

Sky Knights
Sky Knights

Arcade 27 July 2017

Sky Knights is an online action game developed by Hampus Bankler, an independent developer. The player gets to pilot a modern fighter and, along with his team members, engage in air battles. Depending on one’s preferences regarding combat, the player can select one of the many available machines such as F-16 Falcon or A-10 Warthog. Apart from the airplanes, the battles feature also ground units controlled by the AI.

Blackhole
Blackhole

Arcade 27 February 2015

A 2D platformer which is the first major project of an independent Czech studio FiolaSoft. The player assumes the role of a crew-member aboard a spaceship named Endera. The craft crashes on an object known as Entity, which is located inside a black hole. The protagonist's goals are to fix the damage caused by the collision, save crew-mates, and destroy the black hole from within, as it poses a threat to the planet Earth.

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.