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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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Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
Arcade 20 September 2018
Two-dimensional platformer, which is the first installment of Sonic's adventures, a nice blue hedgehog trying to foil the plans of the evil Dr. Eggman. The production debuted on the SEGA Mega Drive console for the first time in 1991. The PlayStation 3 version of the game has been enhanced with trophy support, ranking foxes and image enhancement filters.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Arcade 11 January 2019
New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe is a re-edition of the platform game available so far on the Wii U console. The Switch version contains additional content in the form of DLC New Super Luigi U and two additional heroes.
Sega Mega Drive Classics
Arcade 06 December 2018
A compilation of more than fifty games that originally debuted on Sega Mega Drive console (also known as Sega Genesis). Sega Mega Drive Classics features a special menu stylized as a room of a gamer from the nineties’. In addition to that, the compilation features local and online multiplayer mode.
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
Arcade 10 April 2019
The second installment in the series of arcade games with economical aspects, developed by the independent studio Vertigo Gaming. The player assumes the role of the chief manager and the owner of the titular restaurant, who has landed out on the streets due to the corrupt board of the SherriSoda complex. One's main objective is to rebuild a prosperous enterprise - the player starts at a small bistro on the 50th floor of Teragon Supertower.
Raiden V: Director's Cut
Arcade 25 July 2019
The fifth official installment in a series of classic, scrolling top-down shooters. Raiden V was created by MOSS - a Japanese developer in possession of the rights to the franchise since 2005. Similar to the previous installments, the plot presents a great war between humans and Cranassian - an alien civilization that has attacked the Earth. The player has to face the invaders, assuming the role of a pilot.
Wonder Boy Returns
Arcade 23 May 2019
A remake of the two-dimensional platform game released in 1986. The new version was developed by Korean studio CFK. The player assumes the role of the titular Wonder Boy – a caveman whose girlfriend was kidnapped by the Dark King. The protagonist attempts to rescue Tina while trying to take care of the villain. The gameplay of Wonder Boy Returns features traveling through various levels, jumping between platforms and fighting enemies like bees, spiders and penguins.
Blazing Beaks
Arcade 10 May 2019
Blazing Beaks is a dynamic top down shooter combined with a roguelite game for both single and multiple players, in which we kill a variety of opponents and collect special upgrades.
Devious Dungeon 2
Arcade 17 May 2019
Devious Dungeon 2 is a platform game released on mobile platforms. It takes place in the same fantasy land as the first game from the series and, like previously, game's world is presented as 2D retro-stylized maps. To finish each level, we have to find a key that unlocks a portal. Many traps and enemies will try to stop us from doing so. The RPG elements allow us to spend the experience points we gained on leveling up our character.
FUN! FUN! Animal Park
Arcade 28 March 2019
A set of thirty mini-arcade games in which you can play alone or in the company of a second player. Playing in FUN! FUN! Animal Park consists, among others, in fighting boxing duels with a kangaroo, shearing sheep on time or even dancing with a lemur.
Junk Planet
Arcade 21 March 2019
A sandbox platformer in which we find ourselves on the title littered planet, and our task is to bring it to order. While playing at Junk Planet, we not only clean up the rubbish, but also plant, bring animals back to life, create various objects, construct buildings and fight enemies.
Rad Rodgers: Radical Edition
Arcade 26 February 2019
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.
Defunct
Arcade 13 September 2018
Arcade game with adventure elements, in which we take control over a robot moving on one wheel. The protagonist tries to return on board a cargo ship, from where he fell and found himself on the surface of the Earth inhabited by similar machines. The Graviator produces a gravitational field, which allows for instant acceleration during steep slopes or distant jumps.
Tied Together
Arcade 19 October 2018
A funny two-dimensional platformer developed for cooperation mode. High dose of humor and interestingly-designed co-op gameplay make this title perfect for playing in the company of other family members or friends.
Old School Musical
Arcade 13 September 2018
A unique rhythm game that takes the players on a journey through worlds inspired by the classic 8-bit hits of the 80s and 90s, the production includes over 50 original music tracks that have been prepared by popular artists known from the chiptune scene.
Limbo
Arcade 28 June 2018
Very unique two-dimensional platformer from the independent developer PlayDead. We play as a small boy who sets on dangerous journey to save his sister. He traverses surrealistic landscapes, coming across many deadly traps and running away from monstrous spider, which follow him tirelessly. In terms of gameplay, Limbo borrows from classic platform titles, though not without adding a few original features.
Asterix & Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir
Arcade 21 November 2019
Asterix & Obelix XXL 3 is a three-dimensional platform game based on the iconic comic-book series. During the game, the players are traveling through large locations, avoiding traps and obstacles, and fighting legions of enemies and enemy legions. It is possible to switch between the two characters during the game.
Lost Sea
Arcade 31 May 2018
An arcade survival game with strategy elements. Due to a plane crash in the Bermuda Triangle, the protagonist of Lost Sea finds himself stranded on a tropical island. His primary objective is to leave the island, and to achieve it he has to explore the place in search of food, find himself some helpers, build a ship, and sail to a mysterious portal.
Chicken Range
Arcade 25 October 2018
Chicken Range is a fun action game, in which the players eliminate endless hordes of chickens using all sorts of weapons.
Bomb Chicken
Arcade 12 July 2018
A game inspired by classic 80s and 90s 2D platformer titles, in which the player takes control of a chicken laying bombs.
Cars 3: Driven to Win
Arcade 13 June 2017
Another installment in a series of racing games based on Pixar animated movies. The game was developed by Avalanche Software, creators of titles like Pure and Split/Second: Velocity. The title enables the player to control more than twenty customizable vehicles-characters (animated cars are the main protagonists of Cars). Among them there are Lightning McQueen and Cruz Ramirez, who prepares for an encounter with his rival Jackson Storm. The action takes place on twenty unique tracks.
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Arcade 18 April 2017
A remake of the classic 8-bit platform game Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, originally released in 1989, developed by Lizardcube. You play as the eponymous hero, who has to kill a dragon lurking in a cave. Unfortunately, by fulfilling his task he brings upon himself a mysterious curse, which transforms him into a humanoid lizard, and his new objective is to get rid of the spell.
Shovel Knight
Arcade 03 March 2017
Shovel Knight is a classical 2D platform game with elements of adventure and RPG, set in fantasy world. The title is a debut of the independent studio Yacht Club Games, hiring, among others, former employees of the experienced Way Forward studio. In the production, we impersonate a titular knight who, with the help of a legendary shovel-like weapon, fights the mysterious members of The Order of No Quarter.
Yooka-Laylee
Arcade 14 December 2017
Yooka-Laylee is a 3D platformer developed by Playtonic Games, a studio created by the experienced developers who played a crucial role in the development of Rare's biggest games. The game's title is a blend of the protagonists names. Yooka, the first of them, is a chameleon who has an unusually long tongue, which can be used to grab onto various surfaces and cover large distances. The other one, Laylee, is a bat who can use sonic attacks.
Volgarr the Viking
Arcade 05 October 2017
Brutal, two-dimensional platformer maintained in retro style. The hero of the game, the Viking named Völgarr, was revived by Odin to kill the army of the evil dwarf Fafnir. As we travel through an army of monsters in a land of monsters, we have to face stronger and stronger enemies, ingenious traps and powerful bosses.