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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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Psychonauts 2
Arcade 25 August 2021
A three-dimensional platform game and a continuation to the 2005's Psychonauts, a game by Double Fine Productions studio. The main protagonist of the game is our old acquaintance, a psychic named Raz, who specializes in trips to other people's minds. Invited to the headquarters of the eponymous secret organization, employing people with psychic talents from all around the world, he discovers that the group is in serious trouble and it is up to him to rescue them.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Arcade 20 December 2016
Two-dimensional platformer developed by the team at Way Forward Technologies. The game is another entry in a series that originally launched in 2002 on Game Boy Color. The story of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero takes place in fairy tale-like land, inspired by the One Thousand and One Nights. A half-genie, half-human heroine takes off to a different dimension to fight against a recklessly freed ancient evil.
Chasm
Arcade 31 July 2018
A two-dimensional arcade platformer with RPG features from Discord Games studio. Chasm tells a story of a soldier who returns home after a long war. He arrives in an abandoned mining town and discovers most of its inhabitants have disappeared after entering a mysterious temple, deep down beneath the village. Our hero decides to stop the awakened evil, rescue the town’s inhabitants, and then safely return to his home.
The Way
Arcade 20 May 2016
A two-dimensional science-fiction platform game modeled after the genre classics. The game was developed by PlayWay studio, known mostly for many farming simulators. In the game the player assumes the role of a young scientist who cannot accept the death of his beloved. During one of his missions the protagonist finds ancient inscriptions from which he learns that there exists a way to obtain eternal life.
Curse of the Sea Rats
Arcade 06 April 2023
Curse of the Sea Rats is a metroidvania game from Petoons Studio. Our task is to find the kidnapped son of the admiral, to do so we play as one of the 4 enchanted rat heroes. The game can be played alone or in local cooperation mode.
Spark the Electric Jester
Arcade 11 April 2017
Old-school, two-dimensional platformer, a model of the game referring to the classic Sega series, whose main character is Sonic the Hedgehog. The production was created thanks to a collection on the Kickstarer portal. The independent studio Feperd Games is responsible for its creation.
River Tails: Stronger Together
Arcade 14 December 2023
River Tails: Stronger Together is a 3D platform game about a wild cat and fish's journey up a river. The game was designed for co-op mdoe, but it also offers a singleplayer mode where one player controls both characters.
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Arcade 23 October 2012
Project Giana is a two-dimensional platform created by Black Forest Games studio. The game takes place in a world with two opposing characters and is based on a skilful transition from its positive to dark version. The shape of the environment changes, as well as the heroine herself and her abilities.
Yooka-Laylee
Arcade 11 April 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.
Mighty No. 9
Arcade 21 June 2016
Mighty No. 9 is an arcade platformer developed in 2.5D by the experienced Japanese developer Comcept; the title draws inspiration from the renowned Mega Man series. The storyline is focused on the character of mighty Beck, the only robot who resisted an extremely dangerous virus, which arouses aggression among mechanical beings. It is the task of our protagonist to eliminate the danger and return the order to the world of the robots. The gameplay mechanics in Mighty No.
Starlight Inception
Arcade 22 April 2014
Space shooter in good old style. The game allows you to play the role of a young pilot taking part in World War IV. The authors have prepared an extensive one-person campaign, a tower defense mode and extensive multiplayer options for playing online.
Unbeatable
Arcade 2024
A story-driven rhythm game developed by independent studio D-CELL GAMES. Take on the role of a young singer and help her master track after track of music in the Japanese animation style UNBEATABLE.
Escape Doodland
Arcade 30 November 2018
A two-dimensional platformer created by a two-person team of Polish developers, in which we move to the comic world of scribbles, taken directly from school notebooks. Players take on the role of one of several characters and run away from a monster called Omnomus.
Desert Child
Arcade 11 December 2018
The original combination of arcade racing game, RPG production and life simulator, which is set in the distant future. In Desert Child we play the role of the pilot of a levitating scooter, which executes various paid orders, trying to bind the end to the end.
Tanglewood
Arcade 14 August 2018
TANGLEWOOD is a two-dimensional platform game inspired by classic Sega console game, in which we direct the fate of a fox-like creature looking for a way home.
SkateBIRD
Arcade 16 September 2021
A humorous arcade game dedicated to skateboarding. In SkateBIRD we control the title bird-skater driving in skateparks like bedroom or office, beating point records and performing tasks for other birds.
Pankapu
Arcade 21 September 2016
The debut of a French developer known as Too Kind. The game is a two-dimensional platformer and was funded on Kickstarter. The plot in Pankapu was divided into two branches. On one hand, the game tells a story of the brave warrior Pankapu - as told by a father reading this story to his child, Jaha'rell. The actual gameplay is rooted in that story, for the player assumes the role of said warrior, who was created by the god of dreams in order to eradicate the nightmares invading this world.
Dawn of the Devs
Arcade canceled
A two-dimensional platformer in which we find ourselves in the world of Wicked World of Gaming, where we have to face the negative aspects of the video game industry. During the game we play as characters modelled on famous developers, including Tim Schafer from Double Fine Productions, Cliff Bleszinski from Boss Key Productions and Hideo Kojima from Kojima Productions.
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.
Battle Princess Madelyn
Arcade 06 December 2018
A two-dimensional platform game developed by the independent studio Causal Bit Games (the creators of 2014 Insanity’s Blade). During the game the player controls princess Madelyn who was forced to fight evil in order to save the kingdom and her family. The gameplay of Battle Princess Madelyn relates to classic titles like Ghosts ’n Goblins and Ghouls ‘n Ghosts.
Orphan
Arcade 31 October 2018
A two-dimensional platformer created by independent American developer Wind Hill. The players control a young boy abandoned by his family, who tries to survive an alien invasion.
Clan O'Conall and the Crown of the Stag
Arcade 28 April 2021
Platform action game inspired by Celtic folklore and the Trine series. In Clan O'Conall and the Crown of the Stag, we go through colourful stages, fight against enemies and solve puzzles, controlling three heroes, between whom we can switch at any time.
Alwa's Legacy
Arcade 17 June 2020
The second part of the metroidvania platform game series, launched in 2017. Inspired by the 16-bit hits, Alwa's Legacy takes us to the Alwa land, which we walk through as the heroine named Zoe.
Guinea Pig Parkour
Arcade 2024
Humorous platformer in a fairy-tale style from the 1990s. In Guinea Pig Parkour, we run through colourful stages, overcome terrain obstacles, fight with enemies and help friendly characters.