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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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Raiden V: Director's Cut
Raiden V: Director's Cut

Arcade 10 October 2017

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.

The Video Game Machine
The Video Game Machine

Arcade June 2024 (early access since 29 May 2019)

The Video Game Machine is an editor that allows you to create your own 2D games. The production offers a selection of several different genres and gives players the opportunity to design levels, write dialogues and set the rules governing the game. Stardock is responsible for the creation and release of this title.

Moorhuhn X
Moorhuhn X

Arcade 15 November 2003

One of the most popular game series of the end of the 20th century in Germany. The phenomenon and great popularity of the program should be explained by the great playability, simplicity and funny subject matter of the game. The whole entertainment consists in taking part in a chicken hunt, in which for each accurate shot we receive a certain amount of points.

Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank!
Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank!

Arcade 24 February 2005

Two-dimensional arcade game in which we steer a small but heavily armed tank. The action takes place in 1984, and in our opinion the Soviet invasion is repulsed. The game is about shooting down as many enemy units as possible.

VergeWorld
VergeWorld

Arcade June 2024

VergeWorld is a shooter with elements of racing games and roguelikes. The player controls a flying combat machine speeding through randomly generated maps, made in a style inspired by 32-bit console and Amiga computer games.

Raiden IV: OverKill
Raiden IV: OverKill

Arcade 03 September 2015

Shoot'em up, where we sit at the helm of a futuristic fighter and eliminate hordes of enemies, making use of an extensive arsenal. Originally Raiden IV made his debut on arcade machines, and later also appeared on home entertainment devices.

Hellmut: The Badass from Hell
Hellmut: The Badass from Hell

Arcade 27 February 2018

A 2D dungeon crawler about fighting demons. In Hellmut: The Badass from Hell, the players control various characters unlocked during the game. The gameplay itself is fast, intensive, and difficult.

Cotton Reboot
Cotton Reboot

Arcade 11 November 2021

Cotton Reboot is a remake of a two-dimensional side-scroll shooter released in 1991, in which gamers play the role of the title witch, who sets off on her way to get her favourite candy. Studio Beep is responsible for the production.

SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
SNK 40th Anniversary Collection

Arcade 07 June 2019

A collection released for the 40th anniversary of SNK. It features titles like Crystalis, Ikari III: The Rescue, Guerrilla War, P.O.W., Prehistoric Isle in 1930, Psycho Soldier, TNK III, Vanguard, and Victory Road.

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.

RiftStar Raiders
RiftStar Raiders

Arcade 28 February 2018

A top-down space shooter game designed specifically to deliver a co-op experience. The creators of the game, Climax Studios, were inspired mainly by titles popular long ago in arcades. The player takes on the role of an adventurer-pilot, who lives in the criminal center of the galaxy. The protagonist earns their living by selling valuable pieces of hardware salvaged from destroyed spaceships, oftentimes neutralized by themselves.

The Collider 2
The Collider 2

Arcade 19 April 2016

A dynamic space shooter and a sequel to The Collider - a simple arcade game developed by Shortbreak. Set in a science-fiction world, the game casts the player in the role of a space fighter pilot who has to engage in a fight against powerful space invaders to save the human race. Once it became clear that conventional weapons are ineffective, the only chance of defeating the enemy was to go inside the mothership in order to destroy it from within.

Steredenn
Steredenn

Arcade 01 October 2015

A side-scrolling shooter developed by the independent Pixelnest Studio. The player sits at the helm of a spaceship, their task is to eliminate subsequent waves of incoming enemies. We encounter both ordinary, numerous opponents that aren’t too difficult to defeat as well as more rare bosses that require devising a special tactic to beat them. In Steredenn, we are not defenseless and the ship we pilot can be equipped with 35 kinds of weapons and 25 enhancements that we unlock with progress.

Boiling Bolt
Boiling Bolt

Arcade 05 December 2017

A unique arcade game blending classic side-scroll shooter mechanics with modern 3D visuals. The production features a single player mode and a co-op mode for two players.

Teslapunk
Teslapunk

Arcade 30 December 2020

Classic two-dimensional shooter with vertical scrolling. Sitting at the helm of a retrofuturistic ship equipped with modern weapons, we face the Martian invasion of Emperor Zangorax, who at night is one of the most popular DJs on his planet, and during the day turns into a possessed madman in power.

Exit the Gungeon
Exit the Gungeon

Arcade 17 March 2020

Exit The Gungeon is a combination of an action game and a dungeon crawler. The player's goal is to complete randomly generated, constantly moving levels and eliminate the opponents on them.

Audica
Audica

Arcade 05 November 2019

Hybrid of the the FPS and rhythm game, developed by Harmonix Music Systems. In the game Audica we get two blasters at our disposal, and our task is to shoot targets to the rhythm of electronic music accompanying the game.

Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX
Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX

Arcade 17 March 2006

The third part of a very popular futuristic shooting game, started on slot machines. We sit at the helm of the title fighter, eliminating the enemy units we meet on the way. The producer has prepared a total of seven levels, played in different corners of the universe.

Velocity 2X
Velocity 2X

Arcade 19 August 2015

Another installment in the series of 2D scrolling shooters, in which we control a spaceship equipped with the ability to teleport to any location. The game once again takes us to the distant future, in which all forms of life in the Vilio star system faced a threat when it turned out that the great celestial body began to change into a red giant.

Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers
Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers

Arcade 21 September 2012

Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers is a secondary airborne shooting game depicting the Pacific conflict between the United States and the Empire of Japan. We sit at the helm of realistically reproduced planes and command powerful aircraft carriers. The gameplay is complemented by an extensive multiplayer mode.

Panzer Dragoon (1996)
Panzer Dragoon (1996)

Arcade 15 June 1996

In the distant future, a handful of people must use ancient weapons and armoured dragons to defend themselves against bio-weapons.