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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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Pizza Tower
Pizza Tower

Arcade 26 January 2023

A platforming game developed by Tour De Pizza, inspired by Wario Land and 1990s cartoons. The main protagonist of Pizza Tower is Peppino Spaghetti, a balding Italian chef on a quest to save his restaurant from destruction. There is only one thing to be done: destroy the titular tower.

Cuphead
Cuphead

Arcade 29 September 2017

A two-dimensional action game with designs resembling old cartoon movies, which is a debut production of StudioMDHR, an independent developer. In Cuphead, we assume the role of a gambling addict that loses his soul to the devil during one of his sessions. To retrieve it, he needs to work off its equivalent. When it comes to mechanics, the game is a 2D fighting game with a degree of platforming elements – we participate in continuous 1v1 fights, taking place on special 2D arenas.

Friday Night Funkin'
Friday Night Funkin'

Arcade 05 October 2020

Friday Night Funkin' is a free music game in which the player's task is to press the keys on the keyboard in the right moment to the rhythm of the songs. The game offers an extensive, as for this genre, story campaign and a free mode.

Terraria
Terraria

Arcade 16 May 2011

A sandbox platform game by indie studio Re-Logic, sometimes called the 2D version of the popular Minecraft. There is no set goal; your task is basically to shape the randomly-generated world around you. At first you only have a few basic tools, which allow you to dig and find resources, chop wood, and create simple structures. As the game progresses, due to the extensive crafting system, you discover better tools, allowing you to create advanced materials and to fight monsters.

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance
The Binding of Isaac: Repentance

Arcade 31 March 2021

Repentance is an expansion to The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, introducing new locations, enemies and objects and an alternative path with another boss and ending. The DLC was developed by Nicalis studio.

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

Arcade 04 December 2017

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator is a humorous game allowing the players to assume the role of a pizzeria manager. Developed by Scott Cawthon, the game is a spin-off to one of his survival horror series - Five Nights at Freddy's - and hides a certain surprise for the fans.

Sonic Mania
Sonic Mania

Arcade 29 August 2017

A 3D platformer that came out as a reboot of one of the most popular adventure game series, featuring the titular Sonic the Hedgehog. This production was created by a SEGA’s subsidiary, Sonic Team, employing people who helped create the series and its most important iterations.

Zuma's Revenge
Zuma's Revenge

Arcade 15 September 2009

Zuma's Revenge is a PopCap Games-produced logical-arcade game with the title frog in the lead role. Players are supposed to hit the balls spit out by a funny amphibian in the balls moving along the twisted track. The creators of the game have prepared four variants of fun and several dozens of boards kept in the Aztec atmosphere.

Just Shapes & Beats
Just Shapes & Beats

Arcade 01 June 2018

An unusual music game by indie studio Berzerk, inspired by classic shoot'em up games. You control a shape that you have to lead to the end of the level, which is made more difficult by various geometrical shapes appearing to the rhythm of the music.

Pepper Grinder
Pepper Grinder

Arcade 28 March 2024

Pepper Grinder is a dynamic platform game with good 2D graphics. The main element of the game is a powerful grinder that we use to dig tunnels, solve puzzles and fight.

Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Guns, Gore & Cannoli

Arcade 30 April 2015

A two-dimensional shooter which takes place in the gangster underworld during the 20s. The game was developed by a small Belgium studio Crazy Monkey. In the title the player assumes the role of a gangster whose family terrorizes the streets. However, trouble begins when a rival mafia appears in the city. What’s worse, hordes of zombies are conquering the streets.

Freddy in Space 2
Freddy in Space 2

Arcade 03 December 2019

Freddy in Space 2 is a spin-off of the Five Night's at Freddy's series, which takes known characters into space. In this case, the player is not dealing with a horror, but with an arcade shooter in a side view.

Shank 2
Shank 2

Arcade 07 February 2012

Shank 2 is a continuation of a bloody 2D platformer by Klei Entertainment, a Canadian company, released in 2010. The title character, a former mafia killer, tries to redeem his guilt and protect his loved ones from the danger threatening them.

Shank
Shank

Arcade 26 October 2010

Shank is a 2D side-scroll platformer with a kind of "beat up" by Klei Entertainment studio. The plot of the game depicts the fate of the title character, a paid killer at the service of the mafia, who wants to take revenge on his former employers for the death of his girlfriend. The game abounds in spectacular battle scenes with the use of various weapons. A large amount of blood gushing on the screen makes the game addressed to adult audiences, despite the comic style convention.

Rayman Legends
Rayman Legends

Arcade 29 August 2013

An action 2D platform game starring a sympathetic creature of a protagonist. The game was developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and is the fifth full-fledged installment in the series created by Michel Ancel. This time the titular protagonist and his friend Globox must face nightmares which have created amazing worlds during the 100 years they have spent in the Crossroads of Dreams. Rayman must also free the Teensies captured by the clone of the deceptive Magician.

Gunpoint
Gunpoint

Arcade 03 June 2013

An interesting puzzle platformer about the adventures of a spy who undertakes dangerous missions. The player's task is to bypass security measures in carefully guarded buildings. We do this with advanced gadgets, including a device that allows you to hack certain objects. Each level can be passed in several ways.

Tiny Thief
Tiny Thief

Arcade 16 December 2013

Tiny Thief is a two-dimensional sneaking game developed by the team of 5 Ants, in which we play as a young thief trying to earn a living in the Middle Ages. In most missions, the player's task is to rob rich aristocrats and avoid detection.

Rayman
Rayman

Arcade 30 April 1996

A colourful platformer, which gave rise to the popular series with Rayman in the lead role. Our friendly hero sets out to help the inhabitants of the Dreamland, imprisoned by the insidious Mr. Darek. In order to defeat him, he has to travel through six different and dangerous worlds.

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Arcade 04 November 2014

An expanded version of a popular indie game that has been released in 2011 by Team Meat studio. Nicalis studio, a bit more experienced team, has been involved in refreshing of the title, in cooperation with original developers. When it comes to mechanics, the gameplay hasn’t changed much, offering randomly-generated levels, traversed by the titular Isaac, who solves simple puzzles and eliminates monsters or much more powerful bosses.

Rogue Legacy 2
Rogue Legacy 2

Arcade 28 April 2022

Rogue Legacy 2 is a 2D platformer with RPG and roguelike elements. The player explores a randomly generated world, and after the death of the character, the adventure continues with its descendants. Between the expeditions we can improve and expand our own residence.

Symphonia
Symphonia

Arcade 2024

A music-themed platformer. Symphonia stars Philemon, a violinist traversing a musical world, assembling an orchestra to stop the silence the land is falling into.

Rain World
Rain World

Arcade 28 March 2017

A hybrid of a platform and a survival game. The title was developed by two people – Joar Lisberg Jakobsson was the lead programmer and the author of the idea of the game while the music was composed by James Primate. The game takes place in a hostile post-industrial realm filled with complicated machinery. The environment is constantly plagued by downpours and the animals that live in it are forced to hide from the rain in a hibernated state.

Mark of the Ninja
Mark of the Ninja

Arcade 16 October 2012

Two-dimensional platformer by Klei Entertainment studio, creators of popular Shank series arcade games. This time the player takes on the role of a ninja warrior, and his main concern is the quiet movement among enemy patrols. The title is only available in digital distribution.

Peggle Deluxe
Peggle Deluxe

Arcade 11 April 2007

Peggle Deluxe is a game for players of all ages, developed by PopCap Games. The title was distributed digitally.