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Gift
Gift

Arcade 08 May 2024

A platformer with adventure game elements. Gift tasks us with escaping a sinking ship by jumping onto platforms, avoiding traps and solving environmental puzzles.

Sonic Lost World
Sonic Lost World

Arcade 02 November 2015

Dynamic platformer with one of the most famous heroes of video games in the lead role. The blue hedgehog Sonic sets off to rescue the title, lost world. As usual, he has meetings with dangerous enemies, but a friendly heros can always count on the help of his faithful friends. The title was produced by the Sonic Team on behalf of Sega.

Valley Peaks
Valley Peaks

Arcade 2024

An arcade adventure game in the first person, in which we climb mountains and explore the titular valley. Valley Peaks is made in cartoonish graphics, and in addition to climbing it also offers numerous mini-games and an array of interesting NPCs.

The Gecko Gods
The Gecko Gods

Arcade May 2024

A 3D adventure platformer. The Gecko Gods has us playing as a gecko on a journey to save its friend, traversing ancient ruins, facing challenges and solving clever puzzles.

Knight Rider
Knight Rider

Arcade 22 November 2002

Knight Rider is a Davilex studio-produced racing game with elements of adventure, based on the themes of a popular TV series with David Husselhoff in the lead role. The player takes on the role of Michael Knight and, with a technologically advanced car, tries to save the world from various threats.

Unbeatable
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.

Guinea Pig Parkour
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.

Greak: Memories of Azur
Greak: Memories of Azur

Arcade 17 August 2021

Platformer, in which we take control of three heroes with unique abilities. In Greak: Memories of Azur the action is shown from the side, and during the game we travel through fantastic locations, fight with enemies and solve puzzles.

Lorn's Lure
Lorn's Lure

Arcade 2024

Lorn's Lure is a challenging first-person 3D platformer, in which we explore a huge forgotten fortress as a robot. Chequers play a key role in the gameplay, allowing us to climb on almost any surface.

Pato Box
Pato Box

Arcade 16 March 2018

Original independent game, in which we play the boxer duck, which takes revenge on its former employers. The game is a series of fist fights with bosses, inspired by the classic Punch-Out!

DISTANT
DISTANT

Arcade TBA

A platform game in which the player travels through a pastel, oneiric world, trying to stop its annihilation. The gameplay is based on exploring the environment, jumping from platform to platform, avoiding various terrain obstacles and solving uncomplicated environmental riddles.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom

Arcade 21 October 2003

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom is an adventure game with arcade elements based on the license of a popular animated series. The player's task is to help the title hero and his friends fight the disobedient robots of the sneaky Plankton. PC conversion was prepared by AWE Games studio.

Owlboy
Owlboy

Arcade 01 November 2016

A retro-inspired adventure-platform game developed by D-Pad Studios. The protagonist of Owlboy is Otus, an owl-boy from a flying village - Veille. One day, when the village is invaded by sky pirates, our protagonist embarks on a dangerous adventure that will be full of exploration of intriguing locations and battling increasingly difficult opponents.

Grimind
Grimind

Arcade 18 December 2012

Grimind is a 2D adventure platformer, created by Pawel "Szaman" Mogila. The action of the game is set in a dark cave, and the player's task is to help a bizarre creature get out of it. The game consists in overcoming successive boards, with a great emphasis on manipulating elements of the environment and using the laws of physics.

Kot w butach
Kot w butach

Arcade 07 September 2007

The cat in shoes is an arcade game with elements of an adventure game addressed to the youngest customers. The plot loosely refers to the motifs of a folk fairy tale. The player directs the actions of the title cat, who sets out to rescue the miller Janek, imprisoned by the Great Wizard.

Shovel Knight
Shovel Knight

Arcade 26 June 2014

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.

Super Panda Adventures
Super Panda Adventures

Arcade 22 April 2013

2D platformer with elements of an action game, adventure game and cRPG. The main character, Fu, has just completed a training to become the guardian of the princess. On the day of the ceremony, however, there were complications. The planet was attacked by robots who abducted his wards. The brave knight-panda sets out to rescue. The title was produced by Paul Schneider.

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows

Arcade 17 September 2015

A free expansion to Shovel Knight, a well-received platform title developed by Yacht Club Games. This time, the players received a completely new hero – Plague Knight, who is known for being one of the antagonists in the base game. After his defeat at the hands of Shovel Knight, the fledging protagonist decides to leave his former allies and embark on a journey in search of ingredients necessary for creation of a mysterious, powerful potion.

Die With Glory
Die With Glory

Arcade 11 May 2017

A 2D action adventure game that combines Scandinavian mythology with modern pop culture elements. It was developed by Castle, a Russian-American studio. The protagonist is a red-bearded Viking called Sigurd, whose biggest dream is to enter Valhalla. The story of Die With Glory is non-linear to a large extent, which means the way the hero achieves his goal is largely dependent on the player’s decisions. Gameplay-wise, the title combines platforming elements with adventure and strategy.

Even the Ocean
Even the Ocean

Arcade 16 November 2016

A 2D platform game by Analgesic Productions, the authors of Anodyne. Even the Ocean follows the story of a woman called Aliph, who has a low-paid job in one of the power stations in the futuristic city of Whiteforge. One day, thanks to an unexpected twist of fate, Aliph gains strange powers and the Mayor employs her to fight unknown invaders.

Knights and Bikes
Knights and Bikes

Arcade 27 August 2019

Knights and Bikes is a PC-based nostalgic action adventure game that takes us to a small British island in autumn 1987 and casts us as teenage girls trying to stop the ghostly invasion. The game is mainly about exploring and fighting, and in both of these aspects the use of bicycles plays a key role.

Light Fall
Light Fall

Arcade 26 April 2018

A two-dimensional platform game. It is the debut title of the Canadian studio Bishop Games. In Light Fall the player is taken to the fantasy realm of Numbra, where the darkness won the battle with the light. The player assumes the role of a mysterious boy. The player must reveal the enigmatic past of the boy and save the citizens of Numbra from the incoming danger.

Pikuniku
Pikuniku

Arcade 24 January 2019

Pikuniku is a humorous and charming 2D game mixing arcade and puzzle genres, created by independent studio Sectordub. Gameplay revolves around traversing locations while solving simple puzzles and interacting with interesting characters. All of this is set in an absurd style, which uses simple visuals with clear colors and equally simple sounds. We can play both alone and with a friend through a local multiplayer mode.

Shovel Knight: King of Cards
Shovel Knight: King of Cards

Arcade 10 December 2019

The last expansion to the well-received game Shovel Knight. Both the add-on and the base game have been developed by Yacht Club Games. The main protagonist of the expansion is the titular King of Cards, who is one of the bosses the player has to fight as the Shovel Knight in the base game. The main protagonist has to prove their rights to the crown by defeating three usurpers from the neighboring lands.