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Arcade Video Games

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.

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Arcade 20 October 2023

A side-scrolling 2.5D platformer. Super Mario Bros. Wonder introduces the Wonder Flowers, power-ups that affect gameplay in various unpredictable ways.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Arcade 05 April 2022

The final part of the LEGO Star Wars series, based on nine episodes of Star Wars. We direct hundreds of characters from the Star Wars universe and recreate the most famous cinema scenes in a more humorous version.

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Sonic Superstars
Sonic Superstars

Arcade 17 October 2023

Sonic Superstars is a new installment in one of the world's most popular platforming series. Gameplay-wise, it's inspired by classic early 2D Sonic games, which it combines with appealing 3D visuals.

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Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Spyro Reignited Trilogy

Arcade 13 November 2018

A collection of three three-dimensional platform games that were originally released on the first PlayStation. The protagonist is a small, purple dragon named Spyro. The collection features the following games: Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage! and Spyro: Year of the Dragon. The games feature almost the same gameplay as the originals, but their graphics were greatly refreshed.

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Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

Arcade 30 June 2017

A bundle of first three Crash Bandicoot games, remastered by Vicarious Visions studio. Aside from modern visuals, all games feature rebuilt levels, as well as a new save system, which lets us use every control point along with quick save option. What’s more, they've received an unified menu and a Time Trial mode. Like in originals, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy lets us take control of the titular bandicoot, who must stop the evil Dr Cortex from taking over the world.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2

Arcade 14 November 2017

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is a sequel to the 2013 platform/action game LEGO Marvel Super Heroes developed by Traveller's Tales. This time we will have to face Kang the Conqueror who travels in time and causes turmoil in various eras across the history. Once again we will be able to play as several dozen Marvel characters, including Thor, Hulk, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and Guardians of the Galaxy.

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Astro's Playroom
Astro's Playroom

Arcade 12 November 2020

Astro's Playroom is a 3D platformer which is a sequel to one of the best games created for the PlayStation VR - Astro Bot: Rescue Mission. Unlike that game, the continuation does not require VR goggles.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

Arcade 22 October 2013

An action-adventure game featuring the superheroes from Marvel comic books. The title was created by Traveller’s Tales Studio, experts at LEGO video games (e.g. LEGO The Lord of the Rings, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, LEGO Harry Potter). Players can become Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Captain America, and other superheroes, who are asked by Nick Fury from the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization to save the world from villains and other dangers.

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Captain Claw
Captain Claw

Arcade 12 May 1998

Two-dimensional platform game with attractive cartoon graphics. As Captain Pauzr's cat pirate, we set out to search for the mystical artifact, the Nine Existence Amulet, and the jewels needed to launch this artifact. During the adventure you have to defeat dozens of traps and hundreds of enemies. There is a sword, a pistol, several dynamite sticks and magical spells at your disposal.

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LEGO Marvel's Avengers
LEGO Marvel's Avengers

Arcade 26 January 2016

Another installment in a bestselling action-adventure game series based on the license of the LEGO bricks. This title is a result of cooperation between the developers from Traveller’s Tales and the Marvel company. Once again, players visit the amazing world of comic superheroes. The story is based on the Avengers film (2012) and its sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).

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Party Animals
Party Animals

Arcade 20 September 2023

A multiplayer-focused arcade fighting game with a slightly exaggerated physics engine. Party Animals has us playing as the titular animals, fighting each other and completing objectives.

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Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy

Arcade 31 August 2023

A new installment in a series of fantasy arcade games. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy tasks Pontius the Knight, Amadeus the Wizard and Zoya the Thief with stopping a mechanical army from taking over their kingdom.

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Super Mario Odyssey
Super Mario Odyssey

Arcade 27 October 2017

Super Mario Odyssey is a 3D platform game developed for Nintendo Switch and another installment of the Mario video game franchise. In Super Mario Odyssey, the titular plumber has to saved his beloved Princess Peach, who this time faces a forced marriage with the game's main antagonist, Bowser. The game takes place not only in the typical for the series fairy-tale land, but also in the alternative version of the real world.

Switch

Bang-On Balls: Chronicles
Bang-On Balls: Chronicles

Arcade 05 October 2023

A 3D platformer using memes with so-called Countryballs. In Bang-On Balls: Chronicles we traverse vast stages inspired by different historical periods and overcome various challenges by avoiding traps, jumping between platforms and fighting opponents.

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It Takes Two
It Takes Two

Arcade 26 March 2021

It Takes Two is a co-op action adventure game from the authors of A Way Out. In terms of gameplay, the game resembles platformers, offering logical and arcade challenges that require the cooperation of two players.

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Teardown
Teardown

Arcade 21 April 2022

Teardown is a game in which we play as the thief - our job is to plan and then make break ins to steal valuable items. The game is characterized by a high level of interaction with the environment and destruction of the map.

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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

Arcade 12 February 2021

A remastered version of the 2013 3D platformer titled Super Mario 3D World. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury introduced a new game mode, improved mechanics, and slightly tweaked graphics and interface.

Switch

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
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.

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Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Arcade 02 October 2020

A 3D platform game from Toys for Bob, the follow-up to 2007's Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped. While playing Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time players explore colourful worlds, jump over obstacles, avoid traps and fight enemies.

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Kao the Kangaroo
Kao the Kangaroo

Arcade 27 May 2022

The next installment of a series of 3D platformers telling about the adventures of Kao the kangaroo. During the adventure, the player goes in search of the main character's sister. In order to find her, the protagonist has to face the warriors scattered around the world.

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Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight

Arcade 24 February 2017

Hollow Knight is a 2D metroidvania game developed by the indie studio Team Cherry. The game takes us to a fantasy underground world located bellow the city of Dirtmouth. The place attracts numerous adventurers, who disappear without a trace when they enter it. We play as an adventurer who decides to face the challenge and find riches, fame, and the answers he is looking for in that underground world. The game is presented from a side-scrolling perspective.

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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.

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Hello Neighbor
Hello Neighbor

Arcade 08 December 2017

An unusual first-person stealth game by Dynamix Pixels. In Hello Neighbor, we assume the role of an owner of a suburban house who suspects that his neighbor hides a terrible secret. To confirm his suspicions, he decides to sneak into his home, which won’t be easy since the man is incredibly alert and will stop at nothing to protect his privacy. The goal is to infiltrate the neighbor’s house undetected. Decoys and other distractions are helpful in turning the attention away from us.

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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

Arcade 20 September 2019

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is a remake of a classic action adventure game from 1993. The project reproduces the content of the original, with improvements limited to control and audio-visual setting. Player explores the world, solves puzzles and fights enemies.

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