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BlazBlue: Central Fiction
Fighting 06 October 2016
Another installment in the popular series of fighting games developed by Arc System Works. The story was divided into three chapters and it tells about the further adventures of characters known from the previous entries in the series. There are also new characters like Hibiki Kohaku, Naoto Kurogane and Hades Izanami. The gameplay is faithful to the roots of the series – BlazBlue: Central Fiction focuses on duels fought in two-dimensional environment.
Jet Moto
Racing 31 October 1996
Classic races on a special type of cushions, reminiscent of watermobiles. Twelve competitors from four teams compete on different routes full of obstacles and control points.
X-Files: The Game
Adventure 31 May 1998
X-Files: The Game is an adventure game based on the themes of a popular TV series in the convention of interactive film, produced by Fox Interactive. The player plays the role of a young FBI agent who has to solve the mystery of the disappearance of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, a duo working on matters from the X archive. The screenplay was written by Chris Carter, and the main roles in the series - David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson - were also involved in the production.
Hi-Octane
Racing 31 August 1995
A science fiction-based futuristic racing game, a side-project of the experienced Bullfrog studio. In the game we sit at the helm of 6 futuristic cars, competing on 6 different routes, full of shortcuts and branching. The fun is diversified by the possibility of using weapons and the need to replenish fuel supplies.
Armored Core
Action 10 July 1997
The first installment of a series of action games with a view of TPP, in which the main role is played by giant robots. Players take on the role of one of the pilots of modern combat machines and undertake a number of different missions.
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
Strategy 31 August 2017
A space strategy set in a popular universe created in a 1978 TV series. Developed by Black Lab Games, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock gives us an opportunity to assume control of the Colonial Fleet and to take part in a war against the Cylons - a race of man-made cybernetic machines that have rebelled against their creators.
Metal Gear Survive
Action 20 February 2018
A spin-off to the popular series from Konami, mixing cooperation-oriented play style with stealth and survival elements. Metal Gear Survive creates an alternative version of the events seen in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeros, in which the oil rig housing the self-appointed country has been destroyed by XOF, a ravenous military wing of CIA.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd
RPG 28 June 2007
Another installment in the jRPG game series developed by Nihon Falcom studio, which closes the Trails in the Sky trilogy. The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd takes place half a year after the events from the previous installment. The player starts his adventure aboard an aircraft flying under the banner of the Empire of Erebor.
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
Strategy 03 November 2016
A standalone expansion for the well-received real-time strategy game entitled Ashes of the Singularity. It was developed by the independent studio Stardock Corporation. The DLC comes with two story campaigns that let us lead the Substrate faction and the PHC forces. Both parties, present in the vanilla game, received new units, a wider variety of buildings, and more items and machines that can be summoned from the orbit.
Crackdown 3
Action 15 February 2019
The third installment in a series of popular, open-world futuristic action games. Crackdown 3 introduces the franchise to the eighth-gen consoles. The game was created by Cloudgine – a British studio led by David Jones, who is the father of the series. Similar to the previous installments, the player is taken to a futuristic city of an open structure, assuming the role of a futuristic officer of the law who faces organized crime.
WipEout: Omega Collection
Racing 07 June 2017
A collection of two refurbished titles from a series of futuristic racing games for PlayStation 4. WipEout: Omega Collection consists of two titles: WipEout HD, with an expansion – Fury, and WipEout 2048. The player takes control of an anti-gravity vehicle and takes part in various competitions, racing against the clock as well as other pilots. The individual machines require dexterity and some knowledge of their specifications: handling, speed, or durability.
Redeemer
Action 01 August 2017
A brutal hack'n'slash game filled with action and created by Sobaka Studio - a Russian developer. The protagonist is called Vasily, a well-built monk with a series of dark events lurking in his past. As a mercenary working for a ruthless military-industrial corporation, Vasily used to commit the worst kind of crimes - he murdered, tortured, and extorted from people.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
RPG 01 December 2017
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is the third entry in the Xenoblade series. The previous entries were Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii and Xenoblade Chronicles X for Wii U. The new entry isn’t directly related to its predecessors, but similarly to Final Fantasy series it shares some common elements with them, including enemies, available items, attacks and character skills. During the adventure the player assumes the role of a boy named Rex.
Deus Ex: Breach
Action 24 January 2017
A standalone free-to-play action game which initially was part of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. In Deus Ex: Breach, we assume the role of a Ripper, a hacker whose task is to retrieve classified information on the biggest corporations of the Deus Ex universe. Mechanics-wise, the production resembles a first-person shooter set in cyberspace. Every server we break into is a visually different location, densely filled with various enemies and security measures.
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Remastered
Action 16 March 2017
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Remastered is a remaster of the cult FPP shooter, developed by Night Dive. Many changes were made in the game: visuals, interface, gameplay mechanics, etc. The game now runs on Kex Engine 3.4, the enemies' A.I. was improved (now they can attack in groups and run away if required) and so was the character's movement (i.e. the hero can now climb onto some of the environmental elements).
Games of Glory
Strategy 25 April 2017
A science fiction MOBA strategy game and the debut project from Swedish-French studio Lightbulb Crew. The action of Games of Glory takes place in a universe centered around the city-state called Arkashan. From among many races, the most prominent ones are the so-called Kshanti, the effect of genetic and technological evolution of humans.
Aven Colony
Strategy 25 July 2017
A city builder strategy game developed by the independent studio Mothership Entertainment. The player arrives at the planet Aven Prime, assuming the role of the founder of one of one of the first extraterrestrial colonies. His tasks include expansion and settlement of new areas, taking care of the settlement’s technological infrastructure and the morale of its inhabitants, as well as fighting dangerous fauna and results of extreme weather conditions.
Final Fantasy Anthology
RPG 30 September 1999
Compilation of two classic jRPGs, Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI, which originally appeared on the Super Nintendo console. Editions placed in Anthology contain some additional elements.
Armored Core: Master of Arena
Action 04 February 1999
The third game from the Armored Core series, in which console owners are engaged in dynamic battles at the helm of modern robots. Continuation offers new fun modes and runs on a modified graphics engine.
Crusader: No Remorse
Action 24 October 1995
An isometric action game set in the future, created by the creators of Shock's cybernetic system. As a commandos and member of the World Economic Consortium (WEC), our hero is betrayed and then decides to join the previously hostile Resistance Movement to avenge his injustice.
Harold Halibut
Adventure 16 April 2024
Harold Halibut is a science fiction adventure game, which stands out from similar games due to its hand-crafted visuals. The developers - members of the German studio Slow Bros - have created all the elements of the in-game world from wood, metal, gum, and other materials. Moreover, they have transferred physical props into the virtual environment with photogrammetry software.
Xenogears
RPG 11 February 1998
A Japanese RPG with a complex, difficult and controversial plot, where players can control giant mosses.
The Colonists
Strategy 24 October 2018
The Colonists is an economic strategy game with certain warfare elements for PC Windows. The players get to control robots that are preparing a planet for the arrival of the colonists. Do to this, the robots have to gather resources, develop the technology and infrastructure, trade, and even wage wars against rival factions.
G-Police: Weapons of Justice
Action 31 August 1999
Exclusively released on PlayStation 1, this is a three-dimensional action game in which console owners embody the remote control of futuristic vehicles and guard order in a cosmic colony. Production develops the elements of the original published two years earlier, adding, among other things, new combat machines.