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Grounded
Action 27 September 2022
Grounded is a survival action game in which players take on the role of a teenagers, shrunk down to ant size, who are forced to fight for their survival in the garden of a house in the American suburbs. While playing, they collect raw materials, construct objects and buildings, and fight against aggressive animals.
Starbound
Action 22 July 2016
An exploration game that eludes standard genre classification, developed by independent studio Chucklefish. Starbound combines elements of a 2D sandbox platformer and a strategy game. As you play, you explore and colonize other planets, provide for their inhabitants, construct useful items and vehicles, as well as fight hostile aliens. The game is set in a procedurally generated world,providing a great amount of freedom to the players.
Age of Mythology: Retold
Strategy 2024
Age of Mythology: Retold is a revamped version of a classical RTS set in the antiquity period. The game features four playable civilizations. It was developed by World's Edge, known for, among other things, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
Humankind
Strategy 17 August 2021
A turn-based 4X strategy from the Amplitude studio, inspired by the Sid Meier's Civilization series. In Humankind, the player creates his own civilization, selecting elements from many historical cultures, and then must lead it through the centuries, from ancient times to modern times.
Loop Hero
RPG 04 March 2021
Loop Hero is an indie single player game, which combines dark fantasy adventure game with roguelite, strategy and card game. The game was developed by Four Quarters and released by Devolver Digital.
Immortals of Aveum
Action 22 August 2023
An FPP action game, in which we play as a mage, fighting to save a world ruined by conflict. Immortals of Aveum was developed by Ascendant Studios and published by Electronic Arts.
Kona II: Brume
Adventure 18 October 2023
The second part of the series of FPP adventure games with survival elements from Parabole studio. In Kona II: Brume we again find ourselves in northern Canada, where another puzzle awaits Carl Faubert to solve.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
RPG 06 December 2004
The second installment of the bestselling RPG set in the popular Star Wars universe. Contrary to its predecessor created by BioWare, it was developed by Obsidian Entertainment. The sequel’s plot starts 5 years after the events of the first part and tells a completely different story, focusing on entirely new characters. This time around, we assume the role of the last Jedi knight, whose task is to rebuild the dissolved Jedi Order and restore peace and order in the galaxy.
Fallout
RPG 30 September 1997
A classic cRPG developed by Black Isle Studios. The action of Fallout is set in a post-apocalyptic world of the future. In 2077, the struggle for oil deposits between the United States and China led to an outbreak of a war, which eventually ended with both sides using their nuclear arsenal. However, before the missiles came down some groups of American citizens had managed to find refuge in commercial shelters, called the Vaults. 84 years later, a malfunction occurs in Vault 13.
Quake III: Arena
Action 03 December 1999
The third installment of a bestselling series by id Software, and one of the most important titles when it comes to multiplayer FPP shooters. The greatest novelty introduced by Quake III: Arena is the fact that after two previous installments of the series, intended to be played both in multi-, and single player modes, the developers decided to focus exclusively on the multiplayer aspect of the game.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Action 07 June 2016
A continuation of the 2008’s bestselling action game by EA DICE that combined incredibly dynamic gameplay with parkour elements. The story is set in a quasi-totalitarian world of the near future, where powerful corporations replaced governments. The players assume the role of Faith, a courier who, having mastered the art of moving through the urban jungle, through her determination can become the eponymous catalyst of change.
Gears of War 4
Action 11 October 2016
The fourth major installment in the cult futuristic third-person shooter series and the debut of this Xbox-exclusive franchise on an 8th-generation platform. It was developed by The Coalition (previously known as Black Tusk), studio established by a long-time producer of the series, Rod Fergusson. Story-wise, Gears of War 4 is not a direct sequel to the original trilogy; instead, we assume control over a completely new pair of protagonists.
Halo Wars 2
Strategy 17 February 2017
The continuation of the real-time science fiction strategy published in 2009 on Xbox 360 as a spin-off of the FPS franchise Halo. The second installment is co-developed by 353 Industries, which picked up the series after Bungie Software, and Creative Assembly primarily known for the extremely-popular strategy game series Total War. The plot of Halo Wars opens a whole new chapter in the universe, and supplements the original title’s story.
DayZ
Action 13 December 2018
A post-apocalyptic MMO first person shooter. The game, created by the Czech developer Bohemia Interactive Studios, is an expanded version of a popular ArmA II mod. DayZ features a world where most of the population turned into bloodthirsty zombies. The game is set in a fictional country called Chernarus, where the remaining humans try to survive at all cost.
Atomic Heart
Action 21 February 2023
A first-person perspective shooter, in which the players are taken to a retro-futuristic version of the Soviet Union. In Atomic Heart, the players assume the role of a secret agent tasked with examining a secret facility connection with which had been lost. The protagonist must face an army of hostile robots and hordes of zombies.
Wild Hearts
Action 16 February 2023
TPP action game with RPG elements, in which we hunt overgrown creatures in a fantastic land, acting alone or in a team of three. Wild Hearts was developed by Omega Force studio, and was released by Electronic Arts.
FIFA 17
Sports 27 September 2016
Another installment of the leading sports game series by EA Sports, featuring a great many licensed national teams and top-league football clubs. Apart from the well-known elements of the franchise and a wide range of varied singleplayer and multiplayer modes, FIFA 17 is the first game in the series to also feature a story campaign, called “The Journey.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Action 11 March 2020
The second part of the metroidvania series, in which the players play the title ghost. In Ori and the Will of the Wisps, the protagonist leaves Nibel forest to discover his true destiny as he travels through an exotic world.
Dungeons 4
Strategy 09 November 2023
The fourth installment in an RTS series inspired by Dungeon Keeper. Dungeons 4 has us playing as the dark lord, aiming to conquer the fantasy world. The game supports singleplayer and co-op.
Command & Conquer Remastered
Strategy 05 June 2020
A remastered version of Command & Conquer, a classic RTS from the mid-1990s, which is considered to be one of the fathers of the genre. The game has a completely new audiovisual setting while maintaining the key elements of the original gameplay.
Scorn
Adventure 14 October 2022
A first-person science fiction horror action game heavily inspired by the works of H.R. Giger, the creator of the xenomorph from the Alien franchise. Scorn takes the players to an unreal world that balances on the verge of dream and reality. It consists of several open locations joined together, built almost exclusively from organic material; each one is characterized by different style and a unique set of logic puzzles.
Killer Instinct
Fighting 22 November 2013
The third installment in the series of fighting games started in the nineties. The game was developed by Double Helix Games, creators of Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters and MX vs. ATV Reflex. In Killer Instinct the player assumes the role of a warrior of his choosing and fights against computer opponents or human rivals (cross-platform playing is supported).
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
RPG 16 July 2003
A third person RPG title set in the Star Wars universe, one of the world’s most famous science fiction franchises. The game was created by BioWare Studios, mainly known for the legendary series Baldur’s Gate. The story of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is set 4,000 years before the events of the film saga, during the so-called Old Republic period.
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Action 16 September 2003
This installment of the Jedi Knight video game series has been developed by Raven Software. The action of the game takes place 6 years after the events shown in the previous Jedi Knight game. The player gets the opportunity to become a student at the Jedi Academy led by Luke Skywalker and Kyle Katarn on Yavin IV. What is interesting, upon starting the game the player has to create his or her own character by choosing the race, sex, clothing and physical appearance.