Video Games Encyclopedia

Action 20 August 2019

An action game with role-playing game features. It takes the players to a post-apocalyptic universe, where they face monsters known as The Root. Remnant: From the Ashes was developed by Gunfire Games (the creators of Darksiders III) with four-player cooperation mode in mind.

Action Tuesday, 27 August 2019

A TPP action game focused on the online co-op mode. It was developed by Crytek, whose members used to work e.g on the Darksiders series. The game utilizes a free-to-play model with optional microtransactions. The story is set in the 19th century and focuses on several fearless heroes fighting monsters from legends and superstitions. The team of 4 people features characters with unique abilities, which can be developed as the game progresses. The battles take place on randomly generated maps and involve fighting various monsters and boss enemies. Like in many such games, to succeed you have to cooperate with your teammates and make good use of the characters' abilities. In addition, your ammo is limited, which forces you to carefully plan every attack.

Action Tuesday, 27 August 2019

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is an episodic third-person survival adventure game. This is the first game developed by Panache Digital Games, a studio led by Patrice Désilets who previously worked for Ubisoft and THQ. He co-created the first three Assassin's Creed games and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey takes the players through events that shaped mankind, such as creation of the first tools, agricultural revolution, the fall of the Roman empire, Wright brothers' first powered flight, landing on the Moon, or discovery of the human DNA. All of those events are presented in episodes.

Action Tuesday, 27 August 2019

Control, developed for PlayStation 4 is a science-fiction third-person shooter, in which the players have to face the invasion from out of this world using a number of special abilities and a telekinetic pistol that apart from shooting bullets allows the players to throw objects and opponents.

Adventure Friday, 30 August 2019

An FPP adventure in a climate of horror, inspired by a popular series of cinema horror movies, developed by the Polish Bloober Team. In Blair Witch, players take on the role of a former policeman who scours a forest haunted by a witch in search of a missing boy.

Adventure Friday, 30 August 2019

Man of Medan is a horror adventure game opening The Dark Pictures Anthology. The game tells the story of the discovery of a sunken wreck from the Second World War. The game is very non-linear and it is up to us who will survive and how the whole story will end.

Adventure 19 August 2019

An interactive video for PlayStation 4 and the PlayLink mobile app. During the game we get to know the fate of the title woman, who can help to catch the murderer.

RPG Tuesday, 27 August 2019

Isometric RPG hack'n'slash action, which takes place in a fantasy world inspired by pre-Christian mythologies, published by Wargaming (known from World of Tanks). Pagan Online can be played both alone and in cooperation.

RPG 10 September 2019

GreedFall is another RPG developed by the studio Spiders with the help from Focus Home Interactive. GreedFall is set in a original universe stylized after the 17th century United States. The game takes place on an island where people live in harmony with nature and the supernatural. Things get complicated when the colonists arrive. Our protagonist ends up right in the middle of the conflict between the natives and the colonial forces. Gameplay does not differ that much from what we could see in the previous games developed by Spiders - we will fight with the encountered enemies. In combat, we will mostly use cold steel weapons. Pistols, muskets, and magic are secondary. Exploration and crafting also play a crucial role in the game. There are many possible ways we can choose when approaching oppositions (diplomacy, open fights, sneaking).

Action 19 August 2019

An online shooter with survival features, created by Bohemia Interactive studio. We are taken to Europe after a nuclear war and compete with other players for resources needed for survival in the postwar Norway.

Action November 2019

An action adventure game to be available on PlayStation 4 and later on also PC. The title was designed by the industry legend and co-creator of the Metal Gear series, Hideo Kojima. The story of Death Stranding focuses on the evolution of human race and on the “connection” motive which redefines the role of failure and death in videogames. American actor Norman Reedus who is well known for his role in The Walking Dead TV series plays the role of the main protagonist of the title. Reedus previously worked with Kojima on the canceled survival horror Silent Hills. The gameplay mechanics of Death Stranding combine features of action games, adventure games and RPGs. However, the developers have ambition to move beyond the traditional understanding of these genres and create a completely new quality which will combine the traits of traditional video game with symbolism and new ways for experiencing the story and fates of the characters.

Action 20 August 2019

Add-on to the FPS Metro Exodus, in which as Colonel Chlebnikow we go to the underground Novosibirsk. Metro Exodus: The Two Colonels hero goes on a dangerous expedition to ensure the survival of his son Kirill and the other tunnel dwellers.

Action October 2019

Reboot of the sub-series Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, developed by Infinity Ward studio. Players take on the role of elite soldiers and take part in military operations around the globe. Apart from the feature campaign, the title has a competitive multiplayer mode and a cooperation module.

Action 13 September 2019

The third main part of the famous Borderlands series - humorous and cooperative FPP shooter with a strong RPG element. The action takes place a few years after the Borderlands 2 events. The title was created by Gearbox Software studio, also responsible for previous editions and, among others, the Brothers in Arms series.

RPG 22 August 2019

Action RPG game, in which we play the hero named Kagachi - one of the Observers guarding order in the world of living and helping the dead wandering around the hereafter. Oninaki stands out from the previous games of Tokyo RPG Factory studio due to its skillful combat system.

Action 13 August 2019

A science fiction space sandbox that features traits of an RPG, a strategy game, and an action game. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is a sequel to Rebel Galaxy, a game from 2015. It was developed by an independent studio Double Damage Games.

Action 20 August 2019

RAD is a dynamic roguelike set in a postapocalyptic world in which, as a teenager with a baseball bat in hand, we go inland in search of salvation for the remaining humanity.

RPG Tuesday, 27 August 2019

A special version of World of Warcraft MMORPG developed by Blizzard Entertainment. In WoW Classic, the creators restore the mechanics and the world presented to the version from the first years of this production.

Action 15 August 2019

Developed by Voidpoint and published by 3D Realms, Ion Maiden is a sci-fi FPS game. The player is taken to the future and assumes the role of a female mercenary known as Bombshell - her goal is to save humanity from an invasion of aliens. Although the game utilizes the Build engine from Duke Nukem 3D, the creators modernized it to a significant degree. Mechanics were also improved - the formula of said classic title laid the groundwork, though it got adequately expanded. Dynamic exchange of fire constitutes the core of the experience; when fighting, the player uses plenty of diverse firearms. Practically each of those has an alternative firing mode or uses different kinds of ammunition. The maps are large, non-linear, and full of alternative paths. As for the environmental objects, many of them are interactive. Ion Maiden presents the players with retro-styled visuals featuring angular locations and characters in the form of 2D sprites.

Strategy 04 September 2019

Strategic game with elements of RPG from independent Polish studio Pixelated Milk, in which we command troops taking part in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. The production is strongly inspired by the popular dungeon crawler Darkest Dungeon.

Action 01 October 2019

An action game in which we play the role of warriors aspiring to be real heroes. To do this, the protagonists travel through traps and opponents' locations, trying to reach the end before their competitors. ReadySet Heroes was developed primarily for multiplayer fun.

Action 26 July 2019

A Wolfenstein spin-off created by MachineGames. This time around, the game focuses on B. J. Blazkowicz's daughters. The twin sisters Sophie and Jessica get to Nazi-occupied Paris in order to aid the local resistance. Unlike the previous installments, apart from the single-player mode, the game introduces also the cooperative experience.

Strategy 06 August 2019

A spin-off of the Age of Wonders series that takes us to a science-fiction setting. We take control of a fallen empire and try to raise it from the dark ages of a galaxy to a better future. Age of Wonders: Planetfall lets us play by ourselves or in multiplayer mode.

Racing November 2019

The twenty-first major installment in the popular Need for Speed racing series. The production was released by Electronic Arts and developed by Ghost Games, which has been responsible for the development of the series since 2011.

RPG Tuesday, 27 August 2019

An independent action RPG with adventure game elements, inspired by such series as The Legend of Zelda and Dark Souls. Decay of Logos puts you in a fantasy world where family feuds of the royalty cause numerous problems to the rest of the realm. The player assumes the role of a young woman whose village gets destroyed by unidentified invaders wearing royal emblems on their armors. Being the only survivor, the girl seeks revenge and goes out into the world together with her companion Elk, a mysterious creature resembling a deer. While observing the action from the third-person perspective, you travel through a semi-open world, search for valuable items, and establish relations with NPCs. During exploration, you need to solve numerous environmental puzzles – reaching different places requires cracking more or less complicated puzzles, finding a key, or cooperating with your friend. The title features arcade combat in which the heroine uses both melee weapons and magic. Decay of Logos stands out from the crowd thanks to its atmospheric, fairytale-like style.

Action 20 August 2019

A remastered version of the third entry in the popular series of action games that tell the story of the Japanese mafia. The story depicted in Yakuza 3 Remastered concentrates on the character of Kazuma Kiryu.