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Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com
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2064: Read Only Memories
Adventure 06 October 2015
A classic adventure game developed by independent studio MidBoss. Assuming the role of a journalist, the player finds himself in cyberpunk Neo-San Francisco of 2064 and conducts an investigation so as to find the creator of the machine called Turing – the world’s first Artificial Intelligence with self-consciousness and an ability to think independently. The setting is retrofuturistic – the creators have drawn inspirations from the 1980s’ vision of the future.
The Political Machine 2016
Strategy 04 February 2016
Another edition of a popular strategy game developed by Stardock. As usual, the game was released right before the upcoming presidential elections in the USA. The game is all about taking part in the political race to the White House. The player takes control of a candidate (one of fifteen available), choosing from among such figures as Donald Trump, Hilary Clinton, or Bernie Sanders. The player can create an original candidate as well.
Deep Dungeons of Doom
RPG 03 June 2013
Deep Dungeons of Doom is a humorous RPG that makes every element of the genre as simple as possible. While playing, the player has to break through the monster-filled underground, where enemies have to be defeated by means of a combat system with only two keys.
Jenny LeClue: Detectivu
Adventure 19 September 2019
A point-and-click detective adventure game developed by Mografi, a one-man American studio led Joe Russ. In Jenny LeClue we play as a young miss detective, whose mother has been accused of murdering a school principal adored by the local community. Refusing to believe in her mother’s guilt, the heroine decides to solve the case by herself and discovers that the truth is much more complicated than it seemed. The gameplay focuses on visiting locations, gathering evidence, and dialogues.
Wanderer (Red Cloak Games)
Adventure canceled
A science fiction action adventure game and the debut production of Red Cloak Games. The plot of Wanderer takes us into a distant future and tells the story of a convict named Rook who wakes from a cryogenic sleep inside an orbital space station to discover that the entire installation has been destroyed and abandoned by humans, turning it into a deadly place. Rook sets out to look for sections where there can still be people but, as it will soon turn out, not all of them are friendly.
Pocket MapleStory
RPG 26 October 2015
A mobile edition of the Korean causal MMORPG series by Nexon. Like its PC predecessor, Pocket MapleStory utilizes a free-to-play model with optional microtransactions. The game is set in a fantasy world, where you can fight various monsters. You can choose from three characters with unique abilities. As the game progresses, they gather experience and learn new skills.
Super Boys: The Big Fight
Action 05 November 2015
It is a mobile brawler inspired by the Super Smash Bros series and developed by Moof Games. The game takes players to 2019 when the humanity is bored with TV series, celebrity news and regular sports events. Only an extraordinary show can save the viewing figures – a fight show with no rules, where people compete for such extraordinary awards as toasters or Blu-ray players. The players take part in fights held on multi-level platforms, depicted in 2D.
Die With Glory
Arcade 27 April 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.
Quest of Dungeons
RPG 25 March 2014
A roguelike dungeon crawler, played in turn-based system, referring to classic representatives of the genre from the era of 16-bit platforms. In the game we play one of the four daredevils and set off to hide the Dark Lord, who stole all the light in the world and hid in deep dungeons, protected by hosts of minions and deadly traps.
Brave & Little Adventure
Adventure 26 November 2015
A classic point ’n’ click adventure game and the debut project from an independent studio LightDrop Games. The developers were inspired by the tale of Red Riding Hood – the player assumes the role of Molly, a girl who decides to visit her grandmother living in the city. Unfortunately, granny has fallen ill. The only medicine able to help her is the edelweiss flower, which grows high in the mountains. The protagonist embarks on a journey to find this rare plant.
Noct
Action 22 October 2015
A 2D survival horror focused on multiplayer gameplay, developed by independent studio C3SK and published by Devolver Digital. The game depicts a post-apocalyptic vision of the Earth where our planet has been plunged into darkness by an ancient evil that attacked without a warning, decimating human population. The title features a classic top-down perspective, and the core gameplay focuses on exploration of procedurally generated locations and fighting monsters inspired by the novels of H. P.
Draw a Stickman: EPIC
Adventure 25 October 2012
An original adventure game by the independent Chinese-American studio Hitcents. You begin with customizing your character with the use of a “virtual pencil”. The gameplay consists of exploring the cartoon world and solving various puzzles which require drawing and breathing life into different tools and weapons which can be used not only to solve puzzles, but also to combat dangerous enemies and to avoid obstacles.
Inside My Radio
Arcade 11 May 2015
Inside My Radio is a hybrid platformer and music game developed by TurboDindon and Seaven studios. All activities, including board exploration, acrobatic jumps, avoiding obstacles and fighting opponents, must be performed to the rhythm of music.
Earth's Dawn
Action 01 November 2016
A science fiction 2D side-scroll beat 'em up game with role-playing elements by Japanese studio OneorEight. The plot is focused on an invasion of hostile aliens, who destroy everything in their path and are completely resistant to traditional weaponry. When scientists discover that the aliens can only be harmed with weapons based on their own technology, a special team is created. Its task is to stop the invaders, and you play as one of its members.
Steins;Gate 0
Adventure 10 December 2015
A visual novel adventure game developed by Nitroplus and 5pb. Studios. The game is a direct continuation of the original Steins;Gate from 2009. The plot picks off using one of the alternative endings of the predecessor. Okabe Rintaro, a student heartbroken after the tragic death of his friend Kurisu Makise, makes an appointment to a psychiatric health facility.
Into the Belly of the Beast
Adventure 22 June 2016
A colorful, two-dimensional action game from the German studio Lucky Brograms, in which the players concentrate on combining DNA of marine animals. We play as a likeable worm named Sploosh, whose children were abducted by a mighty sea monster as they were taking a carefree bath. Desperate, Sploosh chases after the beast and manages to get inside its body.
My Night Job
Action 21 April 2016
A two-dimensional, side-scrolling action game developed by independent Brazilian studio Webcore Games. In My Night Job the player assumes the role of a man who is bored with his life. He starts additional job as a… member of a special forces unit. During various missions he faces hordes of enemies who are standing on his way to freeing hostages held in a grim abandoned mansion. The gameplay is focused mostly on combat, during which one can use more than 60 types of weapons.
In Between
Puzzle 21 August 2015
A remarkable logic game created by Gentlymad - a German developer. In Between is rather serious when it comes to atmosphere, because it focuses on death and coming to terms with the inevitability of fate. The player assumes the role of a male who is over 30 years old and is losing his fight against cancer. According to the doctors, he has no more than several weeks remaining.
She Wants Me Dead
Arcade 12 May 2016
A humorous arcade game with features of platformer and rhythmic game from Swedish Hello There studio. She Wants Me Dead tells a story of Max, who irritated his cat Lula so much that it decided to get rid of him. The cat prepared many deadly traps for its master, which he must avoid in order to survive.
GunWorld 2
Arcade 12 May 2016
The sequel to the retro platformer game with RPG elements by m07games. The action of GunWorld 2 takes place on the eponymous planet where an intergalactic party of superheroes arrested its president for the good of the people. Assuming the role of the world’s best shooter, named Dwayne, we have to face our enemies and rescue the leader from their hands.
Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Arcade 23 September 2013
Developed by a small studio Freakzone Games, a 2D platformer based on the Internet review series called Angry Video Game Nerd, in which James Rolfe describes classic, old-school video games in an extremely funny way. The production draws inspiration from hits like Castlevania, Mega Man, and Super Mario Bros. During gameplay, inspired by the biggest gaming classics, you control the Angry Video Game Nerd who sets off to a world full of adventures and dangers.
Heroes of Loot 2
RPG 07 June 2016
A sequel of an arcade action RPG title of OrangePixel studio. We return to the fantasy land from the first Heroes of Loot and its heroes, who quickly became bored after their previous adventure. And so they turned to a certain lord, who gave them a task of clearing a few dungeons of monsters and rescuing a damsel in distress.
Pocket League Story 2
Sports 22 March 2013
Pocket League Story 2 is a sports strategy that allows you to try your hand as the president of a football club. Players recruit players, organise training for them, balance revenue with expenses and develop tactics and formations for matches.
Bushido Bear
Arcade 11 May 2016
An arcade action game developed by Spry Fox studio for mobile platforms and distributed by using the popular free-to-play model. In Bushido Bear the player assumes the role of an excellently trained samurai bear that must protect the forest from the incoming demons. The gameplay is divided into several levels during which the protagonist faces waves of enemies using various combat styles.