October 27, 2002
Action, Gangster, 80s, Remaster/remake, Cars, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP, TPS.
A new installment in the bestselling series of action games. The game expands the ideas introduced in the third entry in the franchise, released in 2001. The game was developed by the authors of the previous installments who, after having been bought by the American giant, were transformed into Rockstar North. The game takes place in the 80's in a completely new metropolis called Vice City. The player becomes Tommy Vercetti, who was sent by his boss to establish a foothold in the city while taking care of the local gangs and corrupted police. The game has similar mechanics to its predecessor and focuses mostly on completing various non-linear story missions. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City added some new features, such as the possibility to use motorcycles and helicopters. The graphics, inspired by aesthetics of the 80's, were greatly improved as well. During the game, the player is accompanied by a varied soundtrack broadcast by several different radio stations.
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September 1, 2015
Action, Internet, 80s, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Stealth, Tactics, TPP, Cold War.
A third person perspective stealth action game belonging to the famous Metal Gear Solid franchise. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was created by the Japanese studio Kojima Productions (formerly a subsidiary of Konami) led by Hideo Kojima. The story is set after the events presented in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, which served as a prologue. The main hero – Punished Snake – awakes in a hospital bed after having spent 8 years in a coma. Soon after, the hospital is attacked by armed thugs and the protagonist has to escape using help from the mysterious character calling himself Ishmael. In contrast with the previous iterations of the series, the game offers open world structure, giving players much more freedom. The developers also employed a brand new FOX Engine to power the game’s photorealistic visuals and advanced physics.
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November 13, 2020
Action, RPG Elements, FPP, FPS, Internet, Co-op, 80s, Multiplayer, Online, Singleplayer, Shooters, Cold War.
The seventeenth edition of the cycle of FPP shooters initiated in 2003. Activision, an American company, is responsible for the release of the game.
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July 26, 2019
Action, Alternative History, Very Brutal, FPP, FPS, Internet, Co-op, 80s, Multiplayer, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer, Shooters, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass.
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.
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November 16, 2023
Action, FPP, FPS, Internet, Co-op, 80s, Multiplayer, Online, Singleplayer, Shooters, TPP, TPS, Cold War.
Arma Reforger is an online shooter that tests the new Enfusion graphics engine ahead of the release of Arma 4. The title is set in 1989 and allows players a lot of freedom to create new content - including gameplay mechanics.
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November 1, 2006
Action, Gangster, LAN, 80s, Multiplayer, Cars, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP, TPS, PlayStation Exclusive.
Another spin-off to the legendary series of sandbox action games, developed by Rockstar Games for the PlayStation Portable console. As the title of the game suggests, its action is related to GTA: Vice City. The title takes place in 1984, two years before the events shown in the other game. The main protagonist is Victor Vance – an ex-soldier who currently works for various gangsters. By completing various jobs given to him by mafia bosses he slowly rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld. The gameplay isn’t very different from other installments of the series. However the developers added many new features such as the ability to swim, fly a helicopter or enter buildings. This made the game mechanics even more similar to the mechanics of full-fledged installments in the series. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories offers a large number of weapons and gadgets as well as a varied soundtrack that accompanies the player while driving cars.
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March 30, 2017
Adventure, 2D, Strategic Elements, Indie Games, 80s, Point-and-click, Police, Polish, Singleplayer.
The result of the independent Polish studio Pixel Crow's cooperation with 11 bit studios, the creators of This War of Mine. Beat cop is a point-and-click time management game. You play as Jack Kelly, a former NYC detective who was framed for murder and demoted. Hated by everyone around, Jack is trying to reconcile his duties with conducting a private investigation in order to discover who framed him. The plot of Beat Cop is non-linear and its many endings depend on your decisions. Interestingly, the game was inspired by American crime TV shows from the 70s and 80s, which is reflected in its atmosphere and humor. The time-management element of the production is most visible when you're patrolling the streets of Brooklyn, while during the investigation segments it becomes a detective/adventure game. Beat Cop has a distinct retro feel thanks to its pixel-art graphics and oldschool soundtrack.
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March 12, 2015
Action, Beat 'em Up, Gangster, Japan, 80s, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP.
Another installment in the popular action game series, known as the Japan’s take on the Grand Theft Auto series. This time, the developers from SEGA created a prequel of the whole series, taking place in 1988, seven years before the events seen in the first installment. The plot of Yakuza 0 focuses on young Kazuma Kiryu, the series' protagonist, as he began his journey to become a legend in the Japanese underworld. During a gang war for the control of Kamurocho, one of Tokio’s districts, Kiryu meets up with mysterious Majima Goro, who searches for an opportunity to return to the criminal underworld. The game is filled with characteristic elements of the series, including a varied story missions, shootouts, chases, and beatdowns. The game world is open, and filled with numerous activities. As per the series traditions, Yakuza 0 retains the suggestive atmosphere of Asian action movies.
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February 9, 2016
Adventure, FPP, Indie Games, 80s, PC Game Pass, Singleplayer, Thriller, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Game Pass Essential.
An indie FPP adventure game and the debut production of the American Campo Santo studio. The team comprises of veteran developers, previously working on such titles as The Walking Dead, Mark of the Ninja, BioShock 2, and Brutal Legend. The story of Firewatch takes place in an enormous forest in the American state of Wyoming, where our hero is trying to escape his day-to-day problems by becoming a ranger. This seemingly calm profession turns into an extremely complicated one, when various unexplainable events take place in the area that our character is charged with patrolling. The incidents are directly connected to our hero’s boss – Delilah, with whom we constantly keep in touch via radio. Building up relations with our superior is one of the key aspects of the game, as she is the only NPC featured in the production. The gameplay revolves exclusively around the single player mode; the popular Unity engine powers the game’s visuals.
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August 14, 2018
Strategy, Indie Games, Internet, 80s, Multiplayer, Polish, Singleplayer, Espionage, Tactics, Turn-based, Cold War.
Phantom Doctrine is an espionage strategy game developed by the Polish developer CreativeForge Games. The action of the game is set in the 1980 and depicts an alternative version of the Cold War. The player spearheads a secret intelligence agency with the objective to stop a global plot to take control of the entire world. One has to recruit new agents, train and equip them, and provide them with false identities. It is necessary to complete reconnaissance missions, trade information, interrogate prisoners, and manage the operational budget. The missions themselves play an essential role in the game - during a mission, the player has to lead a team comprising of over a dozen agents. Each mission is turn-based. In the game, the player can mount frontal attacks with heavy weaponry as well as assume a more covert approach to complete the objectives. The game has been designed to allow high replayability. The situation in the virtual world tends to change rapidly and many elements are randomly generated. The players get three characters at their disposal - each one with a unique story, which significantly affects the gameplay.
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May 13, 2025
Action, Detective, Simulation Elements, 80s, Noir, Police, Cars, Sandbox, Singleplayer.
An action game, in which we play as a rookie cop. The Precinct tasks us with maintaining order in the city of Averno, foiling procedurally generated crimes while investigating the death of the protagonist's father. We'll get to traverse the city on foot, in a police car or a helicopter.
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May 23, 2024
Strategy, Alternative History, Internet, Co-op, 80s, Multiplayer, RTS, Online, Singleplayer, War Strategy, Cold War.
Warno is a real-time strategy from Eugen Systems studio, known among others from Wargame series. Game takes up the theme of the Cold War, which turns into World War III.
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Action, FPP, FPS, 80s, Singleplayer, Stealth, Shooters, Espionage, Tactics, Cold War.
The third part of the series of tactical shooters, the action of which is set before the events presented in the first and second installments of the cycle. I.G.I. Origins was developed by the Toadman Interactive studio.
August 16, 2022
Strategy, Indie Games, 80s, RTS, Singleplayer, Cold War.
Regiments is a real-time war strategy game. It shows a fictional conflict fought in 1989 between NATO forces and Warsaw Pact armies.
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August 21, 2018
Action, Beat 'em Up, 80s, Action Adventure, Remaster/remake, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP.
Shenmue I & II is a compilation that features Shenmue, released in 1999, and Shenmue II, that debuted in 2001. Both games were slightly improved and now they feature the possibility to switch between classic and modern controls. They also support HD resolutions.
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cancelled
Action, Movies, Gangster, 80s, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP.
Scarface: Empire was the never-published sequel to Scarface: The World is Yours (2006). This title was intended to allow us to once again play as Tony Montana. The plan for this game was for us to travel to Las Vegas to build our own drug and casino business in the City of Sin.
November 12, 2024, Early Access
Strategy, Simulation Elements, Historical, 60s and 70s, 80s, RTS, Singleplayer, Ships, Cold War.
Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age is a strategy game from the Triassic Games studio, moving us into the 1970s and 1980s. Our task is to lead an aircraft carrier strike team in a campaign taking place in the Atlantic Ocean.
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May 10, 2018
Adventure, Puzzle Elements, FPP, Indie Games, 80s, Singleplayer.
A dark adventure logic puzzle game. You play as the 13-years-old Marie, who goes camping in a forest together with her sister and friends. An argument breaks out on the second night and the younger girl goes missing.
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March 26, 2019
Action, Alternative History, FPP, FPS, Internet, Co-op, 80s, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Online, Singleplayer, Shooters, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass.
An FPP action game, set in an alternate Sweden in 1989, taken over by heavily armed machines. While Generation Zero features a single player mode, it was developed mostly for the co-op mode for up to 4 players.
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May 21, 2019
Action, Indie Games, Crime, 80s, Cars, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Shooters, Isometric View.
An action game with an open world, in which we find ourselves in the United States from the 1980s. The main character in American Fugitive is Will Riley; the protagonist escapes from prison to find his father's murderer. Observing the action from a bird's eye view, during the game we carry out various tasks commissioned by the representatives of the criminal world, gradually penetrating their ranks.
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2026, Early Access
Action, Alternative History, FPP, FPS, Internet, 80s, Multiplayer, Online, Shooters, Tactics, Cold War.
Another online FPS developed by the British Antimatter Games studio. This time the creators present an alternative end to the Cold War, allowing players to take part in a conflict between NATO and Warsaw Pact troops.
June 26, 2023
Strategy, 2D, Indie Games, 80s, Side-scroll, Singleplayer.
The fourth installment in a series of side-scrolling straegy games. Kingdom Eighties: Summer of Greed is set in an American town during the 1980s, which a group of kids must defend from monsters created by the mysterious Greed.
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September 5, 2016
Action, 2D, Alternative History, Very Brutal, Beat 'em Up, Gangster, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, 80s, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Singleplayer.
A brutal beat'em up game offering old-school, pixel-art visuals and paying a tribute to the classics of the genre. The game is set in the former Soviet Union in the 80s. The protagonist of the game is a former boxer, now a wrongly convicted drug addict. Having escaped the prison, he embarks on a bloody quest for vengeance. The protagonist traverses subsequent locations and eliminates the enemies he encounters with his fists or various items. Syringes containing drugs can be used to replenish his energy. Up to four players can play the game simultaneously.
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November 5, 2004
Arcade, 80s, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Cars, Science Fiction, TV Series, Singleplayer.
Continuation of the action game released in 2002, which was based on the popular in the eighties series "Knight Rider". This title has an official license of the series.
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November 8, 2002
Arcade, Adventure Elements, 80s, Cars, Science Fiction, TV Series, Singleplayer.
Knight Rider is a Davilex studio-produced racing game with elements of adventure, based on the themes of a popular TV series with David Husselhoff in the lead role. The player takes on the role of Michael Knight and, with a technologically advanced car, tries to save the world from various threats.
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February 21, 2014
Action, Movies, FPP, 80s, Polish, Action Adventure, Rail Shooter, Singleplayer, Vietnam, Cold War.
A first-person perspective rail shooter based on the Rambo movie series. The game was developed by Polish studio Teyon Games known for its Heavy Fire series. The story campaign in Rambo: The Video Game consists of a series of missions inspired by movies First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II and Rambo III. The player can fight soulless law enforcers in Hope city, free the captives held in Vietnamese jungle and help the Afghan guerillas. The base of the game are dynamical sequences during which the player must eliminate opponents by guiding a crosshair on them and pulling the trigger. The developers created various weapons which the title character can use. They also used original dialogues from the movies.
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September 30, 2021
Action, Alternative History, FPP, FPS, Indie Games, 80s, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Shooters.
FPS was inspired by such titles as Half-Life 2 and Portal 2. In the game Industria we find ourselves in an alternative world of steam machines, where the main character is looking for her missing loved one. During the game we fight with humanoid robots and gradually learn the secrets of the world.
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December 7, 2022
Adventure, 2D, 80s, Singleplayer, Urban Fantasy, Visual Novel.
Witch on the Holy Night is a visual novel adventure game set in the same universe as Tsukihime and Fate/Stay Night. The game is set in 1980s Japan, starring a young witch learning magic from her powerful mentor. The story is fully linear, with no choices to be made.
June 2026
Simulation, Alternative History, FPP, 80s, Police, Polish, Sandbox, Singleplayer.
A large expansion for the Polish simulation game from 2023. In Contraband Police: Crimson Fall we play as a border officer working in the 1980s. We can leave our border post in the DLC and explore the nearby open world, looking for smugglers and partisans along with their propaganda materials.
June 5, 2025
Action, Beat 'em Up, Gangster, Internet, Japan, 80s, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP.
A special version of the 2015 action game from SEGA, enhanced with new content. The main new feature in Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut is the multiplayer mode called Red Light Raid, designed for up to 4 players. The new version also contains previously unseen cut-scenes and an English dubbing.
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July 26, 2022
Strategy, Economic, Gangster, Indie Games, 80s, Singleplayer.
Cartel Tycoon is an economic strategy with the goal of building the drug empire. The player's tasks include looking after the crops, fighting against competing organizations and avoiding law enforcement.
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April 29, 2019
Action, FPP, FPS, Internet, 80s, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Shooters, Tactics, Cold War.
Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany is an expansion to the 2013 Arma III military simulator. Unlike the basic version of the game, the Vertexmacht studio is responsible for the release.
April 18, 2019
Action, 2D, Indie Games, 80s, Ninja, Platformers, Singleplayer.
A retro pixel art game developed by the independent studio Askiisoft. The title is a combination of platform game and a dynamic action game. Katana ZERO takes place in a city full of contrast, during the eighties’ of twenty century. Next to rich districts there are slums with night clubs that attract shady people. The player controls a ninja warrior who wants to have his revenge. The action is presented from a side perspective and the gameplay focuses on traveling through locations and fighting encountered enemies. The protagonist can use various moves. The key to victory lies in agility and reflexes. A special drug called Chronos is helpful at some points of the game – it enables the protagonist to slow time. The title has high difficulty level – a single shot or hit can kill the protagonist.
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March 5, 2019
Adventure, Arcade Elements, FPP, Indie Games, 80s, Politics, Singleplayer, Stealth, Thriller.
A first-person adventure game created by White Paper Games - an independent British studio. The story involves politics to a large extent, and is set in England of the 1980s. The player takes on the role of a journalist who is investigating the circumstances of passing a controversial bill that reduces the citizens' freedoms. For the most part, the player explores the in-game locations and solves puzzles. The game utilizes the Unreal Engine 4, which allowed for the visuals to be suggestive and atmospheric.
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August 11, 2015
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, FPP, 80s, Post-apocalypse, Singleplayer.
An unusual FPP adventure game that lets you relive the last day of several characters facing impending apocalypse. The game was created by The Chinese Room, the developer known for Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Dear Esther. The game is set in a small village in Britain. Each playthrough lasts 60 minutes and you have no clear objectives to follow. The open world is inhabited by 6 independent characters, each one having their own ideas on how to spend the last moments of life. Playing as one of them you get to freely explore the world and interact with other characters to influence their fate and behavior. The game was designed for multiple playthroughs, each time to discover something new and shape the story differently. The game’s world created with CryEngine 3 features high level of interactivity, as almost every object can be manipulated.
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October 7, 2025
Strategy, Alternative History, Internet, Co-op, 80s, Multiplayer, RTS, Online, Singleplayer, War Strategy, Cold War.
The second large expansion for an RTS set during fictional World War 3. Warno: Southag focuses on battles taking place in the southern part of Germany. The NATO Southag, the forces of Czechoslovakia, and the USSR are taking part in the war. There are 2 new campaigns, 4 operations, and 10 divisions.
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2027, Early Access
Simulation, Crowdfunding, FPP, Indie Games, Japan, 80s, Cars, Singleplayer.
July 11, 2025
Strategy, 2D, Alternative History, Economic, Simulation Elements, Grand Strategy, Indie Games, 80s, 90s, Politics, Singleplayer, Cold War.
A political strategy about trying to lead the communist USSR from the 1980s out of crisis. In Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War we play as the appointed General Secretary, making decisions related to the economy and diplomacy. We can also participate in the arms race, conduct research and start proxy wars.
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February 24, 2016
Action, 2D, Indie Games, Internet, 80s, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Singleplayer, Shooters, Top-down, Cold War.
A humorous top-down shooter created by the independent developer team at Team2Bit. The action takes place in 1986 when a mysterious organization kidnaps the leaders of the world's two main superpowers: Reagan and Gorbachev. With both the world peace and themselves being at risk, the two presidents have to put aside their differences and join forces, for only cooperation will allow them to escape and prevent a nuclear apocalypse. The gameplay mechanics are inspired by classic top-down shooters. The players’(playing either solo or in cooperation mode) task is to break through maps that are full of foes. Since the protagonists are not bulletproof, the key to success is to devise and apply an adequate strategy instead of mindlessly emptying the clips of their weapons. Reagan Gorbachev is supplemented with stealth sequences, and each level is designed in a way that allows the player(s) to complete it both the old-fashioned way and stealthily.
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February 18, 2011
Simulation, Buses and Streetcars, 80s, Cars, Singleplayer, Transport.
OMSI Bus Simulator is a simulation of a public transport bus produced by MR Software studio. The action of the game was set in the 80s of the last century. The player has the opportunity to play the role of a driver running on the Berlin line number 92. The creators have prepared two models of legendary MAN buses, at the wheel of which you can sit down.
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December 2, 2025
RPG, Crowdfunding, Horror, Indie Games, 80s, Action RPG, Singleplayer, Urban Fantasy, Isometric View.
Kingdom of Night is an RPG game with an isometric camera and an arcade combat system. Production takes us to a sleepy American town in the 1980s, where we have to face a demonic invasion.
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July 4, 2019
Action, 2D, Beat 'em Up, Co-op, LAN, 80s, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Action Adventure, Science Fiction, TV Series, Singleplayer, Isometric View.
A two-dimensional walking beat'em up which action is set in the Stranger Things universe. The plot of this production is related to the third season of the series. BonusXP studio is responsible for its creation.
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July 26, 2019
Action, Alternative History, Very Brutal, FPP, FPS, 80s, PlayStation VR, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, SteamVR, Shooters, VR.
Wolfenstein Cyberpilot is an action game developed for PCs using virtual reality devices. The player takes on the role of a hacker who helps the Parisian resistance movement to fight the Nazis by breaking into German systems and taking control of their combat robots.
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September 1, 2021
Adventure, Indie Games, 80s, Cozy Game, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Cars, Singleplayer, TPP.
Lake is an adventure game with an open world and a TPP view, set in the USA in the 1980s. As a woman named Meredith we travel around Providence Oaks, Oregon at the wheel of a car and deliver packages.
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June 25, 2020
Action, Alternative History, Very Brutal, FPP, FPS, World War II, Internet, Co-op, 60s and 70s, 80s, Multiplayer, Package, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Shooters.
Collection of four Wolfenstein FPP shooters, developed by the Machine Games team. The Wolfenstein: Alt History Collection consists of games: Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Wolfenstein: Youngblood.
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June 15, 2022
Action, 80s, Polish, Singleplayer, Stealth, TPP.
American Theft 80s is a thief simulator set in the 1980s in the United States. Game allows you to rob every building you can find. It was developed by the Polish studio Noble Muffins - authors of the well-known Thief Simulator.
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Strategy, Simulation Elements, Catastrophic, 80s, Polish, Rescue, Singleplayer, Survival.
Polish strategy and simulation game with survival elements. In Chernobyl 1986, we take on the role of the administrator of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, who has to deal with the consequences of the accident at reactor no. 4 and prevent further explosions.
November 25, 2022
Adventure, Detective, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, 80s, Multiplayer, Gamebook, Singleplayer, Text.
A text adventure game focusing on co-op experience and investigation-related aspects. It was created by Mi-Clos - a French developer. The year is 1983 and the plot is set in the titular Antioch - a fictional town surrounded by sea and mountains. The game follows the adventures of two detectives working on an exceptionally complicated case. The entire action takes place in a small, open world, where a large number of side cases await for solving, apart from the main storyline the game presents the player with. When it comes to the mechanics, Antioch makes references to classic gamebooks - for the most part, the player is engaged in reading, which is accompanied by numerous graphics and animations displayed. However, the game stands out with its focus on cooperation between two players assuming the roles of the detectives mentioned above. Their mutual interactions, decisions made and teamwork during interrogations all shape the course of the story and affect the final results of the investigation.
October 23, 2025
Adventure, FPP, Indie Games, 80s, Singleplayer, Thriller.
A first-person adventure game with a thriller theme, similar in some ways to Firewatch. Radiolight has us playing as a police officer investigating the disappearance of a child in Ashwood Creek. We have a walkie-talkie and a radio, which we can tune to listen to supernatural frequencies.
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August 16, 2024
Strategy, Alternative History, Indie Games, 80s, RTS, Singleplayer, Cold War.
The first expansion for the cold war RTS from 2022. Regiments: Winds of Change features a new campaign mode with procedurally generated content and random mission objectives. We can also command new armies and use new types of units on the battlefield.
