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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Action 27 October 2002
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.
Warno
Strategy 2022 (early access since 20 January 2022)
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.
The Kids We Were: Complete Edition
Adventure 02 December 2021
The Kids We Were: Complete Edition is an adventure game focused on the narrative aspect. We play as a young boy who explores a sleepy Japanese town in search of information about his father.
Martial Law
Adventure 23 December 2021
Free adventure game set in Poland in the 1980s, just after the introduction of martial law. In Martial Law we play a man who wants to keep in touch with his beloved daughter after his wife leaves him.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Action 01 September 2015
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.
Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War
Action 13 November 2020
The seventeenth edition of the cycle of FPP shooters initiated in 2003. Activision, an American company, is responsible for the release of the game.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood
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.
Yakuza 0
Action 12 March 2015
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.
Generation Zero
Action 26 March 2019
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.
Firewatch
Adventure 09 February 2016
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.
I.G.I. Origins
Action 2023
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.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Action 01 November 2006
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.
Lake
Adventure 01 September 2021
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.
Beat Cop
Adventure 30 March 2017
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.
Industria
Action 30 September 2021
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.
Not for Broadcast
Adventure 25 January 2022 (early access since 30 January 2020)
A combination of adventure and simulation game that takes us to an alternative, dystopian version of the 1980s. In Not for Broadcast, we decide what message is to come out of the TV news, influencing public opinion.
Cartel Tycoon
Strategy 2022 (early access since 18 March 2021)
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.
Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age
Strategy 2022
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.
Combat Mission: Cold War
Strategy 30 April 2021
Combat Mission: Cold War is a new part of the strategy series with roots going back to the turn of the 20th and 21st century. The game takes us to the times of the Cold War and offers three different story campaigns. Game was developed by Battlefront studio.
Rambo: The Video Game
Action 21 February 2014
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.
Hotline Miami
Action 23 October 2012
Developed by independent studio Dennaton Games, a brutal retro-style action game resembling the classic first installment in the Grand Theft Auto series. The action takes place during the 80s in the titular Miami. The main hero is a muscular ruffian who after receiving mysterious calls recorded on an answering machine commits a series of violent acts. Missions come down to murdering everyone in a given location. The protagonist can execute stealth attacks as well as engage in open combat.
Stranger Things 3: The Game
Action 04 July 2019
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.
American Fugitive
Action 21 May 2019
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.
Wolfenstein: Alt History Collection
Action 25 June 2020
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.