The Wizards
March 8, 2018
Action, Fantasy, FPP, Indie Games, Meta Quest / Oculus, PlayStation VR, Polish, Singleplayer, SteamVR, VR.
The Wizards is a VR action-adventure game developed by the Polish studio Carbon Studio. The game takes us to a fantasy world where we play as one of the titular mages. Our job will be to travel in time in order to save the Kingdom of Men from the impending doom. We observe the action from a first-person perspective. As we play, we will explore all kinds of diverse locations, where we will face your typical fantasy beasts and enemies. There are many various spells at our disposal, all of them being based on the four elements. We unlock more of them (and upgrade those we already know) as we progress in the game. We will also find Fate Cards as we play. They serve as special modifiers that allow us to adjust the rules of the game to our liking and, for example, change the difficulty level.
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Forward Assault
June 12, 2017
Action, FPP, FPS, Internet, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Shooters, Modern Conflicts, Free-to-play.
An online FPS developed by Blayze Games for mobile platforms. Forward Assault’s lead designer was Lucas Wilde, the man whom the players owe the creation of Bullet Force, released in 2016. Forward Assault takes you to a virtual battle zones, where you take part in dynamic multiplayer combat. The game offers a variety of weapons, including the legendary AK-47 assault rifle as well as the Desert Eagle pistol. Apart from several multiplayer modes, Forward Assault includes single player, in which you face AI-controlled opponents. All this you can try out for free, as the game is distributed in a free-to-play business model.
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King Rabbit
March 23, 2016
Adventure, 2D, Puzzle Elements, Arcade Elements, Platformers, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Free-to-play.
King Rabbit is a mobile puzzle/platformer developed by RareSloth. The plot is not that important and serve a secondary role in the game. We play as the titular King Rabbit whose job is to save his subordinates from the dangers that threaten them. The game is presented from a bird's-eye perspective. Gameplay focuses on going through the levels and solving the encountered logical and environmental puzzles. We will also have to avoid the ever-present traps and face all kinds of enemies. It will require us to use our dexterity and reflexes. As we progress, maps get more complicated and the overall difficulty level increases. King Rabbit has simple but eye-pleasing cartoonish visuals.
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Rayman Legends Definitive Edition
September 12, 2017
Action, 2D, Co-op, Multiplayer, Platformers, Splitscreen, Singleplayer, Nintendo Exclusive.
The final edition of a popular 2013 platform game created by Ubisoft. In Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition, released exclusively on Nintendo Switch, the players get to follow the adventures of Rayman, who, accompanied by Globox and the Teensies, begins a long and dangerous journey through the unknown, once again taking the fate of the entire world on his shoulders. With the action presented from a side perspective, the game allows the players to explore consecutive locations, jump between platforms, avoid the omnipresent traps, and acquire new skills – keeping all this as the gameplay mechanics’ core. The acquired skills can be further utilized to reach seemingly inaccessible areas. Rayman Legends Definitive Edition features colorful and masterfully polished 2D visuals with a distinctive cartoonish style. In comparison to the original release, the Definitive Edition distinguishes itself through the additional content available only on Nintendo Switch.
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Fast RMX
March 3, 2017
Racing, Internet, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Nintendo Exclusive.
A dynamic racing game developed by independent studio Shin'en Multimedia for the Nintendo Switch console. Fast RMX is sometimes called a spiritual successor to the WipEout series. The players control futuristic cars, with powerful anti-gravity drives on board, and participate in spectacular races, in which they can reach speed of hundreds of miles per hour. In Fast RMX you get to compete for victory on 30 diverse routes, set in such places as vast metropolises, canyons, or snowy mountains. The key to victory lies not only in proper handling of the vehicle of your choice, but also in having perfect knowledge of individual routes, which are filled with various power-ups. Fast RMX can be played either solo or in company of other players in local or online modes. The game sports high quality graphics and smooth animation displayed in 60 frames per second.
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Super Mario Odyssey
October 27, 2017
Arcade, Puzzle Elements, Mario, 3D Platformers, Singleplayer, TPP, Nintendo Exclusive.
Super Mario Odyssey is a 3D platform game developed for Nintendo Switch and another installment of the Mario video game franchise. In Super Mario Odyssey, the titular plumber has to saved his beloved Princess Peach, who this time faces a forced marriage with the game's main antagonist, Bowser. The game takes place not only in the typical for the series fairy-tale land, but also in the alternative version of the real world. In terms of mechanics, Super Mario Odyssey is a natural evolution of the series. We get a 3D platformer where we explore various locations using Mario's acrobatic abilities, gather items, avoid traps, and fight with the encountered enemies and bosses. Super Mario Odyssey comes with some new elements, like bigger locations or a more sandbox-like nature of the game that gives us more freedom of exploration. Mario's hat also has some interesting properties and gives us access to many unique abilities.
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ROM: Extraction
December 7, 2016
Action, FPP, FPS, Indie Games, PlayStation Aim, PlayStation Move, PlayStation VR, Singleplayer, Shooters, VR.
A first-person shooter set in a science fiction world, developed by First Contact Entertainment studio for VR devices. The story of ROM: Extraction takes place in 2076, with the player taking control of a member of Orb Extraction Unit. Their objective is to guard aliens’ eggs while they are being escorted to Earth. Gameplay focuses on fast-paced battles against aliens, during which players must survive for several minutes and fend off incoming waves of enemies. Players can’t move their character, only look around, but they can use their suit with its many gadgets, like a module that slows down time or a high-power energy pistol.
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Dino Frontier
August 1, 2017
Strategy, Indie Games, PlayStation VR, Prehistory, RTS, Singleplayer, PlayStation Exclusive, VR.
A unique real time strategy game from Uber Entertainment studio, developed for virtual reality sets. Dino Frontier takes place in alternate Wild West settings, filled not only with cowboys, bandits, sheriffs and locals, but also titular dinosaurs. Players act as the so-called “Great Mayor” managing a village. Gameplay focuses on gathering resources and progressive development of our town with public and industrial buildings, with the proper assignment of tasks playing a crucial role. In the beginning the dinosaurs are a major threat to our settlers, but later we can tame them to get powerful, but risky allies. Dino Frontier offers good looking comic book-like visuals.
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Pro Basketball Manager 2017
January 19, 2017
Sports, Basketball, Manager, Singleplayer.
A basketball manager which is a new installment in the popular series developed by Cyanide (known from Blood Bowl or Pro Cycling Manager series). Pro Basketball Manager 2017 sees us assume control of a chosen team from one of the numerous basketball leagues, while our job is to lead it as best as we can. Players interested in major leagues can choose to lead a team with multiple victories on its count, while those enjoying a challenge may lead a novice group awaiting its breakthrough. Our responsibilities include taking care of the team, including transfers, human resource management, workout plans, and tactics, as well as brand management, e.g. developing the club’s infrastructure. The new edition introduces numerous additions, including media interactions or random events, as well as upgrades to scouting and recruiting mechanics.
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StarBlood Arena
April 11, 2017
Action, FPP, FPS, Internet, Co-op, Mechs, Multiplayer, PlayStation VR, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Shooters, PlayStation Exclusive, VR.
A futuristic combat flight shooter dedicated to VR sets, developed by WhiteMoon Dreams. The game enables us to assume control of battle pods, able to move around without conforming to the laws of physics. We are given 9 pilots, different in terms of play style, preferred weapons, and battle strategy. Our job is to take part in spectacular competitions taking place on special arenas. Each pod can be upgraded using parts that are unlocked in the course of the game, from strictly visual add-ons up to ones affecting the performance of our machine. The virtual reality googles enable us to look freely around the cockpit and target our enemies. The pods are agile and quick – the player’s job is mastering the mechanics of steering and dodging.
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Titan Brawl
November 10, 2016
Strategy, Arcade Elements, Internet, Co-op, MOBA, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Free-to-play.
A mobile MOBA game and the first production of the Spanish studio Omnidrone, founded by experienced game developers. In Titan Brawl you participate in intense battles, during which you have to destroy the totem of the opposite team, while at the same protecting your own. The game is a typical representative of its genre, although the gameplay has been simplified, compared to similar productions for larger platforms. You play as chosen characters, which you can develop as the game progresses and who are accompanied in battle by AI-controlled supporting units. The battles take place on simple maps with no alternative paths, and last three minutes; the key to victory is assembling an appropriate team, whose members can support each other with their abilities. The game focuses on multiplayer battles, although it also features a single player mode.
Eisenbahn.exe Professional 12
November 26, 2015
Simulation, Machines and Equipment, Trains, Singleplayer.
Twelfth edition of the cycle of advanced railway simulators. The player takes on the role of a driver to travel in different locations at the controls of trains from all over the world.
Dark Fall: Storm Warning
cancelled
Adventure, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Singleplayer.
A point-and-click adventure game in which the player's task is to unravel the mystery hidden by the pier, more than a hundred years old. On this object forgotten by people in unexplained circumstances people died, and their presence is still manifested here astral beings. The core of the game is exploration of shivering locations, solving puzzles, searching for relics of the past and interacting with spirits.
Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise
October 28, 2015
Puzzle, Adventure Elements, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Espionage.
A puzzle game in which our task is to track down and intercept Ruby La Rouge - an enemy intelligence spy. The gameplay scheme is based on solving puzzles of increasing difficulty level, focused on manipulation of found objects or elements of the environment.
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Knack 2
September 5, 2017
Action, Puzzle Elements, Fantasy, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, 3D Platformers, Splitscreen, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, TPP, PlayStation Exclusive.
A sequel to the three-dimensional platformer by the Japanese team of Sony Interactive Entertainment. Once again players take control of the titular Knack – a small robot which can absorb various objects to increase its size. Like the first game, Knack 2 uses TPP view, and the gameplay focuses on exploration, solving simple puzzles and fighting enemies. It is possible to play either by yourself or with another player. Visuals stand out with their distinct style, similar to those the movies from Studio Pixar.
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Shred It!
September 25, 2014
Arcade, Auto-runner, Singleplayer, Snowboard, TPP, Free-to-play.
Original, three-dimensional endless runner skill. In the game we jump on a snowboard and watching the action from behind the protagonist's back we flick forward, avoiding further obstacles and chasms. However, the charm of the game is enhanced by the fact that the whole game world is made of paper.
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Junk Jack
December 1, 2016
Arcade, 2D, Crafting, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Singleplayer.
Inspired by the popular Terraria, a sandbox arcade 2D title by PixBits, being a PC conversion of an earlier mobile production Junk Jack X. In accordance with the genre’s rules, gameplay does not have any real purpose, you just go and explore the procedurally-generated world filled with various interesting elements. The key element is naturally the excavation of the resources necessary for crafting tools and various objects. In contrast to other productions of this kind, Junk Jack introduces a mode which makes crafting a lot easier and faster so that hasty players can speed up the whole process and erect complicated constructions quicker. The title features a characteristic, pixel-art style which, at first glance, resembles the aforementioned Terraria. However, Junk Jack utilizes e.g. changing weather conditions and a day and night cycle.
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Nidhogg 2
August 15, 2017
Action, 2D, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Platformers, Splitscreen, Singleplayer.
Nidhogg 2 is an action game developed by Mark “Messhof” Essen, the same person who created the series’ first installment that was released in 2014. The game uses the same gameplay mechanics as its predecessor. Once again we get a 2D action game where we take part in duels on vast, tiered levels similar to those from typical platform games. We can play against A.I. or other players through online or split-screen multiplayer. As usual, only a single accurate hit is enough to kill our opponent, but the game also comes with some novelties. The sequel offers an expanded arsenal where, among other weapons, we will find bows and axes. We can also use new attacks and moves, like finishing off knocked down enemies. The game also offers more maps that are now more interactive, giving us new possibilities of eliminating our opponents.
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Total War: Warhammer - Realm of The Wood Elves
December 8, 2016
Strategy, Fantasy, Internet, Multiplayer, RTS, Singleplayer, War Strategy, Turn-based, Warhammer.
A large add-on for Total War: Warhammer, introducing a new playable race: Wood Elves. In order to introduce the new faction, a playable mini-campaign was added, in which the new race fights against Bretonnians, and repels the invasion of army of beastmen led by Morghur. The new race is led by two legendary leaders: an immortal half-god Orion, and one of the eldest of the treefolk, Durthu. Aside from them, Realm of The Wood Elves is represented by Glade Lords and Ancient Treemen, as well as three types of heroes: Spellsingers, Branchwraiths, and Waystalkers. Additionally, a number of standard units were introduced, including eagle and stag riders. Wood Elves also have a unique technology and construction tree. Conquered areas can only support guard posts, while more advanced structures are built only in Athel Loren, their home forest. A new currency – Amber – had been introduced, necessary for recruiting elite units.
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Even the Ocean
November 16, 2016
Arcade, 2D, Adventure Elements, Indie Games, Platformers, Science Fiction, Side-scroll, Singleplayer.
A 2D platform game by Analgesic Productions, the authors of Anodyne. Even the Ocean follows the story of a woman called Aliph, who has a low-paid job in one of the power stations in the futuristic city of Whiteforge. One day, thanks to an unexpected twist of fate, Aliph gains strange powers and the Mayor employs her to fight unknown invaders. Despite the seemingly cliché plot, the story touches upon serious topics, although if you are more interested in the gameplay itself, you can choose the story-lite version. Mechanics-wise, Even the Ocean is a classic platform game, in which you explore 2D levels, avoid obstacles, fight enemies and solve puzzles. You can also talk to NPCs. A certain novelty is the energy bar, which affects Aliph's speed and jump range. The protagonist also has a shield, which she can use to deflect projectiles and find a new use for various elements of her surroundings.
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Mary Skelter: Nightmares
July 14, 2017
RPG, Dungeon Crawler, Fantasy, FPP, jRPG, Singleplayer, Turn-based.
Co-developed by Compile Heart and Idea Factory, a classic dungeon crawler with a turn-based combat system. The action of Mary Skelter: Nightmares is set in a fantasy world in which most of the humans are imprisoned in a humongous prison guarded by dangerous creatures. When the main hero and his friend are set free by a mysterious organization, they find out that they received supernatural powers. Together with new allies, they set out on a perilous journey in order to find a way out and to learn how to defeat the guards. In the game, you move around tiled undergrounds, observe the action from the first-person perspective, and fight turn-based battles. Interestingly, the main hero stays out of the battlefield and only supports his allies with superpowers. There are five characters involved in fighting - each can belong to more than one character class and have unique special abilities and attacks.
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Genital Jousting
January 18, 2018
Arcade, 2D, Humorous, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Singleplayer.
Genital Jousting is an unusual party game developed by Free Lives and published by Devolver Digital. We take part in various minigames, with up to eight players in local or online mulitplayer mode. What is unusual about the game is that we are controlling flaccid penises with wiggly anuses. Our "protagonist" can be dressed up in various clothes which will make him somewhat unique and easy to distinguish among the other "characters" controlled by the rest of the players. Our goal is to penetrate our opponents' genitals and at the same time avoid being penetrated. However, that is not the only thing to do in Genital Jousting. The game offers a couple of different minigames, like racing, herding the dachshunds, or unusual football. Due to the erotic themes, the game is for adults only.
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Fritz 15
February 15, 2016
Puzzle, Internet, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Singleplayer, Chess.
Developed by ChessBase, another installment of one of the most popular chess series. In comparison to the previous part, Fritz 15 introduces a new game mode called Friend, in which your AI-controlled opponent adjusts his style to match your skill, may throw in remarks on possible tactical maneuvers during practice matches, and also can point out your mistakes. Moreover, Fritz 15 offers a special algorithm, which highlights your strong and weak points in each phase of the match. You can not only play with AI, but also with other players via the Internet. The title grants access to the database with around 8 million games and over 200 million chess positions. Additionally, the title offers training materials with over 34 thousand training tasks and access to the most popular chess servers at playchess.com.
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Dan The Man
November 25, 2015
Action, 2D, Beat 'em Up, Singleplayer.
Two-dimensional beat 'em up production, created by Halfbrick Studios - the creators of Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride. The player defends a village invaded by a sinister organization, travelling through successive stages and fighting with enemies he encounters along the way.
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Tavern Keeper
November 3, 2025, Early Access
Strategy, Economic, Fantasy, Indie Games, Singleplayer.
An economy strategy, in which the players are tasked with managing taverns located across a fantasy realm. You have to build inns, acquire supplies, prepare drinks and meals based on the best recipes, hire employees, tend to customers' needs and balance costs and income.
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Re-Volt3
November 16, 2016
Racing, Arcade Elements, Internet, Multiplayer, Cars, Singleplayer, Free-to-play.
Third installment in the series of arcade racing games, begun in 1999 with a PC title. In Re-Volt3, developed by WeGo Interactive, we take part in high-speed races of remote-controlled vehicles, taking place in various environments: from professional race tracks, through off-road courses, up to dirty backyards. The arcade driving model introduces fast-paced racing, as well as the use of multiple power-ups, such as accelerators, ice projectiles, or EMPs. The players can choose from multiple vehicles, including RC versions of popular sport cars, as well as monster trucks or buggies. Each vehicle can be modified in terms of performance and outside looks, while our designs can be shared with the online community. The game contains single player and online multiplayer modes.
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Lords Mobile
February 25, 2016
Strategy, Economic, RPG Elements, Internet, Multiplayer, Online, Free-to-play.
A mobile real-time strategy game with RPG and economic game features, developed by IGG. In Lords Mobile the player gradually expands his kingdom in such way that it will be able to face more and more powerful enemies.
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Hollow
November 16, 2017
Action, FPP, Horror, Internet, Multiplayer, Polish, Science Fiction, Singleplayer.
A horror science-fiction adventure game by Polish studio Forever Entertainment. In Hollow you play as a pilot, who visits an abandoned space station orbiting Saturn, and your task is to learn why its crew is gone. The mission is difficult to complete, however, as the station is infested by humanoid mutants, which you have to fight. The game utilizes a first person's perspective and the gameplay focuses on exploration, solving puzzles, and combat. To understand the story, you have to hack computers and read the notes left by the crew. The game features an atmospheric soundtrack and a claustrophobic feel, resembling classic horror science-fiction games and movies.
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8 Ball Pool
October 1, 2010
Arcade, Billiards, Facebook, Internet, Multiplayer, Free-to-play.
Miniclip's simple billiard game arcade game for online duels. With successive victories, we advance to higher and higher levels, gaining access to new billiard clubs, in which players play for a higher stakes.
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NCIS: Hidden Crimes
May 10, 2016
Adventure, Casual, Detective, Internet, Multiplayer, TV Series, Singleplayer, Hidden Objects, Free-to-play.
A casual detective game with hidden objects, based on the license of a popular police procedural TV series, NCIS. The game has a similar feel to CSI: Hidden Crimes, a title of the same genre released two years earlier. We are thrown into various investigations, led by the titular agents in many different locations. We visit crime scenes, interrogate the witnesses, cataloguing and analyzing the evidence and clues we find. NCIS: Hidden Crimes is built from typical genre elements, such as searching for hidden items or solving varied logic puzzles. However, the developers offer a wide range of challenges, introducing six different approaches to the investigation and nine types of minigames. The license of the series doesn’t limit itself to name only – the cases are handled by the characters known from the screen, such as agent Gibbs, or forensic specialist Abby.
Awesomenauts Assemble!
March 4, 2014
Action, 2D, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, MOBA, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Online, Singleplayer.
Next-generation conversion of Awesomenauts game released in 2012, transferring the mechanics of the popular MOBA genre to the classic 2D sidescroll platformer. Compared to the original, the production contains a whole lot of corrections and improvements, as well as a new map and seven previously unavailable characters.
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Amnesia: Collection
November 22, 2016
Adventure, FPP, Horror, Package, Singleplayer, Survival Horror, 19th Century.
Set of two survival horror games, Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. While originally the titles were PC exclusives, Amnesia: Collection has been released only for PlayStation 4 console. First of those games is set in a grim castle, with players controlling Daniel, an amnesiac who must find and defeat the mad owner of the building. Its add-on, Justine, puts us in a role of a woman who is part of a psychological experiment. Lastly, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs follows the story of a businessman Oswald Mandus, who contracted an exotic illness. After he wakes from a long sleep, he finds out that his mansion is abandoned, and he starts looking for his children. Both productions are first-person adventure and survival horror games, in which our characters can’t use weapons, and in face of enemies, their only hope of avoiding death is to run and hide. As we explore dark locations, we must solve many puzzles and manage the sanity of our character, which drops down as we witness more and more terrifying events.
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Worms (1995)
November 29, 1995
Strategy, Arcade Elements, Hotseat, Humorous, Internet, LAN, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Singleplayer, Turn-based.
A turn-based strategy-arcade game in which two title teams are facing each other and the aim of each is to defeat the opponent through the elimination of all members of his team. The game takes place on randomly generated two-dimensional maps, and during battles worms use a variety of weapons and accessories.
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Weeping Doll
October 27, 2016
Adventure, Puzzle Elements, FPP, Horror, Meta Quest / Oculus, PlayStation VR, Singleplayer, SteamVR, Thriller, VR.
A horror with logical game elements, created by Chinese studio TianShe Media. The player assumes the role of a housemaid, who decides to solve the mystery behind the mysterious disappearance of the Victorian residence’s inhabitants. The gameplay in Weeping Doll is presented from a first person perspective, and focuses on exploration, searching for story clues and keys, and finally solving various riddles which involve object manipulation. The title was created with virtual reality goggles in mind – we have the ability to look around the environment using head movements, while movement was realized in form of teleportation between spots, controlled by analog stick. The game employs Unreal Engine 4 technology, which is a base for high-quality visuals. The graphics received an interesting touch through using a special filter that builds the characteristic, horror-esque vibe.
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Zombie Anarchy
October 26, 2016
Strategy, Internet, Multiplayer, RTS, Singleplayer, Zombie.
A real time strategy game from Gameloft studio, set in post-apocalyptic world where humanity has been decimated by a plague that turns infected into blood-thirsty zombies. We take control of group of survivors trying to not only survive for a few more days, but also to discover the truth behind the mysterious illness. Zombie Anarchy is based on two pillars. The first one is managing our base, which acts as both shelter and storage for necessary resources. It will be subjected to attacks from undead hordes, so we must invest in defense systems, such as turrets and flamethrowers. There are also various tactical missions, where we command several characters. Lastly, arcade challenges and competing with others players act as additional attractions, and the game offers a colorful, cartoonish visuals.
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MU Origin
March 29, 2016
RPG, Internet, MMO, MMORPG, Free-to-play.
An MMORPG developed by Webzen Inc. The game is essentially a conversion of the popular PC title, MU Online, with mechanics adapted to the specifics of mobile gaming. The player enters a fantasy universe torn apart by a war between the forces of good and evil. We begin the game by choosing one of three character classes (Dark Knight, Dark Wizard, Elf), which are different in terms of abilities and items that can be utilized on the battlefield. The gameplay, focused around exploring, completing various quests, and battling enemies, which takes place in real time. MU Origin is viable for players who like to play alone, as well as those preferring to create parties. Heroes can also interact with each other through trade and duels as a part of competition-oriented PvP module. The title is distributed in a free-to-play model with microtransactions.
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Soccer Stars
June 3, 2014
Arcade, Facebook, Internet, Multiplayer, Football, Free-to-play.
Simple football arcade game, drawing inspiration from the popular cymbergaj and his variation of playing the cap. The game consists of two teams of five players each, and its aim is to place the ball in the opponent's goal.
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Football Manager Mobile 2017
November 17, 2016
Sports, Football Manager, Football, Singleplayer.
A spin-off installment of the popular football management simulation games developed by Sports Interactive. The player assumes the role of a football club’s manager and is responsible for managing it. Our tasks include recruiting and transferring players, conducting trainings, planning tactics for matches, and setting team composition. Morever, the player has to balance the budget and take care of PR matters. Football Manager Mobile’s strength are official licenses for clubs and footballers. Adjusting the complicated gameplay model from PC to mobile devices’ specifics translated into some simplifications in the match simulation engine, limiting the database, and changes in the interface.
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Small Radios Big Televisions
November 8, 2016
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Puzzle Elements, FPP, Singleplayer.
An experimental logic exploration game developed by the independent developer Fire Face Corporation. In it, our task is to find thirty cassettes that take us to other worlds. They are hidden in abandoned industrial buildings that we observe from the third-person perspective, similarly to typical 2.5D platformer productions. In Small Radios Big Televisions, we do not control any protagonist, only the camera and the cursor, with which we interact with various objects. Having solved a series of logic puzzles, we acquire a cassette that takes us to a unique world in the form of a forest, desert, or some other surreal place. There, our task is to deal with another puzzle that often requires us to manipulate the entire environment in order to find a hidden emerald. Once successful, we go back to the starting location. The game features stylized and minimalistic graphics that use spectacular graphic filters.
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Dead Age
November 4, 2016
RPG, Indie Games, Post-apocalypse, Singleplayer, Survival, Turn-based, Zombie.
A turn-based RPG set in a world taken over by zombies. Dead Age is developed by Silent Dreams, the developer responsible for e.g. The Dark Eye: Skilltree Saga and the Grotesque Tactics series. The player’s objective is make sure a group of survivors remains safe. Gameplay offers freedom, and your decisions lead to one of six alternative endings. At the beginning you arrive at the survivor’s camp, which you need to expand and provide with a substantial amount of resources, like food, medicines, weapons, and building materials. To do so, you have to step outside your shelter and face hordes of zombies and bandits. Combat in Dead Age is turn-based and to some extent resembles that in the Final Fantasy franchise. Relations between characters - friendships, romances, and quarrels - along with alliances with other groups of survivors have an enormous influence on the course of battles. Gameplay is complemented with random missions, NPCs you come across, and the fact that the death of characters is permanent.
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Asphalt Xtreme
November 3, 2016
Racing, Internet, Multiplayer, Rally, Cars, Singleplayer, Free-to-play.
A racing game, available in a free-to-play model with micropayments, and an installment of the popular Gameloft mobile series. Asphalt Xtreme leaves the trite asphalt roads, in favor of off-road racing, encompassing environments such as deserts, swamps, icebergs, forests, canyons, or even a steelworking plant. According to the series’ tradition, the game offers a driving model that leans heavily towards arcade style, which allows us to make spectacular acrobatics, and destroy the elements of environment. The players can choose from 35 vehicles, divided into 7 categories, such as off-road jeeps, trucks, monster trucks, or buggies. Thanks to the licenses bought from companies such as Jeep, Ford, Mercedes, Dodge, or Chevrolet, all vehicles are truthful virtual versions of their real life counterparts. The game also offers the ability to customize the visuals, as well as performance of the chosen vehicle. Asphalt Xtreme contains several different single player modes and a multiplayer component for up to 8 players.
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Hand of the Gods: Smite Tactics
February 20, 2018
Strategy, Fantasy, Internet, Card Games, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Turn-based, Free-to-play.
A turn based strategy game with card game elements. Smite Tactics is set in the universe of the popular MOBA game Smite. It takes place in a magical land, in which mythological deities fight each other. A battle in Smite Tactics features two deities chosen from a large pantheon. Each deity has unique abilities and can summon additional units onto the battlefield by using the right cards. The actions take place alternatively until one side wins. The game also features a leveling-up system — each won battle earns you new cards and experience points, which you can use to upgrade your stats. The game focuses on multiplayer battles, featuring various leagues and online rankings. There are also story campaigns for single player fans, in which you play against the AI. The visuals of Smite Tactics utilize the advanced Unreal Engine 4.
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Root Letter
June 16, 2016
Adventure, Detective, Singleplayer, Thriller, Visual Novel.
An adventure game/visual novel developed by Kadokawa Games. The action of Root Letter takes place in present-day Japan, with players taking control of a thirty-something man who discovers long forgotten letters that he had exchanged fifteen years ago with a penfriend named Aya Fumino. Her last letter contains a murder confession, and states that she has to atone for her sin. After that, she suddenly broke off all contact. One day, our hero decides to learn the truth about the ominous letter, and find Fumino. When it comes to mechanics, Root Letter is similar to classic visual novels, but the players are left with much more opportunities to interact or influence the course of the gameplay, which is further diversified by investigative minigames. Depending on the decisions made throughout the game, the story is concluded by one of five different endings.
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Infinite Air with Mark McMorris
October 25, 2016
Sports, Internet, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Snowboard, Extreme Sports, Winter Sports, TPP.
A sports snowboarding simulation game developed in cooperation with Mark McMorris, a snowboarding champion. The main highlights of Infinite Air with Mark McMorris are: realism, open world, considerable freedom, and social features. In the game, we are taken to a vast, procedurally generated environment that spans over an area of 100 square miles. We can go to any spot of our choosing thanks to a helicopter. Having started, we can freely explore and complete slopes or master new tricks. All these things we do under the supervision of famous professionals such as Craig McMorris, Silje Norendal, Torstein Horgmo, Danny Davis, and Ulrik Badertscher. The title uses a realistic analog control model that recreates actual movements of a snowboarder. In the game, we can play solo or in various multiplayer modes. Moreover, we can create our own snowboarding parks and share them with the community.
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Clustertruck
September 27, 2016
Arcade, FPP, Indie Games, 3D Platformers, Singleplayer.
A first-person perspective action game with platform features, developed by Swedish studio Landfall Games. In Clustertruck the player is tasked with jumping across the roofs of trucks that drive in a convoy. Each level has its beginning and end, and the objective of the game is to complete the whole track without touching the ground. Despite the simple gameplay rules, as the game progresses the objectives become harder and crazier. The player will face many traps like lasers, giant rocks and giant guillotines. Another thing that makes things harder is the fact that the truck drivers are very bad – collisions and accidents happen frequently and cause the vehicles to explode. The player can enjoy the game longer thanks to the level editor and the endless mode in which he can try to survive for as long as possible.
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Silicon Valley: Billionaire
October 19, 2016
Strategy, Economic, Internet, Multiplayer, Singleplayer.
A free-to-play mobile economic simulation strategy game developed by Nanoo. In Silicon Valley: Billionaire, we assume the role of a beginner businessman who tries to become the eponymous billionaire in the famous Silicon Valley - the American center of new technologies. We start out as an owner of a small company, and our task is to transform it into a giant that will shake the entire market. To do so, we have to, among other things, develop our headquarters by building new rooms of different purposes, recruit and train employees, and manage both the personnel and the financial side of the entire venture. All of this takes place in a virtual world inhabited by the player community, which allows us to, for example, establish various kinds of cooperation and take over our competitors’ businesses. The game doesn’t take a very serious approach to the subject and is meant to be a humorous production rather than a full-blown economy simulator.
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Robot Squad Simulator 2017
October 20, 2016
Action, Simulation Elements, Indie Games, Machines and Equipment, Singleplayer.
An action game developed by the independent studio Bit Golem and published by the Polish company PlayWay S.A. In Robot Squad Simulator 2017, the player assumes the role of an operator of remote-controlled robots used during military missions, spy missions and rescue operations. Among these machines there are ones that move on the ground as well as flying and naval drones. The main mode of Robot Squad Simulator 2017 consists of sixteen story missions that take place in various areas across the world. Among the objectives the player must face are scouting an area, neutralizing explosives and saving hostages. As the player progresses in the game, he gains access to various upgrades that improve the abilities of the robots. The beginners can play a tutorial that consists of a few training missions. The action in Robot Squad Simulator 2017 is presented using a third-person perspective. Despite the low budget, the developers created three-dimensional graphics of decent quality.
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Lamplight City
September 13, 2018
Adventure, 2D, Detective, Indie Games, Point-and-click, Singleplayer, 19th Century.
Lamplight City is a classic point-and-click adventure game developed by Grundislav Games in cooperation with Wadjet Eye Games. The game’s visuals follow the retro pixel-art convention. In Lamplight City, the player gets to explore a fictional city of New Bretagne, which features a setting resembling Victorian England. The main protagonist of the game is Miles Fordham - a private detective, who is trying to solve the mysterious murder of his former partner, who talks to him from beyond the grave. On his journey, the player has to solve five cases, each one filled with false leads and potential suspects. Player's decisions might have certain long-term consequences and lead to different story endings. The gameplay focuses on the exploration of the titular city, interrogating witnesses, and gathering pieces of evidence. Unlike most point-and-click adventure games, in Lamplight City the players do not have a separate inventory menu, and all the case-related pieces of information are written down in a special notepad.
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Actual Sunlight
April 3, 2014
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Singleplayer.
A simple adventure telling a short story of Evan Winter, an employee of one of the corporations, whose life is far from perfect. The game deals with topics such as love, loneliness and depression.
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Neo Monsters
October 22, 2015
RPG, 2D, Internet, jRPG, Multiplayer, Pokemon, Singleplayer.
A mobile RPG that resembles the famous Pokemon series. The players assume the role of a young boy who intends to become a master monster trainer. In the game, we traverse locations in search of new beasts. The fun boils down to catching encountered creatures and training them to make a team that will then be sent to fight other trainers' creatures. In total, there are over 900 monsters to catch, all divided into several categories (fire, water, shadow, etc.). Strengths and weaknesses of every one of them are based on rock, paper, scissors rules — each creature is especially effective against one kind of enemy and weak against another. Therefore, our team has to be composed in a way that makes it ready for all possibilities. Battles are fought agains AI-controlled opponents as well as other players. Graphics-wise, Neo Monsters resembles other Japanese two-dimensional RPGs. The production features manga style visuals, while the story is told with static dialogue scenes. Neo Monsters is available for a small amount of money but features micropayments.
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