Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series - Season Two
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Adventure, Fantasy, Game of Thrones, Books, TV Series, Singleplayer.
The second installment in the series of episodic adventure games developed by Telltale Games – the creators of games like The Walking Dead, Tales from the Borderlands and The Wolf Among Us. The game picks up the plot of its predecessor – the story once again focuses on House Forrester, the members of which are trying to recover after the events of the first game. The story is again told from a few different perspectives. In addition to well known characters, completely new ones appear in the game. As in previous games developed by this studio, the gameplay focuses on the story and on the necessity to make various decisions that determine the path of current and further episodes. It is possible to import saved games from the first season and decisions made there will impact the game.
Blossom Blast Saga
September 1, 2015
Puzzle, Match-3, Singleplayer, Free-to-play.
Blossom Blast Saga is a mobile logic game developed by the creators of Candy Crush Saga, Farm Heroes Saga, and Paradise Bay. Blossom Blast Saga is a free-to-play game with microtransactions. The players control a curious little bee, which would like to know more about the world surrounding it. The gameplay is based on a match-3 puzzle mechanics - you have to pick elements that match up. During the game, you draw a line and connect flower buds of the same color, and collect points. In that way you make the flowers grow, and when the final stage of their growth takes place, a chain reactions ensues and fills your screen with beautiful plants. To achieve your goal, you have a limited number of moves. You can collect many power-ups, like a shovel that can be used to remove unnecessary elements. There are various modes with different rules available. Like every game developed by the King studio, Blossom Blast Saga features sweet-looking graphics.
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Splash Cars
February 4, 2016
Arcade, Indie Games, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Cars, Singleplayer, Isometric View.
A free-to-play racing game developed by Craneballs, the creators of Overkill - a shooter series for mobile platforms. The action of Splash Cars is shown from isometric view. At the beginning, we are taken to a small black and white map. We drive a car that restores color by driving over or near a place, and our task is to color as much space as possible. However, it is not all that simple because we are constantly interrupted by police cars chasing after us, trying to ram and immobilize our vehicle or push it into a deadly trap. While driving, we gather points and coins scattered around the map which are then spent on new cars and parts that provide certain bonuses once installed.
Game Tycoon 2
April 8, 2016
Strategy, Economic, Singleplayer.
A sequel to the simple economic strategy game developed by Sunlight Games studio. The game allows the player to assume the role of a video game developer. In Game Tycoon 2 once again the player becomes the head of a small game developing studio, the members of which dream of conquering the global video game market. One can choose from three varied teams with different attributes and starting conditions. The campaign starts in year 1980 and lasts for five decades till 2030. The main objective of the game is to create profitable games while considering the employees abilities and economical situation. The key to success is to correctly select genres and technologies. Player must compromise in order to become successful in the market. What makes the game interesting is the fact that it closely reflects the video game industry in years 1980-2015. It also uses analytical predictions to show the potential future of the industry in years 2016-2030.
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Marvel Avengers Academy
February 4, 2016
Strategy, Economic, RPG Elements, Marvel Comics, Singleplayer, Superheroes.
A mobile economic strategy game, created by TinyCo studio, in which we manage a school for superheroes from the Marvel universe. Our task in Marvel Avengers Academy is to educate a new generation of heroes, so even though we meet well-known characters like Loki, Hulk, Black Widow, Iron Man or Captain America, they all are much younger, less experienced, and burdened with all the typical problem of a teenager. We have to manage the eponymous school, create timetables, and organize various activities and events for our pupils. Breaks between classes can be filled by sending our superheroes on missions to test their progress. Another important thing is taking care of the emotional development of characters, who are looking for love, form groups of friends, and face the problems of puberty.
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Heliborne
October 12, 2017
Action, Helicopters, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Online, Singleplayer, Shooters.
An action combat game that combines elements of multiplayer shooters and arcade helicopter simulators. Heliborne is a debut production of JetCat Games. Mechanically, gameplay draws inspirations from MMO games, such as World of Tanks and World of Warplanes. The game features dozens of helicopter models from different countries and decades. They are designed on the basis of their real counterparts and include such elements as appearance, technical parameters, and original painting schemes of their respective military forces. The machines can be gradually developed. Gameplay offers team competition for helicopter pilots. Combat takes place on maps imitating the most important places of contemporary and historical military conflicts, such as Vietnam and Afghanistan. The title mixes tactic and simulation elements and requires both strategic planning of actions and skillful maneuvering of the helicopter using the advanced in-game flight mechanics.
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Master Spy
September 8, 2015
Action, 2D, Indie Games, Platformers, Singleplayer, Stealth, Espionage.
An oldschool platform game with stealth elements, created by TURBOGUN. Master Spy is set in an unspecified time, in a world full of corruption and depravity. You play as the eponymous spy, a master of his trade, utilizing his enhanced senses and a prototype masking cloak. As the game progresses, the protagonist delved deeper into a complex web of intrigue and conspiracy, discovering that his part in the story is much bigger than his contract would suggest. The game consists of 50 varied levels featuring different scenery, in which you have to complete both platform challenges and stealth challenges, in which you have to rely on the protagonist's abilities to sneak from one place to another. The game is linear, although you can slightly alter the plot by unlocking and completing secret levels.
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Democracy 3: Africa
April 12, 2016
Strategy, Grand Strategy, Politics, Singleplayer, Turn-based.
A standalone expansion to the third installment in the Democracy series, which debuted in 2013 through the efforts of Positech Games, the studio that developed previous entries in the franchise. Unlike the main games, Democracy 3: Africa takes us to Africa, where we take the role of a leader of one of ten countries, facing completely new challenges due to different nature of living in that region. A turn-based gameplay, where we make decisions that have a major impact on our country and its society, using a massive amount of tables, schemes, and graphs. We have to cope with problems like poverty, hunger, corruption, and providing access to drinking water, education, and health service. Quite often we get support from developed countries, which provide help with resources or investments.
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Sylvio 2
October 11, 2017
Adventure, FPP, Horror, Action Adventure, Singleplayer.
A sequel to the very well-received indie FPP horror adventure game. In Sylvio 2, you once again play as Juliette Waters, whose job is recording the voices of the dead. The game is set several days after the events of the first installment and takes place during the day. The gameplay focuses on exploring and solving puzzles, as well as occasional fights with the ghosts. The protagonist's equipment is similar to that from the previous game, although she also has a few new gadgets. Instead of the old Stelotron L-500 magnetic tape recorder, Sylvio 2 features a Stelotron L-1000, a 360-degree camera, which allows you to record not only the audio, but also the video of the ghosts. Since the recordings are essential to solving the game's puzzles, there is an option to browse through the recordings, slow them down or fast-forward them, as well as zoom in the video and scan it for ghost activity.
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The Last Express Gold Edition
November 22, 2013
Adventure, Puzzle Elements, FPP, Early 20th Century, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer.
Refreshed edition of the classic adventure game from 1997, for which the creator of the cult Prince of Persia Jordan Mechler is responsible. The action takes place entirely on board the title Orient Express, where, trying to escape from his problems, the hero controlled by us gets entangled in a complicated intrigue of lies, political intrigues and private interests of passengers, as well as love and murder.
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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
March 4, 2016
RPG, Puzzle Elements, RPG Elements, Fantasy, Action Adventure, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, TPP, Nintendo Exclusive.
A remastered version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, a game initially released in 2006 on GameCube and Wii consoles. The new version was developed by Australian studio Tantalus, which specializes in converting popular titles to various gaming platforms. Similarly as in most other installments in the series, the main character is a young man named Link, who begins a new journey, this time to help the children kidnapped from his village by monsters. When the protagonist reaches the Twilight Realm and is transformed into a wolf, he meets a mysterious creature called Midna, who promises to take him to princess Zelda's castle and help him in reclaiming his former shape. HD version isn’t very different from the original game, which was a combination of RPG and a third person perspective action-adventure game in which player was mostly exploring and fighting. In addition to noticeably improved graphics, the gameplay was slightly changed and improved.
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Emily is Away
November 20, 2015
Adventure, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Text, Free-to-play.
A nostalgic text-based adventure game developed by the independent developer Kyle Seeley. The game calls back to the beginnings of the internet boom and the first instant messengers that made it possible to befriend people online. The objective of the game is to develop an internet friendship with a student named Emily. The gameplay consists of typing commands and selecting dialogue sequences using interface that looks like classic communicators such as AOL Instant Messenger. The story encompasses five years of the virtual characters' lives and is non linear, encouraging the player to complete the game many times and experiment with different dialogue options. Emily is Away also draws from historical software layouts with its modest visual style and the lack of any soundtrack.
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Sociable Soccer 24
November 8, 2019
Sports, Internet, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Football, Splitscreen, Singleplayer.
A sports game described as a spiritual successor to Sensible Soccer. It was developed by Tower Studios, led by Jon Hare, former creative director of the aforementioned series and the co-founder of the once famous Sensible Software. The gameplay of Sociable Soccer is focused on fast and purely arcade football matches in which the player’s skill is the most important factor, although it is possible to switch footballers, set formation, tactics, and so on. There are over 500 clubs with over 10 thousand footballers, except that their surnames are slightly altered due to the lack of the official FIFA license. Apart from classic single-player quick matches and leagues, the developers put great emphasis on multiplayer and social aspect. Visually, the game cannot compete with the latest football productions but it features the characteristic style and atmosphere of the classic installments of the Sensible Soccer series.
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Wanderer (Red Cloak Games)
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Adventure, 2D, RPG Elements, Indie Games, Platformers, Action Adventure, Science Fiction, Singleplayer.
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. The ultimate goal of the protagonist is to find a way to escape the dangerous place. Thanks to the non-linear plot that offers moral choices, how the objective is achieved depends on the player to a large extent. The game combines elements of various genres, such as platformer exploration, point ‘n’ click-style puzzle solving, and turn-based combat similar to that of classical RPGs.
Kero Blaster
May 11, 2014
Arcade, 2D, Platformers, Singleplayer.
Kero Blaster is a two-dimensional platformer available for PCs. The player takes on the role of a hominoid frog that explores open-structure maps, avoids traps, collects valuable items and fights enemies with a laser rifle.
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Gundam Battle Operation Next
August 27, 2015
Action, Gundam, Co-op, Mechs, Multiplayer, Science Fiction, Tactics, TPP, PlayStation Exclusive, Free-to-play.
A TTP science-fiction action game, based on the iconic Gundam franchise, very popular in Japan; the brand was started in 1979 with the anime Mobile Suit Gundam. Gundam Battle Operation Next was created by Bandai Namco (known for such productions as Ace Combat, Dragon Ball Z, Tekken, Soulcalibur, and Naruto) and utilizes a free-to-play model with microtransactions. Mechanics-wise, Gundam Battle Operation Next is a tactical TPP action game. You control powerful mechas, equipped with various weapons (both for melee and ranged combat) and having special powers, which you use when battling other players. You have to count on more than your skills, as the key to success if often the cooperation with your teammates and the right choice of strategy when it comes to taking over bases and other important spots.
Snooker Live Pro
January 16, 2015
Sports, Billiards, Facebook, Internet, Multiplayer, Polish games, Singleplayer, Social Networking, Free-to-play.
An online pool game which gives an opportunity to play the titular snooker, 8-ball and 9-ball above all. The game was developed by the Polish studio GameDesire, and it offers competitions taking place in several pool clubs differing in their styles, as well as both the amounts of money one pays as an entry fee and receives as a reward for victory. Where and against whom one will be competing depends equally on the amount of cash one has and their skill. As the player gets better, they gain new levels of experience, which allows them to unlock subsequent, more prestigious clubs. The currency one uses to pay entry fees is earned through victories and it can be spent on different things - for instance, one can buy unique skins for their cue. One can improve their skills not only when competing against other players from all over the globe, as the game also includes an offline practice mode. The game extends the concepts behind the studio's previous creation - Pool Live Pro, depicting the action in an identical way, as it is viewed from above.
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Trials on Tatooine
July 18, 2016
Action, Movies, FPP, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Star Wars, SteamVR, VR, Free-to-play.
Trials on Tatooine is set in the universe of Star Wars. It's a free, experimental action game developed with Virtual Reality sets in mind. It was created by ILMxLAB, which consists of some members of the legendary studio, Industrial Light & Magic, which worked on CGI for over three hundred movies. The story of the game is set in between the 6th and 7th episode of the Star Wars saga. The protagonist is a Padawan of Luke Skywalker, whose task is to help Luke in restoring the Jedi Order. Trials of Tatooine can't really be called a full-fledged action game - it was developed simply to exhibit the capabilities of VR sets. The player's goals in the game are simple; it can be repairing the Millenium Falcon, or deflecting projectiles with a Lightsaber. Apart from action sequences, the game also shows some old and well-known characters such as R2D2, 3CPO, or Boba Fett.
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Mayhem Combat
June 28, 2018
Action, 2.5D, Beat 'em Up, Internet, Multiplayer, Platformers, Polish games, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Free-to-play.
A mobile team action game created by Vivid Games – a Polish studio, known for, among others, the Real Boxing series. In Metal Fist: Urban Domination, we assume the role of various characters, each having unique attacks and abilities, who fight for domination in a number of single player and multiplayer modes. The mechanics of the game are pretty simple, and don’t require serious skill, but in order to be successful in the game, the player needs to develop his own fighting style, and constantly train to for his character to progress. During the encounters, we make use of around 100 types of weapons, items, and skills, influencing not only the looks, but also the abilities of our character. The game uses the popular Unreal Engine 4 technology, and can show high-quality 2.5D visuals for it, along with eye-catching details and special effects.
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Jungle Clash
July 1, 2016
Strategy, Internet, Card Games, Multiplayer, RTS, Free-to-play.
A real-time strategy for mobile devices with card game elements, developed by My.com. Jungle Clash lacks a proper plot and the gameplay is focused on online PvP battles. The players take position on the opposite ends of the map and try to destroy the other party's base of operations. To do so, they send out offensive units, while at the same time taking care about their defenses and building fortifications. The gameplay also features generals, which have powerful special abilities, and card game elements, thanks to which you build your deck of cards which can summon units or activate many effects. As the title suggests, the game is set mostly in a jungle, although there are also some sci-fi elements, such as futuristic weapons. The game utilizes a free-to-play model with microtransactions available.
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Speedway Challenge League
April 29, 2016
Sports, Indie Games, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Polish games, Singleplayer, Free-to-play, Motorcycle Speedway.
An improved version of the mobile speedway simulator that was released in 2014 by Berobasket. In Speedway Challenge 2016 the player can control one of almost 80 speedway teams, among which there are league teams from Poland, England, Sweden and Denmark, national teams and historical ones alike. The player is tasked with various manager responsibilities, starting from participating in races, through contract and transfer negotiations, till financial aspects that are the new addition in this installment. Despite the fact that the game has rather simple 2D graphics, it is realistic and recreates the behavior of the motorcycle while forcing the player to use different driving tactics on each level. Only friendly matches and predetermined challenges are available in the free version of the game. Advanced league mode requires buying additional content.
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Cricket Captain 2016
July 5, 2016
Sports, Internet, Cricket, Manager, Multiplayer, Singleplayer.
Cricket Captain 2016 is another installment in the cricket manager series, developed in cooperation by Childish Things and a renown cricket player, Chris Rogers. In Cricket Captain 2016, players get a chance to manage their own Cricket team, and their task is to set the squad and tactics, search for new players, and lead the club through subsequent games. In this edition of the game, there are 79 teams in total, divided into five leagues. The games are held as part of the World Cup, as well as historic scenarios. One of the main novelties of the game is the day/night cycle, allowing the games to take place during nighttime as well, under slightly different circumstances. In Cricket Captain, the action is shown from various camera perspectives. Apart from playing solo, players from all over the world can compete in multiplayer competition.
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Brawlout
December 19, 2017
Fighting, 2.5D, Internet, LAN, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer.
A crossover between a 2.5D platform game and a brawler, developed by Romanian studio Angry Mob Games. Players take part in duels waged on small arenas, filled with rock formations and simple structures. In order to win you have to push your opponent off the ledge or reduce their energy to zero. Brawlout offers a cast of playable heroes, each featuring a unique set of moves – individual attacks can be developed and modified as you continue to make progress. Besides, each hero has a deadly special attack, called Rage, which can be launched after filling a special bar. Among the playable characters there are e.g. an agile monkey with a chain, or a Yeti, able to freeze his opponents. Brawlout can be played solo (throughout the story campaign) and either with up to seven other players online or locally on one screen. The game features eye-pleasing graphic design kept in cartoonish stylistics.
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Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls
July 30, 2014
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Multiplayer, Time Travel, Singleplayer, Turn-based, Nintendo Exclusive.
Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls is the second installment of the popular series of jRPGs designed for the youngest audience, which is the biggest competitor of the Pokemon series.
Assoluto Racing
May 4, 2016
Racing, Cars, Singleplayer.
A mobile free-to-play racing game with optional micropayments. It was developed by a not well known studio called Infinity Vector. In the title, we assume the role of a professional driver and take part in races in which the goal is to get to the finish or complete a given number of laps as fast as possible. It is not an ordinary arcade production, though, for the developers have made efforts to make the driving model as realistic as possible while still being accessible. Various available cars (including Honda NSX Type S Zero, NSX-R, Mitsubishi Eclipse and 3000 GT or Nissan Silvia Spec.R) handle differently, which is provided by an advanced physics engine. On the other hand, you can't call Assoluto Racing a full-fledged simulator either. The game features very pretty and detailed graphics for a mobile production. While playing, we can adjust the camera to our liking, including placing it behind the car or from above the bumper.
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Three Fourths Home
March 20, 2015
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Visual Novel.
An unusual narrative/adventure game developed by [bracket] games and Digerati Distribution. Three Fourths Home tells the story of a young woman named Kelly who is currently on her way to her family home in Nebraska after a years’ absence. We accompany the woman during conversations with her parents and her younger brother, learning more about the complicated relationship she has with them. The game cannot be easily assigned a genre, as we are given a mix of an adventure game and a visual novel. The gameplay is practically non-existent – our only task is to hold the button responsible for the gas pedal and conduct dialogues that allow us to learn more about the story, drawing us closer to the ultimate conclusion.
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Speedway Challenge
June 25, 2014
Sports, Indie Games, Multiplayer, Polish games, Singleplayer, Free-to-play, Motorcycle Speedway.
A mobile speedway racing simulator created by Berobasket - a Polish developer. The game is a free-to-play title, though it also employs optional microtransactions. Speedway Challenge offers 32 different tracks and 78 speedway teams referencing Polish, Danish, English and Swedish leagues (the game does not actually feature official licenses). Also, both national and historical teams were included, thus the game offers about 550 contestants in total, providing a wide array of available skills. Subsequent tracks and teams are unlocked in exchange for points earned as the player progresses in the game. The creators have prepared different single and multiplayer (bluetooth) game modes. In the Match mode, two teams compete against one another. In the Tournament mode, the player participates in one of nine competitions taking place in different countries; also, world competitions are available in this mode. The League mode requires the player to pay a fee. Speedway Challenge delivers simplistic, old-school 2D visuals and is played from a top-down view. The gameplay is accompanied by an unsophisticated soundtrack combined with engine sounds. Importantly however, the game offers relatively realistic driving physics.
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Distortions
March 2, 2018
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Arcade Elements, Music, Singleplayer, TPP.
An episodic adventure game with music game features, developed by Among Giants. Distortions tells the story of a woman who wakes up in a hospital bed in an unknown location after an accident. She notices that the time had stopped and all objects become alive only if she touches them. While traveling through the surrealistic realm with a giant, chained creature on the horizon, the protagonist is trying to discover how she got to this weird place and how to get back to the real world. The action is shown from a third-person perspective, but the game also contains 2D sequences. During the adventure the player faces logical challenges as well as arcade ones in which a magic violin is of key importance – the item enables the player to shape reality surrounding the character. Using the instrument was implemented in a way similar to classic music games like Guitar Hero and it requires pressing specific keys to the rhythm of the melodies coming from the speakers.
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HeartZ: Co-Hope Puzzles
June 8, 2016
Action, 2D, Indie Games, Co-op, Multiplayer, Platformers, Splitscreen, Action Adventure, Singleplayer.
A 2D platform game by French studio Upper Byte, focusing on a co-op mode. The plot if centered on the villainous machinations of Dr. Nylus, who's trying to take over the world. The players take on the roles of the heroes trying to stop Nylus and his mindless servants, and face the many traps set by the antagonists. Mechanics-wise, the game is a classic platformer, in which you have to beat consecutive levels, fight your foes and solve logic puzzles of varied difficulty. During the game, you control three characters, each of them having their own set of abilities, which you have to use properly if you want to succeed. HeartZ: Co-Hope puzzles works best in the co-op mode for three players, but you can also play on your own, switching the characters if need be.
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VIDEOBALL
July 12, 2016
Sports, Arcade Elements, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Singleplayer.
A minimalistic sports/action game developed by independent studio Action Button Entertainment. The gameplay mechanics in VIDEOBALL combine basketball, soccer, American football and perhaps even reference the popular coin football. The matches are played on small, rectangle courts and both players (and teams) are tasked with placing the ball in the gate or the gate area of the opponent. The ball is moved by shooting it with triangle bullets that can also be used to block the movements and shots of the opponent. The game is fast-paced and before starting playing it one can set the details of gameplay rules. VIDEOBALL also allows matches against the artificial intelligence, but unleashes its true potential only in multiplayer mode, where the players are challenging each other or in teams of two or three players.
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Order of Battle: Rising Sun
June 14, 2016
Strategy, 2D, Hotseat, World War II, Multiplayer, PBeM, Singleplayer, War Strategy, Turn-based, Isometric View.
DLC for the turn-based strategy game Order of Battle: World War II, developed by Luxemburg-based studio The Aristocrats. The campaign offered in the expansion used to be a part of a full-price game known as Order of Battle: Pacific, however, after that game changed the name to Order of Battle: World War II and switched to free-to-play distribution model, the content is being offered as a paid expansion (free for all who had bought the original game). Similarly to its twin expansion called U.S. Pacific, Rising Sun focuses on the Pacific War between the United States of America and Japan. In this case, however, we can command the Imperial Japanese Army as well as the Imperial Japanese Navy. In the course of a 12-scenario campaign, you take part in some key land and sea battles on the Pacific theater. Complementary to the historical missions there are fictional scenarios focused on Japanese invasion on Australia.
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DUCATI: 90th Anniversary - The Official Videogame
June 9, 2016
Racing, Internet, Motorbike, Multiplayer, Singleplayer.
A motorcycle racing simulator created by Milestone - an experienced Italian team. It is a spin-off of the RIDE series, created to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Ducati's birth as a brand. In terms of mechanics, the game is based on the formula of the RIDE series, offering very realistic riding physics - a small mistake can cost you the race. The less experienced players were not left alone however, for the creators implemented a set of gameplay simplifications which can be turned on. In total, the game offers 39 of Ducati's most popular motorcycles, divided into seven time periods. Racing takes place on five open tracks and several classic, faithfully recreated GP circuits. Simultaneously, the game serves as a virtual museum where all the technical details of the in-game motorcycle models are waiting for the player to discover. Also, one can acquaint themselves with the bikes' history and achievements.
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Into the Belly of the Beast
June 22, 2016
Adventure, 2D, Indie Games, Platformers, Action Adventure, Side-scroll, Singleplayer.
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. Before he manages to rescue his children, he must traverse five worlds inside the monster’s body, facing various obstacles and enemies, overcoming which will require usage of different techniques. One of the most important features is the ability of devouring various bacteria, allowing Sploosh to get some of their DNA strands. This, in turn, lets him obtain many unique skills and affects how other creatures react to his presence.
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Trials of the Blood Dragon
June 13, 2016
Arcade, Motorbike, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
A spin-off of the Trials series, an arcade motorcycle racing game. Trials of the Blood Dragon is set in the pulp cyberpunk universe known from the standalone expansion for Far Cry 3. The plot takes place in the near future, and you play as a pair of twins, Slayter and Roxanne Colt, the descendants of the protagonist of Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. The game's mechanics copy those of the previous installments'—you ride a motorcycle and participate in races on platform levels full of obstacles. In addition, you can also ride a BMX bicycle or a freight car, or even try to beat a level on foot. Some levels also call for using a grappling hook and firearms. During the story campaign, the Colt twins visit many wacky locations, and the gameplay is complemented by a soundtrack created by PowerGlove. Like Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Trials of the Blood Dragon features kitschy visuals, inspired by action movies of the 1980s.
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Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation
March 29, 2016
Arcade, 2D, Indie Games, Platformers, Singleplayer.
A continuation of a platformer by Freakzone Games studio, based on the Internet game review series starring James Rolfe. Plot in Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation does not make much sense and serves only as a pretext for action. When the Earth is struck by a beam from space, it turns the world into a video game and the hero from the original title undertakes a mission of saving his friends and humanity. Visually and mechanically the game is very similar to the classic platformer hits from the NES console. Therefore, the player jumps, avoids obstacles, and fights enemies he comes across, including powerful bosses. During gameplay you collect different parts of the armor, which makes playing a bit more easy, and unlock the hero’s new abilities, like short-distance gliding. The game features a high difficulty level, a large dose of black humor, and numerous references to the classic titles.
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Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon - Da Orks
August 18, 2016
Strategy, RPG Elements, Multiplayer, PBeM, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Turn-based, Warhammer 40,000.
A standalone expansion to turn-based strategy game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe from the duo of The Lordz Games Studio and Flashback Games. It takes place at the end of 40th millennium, when a derelict ship is discovered in a system of the planet Armageddon. When humans attempt to investigate the wreck, it turns out to be a ruse of Orks, who plan to start the biggest offensive on the Empire of Man yet and end humans once and for all. We play as a warboss of Orks, Ghazghkull Thraka, known from the original board game, leading his forces against Space Marines and Armageddon Steel Legion in various locations – from open space to cities. Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon - Da Orks offers new dynamic campaign consisting of 18 missions and complements it with base game’s multiplayer through PBEM++. Players can choose from over 400 new units, equipped with 200 different kinds of weapons.
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Crash Bandicoot 3 HD
June 30, 2017
Arcade, 3D Platformers, Time Travel, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, TPP, PlayStation Exclusive.
A complete remake of the third installment in the popular series of platform games developed by Naughty Dog. The original version debuted in 1998 on PlayStation. The remake is developed by Vicarious Visions. Crash Bandicoot 3 HD takes place just after the events that occurred in the previous entry in the series. Cortex’s space station crashes on Earth. This causes the evil deity Uka Uka to break free from his confinement. Together with a mad scientist, Uka Uka is trying to conquer the planet once more by using the power of magic crystals hidden in various eras in history. Fearless Crash and his sister Coco will try to stop the evil deity. The mechanics of the game are similar to the ones used in the previous title. The player controls one of the protagonists and tries to avoid various traps, and to defeat encountered enemies and bosses. In the numerous crates the player can find various treasures and power-ups that provide protection and other bonuses.
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Snooker Nation Championship
April 17, 2019
Sports, Billiards, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Singleplayer.
A snooker simulator from Cherry Pop Games, an independent studio, known for Pool Nation, and it’s reedition, Pool Nation FX. When it comes to mechanics, Snooker Nation Championship doesn’t differ much from its predecessor. For the players unaccustomed to the game itself, an accessible tutorial has been prepared, introducing the gamers to basic controls, for example, placing the balls, or applying necessary rotation. Playing solo, we can compete with AI in championships, which are comprised of elimination bout and 5 rounds of the main tournament. In multiplayer modes, we can face other players in a local mode, or take part in ranked online matches. In case of the multiplayer modes, the game allows us to set some basic parameters of the game. The players can also customize their equipment, including cues and balls. Snooker Nation Championship incorporates three-dimensional visuals and realistic physics, making the balls act exactly the same as if on a real pool table.
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Happy Dungeons
December 6, 2016
RPG, Fantasy, Hack'and'slash, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Action RPG, Singleplayer, TPP, Free-to-play.
A free-to-play hack-and-slash action RPG focused on cooperative gameplay. It was developed by Toylogic – the creators of Happy Wars, a title featuring similar visual style. Happy Dungeons takes place in a fantasy realm that drifts someplace under the sky, but whose princess was kidnapped by evil monsters. In the wake of the tragedy, the king can count only on his fearless knights – whose roles the players assume. Gameplay of Happy Dungeons consists of completing subsequent story mini-quests during which one faces legions of monsters as well as more challenging bosses. Player can select from a few varied characters with different fighting styles, special attacks and combos. During the game the characters can be developed and modified by using a variety of options that include not only abilities and looks, but personality as well.
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Sorcerer King: Rivals
September 15, 2016
Strategy, 4X, Fantasy, Singleplayer, Turn-based.
A stand-alone expansion to Sorcerer King, a turn-based 4x strategy. Similarly to the basic version, the expansion was created by Stardock Corporation. This time, the players assume the role of a mortal ruler whose goal is to achieve immortality. Sorcerer King: Rivals introduces two new factions (King Bazzar’s dwarves, and necromancers, led by Archmage Velemor), each with their own technologies, spells, and troops. The expansion marks the return of the Sorcerer King, who recruited three new lieutenants. As a result, the enemy armies can use up to five commanders, with two of them randomly chosen by the game before the beginning. Additionally, new items and resources are waiting to be discovered, as well as bonus content created using newly-implemented mission editor. The expansion can also be bought as a cheaper DLC.
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Nine Parchments
December 5, 2017
Action, Fantasy, LAN, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Singleplayer, Isometric View.
Nine Parchments is a cooperative action game developed by the creators of the Trine series. The game takes place in a fable fantasy land and tells the story of young adepts of magic. Instead of spending years on studying at the Astral Academy they decide to embark on a journey to find the titular nine parchments that, according to legends, grant their owners incredible power. The whole game is filled with dark humor. Our heroes gradually learn more powerful spells, but, as they don't care much about safety, their actions very often have devastating results for the third parties. Nine Parchments works like a shooter game in terms of mechanics. The action is presented from an isometric point of view and gameplay focuses on eliminating our enemies with spells. The game's complex magic system is based on five elements: fire, ice, electricity, life, and death, and enables us to create all sorts of spells. Nine Parchments was created as a co-op game for four players.
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Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls
November 26, 2015
RPG, Crossover, Fantasy, Humorous, jRPG, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, TPP, Turn-based.
A Japanese RPG and a spin-off to the Hyperdimension Neptunia series. The game was developed by Felistella studio and tells the stories of various female characters related to the video game industry. The main protagonist of the game is If, a girl who tries to solve the mystery of a theft of a special book that contains the history of the world written in it. During the adventure, If is accompanied by various characters such as Sega Hatsumi, Dream Cast and Mega Drive - personifications of Sega hardware devices. She travels through various locations in time and space. The gameplay focuses on exploration of three-dimensional dungeons and on combat with enemies. The battles are turn-based and the player will face various monsters. Using the special abilities of individual characters is the key to success, similarly as selecting proper equipment and character class. Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls features colorful, three-dimensional, manga-style graphics.
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Legends of Aria
July 8, 2020
RPG, Crowdfunding, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, MMO, MMORPG, PvE, PvP, Isometric View, Free-to-play.
Legends of Aria is a MMORPG developed by Citadel Studios.
MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death
December 17, 2015
RPG, Dungeon Crawler, Fantasy, FPP, jRPG, Singleplayer, Turn-based, PlayStation Exclusive.
A Japanese role-playing game created as a the fruit of labor of two developer - Idea Factory and Compile Heart. The game is a dungeon crawler featuring a turn-based combat system. The player is taken to an alternative world where the Earth gets encompassed by eternal darkness. A prophecy is the planet's only hope - it tells about a key which is capable of restoring life to the planet. Estra, the protagonist, sets out on a mission to defeat four deadly gods, as she is a mage capable of controlling machines. In doing so, she is supposed to be able to obtain the valuable artifact, essential in saving humanity. The player commands a team of four female mages and their mechanical guards made of parts that were either bought or found - the parts affect their attacks, abilities, as well as both the robots' strong and weak spots. The game is played from the first-person view. The player encounters numerous enemies, but also different puzzles. In MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death, both movement and combat are turn-based.
Risk: Urban Assault
August 2, 2016
Strategy, Internet, Multiplayer, Board & Card, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer, Turn-based, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
A turn-based strategy game which expands the concept of the popular board game. The title was developed by Zoë Mode (the creators of the first installment, titled simply Risk) as a contract for Ubisoft. Risk: Urban Assault takes place in a post-apocalyptic world of future in which five metropolises are fighting for control over the remains of natural resources: New York, London, Paris, Hamburg and Shanghai. Each of them has different approach to war and various weaknesses and advantages. The gameplay is divided into turns and the player is tasked with creating various industrial and defensive structures, maintaining economy of his city and conducting diplomatic actions. Commanders with various unique special abilities have strong influence on the outcome of a match. The winner is the nation which manages to dominate the opponents and take over the world. Risk: Urban Assault features three-dimensional graphics with many animations.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne
December 2, 2016
RPG, Internet, MMO, MMORPG, Multiplayer, PvE, PvP, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Star Wars, Free-to-play.
Another major expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic. It was developed by BioWare, the creators of such series as Baldur’s Gate, Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne was announced in July 2016 at the annual Star Wars Celebration. The add-on, the launch of which coincides with the fifth anniversary of the vanilla game’s launch, features a new story, an extensive story campaign, a number of optional quests and side activities, as well as some entirely new possibilities.
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Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Ascension
March 24, 2016
Strategy, Economic, Grand Strategy, Historical, Japan, War Strategy, Turn-based, 16th Century.
A turn-based strategy game developed by Koei Tecmo. The action of the title takes place in Japan during the Sengoku era (years 1467-1573). Similarly as in the previous installments of the series, the main part of the game are the story campaigns in which the players can learn about the history of various actual people such as Yukimura Sanada, Masamune Date or Ieyasu Tokugawa. More than two thousand of playable characters appear in Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence – Ascension. The story tells about the events that led to the birth of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The gameplay is turn-based and concentrates on managing one’s fief, providing the army with technology, training soldiers, trading with neighbors and waging wars. Naval battles and sieges are a novelty in the series. The player can even start his carrier as a regular officer who climbs the ladder of the military career. The game features high-quality (for the genre’s standards) graphics.
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Laser Disco Defenders
July 26, 2016
Arcade, 2D, Indie Games, Science Fiction, Shoot 'em Up, Singleplayer.
A two-dimensional arcade shoot'em up game. First serious commercial production created by the British studio Out of Bound Games. The plot of Laser Disco Defenders is set in a cartoonish sci-fi realm where the main characters defend the world against various threats. Our protagonists must retrieve a powerful artifact called Mirror Moon that had been stolen by evil Lord Monotone, who plans to use it for his (evil) purposes. The game is a classic 2D twin-stick shooter. We travel in zero gravity, moving through randomly generated labyrinths where we fight numerous opponents and face other dangers. Luckily, useful equipment unlocks as we gain experience, giving us unique new skills. Laser Disco Defenders features both music and aesthetics taken straight from the 1970s.
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Shiny
August 31, 2016
Action, 2D, Indie Games, Platformers, Action Adventure, Science Fiction, Singleplayer.
A classic platformer game set in a science-fiction world and created by Garage 227 - an independent Brazilian developer. Shiny is set on the fictional planet Aurora, which is heading towards a collision with its sun. The player assumes the role of a robot called Kramer 227, which is one of the machines left behind by the humans. The protagonist does not accept his fate, instead, he even wishes to help other robots in leaving the planet before it gets too late. The player's goal here is to help Kramer to make its way through twenty different levels filled with traps and dangers. During the adventure, the robot has to gather the energy left in generators scattered throughout the maps and transfer it to its immobilized, fellow machines. What makes the game difficult is the fact that performing each action costs energy, which has to be replenished during exploration.
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Narcos: Cartel Wars
September 6, 2016
Strategy, Gangster, Internet, Multiplayer, RTS, Singleplayer.
A mobile strategy game based on the Narcos television series. Many characters known from the series appear in the game. Narcos: Cartel Wars is available for free but contains optional microtransactions. Similarly as in the case of the television series, the game takes place in Columbia during the 70s. The player assumes the role of a boss of a small drug cartel and tries to transform it into a powerful criminal empire. At first the player works under the watchful eye of his superior, but after gaining some experience he obtains full control of the business. In addition to typical management which consists of building new objects, upgrading technologies, conducting research of new receipts and taking care of logistics, the game also features fights with rival gangs. Battles are fought in real time and death squads trained by the player and hired assassins participate in them. Narcos: Cartel Wars offers the option to play with other players who can become either rivals or allies.
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