The Gentleman
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Arcade, Music, Rhythm, Singleplayer.
A narrative musical game with arcade elements. Developed by Danish Cape Copenhagen, The Gentleman is set during the Great Depression (1928–1933) and tells a story about a great love of the titular gentleman, a street performer named Fred, and a young girl Lisa. The feeling they share is not approved by her father – wealthy entrepreneur Johnathan Joseph Price the Third. The powerful magnate has devoted his life to accumulating a fortune. The only thing he is missing is a coat of arms which would be his pass to establishing close relations with the Royal family. To boost his chances of joining the Royalty, the businessman decides to have his daughter marry count Grossenstein of Teuffelstein. When the titular Gentleman learns about the count’s evil intentions, he starts a race against the clock in order to stop the wedding. Gameplay of The Gentleman is based on Quick Time Events (QTE). The player needs to press the right buttons, which makes the hero move to the rhythm of jazz music.
InnerSpace
January 16, 2018
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Indie Games, Singleplayer.
An unique exploration-oriented game by indie studio PolyKnight Games. The gameplay in InnerSpace focuses on traversing a world surrounded by water, where the laws of physics are reversed, and the locals live in cities built on the remnants of earlier civilizations. You play as a cartographer searching for artifacts and discovering previously unknown places to learn the history of this universe. Mechanics-wise, the game is based on such productions as Minecraft, Proteus, or Journey, blending free exploration with an extensive narrative. You travel by a special vehicle, interacting with NPCs and environment. Everything you do is closely connected to the plot, gradually uncovering the history of the worlds you visit, and their deities. The game features simple but pleasant visuals and a fitting soundtrack.
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Lost Words: Beyond the Page
March 27, 2020
Arcade, 2.5D, Experimental/artistic, Fantasy, Indie Games, Platformers, Side-scroll, Singleplayer.
Lost Words is an unusual 2D platform game. It's set inside a young girl's diary and you explore both the text written on the pages and the fantastical lands it describes. An important aspect of the game is solving logic puzzles, done by manipulating words to change the in-game world.
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Princess Maker Refine
February 17, 2017
Simulation, 2D, RPG Elements, Fantasy, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, Life Sim.
A unique management game and a remastered and extended edition of a PlayStation 2 title. Princess Maker Refine was created by Japanese studio Gainax, supervised by one of its co-founders, Takami Akai. You play as a hero, who already defeated the dark lord and saved the citizens of the kingdom invaded by the villain. The protagonist decided to settle down and adopt an orphaned girl, so that he can not only help with rebuilding the country, but also take care of her future. Thus you have to look after your foster daughter and make sure she has good education and skills, which will have an impact on her adult life. The girl's personality and skills are described with numerical values and statistics, and her daily schedule and what she can learn are entirely up to you. After eight years (divided into four seasons, dozens days each), when she becomes of age, you unlock one of the 74 possible endings, depending on her career path — this is when the girl's skills and experience become apparent. The game features vastly improved visuals and soundtrack, compared to those from the original release.
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Construction Simulator 2
March 22, 2017
Simulation, Construction, Economic, Strategic Elements, Machines and Equipment, Singleplayer.
A continuation of the mobile construction simulator with strategy elements, developed by weltenbauer studio from Germany. Construction Simulator 2 takes place in a fictional state in the USA, Westside Plains. In the game we play as an owner of a company that builds roads and buildings. The game is set in an open world, in which you can complete 60 different jobs. In the beginning of the game we start with simple tasks but as we develop our company and increase its reputation we can get more complicated but also much better paid contracts. The game allows us to manually control 36 licensed and recreated with intricate details machines, among which we can find those that are produced by such companies as Caterpillar, Liebherr, Palfinger, Bell, STILL or ATLAS. The economic aspect, that requires players to manage their company and budget, complements the simulation elements.
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She Remembered Caterpillars
January 17, 2017
Puzzle, 2D, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Isometric View.
She Remembered Caterpillars is a isometric 2D puzzle game developed by Ysbryd Games. She Remembered Caterpillars takes us to a weird world where we have to find our missing father. A bigger emphasis, however, is put on the gameplay mechanics (manipulating the colors), not the plot. During the game we will control colorful creatures that move around small maps and can only cross bridges that are of the same color as them. The fact that our colorful monsters can fuse themselves and create a monster in another color, like purple, will make achieving victory much simpler. With that fusion, the created monster can cross bridges of both colors that created him. On every level from the forty available, we have to make sure all of our creatures crossed the bridges and end up on special white tiles.
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Soda Dungeon
October 7, 2015
RPG, 2D, Clicker, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Free-to-play.
Free RPG game, in which we manage the tavern, where we recruit and equip daredevils helping us to make a fortune in the fight against monsters. The production was originally released on mobile devices, but later it also appeared on PCs.
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Graceful Explosion Machine
April 6, 2017
Action, 2D, Indie Games, Science Fiction, Shoot 'em Up, Side-scroll, Singleplayer.
A classic 2D shoot'em up action game, created by Vertex Pop and released on Nintendo Switch. Graceful Explosion Machine allows the players to fly a futuristic space ship. The titular GEM is an advanced, well-equipped vehicle whose pilot is stuck deep in space. In order to find his way back he must face a horde of aggressive aliens. The game is presented from a side view and we must constantly move right throughout more than 30 levels located in four different worlds. Our main goal is to eliminate the subsequent enemy hordes which can be done by using four different types of weapons: blaster, rocket launcher, energy sword, and sniper beam. The key to success lies in being able to change your weapons accordingly to a situation, perform dodges and counterattacks.
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Planet of Heroes
March 8, 2017
Action, Internet, Co-op, MMO, MOBA, Multiplayer, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Free-to-play.
A mobile MOBA production by Fast Forward Studios. You play as a chosen character belonging to the so-called Order of Heroes, whose task is to fight to the death in special arenas. There are many potential protagonists to choose from and they vary in terms of weapons and special abilities. The game focuses on seven-minutes-long multiplayer battles, in which you compete against players from all over the world. The more battles you win, the more new abilities you can unlock, allowing you to choose a specialization for your character. You can also develop you chosen hero by collecting more powerful equipment, while the expansive crafting system allows you to create new items. Apart from the PvP mode (1-vs-1 and 3-vs-3 battles), Planet of Heroes also features a single player campaign, which focuses on varied tasks: exploring dungeons, fighting off waves of enemies, defending yourself against your foes' attacks, and classic battles with AI opponents. The game features colorful cartoonish visuals, based on the Pixar animation style.
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Codex of Victory
March 16, 2017
Strategy, Internet, Multiplayer, RTS, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Turn-based.
Codex of Victory is a science fiction strategy game that takes place in the far future. It was developed by the Russian studio Ino-Co. Mankind has managed to populate over twenty planets, but the civilization's social structure reversed to that from the feudal times. Each territory is ruled by lords and barons, and the entire empire is controlled by the absolute ruler. The country is at war with the faction called Auguments, genetically modified humans who conquer more and more of its territories and augment people who live there. Plot is the crucial element of gameplay in Codex of Victory. Missions focus on the real-time improvement and extension of our underground base, on managing our resources, conducting technological research, construction of war machines, and on fighting with our enemies' forces. Combat is turn-based and takes place on maps made of hexagonal tiles. What is interesting is the fact that missions are generated procedurally, making each playthrough a unique experience. The game offers a PvP multiplayer mode and features characteristic cartoonish visuals.
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Ghost Blade HD
February 28, 2017
Action, 2D, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Science Fiction, Shoot 'em Up, Singleplayer, Top-down.
Ghost Blade HD is a shoot'em up game developed by indie devs from Hucast Games. We take on the role of the Earth Defense Force's best pilot whose job is to defeat Shira, a rogue A.I. that was installed on an abandoned space station located on the outer rim of the Solar System. In Ghost Blade HD we control one of the three superbly armed combat space ships. Gameplay focuses on eliminating hordes of enemies and gigantic bosses. To win, we have to not only shoot almost all the time, but also avoid the rain of bullets and laser beams fired at us. Along with the primary Story Mode, the game also offers Score Attack, where we have to beat the high scores set by other players from all around the world. We can play alone or in coop with another player. The game features cartoonish, eye-pleasing visuals and a dynamic soundtrack composed by Rafaell Dyll.
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Bullet Soul
April 7, 2011
Arcade, 2D, Science Fiction, Shoot 'em Up, Singleplayer.
Two-dimensional shoot up originally released on the Xbox 360, and later also released on PCs. While playing, we steer one of the several available combat ships and fight countless enemies.
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Fire Pro Wrestling World
December 18, 2017
Sports, 2D, Internet, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer, Wrestling.
Another entry in a fighting games series, very popular in Japan. The thing that distinguishes Fire Pro Wrestling World from other wrestling games are the game mechanics. Action is presented from an isometric point of view and almost every element of the gameplay can be adjusted to suit our preferences. This is mainly connected with the wrestlers – in the beginning we get 30 fighters, but we can also create our own wrestlers by choosing not only their appearance but also their preferred moves (we can choose from more than 2000 attacks) and even a script that is responsible for their behavior. Additionally, we can also customize the referee that oversees fights and arenas – we can, e.g. put an electric fence or a mine field between fighters and audience. Besides classic fights we can also participate in online matches that can be played by up to four players. Fire Pro Wrestling World features somewhat cartoonish 2D graphics.
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Supreme Ruler: The Great War
August 1, 2017
Strategy, Economic, Grand Strategy, World War I, Internet, LAN, Multiplayer, RTS, Singleplayer, War Strategy.
The next installment in a series of RTS games developed by the Canadian studio BattleGoat. In this game, the player is required to manage an entire country. The game is set in the World War I period, so the player begins in 1914 and is capable of leading their country through the next hundred years. The mechanics employed in the game were based on the fundamentals of the preceding titles; as a result, the game approaches the subject of managing a country in a holistic manner. Apart from fighting wars and commanding one's forces during battles, the player needs to develop the economy, take care of trade-related issues, or conduct both diplomacy and espionage. Similar to the previous installments of the series, Supreme Ruler: The Great War simulates the so-called "butterfly effect", so all the player-made decisions sooner or later result in adequate reactions by artificial intelligences in control of the remaining countries. The game offers both a single-player experience and a multiplayer variant (for up to 16 players).
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Cladun Returns: This is Sengoku!
June 6, 2017
RPG, 2D, Dungeon Crawler, Internet, jRPG, Multiplayer, Action RPG, Singleplayer.
A dungeon crawler RPG which is the third installment in the Cladun series. Similar to the previous iterations, Cladun Returns: This is Sengoku! was created by Nippon Ichi Software. The player is once again taken to the magical world of Arcanus Cella, which is a base of operations for heroes that set out on expeditions to dangerous dungeons. This time, the game begins at the end of the Sengoku period in Japan, when the country was brought to its knees by internal wars and rebellions. Damned souls are taken to Arcanus Cella - those cannot enter the path of reincarnation until they have taken care of their unfinished, earthly business. The player's goal is to help them, which requires one to explore dungeons characteristic for the franchise, filled with monsters, traps, powerful bosses, but also valuable artifacts. In combat, the player uses different melee and ranged weapons, such as katanas, warhammers, staves, bows or shurikens. Special abilities and features form a variety of character classes, both common, such as the Swordsman or the Mage, and more exotic professions, such as the Saint, the Priest, or the Onmyoji. The player-controlled character can by supported by their teammates thanks to the Magic Circle system being implemented in this installment as well. Both the faces of the characters and sprites of certain weapons can be modified in the in-game Pixel Editor.
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Chime Sharp
July 19, 2016
Puzzle, 2D, Indie Games, Music, Rhythm, Singleplayer.
An upgraded version of Chime – a well-received mix of a logic and a rhythm game released in 2010. The new edition does not differ much from its predecessor – we are given a grid that is gradually filled with player-inserted blocks creating quads – rectangle and square shaped fields that are at least 3x3 in size. Completed figures unlock the further parts of the music track that accompany our actions. Moreover, we are subjected to a time limit that rewards consistent and active progress with additional points. Aside from the standard mode, the game offers additional gameplay modes, including Sharp Mode, Strike Mode, or Challenge Mode, each introducing different challenges and mixed rules.
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Ape Out
February 28, 2019
Action, 2D, Beat 'em Up, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Top-down.
An independent beat'em up game, which casts the player in the role of a mad gorilla that is trying to escape from captivity. The player's task is to complete subsequent, procedurally-generated corridors, as well as to deal with hordes of enemies, both soldiers and guards. The game is played from a top-down view and the only thing the protagonist can rely on is the power of his own muscles. With his hands, the gorilla crushes the enemies, but can also grab and throw them. Certain elements of the environment can also be taken advantage of, such as doors that have been torn out - they can be used as a shield. The experience is complemented by a dynamic soundtrack, which changes its tone in accordance with what is currently happening on the screen. The developer decided to include a large portion of brutality in the game, as the enemies defeated leave lots of blood, staining the locations the player traverses. Ape Out delivers exclusively a single-player experience and is available only in digital distribution.
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Oh My Godheads
December 5, 2017
Arcade, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Singleplayer, TPP.
An arcade game focused on multiplayer matches. The players must take talking explosive heads to certain locations while competing with each other.
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Asemblance
June 21, 2016
Adventure, Exploration Games, Episodic, FPP, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Thriller.
An episodic psychological thriller exploration game, the first one by Nilo Studies, founded by Niles Sankey—formerly a member of Bungie for ten years, the creators of e.g. the Halo franchise and Destiny. The game was inspired by American TV series such as The X-Files or The Twilight Zone, as well the British series Black Mirror and video games like The Stanley Parable or P.T. (the playable teaser of the ultimately cancelled Silent Hills). In Asemblance you play as a mysterious protagonist trapped in a machine capable of memory simulation. To escape, you need to delve deep into the protagonist's mind and recover memories which would be better off forgotten. You journey through various—and at times surreal—fragments of the protagonist's past. The game utilizes the first-person perspective, and the gameplay is focused on exploration and limited interaction with the environment.
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Meridian: Squad 22
August 11, 2016
Strategy, Indie Games, RTS, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Isometric View.
The continuation of Meridian: New World, a real-time strategy game set in science fiction realities developed by Elder_Games. The plot continues the story from the first installment. When the first colonization attempt of the titular planet Meridian ends up in failure, the leaders of the United Earth decide to send in a specialist squad of commandos with the mission of finding and saving the remaining colonists. Gameplay in Meridian: Squad 22 does not differ significantly from its original and combines classic RTS elements with an extensive, non-linear plot that develops depending on players’ choices. Battles feature complex tactics allowing the player to apply different combat strategies. The game features a wide arsenal of weapons that influence squads’ abilities, and a simple development system which, as you advance, gives you a set of abilities useful in combat.
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River City: Tokyo Rumble
August 8, 2013
Fighting, 2D, RPG Elements, Internet, Multiplayer, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Nintendo Exclusive.
Two-dimensional scrolled fight belonging to the famous Kunio-kun series, which has accompanied players since 1986. We play the role of a boy named Kunio, who, together with his friends, intends to stop gangsters spreading through the streets of Tokyo.
Aragami
October 4, 2016
Action, Fantasy, Indie Games, Ninja, Action Adventure, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer, Stealth, TPP.
A representative of the third-person stealth game genre, created by the independent studio of Lince Works. The main character of the production is the titular Aragami - an assassin who has risen from the dead and has been endowed with supernatural abilities. The mysterious Yamiko is responsible for his resurrection and she desperately needs his aid to escape from the closely guarded fortress. Gameplay mechanics revolve around the characteristic patterns of similar productions, such as Tenchu or Dishonored. Zones visited during the various missions have an open-world character, which, combined with an extensive range of skills, allows the hero to perform tasks in many different ways. In Aragami we have to sneak in the shadows, teleport to selected locations, dispose of the bodies of murdered opponents, and even create clones of the protagonist. However, the hero clearly wasn't meant for direct confrontations and a group of opponents are able to take his life without much of a problem. The cartoonish visuals, which draw inspiration from the East Asian culture, are also a very distinctive feature.
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Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
April 8, 2016
Strategy, World War II, Internet, Multiplayer, RTS, Singleplayer, War Strategy, Turn-based.
Another installment of the critically acclaimed strategy games series launched in 2000 by Battlefront.com. The action takes place in times of the World War II and focuses on the battle on the Western Front between October 1944 and January 1945, which culminated in the famous German offensive in the Ardennes. Gameplay-wise, Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg, as befits the series, is a classical We-Go strategy game — the events take place in real time, although we can issue orders only with the active pause mode on. Traditionally, the title’s strong point is realism. We will find faithfully recreated battlefields and actual military units, including their tactics and real-world hardware. The title offers three separate story campaigns (and a training one) as well as 25 individual scenarios in which we can side either with Germans or Americans.
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The Song of Seven
May 17, 2016
Adventure, Crowdfunding, Episodic, Fantasy, Indie Games, Point-and-click, Singleplayer.
An episodic, fairytale-like point-and-click adventure game by an American developer Enlightened Games. The plot of The Song of Seven is set in a fantasy world of Pria, inhabited by fantastic races and original creatures. The main character is a boy named Kiba. When a mythical evil starts growing in strength, and slowly casts its shadow upon the land, the adolescent protagonist has to leave the village and find a way to deal with the danger. When it comes to mechanics, the game utilizes typical solutions known from point-and-click adventure games, but offering a modern approach to the genre, appearing in the fully 3D environment, third person perspective camera, and analog control system. The gameplay focuses on exploration and solving logical and musical puzzles, but an equally important aspect of the game are the extensive dialogue sequences, revealing the secrets of the plot.
Sometimes Always Monsters
April 2, 2020
RPG, 2D, Modern Times, Adventure Elements, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Life Sim, Top-down.
The sequel of Always Sometimes Monsters that lets us learn the further adventures of the original’s protagonist (allowing us to import save games). This time around, we start out as a young, married author of a bestselling novel. Looking for inspiration for another book, the protagonist embarks on a bus tour through the country, making new acquaintances with his fans and fellow writers. Similarly to the first installment in the series, Sometimes Always Monsters puts emphasis on interaction with non-player characters. In the game, there is no combat system whatsoever; instead, we have to constantly make difficult decisions. Player’s choices shape the story and the protagonist’s relationships with other people and influence the number of available options—the decision to take his wife with him alone can open or close some story possibilities. Sometimes Always Monsters features two-dimensional pixel-art graphics which are, however, more detailed than those of its predecessor.
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Pathfinder Adventures
April 27, 2016
RPG, Fantasy, Card Games, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Singleplayer, Free-to-play.
A card game with strong RPG accents. It is an adaptation of the table game Pathfinder Adventure Card Game. The title was created by the experienced studio Obsidian Entertainment, creators of such games as Pillars of Eternity and Fallout: New Vegas. Pathfinder Adventures is a free-to-play game with microtransactions. It takes the player to a fantasy realm called Golarion which is filled with magic, monsters and inhumans. Pathfinder Adventures is based on the Rise of the Runelords campaign known from the paper original. The player is tasked with stopping an attempt to resurrect the despotic Runelords. Gameplay of Pathfinder Adventures is based on the original game and all interactions, including combat, are presented as a card game. One can play the game alone or in cooperation mode for up to four players, each of whom controls a character belonging to one of the available classes. Thanks to different abilities that can be additionally developed, the characters supplement each other. What makes the game even more interesting are interactive cutscenes during which the player is making story decisions.
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Order of Battle: U.S. Marines
April 7, 2016
Strategy, 2D, Hotseat, World War II, PBeM, Singleplayer, War Strategy, Turn-based, Isometric View.
The second expansion of the turn-based war strategy Order of Battle: Pacific by The Aristocrats studio, reviving the spirit of the genre’s classics, with the Panzer General series in the forefront. The action takes place during WWII, starting in 1942, when American army began to score their first important victories against the Japanese forces. U.S. Marines gives the player a chance of leading the titular formation in an offensive against a group of tropical islands on Pacific, including Solomon Islands and Guadalcanal. The DLC provides 11 scenarios, a new formation and units, like the light tank M2A4, the amphibious vehicle DUKW, F2A Buffalo fighters, and concrete bunkers. Moreover, the developers introduced support fire for heavy infantry units. With the progress in the solo campaign, the strategy of Japanese army clearly changes – instead of frontal attacks, enemies start to concentrate on thoughtful defensive actions.
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Order of Battle: Winter War
July 21, 2016
Strategy, 2D, Hotseat, World War II, Multiplayer, PBeM, Singleplayer, War Strategy, Turn-based, Isometric View.
Another big expansion for the turn-based strategy game Order of Battle: Pacific developed by The Aristocrats. Similarly to the base game, the action of Order of Battle: Winter War takes place during WWII. This time the game concentrates on USSR’s aggression towards Finland, known as the Winter War. The campaign consists of 14 scenarios, including the titular Winter War, the Continuation War, and the Lapland War, covering the period between 1939-1945. You can lead the Finnish, the German, or the Russian army. Order of Battle: Winter War introduces 90+ new units, including Finnish troops on skis, German Panzer IV medium tanks, a few types of Russian T-34 and KV-2 tanks, and the iconic fighter aircraft, such as Bf-109, Fw-190, Yak-7, Il-2 Sturmovik, and Fokker D.XXI. The change of the theater of war resulted in the introduction of a new type of terrain, which influences speed of units and enables them to cross frozen lakes and rivers.
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Knot
July 20, 2016
Puzzle, Indie Games, Singleplayer, PlayStation Exclusive.
A three-dimensional logic game created by Warlock Arts - a Turkish developer. The game was inspired by ancient Chinese puzzles and the modern-day Rubik's cube. The player's task is to solve subsequent, gradually more difficult puzzles. By moving and rotating particular elements of the mechanism (different in their shape, blocks made of various materials, such as wood, metal or stone), the player tries to disassemble the structure. Contrary to the majority of minimalistic logic games, Knot offers alluring, three-dimensional visuals that allow the player to rotate the entire structure at any angle. Also, it is worth mentioning that the game engine recreates physical properties of the materials the particular elements of the mechanism are made of.
Warfare Online
September 30, 2017, End of Life
Strategy, Internet, Multiplayer, RTS, War Strategy, Modern Conflicts, Free-to-play.
Warfare Online, created by Con Artist Games, is an online multiplayer RTS game. It is the first online game in the series that was started by Warfare 1917 and Warfare 1944. Unlike its predecessors, this title's focus is on a fictional armed conflict that takes place in a near future. The gameplay is similar to classic, tactical RTS games, such as Company of Heroes, which means that players don't have to gather resources and develop their bases. We immediately start on a battlefield and control a squad that is created before the battle. The squads can consist of vehicles and units that belong to various classes. During the fights players can also access about 150 means of support. New units and useful bonuses are unlocked by making progress in the game. Warfare Online is released in a friendly free-to-play system where you won't find any time limits or intrusive microtransactions.
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BattleSouls
September 30, 2017, End of Life
Action, RPG Elements, Internet, Multiplayer, Free-to-play.
A multiplayer arcade action game with RPG features, developed by Pixelap studio and distributed as free-to-play title. BattleSouls takes us to a fantasy world, where brave warriors take part in team fights against each other to destroy opponents’ soul crystal while defending their own. Each team comprises of three characters representing different classes, between which we can freely switch during skirmishes. Each class has its unique active and passive skills and is suitable for different situations, meaning that choosing a proper character to use at the moment is the key to success. Duels are very dynamic and usually take 10 to 15 minutes, with players’ skill playing crucial role in the outcome. The game is presented in colorful, cartoon-like and three-dimensional visuals.
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The Elder Scrolls Online: Dark Brotherhood
September 30, 2017, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, FPP, Internet, MMO, MMORPG, PvE, PvP, The Elder Scrolls, TPP.
The fourth major expansion to the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited by ZeniMax Online and Bethesda Softworks. The DLC pack allows you to become a member of the eponymous Dark Brotherhood, the most famous assassins' guild in the game's universe. This time they try to expand their influence in the western part of the Cyrodiil province, which lets you explore the locations known from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, especially the cities of Anvil and Kvatch. Apart from the main campaign, Dark Brotherhood also features many PvE elements, including daily assassination contracts, two smaller delves, and a pair of boss fights: a tournament in the Kvatch Arena and a minotaur hunt in Tribune's folly. Additionally, after joining the Dark Brotherhood you get a new passive skill line and unlock new items to craft. There is no minimum experience requirement to be met to play the DLC.
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Avadon 3: The Warborn
September 30, 2017, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, Classic RPG, Singleplayer, Turn-based, Isometric View.
The third installment of the RPG series by Spiderweb Software, inspired by the classics of the 80s and 90s. Avadon 3: The Warborn continues the storyline of its predecessors. In the game, we assume the role of a hero whose task is to protect the kingdom from all threats. When his homeland falls victim to a large invasion of monsters and barbarian tribes, his goal becomes to stop it. The action is traditionally observed from the isometric perspective, while combat takes place in turns. The protagonist can become a representative of one of four character classes. It is also possible to have a party that we can fully develop. As per the series' tradition, the story campaign can end in numerous ways and, depending on our choices, the protagonist can even join the forces of evil and conquer the land he was supposed to defend.
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Goo Saga
September 30, 2017, End of Life
Arcade, 2D, Puzzle Elements, Platformers, Singleplayer.
A game by Toka Loka Games studio, known for a mobile adventure game The Bait. Goo Saga takes us to a secret underwater laboratory, where a strange flexible goo comes to life. The player takes control of the titular Goo, which tries to find its creator as well as purpose of life. Mechanically, Goo Saga is a 2D platformer in Leo’s Fortune style. Going through levels requires a lot of skill, as the hero’s moves are really clumsy. The game offers puzzles, and during gameplay you collect crystals necessary for developing Goo’s abilities. You can play a single player campaign, Survival and Time Trial modes. There are 20 levels, 12 types of enemies, 4 bosses, and 2 different endings. Additionally, you can create your own levels and share them with other players. Goo Saga features colorful graphics and diverse levels.
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Gear Gauntlet
September 30, 2017, End of Life
Arcade, 2D, Puzzle Elements, Indie Games, Platformers, Side-scroll, Singleplayer.
A dynamic action-arcade game developed by the debuting studio Drop Dead Interactive. Gear Gauntlet is a game with no plot per se, concentrating entirely on original gameplay mechanics in which the key role is played by the system of color change that resembles mechanics in music games, such as the Guitar Hero series. During gameplay you take control of a small gearwheel and your objective is to go through winding corridors and collect gears similar to the one you steer, while avoiding traps and dangers, such as spinning circular saws, boosters, teleports, etc. To make things harder, some of the gearwheels are hidden behind colorful barriers that can be broken only by a wheel of the same color as the barrier. Gameplay features an extremely fast pace and emphasizes quick reaction time.
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Heart&Slash
September 30, 2017, End of Life
Action, Crowdfunding, Hack'and'slash, Indie Games, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Slasher, TPP.
A third-person action game that combines hack and slash and roguelike elements. Heart&Slash started out as a minor project of an indie developer, which grew in time thanks to the financial support gathered on Kickstarter. The action takes place in a distant future, where humanity no longer exists. In the game, we assume the role an unusual robot who wants to discover his own identity and become loved. Before he can achieve this goal, the protagonist has to free himself from under the rule of the QuAsSy system that controls everyone. While playing, we traverse randomly generated locations and fight hostile robots. The combat system brings typical hack and slash game to mind and offers various kinds of firearms and melee weapons. Heart&Slash’s RPG elements allow us to develop our character by changing his parts. Should the hero die, we have to start playing from scratch but we preserve the skills we have gathered up to that point. Heart&Slash features simple 3D graphics enriched with cel-shading technology.
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Cubikolor
September 30, 2017, End of Life
Puzzle, Indie Games, Singleplayer.
An original, three-dimensional logic game in which the player controls a colorful cube and travels through multicolored levels. Cubikolor was created by two French developer studios: Fractal Box, being their first game, and the slightly more experienced Moving Player, the creators of the humorous stealth game Level 22: Gary’s Misadventure, among other titles. The game was awarded with creativity award during the European indie Game Days 2015. The game offers 150 diversified levels built of cubes of different colors and properties. The objective of the game is to lead the cube to the exit. Each wall of the cube has different color and, depending on which colors touches each other, various effects are triggered. For example, the surface might rise up or drop down. After completing each level the player is graded with from one to three stars, depending on how much moves he made and how much time it took. Cubikolor offers simple, three-dimensional graphics and free camera view.
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Riff Racer
September 30, 2017, End of Life
Racing, Arcade Elements, Indie Games, Multiplayer, Music, Singleplayer.
A futuristic racing game by FOAM Entertainment, combining arcade-like features with musical game elements. In Riff Racer (formerly known as Race Any Track) we participate in a series of races that take place on procedurally generated tracks full of sharp bends, floating in space. The gameplay is purely arcade-like and the tracks are filled with numerous ramps and jumping platforms, which allow you to perform spectacular stunts. All the tracks are generated based on the game's soundtrack or your own music files (MP3, FLAC, OGG, AAC/M4A). To succeed in Riff Racer you need to drive to the rhythm of music, and you can earn bonus points for e.g. perfectly synchronizing your driving with the soundtrack.
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Bushido Bear
September 30, 2017, End of Life
Arcade, 2D, Ninja, Samurai, Singleplayer, Free-to-play.
An arcade action game developed by Spry Fox studio for mobile platforms and distributed by using the popular free-to-play model. In Bushido Bear the player assumes the role of an excellently trained samurai bear that must protect the forest from the incoming demons. The gameplay is divided into several levels during which the protagonist faces waves of enemies using various combat styles. During the confrontation the player uses a sword and must attack the rivals in such way that he won’t touch the enemy weapon with his body. The game is played by drawing lines on the touch screen and jumping to various places in order to, for example, avoid incoming shurikens. As the game progresses, the player gains access to new bears, some of which are agile and fast while other are slower but equipped with useful abilities like teleportation. The game features colorful 2D graphics and oriental tone.
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Hellion
September 30, 2017, End of Life
Action, FPP, Indie Games, Internet, Space, MMO, Multiplayer, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Survival, Space Sim.
A survival sandbox with space sim features focused on online play. Hellion invites the players to a distant future in which humanity organized an intergalactic colonization mission. Together with a million of other colonizers, the player is sent to a distant star system. After awakening from a decades-long cryogenic sleep, the protagonist finds only ruined space stations and shipwrecks. Together with a small group of other survivors, he must survive in hostile environment and find the reasons for the failure of his mission. Since the fight for survival takes place in space, in addition to searching for resources, crafting and maintaining good health, one must also maintain his ship. Hellion offers high level of realism when it comes to physics, sound dispersion and impact of damage on equipment behavior. Both exploration and controlling larger ships requires the players to cooperate with each other. Some players can turn out to be traitors. When fights happen, one can use advanced weapons.
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Coffin Dodgers
September 30, 2017, End of Life
Racing, Arcade Elements, Kart Racing, Indie Games, Internet, LAN, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Singleplayer.
A racing game developed by the independent developer Milky Tea Studios. The action takes us to Sunny Pines, a place of health retirement for seven senior citizens. When the town is visited by The Grim Reaper who wants to pick-up some souls, the heroes present him with an unusual deal – if they manage to convince the reaper that there is still a lot of life in them, by participating in a series of crazy races, the being will leave them alone. The game offers the ability to participate in races as one of seven seniors, racing the Grim Reaper and his army of zombies on thirteen varied tracks. The winner of this unusual tournament has to race with the Grim Reaper himself. In Coffin Dodgers, knowing the track is not the only a prerequisite of success – the players have to utilize various pick-ups and a wide range of weaponry such as walking sticks or makeshift firearms. The game offers a single player campaign, as well as a multiplayer mode, offering split-screen and online gameplay modes. Coffin Dodgers is powered by Unity technology, resulting in high-quality 3D visuals.
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9th Dawn II: Remnants of Caspartia
September 30, 2017, End of Life
RPG, 2D, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, LAN, Multiplayer, Action RPG, Singleplayer.
A continuation of the mobile RPG game called 9th Dawn, developed by Valorware studio. This is a Premium application, which means that once you but the game, you can enjoy its full contents without having to pay for various "extras". 9th Dawn II: Remnants of Caspartia again takes us to a fantasy world of Vayle. The player needs to bring back prosperity to Caspartia – once a great nation, now ruled by brutal Dydrinil. The title draws inspirations from classic role-playing games, but, at the same time, it does not block out modern mechanics. Gameplay centers on traveling through locations, fighting enemies, avoiding traps, and revealing secrets. Everything takes place in real time – combat slightly resembles hack ’n’ slash fights and exploration often requires skills. The title features an extensive dialogue system, crafting, and various puzzles. Additionally, the game offers a cross-platform cooperation mode. 9th Dawn II: Remnants of Caspartia utilizes simple pixel art graphics and top-down view.
Chronicles of Elyria
September 30, 2017, End of Life
RPG, Crowdfunding, Strategic Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, MMO, MMORPG, Survival, The Middle Ages, TPP.
An MMORPG developed by Soulbound. Chronicles of Elyria is set in a fantasy world inspired by the medieval Europe. The game received financial support on the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform. The mechanics combine elements borrowed from the classics of the genre with innovative features. Therefore, the player explores a diverse, extensive world, completes various quests, but also caters for the basic needs of their character - food, drink, rest and shelter from cold and heat all have to be provided. Interestingly, the player's avatar can get married and have children. What is especially innovative however, is that one's character ages and eventually dies - their soul reincarnates and the player can continue the adventure in the body of the deceased's relative. What is also worth mentioning, is the game's character development system (which is based on skills learned alongside progression), and a complex and demanding combat system. Furthermore, both NPCs and players can give quests. Chronicles of Elyria offers both the PvE and PvP components. Obviously, the player is capable of founding guilds and making alliances as well.
Project Nova
September 30, 2017, End of Life
Action, FPP, FPS, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Science Fiction, Shooters.
A first-person perspective shooter that takes place in the universe of EVE Online. Project Nova is a free-to-play game focused on multiplayer. Instead of a classic single player campaign, the game offers various multiplayer modes. Most of them take place in narrow corridors of ships and space stations – the developers focused on dynamic encounters instead of battles taking place in large open spaces. Project Nova is more like a tactical shooter than an arcade FPS. The players can be easily killed, which forces them to play carefully and to cooperate with their companions. The game offers eight classes. Each class has different specialization and equipment. Experience points gained during the game enable the player to adapt his soldier to a preferred play style or even to create his own, customized class. Project Nova is powered by Unreal Engine 4.0.
Chronicle: Runescape Legends
September 30, 2017, End of Life
Strategy, Fantasy, Internet, Card Games, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Free-to-play.
A fantasy card game which takes place in the universe of the popular browser MMORPG Runescape developed by Jagex Ltd. The gameplay focuses mostly on multiplayer modes and features unusual mechanics that turn around the rules of classic card games. In the game the player builds his own deck of cards divided into two groups: combat and adventure cards. What makes the game original is the fact that the cards aren’t used against the opponent but to set specific challenges or victory conditions for the protagonist, allowing him to collect attack points, health points or gold. The objective is to prepare the protagonist in the best way possible for the final duel with the opponent. The duel takes place after five rounds unless the players lose all of their health points earlier. Chronicle: Runescape Legends has attractive graphics – the game takes place on small, three-dimensional maps and one can watch animations of fighting characters.
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Warhold
September 30, 2017, End of Life
Action, RPG Elements, Strategic Elements, Fantasy, Internet, MMO, PvP, TPP.
A multiplayer action game with strategy elements, which is a debut project by an independent Russian studio InQuake Softworks. The plot of Warhold takes us to a dark fantasy world, where, as the ruler of a sovereign city-state, you have to fight enemies for influences and resources. The title is divided into two major parts. The first one concentrates on battles taking place inside arenas in which 8-20 players can engage in three different game modes: Death Match, Team Fight, and Capture the Flag. The second main layer of the title consists of the systematic development of your estate and constructing buildings that make fighting other players easier. The title enables players to form clans and work together on common objectives, like securing access to resources.
The Karters
September 30, 2017, End of Life
Racing, Kart Racing, Internet, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Polish, Singleplayer.
The Karters is an arcade racing game developed by the Polish developer Cmoar Studio. The game was inspired by Crash Team Racing from the PS One console. In the game, we control one of the dozen or so cartoonish characters available and take part in crazy races that take place in many various locations, such as jungle, sunny beach, dust-filled canyon, or wacky town. Driving model used in The Karters is far from being realistic. Instead, it focuses on pure fun and arcade controls. The overall design alludes to the classic arcade racers like Crash Team Racing or Mario Kart. Just like in those games, gameplay in The Karters is enriched by many cartoonish weapons and power-ups located all over the racing tracks. Along with single player and multiplayer, the game also offers the Battle Arena mode, where damaging your opponents' cars is number one objective.
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TransOcean 2: Rivals
September 30, 2017, End of Life
Strategy, Economic, Simulation Elements, Internet, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Ships.
TransOcean 2: Rivals is a sequel to a strategy simulator – TransOceal: The Shipping Company - by Deck 13, released in 2014. The game picks up the plot where the last game left off. Players take the role of an owner of a seafaring company, who returns to the business, tries to re-establish his position and get a revenge on his old enemies. The gameplay takes place on two layers: in the strategic part, players focus on developing the company by completing subsequent jobs consisting in delivering goods, while adjusting to outside factors as well as to actions of the competition. In the simulation part, players can take control of various types of ships in a series of diversified challenges. TransOcean 2: Rivals has three game modes: single-player campaign, free mode, and AI challenge. A multiplayer module is also available – the player competes against six other players, and can use various tactics to win (including a sabotage).
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Hero
September 30, 2017, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, Hack'and'slash, Action RPG, Singleplayer.
A mobile action RPG from King.com, the creators of a series of casual puzzle games. The story is only an excuse for the gameplay, and it takes place in fantasy land of Mystia. When it’s invaded by monsters, the titular hero has to, unsurprisingly, to save the world. Hero is a classic hack’n’slash title, so we explore locations and eliminate hordes of enemies. Players can choose from several characters, including mage, knight or archer, each with slightly different fighting style, and a progression system typical for this genre. Due to its mobile nature, each adventure is relatively short, though we are always accompanied by an AI-controlled ally. The game stands out with its controls, developed so one could play horizontally with only one hand.
Fall of Angels
September 30, 2017, End of Life
RPG, Adventure Elements, Fantasy, Singleplayer, Turn-based.
Fall of Angels is an RPG game. The production is modelled on Japanese representatives of this species and offers an extensive feature layer and turn-based combat system. An additional attraction are numerous puzzles, reminiscent of puzzles from classic adventures.
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