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Somerville
Action 15 November 2022
An action platformer, in which the players witness the adventures of a group of people trying to survive an invasion of an alien civilization. Somerville is a work by Jumpship, a studio founded by Dino Patti, i.e. the co-creator of two bestselling games Inside and Limbo. The game is characterized by original, dark, but also slightly cartoonish art style, designed by Chris Olsen - a film animator who participated in the works on such pictures as Skyfall and Thor.
Creeping Terror
Adventure 18 January 2017
Creeping Terror is a 2D survival horror where we play as Arisa, a Japanese high school student, who, together with her friends, ends up in a haunted mansion in order to verify the stories told about it. After entering the residence, the entire group passes out and later wakes up in a sinister cave. Our job is to find a way out and survive. Action in Creeping Terror is presented from a side-scrolling perspective.
The Trail: Frontier Challenge
Simulation 16 August 2017
The Trail: Frontier Challenge is a survival game developed by Peter Molyneux's studio 22 Cans, creators of Godus and Curiosty. We play as a traveler who, after a long journey, reaches the New World and begins to explore it. Our job is to venture deeper into the land. As we play, we travel from town to town, camping on the way. We also collect and craft various items during our adventures. The game is slow-paced and focuses on being more relaxing than challenging.
Mulaka
Action 27 February 2018
An action-adventure game featuring elements of platforming, set in a fantasy version of Mexico's Sierra Tarahumara. The game was inspired by legends and cultural achievements of the Tarahumara tribal people living in the region. Sukurúame, the protagonist and a shaman, sets out for a long journey aiming to gain the trust of gods watching over the region. The mission is to save the inhabitants from total destruction that is already on its way.
Pikuniku
Arcade 24 January 2019
Pikuniku is a humorous and charming 2D game mixing arcade and puzzle genres, created by independent studio Sectordub. Gameplay revolves around traversing locations while solving simple puzzles and interacting with interesting characters. All of this is set in an absurd style, which uses simple visuals with clear colors and equally simple sounds. We can play both alone and with a friend through a local multiplayer mode.
Overboard! (1997)
Arcade 28 October 1997
Arcade game in which we take control over a pirate ship. We observe the action from the bird's eye view, and our task is to reach a designated point on the map. Along the way we fight enemies with a variety of weapons, solve simple environmental riddles, conquer ports and avoid dangers. In addition to an extensive single player campaign, the title offers a multiplayer mode where up to five players can face each other. Overboard!
The Idolmaster: Stella Stage
Simulation 21 December 2017
Another installment in The Idolmaster series (popular especially in Japan). Similar to the previous installments, Stella Stage mingles together elements of manager titles, rhythm games, and visual novels. The player again takes on the role of a beginner music producer and their job is to manage the careers of thirteen teenage idols in a way that will allow them to perform at the legendary Stella Stage concert.
Assassin's Creed Origins: The Hidden Ones
Action 23 January 2018
The first big DLC for Assassin’s Creed: Origins, set many years after the events from the base game. We play once again as Bayek, who this time goes to the Sinai peninsula and gets dragged into a conflict between Egyptian rebels and Roman occupants. This lets us witness another chapter in the history of the Assassin Order, the rise of which we could see in the base title.
Decay of Logos
RPG 27 August 2019
An independent action RPG with adventure game elements, inspired by such series as The Legend of Zelda and Dark Souls. Decay of Logos puts you in a fantasy world where family feuds of the royalty cause numerous problems to the rest of the realm. The player assumes the role of a young woman whose village gets destroyed by unidentified invaders wearing royal emblems on their armors.
Remothered: Tormented Fathers
Action 30 January 2018
A survival horror developed by the independent studio Darril Arts. Originally, the project was meant to deliver a remake of the classic game Clock Tower, but ultimately, it evolved into a stand-alone product. Rosemary Reed is the protagonist of the game, The woman arrives at Dr Felton's estate in order to investigate the case of his daughter's disappearance - Celeste went missing several years earlier.
Yoku's Island Express
Action 29 May 2018
An original mixture of a platformer and a metroidvania game, developed by Villa Gorilla - a small Swedish studio. The game is set on Mokunama - an island where the player meets the protagonist - a sympathetic beetle. Working as a postman, he stumbles upon traces of a serious affair, the victim of which is an ancient divine being that had been taking care of the land. The insect's goal is to find a way to wake up the sleeping guardian in order to bring peace and order back to the island.
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
Action 24 September 2014
Action game enriched with elements of survival horror, which is a spin-off of the Danganronpa cycle. The player plays the role of a teenage Naegi mosquito, whose task is to stop a childish gang murdering adult inhabitants of Towa City in order to create their own utopia. The game focuses on solving a variety of environmental riddles and fighting against hostile enemies with the help of the original arsenal.
Azkend 2: The World Beneath
Puzzle 14 March 2012
A puzzle game of the genre "combine three elements", enriched with a simple storyline layer inspired by the work of Julius Verne. During the game we get to the title world inside the Earth, and our task is to find a way to escape and return to civilization. The gameplay focuses on getting the items we need, which we receive for solving subsequent puzzles.
Die With Glory
Arcade 27 April 2017
A 2D action adventure game that combines Scandinavian mythology with modern pop culture elements. It was developed by Castle, a Russian-American studio. The protagonist is a red-bearded Viking called Sigurd, whose biggest dream is to enter Valhalla. The story of Die With Glory is non-linear to a large extent, which means the way the hero achieves his goal is largely dependent on the player’s decisions. Gameplay-wise, the title combines platforming elements with adventure and strategy.
Don't Starve: Pocket Edition
Action 09 July 2015
A mobile edition of the survival adventure game created by Klei Entertainment. The action of Don’t Starve: Pocket Edition takes place in a randomly generated wilderness, where the protagonist, a scientist named Wilson, was teleported by a deceitful demon. The hero has to use his knowledge and skills to survive in a hostile environment full of wild beasts, and find a way to go back home.
The Lords of Midnight
Strategy 28 October 2012
The Lords of Midnight is a refreshed version of the classic strategy developed for PCs and enriched with RPG elements, which debuted on 8-bit computers in the 80s of the last century. Players take on the role of the ruler of the fantasy land, and his task is to defeat the evil Lord Doomdark, which he can do both by gathering armies and winning battles, as well as effectively ending the expedition to destroy the artifact that is the source of the tyrant's power.
God Eater Resurrection
Action 29 October 2014
An enhanced version of Gods Eater Burst that – unlike the original – also appeared on PC and the PlayStation 4 console. God Eater Resurrection is set in a post-apocalyptic world, in which humanity’s habitat on Earth is threatened by appearance of powerful monsters known as Aragami. Players take control of a teenager, who joins an organization dedicated to extermination of those beasts.
Whispering Willows
Puzzle 17 June 2014
Whispering Willows is a puzzle game developed by Night Light Interactive team. We play the role of a young girl looking for her father in a haunted house. In her adventures the heroine uses parapsychic powers, including astral projection skills.
Lumo
Puzzle 24 May 2016
An old-school logic game featuring elements of adventure and platformer games. This is the debut of the Triple Eh? studio led by Gareth Noyce. Lumo pays tribute to various games from the 80s and 90s. The gameplay consists of exploring over 400 different chambers, where the player mainly solves puzzles, avoids traps and discovers secrets.
The Gallery
Adventure 05 April 2016
An exploration game, designed with virtual reality devices in mind. The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed is the first episode in a series called The Gallery: Six Elements. The protagonist enters a fantastic world brimming with secrets in order to find his sister. The action is presented from a first-person perspective, and the player can look freely around the game world.
Space Rangers: Quest
Adventure 31 August 2016
A text-based science-fiction adventure game from SNK Productions, loosely related to the previous games from the 2002’s series of Space Rangers. It tells a story of mysterious threat that can eradicate all living creatures in galaxy. We play as a space pilot that tries to find out the source of this danger and stop it. We travel across many parts of galaxy, completing plot quests.
Shovel Knight
Arcade 26 June 2014
Shovel Knight is a classical 2D platform game with elements of adventure and RPG, set in fantasy world. The title is a debut of the independent studio Yacht Club Games, hiring, among others, former employees of the experienced Way Forward studio. In the production, we impersonate a titular knight who, with the help of a legendary shovel-like weapon, fights the mysterious members of The Order of No Quarter.
The Escapists
Simulation 13 February 2015
A prisoner simulator that combines features of many genres. It was developed by Mouldy Toof in cooperation with Team 17 Software. The player assumes the role of a prisoner who leads a “normal” life in one of several available penitentiary facilities. The main objective of the game is to plan a way of escaping from the prison.
NieR Replicant
Action 22 April 2010
NieR Replicant is a third-person action game developed by the popular Japanese company Square Enix. The story is set in a world overrun by monstrous creatures and a virus called Black Scrawl. As the titular Nier, we set out to find a cure for the infected daughter.