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World in Conflict: Soviet Assault
Strategy 10 March 2009
World in Conflict: Soviet Assault is an addition to the 2007 World in Conflict real-time strategy. Enlargement makes it possible to look at fictitious events from the Cold War period from the other side. Developers from Massive Entertainment studio have prepared a campaign in which the player plays as a Soviet soldier. Plugin also introduces some new units and maps to multiplayer game.
Tempest Rising
Strategy 2024
A science fiction RTS inspired by the Command & Conquer series; we find ourselves in the middle of a conflict between three factions, with control of Earth at stake. Tempest Rising offers two story campaigns and an extensive multiplayer mode.
Vigor
Action 19 August 2019
An online shooter with survival features, created by Bohemia Interactive studio. We are taken to Europe after a nuclear war and compete with other players for resources needed for survival in the postwar Norway.
Maitetsu: Pure Station
Adventure 21 September 2018
A classic visual novel adventure game in which we try to help a small Japanese town rebuild its economy by using a closed railway line, among other things. The title offers a relaxing story full of friendly characters, as well as a lot of technical curiosities and information related to steam railways and industry.
We Happy Few
Action 10 August 2018
An unordinary action-adventure game which uses the style and tune of the 60s. The title was created by an independent studio Compulsion Games known for creating Contrast, a title that used similar style. In the game, the player travels to a fictional town in which, due to indoctrination and a wonderful drug, the citizens are constantly happy and all traits of dissatisfaction are immediately eliminated. The protagonist is one of the defiant citizens who are resistant to the system.
Broken Arrow
Strategy 2024
Broken Arrow is a strategy game, which refers to such games as World in Conflict or Wargame. The project presents the story of a fictional armed conflict between the USA and Russia. It was developed by Steel Balalaika.
Warno
Strategy 2024 (early access since 20 January 2022)
Warno is a real-time strategy from Eugen Systems studio, known among others from Wargame series. Game takes up the theme of the Cold War, which turns into World War III.
Atomic Heart
Action 21 February 2023
A first-person perspective shooter, in which the players are taken to a retro-futuristic version of the Soviet Union. In Atomic Heart, the players assume the role of a secret agent tasked with examining a secret facility connection with which had been lost. The protagonist must face an army of hostile robots and hordes of zombies.
Tom Clancy's EndWar
Strategy 04 November 2008
Tom Clancy's EndWar, a game signed by the famous writer's name, is an RTS by Ubisoft Shanghai. The plot of Tom Clancy’s EndWar is set in the year 2020 and tells the story of a fictitional conflict between the USA, the EU, and Russia, which sprang from the competition for resources and dominance in space, as well as an attempt to topple the balance of power which had been established between the East and the West.
Strange Brigade
Action 28 August 2018
A TPP shooter game set in the alternative 1930s, developed by Rebellion. The game allows you to explore the mysterious nooks of the British Empire and discovers the secrets left by ancient civilizations. The task is made more difficult by the fact that such locations are guarded by fantastic beasts revived by Seteki, the Egyptian witch-queen. The gameplay of Strange Brigade focuses on bloody battles with varied mythological creatures.
Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Action 04 February 2020
The fourth part of the spin-off of the Sniper Elite series - TPP shooter set to co-op mode for up to 4 people. While playing Zombie Army 4: Dead War, players have to face hordes of living corpses in an alternative version of World War II.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert Remastered
Strategy 05 June 2020
A remastered version of Red Alert, a classic RTS from the mid-1990s, which is considered one of the fathers of the genre, and the second installment of the legendary Command & Conquer cycle. The game has a completely new audiovisual setting while maintaining the key elements of the original gameplay.
For Honor
Action 14 February 2017
A third-person action game in a quasi-historical setting, with a focus on online competition. The production was developed by the experienced studio Ubisoft Montreal, whose portfolio includes several cult series, including Far Cry and Assassin's Creed. In the game, three factions are pitted against each other: The Chosen, The Legions, and The Warborn, modeled after the Japanese samurai, European knights, and Scandinavian Vikings respectively.
The Order: 1886
Action 20 February 2015
A third-person perspective (TPP) action game in a steampunk setting, developed by Ready At Dawn studios. The main campaign storyline of The Order: 1886 takes the player to an alternate version of the Victorian era, in which a war is raging against a species of mutated humans. The player assumes the role of Sir Galahad, a knight of the Order that has fought the beasts for centuries. The action takes place mostly in London, where many authentic places and pieces of architecture can be found.
Iron Harvest
Strategy 01 September 2020
An original strategy game with RPG elements, taking place in a unique dieselpunk universe of 1920+, created by a Polish concept artist Jakub Rozalski. The game portrays an alternative history of Europe at the turn of the 19th century, in which humanity used their knowledge and means to build powerful walking machines, used not only in battle but also e.g. in agriculture.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Action 10 March 2015
The follow-up to a hit action game from 2012. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a production of an independent studio Dennaton Games, the developer duo of Jonathan “Cactus” Söderström and Dennis Wedin. The player controls a bandit, who, provided there is a payoff, undertakes a number of risky jobs. Depending on the mission conditions, the hero can be either forced to avoid a direct confrontation, or brutally eliminate all enemies.
Project Wingman
Action 01 December 2020
Project Wingman is an alternative reality-based arcade game. During the adventure, the player takes on the role of a fighter pilot and takes part in a global conflict, covering almost the entire Earth.
The Lamplighters League
RPG 03 October 2023
The Lamplighters League is a tactical RPG featuring turn-based combat, real-time infiltration and base management. Playing as a squad of not-quite-heroes belonging to the titular League, our task is to stop an evil cult from taking over the world.
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Action 05 November 2021
The eighteenth main instalment of the Call of Duty series published by Activision. The developer behind this FPS is Sledgehammer Games - authors of the warmly received Call of Duty: WWII.
Wolfenstein III
Action TBA
The ninth installment in the Wolfenstein series, and a continuation of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. The production developed by the Swedish Machine Games studio once again puts the players in the role of B.J. Blazkowicz, who continues his fight against the Nazis.
Interstate '76
Racing 15 May 1997
Interstate '76 takes us back to the seventies. The US government is in trouble, the world is feeling the effects of the fuel crisis. The southern part of the United States is terrorised by car gangs. As a Groove Champion driver we sit behind the wheel of a powerful machine. Our goal is to avenge the death of our sister.
Mortyr
Action 30 August 1999
FPP shooter made in Poland. Thanks to a time machine, the Nazis manage to win the Second World War. We play the role of a scientist named Jurgen Mortyr, who decides to go back in time and restore the original course of history. The levels are located both in the year 1944 and in the future. Each of these periods has a different set of weapons and enemies.
The Inquisitor
Adventure 08 February 2024
The production is based on The Inquisitor Cycle, a series of novels by Jacek Piekara. In I, the Inquisitor we become the Inquisitor on behalf of Jesus Christ, who takes revenge on his tormentors and spreads the Gospel.
Tiny Combat Arena
Simulation 2025 (early access since 22 February 2022)
Tiny Combat Arena is a flight simulator that lets you take part in a fictional conflict from the Cold War period. It was developed in such a way that it is accessible even for the newcomers.