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The Thaumaturge
RPG 04 March 2024
A Polish RPG set in the early 20-century Warsaw. The Thaumaturge has us playing as the titular character, able to perceive esoteric creatures known as Salutors and wield their powers.
BioShock Infinite
Action 26 March 2013
First person perspective action game released as a spin-off to the BioShock series. This title was produced by Irrational Games with publishing support from the 2K Games company. BioShock Infinite is set in an alternative version of the early 20th century. The main hero, private detective Booker DeWitt, arrives to Columbia, a city floating in the sky, where he needs to locate and rescue a woman named Elizabeth.
Battlefield 1
Action 21 October 2016
Another full-fledged installment in one of the most popular series of war shooters played from the first-person view and developed since 2002, as the effect of cooperation between Electronic Arts and DICE. With its flamboyant title, Battlefield 1 introduces the series to the realities of the First World War. The story campaign depicts this global conflict through the eyes of several independent characters, who participate in twentieth-century's first modern military conflict.
Red Dead Redemption
Action 18 May 2010
The second game in the Rockstar Games’ Wild West video game franchise that began with 2004 release of the successful Red Dead Revolver for sixth generation consoles. Red Dead Redemption tells a completely new, independent story set at the beginning of the 20th century. This time, you play as an outlaw named John Marston.
Titanic: Honor and Glory
Adventure 2025
A first-person adventure game from ORM Entertainment, which was initially supposed to be nothing more than modification to the popular shooter Crysis 2. Its story revolves around the disaster of the famous ocean liner, which sunk in 1912 with hundreds of people on board. We play as a man named Robert Morgan, who, due to false accusations, has to hide aboard the liner from the police.
Kaiserpunk
Strategy September 2024
A cross betwwen an Anno-like city builder and a grand strategy game reminiscent of Europa Universalis. Kaiserpunk has us leading a 20th century city-state, expanding it, conquering other regions and creating our own empire.
BioShock: The Collection
Action 13 September 2016
A special bundle that includes the revamped editions of three installments in the bestselling BioShock series, designed by 2K Games company for the eighth generation consoles. Each game in the trilogy, which is often described as the spiritual successor to the cult System Shock, is set in different settings and features different main characters.
Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss
Adventure 01 August 2024
An FPP adventure game set in the style of a psychological drama. The story of Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss takes place in 1905. We play as the diver Cam who must explore the shipwreck of the titular Thalassa and learn about the last moments of the ship's crew.
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.
Car Manufacture
Strategy 01 August 2024 (early access since 01 August 2024)
An economic strategy with elements of simulation games. Car Manufacture allows us to start a car company at the beginning of the 20th century. We must design cars, control the production process, conduct research, advertise, follow market trends and take care of the employees.
Railroad Corporation 2
Strategy December 2024
Railway Corporation 2 is an economic strategy in which we manage a railway company in the 20th century. We have to lay tracks, buy and improve trains, as well as establish and develop towns whose nature will harmonize with the main transport business.
Arsene Lupin: Once a Thief
Adventure December 2024
A point-and-click adventure game, based on the books of Maurice Leblanc. Arsene Lupin: Once A Thief allows us to play as the titular charismatic thief or as Detective Ganimard. We follow Lupin's stories, solving puzzles and conducting investigations.
Scythe: Digital Edition
Strategy 05 September 2018
Video game adaptation of a tabletop game set in the 1920+ Universe created by Jakub Rozalski. In this universe, the battlefields from the first half of the 20th century are filled not only with units one might know from history books but also mechs. In Scythe: Digital Edition the players become leaders of chosen factions with a mission to dominate Eastern Europe. The game features both single and multiplayer modes.
Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
Strategy 25 January 2023
A strategy game set between 1890 and 1938, in which we command a naval fleet of one of the world's major powers, and our task is to make key decisions, steer ships in battle, and even design ships. Game-Labs studio, known from Ultimate General: Civil War, is responsible for creating this title.
Secret Government
Strategy 15 April 2021
A global strategy game in which we play the role of a member of a secret organization straight from conspiracy theories, and our task is to secretly manipulate the course of events around the globe. The game takes place from the 18th century to the present day. Secret Government was developed by the Russian GameTrek studio and released by 1C Entertainment.
The Legend of Tianding
Action 02 November 2021
The Legend of Tianding is an action platform game inspired by the story of the titular Taiwanese rebel and folk hero, who traverses the dangerous areas of the city of Taipei to defeat the occupying authorities and contribute to its liberation.
Hidden Mysteries: Titanic - Secrets of the Fateful Voyage
Adventure 03 November 2009
Hidden Mysteries: Titanic - Secrets of the Fateful Voyage is an adventure game enriched with puzzles of the kind of "hidden objects". The title was produced by the American studio Gunnar Games. The player has the opportunity to learn the secrets of the famous Titanic passengers and discover the causes of the shipwreck.
The Last Express Gold Edition
Adventure 22 November 2013
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.
Titanic: Adventure out of Time
Adventure 14 July 1998
Titanic: Reverse the course of history is an action game produced by Cyberflix studio, in which players have the opportunity to prevent the catastrophe of the largest liner of all time. The creators took care of a thrilling scenario, photorealistic graphics, a large number of independent characters and demanding puzzles. Players can also take care of sightseeing the magnificent ship, reconstructed on the basis of authentic photos.
The Last Express
Adventure 30 March 1997
One of the most innovative adventure games of the late 1990s. You play the role of Roberth Catha, an American with a mysterious past who has to solve the mystery of his friend's murder.
Battlefield 1: In The Name of the Tsar
Action 19 September 2017
Battlefield 1: In The Name Of The Tsar is the second DLC (and a part of the game's season pass) for the best-selling first-person shooter Battlefield 1. The DLC, just like the base game, was developed by DICE, a studio that for years has been responsible for the Battlefield series. Just like Battlefield 1, the add-on takes place during the World War I.
Battlefield 1: Turning Tides
Action 25 December 2017
Another expansion to Battlefield 1 - this time around the players get to participate in naval battles including Zeebrugge Operation and the Gallipoli Campaign. The DLC introduces a number of new maps, weapon types, gadgets, and vehicles, featuring a naval airship and a mighty destroyer. The players are also given a new character class - the Infiltrator.
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
Action 23 November 2010
Released in retail distribution, Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare is a standalone bundle of expansion packs to a best-selling action game Red Dead Redemption. As the title suggests, it combines the distinctive Western setting with the evergreen theme of zombie apocalypse. As the protagonist of the base game, John Marston, you travel across the Wild West in search of the cure for a fast-spreading zombie infestation. The story campaign offers a series of new missions and varied side quests.
Rule the Waves 2
Strategy 17 May 2019
Rule the Waves 2 is a complex strategy game, in which we try to build the largest and most advanced fleet possible in the first half of the 20th century. The Naval Warfare Simulations studio is responsible for creating and releasing the production.