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Tentacles: Enter the Mind
Arcade 15 May 2014
Tentacles: Enter the Dolphin, which debuted in 2012 on mobile devices. In the game we play the role of a tendril-shaped creature named Lemmy, who sets out deep into the brain of the mad Doctor Phluff. His mission is to eliminate more and more crazy ideas that will conquer the scientist's mind, leading him to inevitable madness.
Silent Hills
Adventure canceled
Another fully-fledged installment of the cult survival cycle of Silent Hill horrors. Norman Reedus and Guillermo del Toro, led by Hideo Kojima, were involved in the production. As a result of a conflict with the publisher Konami, the project was cancelled shortly after the release of its famous demo version, called P.T.
Deep Under the Sky
Arcade 23 August 2014
A simple arcade game in which we play the jellyfish, crossing the fantastic landscapes of the dark side of Venus and avoiding traps and dangerous parasites lurking in wait for us. The game is characterized by an artistic, slightly psychedelic frame and an intuitive one-button control model.
The Stanley Parable
Adventure 17 October 2013
Original adventure game, which is an improved commercial version of Half-Life 2 modification released in 2011. Responsible for its creation is Galactic Cafe independent studio, founded by the creators of the original mod. We play as title Stanley - employee of big corporation whose task is to execute commands that appear on the computer screen.
9.03m
Adventure 12 September 2013
A game by the independent studio SpaceBudgie escaping attempts at strict genre classification. The production pays tribute to the victims of the tsunami that struck Japan in 2011. The player takes on the role of an anonymous character who, one year after the tragic events, discovers on Baker Beach Beach in San Francisco, where the sea has thrown away the remains of objects taken away by the deadly wave.
4PM
Adventure 09 July 2014
Independent adventure game created by Bojan Brbora - Serbian cinematographer and author of many short films. The plot tells us about one day in the life of an ordinary woman named Caroline. Our protagonist wakes up after a stormy night convinced that another boring day of a big corporation employee awaits her. Soon it turns out to be completely unusual and changes her life forever.
The Old City: Leviathan
Adventure 03 December 2014
An independent adventure game focused on exploration and plot. The title, developed by American studio PostMod, takes the player to an abandoned city, where they are tasked with discovering the reasons why the place became desolated. During the journey the player is looking for answers to philosophical questions related to humans and the choices they make. The action is slow-paced and the gameplay focuses on traveling through half-open levels and interacting with items and witnessed events.
Bloom: Memories
RPG canceled
An original action RPG featuring a highlighted narrative and created by the independent developer Studio Fawn. The game is set in a fantasy world created by Dani Landers, who is a screenwriter and the creator of the game's visuals. In the universe dominated by mysterious, soulless mechanical abominations, the humans were quickly marginalized. The player assumes the role of a character who was born away from the world of machines and becomes humanity's last hope to defeat the oppressors.
Zero Age
Puzzle 09 October 2014
Zero Age is a logical game created by Hosni Auji and Majd Akar. The production takes us to the surreal world of structures drifting in the air, which we have to overcome as a hero with the power to manipulate elements of the environment.
The Sailor's Dream
Adventure 05 November 2014
The Sailor's Dream is an adventure game by Simogo. The production focuses only on telling an interesting story and is devoid of traditional logical or agility challenges. Instead, the whole game is about discovering fragments of the narrative and trying to understand the whole story.
Beyond Eyes
Adventure 04 August 2015
An unusual adventure game by tiger & squid, and independent Dutch studio. The protagonist of Beyond Eyes is a ten-year-old girl named Rae who lost her sight in an accident while firing up fireworks. Ever since that day, she spends most of the time in the garden next to her house, accompanied by a cat named Nani. One day, the animal disappears, and Rae decides to leave the house for the first time in a long time to find her lost pet.
The Black Glove
Adventure canceled
The Black Glove is a unique combination of FPP adventure game with arcade retro style games. The action takes place in a surrealist theatre from the 1920s, in which time and space are curved. The protagonist uses these phenomena to change reality by playing slot machines for 80's productions. It is the work of an independent studio Day For Night Games, founded by former employees of the Irrational Games team (responsible for the BioShock series).
Wander
Adventure 04 June 2015
An unusual MMO game, focusing completely on relaxing exploration, which you do on your own or with other players. Unlike other games in the genre, Wander features absolutely no rivalry element. The game is set on an alien planet. The protagonist wakes up in the middle of a tropical forest, unable to remember how she got there, and, to her surprise, discovers that she can shapeshift. She embarks on a journey through the mysterious world, trying to learn all its secrets.
Wattam
Puzzle 17 December 2019
Wattam is a debut project of Funomena studio, for which the creator of the game Catamari Damacy is responsible, as well as people working on such hits as Journey. The subject of production is the process of combining different things.
Framed
Puzzle 13 November 2014
An independent puzzle game maintained in an eye-catching comic setting. The player's task is to adjust the individual elements of the interactive comic book in a way that will allow the wall hero to escape safely.
Elegy for a Dead World
Adventure 10 December 2014
An unusual adventure game in which the player explores three unique worlds. Their observations are written as a diary. Elegy for a Dead World was developed by an independent studio Dejobaan Games, known for games like AaaaaA!!! A Reckless Disregard for Gravity and Drunken Robot Pornography. The main protagonist travels across the surfaces of three planets in search for the remains of a forgotten civilizations.
Void and Meddler
Adventure 28 October 2015
An episodic cyberpunk point-and-click adventure game; it's prototype came third in the PointClickJam competition. The game is set in a futuristic city, where gender and species differences became blurred, and a new hobby emerged: collecting people's memories. Fyn, a girl tired of her present life, decided to go through somebody else's memories to rediscover her own identity. The story in each episode may take a different turn, depending on your actions.
White Night
Adventure 03 March 2015
A third-person survival horror from the independent French studio OSome, inspired by the Alone in the Dark series. White Night takes place in 1930’s, following a hero trapped in an old family mansion that hides a dark secret of the past. Our main enemy are the dark and mysterious creatures that dwell in it, forcing us to solve many puzzles based on light and dark mechanics.
The Westport Independent
Simulation 21 January 2016
Developed by Double Zero One Zero studio, The Westport Independent is a censorship simulation video game in which we assume the role of the executive director, who runs a newspaper in a fictional, authoritarian country. Our mission is to influence the public and its attitude towards the government.
Sea of Solitude
Adventure 05 July 2019
An episodic action platformer that deals with themes of love and loneliness. In Sea of Solitude you play as a young girl named Kay, who begins to transform into a dark monster one day. During her solitary journey across the flooded world Kay is trying to find out what exactly is happening to her. Soon she realizes that her true enemy are not monsters encountered on the way, but something much more powerful and dangerous.
Never Alone
Arcade 18 November 2014
A platformer with puzzle game features, developed by Upper One Game studio. The story of Never Alone is based on Inuit beliefs, with players taking control of a young girl from the Inupiaq tribe who sets on a dangerous journey with her white fox to save her people and stop the arrival of the eternal blizzard. During her adventure, she will meet many creatures from Inuit legends, such as Sky People, Rolling Heads or Blizzard Man.
DEVICE 6
Adventure 17 October 2013
DEVICE 6 is an unusual Simogo adventure released for iOS, in which the text narration on the screen not only describes the events, but also the visual arrangement of letters and sentences on the screen represents a map of the explored world. The game consists mainly in finding the way to the destination using this unusual method of navigation and solving logical puzzles.
Proun
Arcade 24 June 2011
Unusual races, in which we rush along routes filled with geometric objects. The initial routes are simple, but over time their difficulty level increases, and the latest maps are challenging even for very experienced players. An additional attraction is a strongly abstract graphic design.
Trauma
Adventure 08 August 2011
Trauma is an independent game by Krystian Majewski, which escapes attempts to categorize the genre. It tells the story of a woman who found herself in hospital as a result of a car accident. The player observes the patient's dreams and, by interfering in their course, tries to improve her mental state. The game won two nominations in the prestigious Independent Games Festival Awards 2010 competition.