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Not for Broadcast
Adventure 25 January 2022
A combination of adventure and simulation game that takes us to an alternative, dystopian version of the 1980s. In Not for Broadcast, we decide what message is to come out of the TV news, influencing public opinion.
The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Adventure 12 May 2022
The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story is a detective FMV adventure game, in which most of the visuals are made up of cinematic sequences with actors. The player must unravel the case of a series of murders committed over a century against members of an influential Japanese family.
Her Story
Adventure 24 June 2015
A unique detective game by Sam Barlow, the main designer and writer of Silent Hill: Origins and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. Her Story is a rare example of a FMV adventure game — most of the visuals consists of videos of live-action actors. The plot of Her Story focuses on a British woman named Hannah, whose husband went missing in mysterious circumstances. Based on the recordings of her testimonies from 1994, you have to discover the truth behind those events.
Attentat 1942
Adventure 31 October 2017
A text-based adventure game with interface-based minigames taking place in occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. The grandfather of the main hero has been arrested by Gestapo following a successful assassination attempt on Reinhardt Heydrich. Our task is to find him and learn the truth about his role in the whole operation. Attentat 1942 offers a complete adventure game experience, consisting of conversations with encountered characters and demanding minigames.
Telling Lies
Adventure 23 August 2019
Continuation of Her Story adventure from 2015 created by Sam Barlow. Telling Lies is a psychological thriller in which we immerse ourselves in the lives of four strangers by playing back recordings in a laptop we have found, which belongs to the intelligence services.
Erica
Adventure 19 August 2019
An interactive video for PlayStation 4 and the PlayLink mobile app. During the game we get to know the fate of the title woman, who can help to catch the murderer.
Immortality
Adventure August 2022
The third narrative adventure game from Sam Barlow, author of the popular Her Story and Telling Lies. Immortality, maintained in the atmosphere of a horror film, tells the story of a young actress who disappeared before the films starring her were released.
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
Adventure 07 May 2014
An adventure from the detective franchise focusing on Tex Murphy. Similarly to its three previous installments, the game offers 3D locations featuring recorded actors. Gameplay comes down to collecting evidence, interrogating witnesses, and solving puzzles.
Transference
Adventure 18 September 2018
A psychological thriller adventure game developed by Funhouse (a division of Ubisoft Montreal) in cooperation with SpectreVision. The title debuted on multiple gaming platforms, but only PC and PlayStation 4 versions support virtual reality goggles and dedicated motion controllers. In Transference the player is tasked with solving a mystery of a family whose members are facing various obsessions.
Psychic Detective
Adventure 30 November 1995
An unconventional detective adventure game created in the convention of an interactive film. Playing the role of Eric Fox, wielding powerful and very useful parapsychic skills, we try to solve the mystery of the death of the father of the mysterious dancer Laina.
The Complex
Adventure 31 March 2020
Adventure game created using FMV technology and maintained in the convention of a science fiction thriller. In The Complex we follow Dr. Amy Tenant, a nanotechnology specialist who is trapped in the title complex after the biological attack on London.
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire
Action 07 July 1995
A continuation of a great hit from 1993, made practically in the same pattern: we watch a long film, which is occasionally interrupted by arcade inserts. Noteworthy is the fact that for the first time since "The Return of the Jedi", George Lucas label decided to shoot premiere video scenes.
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery
Adventure 30 June 1995
The second part of the detective adventure game promoted by Sierra. It has a captivating storyline and good audio-visual setting, thanks to which it won the award for the best adventure game of 1996.
Tex Murphy: Overseer
Adventure 28 February 1998
The fifth part of Tex Murphy's adventures - a private detective and life loser. In the game's plot based on the retrospective, we return to the case of the death of a university professor, the father of our protagonist's first wife. He worked on a secret project to develop a method of remote mind control. The classic story presented in the modern setting develops some threads, known to the players from the first installment of the series.
Contradiction: Spot The Liar!
Adventure 14 January 2015
A detective adventure game based on the Full Motion Video (FMV) technology. In Contradiction: Spot the Liar! developed by Baggy Cat, the player gets to follow the adventures of detective Jenks, who is tasked with investigating the Atlas training center, where a number of mysterious events have occurred recently. In terms of gameplay mechanics, the game is a combination of adventure games similar to Myst and classic FMV productions.
Late Shift
Adventure 09 March 2016
An adventure game in the form of an interactive FMV thriller, developed by the Swiss team at CtrlMovie and directed by Tobias Weber; the script on the other hand, was written by Michael Robert Johnson. Though the game debuted on mobile devices, it also came out for PC and consoles a year later. Matt, the protagonist, is a young student of mathematics, who tries to make some money as a car park guard. He gets charged with stealing Chinese porcelain from an auction house in London.
The Quiet Man
Action 01 November 2018
A third-person perspective action game, in which the players assume the role of a man who fights thugs in the dark corners of the city. The protagonist of The Quiet Man eliminates enemies by using his supernatural strength and speed. The game combines scenes recorded by real actors with parts created by using computer graphics.
Star Wars: Rebel Assault
Arcade 12 April 1993
Star Wars: Rebel Assault is one of the few reasons why it was worth buying a CD player in 1993. Although this "rail shooter", realized with great momentum, can hardly be called an outstanding program, we must honestly admit that it once shocked, especially what you could see on the screen.
The Grand Tour Game
Racing 15 January 2019
A racing game based on the eponymous Amazon Prime show. In The Grand Tour Game, you play as Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May, and face various challenges straight from the show.
Mad Dog McCree
Action 12 June 1993
A game of the so-called "rail shooters" genre, popular in the early 90s. A fearless cowboy stands in front of Mad Dog McCree, the leader of a ruthless group of carnivorous people.
Closed Nightmare
Adventure 19 July 2018
A horror adventure game, in which we take the role of Maria Kamishiro. The heroine of Closed Nightmare gets captured and is forced to take part in an experiment – the only way to win her freedom is to complete it.
The Bunker
Adventure 20 September 2016
An full-motion video adventure game created as a result of cooperation between Splendy Interactive and Wales Interactive. The action begins 30 years after a huge nuclear explosion destroyed Great Britain. The player takes on the role of the last survivor of a fallout shelter. In order to save his life, he decides to reach the surface.
X-Files: The Game
Adventure 31 May 1998
X-Files: The Game is an adventure game based on the themes of a popular TV series in the convention of interactive film, produced by Fox Interactive. The player plays the role of a young FBI agent who has to solve the mystery of the disappearance of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, a duo working on matters from the X archive. The screenplay was written by Chris Carter, and the main roles in the series - David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson - were also involved in the production.
