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IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Normandy
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Normandy

Simulation 07 September 2022

The next installment of the IL-2 Sturmovik series of flight simulators, recreating the events of the Second World War. In Battle of Normandy we receive an extensive list of aircrafts, a large map and a few improvements to the graphic engine. The game was developed by 777 Studios.

PC

The Feud: Wild West Tactics
The Feud: Wild West Tactics

Strategy 22 July 2020

A turn-based strategy that takes us into the Wild West, or more precisely, into the middle of a conflict between the Hatfields and McCoy. In The Feud: Wild West Tactics an extensive feature campaign and Western Saga mode, where we build our own empire, are waiting to be tested.

PC

Through the Darkest of Times
Through the Darkest of Times

Strategy 30 January 2020

A unique strategy game in a historical setting, in which we play as the leader of Berlin resistance movement during the reign of the Third Reich.

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Second Front
Second Front

Strategy 31 January 2023

Second Front is a strategy game that uses war units and theatres known from the World War II. The game takes place in turns on maps divided into hexes. The game was developed by HexDraw studio. The publisher is MicroProse Software.

PC

Renaissance Kingdom Wars
Renaissance Kingdom Wars

Strategy TBA (early access since June 2024)

A game combining elements of RTS and grand strategy genres. Renaissance Kingdom Wars allows us to travel back to 1510, starting out as a leader of a mercenary company. Our goal is to lead our own state, while maintaining the army, the diplomacy and the economy.

PC

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - From the Ashes
Kingdom Come: Deliverance - From the Ashes

RPG 05 July 2018

A story expansion for Kingdom Come: Deliverance, in which Henry is tasked with rebuilding the village of Pribyslavitz. From the Ashes features building structures, resolving disputes between villagers, and making sure our settlement functions properly in general.

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The Making of Karateka
The Making of Karateka

Action 29 August 2023

An interactive documentary dedicated to an iconic fighting game from the 1980s, developed by Jordan Mechner - the creator of Prince of Persia. The Making of Karateka showcases the creation process of one of the 1980s most iconic games.

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Skies above the Great War
Skies above the Great War

Simulation 2024 (early access since 11 January 2024)

A cross between a grand strategy game and a plane shooter. Skies above the Great War is set on the Western Front of World War I, tasking us with commanding air forces or directly participating in missions and battles.

PC

Steel Division 2: Blood Feud in Transylvania
Steel Division 2: Blood Feud in Transylvania

Strategy 19 January 2023

The sixth major expansion to a strategy game Steel Division 2. Steel Division 2: Blood Feud in Transylvania is set in the titular Transylvania, in 1944, during a bloody conflict between Romania and Hungary.

PC

Railroad Corporation 2
Railroad Corporation 2

Strategy 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.

PC

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Dynasties of India
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Dynasties of India

Strategy 28 April 2022

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Dynasties of India is the third expansion pack for the Age of Empires II remaster. It introduces three Asian nations and as many new story campaigns.

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Kingdom Wars: The Plague
Kingdom Wars: The Plague

Strategy 22 October 2021

After Medieval: Kingdom Wars, the strategic Kingdom Wars series is set in the Middle Ages. In The Plague: Kingdom Wars, the Reverie World Studios team has significantly expanded the gameplay by adding new rulers and nations, a larger map and the mechanics of the plague.

PC

Grand Tactician: The Civil War
Grand Tactician: The Civil War

Strategy 24 September 2021

Grand Tactician: The Civil War is an RTS set in the realities of the American Civil War. The production focuses on a credible representation of historical realities and offers a decent level of strategic depth. It was created by independent developer Oliver Keppelmuller.

PC

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko's Choice
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko's Choice

Strategy 06 December 2021

Standalone expansion to the very warmly welcomed Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. The game tells the story of kunoichi Aiko, who unexpectedly has to face the consequences of her past and former life.

PC

Combat Mission: Cold War
Combat Mission: Cold War

Strategy 30 April 2021

Combat Mission: Cold War is a new part of the strategy series with roots going back to the turn of the 20th and 21st century. The game takes us to the times of the Cold War and offers three different story campaigns. Game was developed by Battlefront studio.

PC

Expeditions: Rome
Expeditions: Rome

RPG 20 January 2022

A tactical RPG with strong strategic elements, being the third part of a series developed since 2013.

PC

Kingdom Come: Deliverance - A Woman's Lot
Kingdom Come: Deliverance - A Woman's Lot

RPG 28 May 2019

Fourth expansion to RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance. In A Woman's Lot, there are two storylines waiting for players - while in one they play Henry, in the other they take control of Teresa, who lives in Skalica. In addition to new quests, the add-on introduces previously unavailable items as well as previously unseen characters (including one historical one).

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Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - Jack the Ripper
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - Jack the Ripper

Action 15 December 2015

The first large story-driven expansion to Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate. The story is set in the year 1888, 20 years after the events of the base game, and focuses on the hunt for the infamous serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. When Scotland Yard’s investigation proves ineffective and panic grows in the hearts of the citizens of London, the task of stopping the monster falls upon Jacob and Evie (the latter being the main protagonist this time).

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Pike and Shot: Campaigns 1494-1698
Pike and Shot: Campaigns 1494-1698

Strategy 13 August 2015

A new installment in a popular series of turn-based games, created as a joint effort of Byzantine Games and The Lords Games. The game takes us to Europe during the age of pike and shot (1494 – 1698), introducing three separate campaigns encompassing 40 historical battles from the Thirty Years’ War, the English Civil War, and the series of conflicts between Austria and Ottoman Empire, including Siege of Vienna.

PC

Kursk
Kursk

Adventure 07 November 2018

A first-person perspective adventure game that combines elements of spy movies and horror. It is the first large game developed by the Polish studio Jujubee known mostly for its futuristic racing series Flashout. The story of the game focuses on the mysterious disaster of the Russian submarine K-141 Kursk which sank during the summer of 2000 on the Barents Sea. It was never determined what caused the incident.

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Duma Szlachecka
Duma Szlachecka

Strategy canceled

A browser-based economic strategy by the native studio Historical Simulations. Production takes us into the reality of the seventeenth-century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, allowing us to play the role of a nobleman building his magnate power. While having fun, we take care of the economic aspect and development of our farmstead, participate in the political life of the country and create our own military force.

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Assassin's Creed II: Discovery
Assassin's Creed II: Discovery

Action 17 November 2009

Assassin's Creed II: Discovery is an action-packed game created with the technical capabilities of the Nintendo DS side-scroll console in mind, referring to the story of Assassin's Creed II. The player directs a member of the assassin guild, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, who travels through Renaissance Europe trying to free his compatriots from the hands of the Spanish Inquisition. The title was produced by Griptonite Games studio.

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Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities
Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities

Action 18 February 2010

Second addition to Assassin's Creed II. We visit the southern district of Florence, which is not available in its basic version. The plot of the extension focuses on the title Pile of Void, an incident from 1497 during which the followers of the Dominican Girolamo Savanaroli burned thousands of objects on the pile which, according to the clergyman's sermons, could lead to sin.

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Assassin's Creed: Revelations - The Lost Archive
Assassin's Creed: Revelations - The Lost Archive

Action 28 February 2012

One of the DLC packs for the action game Assassin’s Creed Revelations developed by Ubisoft. The Lost Archive allows the player to learn more about the past of Lucy Stillman and Subject 16 – the mysterious assassin who, similarly as Desmond Miles, is a descendant of Ezio Auditore da Firenze. The expansion leads the player through a series of environmental riddles based on the Animus action puzzles. Animus is the machine for the virtual projection known from the base game.

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