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Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell
Action 29 November 2004
An official expansion for Painkiller, an FPS created by the Polish studio People Can Fly. Daniel Garner managed to defeat Lucifer but his throne was immediately taken by Alastor. The hero must pick up his weapons once again and face hordes from hell so he can finally defeat its new demonic ruler. The developers created ten new, complex maps for this expansion and each one of them has its unique style – during the game we visit, e.g. a demonic version of Stalingrad.
Delaware St. John Volume 1: The Curse of Midnight Manor
Adventure 28 June 2005
Delaware St. John Volume 1: The Curse of Midnight Manor is an adventure game by Bryan Wiegale, who previously worked on Inherent Evil: The Haunted Hotel and Whiplash.
Alone in the Dark 3
Adventure 26 June 1995
Detective Edward Carnby takes action again. This time we are moving to the set of a western filmed in the town of Slaughter Gultch. The Indian ritual brings back to life Jebediah Stone's band of cowboys who, as zombies, deal with the film crew.
Bloodline
Adventure 10 December 2004
Dark FPS with adventure elements maintained in the horror convention. As a young lawyer, Jim Card, we must deal with the macabre events at a nearby sanatorium. On our way there will be 40 kinds of various creatures waiting for our lives. Fortunately, we will have an equally good arsenal (from knife to circular saw).
Twisted Lands: Shadow Town
Puzzle 23 October 2010
Twisted Lands: Shadow Town is the first installment of a series of logical games with elements of adventure, developed by Alawar Games development studio. The player plays the role of a man whose small boat crashes against the shores of an apparently deserted island. Having woke up after the accident, the survivor finds out that his wife has disappeared. So he sets off into the depths of the island with the hope of finding it.
Betrayer
Action 24 March 2014
First person horror of the independent Blackpowder Games studio, composed of several former members of the Monolith Productions team (F.E.A.R., No One Lives Forever). The action takes place in the 17th century in colonial North America. The player must investigate the mystery of the disappearance of the inhabitants of a British settlement. Characteristic feature of the game is black and white graphic design.
Baron Wittard: Nemesis of Ragnarok
Adventure 18 February 2011
Quite a classic adventure in the style of Myst. Unlike the hit mentioned above, Baron Wittard is maintained in a horror convention. In the game we move to the city located inside the... a huge building. While visiting the facility, we solve riddles and try to understand why the facility is deserted. During the game we can rotate around different locations and interact with different objects.
Lucius
Adventure 26 October 2012
A horror adventure game that references the cult Omen movie series. It is a debut title of the independent studio Shiver Games. In the game, the player assumes the role of the titular boy, who was born on June 6, 1966. The soul of the innocent boy was tainted by the devil and the protagonist, once he reaches the age of six, is starting to show his true colors. The game takes place in a giant mansion and the player is tasked with killing the inhabitants of the mansion.
Inner Chains
Action 18 May 2017
The debut production from Telepath's Tree, a Polish studio consisting of the former members of CD Projekt RED, People Can Fly, and Flying Wild Hog. The game is a horror first-person shooter that takes the player to a dark world combining biology and mechanics, where terrifying monsters pose a constant threat. The gameplay combines classic shooter mechanics with those of a surrealistic horror. Dealing with enemies requires the player to use bith conventional weapons and the environment.
Allison Road
Adventure canceled
A first-person perspective action-adventure game stylized as a survival horror. Allison Road had a somewhat complicated development cycle, with previous developers (Lilith) abandoning the project. However, a new studio, Far From Home, decided to pick-up the project and lead it to a stable release. The player assumes the role of an unidentified hero, who wakes up one night in a suburban home without having any recollection of the events of the last few days.
The Last Crown: Blackenrock
Adventure TBA
Another installment of the adventure game series about ghost hunters. It was developed by the independent studio Darkling Room, the creators of the critically acclaimed Dark Fall series. The Last Crown: Blackenrock is a story spin-off which focuses on the unresolved mystery from The Lost Crown: A Ghosthunting Adventure. This way, the production is a sort of a interquel of the first and the second part of the story.
The Persistence
Action 24 July 2018
A hybrid of survival horror and a roguelike game, designed exclusively for Virtual Reality headgear. Developed by Firesprite, The Persistence takes the players to the year 2521, when the interstellar voyages are a part of people’s everyday life. The main protagonist is a member of a spaceship crew, which, as a result of an unsuccessful experiment, has been turned into bloodthirsty mutants.
Phantaruk
Adventure 16 August 2016
A sci-fi survival horror adventure FPP game and the first production of the Polish studio Polyslash. Phantaruk takes place in the distant future, when the idea of transhumanism is about to become reality, as humanity is striving to create a person with no biological limitations. You find yourself aboard a spaceship, which is also a secret research facility.
Pathologic Classic HD
Adventure 29 October 2015
A refreshed version of the classic action adventure game that was released in 2005. The new version was prepared by the creators of the original title, Icepick Lodge, as a side project to a complete remake of the game. The plot of Pathologic Classic HD is same as in the original game and it focuses on a mysterious virus that spreads across a small city, causing many casualties.
The Park
Adventure 27 October 2015
A first-person horror adventure game set in The Secret World’s, a popular MMO title, setting. It was developed by Funcom the studio that, apart from the aforementioned production, created Age of Conan and Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, among other things. The plot of The Park takes us to a theme park surrounded with a dense forest, which brings to mind The Secret World's Atlantic Island Park.
Skyhill
RPG 25 February 2015
A post-apocalyptic RPG with roguelike elements, created by Russian studio Mandragora. The game starts off shortly after the World War III wiped out almost the entire human race. You play as a survivor residing on the top, 100th floor of a luxury hotel. Your task is to fight your way downs through hordes of mutants. The game features several different characters to choose from. The inside of the hotel is generated randomly.
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Adventure 28 June 2016
An interactive adventure horror game from visual novel genre and a third entry in Zero Escape series, created ChunSoft in cooperation with Aksys Games. It takes place in Martian research facility, ordered to survey reactions of people locked and isolated from the rest of the world. Gameplay doesn’t differ much from that of previous parts of the series and presents fans with well-known characters.
Strangeland
Adventure 25 May 2021
A point & click adventure developed by the Wormwood Studios team. In Strangeland the player takes on the role of a man affected by amnesia, who wakes up in the middle of a psychedelic carnival. The protagonist's task is to unravel the mystery of the grim version of the amusement park, where events (such as the suicide committed by a golden-haired woman) are looped into infinity.
Those Who Remain
Adventure 28 May 2020
Those Who Remain is a psychological thriller taking place in a small town in the USA, where the action is observed from a first person perspective. The game puts a lot of emphasis on the heavy, disturbing atmosphere and can evoke associations with titles such as Alan Wake, as well as Polish The Vanishing of Ethan Carter and Kholat.
Once Upon a Time in Roswell
Adventure canceled
Survival horror inspired by an incident in Roswell. Players take on the role of a detective who has to solve the mystery of the disappearance of a family living in a house near the spacecraft's break-up site.
Catherine: Full Body
Adventure 14 February 2019
A remastered and expanded version of Catherine, a game that debuted in 2011. This unique game that combines traits of an adventure game and a logic game was developed by Atlus, a Japanese studio known for the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona series. During the game, the players assume the role of Vincent, a thirty-year-old man who must face his worst nightmares – both metaphorically and literally.
Fear Effect Reinvented
Action canceled
Fear Effect Reinvented is a refreshed version of Fear Effect, developed by Kronos Digital Entertainment studio and released for the first PlayStation in 2000. The author of the remake is Sushee - the same people behind the continuation of the brand under the title Fear Effect Sedna. The discussed production is a hybrid of survival horror and adventure game.
Follia: Dear Father
Action 30 April 2020
The first-person horror game in which we explore a university campus dominated by supernatural, deadly monsters. The production has support for virtual reality - HTC Vive and PlayStation VR goggles. Italian independent studio Real Game Machine is responsible for its creation, and the publisher is Polish company Destructive Creations.
Resident Evil: Resistance
Action 03 April 2020
Resident Evil spin-off. In Project Resistance we choose one of four heroes and fight against hordes of undead enemies or play the role of a genius who tries to stop a group of survivors from escaping with the help of traps and zombies.