January 30, 2015
Adventure, Episodic, Photography, Games for Impact, Time Manipulation, Time Travel, Romances, Singleplayer, TPP.
An episodic adventure game created by the developers of Remember Me, a French studio DONTNOD. The game bears a resemblance to Telltale Games titles. Its protagonist is a 12th grade student named Max Caulfield, who returns to her home town in Oregon after years of absence. Together with her old friend she tries to solve the mysterious disappearance of her schoolmate, which prompts a series of strange events. The story is the essential part for the game, whereas gameplay mechanics are based on the well-proven formula employed by Telltale, which combines free exploration and difficult choices with non-obvious consequences. An interesting addition to the gameplay is the fact that Max possesses the power to manipulate time, allowing you to experience another version of events without having to restart an entire episode. On the technical side, the game is well-designed and well-executed, featuring expressive, slightly cartoonish graphics.
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July 18, 2023
Puzzle, Adventure Elements, Photography, FPP, Indie Games, Perspective-bending, Singleplayer, Surrealism, Xbox Play Anywhere.
Viewfinder is an FPP puzzle game developed by Sad Owl Studios, in which the player is tasked with manipulating perspective by various means, e.g. taking photos. The game is distinguishable by its surreal atmosphere.
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November 11, 2003
Adventure, Photography, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, TPP.
An action-adventure 3D game, created by Michel Ancel, the father of the iconic Rayman series. The plot of Beyond Good & Evil takes place in an alternative reality, on planet Hyllis, inhabited by a peace-loving nation of humans and humanoid animals. Their world has been attacked by an aggressive Alien species, the DomZ, apparently to claim its resources. The protagonist is a young reporter named Jade who, once involved in the war, begins to reveal a conspiracy and the shocking truth behind the planet's defenders - the Alpha Sections. During her journey, the main character can count only on her camera (photos of rare plants and animals can be sold, earning us money to buy, for example, health restore items), innate investigative abilities and her trusty Dai-jo staff. Beyond Good & Evil features elements of a dynamic action game, including arcade combat, platforming, various vehicles, riddles, and a gripping plot. The locations are colorful, varied, and fully three-dimensional.
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September 17, 2021
Adventure, Exploration Games, Photography, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, Isometric View.
An adventure game where we find a fantastic version of Scandinavia, inhabited by humans and humanoid creatures. In the TOEM game we play the role of a photographer who sets off on a journey to see the title phenomenon and help the inhabitants of the visited places.
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January 31, 2023
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Photography, Games for Impact, Indie Games, Singleplayer, TPP.
Season is an adventure game about the peaceful end of the world. The player takes on the role of a woman going on a bicycle trip, during which he will try to document the history of cultures and places that will soon cease to exist.
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March 2026
Adventure, Ghosts, Photography, Japan, Action Adventure, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, Survival Horror, TPP.
A complex remake of the 2003 survival horror game. Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake was created and published by the Koei Tecmo company. Just like in the original, we follow the story of twin sisters who got lost in the forest. The unique gameplay mechanic is using Camera Obscura to discover and fight ghosts living in the haunted village.
May 19, 2020
Adventure, Cyberpunk, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, Simulation Elements, Photography, FPP, Indie Games, Singleplayer.
Umurangi Generation is a photographic indie game with a cyberpunk metropolis and a great crisis in the background. We explore the big city and take photos, which we can freely edit using numerous tools.
April 15, 2025
Simulation, Exploration Games, Photography, FPP, Indie Games, Singleplayer.
An explorative FPP game, in which we play as a photographer. Lushfoil Photography Sim has us traversing different locations from all around the world, taking photos.
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December 11, 2020
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Photography, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Singleplayer, TPP, Animals.
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure is an adventure game developed by the creators of the Monument Valley series - ustwo games. During the adventure, the player takes on the role of a girl who decides to move to help an endangered animal.
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December 10, 2003
Adventure, Photography, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Survival Horror.
The next installment of Project Zero, also known as Fatal Frame. This is a horrifying survival horror in which we fight ghosts through a camera. The game tells the story of two twin sisters who got lost in the forest. Fatal Frame is a blood-chilling atmosphere, dark surroundings and violent musical effects.
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June 12, 2021
Adventure, Puzzle Elements, Arcade Elements, Photography, Indie Games, Singleplayer, TPP.
Beasts of Maravilla Island is an adventure game in which we play as a young photographer exploring a magical island and learning about the creatures that inhabit it. The game was developed by Banana Bird Studios.
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March 2026
Adventure, Photography, FPP, Indie Games, Singleplayer, TPP.
The fourth installment of the adventure game series OPUS, started back in 2015. OPUS: Prism Peak is a tale of a photographer trying to find his way home, using his camera to uncover secrets hidden by the ethereal world he wanders.
July 23, 2024
Adventure, Puzzle Elements, Photography, FPP, Indie Games, Singleplayer.
An FPP adventure game, in which we play as a young photographer. The main protagonist of The Star Named EOS is Dei, following the footsteps of his long-missing mother, trying to solve the mystery of her disappearance.
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January 30, 2025
Action, Photography, Humorous, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Science Fiction, Online, Singleplayer, Survival Horror.
A first-person coop-focused game, offering horror elements and plenty of dark humour. In Headliners we play as a photographer, trying to make photos of monsters roaming the streets of New York. The better photos we make, the better chances we have they will make the headlines and our character earns money.
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September 27, 2014
Adventure, Ghosts, Photography, Japan, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Survival Horror, TPP.
The fifth fully-fledged installment of the survival horror series started on PlayStation 2. In the game we play the role of three heroes who come to the area of the mysterious Hikayama Mountain, guided by various personal motives. The game is divided into episodes during which we search for missing persons. An inseparable element of the characters' equipment is a special camera that allows them to exorcise ghosts by taking pictures of them.
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July 31, 2008
Adventure, Photography, Horror, Action Adventure, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, Survival Horror, TPP.
The fourth part of the popular survival horror series, in which the main weapon of the characters is a camera used to photograph ghosts. Many years ago five girls were kidnapped by a maniacal murderer, but thanks to the involvement of a detective they were freed. 10 years later, two of the girls die in strange circumstances, and the remaining girls decide to return to the place of those events and explain its dark secret.
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April 30, 2021
Adventure, Exploration Games, Arcade Elements, Photography, Pokemon, Cozy Game, Singleplayer.
An exploration adventure game set in the universe of the Pokemon series. Players take on the role of a young photographer who goes on a journey to the archipelago of tropical islands, where he observes and takes pictures of many species of wild Pokemon.
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June 25, 2024
Adventure, Photography, Action Adventure, Remaster/remake, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, TPP.
The remastered version of a 2003 action adventure game, developed by the creator of Rayman. Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition features upgraded visuals, controls and 4K resolution.
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November 12, 2020
Adventure, Exploration Games, Photography, FPP, Humorous, Indie Games, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Singleplayer.
Bugsnax is a humorous action adventure game in which we explore an island full of creatures that are hybrids of worms and food. The game was developed and released by independent Young Horses studio.
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January 22, 2021
Adventure, Puzzle Elements, Photography, FPP, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Animals.
NUTS is an adventure game with original graphics and mystery in the background, taking us to the forest in order to unravel the strange behaviour of its inhabitants - squirrels.
August 30, 2012
Puzzle, 2D, Photography, Indie Games, Platformers, Singleplayer.
Two-dimensional platformer with logical game elements. We direct the actions of a small robot named Pic. It is equipped with a unique camera, able to remove objects from the board on which we move, and then move them to a completely different place.
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November 8, 2005
Adventure, Photography, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Survival Horror, PlayStation Exclusive.
Project Zero III: The Tormented is the third installment of a series of adventure survival-horrors, developed by Tecmo's development team. The plot of the game depicts the fate of a depressed young photographer, Rei Kurosowy, who ends up in a house full of dangerous ghosts. Her only weapon in the fight against the inhabitants of the hereafter is a camera. Outside the European market the game is known as Fatal Frame III: The Tormented.
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October 5, 2019
Adventure, Exploration Games, Photography, FPP, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Thriller.
Set in the near future, a first-person adventure game in which we try to solve the mystery of the explosion that destroyed the Stonehenge Museum, and the eponymous conspiracy associated with Bradwell Electronics corporation.
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March 4, 2002
Adventure, Photography, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Survival Horror.
The first part of the famous series of horrors. The player takes on the role of a young girl who finds herself in a ghosted estate. "Fatal Frame" is distinguished by the unusual course of fights with the use of a camera.
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2026
Adventure, Exploration Games, Photography, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Singleplayer.
A sequel to an adventure game released in 2021. TOEM 2 allows us once again to play as a photographer travelling a fantasy land based on modern world. Our character can take pictures of people, items and locations. One of the key improvements is the addition of three-dimensional graphics.
December 10, 2007
Arcade, Photography, Pokemon, Singleplayer, Nintendo Exclusive.
Re-edition of the classic arcade game. We play the role of a professional photographer, setting out on an island inhabited by more than 60 species of Pokemons. Our role is to take the best pictures of creatures.
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October 6, 2009
Puzzle, Educational, Photography, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer, PlayStation Exclusive.
An unusual educational game in which we explore the title continent. We observe the behaviour of different animal species, moving freely along the map.
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October 15, 2021
Adventure, Crowdfunding, Detective, RPG Elements, Photography, Indie Games, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP.
An unusual RPG with crime story traits. The title was developed by White Owls – a studio founded by Hidetaka Suehiro, the creator of Deadly Premonition and D4. The player assumes the role of Naomi, a reporter who comes to Rainy Woods, the self-called “happiest place on Earth”. She is looking for a way to pay her debts. When she founds a corpse of a young woman, she decides to concentrate her efforts on revealing who the murderer is and on solving the mystery of the city, the citizens of which transform into cats when the night falls. Naomi also becomes able to transform into a cat and she decides to use this opportunity to solve the mystery. One of the attractions of the game is a direct line drawn between two parts – during the day the player is a human, they interact with other citizens, and during the night they become a cat and gain access to previously inaccessible paths. Similarly to the previously mentioned Deadly Premonition, the NPCs in The Good Life have their own day and night activities and stick to their plans. The unusual gameplay mechanics are accompanied by the graphics – two-dimensional visuals feature cartoonish, slightly angular style.
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September 28, 2023
Adventure, 2D, Photography, Horror, Indie Games, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Surrealism.
A psychological horror adventure game by Jesse Makkonen, the creator of Heal and Distraint. Afterdream is set in a surreal world of the protagonist's mysterious dreams.
January 20, 2022
Adventure, Exploration Games, Arcade Elements, Photography, FPP, Indie Games, Dogs, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Animals.
Pupperazzi is a first-person adventure game in which we explore an open world, play with dogs, and take pictures of them to later upload to social media.
