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Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com
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Interstellaria
Strategy 17 July 2015
And oldschool sandbox space strategy game with simulation and role-playing elements by Cold Rice Games. You play as a spaceship captain, and your task is to manage it while exploring remote planets. You have to e.g. recruit your crew and appoint them to their respective positions, all the while managing the ship's equipment and finances. During the game you go through many adventures, participate in trade and establish diplomatic relations, as well as fight various enemies.
Infinifactory
Puzzle 30 June 2015
An unusual logic game developed by Zachtronics, an independent studio known from niche titles such as Ironclad Tactics or SpaceChem. Infinifactory is an attempt to expand upon the ideas found in Spacechem, with first-person perspective and in a three-dimensional environment. We assume the role of an employee of an unusual factory owned by an alien race. Our job is to create various items from parts appearing on the assembly line.
The Exiled
RPG 23 February 2017
A sandbox MMORPG set in a dark fantasy world, focusing on PvP mode and interactions between players. We play as a person imprisoned in vast valley, where they must build a shelter, find allies and finally escape. This cannot be achieved without other players, but we also compete with them for resources crucial for survival and achieving our main objective.
Asteroids: Outpost
Action canceled
Set in the realities of science-fiction sandbox survival simulator, developed for Atari by Salty Games, a studio made up of industry veterans. The game's title refers to the cult arcade production Asteroids, but at the same time it focuses on completely different mechanics of play. The action of the game takes place on the border of the solar system, where on the surface of asteroids humanity searches for new deposits of depleting resources.
Crowfall
RPG 06 July 2021
An online RPG with numerous strategic elements, created by ArtCraft, a studio comprising some seasoned developers. In Crowfall: Throne War the player creates his own character, who then sets off on numerous campaigns taking place across many peculiar realms. After some time, each of these worlds is irreversibly annihilated forcing our protagonist to search for the necessary resources and glory in other universes.
Worlds Adrift
Action canceled
An MMORPG by Bossa Studios, the creators of crazy simulation games that base on playing with physics, for example I Am Bread and Surgeon Simulator. Worlds Adrift takes us to a land filled with islands that float in the air, and we move between them on board various flying vessels. Taking care of the ship’s state and enhancing it is a key element of the gameplay, while you have to remember that the bigger the ship, the more players it needs to be properly staffed.
Medieval Engineers
Simulation 17 March 2020
A sandbox action game set in an open medieval world. The title was developed by a team at Keen Software House and, as far as the general idea is concerned, it resembles the previous production from the studio: Space Engineers. The gameplay focuses on building, and the player’s task is to erect various defensive structures (including fortifications, castles, and even whole cities) and construct different machines capable of repelling enemy attacks.
GRAV
Action canceled
A science-fiction sandbox action game developed by independent studio BitMonster. In GRAV the players are tasked with exploring alien planets, gathering resources required for surviving and fighting aliens and examples of local fauna. The surface of planets is generated procedurally by a special system that makes sure they are filled with plants, animals and various biomes – from skyscraping mountaintops to underground caves.
Savage Lands
Action 16 December 2021
A sandbox survival simulator set in fantasy world, created by Digital DNA Games in co-operation with Signal Studios. The game takes us to a dangerous, open-world environment, where the players task is to survive. As in many similar games, the gameplay focuses on exploration and gathering various resources, which, thanks to a complex crafting system, can be used to create tools and weapons.
Windward
Action 12 May 2015
A sandbox action game in which you play as a ship captain and strengthen your position on seas and oceans, while sailing across a procedurally generated world. During the adventure you keep capturing specific strategic points and repel enemy units controlled either by AI or other players. You can also reach your goal through skillful diplomacy and trading, or by becoming a feared pirate.
Ion
RPG canceled
A sci-fi space MMO inspired by the cult online RPG Space Station 13, developed in partnership with technology company Improbable by RocketWerkz, a studio founded by former Bohemia Interactive employee and DayZ creator Dean Hall. The action of the game is set in the distant future, when humanity has finally managed to reach the stars.
The Crew: Wild Run
Racing 17 November 2015
The first large expansion pack to The Crew, a car racing game developed by Ivory Tower. The title invites you to the so-called Summit - the gathering place for all racing enthusiasts. The game offers several different types of challenges and races (e.g. drag racing or Monster Truck competitions), and each of them is set in unique locations (e.g. the famous Bonneville Salt Flats or Yosemite Valley).
Dragon Age: Inquisition - The Descent
RPG 11 August 2015
The second story-based DLC to Dragon Age: Inquisition, a game released in 2014. The expansion is set before the main story's finale, once again taking the player into the Deep Roads, a location known from the previous installments in the series. These comprise a vast network of underground tunnels that were left in the hands of the Darkspawn after the First Blight. Your team will have to investigate the source of mysterious earthquakes threatening the realm of Thedas.
Cities: Skylines - After Dark
Strategy 24 September 2015
An official expansion to Cities: Skylines, an economic strategy game released in 2015 and developed by the creators of Cities in Motion series - Finnish studio Colossal Order. In accordance with the add-on’s title, the biggest innovation it introduces is a dynamic day and night cycle. More importantly, this is not just a cosmetic feature, because at night your citizens engage in entirely different activities, and the traffic is reduced.
Diluvion
Simulation 02 February 2017
An arcade submarine simulator with crew management elements. The game was developed by an independent team known as Arachnid Games. The story of Diluvion takes place in the distant future, where an apocalyptic flood has forced humanity to colonize the ocean depths. The gameplay is focused around exploration of a marine world of a considerable size, completing various tasks, and combat with encountered opponents.
Prototype: Biohazard Bundle
Action 14 July 2015
A bundle of two games from the Prototype series developed by Radical Entertainment studios. Aside from the first and the second entry, Prototype: Biohazard Bundle contains all the DLCs from Prototype 2 Radnet Edition. Each title has been remastered for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, offering much better visuals, with 1080p resolution support, upgraded texture quality and smoother gameplay.
Gravity Rush
Action 09 February 2012
Gravity Rush (also known in its native Japan under the name of Gravity Daze) is a third-person action game, whose plot is set in Hekseville, a city modeled after towns from 19th and 20th century. We play as a heroine named Kat, who loses the memories of who and where she is. When our protagonist discovers she can manipulate gravitation, she decides to use her power to help the city’s inhabitants, which is constantly being destroyed by powerful gravitational storm.
Better Late Than Dead
Action 03 March 2016
A survival sandbox game created by Odin Game Studio, the creators of Enforcer: Police Crime Action published in 2014. The player arrives at a tropical island where he needs to fight for survival and find a way home. Apart from that, the hero also has to shed light to some unnerving secrets, from his memory loss, through the mysterious picture that came into his possession, to traces of supernatural animal activity.
Spider-Man: Turf Wars
Action 20 November 2018
The third installment in a series of jRPGs developed by Level 5 for Nintendo's 3DS hand-held console. The story is set in an American town of St. Peanutsburg, where the protagonist moves in with his parents. It soon turns out that the place is inhabited by yokai, the friendly creatures from the previous installments, and the main character is the only one who can see them. The protagonist uses his unique ability to benefit the community, making friends among different yokai who can help him.
Disney Infinity 3.0
Arcade 28 August 2015
The third installment in a popular action-adventure game series for kids, set in an expansive universe of films and cartoons of The Walt Disney Company. As many as five game developers worked on this title: Avalanche Software, Ninja Theory, Sumo Digital, Studio Gobo, and United Front Games. In accordance with the tradition of the series, Disney Infinity 3.0 lets you synchronize collectible figurines with the game in order to unlock virtual characters.
Anarcute
Action 12 July 2016
A crazy action game created by a group of five French students. Anarcute is a riot simulator of sorts, taking the player to a fictional world ruled by powerful corporations. The players assume the roles of citizens wishing to take stand against the technocratic dictatorship as they leave their homes to give voice to their disapproval. The player begins having only a small group of demonstrators.
Grave
Action canceled
The debut production of Broken Window. It is a sandbox arcade action game with survival elements. The action of Grave takes place in grim and slightly surreal wastelands that are desolate and relatively safe during the day. At night, however, various kinds of disgusting monsters come out to hunt for the player character.
Lionel City Builder 3D: Rise of the Rails
Simulation 14 January 2016
A sandbox simulator in which the player creates and expands a transportation network. The game was developed by Big John Games studio known for creating a Minecraft clone called Cube Creator 3D. Lionel City Builder 3D: Rise of the Rails takes place in the not so distant future, after the current transport model had crashed. In order to give some life to the cities, a metallurgist named Vin decides to create a new railroad network from scratch. The player helps him with that task.
Dragon Age: Inquisition - Jaws of Hakkon
RPG 24 March 2015
The first story expansion for Dragon Age: Inquisition, a game developed by BioWare, released in the late 2014. The expansion focuses on singleplayer mode and adds a completely new plot to the story of the Inquisitor working to unite the people of Thedas and stop the invasion of demons from another dimension. This time the player is tasked with revealing the true fate of the previous Inquisitor and a powerful dragon that hunted him.