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Star Fox Guard
Strategy 21 April 2016
A strategy tower defense game and a spin-off to the popular series of TPP shooters that were available on many Nintendo consoles. The main character of Star Fox Guard is Grippy Toad (uncle of Slippy Toad, one of the series' main protagonists) whose job it is to mine rare minerals. Various enemies are trying to interrupt him and the player is tasked with stopping them.
Fear Effect Sedna
Action 06 March 2018
The third installment in the Fear Effect series of action games. Both the previous installments were released for the PlayStation console. The game was created by Kronos Digital Entertainment, under the auspices of Square Enix - the owner of the franchise. Contrary to its predecessors, Fear Effect Sedna is a tactical action game played from an isometric view and inspired by Shadowrun Returns - a role-playing game. The action takes place in a cyberpunk world featuring fantasy elements.
Megadimension Neptunia VII
RPG 23 April 2015
The seventh full-fledged installment in a popular, though niche, series of jRPGs whose characters personify the famous Japanese consoles and development studios. The plot was divided into three, non-connected episodes set in the universe of the series. The game features both characters the players are familiar with, and completely new figures.
Ironcast
Strategy 26 March 2015
A turn-based strategy game set in a steampunk world and inspired by both the mechanics of the Puzzle Quest series and the works of such writers as Herbert Wells or Jules Verne. Ironcast is set in an alternative version of the Victorian England, and the country has been at war with France for a decade. When the French are beginning to gain the upper hand in the conflict, a private association is founded in order to produce cutting-edge combat mechs.
Asemblance
Adventure 21 June 2016
An episodic psychological thriller exploration game, the first one by Nilo Studies, founded by Niles Sankey—formerly a member of Bungie for ten years, the creators of e.g. the Halo franchise and Destiny. The game was inspired by American TV series such as The X-Files or The Twilight Zone, as well the British series Black Mirror and video games like The Stanley Parable or P.T. (the playable teaser of the ultimately cancelled Silent Hills).
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus
Strategy 22 March 2016
An extended version of the turn-based tactic strategy XCOM: Enemy Unknown developed by Firaxis Games, which was a restart of the cult series started by Microprose in 90s. The plot tells a story of the first conflict between humanity and an extraterrestrial civilization. You are in control of a head of the XCOM organization, whose aim is to fend off the invasion of aliens and figure out their technology.
Valley
Adventure 24 August 2016
An FPP action-adventure game featuring sci-fi elements and focusing on exploration. It was developed by Blue Isle Games - a Canadian team popular for Slender: The Arrival. The player is taken to the titular valley, which is a mysterious place located somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. Assuming the role of an unspecified character, the player traverses a set of diversified locations, trying to discover the secrets hidden in the area. The protagonist makes use of the L.E.A.F.
Star Trek Timelines
Strategy 14 January 2016
Created by Disruptor Beam studio, a science fiction strategy RPG set in the popular Star Trek universe. The plot revolves around strange anomalies that cause alternative realities and timelines to mix, thus allowing you to meet characters from all Start Trek films and TV series. You assume the role of a ship captain traveling through the galaxy to explore new planets and undertake important missions.
Elea
Adventure 06 September 2018
A science fiction adventure game developed by Kyodai. The developers were inspired by the works of Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Herbert, and Stanislaw Lem. The player assumes the role of Catherine Jones; the heroine is on a space journey aboard the Pilgrimage II ship when she unexpectedly loses consciousness. Having awakened, she discovers that the vessels is abandoned, while Kazumi, the on-board artificial intelligence, is damaged and trying to take complete control of the ship.
Shadowgun
Action 29 September 2011
Shadowgun is a shooter with a third person view. The production offers only a feature campaign, which takes place in the XXIV century, allowing you to play the role of a head hunter to kill a crazy scientist defended by the army of cyborgs and mutants.
Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness
Adventure 28 May 2015
An adventure game/visual novel developed by 5pb, a Japanese studio known with immense experience with the genre. Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness takes place in the world of Psycho-Pass, a popular science-fiction anime series. We are introduced to a grim version of 2113, in which a complex computer system called Sybil monitors the actions, thoughts, and emotional state of the inhabitants, creating a criminal behavior estimate for every citizen.
Elite: Dangerous - Arena
Simulation 16 February 2016
A space combat sim focused on online PvP, which is actually a standalone version of the multiplayer mode taken from Elite: Dangerous, a game by Frontier Developments. This title allows up to 8 people to play together in such game modes as Free-for-All, Team Deathmatch, or Capture the Flag.
M.A.X. 2: Mechanized Assault & Exploration
Strategy 29 June 1998
Continuation of the original strategy game, allowing you to play in real time, in turn-based system or in the hybrid variant. This time we are at the forefront of people or one of the 7 races belonging to the intergalactic Concord and we face the hostile Sheevat race.
Space Noir
Action canceled
Space Noir is a space shooter produced by the N-Fusion Interactive team. We play the role of a galactic head hunter, who from the cockpit of his own ship executes orders in planetary systems which are the field of war between two factions.
7th Legion
Strategy 26 August 1997
A real-time strategy in which the factions of the ruling Seventh Legion on Earth and the former Chosen, returning home after a failed colonization mission, stand in front of each other. The game breaks with the traditional sourcing scheme, focusing only on the cash gained for killing enemy units. A peculiar innovation is also the introduction of random special cards, capable of reversing the fate of more than one skirmish.
Habitat
Strategy 26 January 2016
A sandbox strategy game developed by the independent studio 4gency, in which we are given a major task of saving humanity by building a functioning space station. Habitat’s story is set in the distant future, where humanity is looking for a new place to live after the Earth was left in ruins. Players have to build a base that can act as a shelter for the millions of Earth’s inhabitants and take care of their needs and safety.
Judge Dredd Pinball
Arcade 30 January 1998
Pinball licensed by Williams Pinball, dedicated to the popular science fiction comic hero, Judge Dredd. We get a table to play, inspired by a really existing model, produced by Williams in 1993.
Star Trek: Judgment Rites
Adventure 30 November 1993
An action-enriched point-and-click adventure set in the legendary first seasons of the series. The game continues Star Trek threads: 25th Anniversary. Once again we play the role of captain James Kirk, in order to take part in another 8 unrelated missions together with the USS Enterprise crew.
EarthSiege 2
Action 19 March 1996
Continuation of the dynamic action game with powerful mosses in the lead role. In the game, we once again take control of modernised HERCs in order to once again face up to the rebellious cyborgs who, after the defeat suffered in the first part, rebuilt their power in a secret lunar base.
Moon Chronicles
Action 15 May 2014
Moon Chronicles is a first-person action game (FPS) in the realm of science fiction. It was released in episodes, and the first four of them (comprising season 1) are a transfer of Moon from the Nintendo DS console to the 3DS. We play the role of Major Kane, who has the task of infiltrating the mysterious underground base on the Earth's Moon. Renegade Kid studio is responsible for creating the game.
Echo Prime
Action 28 January 2014
Epic action game with strong RPG elements, which is a conversion of popular production from iOS. We play the role of the guardian of the law of the future to face hosts of aliens, cosmic pirates and mercenaries. During a randomly generated campaign, we gain experience, better weapons and armour, as well as special abilities derived from foreign forms of life.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Chekov's Lost Missions
Simulation 19 April 1998
Official Star Trek Simulator Add-on: Starfleet Academy. With it we receive 7 new missions, 2 new multiplayer modes and a few minor improvements in the interface and game mechanics.
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark
Action 24 June 2014
Another action game set in the universe of the popular Transformers toy series, launched by Hasbro. New Edge of Reality studio, known mostly from The Incredible Hulk production, is responsible for the new part of the series. The plot of the game combines threads known from previous Activision games and Michael Bay's film series and focuses on the search for the Black Spark - the title artifact hiding a mysterious power.
Star Control: Origins
Strategy 20 September 2018
Star Control Origins is a space sandbox developed by Stardock Entertainment. The player assumes the role of a captain of a space ship and he or she explores a dynamically changing galaxy. During the game the player discovers new planets, gathers resources, trades, participates in battles and performs diplomacy.