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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.
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.
Adr1ft
Adventure 28 March 2016
An action adventure game set in a science-fiction world created by Three One Zero - a studio led by former Microsoft employee, Adam Orth. The hero of the game is an astronaut trying to survive in space after a disaster destroyed his mother station. Core of the gameplay is exploring and solving logical puzzles, which mainly consist of repairing various equipment which allows us to keep ourselves alive in space.
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.
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.
Evolve
Action 10 February 2015
A science-fiction first-person perspective online shooter in which the focus was placed on cooperation. The title was developed by the creators of the Left 4 Dead series – studio Turtle Rock. In many aspects Evolve is similar to the titles in the aforementioned series. The game takes place in an undetermined future and focuses on four-player teams hunting alien beasts. The members of the team belong to four different classes with various abilities that supplement each other during the game.
The Solus Project
Adventure 07 June 2016
A science fiction survival sandbox game that combines arcade elements with numerous logic puzzles. It was developed by Teotl, a Swedish studio known for such productions as Unmechanical or The Ball. The story of The Souls Project is set in the world of the latter game, although the action takes place in the distant future where the Earth is at the verge of an ecological disaster. In the game, we assume the role of a space colonist, a member of an expedition to find new inhabitable worlds.
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark
RPG 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.
Call of Duty: Ghosts - Onslaught
Action 28 January 2014
The first of Infinity Ward's DLC for Call of Duty: Ghosts. It introduces four brand new, diverse multiplayer maps - Fog, inspired by classic horror films, set on the sunny Bayview coast of California, and Containment, a small Mexican village. The last one is Ignition, which is a slightly remodeled version of the classic Scrapyard map from Modern Warfare 2.
Hover
Arcade 31 May 2017
An FPP sci-fi platform game by indie studio Fusty Games. Hover: Revolt of Gamers is set in a metropolis ruled by the ruthless Mayor. He thinks that one of the biggest threats to his power are games, which is why he confiscates all consoles and other gaming devices. The players take on the roles of travelers from an alternative world, who decide to overthrow the dictator.
inFamous: First Light
Action 26 August 2014
A stand-alone expansion to the third installment of inFamous, a popular series that began in 2009, known as one of the famed exclusives for the new generations of PlayStation consoles. First Light, as well as all other titles in the series, was developed by Sucker Punch, a studio known from a series of games starring Sly Cooper, an adventurous raccoon.
Pacer
Racing 29 October 2020
Formula Fusion is a futuristic racing game developed by R8 Games in cooperation with The Designers Republic. The game is a spiritual successor to the Wipeout series. Just like in the aforementioned title, we use futuristic antigravitational vehicles (they can reach enormous speeds) to race against other drivers on unique futuristic race tracks. Achieving victory depends not only on our driving skills, but also on using various types of weapons.
Assassin's Creed: Unity - Dead Kings
Adventure 13 January 2015
The first DLC expansion for Assassin’s Creed: Unity. The add-on is included in the season pass for the game. It takes place after the events presented in the base version of the game and takes the player from the streets of Paris into the dark catacombs of Saint-Denis. There Arno becomes part of a new intrigue related to the tomb raiders who are profaning the tombs of French kings in order to find valuable treasures.
Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunt
Action 27 May 2015
A new version of the classic FPS with dinosaurs, which was first released in 1998 on personal computers. The new version combines the plot of the original game with modern graphics and technical features that were used in newer ports of the game. The newest edition was developed by a team that consists mostly of the creators of the first version. The action of the game takes place in a distant future.
Subject 13
Adventure 26 May 2015
The game was developed by Microids studio, whose back catalogue includes, among others, the cult adventure game series, Siberia. The protagonist of this game is Franklin Fargo, a PhD of physics kidnapped by a shady organization. The game begins when he wakes up in a mysterious facility, already under the alias of Subject 13. As you might guess, from there on the main task of his is to escape. The gameplay is based on exploration of 3D environments and interaction with its elements.
Alienation
Action 26 April 2016
An isometric shooter set in a science-fiction world, developed Housemaruqe, a Finnish studio that specializes in similar productions. The game takes us to a world of future, in which heavy-armored mercenaries take part in fierce fights against hordes of aliens. Player takes the role of one of them, assigned to one of several available classes, each possessing a different set of skills.
SteamWorld Heist
Strategy 10 December 2015
Another game by independent Swedish studio Image & Form, set in the universe of SteamWorld, which combines elements of Steampunk and Western genres. The game is set in the distant future, where a powerful cataclysm forced the remaining inhabitants to flee into space on steam space ships. The player becomes a captain of a group of robo-pirates who are trying to survive in this post-apocalyptic reality by raiding and plundering enemy bases and ships.
Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Games Series
Adventure 25 November 2014
An episodic adventure game set in the universe of the Gearbox Software’s Borderlands series. This title was developed by Telltale Games studio that specializes in this genre. Story-wise, the game follows the plot started in Borderlands 2, following two characters: Fiona, a con artist, and Rhys, an employee of the Hyperion corporation equipped with cybernetic implants. The game’s goal is to remove the discrepancies within the story stemming from the mixed narrative of the two protagonists.
Shards of War
Arcade canceled
An online action game, set in science fiction world, that belongs to the MOBA genre. It has been created by an experienced German studio, Bigpoint, known from productions like Drakensang Online or Battlestar Galactica Online. The game's story takes place in a grim vision of the future in which parallel worlds fight for domination. In the fictional Empire City, fighters known as Guardians are tasked with closing time-space portals and bringing back peace to the universe.
Quantum Rush Online
Racing 28 July 2014
A science fiction-based MMO game in which we take part in crazy futuristic car races. The competition takes place on winding and randomly filled routes, located both on Earth and in space. While having fun, we invent new technologies and buy better and better weapons, which will give our machine an advantage over the competition in one of the three game modes.
Skyshine's BEDLAM
RPG 17 September 2015
A classic turn-based RPG in a postapocalyptic setting, and with a strong dash of roguelike elements. Skyshine Games, whose staff worked on the Darksiders series among others, took the reins of the production. The game is set in the distant future, on Earth - a planet destroyed as a result of scientific experiments gone wrong. The surviving life focuses around two metropolitan areas: Byzantium - a decaying city, and the utopian Aztec City.
Fractured Space
Action 22 September 2016
A multiplayer-oriented action game set in space, developed by the creators of Strike Suit Zero series, Edge Case Games Studio. Its story is set in the distant future, in which humanity has colonized many foreign star systems. The game doesn’t offer much of a backstory though, focusing on online skirmishes for teams of up to five players. Each players takes control of a powerful ship belonging to one of several classes, each equipped with a different set of on-board system and weaponry.