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12 Minutes
Adventure 19 August 2021
12 Minutes is an interactive adventure thriller. The player takes on the role of a man trapped in a time loop lasting twelve minutes. He must try different sequences of events and activities to find the one that will allow him to save his life and that of his wife.
AK-xolotl
Action 14 September 2023
A bullet hell shooter with roguelike elements, starring bloodthristy axolotls. AK-xolotl has us traversing a procedurally generated land of animals, mowing down hordes of enemies, wielding a wide roster of diverse weaponry.
Ruiner
Action 26 September 2017
A cyberpunk tactical top-down shooter game inspired by the Syndicate series. It's the first title created by Polish studio Reikon Games, previously involved in the production of such games as Dead Island: Riptide, Dying Light and the Witcher franchise. The game takes place in a futuristic world plagued with violence, injustice and oppression. You play as a lower-class citizen, a sociopath plugged into virtual reality, who declares war on the corporation ruling his city.
Corpse Party
Adventure 12 August 2010
A visual novel adventure game developed by studio 5pg. The game is an improved version of the independent game created by Makoto Kedouin and originally released in 1996. Corpse Party takes place in a high school building that was built on the ruins of an old grade school in which a terrible and mysterious crime has occurred. One day, due to unexplainable events, a group of students enters a terrible and grotesque version of their school in which the corridors are filled with decomposing corpses.
Nexomon
RPG 10 August 2017
A mobile role-playing game heavily-inspired by the Pokemon series. The game is set in a fantasy land, combining modern reality with science-fiction elements. You play as a trainer, whose task is to catch the eponymous creatures, develop their abilities, and use them to battle other trainers. In Nexomon, you traverse a world divided into 10 regions, visit shops, talk to NPCs, and complete a variety of quests.
Darkwood
Action 17 August 2017
A survival horror game with a top down view. Darkwood is the first commercial project of a Polish studio, Acid Wizard, and its development has been backed up by users voting on the Steam Greenlight platform. The game takes place in a procedurally generated open world, with the player placed in the role of a character trying to survive the confrontations with supernatural beings without losing his sanity in the eponymous dark wood.
Prison Architect
Strategy 06 October 2015
An economic real-time strategy game created by British indie developer Introversion Software. Prison Architect lets you play as a headmaster of a penal facility. Your duties include designing a high-security prison, managing its budged, and providing for the needs of inmates. The authors saw to it that each prisoner had his individual personality and corresponding criminal inclinations.
The Hong Kong Massacre
Action 22 January 2019
Inspired by John Woo's films, this spectacular top-down view shooter is Sweden's debut project by VRESKI studio. Players go to Hong Kong, where a fierce war of triad takes place. The gameplay is based on efficient bypassing of opponents' balls, which makes it easier to slow down time, and eliminating them with a wide range of weapons. The whole is complemented by a spectacular audiovisual setting and largely destructible environment.
Grand Theft Auto 2
Action 22 October 1999
A sequel to the very popular, and rather controversial, game from DMA Design (currently Rockstar North), which offered a taste of criminal lifestyle, letting you commit progressively more brazen and bloody acts of violence. The second part once again takes you to the streets of a virtual metropolis, and although it features only one city, it is much bigger than those in the first game. It is divided into three districts controlled by three local gangs. Players do various jobs for the gangs.
Baldr Sky
Action 20 December 2019
A mecha action game in the style of Japanese anime. In Baldr Sky you play as a cybernetic officer, Kou Kadokura, trying to solve the mystery of a tragedy that has disturbed his once peaceful life. Game was developed by GIGA studio.
Stoneshard
RPG 06 February 2020
Stoneshard is a turn-based roguelike with a procedurally generated world from the Ink Stains Game. The game takes us to the troubled land of Aldor. We take on the role of a mercenary who one day gets an irresistible offer.
Duel Revolution
RPG 01 March 2024
A turn-based RPG game for mobile devices (Android/iOS), inspired on the popular Pokemon series. Duel Revolution employs a free-to-play distribution model with optional microtransactions. The game takes place in an alternative version of modern world which is filled with paranormal beings. Fantasy creatures are a regular thing there and they can be caught and tamed. It is the main objective of the player, who assumes the role of a monster trainer.
Magic: The Gathering - Battlemage
Strategy 01 November 1996
Hybrid turn-based strategy and RTS, based on the Magic: The Gathering card game license. The player takes on the role of one of the mighty mages and ends up on the continent of Corondor, where he takes part in a war for influence with other wizards. The title has both a multiplayer Duel mode and a feature campaign in which we try to gain control over the whole land.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Action 10 March 2015
The follow-up to a hit action game from 2012. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a production of an independent studio Dennaton Games, the developer duo of Jonathan “Cactus” Söderström and Dennis Wedin. The player controls a bandit, who, provided there is a payoff, undertakes a number of risky jobs. Depending on the mission conditions, the hero can be either forced to avoid a direct confrontation, or brutally eliminate all enemies.
Sky Force Anniversary
Action 22 October 2014
A remake of Sky Force - extremely warmly-received shoot'em up released in 2004. Players take control of futuristic fighters to stop the army of General Mantis trying to conquer the world.
Forager
RPG 18 April 2019
Two-dimensional sandbox inspired by Terraria, Stardew Valley and The Legend of Zelda series from independent HopFrog studio. Players find themselves in an open world where they collect raw materials and produce items necessary to unlock new activities. The game has no predetermined goal and leaves us free to decide what we want to do.
Rustler
Action 31 August 2021
Action adventure game reminiscent of medieval GTA. We play the role of a criminal who tries to survive in feudal realities. Rustler has numerous references to pop culture. Polish studio Jutsu Games is responsible for the development of the game.
Warm Snow
Action 19 January 2022
Action game with roguelike elements. In Warm Snow we find ourselves in a fantastic land inspired by the Far East and we play the role of a warrior who faces hordes of monsters trying to restore order in the land.
Wizard of Legend
Action 15 May 2018
A fast-paced dungeon crawler game with roguelike traits. The title focuses on using spells. Wizard of Legend was developed by the independent studio Contingent99.
Machine Hunter
Action 31 August 1997
A shooting in which we observe the action from a top-down perspective. In Machine Hunter we play the role of a soldier equipped with a special suit allowing him to take control of the robots, which in turn gives him access to the arsenal used by them. This is important as the Eurocom Entertainment Software studio takes us to Mars, and our task is to counter the attack from aggressive aliens.
UnderMine
Action 06 August 2020
A roguelike, in which we play the role of miners traversing an extensive mine. In UnderMine, we explore the undergrounds, fight against enemies and help the characters we meet, gradually growing in strength and facing increasing threats.
Criminal Girls
RPG 18 November 2010
Original jRPG, in which we move to hell. Players take on the role of the guardian of the souls of seven young girls, who must repent of their sins. If, with our help, they can climb to the top of the hellish towers, they will have the right to be born again in the real world.
X-Morph: Defense
Action 30 August 2017
Developed by an independent studio called Exor, X-Morph: Defense is an original twin-stick shooter with tower defense elements. The game shows an unpleasant vision of the future, in which the Earth has fallen victim to an alien invasion. Instead of defending the Blue Planet, the player assumes control over an Alien ship with an objective to face waves of human adversaries and defend enormous devices extracting resources and altering the Earth’s atmosphere.
Re-Loaded
Action 01 December 1996
A brutal top-down shooter, a continuation of the Loaded game released on PlayStation and Sega Saturn. In the game we play the role of bloodthirsty antiheroes, who are sent to defeat the crazy C.H.E.B.A. - a villain whose brain was transplanted into the body of a hermit-artist. The gameplay boils down to wandering through completely twisted worlds and brutal elimination of hostile enemies using a large arsenal of deadly weapons.