October 27, 2002
Action, Gangster, 80s, Remaster/remake, Cars, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP, TPS.
A new installment in the bestselling series of action games. The game expands the ideas introduced in the third entry in the franchise, released in 2001. The game was developed by the authors of the previous installments who, after having been bought by the American giant, were transformed into Rockstar North. The game takes place in the 80's in a completely new metropolis called Vice City. The player becomes Tommy Vercetti, who was sent by his boss to establish a foothold in the city while taking care of the local gangs and corrupted police. The game has similar mechanics to its predecessor and focuses mostly on completing various non-linear story missions. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City added some new features, such as the possibility to use motorcycles and helicopters. The graphics, inspired by aesthetics of the 80's, were greatly improved as well. During the game, the player is accompanied by a varied soundtrack broadcast by several different radio stations.
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September 1, 2015
Action, Internet, 80s, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Stealth, Tactics, TPP, Cold War.
A third person perspective stealth action game belonging to the famous Metal Gear Solid franchise. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was created by the Japanese studio Kojima Productions (formerly a subsidiary of Konami) led by Hideo Kojima. The story is set after the events presented in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, which served as a prologue. The main hero – Punished Snake – awakes in a hospital bed after having spent 8 years in a coma. Soon after, the hospital is attacked by armed thugs and the protagonist has to escape using help from the mysterious character calling himself Ishmael. In contrast with the previous iterations of the series, the game offers open world structure, giving players much more freedom. The developers also employed a brand new FOX Engine to power the game’s photorealistic visuals and advanced physics.
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November 13, 2020
Action, RPG Elements, FPP, FPS, Internet, Co-op, 80s, Multiplayer, Online, Singleplayer, Shooters, Cold War.
The seventeenth edition of the cycle of FPP shooters initiated in 2003. Activision, an American company, is responsible for the release of the game.
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July 26, 2019
Action, Alternative History, Very Brutal, FPP, FPS, Internet, Co-op, 80s, Multiplayer, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer, Shooters, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass.
A Wolfenstein spin-off created by MachineGames. This time around, the game focuses on B. J. Blazkowicz's daughters. The twin sisters Sophie and Jessica get to Nazi-occupied Paris in order to aid the local resistance. Unlike the previous installments, apart from the single-player mode, the game introduces also the cooperative experience.
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November 16, 2023
Action, FPP, FPS, Internet, Co-op, 80s, Multiplayer, Online, Singleplayer, Shooters, TPP, TPS, Cold War.
Arma Reforger is an online shooter that tests the new Enfusion graphics engine ahead of the release of Arma 4. The title is set in 1989 and allows players a lot of freedom to create new content - including gameplay mechanics.
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March 30, 2017
Adventure, 2D, Strategic Elements, Indie Games, 80s, Point-and-click, Police, Polish, Singleplayer.
The result of the independent Polish studio Pixel Crow's cooperation with 11 bit studios, the creators of This War of Mine. Beat cop is a point-and-click time management game. You play as Jack Kelly, a former NYC detective who was framed for murder and demoted. Hated by everyone around, Jack is trying to reconcile his duties with conducting a private investigation in order to discover who framed him. The plot of Beat Cop is non-linear and its many endings depend on your decisions. Interestingly, the game was inspired by American crime TV shows from the 70s and 80s, which is reflected in its atmosphere and humor. The time-management element of the production is most visible when you're patrolling the streets of Brooklyn, while during the investigation segments it becomes a detective/adventure game. Beat Cop has a distinct retro feel thanks to its pixel-art graphics and oldschool soundtrack.
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November 1, 2006
Action, Gangster, LAN, 80s, Multiplayer, Cars, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP, TPS, PlayStation Exclusive.
Another spin-off to the legendary series of sandbox action games, developed by Rockstar Games for the PlayStation Portable console. As the title of the game suggests, its action is related to GTA: Vice City. The title takes place in 1984, two years before the events shown in the other game. The main protagonist is Victor Vance – an ex-soldier who currently works for various gangsters. By completing various jobs given to him by mafia bosses he slowly rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld. The gameplay isn’t very different from other installments of the series. However the developers added many new features such as the ability to swim, fly a helicopter or enter buildings. This made the game mechanics even more similar to the mechanics of full-fledged installments in the series. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories offers a large number of weapons and gadgets as well as a varied soundtrack that accompanies the player while driving cars.
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February 9, 2016
Adventure, FPP, Indie Games, 80s, PC Game Pass, Singleplayer, Thriller, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Game Pass Essential.
An indie FPP adventure game and the debut production of the American Campo Santo studio. The team comprises of veteran developers, previously working on such titles as The Walking Dead, Mark of the Ninja, BioShock 2, and Brutal Legend. The story of Firewatch takes place in an enormous forest in the American state of Wyoming, where our hero is trying to escape his day-to-day problems by becoming a ranger. This seemingly calm profession turns into an extremely complicated one, when various unexplainable events take place in the area that our character is charged with patrolling. The incidents are directly connected to our hero’s boss – Delilah, with whom we constantly keep in touch via radio. Building up relations with our superior is one of the key aspects of the game, as she is the only NPC featured in the production. The gameplay revolves exclusively around the single player mode; the popular Unity engine powers the game’s visuals.
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March 12, 2015
Action, Beat 'em Up, Gangster, Japan, 80s, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP.
Another installment in the popular action game series, known as the Japan’s take on the Grand Theft Auto series. This time, the developers from SEGA created a prequel of the whole series, taking place in 1988, seven years before the events seen in the first installment. The plot of Yakuza 0 focuses on young Kazuma Kiryu, the series' protagonist, as he began his journey to become a legend in the Japanese underworld. During a gang war for the control of Kamurocho, one of Tokio’s districts, Kiryu meets up with mysterious Majima Goro, who searches for an opportunity to return to the criminal underworld. The game is filled with characteristic elements of the series, including a varied story missions, shootouts, chases, and beatdowns. The game world is open, and filled with numerous activities. As per the series traditions, Yakuza 0 retains the suggestive atmosphere of Asian action movies.
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May 13, 2025
Action, Detective, Simulation Elements, 80s, Noir, Police, Cars, Sandbox, Singleplayer.
An action game, in which we play as a rookie cop. The Precinct tasks us with maintaining order in the city of Averno, foiling procedurally generated crimes while investigating the death of the protagonist's father. We'll get to traverse the city on foot, in a police car or a helicopter.
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August 14, 2018
Strategy, Indie Games, Internet, 80s, Multiplayer, Polish, Singleplayer, Espionage, Tactics, Turn-based, Cold War.
Phantom Doctrine is an espionage strategy game developed by the Polish developer CreativeForge Games. The action of the game is set in the 1980 and depicts an alternative version of the Cold War. The player spearheads a secret intelligence agency with the objective to stop a global plot to take control of the entire world. One has to recruit new agents, train and equip them, and provide them with false identities. It is necessary to complete reconnaissance missions, trade information, interrogate prisoners, and manage the operational budget. The missions themselves play an essential role in the game - during a mission, the player has to lead a team comprising of over a dozen agents. Each mission is turn-based. In the game, the player can mount frontal attacks with heavy weaponry as well as assume a more covert approach to complete the objectives. The game has been designed to allow high replayability. The situation in the virtual world tends to change rapidly and many elements are randomly generated. The players get three characters at their disposal - each one with a unique story, which significantly affects the gameplay.
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Action, FPP, FPS, 80s, Singleplayer, Stealth, Shooters, Espionage, Tactics, Cold War.
The third part of the series of tactical shooters, the action of which is set before the events presented in the first and second installments of the cycle. I.G.I. Origins was developed by the Toadman Interactive studio.
August 16, 2022
Strategy, Indie Games, 80s, RTS, Singleplayer, Cold War.
Regiments is a real-time war strategy game. It shows a fictional conflict fought in 1989 between NATO forces and Warsaw Pact armies.
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June 5, 2025
Action, Beat 'em Up, Gangster, Internet, Japan, 80s, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP.
A special version of the 2015 action game from SEGA, enhanced with new content. The main new feature in Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut is the multiplayer mode called Red Light Raid, designed for up to 4 players. The new version also contains previously unseen cut-scenes and an English dubbing.
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November 12, 2024, Early Access
Strategy, Simulation Elements, Historical, 60s and 70s, 80s, RTS, Singleplayer, Ships, Cold War.
Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age is a strategy game from the Triassic Games studio, moving us into the 1970s and 1980s. Our task is to lead an aircraft carrier strike team in a campaign taking place in the Atlantic Ocean.
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March 26, 2019
Action, Alternative History, FPP, FPS, Internet, Co-op, 80s, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Science Fiction, Online, Singleplayer, Shooters, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass.
An FPP action game, set in an alternate Sweden in 1989, taken over by heavily armed machines. While Generation Zero features a single player mode, it was developed mostly for the co-op mode for up to 4 players.
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November 8, 2002
Arcade, Adventure Elements, 80s, Cars, Science Fiction, TV Series, Singleplayer.
Knight Rider is a Davilex studio-produced racing game with elements of adventure, based on the themes of a popular TV series with David Husselhoff in the lead role. The player takes on the role of Michael Knight and, with a technologically advanced car, tries to save the world from various threats.
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May 23, 2024
Strategy, Alternative History, Internet, Co-op, 80s, Multiplayer, RTS, Online, Singleplayer, War Strategy, Cold War.
Warno is a real-time strategy from Eugen Systems studio, known among others from Wargame series. Game takes up the theme of the Cold War, which turns into World War III.
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August 21, 2018
Action, Beat 'em Up, 80s, Action Adventure, Remaster/remake, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP.
Shenmue I & II is a compilation that features Shenmue, released in 1999, and Shenmue II, that debuted in 2001. Both games were slightly improved and now they feature the possibility to switch between classic and modern controls. They also support HD resolutions.
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July 4, 2019
Action, 2D, Beat 'em Up, Co-op, LAN, 80s, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Action Adventure, Science Fiction, TV Series, Singleplayer, Isometric View.
A two-dimensional walking beat'em up which action is set in the Stranger Things universe. The plot of this production is related to the third season of the series. BonusXP studio is responsible for its creation.
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June 26, 2023
Strategy, 2D, Indie Games, 80s, Side-scroll, Singleplayer.
The fourth installment in a series of side-scrolling straegy games. Kingdom Eighties: Summer of Greed is set in an American town during the 1980s, which a group of kids must defend from monsters created by the mysterious Greed.
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November 5, 2004
Arcade, 80s, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Cars, Science Fiction, TV Series, Singleplayer.
Continuation of the action game released in 2002, which was based on the popular in the eighties series "Knight Rider". This title has an official license of the series.
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April 18, 2019
Action, 2D, Indie Games, 80s, Ninja, Platformers, Singleplayer.
A retro pixel art game developed by the independent studio Askiisoft. The title is a combination of platform game and a dynamic action game. Katana ZERO takes place in a city full of contrast, during the eighties’ of twenty century. Next to rich districts there are slums with night clubs that attract shady people. The player controls a ninja warrior who wants to have his revenge. The action is presented from a side perspective and the gameplay focuses on traveling through locations and fighting encountered enemies. The protagonist can use various moves. The key to victory lies in agility and reflexes. A special drug called Chronos is helpful at some points of the game – it enables the protagonist to slow time. The title has high difficulty level – a single shot or hit can kill the protagonist.
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October 23, 2025
Adventure, FPP, Indie Games, 80s, Singleplayer, Thriller.
A first-person adventure game with a thriller theme, similar in some ways to Firewatch. Radiolight has us playing as a police officer investigating the disappearance of a child in Ashwood Creek. We have a walkie-talkie and a radio, which we can tune to listen to supernatural frequencies.
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January 25, 2022
Adventure, Dystopia, Simulation Elements, FPP, Full Motion Video, Indie Games, 80s, Politics, Singleplayer.
A combination of adventure and simulation game that takes us to an alternative, dystopian version of the 1980s. In Not for Broadcast, we decide what message is to come out of the TV news, influencing public opinion.
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September 1, 2021
Adventure, Indie Games, 80s, Cozy Game, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Cars, Singleplayer, TPP.
Lake is an adventure game with an open world and a TPP view, set in the USA in the 1980s. As a woman named Meredith we travel around Providence Oaks, Oregon at the wheel of a car and deliver packages.
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December 2, 2025
RPG, Crowdfunding, Horror, Indie Games, 80s, Action RPG, Singleplayer, Urban Fantasy, Isometric View.
Kingdom of Night is an RPG game with an isometric camera and an arcade combat system. Production takes us to a sleepy American town in the 1980s, where we have to face a demonic invasion.
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March 2026, Early Access
Action, Alternative History, FPP, FPS, Internet, 80s, Multiplayer, Online, Shooters, Tactics, Cold War.
Another online FPS developed by the British Antimatter Games studio. This time the creators present an alternative end to the Cold War, allowing players to take part in a conflict between NATO and Warsaw Pact troops.
May 21, 2019
Action, Indie Games, Crime, 80s, Cars, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Shooters, Isometric View.
An action game with an open world, in which we find ourselves in the United States from the 1980s. The main character in American Fugitive is Will Riley; the protagonist escapes from prison to find his father's murderer. Observing the action from a bird's eye view, during the game we carry out various tasks commissioned by the representatives of the criminal world, gradually penetrating their ranks.
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September 30, 2021
Action, Alternative History, FPP, FPS, Indie Games, 80s, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Shooters.
FPS was inspired by such titles as Half-Life 2 and Portal 2. In the game Industria we find ourselves in an alternative world of steam machines, where the main character is looking for her missing loved one. During the game we fight with humanoid robots and gradually learn the secrets of the world.
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June 25, 2020
Action, Alternative History, Very Brutal, FPP, FPS, World War II, Internet, Co-op, 60s and 70s, 80s, Multiplayer, Package, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Shooters.
Collection of four Wolfenstein FPP shooters, developed by the Machine Games team. The Wolfenstein: Alt History Collection consists of games: Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Wolfenstein: Youngblood.
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August 11, 2015
Adventure, Experimental/artistic, Exploration Games, FPP, 80s, Post-apocalypse, Singleplayer.
An unusual FPP adventure game that lets you relive the last day of several characters facing impending apocalypse. The game was created by The Chinese Room, the developer known for Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Dear Esther. The game is set in a small village in Britain. Each playthrough lasts 60 minutes and you have no clear objectives to follow. The open world is inhabited by 6 independent characters, each one having their own ideas on how to spend the last moments of life. Playing as one of them you get to freely explore the world and interact with other characters to influence their fate and behavior. The game was designed for multiple playthroughs, each time to discover something new and shape the story differently. The game’s world created with CryEngine 3 features high level of interactivity, as almost every object can be manipulated.
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June 2026
Simulation, Alternative History, FPP, 80s, Police, Polish, Sandbox, Singleplayer.
A large expansion for the Polish simulation game from 2023. In Contraband Police: Crimson Fall we play as a border officer working in the 1980s. We can leave our border post in the DLC and explore the nearby open world, looking for smugglers and partisans along with their propaganda materials.
December 7, 2023
Adventure, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, Japan, 80s, Singleplayer.
A first-person psychological horror adventure game. Holloy Cocoon is set in the 1980s Japan, in a mountain village terrorised by a bloodthirsty monster. The player must survive and learn the truth about the place.
October 21, 2014
Strategy, Crowdfunding, 80s, Singleplayer, Tactics, Turn-based, Isometric View.
Next entry in the turn-based strategy series initiated in 1994, focusing on the actions of a special group of mercenaries ready to take on almost any task for a price. This time the title was developed by Danish studio Full Control, responsible for the new version of classic game Space Hulk. In terms of the plot, we are dealing here with a kind of prequel. According to the subtitle of the game, its action takes place before the events known from the first part of the series.
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August 27, 2019
Arcade, Crowdfunding, Adventure Elements, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, 80s, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Action Adventure, Singleplayer.
Knights and Bikes is a PC-based nostalgic action adventure game that takes us to a small British island in autumn 1987 and casts us as teenage girls trying to stop the ghostly invasion. The game is mainly about exploring and fighting, and in both of these aspects the use of bicycles plays a key role.
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February 27, 2017
Adventure, FPP, Horror, Indie Games, 80s, Singleplayer.
An unique horror game by No Code, combining four separate stories. In Stories Untold you play as a person sitting in front of a computer, and your task is to acquaint yourself with a series of eerie recordings. In time, the protagonist immerses themselves in the stories so much that they begin to spot inexplicable things in the nooks of the shabby rooms. The game features a first-person view and you are free to look around your surroundings. The stories take place in varied locations, such as a bedroom or a radio station, all of which are dimply lit to intensify the scary mood. Additionally, the game splendidly captures the atmosphere of the 1980s, in no small part thanks to the unique soundtrack.
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May 10, 2018
Adventure, Puzzle Elements, FPP, Indie Games, 80s, Singleplayer.
A dark adventure logic puzzle game. You play as the 13-years-old Marie, who goes camping in a forest together with her sister and friends. An argument breaks out on the second night and the younger girl goes missing.
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February 13, 2018
Action, 2D, Crowdfunding, Puzzle Elements, RPG Elements, Indie Games, 80s, Time Travel, Action Adventure, Singleplayer.
A retro-styled action-adventure game featuring RPG elements, created in cooperation by Fourattic and Devolver Digital. The story is set in California, in the year 1986, where a bunch of kids playing in the forest discover a mysterious artifact which allows them to bend the laws of physics and travel across the border between life and death. The unsuspecting characters are thrown into the midst of a government conspiracy led by a ruthless general who wishes to acquire the artifact for his evil purposes. The player observes the levels from above. The gameplay consists mainly of exploration, combat, treasure hunting, and puzzle solving. In the game, the player will have the opportunity to take control of five characters in total - each has their own different skills. The biggest feature of the story comes with the time travels, during which the player encounters hundreds of characters from different historical periods. The game is enriched with cutscenes that bear a resemblance to cartoons from the 80s.
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February 21, 2014
Action, Movies, FPP, 80s, Polish, Action Adventure, Rail Shooter, Singleplayer, Vietnam, Cold War.
A first-person perspective rail shooter based on the Rambo movie series. The game was developed by Polish studio Teyon Games known for its Heavy Fire series. The story campaign in Rambo: The Video Game consists of a series of missions inspired by movies First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II and Rambo III. The player can fight soulless law enforcers in Hope city, free the captives held in Vietnamese jungle and help the Afghan guerillas. The base of the game are dynamical sequences during which the player must eliminate opponents by guiding a crosshair on them and pulling the trigger. The developers created various weapons which the title character can use. They also used original dialogues from the movies.
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July 26, 2022
Strategy, Economic, Gangster, Indie Games, 80s, Singleplayer.
Cartel Tycoon is an economic strategy with the goal of building the drug empire. The player's tasks include looking after the crops, fighting against competing organizations and avoiding law enforcement.
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2026
RPG, Alternative History, 80s, Post-apocalypse, Action RPG, Singleplayer, TPP.
Showa American Story is an action-RPG. The game is set in an unusual alternate version of the 1980s, in which the United States has been dominated economically and culturally by Japan.
November 15, 2022
Adventure, 2D, Detective, Experimental/artistic, Games for Impact, Indie Games, 80s, Singleplayer.
An original detective adventure game, prepared in such a way as to be accessible to people with visual disabilities. In Evidence 111, we play Superintendent Alice Wells, who follows the trail of a man who knows much more about her than he should.
November 15, 2023
Adventure, Indie Games, 80s, Cars, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP.
A large expansion to Lake, an open-world third person adventure game. Lake: Season's Greetings stars Thomas Weiss, the father of Meredith, the protagonist of the base game. Working as a courier, he traverses Providence Oaks during winter, delivering Christmas packages.
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June 6, 2024
Simulation, Adventure Elements, FPP, Catastrophic, 80s, Polish, Rescue, Singleplayer.
An FPP simulator, showing the work of the personnel dealing with the effects of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor explosion in 1986. Chornobyl Liquidators has us monitor radiation levels, deal with fires, make difficult choices and slowly discover new elements of the conspiracy.
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August 16, 2024
Strategy, Alternative History, Indie Games, 80s, RTS, Singleplayer, Cold War.
The first expansion for the cold war RTS from 2022. Regiments: Winds of Change features a new campaign mode with procedurally generated content and random mission objectives. We can also command new armies and use new types of units on the battlefield.
June 3, 2025
Strategy, Economic, Simulation Elements, Indie Games, 80s, Singleplayer.
A sequel to an economic strategy from 2019, in which we play a businessman. Rise of Industry 2 takes place in the States in the 1980s. We must control our company from one of many available industry branches, developing it, thinking about logistics and working with authorities.
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July 11, 2025
Strategy, 2D, Alternative History, Economic, Simulation Elements, Grand Strategy, Indie Games, 80s, 90s, Politics, Singleplayer, Cold War.
A political strategy about trying to lead the communist USSR from the 1980s out of crisis. In Crisis in the Kremlin: The Cold War we play as the appointed General Secretary, making decisions related to the economy and diplomacy. We can also participate in the arms race, conduct research and start proxy wars.
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August 29, 2023
Action, 2D, Experimental/artistic, Historical, Indie Games, Karate, 80s, Remaster/remake, Side-scroll, Singleplayer.
An interactive documentary dedicated to an iconic fighting game from the 1980s, developed by Jordan Mechner - the creator of Prince of Persia. The Making of Karateka showcases the creation process of one of the 1980s most iconic games.
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Action, Movies, Gangster, 80s, Sandbox, Singleplayer, TPP.
Scarface: Empire was the never-published sequel to Scarface: The World is Yours (2006). This title was intended to allow us to once again play as Tony Montana. The plan for this game was for us to travel to Las Vegas to build our own drug and casino business in the City of Sin.
