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Action 24 July 2018

A science-fiction, sandbox action game with a focus on multiplayer mode. It was created by Hello Games, company known for the colorful arcade production Joe Danger. The game is set in the distant future in the yet uncharted parts of the cosmos, and the gameplay is presented in two forms. We explore the successive corners of the universe piloting a spacecraft, like we do in typical space-sim productions. Upon landing on a newly discovered planet, the game switches to first-person view.

Adventure 08 December 2020

Call of the Sea is an adventure game in which we observe the action from the first person perspective. The game tells the story of a woman searching for a missing expedition, in which her husband took part. The game was developed by Raw Fury.

Adventure 04 December 2018

A sandbox game by Unknown Worlds that combines elements of action-adventure productions and RPGs. As the game’s universe draws inspiration from such novels as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, at the bottom of the ocean you can find bizarre sea monsters, as well as remnants of futuristic buildings and ships. The player assumes the role of a captain of an advanced submarine, and explores the depths of the ocean.

Adventure 15 August 2017

A psychological first-person horror from the Polish developer studio Bloober Team, known best for another horror game, entitled Layers of Fear. Observer is set in a cyberpunk universe, in Cracow of 2048. In the game you play as Daniel Lazarski (starred by Rutger Hauer, known from the film Blade Runner), a detective able to hack into people’s minds.

Adventure 10 April 2020

A first-person perspective adventure game with logic elements, developed by Cyan - the creators of the cult adventure game series, Myst. Obduction, created as a Myst’s spiritual successor, tells a story of a man who finds a bizarre organic artifact that fell from the sky and is taken by it into a strange world. In the game, our task is to figure out where are we, and then find a way back home.

Adventure 06 February 2019

A sandbox game by System Era Softworks. Astroneer is set in the 25th century, when the civilization on Earth has developed enough for interstellar travel to become an everyday occurrence. It resulted in a certain kind of gold fever — people started to explore other planets on their own, driven by the desire of getting rich quick. The open world of the game is procedurally generated, and the surfaces of planets and moons are made of voxels.

Puzzle 13 September 2016

A first-person adventure game with logic puzzles, developed by the creator of Braid – Jonathan Blow and his independent studio Number None. The game takes you to a large, mysterious island, whose all inhabitants vanished without a trace. Gameplay has you explore this vast world, solve logic puzzles, and search for clues that will help you solve the mysteries of this place. Game mechanics resemble the cult Myst series.

Adventure 27 April 2022

The Stanley Parable, first-person adventure game from 2013, has been extended with new elements. The title is a narrative experiment, in form of a dynamic movie, where player makes important choices. We play the role of the title Stanley - an employee of a large corporation, whose task is to perform the commands that appear on the computer screen.

Puzzle 30 August 2016

A sci-fi FPP logic puzzle game by Bulkhead Interactive, a studio founded by the creators of Pneuma: Breath of Life. The story takes place an unspecified number of years in the future, when scientists discover a seemingly harmless alien life form on Jupiter's moons. You play as an astronaut named Ava Turing, whose task is to examine the new species, and who ends up finding more than she expected. The Turing Test is a part of the FPP logic puzzle genre, popularized by the Portal series.

Adventure 19 January 2018

A dark, first-person adventure game developed by The Astronauts - a Polish team led by Adrian Chmielarz, the co-founder of People Can Fly. The player is put in the shoes of Paul Prospero - a detective who has developed certain paranormal abilities. The protagonist tries to solve the mystery behind the vanishing of a young boy. The player traverses an extensive, open world - the game is non-linear and the player is free to explore and look for subsequent clues.

Simulation 02 July 2021

A simulator enabling us to assume the role of a treasure seeker equipped with a metal detector. The game is characterized by simple mechanics and detailed visuals.

Adventure canceled

A first-person adventure game from ORM Entertainment, which was initially supposed to be nothing more than modification to the popular shooter Crysis 2. Its story revolves around the disaster of the famous ocean liner, which sunk in 1912 with hundreds of people on board. We play as a man named Robert Morgan, who, due to false accusations, has to hide aboard the liner from the police.

Adventure 24 April 2024

Roguelike game made in the convention of TPP exploration adventure game with survival elements. In Insurmountable we play the role of one of three climbers and our task is to climb three increasingly higher and more difficult peaks.

Adventure 02 February 2023

Deliver Us Mars is a sequel to Deliver Us The Moon. Like the original, it is a sci-fi adventure in which we deal mainly with exploration and solving puzzles. Occasional arcade challenges add variety to the gameplay.

Arcade 26 May 2017

A third-person view adventure game developed by Tequila Works studio from Spain, which successfully debuted in 2012 with a post-apocalyptic platformer Deadlight. You assume the role of a boy who is trying to escape a mysterious island that conceals a sinister past. During the course of the game you will solve numerous puzzles, using a magical artifact that allows you to manipulate the environment and time. The title, despite being an action game also includes many platformer elements.

Adventure 24 February 2022

First-person adventure game maintained in the genre of a dark psychological thriller. Martha is Dead transfers us to Tuscany in 1944. The production is the responsibility of an independent studio LKA, the creator of The Town of Light.

Adventure 06 June 2017

First-person adventure game in the form of a psychological thriller and the debut of an independent Italian studio Lka.it. The game's plot is set in an mental institution located in the Italian town of Volterra. Creators of The Town of Light decided to depict in their game the history of an actually existing place, focusing on dramas of its residents, treated by facility staff like animals.

Adventure 09 April 2024

A relaxing exploration game with riddles and other puzzle game elements. Botany Manor is set in 19th century England and tells the story of a retired botanist, Arabella Greene, who is trying to develop the best methods of growing rare plants.

Adventure 29 August 2023

A TPP adventure game about dealing with loss. In Under the Waves, we play the role of a professional diver who ventures into the ocean depths to try to come to terms with his traumatic past and accept his new future.

Adventure 07 August 2015

A third person action adventure game that combines a post-apocalyptic setting with fantasy elements. The game was created by Uppercut Games, a developer studio founded by industry veterans who previously worked on such classics as Fallout Tactics and the BioShock franchise. You take on the role of a young girl, who brings her wounded brother into a submerged city. Gameplay is based on exploration (on foot or by boat) in search of any items that could give the boy some relief.

Adventure 01 August 2017

A first person survival sandbox game, developed by independent Canadian studio Hinterland. The team includes veteran game developers, who previously worked for Relic Entertainment, Volition, and BioWare. The game takes you into a post-apocalyptic world after a massive geomagnetic storm. With all electronic devices disabled and water and food supplies running low, the player has to struggle to survive the incoming winter.

Adventure 06 June 2014

Lifeless Planet is a science fiction action adventure game developed by Stage 2, an independent studio. The protagonist is a lone astronaut sent to explore a newly discovered planet where scientists believe life has evolved. Unfortunately, during the landing the ship crashed, crashing into this mysterious and - as it soon turns out - desolate world.

Adventure 24 April 2020

A science-fiction action-adventure game featuring survival elements. It is the first major project of KeokeN – an independent Dutch developer. The player is taken to the year 2069, when humanity has to face total depletion of natural resources. Established by governments of world powers, the Worldwide Space Agency decides to resume the exploration of the Moon's surface and the player is cast in the role of an astronaut sent there among others.

Adventure 20 September 2016

A remake of Dear Esther, a popular narrative exploration game from 2012 that started a whole new genre – the so-called walking simulators. It was developed by the independent studio The Chinese Room. Contrary to the base version of the game that was powered by the Source engine and released only on personal computers, this edition is powered by the Unity technology. This enabled the developers to release their game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well.