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Undertale
RPG 15 September 2015
An old-school RPG from the independent developer Toby Fox, referencing the Earthbound series. Undertale's story takes place in a world that was witness to a lengthy, cruel war between humans and monsters after a long period of coexistence between both races. It ended with humans driving the monsters underground.
Stray Gods
Adventure 10 August 2023
Stray Gods is a cross between an interactive musical, a narrative adventure game and an RPG. The developers were inspired by such works as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the episode Once More With Feeling), the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen and Life is Strange.
Death Stranding
Action 08 November 2019
An action adventure game to be available on PlayStation 4 and later on also PC. The title was designed by the industry legend and co-creator of the Metal Gear series, Hideo Kojima. The story of Death Stranding focuses on the evolution of human race and on the “connection” motive which redefines the role of failure and death in videogames. American actor Norman Reedus who is well known for his role in The Walking Dead TV series plays the role of the main protagonist of the title.
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You
Simulation 27 October 2016
A strategy-simulation game developed by German studio Osmotic Studios. The title references the Orwellian theme of Big Brother and the internet surveillance of the modern society in face of global terrorism. The titular Orwell is the name of a computer system that tracks the citizens and finds people suspected of criminal activity.
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
RPG 15 October 2019
An unusual, isometric RPG game that is the first title developed by Estonian studio Fortress Occident. The game is focused mostly on narrative. It takes place in a fictional world that combines modern setting with fantasy traits and with retro-futuristic technologies. The player assumes the role of a policeman who is tired of life. He begins working on a case that can either give him a chance of redemption or take him to the very bottom.
NieR: Automata
RPG 23 February 2017
Third-person perspective action game with RPG features and a sequel to the warmly-received production created by Cavia in 2010. The second installment was created by a different developer – Platinum Games known for the Bayonetta series. Despite that, Tarou Yokou, the creator of the first game, retained his position as the director of the project. The game takes place in distant future in which Earth was destroyed due to war against deadly machines.
Dreams
Arcade 14 February 2020
Dreams is an action-adventure game that enables the player to explore worlds generated by other players. The users can decide what shape their world will have, who will inhabit it and what challenges the visitors of their reality will face.
Death Stranding 2
Action TBA
Death Stranding 2 is the second installment in the action adventure game series being developed by Kojima Productions. The game will feature a cast of actors - including Norman Reedus.
A Little to the Left
Puzzle 08 November 2022
A relaxing puzzle game aimed towards players fond of organizing space. A Little to the Left has us sorting items to keep them ordered - the actual order is up to us.
Season: A Letter to the Future
Adventure 31 January 2023
Season is an adventure game about the peaceful end of the world. The player takes on the role of a woman going on a bicycle trip, during which he will try to document the history of cultures and places that will soon cease to exist.
Cuphead
Arcade 29 September 2017
A two-dimensional action game with designs resembling old cartoon movies, which is a debut production of StudioMDHR, an independent developer. In Cuphead, we assume the role of a gambling addict that loses his soul to the devil during one of his sessions. To retrieve it, he needs to work off its equivalent. When it comes to mechanics, the game is a 2D fighting game with a degree of platforming elements – we participate in continuous 1v1 fights, taking place on special 2D arenas.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Action 08 August 2017
A third-person action game set in a fantasy world inspired by Celtic mythology. Title was developed by the British studio Ninja Theory, known for Enslaved, Heavenly Sword, and DMC: Devil May Cry. In the game we traverse a dark, mythical world, full of references to popular stories, characters, and monsters born in the imagination of the Celts. Protagonist of the game is a female warrior named Senua, who embarks on a dangerous journey to the land of the dead.
Storyteller
Puzzle 23 March 2023
A puzzle game that lets us play the role of authors of pictorial stories. In Storyteller we are given a number of characters and objects and we place them on the comic fields in such a way that with their help we create stories of various genres.
Book of Hours
RPG 17 August 2023
Book of Hours is an RPG devoid of combat, developed by the same studio as Cultist Simulator. The player must restore a grand library and its secrets, destroyed during a massive fire.
Pathologic 2
Adventure 23 May 2019
Remake of a unique horror action adventure game from Ice-Pick Lodge, which originally launched in 2005 for PC. Its new version was created according to the developers’ first concept, which was previously impossible to realize in full, due to technological and financial limitations. Pathologic takes you to a small town, whose citizens suffer from a mysterious disease.
The USB Stick Found in the Grass
Puzzle 29 January 2021
A hard to categorize game developed by Marcin Borkowski. In The USB Stick Found in the Grass we play the role of a policeman whose task is to investigate a flash drive found at the scene of a potential crime.
Immortality
Adventure 30 August 2022
The third narrative adventure game from Sam Barlow, author of the popular Her Story and Telling Lies. Immortality, maintained in the atmosphere of a horror film, tells the story of a young actress who disappeared before the films starring her were released.
Terra Nil
Strategy 28 March 2023
An original strategy puzzle game in which we restore life to the wilderness. In Terra Nil, we irrigate the soil, restore biodiversity, and bring wildlife to refreshed areas to create self-contained, vibrant ecosystems.
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Arcade 04 December 2017
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator is a humorous game allowing the players to assume the role of a pizzeria manager. Developed by Scott Cawthon, the game is a spin-off to one of his survival horror series - Five Nights at Freddy's - and hides a certain surprise for the fans.
Death Stranding: Director's Cut
Action 24 September 2021
Death Stranding: Director's Cut is the enhanced version of the 2019 action adventure game set in post-apocalyptic North America after Death Stranding. The main designer of the game is Hideo Kojima, an game industry legend.
Spiritfarer
Adventure 18 August 2020
A hybrid of adventure game, platform game and economic strategy, whose main theme is... dying. In Spiritfarer, the player takes on the role of a girl who, like a mythical Charon, takes the dead to the underworld on her boat. The production was developed by the Canadian independent studio Thunder Lotus Games.
Tetris Effect: Connected
Puzzle 10 November 2020
Extended version of Tetris from Monstars, Resonair and Stage Games studios. Tetris Effect: Connected offers all the content of the original release and adds local and online multiplayer modes to it.
Tiny Glade
Simulation 2024
An indie game revolving around building dioramas surrounding tiny fortresses. Tiny Glade offers various tools thanks to which we can quickly create atmospheric buildings with no need to worry about resources or management.
Deltarune: Chapter 1
RPG 31 October 2018
An unusual two-dimensional RPG by Toby Fox, referring to the iconic Undertale. In Deltarune, we find ourselves in a new but similar world and face the challenges of the Dark Land, fighting in turn-based battles or disarming enemies in unconventional ways.