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Power Drive 2000
Racing TBA
A retro-futuristic racing game by Megacom Games. Power Drive 2000 presents a futuristic version of the year 2000, as visualized in the 80s science-fiction productions. Therefore, the streets of the cyberpunk city are lit up by bright neon lights, and we drive a super-fast sports car, Avenger 2000, which is equipped with an afterburner and an on-board AI.
Ultratron
Arcade 18 March 2013
A classic two-dimensional shoot 'em up game. We play the role of a bionic robot fighting aliens who have destroyed the human race. The creators have prepared more than 40 levels filled with dozens of enemies, during which we will gain numerous character upgrades and new weapons.
XO
Strategy October 2024 (early access since 02 December 2019)
A space strategy inspired by the TV Show Battlestar Galactica, The Lost Fleet series of novels by John Hemry, and the video game FTL: Faster Than Light. In a distant future, the player assumes the role of a captain of the last remaining ship from a destroyed armada and hunted by a mysterious enemy. XO is played in real time, but the game offers an option of active pause. In battles the ships' movements are limited to two dimensions, but their behavior is simulated by an advanced physics engine.
Gravity Rush
Action 09 February 2012
Gravity Rush (also known in its native Japan under the name of Gravity Daze) is a third-person action game, whose plot is set in Hekseville, a city modeled after towns from 19th and 20th century. We play as a heroine named Kat, who loses the memories of who and where she is. When our protagonist discovers she can manipulate gravitation, she decides to use her power to help the city’s inhabitants, which is constantly being destroyed by powerful gravitational storm.
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Strategy 24 November 2015
A mobile turn-based strategy game developed by EA Capital Games, the creators of the web-based Heroes of Dragon age, among other titles. Our task in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is to collect famous characters from the Star Wars universe and fight battles with subsequent opponents. In the game, we create teams of heroes of both the light and dark side of the Force with each of them having different unique attacks and abilities.
Gemini: Heroes Reborn
Action 19 January 2016
A first-person action adventure game and an adaptation of Heroes Reborn, a science-fiction drama broadcasted on NBC. It revives the legend of the original series that aired from 2006 to 2010. The game is a prequel, taking place before events of the new mini-series and is linked with Enigma: Heroes Reborn, a game released at the same time for mobile devices. We follow a 20-year-old girl, Cassandra, who discovers her supernatural abilities, and decides to use them to solve the mystery of her past.
Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition
Action 20 March 2013
Definitive release of Duke Nukem 3D, the legendary 1996 FPS, which includes all the published add-ons, as well as the original and extended edition of the stand.
System Shock 3
Action TBA
The third major installment in a cult series of first-person action-adventure games with RPG elements, whose first two parts were released back in the 1990s. System Shock 3 was developed by OtherSide Entertainment, previously known only for a fantasy RPG, Underworld Ascendant. However, the team also included people who worked on the first System Shock and all sorts of AAA games. The characteristic feature of the series is the skillful combination of an FPS with RPG and adventure elements (i.e.
Super Star Wars
Arcade 09 September 1996
Re-edition of the classic arcade game from the SNES console. In the game we play Luke Skywalker, Han Solo or a friendly Chewbacca, and the plot recreates the most important events from the fourth part of the Star Wars film saga.
Gundam Battle Operation Next
Action 27 August 2015
A TTP science-fiction action game, based on the iconic Gundam franchise, very popular in Japan; the brand was started in 1979 with the anime Mobile Suit Gundam. Gundam Battle Operation Next was created by Bandai Namco (known for such productions as Ace Combat, Dragon Ball Z, Tekken, Soulcalibur, and Naruto) and utilizes a free-to-play model with microtransactions. Mechanics-wise, Gundam Battle Operation Next is a tactical TPP action game.
System Shock: Enhanced Edition
Action 22 September 2015
A refreshed edition of the classic System Shock (1994). The original game gained recognition thanks to the unique combination of employed gameplay mechanics - a mixture of an FPP shooter with both RPG and adventure elements. Both the mechanics and plot remain unchanged in the enhanced edition - the player assumes the role of a hacker who faces a dangerous AI inside a military research complex belonging to the TriOptimum corporation.
Netrunner
RPG TBA
A mobile RPG game based on the free-to-play business model. Netrunner takes us to the cyberpunk universe of the tabletop game Android: Netrunner. Players act as hackers, who steal the classified data of powerful companies. This takes place in virtual reality that is so closely connected to users’ brains that the most effective defense systems can turn an unfortunate hacker into vegetable.
Susume Tactics
Strategy 07 May 2012
Susume Tactics is a real-time strategy. The player directs small futuristic troops. Tanks and their task is to break through a series of increasingly difficult maps and on each of them eliminate all enemies.
Dishonored: Definitive Edition
Action 11 October 2013
A remastered complete edition of Arkane’s first-person stealth game from 2012, developed with PC and the 8th-gen consoles in mind. In the game, we assume the role of Corvo Attano, a former guard of the murdered empress who was falsely accused of killing her and force to reclaim his good name and take revenge on the actual murderers. The title is characterized by considerable freedom of action and the possibility of achieving a goal in multiple ways.
Tacoma
Adventure 02 August 2017
A science-fiction, first-person action adventure game created by the Fullbright Company - a developer popular for Gone Home. The player is taken to the year 2088, where the world has developed substantially and space flights have become available for everyone. The player takes on the role of Amy Ferrier - a woman who picked up a job at a space station. On her arrival however, it turns out that her new workplace is abandoned and her only contact is the station's on-board computer - ODIN.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Action 28 October 2002
Third action game, accompanying the premiere of Star Wars: Clone Wars. We play the role of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, who on the planet Rhen Var are trying to prevent the Confederacy troops from taking over the deadly Sith's weapons called Dark Reaper. The game is divided into two segments, in which we fight in the air at the controls of machines and in the traditional way with the use of light swords and Jedi power.
Robinson: The Journey
Adventure 08 November 2016
A first-person adventure game focused on exploration. The game was developed by the German team at Crytek (famous for the best-selling Crysis series) and designed to support virtual reality technology. The story is set on an unknown distant planet combining tropical flora with prehistoric fauna embodied by powerful dinosaurs. The surface of the planet is littered with remnants of technologically advanced but now extinct civilization.
Monster Attack
Action 26 June 2003
Budgetary TPP shooting, set in the realities of science fiction. The action of the game takes place in 2017, when the Earth falls victim to the attack of enemy beings from space. In order to defend themselves against the threat, global governments set up a special military unit called the Earth Defense Force.
Diluvion
Simulation 02 February 2017
An arcade submarine simulator with crew management elements. The game was developed by an independent team known as Arachnid Games. The story of Diluvion takes place in the distant future, where an apocalyptic flood has forced humanity to colonize the ocean depths. The gameplay is focused around exploration of a marine world of a considerable size, completing various tasks, and combat with encountered opponents.
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - Jack the Ripper
Action 15 December 2015
The first large story-driven expansion to Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate. The story is set in the year 1888, 20 years after the events of the base game, and focuses on the hunt for the infamous serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. When Scotland Yard’s investigation proves ineffective and panic grows in the hearts of the citizens of London, the task of stopping the monster falls upon Jacob and Evie (the latter being the main protagonist this time).
Prospekt
Action 12 February 2016
A first-person shooter created by Richard Seabrooke, set in the world of Half-Life. Prospekt started as a fan-made modification that eventually, thanks to the help from Valve and the players' great interest in the game, became an independent commercial product . The story runs parallel to the events of Half-Life 2. When Gordon Freeman is in a need of assistance, his Vortigaunt allies decide to bring in a commando by the name of Adrian Shephard, a character known from Half-Life: Opposing Force.
The Terminator: Future Shock
Action 15 December 1995
The next installment of Bethesda's series of first-person action games, based on the license of the cult science fiction Terminator movie series. In the game we play the role of a hero freed by the resistance movement, who decides to join the fighting fighters and stop the criminal artificial intelligence of Skynet, which experiments with time. Technically, the game is a big step forward, offering a richly textured 3D environment and the ability to look around freely with the mouse.
To the Moon
Adventure 01 November 2011
An unusual adventure game developed by an indie developer studio from Canada, Freebird Games. To The Moon lets you play as two scientists working for Sigmund Corp., who offer people a chance to revisit their own memories and change the way they remember how their lives went so they can live out their biggest, unfulfilled dreams. As the two scientists delve into the mind of an ill old man named Johnathan Wyles, whose life dream was to fly to the Moon, the player’s job is to make that happen.
Rise: Race The Future
Racing 01 November 2018
A racing game taking place in a futuristic world. The players control lightning-fast, cutting-edge vehicles. The title is the first multi-platform project from VD-dev, a seasoned French studio, known for games for Nintendo portable consoles. RISE: Race The Future employs a driving model inspired by the classic Sega Rally series, highly arcade in nature, and focuses on mastering drift techniques.