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Nocturnal
Action 07 June 2023
A side-scrolling action platformer, in which we face a deadly mist enveloping the protagonist's homeland. Our task in Nocturnal is to traverse the island in question, learn its secrets and eliminate hordes of enemies in our way.
Empires Shall Fall
Strategy 19 February 2024
A tactical turn-based strategy clearly inspired by Advance Wars series. Empires Shall Fall is set in a war-torn dieselpunk world. We command one of 2 factions and try to lead it to the ultimate victory. The game offers three story campaigns and hot seat multiplayer modes.
Flooded
Strategy 12 April 2023
A city builder, in which we construct cities on constantly shrinking islands. In Flooded we must quickly create structures and extract materials to use up our land's natural resources before it's covered in water.
Amazing Cultivation Simulator
Simulation 25 November 2020
A simulation game about creating your own sect, which mixes elements of survival, RPG and strategy. Amazing Cultivation Simulator has gained great popularity in China, and its creators were inspired by such games as Dwarf Fortress and Rimworld.
Souldiers
Action 02 June 2022
Action platform game in metroidvania style. In Souldiers we take on the role of one of three characters, who explore the fantastic land at the crossroads of worlds and face the dangers lurking there. Game features colourful, pixelart graphics.
Ghost Song
Action 03 November 2022
Ghost Song is a 2D metroidvania action platform game developed by Old Moon. We explore the dark and mysterious world of the moon Lorian V, playing as Deadsuit awakened from a long sleep.
The Unliving
RPG 26 October 2023
Roguelike action RPG. In The Unliving we play as a necromancer who wreaks havoc in a fantastic world, leading an army of the undead into battle.
The House in Fata Morgana
Adventure 31 December 2012
A representative of the visual novel genre in which we play the role of a man affected by amnesia. The protagonist of The House in Fata Morgan wakes up in a mysterious residence, and while traveling through its successive rooms in the company of a mysterious maid, he tries to regain lost memories.
Nekopara Extra
Adventure 27 July 2018
A visual novel adventure game. It is the second (after Nekopara Vol. 0) prequel to the Nekopara series. The game takes place one and a half year before the events depicted in the main entry in the series.
Distraint
Adventure 21 October 2015
An interesting 2D adventure game with elements of psychological horror. The game forces the players to answer the question about the limits and the price of humanity. The game was created by an independent Finnish developer Jesse Makkonen.
Date A Live: Twin Edition - Rio Reincarnation
Adventure 30 July 2015
The third part of the classic visual novel series based on books and the anime from the Date A Live series. Outside of the new adventure, Date A Live: Twin Edition - Rio Reincarnation also includes the two previous parts of the cycle.
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.
Witchbrook
RPG 2024
A game that combines elements typical of the RPG genre and life simulators, such as Stardew Valley or Harvest Moon series. In Spellbound we play the role of a young man who attends a local school of magic.
Mad World
RPG 27 April 2023
A 2D MMORPG set in a post-apocalyptic world, released for mobile devices and PC windows, also in a web browser version. The game utilizes the popular F2P model with microtransactions and was developed for cross-platform gameplay.
Dungeon of The Endless
RPG 27 October 2014
A science-fiction roguelike RPG with tower defense elements, developed by the independent studio Amplitude. The players take on the role of prisoners sent to the planet of Auriga to atone for their crimes. The ship ends up crashing, with the survivors ending up in an ancient underground complex they must escape.
Pyre
RPG 25 July 2017
A unique tactical RPG from independent American studio Supergiant Games. The story of Pyre is set in a mysterious land called Downside, which is a variation on the Christian idea of purgatory. The main protagonist is rescued by a trio of masked travelers, who ask him to help them in unveiling the truth about the so-called Rites – an unusual competition, in which the winners can earn pardon for their sins and be freed from Downside. Pyre’s gameplay contains two fundamental parts.
Final Fantasy VI
RPG 20 April 2011
Digital reissue of the sixth part of the cult cycle Final Fantasy, originally published in 1994 on the SNES console. The plot of the game focuses on the conflict between the conquering Empire and the rebel faction of rebels who describe themselves as Returners. The title offers the largest number of playable heroes in the history of the series (14 in total) and, in addition to the typical features of fantasy, it also introduces elements of the steampunk trend for the first time.
Siralim 2
RPG 12 August 2016
A sequel to the oldschool RPG developed by Thylacine, the creators of the first installment in the series. Siralim 2 doesn't feature a complex plot; you play as the ruler of the eponymous kingdom, who sets out on a series of journeys, during which he has to recruit monsters and use them to fight his enemies. Interestingly, there is no final battle, and the locations and challenges are generated without end.
Discworld
Adventure 20 March 1995
Discworld is a classic two-dimensional adventure game, whose plot refers to Terry Pratchett's book saga about the World of Disc. In the title we play the role of an incompetent magician named Rincewind, who is given the task of driving away a terrible dragon summoned by a mysterious cult from another dimension.
Cave Story+
Action 22 November 2011
Refreshed version of the heat adopted metroidvanii from 2004. In addition to the new graphics and soundtrack, the title boasts three different levels of difficulty. However, the gameplay has remained unchanged, so the fun is still about exploring vast levels, jumping on platforms and fighting with smaller and larger supporters of the crazy Doctor.
Into the Breach
Strategy 27 February 2018
A 2D turn-based strategy game set in an original science-fiction universe developed by the creators of FTL: Faster Than Light. In Into the Breach the player controls small squads comprised of mech robots that protect what remains of humanity against the lurking deep underground aliens. The battles in the game take place on relatively small and procedurally-generated 2D battlefields. They are covered with 64 squares, between which both the player and their opponent can move their units.
Gary Grigsby's Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich
Strategy 23 September 2009
Another intricate strategy game, advertised by a name of a legend of the genre: Gary Grigsby. Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich attempts to faithfully recreate the bombing raids on Germany, conducted by the Allies during World War II. For greater immersion, the game contains an impressive database of over 18 thousand historical pilots, while in-game units and plane models were recreated from their authentic counterparts.
Cladun: This is an RPG
RPG 18 February 2010
RPG action game maintained in the style of such series as The Legend of Zelda. We take on the role of a hero and travel through the underworld to fight enemies and collect items. The curiosity is that we can design many elements, including the main antagonist, and then share them with other participants of the game. The authors also focused on graphics associated with 8-bit consoles.
Limbo
Arcade 21 July 2010
Very unique two-dimensional platformer from the independent developer PlayDead. We play as a small boy who sets on dangerous journey to save his sister. He traverses surrealistic landscapes, coming across many deadly traps and running away from monstrous spider, which follow him tirelessly. In terms of gameplay, Limbo borrows from classic platform titles, though not without adding a few original features.