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Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com
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Browse the Encyclopedia by genre and tags. Each game has one main genre: Action, Fighting, Puzzle, Adventure, RPG, Sports, Strategy, Simulation, Party, Racing, Arcade. You can search multiple tags and filter games by platforms, scores, or release dates.
Farworld Pioneers
Action 30 May 2023
Platform action game with survival elements. In Farworld Pioneers, we play as an astronaut who must do everything to survive on an alien planet, as well as find other survivors and together with them build a large, prosperous colony from scratch.
A Twisted Tale
Adventure 07 March 2024
A humorous 2D point-and-click adventure game developed by one person. Its protagonist is a girl named Vio, who travels through different worlds.
Rule the Waves 3
Strategy 18 May 2023
A complex strategy game, being more of a realistic naval simulator. It is the first installment in this series by Naval Warfare Simulations to release on Steam.
Birth
Adventure 17 February 2023
An indie puzzle game by Madison Karrh. We play as a lonely person seeking to create a friend for themselves. The player must explore Birth's surreal world, solve puzzles and gather elements used to build it.
Rusted Moss
Action 12 April 2023
Rusted Moss is a 2D metroidvania platformer with twin-stick shooter elements. The game emphasizes gunplay and exploration using a grappling hook.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead
RPG 23 April 2020
Independent RPG with roguelike elements, inspired by such titles as Darkest Dungeon, Dungeon Keeper or Disciples. Russian Unfrozen studio is responsible for creating Iratus: Lord of the Dead.
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.
Oozi: Earth Adventure
Arcade 06 September 2012
Oozi: Earth Adventure is a two-dimensional platformer produced by independent Polish development studio Awesome Games. The title character is an intergalactic courier whose ship accidentally crashes on Earth. The player's task is to help Oozie overcome numerous obstacles and opponents so that he can return to his home planet.
Angry Birds
Arcade 10 December 2009
A PC version of the best-selling dexterity game, well known primarily to users of tablets and mobile phones. The task of the players is to shoot the title "furious birds" from the slings in the piggies hidden behind various obstacles.
The Binding of Isaac
Arcade 28 September 2011
Created by the independent developer Team Meat, who also created Super Meat Boy, The Binding of Isaac is a roguelike action shooter with RPG elements. In game, the player becomes Isaac and travels through successive randomly generated dungeons, similar to the ones in the first installments of The Legend of Zelda series. Each level is filled with scores of enemies, demanding boss fights, and classical puzzles.
Spelunky
Arcade 21 December 2008
Spelunky is a puzzle game created by Derek Yu and his company Mossmouth, whose main character is a spearhead. Guided by his actions, players visit randomly generated undergrounds full of treasures, but also fancy traps and dangerous enemies. The game is about collecting valuables, discovering the secrets of individual boards and avoiding threats.
Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States
Strategy 11 June 2008
A turn-based strategy game set during the American Civil War, developed by Gary Grigsby and his studio 2BY3 games. War Between the Sates take place from 1861 to 1865, and you play as the leader of either the Union or the Confederacy, trying to gain economic and military advantage over your enemy. The gameplay takes place on a 2D map, which you use to plan your moves and order your troops around.
Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth
Adventure canceled
Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth is a classic adventure game, produced by an independent studio Screen 7. The product refers to great hits from the turn of the eighties and nineties - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and (above all) Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.
Centurion: Defender of Rome
Strategy 20 May 1990
The player will play the role of the commander of the Roman legions, whose task is to conquer the whole world (Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa), using both diplomacy and force.
Battleground 3: Waterloo
Strategy 13 June 1996
The third installment of the Battleground series is a faithful recreation of the events that took place during the last battle of the Napoleonic War at Waterloo. Bonaparte's army fought with the allied forces of Prince Wellington and Marshal Blücher, suffering a shameful defeat.
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Adventure 25 June 2014
Valiant Hears: The Great War is an original action-adventure game that takes place during the World War I. It was developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, creators of best-selling platform games Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends. The game's plot is based on authentic letters from the WW1 period and tells the story of five heroes who were were brought together by the war and... a good-willed dog that can influence the fate of people.
Mini Settlers
Strategy 08 August 2024
A minimalist strategy-simulation game about building a prosperous city from scratch. Our job in Mini Settlers is to create optimal logistics chains and to automate gathering resources and creating goods. We can also pick which lands we want to settle next.
Slay the Spire 2
RPG 2025 (early access since 2025)
A sequel to a very popular game from 2019, combining RPG, roguelike and card elements. Slay the Spire 2 forces us to attempt to climb the titular spire again, participating in turn-based battles along the way and gradually unlocking new content for future runs.
News Tower
Strategy 13 February 2024
A strategy game in which we manage a New York City newspaper. News Tower tasks us with creating a media empire, hiring employees, expanding our office and choosing the articles to place on the front page.
Lunar Lander Beyond
Action 23 April 2024
A 2D action game focusing on space exploration and maintaining the crew's sanity. Lunar Lander Beyond was developed by Dreams Uncorporated, a studio owned by Atari - the same company responsible for the first Lunar Lander from 1979.
Just A To the Moon Series Beach Episode
Adventure 20 September 2024
A cross between an adventure game and an RPG, set in the To the Moon universe. Just A To the Moon Series Beach Episode tells the story of Sigmund Corporation employees on a one-day holiday at the Golden Lobster Hotel & Resort.
Anomaly Agent
Action 24 January 2024
A 2D action adventure platformer set in a quasi-cyberpunk world. Anomaly Agent stars Agent 70, battling enemies with various weapons and acquiring emotions through dialogue, spending them on various upgrades.
