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Fated: The Silent Oath
Adventure 28 April 2016
An episodic action adventure game by Frima, set in the mythical world of the Vikings. The title was designed with VR headsets in mind. Fated: The Silent Oath was developed by a former writer for the Assassin’s Creed series and focuses on a certain family that faces Ragnarok, which is the Nordic counterpart of the end of days. We assume the role of the father who tries to protect his loved ones from the wrath of gods. The action is shown from the first-person perspective.
The Abandoned
Action 31 March 2016
A sandbox survival simulator developed by studio Yadon and Gaijin Entertainment for mobile devices. In The Abandoned, the player goes to a mysterious island which can be freely explored. The location is filled with various enemies, threats and anomalies which may lead to insanity, if the player stays too long in their vicinity.
Near Death
Action 02 August 2016
Developed by Orthogonal Games, a first-person perspective action game emphasizing survival aspects. In Near Death you assume the role of a woman whose plane crashes near an abandoned research station in Antarctica. In the middle of a blizzard, with temperature falling below -70 degrees Celsius, the protagonist tries to find a way of to survive and escape, which will require her to restore the station to operational status.
Mental Hospital IV
Action 21 February 2016
The fourth installment in the series of mobile survival horrors developed by AGaming+ studio. All entries in the series are connected by the eponymous mental institution. Mental Hospital IV continues the story presented in the previous game, but knowledge of the events that occurred there isn’t required.
Golem
Action 15 November 2019
An action adventure game designed for PlayStation VR. Golem is a project developed by Highwire Games, a studio founded by veterans from such teams as Bungie, 343 Industries, Sucker Punch, and Airtight. In the game you play as a boy who ends up bedridden in result of an accident. Wishing to leave his room, the boy discovers he has a power of creating and controlling stone golems. You observe the game’s world from the eyes of the protagonist, while wearing a virtual reality headset.
Between Me and the Night
Adventure 22 January 2016
The game is the debut work from the RainDance studio. It is an action adventure game featuring arcade elements. The story is focused on two figures: a boy living in the modern, surrealistic world, and a medieval knight traveling across a magical land. Both storylines are tightly interconnected and are being gradually brought together as the game progresses. The mechanics combine elements of typical point-and-click adventure games with classic arcade elements.
Kyurinaga's Revenge
Action 25 October 2016
A two-dimensional platformer game set in an alternative version of feudal Japan. Developed by RECOtechnology (a Spanish team), the game brings a continuation to a third-person action-adventure title known as Yasai Ninja. Kyurinaga's Revenge follows the subsequent adventures of the two vegetable-like characters - an onion-samurai Kaoru Tamanegi and a street fighter called Broccoli Joe. They both set out for a dangerous adventure aiming to face an evil shogun and his allies.
Divide
Adventure 31 January 2017
An isometric action-adventure game taking place in a science-fiction universe inspired by Blade Runner. The plot of Divide tells a story of an ordinary man named David, who has to leave his daughter and enter a new realm, controlled by Vestige, a powerful corporation. His objective is to search for various clues and hack into computer systems to discover the reasons behind his current situation, and to find a way back to his world.
Into the Belly of the Beast
Adventure 22 June 2016
A colorful, two-dimensional action game from the German studio Lucky Brograms, in which the players concentrate on combining DNA of marine animals. We play as a likeable worm named Sploosh, whose children were abducted by a mighty sea monster as they were taking a carefree bath. Desperate, Sploosh chases after the beast and manages to get inside its body.
HeartZ: Co-Hope Puzzles
Action 08 June 2016
A 2D platform game by French studio Upper Byte, focusing on a co-op mode. The plot if centered on the villainous machinations of Dr. Nylus, who's trying to take over the world. The players take on the roles of the heroes trying to stop Nylus and his mindless servants, and face the many traps set by the antagonists. Mechanics-wise, the game is a classic platformer, in which you have to beat consecutive levels, fight your foes and solve logic puzzles of varied difficulty.
Space Rift
Action 02 August 2016
An adventure action game that tells the story of a pilot of a spaceship. It is a debut game of the studio Vibrant Core and it was created for the virtual reality technology. The story of Space Rift – Episode 1 takes place in the future, where the humanity was forced to leave Earth and colonize Mars. The main protagonist of the game is one of the employees of a greedy corporation that controls the society. He is wrongly accused of treason.
From Beneath
Action canceled
A third-person perspective survival horror inspired by console productions of this genre. The action of From Beneath takes place in a town called Cedar Heights, which mysteriously turns into a living hell. The campaign tells a story of seven independent characters who have to fight for their survival. Mechanically, From Beneath is an action-adventure game with the camera hanging behind the character’s back. Each hero is different, but none of them was born a warrior.
A Pixel Story
Adventure 30 March 2015
2D platform game, which combines several art styles in a unique fashion. A Pixel Story is set within a computer, which falls under the control of the villainous Evil OS. It soon turns out that the only piece of software able to stop him is the game’s protagonist – a small white man, known as The Chosen One. Equipped only with his Magic Hat he sets out on a journey across various regions in order to put an end to the tyrant’s rule.
Songbringer
RPG 01 September 2017
Developed by a one-man studio called Wizard Fu Games, Songbringer is an RPG drawing its inspiration from The Legend of Zelda video game series. In the game, the player assumes the role of a hero, who travels throughout the galaxy on board of a space ship accompanied by a former programmer, who, before his death, transferred his consciousness to a so-called skybot.
Hevn
Adventure 24 September 2018
Hevn is an action-adventure game with survival elements, developed for PC Windows. In the game, you try to survive on an alien planet. To manage that, you have to gather resources and take care of your health, fight hostile animals, and complete quests given by the mining corporation you work for.
Homebound
Action 16 February 2017
Homebound is a VR adventure game powered by Unreal Engine 4. We play as an astronaut who is based on a space station when a catastrophe happens. Firstly, we will have to figure out what to do on the Earth's orbit. After that, we will have to face the dangers of entering the atmosphere. The last thing that awaits us is the emergency landing. In terms of mechanics, Homebound is an action-adventure game that tests our cleverness and reflexes.
King Rabbit
Adventure 23 March 2016
King Rabbit is a mobile puzzle/platformer developed by RareSloth. The plot is not that important and serve a secondary role in the game. We play as the titular King Rabbit whose job is to save his subordinates from the dangers that threaten them. The game is presented from a bird's-eye perspective. Gameplay focuses on going through the levels and solving the encountered logical and environmental puzzles. We will also have to avoid the ever-present traps and face all kinds of enemies.
Sylvio
Adventure 05 June 2015
A horror-themed action-adventure game allowing us to assume the role of Juliette Waters, a woman whose occupation is recording the voices of spirits. Interestingly enough, Sylvio is a project of an independent developer, Niklas Swanberg. Our heroine travels to an abandoned amusement park, left to decay after a powerful storm had led to a landslide. It quickly turns out that the spirits living in the park are very vicious, and the whole area is under the influence of a mysterious curse.
Phoning Home
Action 07 February 2017
An action-adventure game with survival-oriented gameplay, developed by Ion Lands studio. The player assumes the role of ION, a robot designed to search for resources in remote areas of the galaxy. During one of such travels, his ship malfunctions and crashes on a dangerous alien world. Our job is to survive and find a way to contact the base. Fortunately, ION is supported by the ship AI, as well as ANI, an encountered female repair unit.
Unearthing Mars
Adventure 07 March 2017
Developed by Wiking Entertainment, an adventure action title prepared for VR googles. The production tells a story about the crew of the spaceship Sentra, which has been sent to the Red Planet with the objective of retrieving the remains of the Phobos, a research probe. Once they got there, they find remnants of an alien civilization that come back to life due to contact with humans.
Decay of Logos
RPG 27 August 2019
An independent action RPG with adventure game elements, inspired by such series as The Legend of Zelda and Dark Souls. Decay of Logos puts you in a fantasy world where family feuds of the royalty cause numerous problems to the rest of the realm. The player assumes the role of a young woman whose village gets destroyed by unidentified invaders wearing royal emblems on their armors.
Eekeemoo: Splinters of the Dark Shard
Action 03 March 2017
An arcade action-platformer created by Cogg Games Ltd and based on a series of comic strips by William Morris-Julien. The protagonist, a brave Eskimo by the name of Eekeemoo, is the last representative of an ancient order of Eskimo fighters. One day, the land where Eekeemoo lives gets attacked by the evil Dark Shard, who kidnaps his friends, steals the artifact known as the Star Heart, and sends hordes of the undead to this world.
Anoxemia
Adventure 16 January 2015
A two-dimensional action-adventure horror game. The title was developed by a Russian studio BSK Games and tells the story of an explorer of the depths, doctor Bailey, who faces a threat of dying when his ship malfunctions. The player controls ATMA, a drone that shows the scientist where he should go.
Widower's Sky
Action 05 September 2019
Widower's Sky is an adventure action game, allowing you to play the role of a man who, together with his son and dog, explores a foreign planet. While playing, we have to avoid predators, gather food, deal with platforming challenges and solve riddles.