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Stray (Robot Gentleman)
Action canceled
A unique platform game by the Polish studio Robot Gentleman Studio, developed using filmed scenes featuring actors and animals. In Stray you play as a dog, which got lost in a forest and is trying to find its way home. On its way, he has to face many dangers, such as predators or hunters. The gameplay focuses on exploring the forest, avoiding obstacles and traps, and surviving in the hostile territory. To succeed, you have to properly use the dog's instincts and senses.
Framed 2
Puzzle 14 June 2017
A prequel to the first Framed, an indie puccle game developed by Australian studio Loveshack Entertainment. The game once again relies on the setting of hardboiled novels, only this time set in Asia, where the protagonist has been framed for a crime he did not commit. He has no choice, but to clear his name before he gets caught by real criminals or the police. Framed 2 employs comics panel-based narrative, constructed in a way that will allow the protagonist to get out of trouble.
Small Radios Big Televisions
Adventure 08 November 2016
An experimental logic exploration game developed by the independent developer Fire Face Corporation. In it, our task is to find thirty cassettes that take us to other worlds. They are hidden in abandoned industrial buildings that we observe from the third-person perspective, similarly to typical 2.5D platformer productions. In Small Radios Big Televisions, we do not control any protagonist, only the camera and the cursor, with which we interact with various objects.
Unknown Fate
Adventure 06 September 2018
An unusual, surrealistic adventure game developed by MarsLitGames and published by 1C Company. The main protagonist of Unknown Fate is a man named Richard. He is being taken to a parallel dimension. There he experiences unusual events and meets original characters, animals and weird creatures from a different world. He also finds artifacts of unknown origin. There are many questions asked during the game, many of which remain unanswered.
Where Cards Fall
Puzzle 19 September 2019
Where Cards Fall is an original logical game created by two independent developers, The Game Band and Snowman. The game features simple, cartoonish visuals that work really well with the polished animations and catchy, atmospheric soundtrack. Combined with the subject chosen by the developers, all of that creates an intriguing game. Where Cards Fall focuses on the process of growing up and on the effects of one's youth on the adult life.
TumbleSeed
Arcade 03 May 2017
An arcade roguelike game developed by a team of independent developers: Benedict Fritz, Greg Wohlwend, Joel Corelitz, David Laskey and Jenna Blazevich. Players are taken to a fantastic, fairy-tale like world as a titular seed. Their task is to climb to the peak of a high mountain to save the hero’s house from incoming threat. TumbleSeed’ gameplay revolves around traversing five varied, procedurally generated environments, like jungle, desert and ancient temples.
The Gardens Between
Puzzle 20 September 2018
An unusual adventure game developed by The Voxel Agents - an independent studio. The main protagonists of the game are a stubborn girl named Arina and her young, yet incredibly intelligent friend - Frendt. They land in a world made of their memories and objects related to them. The two friends are tasked with discovering the secrets of this world.
Oure
Adventure 30 October 2017
An adventure exploration game that takes place in an aerial world. As a child that can transform into a dragon the player must restore the ancient order that was maintained by the Titans. For unknown reasons the creatures had abandoned their responsibilities.
Concrete Genie
Adventure 08 October 2019
Concrete Genie is a action-adventure game by PixelOpus, a studio owned by Sony. You play as Ash, a boy living in a seaside town, who discovers that he has the power to bring the pictures he paints on walls to life.
Peregrin
Adventure 08 August 2017
Created by independent studio Domino Digital Limited, Peregrin is an exploration adventure game with action game elements. The inspiration for Peregrin creators came from the Hebrew beliefs as well as a number of science fiction and fantasy stories. The game’s plot is set after the cataclysm that concluded the war between humans and gods. The surviving remnants have split into large and small tribes.
PUSH
Puzzle 10 October 2017
A logic game, in which the player’s task is to press all of the buttons that have been displayed on the 3D objects. This relatively simple concept is transformed into a challenge due to the lack of any hint system. The key to success in the case of most puzzles is to find the order, in which certain buttons must be pressed, or to discover the meaning of the symbols, that have been connected to the buttons.
Wheels of Aurelia
Adventure 20 September 2016
Production with an emphasis on the story. The action takes place in Italy from the seventies of the last century. Players play the role of Lella travelling by car on the title road Via Aurelia. During her voyages, the protagonist encounters various characters, who she gets to know more closely during long, often turbulent discussions. The adventures are determined by the player's actions and decisions.
Framed Collection
Puzzle 17 May 2018
A set of two logic games previously released for mobile devices. The player is tasked with placing the individual stills of an interactive comic in a way that enables the hero to safely escape the area.
Last Day of June
Adventure 31 August 2017
An adventure game by Ovosonico, co-produced by director Massimo Guarini (Shadows of the DAMNED, Naruto: Rise of a Ninja), Steven Wilson (the founder of the band Porcupine Tree) and Jessica Cope (the director of Metallica's music video for “Here Comes Revenge”). The story focuses on Carl, whose beloved June died from injuries she sustained in a car crash. However, thte protagonist discovers that he can use June's paintings to travel in time.
Refunct
Arcade 16 October 2015
Three-dimensional platformer in which we travel through an open world composed of simple solids of various shapes and sizes. During the game we jump from platform to platform, bounce off the trampoline and make use of lifts and slides. Thanks to the simple mechanics of gameplay and the absence of any violence, the title provides about half an hour of relaxing fun for adults and younger players alike.
Everything
Simulation 21 March 2017
Developed by an indie developer David O’Reilly, Everything generates worlds, which you can watch from any perspective you like. Each universe can be observed in both micro and macro scale. You start playing in a particular place of a procedurally generated world, but the rest is completely up to you – you are free to take control of a single atom, animal, or object, and focus on its immediate whereabouts, or control an entire planet, star or even galaxy.
Transference
Adventure 18 September 2018
A psychological thriller adventure game developed by Funhouse (a division of Ubisoft Montreal) in cooperation with SpectreVision. The title debuted on multiple gaming platforms, but only PC and PlayStation 4 versions support virtual reality goggles and dedicated motion controllers. In Transference the player is tasked with solving a mystery of a family whose members are facing various obsessions.
SUPERHOT VR
Action 06 December 2016
A special edition of the unusual Polish game, SUPERHOT, developed specifically for virtual reality devices and dedicated movement controllers. The game’s most prominent feature (same as in the original) is the fact that in SUPERHOT VR, time flows only when the player moves. Contrary to the original, however, the player cannot move freely around the environment; instead, they are teleported to another section of the level after clearing the current section of all enemies.
Stifled
Adventure 31 October 2017
A first-person action thriller from an indie developer, offering support for VR headsets. Stifled bases the exploration mechanics on the original concept of use of echolocation – as they spread, sound waves reveal the layout of rooms and shapes of objects around you. Sounds can be made not only by the protagonist and some environmental objects, but also by the player themselves, using a microphone.
ICEY
Action 17 November 2016
An original 2D fighting game developed by Shanghai-based FantaBlade Network Technology, a Chinese team taking its first steps in the game development world. The plot of ICEY follows the titular heroine, led by the mysterious narrator, during her travels through a fictional, enemy-ridden world. When it comes to mechanics, the game is a classic fighting game, with a complex combo system and RPG elements.
Earth Atlantis
Action 05 October 2017
A side-scrolling action game taking the players to a post-apocalyptic future, in which, due to major climate change, most of the planet has been flooded by the end of the 21st century. The few who survived the cataclysm are traversing the deep oceans aboard special submarines. During the exploration, one has to hunt for machines, which have adapted to the new conditions by taking on forms resembling sea creatures.
Impossible Bottles
Puzzle canceled
A premium mobile logic puzzle game by Honig Studios, up until now known from educational programs. Impossible Bottles follows the story of a scientist, who wants to create an inexhaustible source of energy for all the people in the world. To achieve that, he builds gigantic mechanical golems that produce energy. However, they don't work properly, so your task is to find solutions to all the technical problems.
Afghanistan '11
Strategy 23 March 2017
An innovative turn-based strategy developed by Every Single Soldier and Retro Epic Software as a direct continuation to Vietnam ’65. Afghanistan ’11 offers the ability to take part in numerous famed events from the history of the conflict. We take control of the coalition forces that focus on arming and training the Afghan security forces, as well as support of the local communities through taking care of crucial infrastructure, building water intakes, or distributing humanitarian aid.
Manifold Garden
Puzzle 18 October 2019
An original puzzle game with exploration elements, created by a small debuting team, William Chyr Studio. Manifold Garden takes the players to an irrational world where laws of physics are constantly being broken. The core of the game lies in exploration of unusual surroundings, unraveling its mysteries and rules but also solving numerous puzzles which requires the players to think unconventionally.