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Tetris Effect
Puzzle 09 November 2018
A production based on the license of the most famous video game in history. Tetris Effect draws not only from Alexey Pajitnov's work, but also from projects by Tetsuya Mizuguchi.
Through the Darkest of Times
Strategy 30 January 2020
A unique strategy game in a historical setting, in which we play as the leader of Berlin resistance movement during the reign of the Third Reich.
Superflight
Arcade 09 November 2017
An arcade game that sees us take control of a wingsuit. Our task is to explore the procedurally generated maps and pick up points awarded for flying close to terrain obstacles. The game was designed as to instill the relaxed state upon the player.
Abzu
Adventure 02 August 2016
The first project by Giant Squids, an independent studio founded by Matt Nova – the artistic director of the extremely successful game called Journey, created for PlayStation consoles. Abzu is an interactive exploration production in which you reveal secrets of a lively underworld. The player assumes the role of a cat-like diver who delves into the ocean and meets schools of fish, groups of aquatic mammals, as well as some other truly majestic creatures and remnants of an ancient civilization.
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Action 07 December 2000
Giants: Citizen Kabuto is a crazy action game combining a shooter with light RTS elements in the form of raw material management and building construction. The action takes place on an alien planet, on which three sides of the war are waged: a woman resembling a mermaid, a giant monster named Kabuto, and space adventurers who had to land in this land in an emergency.
Datura
Adventure 08 May 2012
Datura is a game created in cooperation with Sony Santa Monica Studio and Polish group Plastic Studios (known from Linger in Shadows published in 2008). The title is unusual and innovative.
Actual Sunlight
Adventure 03 April 2014
A simple adventure telling a short story of Evan Winter, an employee of one of the corporations, whose life is far from perfect. The game deals with topics such as love, loneliness and depression.
FAR: Lone Sails
Adventure 17 May 2018
The debut game by indie studio Mr. Whale's Game Service, designed with the single player mode in mind. The production is set in a ruined world, which you traverse in an unusual vehicle resembling a combination of a boat and a train. The gameplay in Far: Lone Sails focuses on exploring locations in search of items, which allow you to survive. However, instead of seeking food or building shelters, you have to take care of your vessel.
Rez Infinite
Arcade 13 October 2016
A refreshed version of the cult-classic rhythm game from 2001. The new edition, developed by Enhance Games studio lead by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, has been adapted to make use of virtual reality goggles, but a traditional gameplay is also available. Aside from the content present in the original game, the developers added a new location, called Area X. In Rez Infinite, the player’s task is to remove the effects of a malfunction inside an advanced AI called Eden.
Antichamber
Puzzle 31 January 2013
Antichamber is a first person perspective (FPP) puzzle game that defies strict genre classification. Antichamber is the work of Alexander Bruce and is a commercial development of the popular mod Hazard: Journey of Life for Unreal Tournament 3. The game involves exploration of abstract locations and solving puzzles. The puzzles are designed on the basis of modern knowledge about the functioning of the human mind.
Linger in Shadows
Puzzle 09 October 2008
Linger in Shadows is an ambitious project of the Polish group Plastic Demo Scene, which is a kind of interactive experiment. The participant's task is to find five stamps, which will allow for a further journey in the oneiric, virtual world. The game focuses on manipulating time and elements of the environment.
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Adventure 11 August 2015
An unusual FPP adventure game that lets you relive the last day of several characters facing impending apocalypse. The game was created by The Chinese Room, the developer known for Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Dear Esther. The game is set in a small village in Britain. Each playthrough lasts 60 minutes and you have no clear objectives to follow. The open world is inhabited by 6 independent characters, each one having their own ideas on how to spend the last moments of life.
Thomas Was Alone
Arcade 12 November 2012
Minimalistic 2D platformer showing the fate of a group of rectangles being the first representatives of artificial intelligence possessing feelings. We use the characteristic features of individual characters while learning about their personalities, problems and reflections.
Proteus
Adventure 30 January 2013
Proteus is an exploratory adventure by Ed Key. The game consists mainly of travelling through a randomly generated world, discovering its secrets and learning how the environment reacts to the player's presence.
The Path
Adventure 18 March 2009
The Path is another production of a development studio, known primarily for The Endless Forest. This title can be described as a kind of horror, inspired by the story of the Red Riding Hood. Producers have tried to get all its cruelty out of this innocent fairy tale.
Silent Hills
Adventure canceled
Another fully-fledged installment of the cult survival cycle of Silent Hill horrors. Norman Reedus and Guillermo del Toro, led by Hideo Kojima, were involved in the production. As a result of a conflict with the publisher Konami, the project was cancelled shortly after the release of its famous demo version, called P.T.
My Work Is Not Yet Done
Adventure September 2024
My Work Is Not Yet Done is an exploration game with strong survival elements. We explore an inhospitable land, where nature has taken over the ruins abandoned by would-be colonizers.
NORTH
Adventure 27 April 2016
A short experimental adventure game with logical elements. We play the role of an immigrant who escapes poverty and ends up in a strange and technologically advanced country. During the game he faces completely incomprehensible customs, culture and religion of his hosts.
Figment 2: Creed Valley
Adventure 09 March 2023
Figment: Creed Valley is the second part of a series of surreal action adventures, developed by Bedtime Digital Games studio. In the game, we try to restore balance in the chaos of the mind - a world that is a projection of the subconscious of a 40-year-old man.
Where the Heart Leads
Adventure 13 July 2021
Where the Heart Is is an independent adventure game telling the story of a family that has to deal with a difficult situation. The studio Armature is responsible for the production, which has been porting older games so far.
Anatomy
Adventure 01 April 2016
Anatomy is a horror adventure game developed by independent author Kitty Horrorshow. Try to control your fear as you explore the desolate recesses of a darkened apartment. Only the voice from the cassettes will keep you company.
Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist
Simulation 04 April 2023
Second part of the adventure game series in which we play the role of a painter. In Passpartout2: The Lost Artist we create and sell various pieces of art, trying to earn a living and gain funds that will allow us to find the missing father of the main character.
Umurangi Generation
Adventure 19 May 2020
Umurangi Generation is a photographic indie game with a cyberpunk metropolis and a great crisis in the background. We explore the big city and take photos, which we can freely edit using numerous tools.
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Adventure 11 December 2020
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure is an adventure game developed by the creators of the Monument Valley series - ustwo games. During the adventure, the player takes on the role of a girl who decides to move to help an endangered animal.