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Death of Rose
Adventure canceled
Death of Rose is a game belonging to the TPP horror genre, inspired by P.T. (Silent Hills), a cancelled production of Hideo Kojima. It is an independent debut of Polish developer from Bloober Team studio - Artur Laczkowski.
Dinosaur Fossil Hunter
Simulation 04 May 2022
Dinosaur Fossil Hunter is a simulator in which we play the role of a paleontologist - a scientist who finds and digs up the remains of dinosaurs. The game was developed by Polish studio Pyramid Games.
In Rays of the Light
Adventure 04 June 2020
Remake of a short exploratory FPP game The Light produced by independent Russian developer. Sergei Noskov refreshed the graphics of the game, in which we visit a man-made abandoned city in Eastern Europe on the way to one of the two endings.
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.
What Remains of Edith Finch
Adventure 25 April 2017
What Remains of Edith Finch is a unique adventure game developed by Giant Sparrow, which focuses on the evanescence of life. The game tells a set of short stories about the fate of the members of a certain American family that has been cursed. The history told in those episodes takes place over a span of one hundred years in Washington state, a place filled with forests and mountains, a location that resembles a little the cult TV show Twin Peaks.
Exo One
Adventure 18 November 2021
An arcade and adventure game in which we travel through alien planets on board a spaceship. The Exo One takes the form of a sphere or a flying disc, and skillfully juggling these forms allows you to move quickly and smoothly through vast maps.
The Looker
Puzzle 17 June 2022
Full of specific humor, a free parody of the game The Witness, developed by the independent Subcreation Studio. Grab a red marker, equip yourself with a gun and begin the puzzle-filled The Looker. There's a lot of running around ahead of you and plotting the swirls according to the guidelines.
Shashingo
Simulation TBA
Shashingo is an educational game designed for English speakers to learn Japanese by taking pictures of objects in a sandbox location - a fictional city in Japan.
Two Falls
Adventure August 2024
An FPP adventure game that takes us into the 17th century Canadian wilderness. In Two Falls (Nish Takuakut) we take control over two characters, a castaway coming from France named Jeanne and a young Innuit - Maikan.
Mika and The Witch's Mountain
Adventure 2024
TPP adventure game in which we take the role of a young witch. In Mika and The Witch's Mountain we explore a picturesque island and deliver various packages to its inhabitants. Explore the surroundings on foot or on the heroine's broom.
35MM
Adventure 28 May 2016
A climatic adventure game with a first person view, which allows us to visit the areas of postapocalyptic Russia - in a world where humanity was beaten up by a dangerous disease. The production was developed by Russian independent artist Sergey Noskov (author of The Train and The Light).
Naiad
Adventure September 2024
A calm exploration game, in which as the title nymph we swim across a long river and help animals navigate and avoid obstacles. Naiad attracts attention with its vividly colored graphics.
Aery: Calm Mind 4
Adventure 20 December 2023
A relaxing third-person arcade game. Aery: Calm Mind 4 has us playing as a bird, traversing fantasy areas, collecting crystals. The game was designed to be tranquil and not stressful whatsoever.
The Longing
Adventure 06 March 2020
An experimental adventure that combines point-and-click game with idle games mechanics. In The Longing, as a faithful servant of a sleeping king we have to wait 400 days in real time. We can explore the vast system of caves and read full editions of real books.
Outerra World Sandbox
Simulation 2024
A sandbox game set on the entire planet Earth. Outerra World Sandbox lets us traverse the world via various vehicles, create our own objects, locations and share them with the community.
Vane
Adventure 15 January 2019
An indie adventure game by Friend & Foe, a studio founded by the co-creators of such productions as The Last Guardian, Bionic Commando, Battlefield 3, and Killzone. You play as a boy, who has special abilities, as he explores an extraordinary world and discovers its secrets.
Sunset
Adventure 21 May 2015
A unique adventure game from independent studio Tale of Tales, set in 1972 in a fictional South American metropolis. We play as Angela Burnes – a maid hired by a influential business tycoon Gabriel Ortega. Every evening she cleans the millionaire’s house and then snoops around his private things, soon she discovers a wide-scale plot to overthrow the military regime that rules the country. What role will Miss Burnes play in this intrigue depends entirely on player’s actions.
Submerged
Adventure 04 August 2015
A third person action adventure game that combines a post-apocalyptic setting with fantasy elements. The game was created by Uppercut Games, a developer studio founded by industry veterans who previously worked on such classics as Fallout Tactics and the BioShock franchise. You take on the role of a young girl, who brings her wounded brother into a submerged city. Gameplay is based on exploration (on foot or by boat) in search of any items that could give the boy some relief.
The Town of Light
Adventure 26 February 2016
First-person adventure game in the form of a psychological thriller and the debut of an independent Italian studio Lka.it. The game's plot is set in an mental institution located in the Italian town of Volterra. Creators of The Town of Light decided to depict in their game the history of an actually existing place, focusing on dramas of its residents, treated by facility staff like animals.
Elea
Adventure 06 September 2018
A science fiction adventure game developed by Kyodai. The developers were inspired by the works of Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Herbert, and Stanislaw Lem. The player assumes the role of Catherine Jones; the heroine is on a space journey aboard the Pilgrimage II ship when she unexpectedly loses consciousness. Having awakened, she discovers that the vessels is abandoned, while Kazumi, the on-board artificial intelligence, is damaged and trying to take complete control of the ship.
The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
Adventure 15 December 1995
The second installment of Gage Blackwood's adventures cycle - a special agent for time protection. This is a classic adventure game, in which we observe the action from the perspective of the first person. During the game we visit, among others, Leonardo da Vinci's studio.
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Adventure 20 September 2016
A remake of Dear Esther, a popular narrative exploration game from 2012 that started a whole new genre – the so-called walking simulators. It was developed by the independent studio The Chinese Room. Contrary to the base version of the game that was powered by the Source engine and released only on personal computers, this edition is powered by the Unity technology. This enabled the developers to release their game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well.
Valley
Adventure 24 August 2016
An FPP action-adventure game featuring sci-fi elements and focusing on exploration. It was developed by Blue Isle Games - a Canadian team popular for Slender: The Arrival. The player is taken to the titular valley, which is a mysterious place located somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. Assuming the role of an unspecified character, the player traverses a set of diversified locations, trying to discover the secrets hidden in the area. The protagonist makes use of the L.E.A.F.
Asemblance
Adventure 21 June 2016
An episodic psychological thriller exploration game, the first one by Nilo Studies, founded by Niles Sankey—formerly a member of Bungie for ten years, the creators of e.g. the Halo franchise and Destiny. The game was inspired by American TV series such as The X-Files or The Twilight Zone, as well the British series Black Mirror and video games like The Stanley Parable or P.T. (the playable teaser of the ultimately cancelled Silent Hills).