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PlayStation 5 (PS5) is Sony’s 9th-generation video-game console launched in late 2020. It marks the first time Sony used the faster SSD in its console. Other than that, it also came with an AMD Zen 2 CPU, 16 GB of RAM and 10,28-TFLOPs GPU. The PS5 also brought a new controller – the DualSense, boasting an innovative feature of adaptative triggers. The console is backwards-compatible with the PS4. PlayStation 5 was launched in two versions – with physical Blu-ray drive, and without it (the PS5 Digital Edition).
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Steelrising
RPG 08 September 2022
Steelrising is an action RPG developed by Spiders studio, responsible for such titles as The Technomancer and GreedFall. The game was set in an alternative version of Paris during the French Revolution.
Syberia: The World Before
Adventure 15 November 2022
Syberia: The World Before is the fourth part of a popular series of adventure games. Once again we take on the role of Kate Walker, who goes on a new journey through various lands. The game traditionally focuses on exploring and solving puzzles.
The Forgotten City
Adventure 28 July 2021
Forgotten City is a FPP adventure game developed for PCs. The action takes place in a lost Roman city, where one of the contemporary researchers committed a serious sin, for which supernatural powers punished the whole group with death. The player must go back in time and change the course of events to discover a sequence that will save all victims.
Wolfenstein III
Action TBA
The ninth installment in the Wolfenstein series, and a continuation of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. The production developed by the Swedish Machine Games studio once again puts the players in the role of B.J. Blazkowicz, who continues his fight against the Nazis.
For Honor
Action 12 November 2020
A third-person action game in a quasi-historical setting, with a focus on online competition. The production was developed by the experienced studio Ubisoft Montreal, whose portfolio includes several cult series, including Far Cry and Assassin's Creed. In the game, three factions are pitted against each other: The Chosen, The Legions, and The Warborn, modeled after the Japanese samurai, European knights, and Scandinavian Vikings respectively.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Action 23 October 2023
The follow-up to a hit action game from 2012. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a production of an independent studio Dennaton Games, the developer duo of Jonathan “Cactus” Söderström and Dennis Wedin. The player controls a bandit, who, provided there is a payoff, undertakes a number of risky jobs. Depending on the mission conditions, the hero can be either forced to avoid a direct confrontation, or brutally eliminate all enemies.
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Action 05 November 2021
The eighteenth main instalment of the Call of Duty series published by Activision. The developer behind this FPS is Sledgehammer Games - authors of the warmly received Call of Duty: WWII.
Vigor
Action 09 December 2020
An online shooter with survival features, created by Bohemia Interactive studio. We are taken to Europe after a nuclear war and compete with other players for resources needed for survival in the postwar Norway.
Iron Harvest
Strategy 26 October 2021
An original strategy game with RPG elements, taking place in a unique dieselpunk universe of 1920+, created by a Polish concept artist Jakub Rozalski. The game portrays an alternative history of Europe at the turn of the 19th century, in which humanity used their knowledge and means to build powerful walking machines, used not only in battle but also e.g. in agriculture.
Atomic Heart
Action 21 February 2023
A first-person perspective shooter, in which the players are taken to a retro-futuristic version of the Soviet Union. In Atomic Heart, the players assume the role of a secret agent tasked with examining a secret facility connection with which had been lost. The protagonist must face an army of hostile robots and hordes of zombies.
Industria
Action 09 June 2022
FPS was inspired by such titles as Half-Life 2 and Portal 2. In the game Industria we find ourselves in an alternative world of steam machines, where the main character is looking for her missing loved one. During the game we fight with humanoid robots and gradually learn the secrets of the world.
Projekt Z: Beyond Order
Action 2024
A first-person shooter by 314 Arts. Projekt Z: Beyond Order is set during alternate World War II, tasking the player with foiling the Nazis, who are planning to weaponize zombies.
Showa American Story
RPG 2024
Showa American Story is an action-RPG. The game is set in an unusual alternate version of the 1980s, in which the United States has been dominated economically and culturally by Japan.
The Inquisitor
Adventure 08 February 2024
The production is based on The Inquisitor Cycle, a series of novels by Jacek Piekara. In I, the Inquisitor we become the Inquisitor on behalf of Jesus Christ, who takes revenge on his tormentors and spreads the Gospel.
Zombie Army VR
Action 2024
An FPS designed for virtual reality headsets, belonging to a series of Sniper Elite spin-offs. Zombie Army VR is set in an alternative version of WW2 Europe. We play as an elite Deadhunter, dealing with hordes of the living dead. We can play solo or in co-op mode.
Hotline Miami
Action 23 October 2023
Developed by independent studio Dennaton Games, a brutal retro-style action game resembling the classic first installment in the Grand Theft Auto series. The action takes place during the 80s in the titular Miami. The main hero is a muscular ruffian who after receiving mysterious calls recorded on an answering machine commits a series of violent acts. Missions come down to murdering everyone in a given location. The protagonist can execute stealth attacks as well as engage in open combat.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Action TBA
A full-fledged remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a TPP stealth game telling the story of Naked Snake, an operative trying to survive in a jungle and stop the Soviets from changing the course of the world.
Peripeteia
Action 2024
Immersive sim that takes us to an alternative version of the 1990s. In Peripeteia we play as Marie - a cybernetic agent, on whose actions depends not only her own future, but also the fate of the entire Polish Solidarity Republic.
Steelrising: Cagliostro's Secrets
RPG 10 November 2022
The first story expansion to Steelrising, a soulslike action RPG set during an alternate French Revolution. Cagliostro's Secrets introduces a new area, a new boss fight, enemies, items and quests.
Charon's Staircase
Adventure 28 October 2022
Horror FPP adventure game. In Charon's Staircase we find ourselves in Oak Grove mansion where years ago so called Ministry was conducting macabre experiments. Our task is to survive and destroy the evidence of crime.
Iron Harvest: Operation Eagle
Strategy 26 October 2021
The first big expansion to Iron Harvest, released in 2020. Operation Eagle introduces, among other things, a fourth faction, Usonia, a campaign dedicated to it and new units for the original nations. It is both an expansion and a standalone game.
Project Wingman: Frontline 59
Action 03 October 2023
Project Wingman is an alternative reality-based arcade game. During the adventure, the player takes on the role of a fighter pilot and takes part in a global conflict, covering almost the entire Earth.
Hotline Miami Collection
Action 23 October 2023
Hotline Miami Collection is a compilation of two action games in retro style. Their story revolves around a man who, influenced by mysterious messages recorded on an answering machine, carries out macabre murders and the consequences they bring.