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Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com
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Rage: The Scorchers
Action 18 December 2012
An addition to the postapocalyptic shooter of the creators of the Doom and Quake series. Expansion focuses on the title gang that threatens the city of Hager. The DLC includes six new areas, several missions, previously unavailable weapons and a higher level of difficulty.
Upvoid Miner
Action canceled
Modeled on the hit Minecraft, the classic FPP sandbox with unlimited freedom to explore and shape the world. The game is distinguished by a high quality binding, created on an original engine, which, thanks to the voxel technology, realistically reproduces changes in the terrain.
Far Cry Classic
Action 11 February 2014
A remake of the 2004's PC classic Far Cry, created for the seventh generation of consoles. The original game spawned an incredibly popular series of action-sandbox games developed by Ubisoft. The player assumes the role of an owner of a transport company, who gets trapped on a tropical island while completing one of his assignments. It soon turns out that the island is swarming with unknown military forces.
Star Control: Origins
Strategy 20 September 2018
Star Control Origins is a space sandbox developed by Stardock Entertainment. The player assumes the role of a captain of a space ship and he or she explores a dynamically changing galaxy. During the game the player discovers new planets, gathers resources, trades, participates in battles and performs diplomacy.
Shadow of the Colossus HD
Action 22 September 2011
A remastered version of the cult action game Shadow of the Colossus from 2005, designed for PlayStation 3. Compared to the original, the production can boast primarily higher quality graphics (mainly due to the increase in resolution to 1080p), the use of stereoscopic 3D technology and a set of trophies.
Wild
Action canceled
A unique MMO game created exclusively for PlayStation 4 users. It is a debut game of the Wild Sheep team, a game developer led by the man behind the Rayman series and Beyond Good & Evil - Michel Ancel. The game takes players 10,000 years in the past, when humans and animals existed in harmony. The game invites the players into an Europe-sized open world where they have to face the danger and survive. The players can start the adventure as either a human or an animal, such as wolf, bird or fish.
Watch Dogs: Bad Blood
Action 30 September 2014
The first major DLC expansion to the sandbox action game Watch Dogs by Ubisoft Montreal studio. With the addition we get a brand new story campaign, in which we follow the fate of a certain T-Bone - a friend of the protagonist from the basic game, Aiden Pearce. In the course of ten subsequent missions we face the already known Blumen corporation, entangling in intrigue with another well-known hero of the game, Tobias Frewer.
ApocZ
Action 25 March 2014
A sandbox action shooter set in the open world of a small town in Ukraine, captured by the zombie invasion. At the heart of the game is network competition in PvE or PvP mode, during which we eliminate hordes of infected people or fight with other survivors.
Planet Explorers
Arcade 08 November 2016
A Minecraft-inspired sandbox simulation game that emphasizes survival aspects. It was developed by the independent developer Pathea Games and tells the story of a group of colonists whose ship broke down while landing on an uncharted planet. Those who survived the crash have to keep fighting for survival in an unknown and hostile environment. The gameplay mechanics are typical to the genre and involve primarily exploration, gathering resources, constructing various items, vehicles, and weapons.
Caribbean!
RPG 20 February 2015
Caribbean! is a sandbox action game utilizing the mechanics and the engine of the popular Mount & Blade series. The game was created by Russian studio Snowbird Games and Turkish company TaleWorlds. The production is set in the so-called golden age of piracy (early 18th century). You play as an adventurer, who travels around the New World in search for fame and riches.
Frontiers
RPG 01 January 2020
Fantasy sandbox role-playing game, being a debut project from AAD Productions studio. Developers wanted to combine the mechanics of classic RPG titles (like The Elder Scrolls series) with survival aspects and free world exploration, typical of modern MMO productions. The game is played in first-person perspective, and the gameplay is focused on exploring subsequent locations by ourselves, instead on completing consecutive story quests. During the game we have to take care of the food supply.
Far Cry Instincts Evolution
Action 28 March 2006
Far Cry Instincts Evolution is a first person shooter made by the German company Crytek Studios in cooperation with Ubisoft Entertainment. According to the creators' assumptions, the game is a development of ideas that they implemented in Far Cry Instincts published in 2005.
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
Strategy 13 June 2008
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution was created specifically for consoles, though the game belongs to one of the most popular strategy game franchises aimed at PC players. The series made its debut in early 1990s, as initiated by a company known as MicroProse; the Civilization series have been developed by Sid Meier's Firaxis Games nowadays.
Dark and Light
RPG 30 May 2006
An MMORPG initially developed by NPCube in cooperation with Farlan Entertainment and published in 2006. Years later, the rights to the game have been acquired by Snail Games, who decided to reboot the game in 2016 with entirely new visuals, a different business model (now the player has to pay for the game only once), and a number of improvements to the game's mechanics. In Dark and Light, the players travel to a fantastical land of Ganareth, in which three factions fight for power.
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Simulation canceled
A science fiction game created by Minecraft's authors, combining elements of a star simulator, dexterity and sandbox. Players take control of a spacecraft exploring a universe that has been catching up for many trillions of years since today. Great emphasis was placed on realism and engineering aspects of the game.
Fortress Craft
Puzzle 08 April 2011
Fortress Craft is a puzzle game produced by ProjectorGames development studio, which is a "competition" for the cult Minecraft. Players receive a set of tools and with the help of their xbox avatars they can transform the virtual world almost freely, drilling tunnels, erecting buildings and sculpting terrain. An important aspect of the game is the ability to host in your work characters directed by friends from the Xbox Live service.
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor's Legacy
Arcade 05 December 2001
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor's Legacy is a 3D platform adventure game released in December 2001. The production stands out from other titles by the number of details, gameplay diversity and a well-designed open world. The legendary Naughty Dog studio, known for such hits as The Last of Us, Uncharted or Crash Bandicoot, is responsible for creating this title. The main characters are the green-haired Elven Yak and his faithful friend, the furry Daxter.
Batman & Robin
Action 31 July 1998
An action game which is a loose adaptation of a film under the same title. Players play the title characters, accompanied by Batgirl, and try to foil the plans of the villains threatening Gotham City, led by Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy.
Firefighters: The Simulation
Simulation 18 September 2012
A simulation game in which the player plays the role of a firefighter taking part in various rescue operations. Events are observed from the perspective of the first person, and during the game we have the opportunity to extinguish fires, remove toxic substances or even secure the transport of dangerous goods. All this takes place in an open world.
Lost Region
Action 2025 (early access since 08 April 2017)
An independent MMO survival game based on Unreal Engine 4. The action of Lost Region takes place in a desolated world which is slowly taken over by the ravenous nature. The available landmass was inspired by mountainous regions of North America and consists of 64 square kilometers of diversified landscape. The players are left with a number of duties, including combat, resource gathering, completing procedurally-generated tasks, and exploration.
RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures Deluxe
Strategy 29 November 2018
RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures for Nintendo Switch console is the next installment of a popular series of economic games in which we build and manage an amusement park. The title is based on the mobile RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch, which was released in 2017 on iOS and Android devices.
Gravity Rush
Action 09 February 2012
Gravity Rush (also known in its native Japan under the name of Gravity Daze) is a third-person action game, whose plot is set in Hekseville, a city modeled after towns from 19th and 20th century. We play as a heroine named Kat, who loses the memories of who and where she is. When our protagonist discovers she can manipulate gravitation, she decides to use her power to help the city’s inhabitants, which is constantly being destroyed by powerful gravitational storm.
Dual Universe
Simulation 27 September 2022
An open-world MMORPG set in a science-fiction world. In this vision of the future, the Earth faces a distant, though inevitable end. As a result, humanity must find a new home in a different part of the galaxy. The players assume the roles of colonists that are part of an expedition. Once the character is created, the player is sent to an inhabitable planet. From this moment on, the player is free to shape their career and decide what assignments they take.
Fallout 4: Nuka World
RPG 30 August 2016
The last large DLC pack included in the season pass for the 2015 post-apocalyptic role-playing action game Fallout 4 by Bethesda. Nuka World does not introduce any major changes in the audiovisual layer or the mechanics, focusing on a new storyline and featuring a brand new location with an expansive main quest and many side quests. Nuka World is set in an old amusement park, built before the war by the producers of the most popular post-apocalyptic beverage, Nuka Cola.