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Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com
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Beasts of Prey
Action canceled
Developed by Octagon Interactive, a debut independent studio, sandbox MMOFPS production with emphasis on the survival aspect. In the game we find ourselves in a randomly generated, open world, where our main task is to survive in confrontation with nature, other players and huge prehistoric reptiles. The gameplay is kept in a typical for the genre style and boils down to exploration and discovering new technologies that allow to create a number of helpful tools in the wilderness.
Northern Shadow
RPG canceled
Northern Shadow is a cocktail of RPG and strategy, which allows you to freely explore the fantasy world from a first person perspective, as well as expand your own city-state, wage wars and establish trade and diplomatic relations with neighboring nations.
Stellar Overload
RPG canceled
Based on voxel technology, this sandbox RPG game resembles the mechanics and graphic style of the popular Minecraft. In the game we explore areas of huge and fully modifiable planets built of cubic blocks, on which allegedly a foreign shipwreck has occurred. An inseparable element of the game is the crafting system, which allows you to create simple tools, and - after getting the necessary diagrams - more advanced constructions.
MyDream
Action 20 April 2018
Another sandbox game that takes place in a fully modifiable, three-dimensional world generated by voxel technology. The developers used solutions from the popular Minecraft and mixed them with traits typical for modern MMORPG games.
Entropy
Simulation 03 February 2017
An MMO space simulator created by a Norwegian studio Artplant. Entropy starts with the usual – the creation of our hero, and choosing the first ship which will allow us to traverse an enormous, open universe, constantly shaped by the actions of the individual players.
Cosmonautica
Simulation 31 July 2015
A space sandbox from a group of developers known for the arcade racing game called Pressure. Cosmonautica allows us to become a captain of a spaceship, his objective being to build a small trading company. The player can explore the galaxy, comprised of randomly generated star systems, and search for various goods that are capable of bringing a profit. During our visits in spaceports, we can take up tasks that may end up in a fight.
Bear Simulator
Simulation 26 February 2016
Bear simulator, developed by one-man Farjay studio with the support of Kickstarter’s users. We play as the eponymous bear and are tasked with surviving in unfriendly environment. We explore the game’s open world and get food by catching fishes, stealing honey from beehives, and gathering tasty species of plants. We also make use of our strong paws and claws to clear our way and fight with other animals. Resting in our cave will be necessary to replenish our lost energy.
Habitat
Strategy 26 January 2016
A sandbox strategy game developed by the independent studio 4gency, in which we are given a major task of saving humanity by building a functioning space station. Habitat’s story is set in the distant future, where humanity is looking for a new place to live after the Earth was left in ruins. Players have to build a base that can act as a shelter for the millions of Earth’s inhabitants and take care of their needs and safety.
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.
The Tomorrow Children
Action 25 October 2016
An online action game, in which the players cooperate to gather resources and build a city terrorized by huge beasts. The game was developed by Japanese studio Q-Games, known e.g. for the Pixel Junk franchise. The Tomorrow Children features a grim vision of the world destroyed in a failed Soviet experiment. The few survivors live harsh lives in the so-called "void", inhabited by hostile creatures. The clone people live in a society divided into classes, based on skewed Marxist ideals.
Boundless
RPG 11 September 2018
Boundless is a sandbox MMORPG developed by Wonderstruck Games. The game (also known as Oort Online during its Early Access period) allows the players to explore a couple of diversified worlds that are connected with each other through a system of magic portals and all together work as the game's universe, on which the players have a significant influence. The game's plot focuses on searching for the traces of the extinct Oort civilization to find out what caused its demise.
Lucius II: The Prophecy
Adventure 13 February 2015
A sequel to the unusual adventure game developed by Shiver Games in 2012. Once more the player assumes the role of a six year old boy who is in fact the son of Lucifer himself. The story of the game continues the plot of its predecessor. Lucius, the only survivor of a massacre in his family mansion, is moved to a mental hospital in Ludlow city, where, while initially missing his paranormal abilities, he starts another massacre.
Cities XL
Strategy 08 October 2009
A strategy in which we build and manage cities (so-called "city builder"). The production contains several scenarios - the most fun is to build your own metropolis from scratch. During this process, we determine the layout of streets, build buildings and organize communication, and then we take care of the residents' satisfaction. On the day of the premiere, an attraction of the game was also the online mode, thanks to which we were able to visit other players' cities.
Galactic Civilizations II: Endless Universe
Strategy 05 September 2008
Galactic Civilizations II: Endless Universe is the third addition to the turn-based strategy of Galactic Civilizations II: The Lord of Fear. As with previous extensions, this product does not require a basic version of the game to install.
Cities XL 2011
Strategy 14 October 2010
The next installment of the strategic series about building and managing cities. This time the creators resigned from online mode in order to fully focus on solo gameplay. The game allows you to build your own metropolis from scratch anywhere in the world or take one of the ready-made scenarios. While playing, we have to develop the agglomeration dynamically and take care of the residents' satisfaction.
Crackdown 2
Action 06 July 2010
Action game with open world and cooperation mode. We move there to a futuristic city, dominated by corporations and hordes of people infected with a mysterious virus. Production put emphasis on freedom and spectacular combat scenes. On our own or in cooperation mode, we travel through a huge city, go through smaller missions and struggle with more and more difficult enemies.
Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities
Action 18 February 2010
Second addition to Assassin's Creed II. We visit the southern district of Florence, which is not available in its basic version. The plot of the extension focuses on the title Pile of Void, an incident from 1497 during which the followers of the Dominican Girolamo Savanaroli burned thousands of objects on the pile which, according to the clergyman's sermons, could lead to sin.
Yogventures
Action canceled
Another production belonging to the popular genre of network sandboxes, focused on the unlimited creation of the game world and shared adventures. The title was developed by Winterkewl Games, an independent studio, in cooperation with the Yogscast team, known mainly for a number of funny game materials such as Minecraft. Yogventures draws from it to the fullest, introducing a few innovations of its own to the gameplay.
Dungeon Hero
RPG canceled
Korean MMORPGs maintained in the hack-n-slash convention. The game consists mainly of exploring the underground, killing monsters and collecting items. The gameplay is enriched by interesting competition options. Among them we can find siege mode and PvP arenas, on which we fight battles modelled on the MOBA genre.
Salvation Prophecy
Action 30 July 2012
Salvation Prophecy is a game that is a real cocktail of the genre. It allows you to fight star battles in the style of space simulators, explore the planets like in third person shooters, as well as develop your own empire, conduct diplomacy, improve technology and take part in wars.
Blockade Runner
Simulation canceled
A sandbox game taking place in outer space, developed by debuting developer ZanMgt. Blockade Runner introduces certain elements found in the cult-classic Minecraft to an interstellar setting, and adds a number of innovative ideas of its own. We begin the adventure by building a spaceship, a procedure which involves adding functional blocks to a metal frame. The vessel is then used to explore the procedurally-generated galaxy where almost any object can be destroyed at will.
Under The Ocean
Action canceled
Sandbox platformer, in which we try to survive on the archipelago of mysterious islands. We must provide shelter, get water and food, construct our own objects and defend ourselves against predators. In addition to survival, exploration of the virtual world also plays an important role.
0x10c
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.
Assassin's Creed: Revelations - The Lost Archive
Action 28 February 2012
One of the DLC packs for the action game Assassin’s Creed Revelations developed by Ubisoft. The Lost Archive allows the player to learn more about the past of Lucy Stillman and Subject 16 – the mysterious assassin who, similarly as Desmond Miles, is a descendant of Ezio Auditore da Firenze. The expansion leads the player through a series of environmental riddles based on the Animus action puzzles. Animus is the machine for the virtual projection known from the base game.