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Backpack Battles
Strategy 08 March 2024
A multiplayer PvP auto battler. Backpack Battles tasks us with properly preparing our character before combat, setting up items in their backpack to maximize their combat capabilities.
Travellers Rest
RPG 2024 (early access since 28 July 2020)
A game on the verge of RPGs, economic strategies and life simulation, where we run the inn. In Travellers Rest we not only receive guests, prepare meals and serve drinks, but also cultivate the land, expand the tavern and take care of relationships with customers.
Stardew Valley
RPG 26 February 2016
The debut production from the independent studio Concerned Ape. It is a sandbox RPG that focuses on the life of a farmer. Stardew Valley takes place in a fantasy realm filled with magic, where the player becomes a young farmer whose ambition is to transform his small field into a giant farm generating great profits. The main task of the player is to plant plants, gather the crops and expand the farm with new infrastructure and agricultural products.
Plants vs Zombies
Strategy 05 May 2009
A game belonging to the popular tower defense genre. It's theme, however, is rather unusual, for the players' task is to protect their household against the attacking hordes of zombies. The game was developed by PopCap Games - a company popular for successful arcade-logic games, such as Peggle Deluxe or Bejeweled. In Plants vs Zombies, the levels are made of paths along which the zombies are coming. The player's task is to secure each of those paths.
Dead Cells
Action 07 August 2018
An action game with roguelike and metroidvania elements by indie French studio Motion Twin. During the game, you explore a grim castle, whose elements (such as chambers, cloisters, and sewers) are procedurally generated. Given the permadeath system, it means that each new gameplay is a fresh experience, during which you can discover new parts of the fortress. An important aspect of Dead Cells is combat, which is very difficult.
Secrets of Grindea
RPG 29 February 2024
An action RPG inspired by Japanese games from the 16-bit era. The action of Secrets of Grindea takes place in a magical fantasy realm where the inhabitants compete on who has the best items. The player assumes the role of a young hero whose ambition is to gather the rarest artifacts in the whole kingdom. As the game progresses, this uncomplicated adventure changes into something bigger, and eventually the fate of the whole world is at stake.
Darkest Dungeon
RPG 19 January 2016
A dark fantasy cRPG developed by debuting studio Red Hook. The story is set in a dark, medieval-like universe. While exploring ruins of an old castle and its dungeons, you face off against forces of darkness that overwhelmed the land because of the reckless actions of its previous sovereign. As you delve into the depths, you discover the dark history of a family who brought the evil upon the world.
Dicefolk
Strategy 27 February 2024
A combination of a strategy game and a roguelike. Dicefolk tasks us with controlling chimeras and traversing a fantasy world, acquiring more powerful creatures and prevailing in turn-based battles.
Chaos on Deponia
Adventure 12 October 2012
The sequel to the funny point-and-click adventure game developed by Daedalic Entertainment. The action of the game takes place on the planet Deponia, which is filled with various garbage. When the board that manages the giant flying city of Elysium decides to destroy that garbage dump, Rufus, the main protagonist of the first game, decides to put an end to their plans and save his home planet.
Deponia
Adventure 27 January 2012
A humoristic adventure game with a classic point-and-click interface. It was developed by Daedalic Entertainment, a studio that specializes in this genre. The story of Deponia can be described as one big comedy of errors and, at the same time, the most unbelievable love story ever shown in a video game. Fans of works by Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, and of The Simpsons animated TV series, will easily find it interesting.
Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
Simulation 2024 (early access since 24 October 2022)
Sim tactical game, in which we design spaceships ourselves and clash with other ships in interstellar space. Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander lets you play solo or in multiplayer.
Sea of Stars
RPG 29 August 2023
An old-school RPG and a prequel to The Messenger. Sea of Stars is inspired by iconic 8 and 16-bit games, introducing some new mechanics of its own in both exploration and combat.
Nekopara Vol. 1
Adventure 30 December 2014
A classic visual novel adventure set in a world inhabited by cats taking on a human figure. The main character of the game opens his own confectionery and at the same time he has to take care of two troublesome cats that escaped from his family home.
South Park: The Stick of Truth
RPG 04 March 2014
A cRPG game based on the popular adult animated TV series South Park. South Park: The Stick of Truth was co-developed by Obsidian Entertainment and the creators of the original animated series – Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The player assumes the role of a kid who, together with his parents, just moved in to the titular town and tries to win his peers’ sympathy. Shared LARP (Live Action Role Playing), in which Cartman and his friends take part, gives the hero a chance to prove himself.
The Last Faith
Action 15 November 2023
An action platformer metroidvania. The Last Faith stars Eric, traversing a dangerous gothic city, trying to learn the truth about an ancient prophecy and the corruption consuming the land.
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
Action 11 January 2024
The fifth game in the Momodora series, a continuation of the third installment. Momodora: Moonlit Farewell is an action platform metroidvania in which we play as a priestess named Momo, and our task is to fight off the demons.
Balatro
Puzzle 20 February 2024
A roguelike card game loosely based on the poker rules. Balatro has us participate in solo card duels, gradually unlocking new card decks and joker cards with unique abilities and effects. The game offers a story campaign, as well as various single challenges.
Hollow Knight
Action 24 February 2017
Hollow Knight is a 2D metroidvania game developed by the indie studio Team Cherry. The game takes us to a fantasy underground world located bellow the city of Dirtmouth. The place attracts numerous adventurers, who disappear without a trace when they enter it. We play as an adventurer who decides to face the challenge and find riches, fame, and the answers he is looking for in that underground world. The game is presented from a side-scrolling perspective.
Death Must Die
Action 2024 (early access since 14 November 2023)
An arena survival game reminiscent of Vampire Survivors, being a cross between a roguelike, action RPG and a bullet hell shooter. Death Must Die has us playing as adventurers traversing the Afterlife, cutting down hundreds of enemies along the way.
Sun Haven
RPG 11 March 2023
Sun Haven is an indie farm simulator set in a medieval fantasy world where we play as one of eight character classes with the option to play solo or in co-op mode. Game was developed by Pixel Sprout Studios.
Cuphead
Arcade 29 September 2017
A two-dimensional action game with designs resembling old cartoon movies, which is a debut production of StudioMDHR, an independent developer. In Cuphead, we assume the role of a gambling addict that loses his soul to the devil during one of his sessions. To retrieve it, he needs to work off its equivalent. When it comes to mechanics, the game is a 2D fighting game with a degree of platforming elements – we participate in continuous 1v1 fights, taking place on special 2D arenas.
Oxygen Not Included
Simulation 30 July 2019
A 2D science-fiction simulation game by Canadian studio Klei Entertainment, in which your task is to develop a colony on an unspecified planet. In Oxygen Not Included you're responsible for all the ways in which the base functions, from expanding it to managing every individual colonist and assigning their duties. A colonist can e.g.
Graveyard Keeper
RPG 15 August 2018
A sandbox RPG with strategy game features. The title was developed by Lazy Bear Games. Graveyard Keeper presents an unusual topic – it enables the player to assume the role of the titular keeper of a graveyard located in a typical fantasy realm filled with monsters and magic. The gameplay is focused on running the graveyard business, and during the game the player must take care of activities like moving bodies, digging graves and organizing funerals.
Caesar III
Strategy 24 May 1999
Thanks to this game you can taste the taste of power felt by the emperor of the largest empire in human history, climb the ladder of Roman political career and build the most perfect city in the world.