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Beast
RPG 2024 (early access since 25 October 2023)
A gruesome, grimdark fantasy RPG inspired by Carpathian legends. Beast was developed by False Prophet and tasks the player with discovering the cause of a plague driving humanity to the brink, while embracing or resisting the protagonist's powerful demonic abilities.
Dark Envoy
RPG 24 October 2023
An RPG by the Polish studio Event Horizon, known for Tower of Time. Dark Envoy is set in a world combining magic and technology; our choices will determine how the main characters will end up. The game supports singleplayer, two-player co-op and PvP.
The Lamplighters League
RPG 03 October 2023
The Lamplighters League is a tactical RPG featuring turn-based combat, real-time infiltration and base management. Playing as a squad of not-quite-heroes belonging to the titular League, our task is to stop an evil cult from taking over the world.
Jagged Alliance 3
Strategy 14 July 2023
The third main installment in an iconic series of turn-based strategy games. Jagged Alliance 3 is set in a fictional nation of Grand Chien, where a squad of mercenaries must find the missing president and restore order.
Last Train Home
Strategy 28 November 2023
A survival RTS set during the Russian civil war. Last Train Home tasks the player with leading the Czechoslovak region back to their homeland.
Wartales
RPG 12 April 2023
A combination of an RPG and a strategy game, set in a grim medieval-like world. In Wartales we lead a squad of mercenaries, traversing the world, fighting enemies and taking on odd jobs.
Escape from Tarkov
Action 28 July 2017
A MMO FPP/TPP shooter with RPG and sandbox survival elements, developed by Russian studio Battlestate Games. Players become the members of two rivaling military corporations, fighting on the territory of an abandoned Russian city. Unlike many popular online shooters, this game stands out thanks to interesting story and full freedom of exploration combined with a whole bunch of various additional activities, which you can complete on your own or in cooperation with friends.
Company of Heroes 3
Strategy 23 February 2023
Company of Heroes 3 is the third installment of the popular series of tactical real-time strategies set in the realities of World War II. This time the campaign focuses on Italy and North Africa.
The Troop
Strategy 18 October 2023
A tactical WWII strategy game. The Troop is set during the Normandy D-day, featuring playable British, Canadian and German units. The available missions are fictional, despite the realistic setting.
Aliens: Dark Descent
Action 20 June 2023
Aliens: Dark Descent is an isometric action games with significant tactical mechanics. Players command a squad of soldiers fighting xenomorphs.
Company of Heroes 2
Strategy 25 June 2013
Second part of the highly successful military real-time strategy. Title was developed by Relic Entertainment and released by the SEGA company. Action of Company of Heroes 2 is once again set in the time of World War II. This time, however, players have the opportunity to take part in the events that took place on the Eastern Front. The main single player campaign focuses on commanding the Red Army, while in multiplayer, forces of the Third Reich are also available.
Ready or Not
Action 2024 (early access since 18 December 2021)
A tactical first-person shooter that enables the player to assume the role of a member of the legendary SWAT police unit. During the game, the players are completing special tasks that require fast, professionally coordinated and carefully planned actions. The game is very realistic.
Lost Eidolons
RPG 13 October 2022
Complex RPG with extensive turn-based strategy elements. In Lost Eidolons we find ourselves on a fantastic continent Artemesia and as a mercenary named Eden we lead rebels trying to overthrow the tyrant's reign.
Commandos: Origins
Strategy 2024
Commandos: Origins is a new installment of the popular strategy game series in which we control a single squad of well-trained soldiers. The game was developed by Claymore Game Studios.
Battle Brothers
Strategy 24 March 2017
A combination of a turn-based strategy and an RPG, developed by Overhype Studios. Battle Brothers takes the player to a medieval-like low-fantasy world, where they become a leader of a mercenary band. The player can have up to 12 fighters under their command, and each of them has a portrait, name and a backstory, apart from a set of features that affect their stats and capabilities on the battlefield.
XCOM 2
Strategy 05 February 2016
A turn-based tactical strategy game set in a futuristic, science fiction universe and a sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012). Both games were produced by the experienced developer, studio Firaxis Games, founded by Sid Meier, a legend of the video game industry. The story is set 20 years after the events of the last game. Despite their heroic efforts, human forces proved themselves helpless against the alien invaders, and the Blue Planet fell into their hands.
Desperados III
Strategy 16 June 2020
Desperados III is a tactical strategy game and a part of the popular series inspired by the Commandos franchise. The players are controlling a group of five specialists who complete various missions on the Wild West.
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2
Action 04 June 2021
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 is another part of a series of first-person shooters developed by Polish company CI Games. The game allows us to play the role of the marksman.
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Strategy 30 June 1998
A turn-based tactics game set in the World War II, created by Spanish developer Pyro Studios. In Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines you take command of a small squad of specially trained soldiers sent on a variety of high-risk missions behind enemy lines. The game offers 25 missions with varying objectives and difficulty levels. One of the characteristic features of Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is the fact that each member of the team has different skills.
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood
Strategy 12 November 2002
Another tactical strategy game by Spellbound Interactive, the creators of Desperados. Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood takes place in the medieval England and its story focuses on the most famous outlaw in history and his fight for honor and justice against the local authorities. You lead a party consisting of such characters as Robin Hood himself, Little John, Friar Tuck or the beautiful Maid Marian, and each of them has their own unique abilities.
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts
Action 22 November 2019
The fourth entry in the Sniper: Ghost Warrior series developed by CI Games. This time, the players are taken to Siberia, where they once again eliminate selected targets as a sniper.
Company of Heroes
Strategy 11 September 2006
A real-time strategy set during the World War II. The game was developed by the Canadian studio, Relic Entertainment, famous for the Homeworld series and Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War. The game focuses on the American armies struggling against the enemy in Western Europe. It begins with the D-Day, the legendary allied landing in Normandy. The single-player campaign is very cinematic. When it comes to the multiplayer, it can support up to eight players.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Action 01 September 2015
A third person perspective stealth action game belonging to the famous Metal Gear Solid franchise. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was created by the Japanese studio Kojima Productions (formerly a subsidiary of Konami) led by Hideo Kojima. The story is set after the events presented in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, which served as a prologue. The main hero – Punished Snake – awakes in a hospital bed after having spent 8 years in a coma.
Project I.G.I.
Action 15 December 2000
A tactical FPS with strategy elements, developed by Interloop. The action takes place in the former Soviet Union, where, as a SAS officer, we have to find and capture American nuclear warheads and prevent a catastrophe similar to the one that happened in Chernobyl. The gameplay combines elements of tactical FPS and strategy game; before each mission we have to devise a detailed plan with the aim of staying undetected for as long as possible.