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STRATEGY

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm

Second part of StarCraft 2 trilogy.



DOTA 2

The mod that started the whole genre is now getting a commercial sequel from Valve Software.



Wargame: European Escalation

Realistic real-time tactical wargame from Eugen Systems- makers of R.U.S.E. and Act of War (both scored 8.5 at IGN).



Legends of Pegasus

Classic-styled 4X game



Masters of Broken World

Turn-based fantasy 4X.



Warlock: Master of the Arcane

Fantasy TBS set in the world of Majesty.



Crusader Kings II

Epic strategy game from Paradox Interactive



Naval War: Arctic Circle

Realistic naval wargame.



Castle Story

Voxel-based indie mix of Stronghold and Minecraft







A Game of Dwarves

Dungeon Keeper-like game from Paradox Interactive



Kingdom Under Fire 2

MMO sequel to popular korean RTS.



Tower Wars

Promising and gorgeous indie tower defense





Total War: Shogun – Fall of The Samurai

Stand-alone add-on to excellent (9 from IGN) Shogun 2: Total War



King Arthur II



Jagged Alliance: Back in Action



Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion

Standalone add-on to a strategy game that scored at 8.9 IGN and 9.0 at Gamespot.



Scrolls

Mix of board game and card game from creators of Minecraft.



Fray

Tactical turn-based wargame



End of Nations

MMORTS from Petroglyph. Their last RTS was Universe at War, which scored 8.0 at IGN.



Anno 2070: Deep Ocean

First expansion pack to one of the very best city builders of all time.



Black Space

Space-based RTS made by veterans from EA Tiburon who went indie to realize their dream project.



Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods and Kings

Expension pack to newest entry in this classic turn-based franchise (Civ V scored 9.0 from IGN). It brings many improvements, including restoring religion system.



Dungeonland

A Dungeon Keeper-inspired cooperative action game from Paradox Interactive where players take control of a group of adventurers in their visit to a crazy and dangerous medieval theme park.



Endless Space

Epic 4X game made by veterans from Electronic Arts and Ubisoft. The beta is absolutely incredible. This has potential to be one of the very best games this genre has ever seen.



FTL: Faster than Light

Awesome indie game that is a spaceship simulation roguelike. Its aim is to recreate the atmosphere of running a spaceship exploring the galaxy



Legend of Eisenwald

A King’s Bounty-like mix of RPG and strategy, with tactical turn based battles and a simple economic model.



Mech Tactics

F2P mech strategy game from makers of Battlestar Galactica Online



MechWarrior Tactics

TBS tactical wargame based on the classic Battletech license.



Nexus Conflict

Free to Play real-time space tactical combat game, set in the world of Black Prophecy.



Sins of a Dark Age

F2P game that mixes MOBA with full blown RTS mechanics. From makers of awesome Sins of a Solar Empire.



Stardrive

Promising indie action-strategy game where the goal is to build a space empire.



Starvoid

A multiplayer real time strategy game from Paradox, wrapped in the easy-to-pick-up and and easy-to-play structure of a first person shooter



Ghost Recon Commander

Surprisingly deep Facebook-based tactical TBS designed by Brenda Brathwaite – who worked on Jagged Alliance series at SirTech.







Team Assault: Baptism of Fire

Squad-based tactical TBS inspired by Jagged Alliance



Magna Mundi

Commercial follow-up to the best Europa Universalis 3 mod ever made.



Xenonauts

Indie turn-based tactical game inspired heavily by X-COM.



Card Hunter

A mix of RPG and card game from one of the founders of Irrational Games (BioShock, System Shock 2 etc)



Dungeon Viva

Indie Dungeon Keeper inspired tower defense game.



Jagged Alliance Online

Turn-based browser game spin-off.



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Diablo 3







Torchlight II

Sequel to a hack and slash RPG that scored 8.6 at IGN.



Cube World

Voxel based indie RPG



Drox Operative

Sci-fi space opera RPG from makers of Depths of Peril and Din’s Curse



Krater

Action RPG from makers of Lead and Gold



Eschalon: Book III

Third entry in the best indie cRPG series.



Ys: The Oath in Felghana

Finally an english version of classic PC action-RPG from japanese developer Falcom.



Ys Origin

An english version of classic PC action-RPG from japanese developer Falcom.



Sang-Froid

Mix of action, RTS and RPG, where we play a canadian lumberjack/traper who have to defend a little cabin in the forest against attacks of Devil’s hordes.



Outernauts

Pokemon-like turn-based RPG from Insomniac – a previously console-only developer, who made Ratched and Clank and Ressistance series.



KingsRoad

Beautiful browser action-RPG made by ex-Pandemic people.



Forged by Chaos

Online action-rpg using CryEngine2



Driftmoon

RPG from maker of great freeware game Notrium.



Neverwinter

Online cooperative RPG with powerful adventure building tools, from Cryptic (makers of City of Heroes and Champions)



Wizardry Online

Hardcore MMORPG spin-off from classic PC series/







Wildstar



Phantasy Star Online 2



Royal Quest

A MMO from Katauri Interactive, which is a studio responsible for gems like King’s Bounty: the Legend (8.1 from IGN) or Space Rangers 2 (8.0 from IGN)



Salem

Crafting-heavy MMO with perma-death from Paradox (makers of series like Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron)



Guild Wars 2

Original Guild Wars scored 9.0 at IGN



Mytheon



Tera

Beautiful MMORPG with action-game like combat, by ex-Lineage devs.







Star Trek: Infinite Space

Browser MMO set in Deep Space Nine timeline.







Shadowrun

Tactical MMORPG set in popular pen and paper roleplaying game setting.







City of Steam

Steampunko MMO







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Lone Survivor

Regardless of how you approach it, Lone Survivor is one of those games that remain on your mind long after you’ve finished it. Even if you don’t share my predilection for nightmares, you’ll find that Lone Survivor’s masterful dedication to ambiance and setting far outweighs any concerns about its retro aesthetic. Embrace it on its own terms, and you’ll find a game that comes the closest a survival horror game has come to replicating the experience of the first Silent Hill game in recent years; indeed, in some ways, it’s even better. – 8.5 from IGN



Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

Sequel to the best horror game of all time. This project is pretty much dream team-up, because Frictional is working with Chinese Room, which was responsible for the incredible Dear Esther.



Cherry Tree High Comedy Club

Awesome japanese indie adventure game, where we’re trying to recruit members for school comedy club.







Cradle

Experimental indie adventure game centered on exploration.



Stasis

Indie sciece-fiction adventure game heavily inspired by Sanitarium.



else { Heart.break() }

Innovative indie adventure game based around the idea of gamer reprogramming the reality.



Home

Minimalistic horror game



Cognition

Kickstarter funded psychological thriller that has Jane Jensen (Gabriel Knight trilogy creator) in it’s development team



Secret Files 3: The Archimedes Code



The Lost Chronicles of Zerzura

Adventure game from makers of Black Mirror 2-3



Jack Keane 2

The first one got 7.0 from Adventuregamers.



Against the Wall

Indie adventure game. You can play browser-based demo on the official site, which I really recommend.



Kairo

Indie adventure game inspired by Myst where players explore vast abandoned monuments. It’s being developed by Richard Perrin, the creator ow awesome freeware the white chamber.



The Journey of Iesir

Beautiful indie adventure game.



Yesterday

From Pendulo Studios – makers of Runaway trilogy and The Next Big Thing.



Mage’s Initiation: Reign of the Elements

Commercial adventure gamers with RPG elements from the indie team who created fan remakes of King Quest 1-3



Journey Down: Over the Edge

Commercial follow-up to one of best freeware adventure games of last few years.



The Mystery of the Wicked Village

Sequel to Murder in the Abbey.



Prominence

Indie hard-sf adventure.



Black Sails

Pirate themed adventure game from Deck 13, makers of Ankh series and Jack Keane.



Bracken Tor: The Time of Tooth and Claw

New horror adventure game from Shadow Tor Studios, makers of Barrow Hill, which got 8.0 from Adventuregamers



Dead Cyborg

Unique science-fiction adventure game that mixes 3D first person perspective and text adventure-like command system.



Last Crown: The Haunting of Hallowed Isle

Follow-up to horror adventure game that scored 7.0 at Adventuregamers.



Botanicula

New adventure game from Amanita Design (Machinarium and Samorost series)



The Dark Eye: Satinavs Ketten

Adventure set in popular Pen and Paper roleplaying game setting. It’s being developed by Daedalic Entertainment, makers of The Whispered World.



Coven

New game from makers of Rhiannon (7.5 from Gamespot)



Asylum

New horror adventure game from people who created Scratches, which scored 8.0 at Adventuregamers.



Saturated Dreamers

Indie exploration game from makers or Immortal Defense



Resonance

First commercial game from maker the incredible freeware adventure game “What Linus Bruckman Sees When His Eyes Are Closed”



Memento Mori 2: Guardian of Immortality



Fract

Abstract indie game that won IGF Award for Best Student Game.



Dear Esther

Commercial remake (made by one of Mirror’s Edge level designers) of one of the best and most artisticaly complete mods ever made.



A Valley Without Wind

Experimental adventure/exploration game from Arcen Games (makers of Ai War)



Deponia

Hand painted post apocalyptic cyberpunk adventure game in glorious 1440×900 resolution



Haunted

New aventure from Deck 13, makers of Ankh series and Jack Keane



Antichamber

First person exploration puzzler that’s a commercial follow-up to one of best UT3 mods ever made.



Tower 22

Awesomely creepy FPP indie horror adventure game



Science-fiction Saga

Gorgeous sci-fi indie adventure



Harvey: New Eye

Sequel to Harvey and Edna, which scored 7.0 at Adventuregamers.



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SIMULATION

War Thunder: World of Planes

Flight Sim MMO from creators of Wings of Prey.



X Rebirth

New entry in classic Elite-like series. This time not only it runs on new engine, but the whole gameplay has been redesigned from scratch, while retaining all the freedom fans love.



Take on Helicopters

Civilian heli-sim from makers of Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis and ArmA series.



Microsoft Flight

Finally, a new flight sim from Microsoft.



Digital Combat Simulator: P-51D Mustang





Mechwarrior Online

Ressurection of classic franchise in a form of a multiplayer centric mech sim running on CryEngine 3.



SOL: Exodus

Combat space sim



Steel Armor: Blaze of War

Mew tank sim from the makers of Steel Fury (which was one of the best tank games of all time)



Space Shuttle Mission Simulator 2

Sequel to the best sim of it’s kind.



Combat Helo

Indie heli sim.



War Wings: Hell Catz

Flight Sim from Mad Catz’s internal studio.



Star Conflict

Space-sim MMO



Jet Thunder

Historical air combat sim from Thunder Works







Naumachia – Space Warfare

A multiplayer space battle sim in which you can start piloting individual fighters with standard FPS controls (mouse/keyboard) and then when your rank advances it’s possible to command capital ships and their fighter squadrons with a dedicated RTS-like interface. Developed by people who previously made Specialist mod for first Half-life



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Planetside 2

MMOFPS from Sony Online Entertainment.



Smite

Action game inspired by Defense of the Ancients from makers of Global Agenda and Tribes: Ascend.



Super Monday Night Combat

PC-exclusive sequel to Monday Night Combat (8.0 from IGN)



Apotheon

Greek mythology-inspired platformer with heavy focus on stealth, exploration and combat. It’s designed by creators of Capsized (8.5 from IGN) and Nexuiz.



Audiosurf Air

Sequel to one of the early indie success stories.



Brick-Force

This sandbox shooter allows players to create worlds, brick by brick.



Code Hero

A co-op first-person science shooter where you use the code ray to manipulate code. It can actually teach how to code Javascript!



Fighting Fairy

English version of popular japanese indie fighting game.



Intruder

Multiplayer tactical shooter, that places empasis on stealth, teamwork and planning.



Mercenary Ops

F2P multiplayer shooter made by asian division of Epic Games



La Mulana

Remake of one of the best freeware platformers of all time.



Reign of Thunder

F2P multiplayer action game from makers of MechAssault series.



Salvation Prophecy

Ridiculously ambitious science-fiction game that mixes space-sim like ship battles, Third-person shooter-like ground battles and 4X-style empire managment.



Showdown Effect

Side-scrolling action game that’s a homage to 80s asian action movies. It’s being designer by creators of Magicka.



S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Online

MMOFPS continuation of the popular franchise.



Under the Ocean

Commercial sequel to amazing freeware Under the Garden. It’s a sandbox platformer that puts empasis on survival the harsh wild enviorement







Yokai

Indie old school platformer with gorgeous visuals.



Firefall

Massive online FPS from RED5 Studios (ex Blizzard people) and lead designer of Tribes 1 and 2.

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Tribes: Ascend



Natural Selection 2

Commercial sequel to one of best mp MODS of all time



Heroes and Generals

Online WW2 FPS from a studio formed by lead designers of Hitman series.



CHIVALRY

First-person medieval online combat game running on Unreal Engine 3.0. It’s being developed by a team behind Age of Chivalry mods.



Execute

Unique Unreal 3.0 powered action puzzler where you control a robot by programming set of multiple orders and then just watch him execute it in sequence.



Bounty Arms

Indie platformer running on Unreal Engine 3.0.



The Spire

Indie FPP action-adventure with strong puzzle element built on Unreal Engine 3.0.



Warface

Free military FPS from Crytek.



Snapshot

Snapshot is a 2d sidescrolling game in which the player takes on the role of “Pic” The player controls Pic as well as a camera that can take photos of the environment. Photos can capture objects such as boxes, enemies, and other things. The player can then use these photos to move objects around in the world to complete each level. One of finalists for 2009 Independent Games Festival’s Excellence in Design Award



Depth

Indie aquatic stealth game running on Unreal Engine 3. The team is filed with people who created the first version of Killing Floor.



Contagion

Single and multiplayer horror FPS from makers of Zombie Panic! Source mod.



The Swindle

Steampunk platformer from makers of Time Gentlemen, Please!, which got 9.0 from Eurogamer.



Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone

Excellent japanese indie platformer translated by the fine crew of Carpe Fulgur (Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale)



Tactical Intervention

New tactical FPS from creator of Counterstrike



Delta Force: Angel Falls



Extrasolar

Exploration game from makers of Cog (7.3 from IGN)



Carrier Command: Gaea Mission

A revival of classic old school IP made by creators of Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis and ArmA seriesl



AirMech

Awesome mix of shump and RTS genres that’s a spiritual successor to Herzog Zwei.



Untitled project from makers of Terraria



Voxatron

Indie action game based on voxel worlds



Retrovirus

Spiritual successor to Descent series. Made by Cadenza Interactive – makers of Sol Survivor.



War of the Roses

Big budgeted melee combat-centric multiplayer medieval action game from Paradox Interactive and Fathark.



Pineapple Smash Crew

Indie action game inspired by Cannon Fodder.



Signal Ops

Spy stealth-action game inspired by Syndicate, Commandoes and most of all Hired Guns. Just like in that last title you get multiple small windows on your screen, each showing the viewpoint of single agent.



Tank’d

Tank’d is a 3D side-scrolling tank game where movement is not restricted to the ground. Players will have to use their tank’s wall-walking abilities along with a selection of powerful weapons to survive in a strange and dangerous world. One of the members of dev team is the awesome guy who created the glorious sidescrolling Team Fortress 2 mod called The Great Class Dash.



F.E.A.R. Origin Online

MMO adaptation of popular FPS franchise.



Ghosts n’ Goblins Online

A platforming MMO that’s an adaptation of classic sidescrolling series



Blacklight: Retribution



Black Sky

Open ended StarControl2 like game



Iron Seed 2

Follow up to forgotten classic (it’s not well known now, but back in the days it rivaled Star Control 2 in quality)



Seasons after Fall

Beautiful indie puzzle platformer where you use effects seasonal changes to overcome obstacles.



The Swapper

Very promising and unique puzzle platformer based around the idea of a device that can create copies of yourself with whom you can then swap placesIt features interesting light, shadow and relativeness based game mechanics blended with an ambiguous storyline embedded directly into and told throughout the game.







Cobalt

Indie platformer from the makers of Harvest: Massive Encounter.



Swimming Under Clouds

An indie 2-D physics-based puzzle platformer



Sky Legends

Online arcade flying game from the studio that made Snoopy: Flying Ace (console game that scored 9.0 at IGN)



Rising Storm

First add-on to Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad, made as colaboration with mod teams.



ArcMagi

As developer himself put it: “I like to think of it as a true PC fighting game. Dynamic and up-to-the-point, but very strategic, controlled by mouse and with strong character development elements.”



RACING

rFactor 2

The first rFactor became the rulling standart of PC racing sims and the most popular modding platform for fans of the genre, not to mention it’s engine was the basis for majority of other good PC racing sims of recent years (like GTR 1-2, Race series, Arca simracing or GT Legends)



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Assetto Corsa

Hardcore racing sim from makers of netKAR – one of the very best games of this genre.



GTR 3

Finally a real sequel to one of the finest racing sims of all time (9.2 from IGN)



Formula Truck

Hardcore truck sim from experienced Reiza Studio.



PUZZLE CASUAL

Arcada Mia’s

New puzzle game from the maker of Dangerous High School Girls In Trouble.



Fool and his money

Sequel to legendary Fool’s Errand.



Pontifex III

Sequel to one of best indie puzzle games ever made



Farmlands

By Caffeinated Games, a company founded by the former Lead Tools Engineer of Zipper Interactive (SOCOM fame) Greg Chudecke who prior to Zipper worked on Backyard Skateboarding (Atari) and Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Black Label Games)



Might & Magic: Duel of Champions

Card game set in Might & Magic universe.



Reset

Stunningly beautiful science-fiction puzzle game.



Contrast

An indie puzzle game that centers on one mechanic — the idea that you can move in 3D or flatten yourself against walls in 2D.







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Grand Theft Auto V



Risen 2: Dark Waters PC

Sequel to a great (8.6 at IGN) RPG from makers of Gothic trilogy.







Mass Effect 3







Game of Thrones

Roleplaying game based on popular series of fantasy novels.







Far Cry 3







Max Payne 3

Max Payne got 9.3 from IGN, while it’s sequel scored 9.4



Dishonored

New action-adventure stealth game from Arkane (makers of Arx Fatalis) helped by Harvey Smith (Deus Ex’s designer) and Half-Life 2 art director.



Syndicate

Cyberpunk FPS from Starbreeze (Chronicles of Riddick)



Borderlands 2

The first one got 8.8 from IGN.







The Secret World

A MMO from makers of Age of Conan and Longest Journey franchise



Port Royale 3

New entry in one of the best economic series of all time.



Dragon Commander

Strategy game from makers of Divinity series.



Quantum Conundrum

Puzzle game from lead designer of Portal.



Project CARS

Community-funded racing sim from makers of GTR2 and GT Legends







Rayman Origins

Stunning 2D platformer. Console version scored 9.5 from IGN.



Shank 2



Stacking

Adventure game from Double Fine. Console version scored 8.5 from IGN.



The Witness

Adventure game from maker of Braid.



Sniper Elite V2



Spec Ops: The Line







Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Fantasy RPG from Big Huge Games (makers of Rise of Nations) and lead designer of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.



Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier



Legend of Grimrock

Oldschool indie RPG made in the vein of Eye of Beholder and Dungeon Master.



Project Owlboy

Retro platformer



The Testament of Sherlock Holmes



Skulls of the Shogun

Turn based strategy game from ex-EALA developers.



Cloning Clyde

Indie clayanimation platformer. Console version scored 8.1 from IGN.



The Darkness 2

Sequel to console FPS that scored 8.5 at IGN



Spelunky

The remake of original freeware gem will debut on Xbox Live Arcade, but will be released on PC too at later date.







Death to Spies 3

Stealth action game heavily inspired by Hitman and set in Cold War era.The first one scored 8.0 at IGN.



Hawken

Incredibly looking indie mech game.



Fallen Frontier

Indie side scrolling shooter from ex-Bungie developers



The Walking Dead: The Game

Episodic adventure game from Telltale Games (makers of Sam and Max, Back to the Future and Tales of Monkey Island)



Sword & Sworcery EP

Sequel to one of the very best RTS-es ever made.



Akaneiro: Demon Hunters

Action-RPG from American McGee that mixes Red Riding Hood fairy tale with japanese folklore.



Alan Wake’s American Nightmare

By rights, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare should be utterly underwhelming. The core game is changed not at all from its parent’s lukewarm style, the story is thin and hackneyed, hell it even has live-action cutscenes. But somehow, the gameplay is challenging enough to keep you clicking that left mouse button and listening to that weird, not quite Rod Serling voice telling you to survive until morning just one more time. – 7.5 from IGN



Awesomenauts

2D side scrolling MOBA game



Binary Domain

TPP shooter from the maker of Yakuza franchise.



Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Seems like a first breath of fresh air for the IP in a long, long time.



Enemy Front

Oldschool FPS designed by Stuart Black.



Dark Souls

PC version of last year’s bloody brilliant console RPG.



Assassin’s Creed III

Finally a leap forward for this franchise



Jet Set Radio

Enchanced HD port of cult-classic Dreamcast game.



Omerta: City of Gangsters

Tactical turnbased strategy made by creators of Tropico 3 and 4.



Skullgirls

PC version of fighting game that scored 8.5 at IGN.



Vessel

Indie platformer which gameplay based on manipulating fluids.



Captain Morgane

Semi sequel to adventure game So Blonde, which scored 8.0 from Adventuregamers.







Pid

Indie Puzzle platformer. It’s being made by Might and Delight, a new studio formed by people who worked on Mirror’s Edge and series like Killzone or Battlefield. Most of all, the team consist of the core group responsible for the glorious Bionic Commando Rearmed (9.4 from IGN).



Defenders of Ardania

Tower defense set in Majesty series world.





MacGuffin’s Curse

Puzzle adventure game from makers of Jolly Rover (7/10 from Adventure Gamers).

