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Roger Wilco is one of the most important men on the starship Arcada: he is the janitor! Just when he was doing what he does best (dozing off in a closet), the shrill sound of an alarm penetrated the air. Arcada is attacked by the evil Sariens! Before Roger realizes what is going on, he … Continue reading “Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter”

Year: 1986

Platforms: Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh

Genre: Adventure

Theme: Graphic adventure


The Swedish game studio Frictional Games continues its tradition in the horror genre (Amnesia, Penumbra series) with SOMA. This time, the player is presented with a science fiction story in which the protagonist, Simon Jarret, is suddenly transported to an abandoned facility the moment he goes through a brain scan. After surviving a car accident … Continue reading “Soma”

Year: 2015

Platforms: Linux, Macintosh, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One

Genre: Adventure

Theme: Survival horror


An RPG set in a medieval land where all the women have been kidnapped and it is up to you to get them back. What starts as a mission to save the women soon turns into a battle against good and evil to the death.

Year: 1999

Platforms: Dreamcast, Linux, Macintosh, Windows

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Hack and slash


Sid Meier’s Civilization IV, the fourth installment of the series, starts the player, like in the previous games, with a single village in the Stone Age and has them advance from there by exploring, founding cities, researching, exploiting natural resources and eventually trading or making war with neighbouring civilizations. While Sid Meier’s Civilization III put cultural influence … Continue reading “Sid Meier’s Civilization IV”

Year: 2005

Platforms: Macintosh, Windows

Genre: Strategy / tactics

Theme: Turn-based strategy


After the 20th century, humankind reaches its hand out across the stars. Seeking to escape the overcrowded chaos of Earth, the United Nations builds a single seedship, the UNS Unity, and sends her on a mission towards the Alpha Centauri star system. After a long journey in cryogenic suspension, the Unity reaches Alpha Centauri where … Continue reading “Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri”

Year: 1999

Platforms: Macintosh, Windows

Genre: Strategy / tactics

Theme: Turn-based strategy


Surviving a dare by your friends to spend the night in a haunted museum is how Shivers begins, but it soon turns into a challenge of capturing the evil Ixupi, ghosts of South American legend, in pots scattered throughout the museum. The game is similar to Myst in many aspects in that it’s an adventure … Continue reading “Shivers”

Year: 1995

Platforms: Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x

Genre: Adventure

Theme: Puzzle elements


In the world of Shadowrun magic has returned to the world. Elves, trolls, orks and dwarves walk among humans in a cyberpunk world. You are a shadowrunner, a specialist who undertakes difficult missions for people who want to keep their identities secret. Shadowrun Returns takes place in Seattle (USA) where you are trailing a mysterious killer on … Continue reading “Shadowrun Returns”

Year: 2013

Platforms: Android, Linux, Macintosh, Windows, iPad

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Turn-based strategy


Shadowrun: Hong Kong is the third entry in HareBrained Schemes’ Shadowrun series. The technical and design framework is mostly identical to the previous Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut. In this story, which is except for a few references and recurring minor characters unconnected to the predecessors, the player character travels to Kong Kong on request … Continue reading “Shadowrun: Hong Kong”

Year: 2015

Platforms: Linux, Macintosh, Windows

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Turn-based strategy


Dragonfall is an expansion pack for Shadowrun Returns and requires the original game to play. This new campaign builds upon the gameplay of Shadowrun Returns through a new storyline. As all Shadowrun games, Dragonfall is set in the Sixth World, a cyberpunk future where magic has returned to the world. More specifically, Dragonfall takes place … Continue reading “Shadowrun: Dragonfall”

Year: 2014

Platforms: Linux, Macintosh, Windows

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Turn-based strategy


Shadow Warrior 2 is the sequel to the 2013 game Shadow Warrior, which is a reboot of the 1997 title Shadow Warrior. Consistent across all games in the series Lo Wang is the protagonist, once a corporate shogun and now a mercenary available for hire. As usual he constantly comments on the encounters, dropping oneliners … Continue reading “Shadow Warrior 2”

Year: 2016

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Windows, Windows Apps, Xbox One

Genre: Action

Theme: RPG elements, Shooter