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PC (Personal computer) - one of the most popular home platforms and the only one which doesn’t offer playing video games as its main purpose. PC was born in the 1970s, but it is impossible to give an exact moment of its birth or even a name of its creator. However, IBM is the one who gave computers their present shape, using, at the beginning of the 1980s, an idea of open architecture – which is today one of the most important differences between computers and consoles.The foundations of PC as a gaming platform are currently systems of digital distribution of video games (Steam, Origin, Uplay) and MMO games that mostly work in f2p (free-to-play) model.

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The Thaumaturge
The Thaumaturge

RPG 04 March 2024

A Polish RPG set in the early 20-century Warsaw. The Thaumaturge has us playing as the titular character, able to perceive esoteric creatures known as Salutors and wield their powers.

BioShock Infinite
BioShock Infinite

Action 26 March 2013

First person perspective action game released as a spin-off to the BioShock series. This title was produced by Irrational Games with publishing support from the 2K Games company. BioShock Infinite is set in an alternative version of the early 20th century. The main hero, private detective Booker DeWitt, arrives to Columbia, a city floating in the sky, where he needs to locate and rescue a woman named Elizabeth.

Battlefield 1
Battlefield 1

Action 21 October 2016

Another full-fledged installment in one of the most popular series of war shooters played from the first-person view and developed since 2002, as the effect of cooperation between Electronic Arts and DICE. With its flamboyant title, Battlefield 1 introduces the series to the realities of the First World War. The story campaign depicts this global conflict through the eyes of several independent characters, who participate in twentieth-century's first modern military conflict.

Titanic: Honor and Glory
Titanic: Honor and Glory

Adventure 2025

A first-person adventure game from ORM Entertainment, which was initially supposed to be nothing more than modification to the popular shooter Crysis 2. Its story revolves around the disaster of the famous ocean liner, which sunk in 1912 with hundreds of people on board. We play as a man named Robert Morgan, who, due to false accusations, has to hide aboard the liner from the police.

BioShock: The Collection
BioShock: The Collection

Action 15 September 2016

A special bundle that includes the revamped editions of three installments in the bestselling BioShock series, designed by 2K Games company for the eighth generation consoles. Each game in the trilogy, which is often described as the spiritual successor to the cult System Shock, is set in different settings and features different main characters.

Iron Harvest
Iron Harvest

Strategy 01 September 2020

An original strategy game with RPG elements, taking place in a unique dieselpunk universe of 1920+, created by a Polish concept artist Jakub Rozalski. The game portrays an alternative history of Europe at the turn of the 19th century, in which humanity used their knowledge and means to build powerful walking machines, used not only in battle but also e.g. in agriculture.

Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts

Strategy 25 January 2023

A strategy game set between 1890 and 1938, in which we command a naval fleet of one of the world's major powers, and our task is to make key decisions, steer ships in battle, and even design ships. Game-Labs studio, known from Ultimate General: Civil War, is responsible for creating this title.

The Last Express
The Last Express

Adventure 30 March 1997

One of the most innovative adventure games of the late 1990s. You play the role of Roberth Catha, an American with a mysterious past who has to solve the mystery of his friend's murder.

Titanic: Adventure out of Time
Titanic: Adventure out of Time

Adventure 14 July 1998

Titanic: Reverse the course of history is an action game produced by Cyberflix studio, in which players have the opportunity to prevent the catastrophe of the largest liner of all time. The creators took care of a thrilling scenario, photorealistic graphics, a large number of independent characters and demanding puzzles. Players can also take care of sightseeing the magnificent ship, reconstructed on the basis of authentic photos.

Scythe: Digital Edition
Scythe: Digital Edition

Strategy 05 September 2018

Video game adaptation of a tabletop game set in the 1920+ Universe created by Jakub Rozalski. In this universe, the battlefields from the first half of the 20th century are filled not only with units one might know from history books but also mechs. In Scythe: Digital Edition the players become leaders of chosen factions with a mission to dominate Eastern Europe. The game features both single and multiplayer modes.

Rule the Waves 2
Rule the Waves 2

Strategy 17 May 2019

Rule the Waves 2 is a complex strategy game, in which we try to build the largest and most advanced fleet possible in the first half of the 20th century. The Naval Warfare Simulations studio is responsible for creating and releasing the production.

Kaiserpunk
Kaiserpunk

Strategy 2024

A cross betwwen an Anno-like city builder and a grand strategy game reminiscent of Europa Universalis. Kaiserpunk has us leading a 20th century city-state, expanding it, conquering other regions and creating our own empire.

Railroad Corporation 2
Railroad Corporation 2

Strategy 2024

Railway Corporation 2 is an economic strategy in which we manage a railway company in the 20th century. We have to lay tracks, buy and improve trains, as well as establish and develop towns whose nature will harmonize with the main transport business.

The Legend of Tianding
The Legend of Tianding

Action 02 November 2021

The Legend of Tianding is an action platform game inspired by the story of the titular Taiwanese rebel and folk hero, who traverses the dangerous areas of the city of Taipei to defeat the occupying authorities and contribute to its liberation.

Secret Government
Secret Government

Strategy 15 April 2021

A global strategy game in which we play the role of a member of a secret organization straight from conspiracy theories, and our task is to secretly manipulate the course of events around the globe. The game takes place from the 18th century to the present day. Secret Government was developed by the Russian GameTrek studio and released by 1C Entertainment.

Lord Winklebottom Investigates
Lord Winklebottom Investigates

Adventure 28 July 2022

A classic point-and-click adventure set in an alternative version of the 1920s, controlled by anthropomorphic animals. At Lord Winklebottom Investigates we investigate the murder of our childhood friend Admiral Gilfrey.

The Room VR: A Dark Matter
The Room VR: A Dark Matter

Puzzle 26 March 2020

Another main part of the series of puzzle games from Fireproof Games. The Room VR: A Dark Matter tells the story of a London police investigation into the disappearance of a well-known Egyptologist in 1908.

Hidden Mysteries: Titanic - Secrets of the Fateful Voyage
Hidden Mysteries: Titanic - Secrets of the Fateful Voyage

Adventure 25 June 2010

Hidden Mysteries: Titanic - Secrets of the Fateful Voyage is an adventure game enriched with puzzles of the kind of "hidden objects". The title was produced by the American studio Gunnar Games. The player has the opportunity to learn the secrets of the famous Titanic passengers and discover the causes of the shipwreck.

The Last Express Gold Edition
The Last Express Gold Edition

Adventure 22 November 2013

Refreshed edition of the classic adventure game from 1997, for which the creator of the cult Prince of Persia Jordan Mechler is responsible. The action takes place entirely on board the title Orient Express, where, trying to escape from his problems, the hero controlled by us gets entangled in a complicated intrigue of lies, political intrigues and private interests of passengers, as well as love and murder.

Heathen: The Sons of the Law
Heathen: The Sons of the Law

Action canceled

A multiplayer-only first-person shooter/role playing game developed by Frog Factory. The story of Heathen was inspired by The Island of Dr. Moreau, a cult-classic novel by H.G. Wells describing a mysterious island inhabited by Beast Folk, human-animal hybrids created by the aforementioned scientist. After the death of its benefactor, the island has been rediscovered by a biologist and an entrepreneur, who had picked up the research in order to create a source of cheap workforce for humanity.

The Lion's Song
The Lion's Song

Adventure 07 July 2016

A peculiar adventure game created by Mi'pu'mi Games, constituting a fully developed version of the freeware app released in 2014 for the Ludum Dare event. The Lion's Song takes place in Austria, in the early 20th century, and the plot in centered around three creative people at the defining moments of their careers: a young composer preparing to create her greatest work, a middle-aged inventor, and a brilliant mathematician working on a groundbreaking equation.

Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass
Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass

Action 28 March 2017

The first paid expansion pack for Battlefield 1 - a popular online shooter game set in the World War I period. They Shall Not Pass brings a new game mode called Frontlines, which combines the Conquest and the Rush modes. Two sides of the conflict fight one another for control over certain, interconnected spots. Once the headquarters and all the outposts controlled by a team, a sequence resembling the Rush mode begins - the teams attack the telegraph posts or defend them against the opposition.

Battlefield 1: In The Name of the Tsar
Battlefield 1: In The Name of the Tsar

Action 19 September 2017

Battlefield 1: In The Name Of The Tsar is the second DLC (and a part of the game's season pass) for the best-selling first-person shooter Battlefield 1. The DLC, just like the base game, was developed by DICE, a studio that for years has been responsible for the Battlefield series. Just like Battlefield 1, the add-on takes place during the World War I.

Battlefield 1: Turning Tides
Battlefield 1: Turning Tides

Action 25 December 2017

Another expansion to Battlefield 1 - this time around the players get to participate in naval battles including Zeebrugge Operation and the Gallipoli Campaign. The DLC introduces a number of new maps, weapon types, gadgets, and vehicles, featuring a naval airship and a mighty destroyer. The players are also given a new character class - the Infiltrator.