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Assassin's Creed II
Action 17 November 2009
A sequel to Assassin's Creed, an action game released in 2007. Just as the original, also the second installment was developed by Ubisoft Montreal studio. Assassin's Creed II tells of the new adventures of Desmond Miles. This time the protagonist uses the Animus to relive the memories of Ezio Auditore da Firenze, a young noble from Florence living in the Renaissance period. The hero decides to join the Brotherhood of Assassins in order to take revenge on the Templars for killing his family.
Assassin's Creed: Shadows
RPG 15 November 2024 (early access since November 2024)
The thirteenth main installment of the Assassin's Creed series. The story of AC Shadows takes place in 1579 in Feudal Japan. We can switch between playing as the black samurai Yasuke and the female shinobi Naoe. The game is singleplayer only, featuring a massive open world.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Action 16 November 2010
Action-adventure game with stealth elements and the second major installment in the best-selling Assassin's Creed series. The game, created by Ubisoft Montreal, is the second part of the so-called Ezio trilogy. Players can follow the adventures of a Renaissance assassin, Ezio Auditore da Firenze (the protagonist of Assassin's Creed II). Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is set in Rome - the city of conflicting interests of influential houses and the seat of the villainous Templar Order.
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Action 15 November 2011
An open-world action game played from the third-person view. It is another installment in the Assassin's Creed series. In terms of the plot, the game ends the so-called Ezio trilogy, which comprises of Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and AC: Revelations. The game is set mainly in the 16th century, though in-game flashbacks reach as far as back to the 12th century.
Anno 1404: Venice
Strategy 25 February 2010
An official expansion for the 2009's economic strategy Anno 1404, which is the fourth installment in the series launched more than a decade earlier by the Max Design studio. The add-on features the titular Venetian culture and with it the new merchant ships, the possibility to sabotage opponent's progress, and the institution of city council, which can be manipulated and bribed in order to take control of a foreign metropolis without bloodshed.
Pentiment
Adventure 15 November 2022
Adventure game developed by Obsidian Entertainment studio. In Pentiment we play as an artist who gets entangled in a case of mysterious murders in a German abbey. A characteristic feature of the game is graphics inspired by medieval woodcuts.
Sailing Era
RPG 12 January 2023
An adventure sailing simulator taking place during the times of great geographical discoveries. Sailing Era lets the player explore a massive ocean while battling pirates, making discoveries, romancing tavern guests and trading in many culturally diverse harbors.
Naval Action
Simulation 13 June 2019
An online sailing simulator developed by the Ukrainian developer, Game-Labs, whose members worked previously on the STALKER and Total War series. The action of the game is set between the sixteenth and the eighteenth century - a period within the so-called Age of Sail. The gameplay focuses on the exploration of the enormous game world, where the players can trade, take assignments, and participate in realistic sea battles.
Assassin's Creed Rebellion
Strategy 21 November 2018
A strategy game with RPG elements, in which you manage a fortress of the eponymous Assassin Brotherhood and lead a self-composed team of assassins. The title was developed by the Canadian team at Behavior Interactive Studio. Assassin’s Creed Rebellion is set in the 15th-century Spain, where you confront the Inquisition.
Renaissance Kingdom Wars
Strategy September 2024 (early access since September 2024)
A game combining elements of RTS and grand strategy genres. Renaissance Kingdom Wars allows us to travel back to 1510, starting out as a leader of a mercenary company. Our goal is to lead our own state, while maintaining the army, the diplomacy and the economy.
Hanse: The Hanseatic League
Strategy 30 April 2018
An economic strategy game with simulation elements. The players work for the titular Hanseatic League during the 15th century, trading with over thirty towns in Europe and America. The gameplay is spiced up with turn-based sea battles and special events like natural catastrophes or epidemic outbreaks.
Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forli
Action 28 January 2010
A small addition to the game about the adventures of the assassin Ezio. This time the hero has to help defend the city of Forli against the attack of the Orsi brothers' army. During the game we get to know new allies - known historical figures: Katarzyna Sforza and Niccolo Machiavelli. In one of the special sequences we can also fly with a flying machine created by Leonardo da Vinci.
Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Ascension
Strategy 24 March 2016
A turn-based strategy game developed by Koei Tecmo. The action of the title takes place in Japan during the Sengoku era (years 1467-1573). Similarly as in the previous installments of the series, the main part of the game are the story campaigns in which the players can learn about the history of various actual people such as Yukimura Sanada, Masamune Date or Ieyasu Tokugawa. More than two thousand of playable characters appear in Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence – Ascension.
Expeditions: Conquistador
RPG 30 May 2013
Expeditions: Conquistador is a cRPG production developed by Logic Artists, with isometric perspective and turn-based combat system. The game allows you to move on to the 16th century and explore the New World as a Spanish conquistador.
Ecumene Aztec
Action 2025
A TPP action adventure game with RPG, stealth and survival elements. Ecumene Aztec is set in the 16th century Mesoamerica, having us play as an Aztec warrior, needing to choose whether we'll side with our people or support the conquistadors during the war.
The Inquisitor
Adventure 08 February 2024
The production is based on The Inquisitor Cycle, a series of novels by Jacek Piekara. In I, the Inquisitor we become the Inquisitor on behalf of Jesus Christ, who takes revenge on his tormentors and spreads the Gospel.
The Procession to Calvary
Adventure 09 April 2020
Humorous point & click adventure game, referring to the works of Monty Python's group. Its graphic design was developed using fragments of Renaissance artworks. Joe Richardson is responsible for creating The Procession to Calvary.
Neo Atlas 1469
Strategy 27 October 2016
A unique combination of strategy, adventure and economy. Players move to 15th century Portugal and manage a trading company. The aim of the game is to find the legendary country of Zipang, as well as to make an accurate map of the world.
Rise of Venice
Strategy 27 September 2013
Rise of Venice is an economic strategy developed by Gaming Minds, an extension of the Patrician and Port Royale series. Players take on the role of a Venetian merchant and must both develop their commercial empire and command their own fleet during naval battles.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - The Da Vinci Disappearance
Action 08 March 2011
The Da Vinci Disappearance is a paid DLC addition to Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the third installment of Ubisoft's best-selling cycle. The plot revolves around the kidnapping of Leonardo DaVinci by the cult of Hermeticists. The extension also offers a new map, the Alhambra, which is located in Grenada.
Assassin's Creed: Revelations - The Lost Archive
Action 28 February 2012
One of the DLC packs for the action game Assassin’s Creed Revelations developed by Ubisoft. The Lost Archive allows the player to learn more about the past of Lucy Stillman and Subject 16 – the mysterious assassin who, similarly as Desmond Miles, is a descendant of Ezio Auditore da Firenze. The expansion leads the player through a series of environmental riddles based on the Animus action puzzles. Animus is the machine for the virtual projection known from the base game.
Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection
Action 15 November 2016
A compilation of three most popular installments of the Assassin’s Creed series that includes Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, and Assassin's Creed: Revelations. The main protagonist of the trilogy is Ezio Auditore de Firenze, an Italian assassin who lived on the turn of the 15th and 16th century.
Four Last Things
Adventure 23 February 2017
Four Last Things is an unusual, funny point & click adventure in 2D, which was prepared on the basis of fragments of works from the Renaissance era. Its creator, Joe Richardson, presents his game with the words "a bit like Monkey Island, if it had been created in the 16th century Flemish Region by the time traveler Monthy Python's fanboy".
Mission 1545
Action 09 January 2016
Created by City Quests Games, a third-person stealth action game set in the 16th-century London. You assume the role of “The Moth,” an agent known for her stealth abilities, who is also an ally of the Dominican Brothers. When the government spies reveal the true identity of the heroine, and some of her supporters get imprisoned in the Tower of London, the protagonist must set them free before the sunrise.