The Empty Desk is the first chapter of the [i]Detective Bennett: Solved Cases[/i] saga – a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and hints of horror. It immerses the player in a true crime story while exploring the effects of a mind trapped in a cycle of repetition and emotional burnout. In this first installment, veteran homicide detective Thomas H. Bennett, just one week away from retirement, faces one final and unsettling case that could change him forever.

The story centers on the mysterious death of business tycoon Arthur Blackthorn and the inexplicable disappearance of his daughter Emily. Everything unfolds within the headquarters of Blackthorn & Co Insurances, a company hiding far more than simple contracts behind its polished walls. What starts as a routine homicide case quickly spirals into a surreal, harrowing experience. As Bennett explores the dark hallways of Blackthorn, he finds himself trapped in a nightmare where time and space warp, pushing him to the brink of sanity.

As you delve deeper into the game, reality crumbles before your eyes. The Blackthorn offices become a hostile, ever-shifting limbo where every corner hides disturbing secrets, and each door you open may bring you closer to the truth… or take you further from your own salvation. The title, The Empty Desk, symbolizes much more than a physical absence; it reflects the emotional exhaustion and the sense of emptiness felt by those, like Arthur Blackthorn, trapped in a life of monotony and despair – a mirror of Bennett’s own weariness after years on the force.

PLAY YOUR WAY – Throughout the chapters, there are certain moments where unexpected scares may appear. You can play with the scares enabled or without them – it’s your choice. If you enjoy the thrill of the unexpected, keep them on. But if you don’t like jump scares and prefer to focus on the story, you can disable them for a more immersive experience.

Game Features

• A complete story you can finish: Between 2.5 and 3.5 hours of gameplay, designed to deliver the full experience from beginning to end. No filler, no distractions – just a narrative adventure made to be played and completed.
• Deep narrative: Follow Detective Bennett’s final mission as he confronts a homicide case that devolves into something far more unsettling and emotionally devastating.
• Psychological exploration: The game tackles themes of mental health, emotional burnout, and workplace alienation through Bennett’s experiences and the dark mysteries of Blackthorn.
• Tense atmosphere: Blackthorn & Co’s offices are a changing, disorienting environment where reality distorts, and every step reveals new threats and secrets.
• Accessible and fluid investigation: Use your detective intuition to examine scenes, uncover clues, and reconstruct events without the fear of getting stuck. Puzzles are seamlessly integrated into the narrative to keep the story flowing and ensure an immersive, smooth experience.
• Start of a saga: The Empty Desk is the first chapter in the Detective Bennett: Solved Cases series, with more missions and mysteries to unravel in future installments.

You come home from a long day at work, go to bed, and when you wake up, something’s very different…

The game revolves entirely around Liminal Spaces, but what exactly are they? Liminality refers to something stuck between two different places or states. Liminal Spaces embody this, serving as areas in a state of transition. But when you stumble upon these places devoid of life, it’s eerie. You’d expect company, but it’s just you… or at least you believe so.

The poolrooms are a series of big, dimly lit spaces filled with lukewarm water. These eerie, empty areas seem to stretch on forever, mixing a weird sense of calm with creeping dread. As you wander through the quiet water and deserted halls, the unsettling silence makes you wonder if you’re really alone.

In a desperate move to end all wars that have been rampaging the world for decades, the mages provoked The Cataclysm. Massive balls of pure magic obliterated nearly everything. A strange purple mist propagated everywhere, with hordes of bloodthirsty mutants coming at night.

Our only hope is now to banish all magic from this accursed world by casting The Last Spell, requiring several days of uninterrupted incantation whilst a few strained Heroes try to protect those damned mages.

The Last Spell is a tactical RPG with roguelite elements in which you have to defend a city against hordes of deadly enemies.

During daytime, prepare your Heroes, carefully choose how to rebuild your Haven and position your defenses. Over the night, exterminate all the monsters coming at your walls with a large range of weapons and skills. Then heal, level up, and repeat until the Magic Seal is broken.

Turn-Based Tactical RPG:

• The whole RPG package: a flurry of stats, skills, perks, traits… and more.
• Tons of items: armors, weapons, trinkets and potions… with their own stats and skills, as well as optional random modifiers. Each weapon has its own skillset and playstyle!
• Build your own classes: upgrade your heroes with stat bonuses and perks, and equip whatever gear you wish. Want to make a glass cannon rogue/mage fighting with a gun? Do it!
• Manage your squad of heroes: they’re strong, but they are few and have access to limited resources. Healing and mana are scarce, so try to find a good balance.

Hordes of Evil:

• Think and adapt: you will face swarms of deadly enemies with only a few hardened heroes. Optimize your positioning and plan your actions: big AOE attacks, crowd control, buffs, poison… Every Action Point counts towards another day of survival.
• Enemies have strengths and weaknesses that will challenge your wits. And because hard is not enough for us, be prepared for the terrifying Elites!
• Each map will end with epic fights against unique mind-bending bosses.

Protect the Haven:

• Rebuild the city to help you in-between fights. Get healed, forge new magical weapons, get new heroes. Spend your resources wisely, commander!
• Build up your defenses: walls, traps, towers, catapults… every tiny bit of help is welcome.
• Protect the Magic Circle at all costs! If you lose it, humanity is doomed.
• 5 Havens to protect, each with their own setup and challenges requiring you to tailor your strategy to beat the Great Evil.

Roguelite Elements:

• The game is meant to be hard. You will fail… A lot. But every time you do, you’ll grow harder, better, faster, stronger!
• Procedurally generated enemy waves, characters, weapons and a ton of unlockables will keep you entertained until the real world collapses.
• Tailor each run thanks to the Omens: a limited amount of bonuses that can be picked for the upcoming run. Do you prefer more Action Points, more characters, sturdier defenses, better loot? Experiment to find your preferred tools of destruction.
• Scale the difficulty to your liking, with 6 levels of Apocalypse to entertain even the most crazy hardcore players.

Headbanger Soundtrack:

• Over 25 tracks of thunderous synths-driven progressive metal to guide you through this joyous slaughterfest
• Composed by the incredible Remi – The Algorithm – Gallégo

A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.

Time Travel is real and history is up for grabs! In this point-and-click, you play Fia Quinn, a time agent for the ChronoZen agency. Your job is to keep close watch on seven travelers who have the desire (and the bank accounts) to sightsee in the past. Some are simply curious. Others have unfinished business to resolve. And they’ve all put down a lot of money for the trip, so it’s vital that you keep them happy while ensuring they follow the rules. But what could go wrong? It’s only time travel, after all.

Game Features

• Seven eras of history to visit! From the speakeasies of Prohibition to the gangs of the Gilded Age to the morning of September 11th.
• High resolution 1920 x 1080 graphics! That’s 3x higher than Unavowed.
• Lots of puzzles that require temporal thinking to solve.
• Death! You CAN die in this adventure game, but time travel means you can try again. And again. And again.
• Musical score by Thomas Regin (composer for Unavowed and the Blackwell series)
• Full voice acting! Our largest cast yet.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered modernizes the 2006 Game of the Year with all new stunning visuals and refined gameplay. Explore the vast landscape of Cyrodiil like never before and stop the forces of Oblivion from overtaking the land in one of the greatest RPGs ever from the award-winning Bethesda Game Studios.

Game Features

• Rediscover Cyrodiil – Journey through the rich world of Tamriel and battle across the planes of Oblivion where handcrafted details have been meticulously recreated to ensure each moment of exploration is awe-inspiring.
• Navigate Your Own Story – From the noble warrior to the sinister assassin, wizened sorcerer, or scrappy blacksmith, forge your path and play the way you want.
• Experience an Epic Adventure – Step inside a universe bursting with captivating stories and encounter an unforgettable cast of characters. Master swordcraft and wield powerful magic as you fight to save Tamriel from the Daedric invasion.
• The Complete Story – Experience everything Oblivion has to offer with previously released story expansions Shivering Isles, Knights of the Nine, and additional downloadable content included in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.

Step into the enchanting embrace of the Sunset Motel! A haven that caresses weary souls, and encourages travelers to pause and unwind. In this one-of-a-kind simulation experience, start on a journey to breathe life into dilapidated rooms and ensure the radiant smiles of your cherished guests.

Experience the stunning transformation of Sunset Motel’s rooms! Use vibrant colors on walls, lay new tiles, and adorned with stylish furnishings for unparalleled guest comfort and blissful peace of mind.

Create a place where your travelers are comfortable and want to return every time. At Motel Kingdom, we believe that there is a place where everyone can relax and have fun.

Game Features

• Use Your Own Creativity: Welcome to your motel! This game offers complete freedom in creating a unique space. You decide on every detail. The design of rooms, entertainment areas, and even the pool – all depends on your creativity. Take control and craft a motel that reflects only your unique visions!
• Manage your motel: The success of your motel is measured by the smiles of your guests. As a savvy business owner, skillfully manage your team to ensure the happiness of every customer. Let your motel shine like a star in the hospitality universe, creating a haven where satisfaction is the brightest constellation.
• Entertainment and Recreation Facilities: No more boredom in your motel! Craft your own vibrant entertainment spaces and a refreshing pool. Design areas where your guests can unwind, have fun and create unforgettable memories. Your motel, their playground – let the excitement begin!

Step into New Savannah, 2058 – a city divided by class and corruption, where your tactical choices spark a cyberpunk revolution. Assemble a team of misfits and lead them through 26 intense missions with deep strategy and immersive storytelling. Every decision shapes your rebellion.

Augmented Empire combines an engaging dystopian story with turn-based RPG strategy featuring an All-Star Cast – including the voice talents of Kate Mulgrew, Nick Frost and Garrick Hagon. Now arriving on PC, this acclaimed title delivers a refined cyberpunk experience with full controller support and additional accessibility improvements.

From the safety of your secluded hideout, guide a ragtag team of misfits and outlaws through a city torn apart by class divisions and corruption. Overthrow the elite in this turn-based RPG that blends tactical strategy with rich storytelling.

Whether you’re a long-time fan or a first-time player, experience Augmented Empire like never before. Are you ready to rise against the corrupt elite and reclaim New Savannah?

Game Features

• The definitive edition: Based on the highly praised Oculus Quest version, now enhanced for PC.
• Tactical RPG gameplay: Command six unique characters, each with their own skills, across 26 missions and 60 handcrafted environments.
• Engaging dystopian story: Unravel a tale of rebellion and survival, featuring voice acting by an All-Star Cast, including Kate Mulgrew, Nick Frost, and Garrick Hagon.
• Enhanced Accessibility: Enjoy full controller support along with additional accessibility improvements.
• Customisable progression: Develop your team’s abilities and upgrades to suit your strategy.
• Hours of immersion: Enjoy up to 10 hours of gameplay packed with turn-based action and cyberpunk intrigue.

In the near future, humanity is teetering on the edge of extinction, subjugated by the fearsome Poison, a plant monster that alters the space-time continuum. Led by the enigmatic Maliki, a handful of temporal survivors have joined forces and are coordinating their efforts from the Domaine, a haven outside of time that is so far safe from the threat.

Play as Sand as you travel through the ages to repair the continuum. Use your Chrono Pack to manipulate time, fight the monsters that have infested past worlds alongside Becky, Fang and Fenimale, a wacky and slightly magical band of characters.

Wage strategic battles altering time to trigger devastating joint attacks with your teammates. MALIKI: POISON OF THE PAST is a fantastical odyssey with great depth, offering a surprising mix of roleplaying, exploration, temporal riddles to solve, and turn-based combat.

Rest and prepare in the Domaine, take care of the Thousand-Root Tree that protects it from the monster, harvest, cook, improve your equipment and send your hero into the bisections of time with every more powerful and wacky accessories.

In Maliki: Poison of the Past, you’ll find a universe full of magic, a family of endearing characters, and a story full of nuance and emotion, all of which carried by a sharp wit and satisfyingly original anime visuals. Bring harmony back in this unforgettable ecological fable!

Game Features

• A COMMITTED AND OFF BEAT STORY – In a world where defeated humanity clashes with invasive, vengeful natural forces, a small group of colorful adventures struggle to right the world’s balance and save their home. But who is Poison? What is Maliki hiding? And can we pet the cats?
• A NEW GENRE OF COMBAT – Use an original mechanic in turn-based combat: time manipulation! Alter the course of time to create powerful combos with allies, send your opponents into the past, and link your attacks by sliding them toward the future!
• A REFUGE OUTSIDE TIME AND CHAOS – Between sessions exploring time, the Domaine is the perfect place to recharge. Develop your peaceful haven: plant, harvest, cook, craft, and take care of the Thousand-Root Tree holding back time!
• A UNIQUE GRAPHIC SIGNATURE – Thanks to the combined talents of graphic novel greats and experienced video game creators, MALIKI: POISON OF THE PAST offers dynamic graphics with a tang that embody a marriage between French visual culture and Japanese chibi.
• 20 YEARS OF FABULOUS STORIES – The graphic novel series Maliki is a touchstone for many readers. It’s making its first incursion into the world of video games and opening a door to easily enter its delightful universe.

Dive into this immersive game, taking on the role of Victoria, a young girl orphaned after a tragic sea accident, trapped in the enigmatic confines of a mysterious city. In a place full of traps and dangers, Victoria must rely on her dexterity to advance.

But Victoria will not be alone on this journey. She joins other orphaned children, inexplicably locked away for sinister purposes. Victoria’s mission involves locating and liberating these children, each of whom has unique abilities crucial for overcoming the challenges that lie ahead.

But, the perils extend beyond traps and puzzles. Victoria is chased by humanoid creatures with the only goal of devouring her. In order to stop these creatures, Victoria uses the environment to create distractions with her slingshot, facilitating her escape.

Join the orphans on their journey to escape the city of animals. In this world, survival is a collective endeavor and no one can face it alone.

Experience detailed, true-to-life recreations of beautiful and diverse locations around the world. Trek through and explore environments to capture stunning vistas and landscapes with your fully-featured in-game camera. Each environment is filled with objectives to reward players that have a good eye for angles and perspectives, and hidden secrets for those who are patient and observant.

The rich atmosphere of Lushfoil Photography Sim is enhanced by an ambient, ethereal soundtrack featuring licensed music from artists around the world.

Game Features

• Capture the Perfect Shot – The in-game camera includes an abundance of settings that you’d expect from a real-world professional DSLR camera. The camera simulates settings such as Auto/Manual Focus, Flash, Exposure, Contrast, White Balance, Aperture, Burst Shot and other effects for full creative control over your photography. The game further provides tools that allow for manipulation of the environmental conditions for your photos, such as manual adjustment of light angles, fog, snow, wind, and rain.
• Off the Beaten Path – Dive deeper into the game’s many locations to find unlockable cameras and experience the world from unique perspectives. Find a first-person drone that allows you to soar above the landscape and capture the world from above, or find a hidden rowboat that allows you to traverse still waters in pursuit of the perfect shot.
• Very Efficiently Optimised – Each environment has been created in Unreal Engine 5 and is built from the ground up to be both efficiently optimized and showcase the game’s locations in stunning visual fidelity. There are extensive custom settings that will help the game run on a wide range of PCs, while taking full advantage of high-end graphics cards.