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"Star Control: Origins" is a space exploration and combat game that sends players on a journey to the stars. You'll encounter alien civilizations, navigate political intrigue, and engage in intense space battles. As a captain of a starship, players must gather resources, research new technologies, and make contact with other beings to expand their influence and protect their home world.

"The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales" is an adventure game where Etienne Quist, a convicted writer, must steal legendary artifacts from various books to regain his freedom. Each book world has unique rules and challenges, and Quist can persuade, deceive, or combat inhabitants to achieve his goals. Joined by a sentient caged page, Quist explores and reshapes stories in diverse settings like medieval prisons and futuristic spaceships .

The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as "the Legion" seizes control. Hire mercenaries, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.

"Legends of Eisenwald is a single-player historical turn-based strategy game with RPG and tactical battle elements, set in a dark and atmospheric medieval world. The unique combat system offers dynamic battles, and you can customize each fighter in your army. Though there are no elves or dragons, the world is filled with superstitions and the tangible forms of human passions, sins, and fears. The Knight's Edition includes an artbook and OST in MP3 and FLAC formats."

Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based roguelike that takes you on a thrilling adventure to discover mysterious islands filled with treasures, dangers, and opportunities. Manage your resources, party members, and sanity to find glory in the 1889 World's Fair in Paris. Experience procedural storytelling that ensures every adventure is unique, as your characters form relationships, acquire illnesses, and more.

"Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar" is a turn-based fantasy RPG, inspired by classics such as Wizardry and Might & Magic. The game features 14 races and 15 professions, with over 144 magic spells and 244 maps to explore. With lush hand-drawn artwork and a runtime of up to 600 hours, it offers a massive and immersive RPG experience.

"King of Dragon Pass" is a unique blend of strategy and role-playing set in a mythic world of heroes, monsters, and magic. As the leader of a clan, you must guide your people in exploration, resource management, and diplomacy, while also making tough decisions in interactive stories that can bring glory or disaster. With its rich narrative and replayability, this game offers a deep and immersive experience for fans of both strategy and fantasy.

"Urtuk: The Desolation" is a survival RPG set in a dark, post-apocalyptic world with turn-based tactical combat. Recruit followers, loot enemies, and upgrades characters by extracting abilities from fallen foes. With procedurally generated campaigns, hand-drawn graphics, and dynamic battles, players must navigate a dangerous realm in this open-aring, challenging game. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Summoner is a Fantasy Role Playing game for PlayStation 2, featuring an action-oriented combat system, a cast of 120 characters, and 16 summoned creatures. The game follows Joseph, one of the last Summoners, in his quest for the legendary Summoner rings, offering 50+ hours of storyline and unique weapons/spells. It supports single-player, co-op, and multi-player modes with up to 5 person battle parties, accompanied by an outstanding soundtrack and some grinding.

Caves of Qud is a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi inspired roguelike game set in a desert wasteland filled with bizarre ancient technology and mutated creatures. You can play as one of many unique characters, each with their own skills, abilities, and starting equipment, as you explore, fight, and make decisions that will shape the world around you. With procedurally generated content and deep character customization, Caves of Qud offers a rich and replayable experience.