See Master thread for links to other countries threads and poll, read rules, and tell me which country should receive a thread next:
https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/249268/master-thread-favorite-games-from-different-countries/
It is time for Poland! Another powerhouse of European video game development. CD Project Red has obviously skyrocketed to being an industry giant over the past decade. Their parent company even has one of the biggest online PC game store fronts, GOG (good old games), offering games without DRM! But several other AAA developers and smaller studios also have their offices in Poland.
Some Polish developers and their games:
CD Project Red
Their debut from 2007, The Witcher gained some interest, the sequel The Witcher 2: The Assassins of Kings got strong acclaim, but the third entry in the series The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt absolutely exploded and has become one of the most talked about games of the last 10 years, getting released on pretty much everything, and winning a stack of awards. They followed it up with some smaller releases, such as Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, expanding the lore. In 2020 they then released the very ambitious Cyberpunk 2077, and we all know how that launch went… Thankfully, several patches and a major DLC later, the game finally lived up to the promise and has gotten a dedicated fanbase.
Notable games:
The Witcher
The Witcher 2: The Assassins of Kings
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
Cyberpunk 2077
Techland
Almost as prolific is Techland, which are behind several big franchises, Dying Light, Call of Juarez and Dead Island. Covering several genres, they just seem to be spitting out AAA success after AAA success.
Notable games:
The Call of Juarez
The Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
The Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Dead Island
Dying Light
Dying Light 2
11 Bit Studios
Another very versatile developer, maybe mostly known for the city builder series, Frostpunk, but before that they made the very unique and dire This War of Mine. Their latest game The Alters just came out and got great reviews.
Notable games:
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
This War of Mine
Frostpunk
Frostpunk 2
The Alters
Bloober Team
Specialized in horror titles, I think it is fair to say that they have had as many misses as successes, The A-Men games, Basement Crawl and Blair Witch all got pretty much panned. Others have been a bit more mixed, such as The Layers of Fear games, but lately they have really found their footing, first with The Medium, which overall got a really good reception, and then the remake of Silent Hill 2, which got universal acclaim. It is going to be exciting to see what is coming next.
Notable games:
Layers of Fear
Observer
The Medium
Silent Hill 2 (2024)
Teyon
Probably even more uneven than Bloober Team, Teyon deserves a bit of text here, just because of their bizarre history. They have made a ton of small titles for platforms like WiiWare. Their three big titles, have interestingly all been licensed games based on 80s action films! WTF!! One of them is generally considered one of the biggest pieces of GARBAGE in the history of the medium, Rambo: The Video Game. 2019’s Terminator: Resistance likewise got absolute slaughtered by reviewers, without reaching the same status as Rambo. But in an exciting turn-around the studio made Robocop: Rogue City, one of the most beloved licenced games of recent years.
Notable game:
Robocop: Rogue City
People can Fly
Exploding unto the scene in 2004 with the FPS Painkiller, they have since mostly been working on porting games and supporting other studios. They did co-develop Bulletstorm and Gears of War Judgment with Epic Games however, to the point where they might be considered the main developer, and is also co-developing the new Gears of War game with The Coalition.
Notable games:
Painkiller
Bulletstorm
Gears of War: Judgment
Flying Wild Hog
Revitalizing the Shadow Warrior series, the output has been a little mixed, the third game in the series was not so well received, but the first two got solid reviews. Their most recent game Evil West also got some praise.
Notable games:
Hard Reset
Shadow Warrior (2013)
Shadow Warrior 2
Evil West
Other games to consider:
Ghostrunner
Ghostrunner 2
Superhot
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Bulb Boy
Phantom Doctrine
Darkwood
Chernobylite
Carrion
Last edited by Vinther1991 - on 29 June 2025
