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Adventure Game Fan Fair announcement: We're moving! (Just up the road)

Adventure Game Fan Fair announcement: We're moving! (Just up the road)

The Adventure Game Fan Fair (July 26-28) has been relocated less than a mile away, to the Greater Tacoma Convention Center on 1500 Commerce Street... Read more

Half-year highlights, Forbes top 15 adventures, and foolproof financial advice

Half-year highlights, Forbes top 15 adventures, and foolproof financial advice

Joshua and Jack reflect back on the first six months of 2024 before, dissect Forbes magazine's top fifteen adventures before returning the favour with their own list of sound financial planning advice. Bonus top five: adventure game routines and habits, both in-game and out! ... Read more

Botany Manor video walkthrough

Botany Manor video walkthrough

The enduring estate of Botany Manor is home to retired botanist Arabella Greene. After a long career, she has amassed a collection of rare, long-forgotten plants that require some research to help them live again. Play as Arabella and explore the stunning... Read more

Creepy Tale: Some Other Place review

Creepy Tale: Some Other Place review

Though not without its rough edges, Creepy Tale: Some Other Place is a series high point that moves beyond previous entries’ shortcomings with well-designed puzzles, a wickedly spooky atmosphere, and a more confident, less derivative art style... Read more

Police Quest II: A fair and balanced retrospective

Police Quest II: A fair and balanced retrospective

The Space Quest Historian found Police Quest II an improvement over the series debut, but takes issue with the marketing claim that it's "so realistic, it was used to train law enforcement officers." Find out why in another entertaining retrospective... Read more

The Game That's Nothing But Stairs

The Game That's Nothing But Stairs

OneShortEye takes a break from speedrunning to reflect back on the 2016 freeware cult hit designed as a parody-slash-loving homage to all the worst moments of early Sierra adventures... Read more

The Classic Gamers Guild Podcast: Blade Runner and King's Quest comparisons

The Classic Gamers Guild Podcast: Blade Runner and King's Quest comparisons

Paul Korman and Anna Vigue tackle two very different classics with a release comparison of Sierra's flagship series and an analysis of Westwood's classic from newbie vs. diehard perspectives. ... Read more

The Black Cube series' Zly.ii: The Hacked Station remastered and soon to be re-released

The Black Cube series' Zly.ii: The Hacked Station remastered and soon to be re-released

Enhanced commercial remake of former game jam sci-fi puzzler coming soon to itch.io and Game Jolt... Read more

Tales from Candleforth video walkthrough

Tales from Candleforth video walkthrough

Sarah is a 16-year-old girl who’s been left alone to run the family apothecary. Sarah's grandmother went missing a while ago, but one day Sarah finds clues that she might still be alive. As the young protagonist discovers new powers that only the... Read more

Demo just the ticket for Moses & Plato: Last Train to Clawville 

Demo just the ticket for Moses & Plato: Last Train to Clawville 

Timed anthropomorphic animal murder mystery aboard a luxury train coming from the creators of Chicken Police... Read more

Islands of Insight review

Islands of Insight review

Story fans should probably steer clear, but if you enjoy a good challenge, pick out your favorite musical playlist and settle in to explore Islands of Insight’s gorgeous puzzle-lover’s paradise. Just be sure to pack accordingly, as you could be there a long, long time... Read more

Puppet House to open later this year

 Puppet House to open later this year

 Campy survival horror with puzzle elements in ventriloquist's mansion coming to PC, PlayStation and Xbox... Read more

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