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Why The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour deserve better... and why they don't
In his latest "fair and balanced retrospective" video, Space Quest Historian sets his sights on Trilobyte's classic – or maybe not so classic? – 1993 adventure game and its sequel to find out why they seem to attract a lot of hate from modern reviewers. ... Read more
AdventureGameGeek's top games of 2024
In his latest amusing video, AdventureGameGeek narrows down the many great releases of 2024 to a personal top five adventure games (plus honorable mentions). ... Read more
Farewell 2024 – A last look back at the year that was
Co-hosts Joshua and Jack take a look back at the year that was, celebrating the successes for Adventure Game Hotspot itself and the many great games released in 2024. ... Read more
The Hotspot Highlights – The Best Adventure Games of 2024
To close out 2024, we celebrate the very best adventure games released in the past twelve months, counting down to our #1 Adventure Game of the Year... Read more
Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum – A Fair & Balanced Retrospective
The Space Quest Historian is back with his next deep dive retrospective of the Tex Murphy series, this time for the vastly improved, if still more than a little janky second game. ... Read more
Even MORE King's Quest IV details
Following his ALMOST exhaustive exploration of King's Quest IV, OneShortEye is back to fill in the remaining gaps with another insightfully detailed look at The Perils of Rosella... Read more
Classic Gamers Guild Podcast – New old games and ranking non-Sierra/LucasArts adventures
In a fun month of new podcasts, Anna Vigue and The Phantom Fellows creator Paul Korman rank some games made by neither Sierra nor LucasArts, then explore a fan-made remake, a demake and a voice mod for various beloved Sierra classics. (Because a whole month without Sierra was just too much to bear.) ... Read more
Ranking the best 25 LucasArts (and LucasArts-adjacent) adventure games!
It's a battle royale, as Adventure Game Hotspot’s Jack, Joshua and guest co-host Johnny Nys rank their top 25 adventures from both LucasArts and their immediate descendants like Telltale Games and Double Fine Productions. Bonus top five: best LucasArts-inspired adventures... Read more
Why timers in Sierra games are so broken
Many Sierra VGA remakes from 1991-1996 are so infamously plagued with timer problems that it's a mystery how they ever got out the door in the first place. In his latest video,the Space Quest Historian takes a look at why this happened, using the black sheep of the Space Quest family as an example... Read more
Memorable endings and new beginnings with the co-developers of A Vampyre Story: A Bat's Tale
Tag of Joy's Šarūnas and Žilvinas Ledas join Joshua and Jack to talk about their exciting new partnership with Bill Tiller, and together they explore the impact of endings across the entire multimedia spectrum. ... Read more
The Phantom Fellows walkthrough
Oliver Cobblestone can communicate with the ghost of Englebert Picklebender. Together they investigate the paranormal to bring peace to occupant spirits and haunted hosts alike. Use Oliver's incredible ability to, um, be alive, and Englebert's capacity... Read more
Phoenix Springs video walkthrough
After the reporter Iris Dormer reconnects with her estranged brother, she finds herself in Phoenix Springs, a desert oasis home to an enigmatic community. As she explores ancient ruins and interrogates a rich cast of characters, she must uncover the... Read more