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Tachyon Dreams Anthology review

Tachyon Dreams Anthology review

If you’re used to a simple point-and-click interface, Tachyon Dreams Anthology might take some getting used to, but its humor-filled sci-fi story is a wonderful homage to the text parser adventures of the 1980s... Read more

It's Grim Up North: Chapter 1 review

It's Grim Up North: Chapter 1 review

It’s Grim Up North’s first (and so far only) chapter puts a comedic twist on the concept of alien body snatchers in Yorkshire, delivering a fun but flawed point-and-click adventure/turn-based RPG combo experience... Read more

Midnight Margo review

Midnight Margo review

With its unique presentation and hybrid role-playing elements, Midnight Margo maintains the perfect balancing act between serious themes like depression and social acceptance and self-deprecating humor that makes it so much fun to play... Read more

The Mildew Children review

The Mildew Children review

While The Mildew Children tells a great witch story with impressive lore and tricky dialogue challenges wrapped up in a beautiful side-scrolling presentation, endless roaming and constantly reading through long passages of texts is likely to take its toll on your attention span.   ... Read more

INDIKA review

INDIKA review

INDIKA is an eclectic mix of graphic styles and gameplay about a young nineteenth-century Russian nun that will keep you glued to your seat with its challenging but mature reflection on faith and human morality. ... Read more

Sanya review

Sanya review

Sanya’s very simple gameplay won’t challenge anyone over the age of its young protagonist, but even for adults, this quaint, lovely side-scrolling adventure is like a nostalgic trip back to childhood. ... Read more

Afterdream review

Afterdream review

Afterdream is a chilling side-scrolling adventure that combines a variety of rather easy, engaging puzzles with a creepy yet surprisingly poignant story about loss, all wrapped up in the developer’s distinctive art style... Read more

The Legend of Skye review

The Legend of Skye review

The SCUMM-style interface and some poorly clued objectives might not appeal to modern players used to easier games, but for old-school genre fans, The Legend of Skye provides a wonderful dose of nostalgia, transporting you back to the golden days of point-and-click classics. ... Read more

Between Horizons review

Between Horizons review

It may have a few minor malfunctions, but Between Horizons launches players on an exciting and branching interstellar detective journey, looking for clues, questioning suspects, and maybe saving the remnants of humanity in the process. ... Read more

Reveil review

Reveil review

Reveil takes you on a thrilling nightmare journey through one man’s memories of life at the circus on a quest for truth (and missing loved ones) that will keep you on the edge of your bleacher seat... Read more

Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I. review

Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I. review

Conrad Stevenson’s Paranormal P.I. forces you to be patient and follow procedures to the letter, but once you get the hang of exploring haunted environs in search of ghosts, figuring out whose spirit is still lingering and finding the right way to get them to move on can be highly rewarding... Read more

Champy the Useless Vampire review

Champy the Useless Vampire review

Champy the Useless Vampire is a very short and easy adventure game that won’t pose any challenge to the experienced gamer, but its charming cartoon presentation and cozy gameplay might mesmerize their kids enough to try out the point-and-click adventure genre... Read more

Eva-Ramona Rohleder interview – A Twisted Tale

Eva-Ramona Rohleder interview – A Twisted Tale

With the debut installment of her episodic world-hopping adventure now released, we sat down with Voodoo Bembel's solo developer to unvravel the mysteries behind A Twisted Tale... Read more

Chronique des Silencieux review

Chronique des Silencieux review

Questioning and confronting suspects in Chronique des Silencieux can be very fun if you’re a patient reader willing to ignore the often faulty English translations and some technical issues to really appreciate this intricate detective story set in 1970s France... Read more

Twilight Oracle review

Twilight Oracle review

Twilight Oracle is a nostalgic ride through a zany fantasy world, though even its witty banter can’t hide the fact it’s a short story with a simple plot only good for a single afternoon’s fun... Read more

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