Jack Allin
As a games journalist for over twenty years, first as editor in chief of Adventure Gamers and now as co-founder/editor/podcaster at the Adventure Game Hotspot, Jack has written literally thousands of articles that both celebrate the genre's rich history and champion its future by supporting modern developers. He has also edited scripts for dozens of game localizations, and is currently co-writing and designing the upcoming adventure Fogtown.
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Posts by Jack Allin
Carnival coming before The Tragic Loss of M. Slazak on Steam
Two new mystery horror adventures on the way from the solo developer of Abscission... Read more
First-hand reflections on The Alters
This intriguing sci-fi genre-bender sacrifices much of its narrative appeal to a reliance on management, survival and base-building elements... Read more
Letters of War to be delivered this summer
Indie WWII-themed side-scroller coming to Steam a "spiritual successor" to Ubisoft's Valiant Hearts ... Read more
The Great Coffee Caper brewing for Steam release
Cozy retro-styled top-down animal mystery coming soon for Windows and Mac... Read more
Lone Pine growing closer to PC release
Photographic search for mythical cryptids coming in 2026 to Steam, with a demo later this year... Read more
Development gets started on Pera Coda
Time-looping narrative mystery in a surreal, purgatorial Istanbul unveiled for PC and consoles... Read more
Demo offers first glimpse of next month's One-Eyed Likho
Full version of black-and-white folk horror based on dark Slavic fairy tales coming to PC on Steam July 28th... Read more
Demo for NubiaPhobia nothing to be afraid of
Darkly comic point-and-click adventure from Tonguç Bodur coming to PC on Steam in September... Read more
Demo emerges from Undergrounded
Isometric adventure set in time-spanning labyrinths beneath Manhattan coming this year to Steam... Read more
Demo breaks out for Antioma
Point-and-click side-scrolling adventure about a sick boy trapped in the hospital coming to PC on Steam... Read more
Them comes to us on Steam for Windows PC
Demo also available for blend of first-person 3D horror and retro 2D platforming from the creator of Silence Channel... Read more
Demo brings Cloud Cats' Land into view
Full version of colourful cartoon point-and-click feline adventure coming in August to Steam for Windows PC... Read more
Demo opens the door to Dad's Monster House sequel
Follow-up to Cotton Game's surreal 2021 black-and-white puzzler coming to Steam for Windows and Mac
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The Bureau of Fantastical & Arcane Affairs set to open soon
Comedic fantasy first-person narrative adventure with dual playable characters coming this summer to Steam... Read more
No, I'm Not a Human heading for PC launch on Steam later this year
Next Fest demo currently available for upcoming "anxiety-horror thriller about paranoia in the End of Times"... Read more