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Jack Allin

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Co-founder, editor-in-chief

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

First glimpse offered of Spectacle

First glimpse offered of Spectacle

Puzzle adventure based on sight manipulation unveiled by the creators of Time on Frog Island... Read more

My Father Lied demo available now on Steam, honest

My Father Lied demo available now on Steam, honest

Panoramic point-and-click first-person mystery inspired by Mesopotamian history and myth coming to PC late this year... Read more

TerrorBytes horror gaming docuseries to be unleashed in 2025

TerrorBytes horror gaming docuseries to be unleashed in 2025

Pre-order for five-part series includes hours of additional content and exclusive live Q&As with industry legends... Read more

The Traveller's Sight looks ahead to PC and console release

The Traveller's Sight looks ahead to PC and console release

Paranormal FMV mystery from the creators of The World After successfully crowdfunded in France... Read more

Arthur & Susan become Almost Detectives on PC

Arthur & Susan become Almost Detectives on PC

Cozy comedic cartoon mystery with three separate cases available now for download on Steam... Read more

Footprints Games interview – Pizza Spy

Footprints Games interview – Pizza Spy

With a playable demo and a Kickstarter campaign underway for Pizza Spy, the time was ripe for a short preview and a chat with brothers Maurizio and Francesco De Angelis to find out what's on the menu. ... Read more

Just a Walk in the Park saunters out on VR

Just a Walk in the Park saunters out on VR

Virtual reality swamp escape puzzler available now for download on Steam... Read more

Recolit lands on Windows PC

Recolit lands on Windows PC

Japanese sci-fi pixel art adventure available now for download on Steam and itch.io... Read more

Titanic: A Space Between emerges on VR

Titanic: A Space Between emerges on VR

VR-exclusive time-travel thriller available for Meta Quest; coming soon to PC VR and PSVR2... Read more

Airhead rises up across multiple platforms

Airhead rises up across multiple platforms

Unique postapocalyptic puzzle-platformer available now on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S... Read more

Unleaving drawing closer to March 27th release

Unleaving drawing closer to March 27th release

Side-scrolling "arthouse experience" blends classic paint strokes with puzzle-platforming gameplay... Read more

Miniatures to reach full size on PC and mobile devices in 2024

Miniatures to reach full size on PC and mobile devices in 2024

Collection of "peculiar" short stories in development from the creators of Tick Tock: A Tale for Two... Read more

Willy Morgan developers spinning up Whirlight: No Time To Trip

Willy Morgan developers spinning up Whirlight: No Time To Trip

Comedic point-and-click time-travel adventure coming to PC and consoles beginning in 2025... Read more

Tex Murphy developer pursues new IP in The Last Ark

Tex Murphy developer pursues new IP in The Last Ark

Mat Van Rhoon unveils upcoming sci-fi narrative thriller and updates status of The Pandora Directive remaster... Read more

Detective Ridelle embarks on Windows PC

Detective Ridelle embarks on Windows PC

Demo also available for puzzle-filled visual novel-styled first-person murder mystery on Steam... Read more