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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A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead review
It’s an okay survival horror game that doesn’t do enough to capitalize on the franchise’s appeal, so if you haven’t seen A Quiet Place and only played The Road Ahead, you’ll probably wonder what all the hoopla’s about. ... Read more
Doctor Arcana and the Secret of Shadowspire conjured up on Steam
Sequel to 2018 puzzler The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana available now to download on Windows PC... Read more
The Brotherhood to unleash Animal Use Protocol in 2026
Creators of the Stasis series unveil first-person, narrative-focused survival horror game starring intelligent animals... Read more
A Vampyre Story lives! Bill Tiller and Šarūnas Ledas share A Bat's Tale
The LucasArts legend and the creators of Crowns and Pawns team up for the long-awaited supernatural comedy sequel, and are here to tell us all about it. ... Read more
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker to spread again with upcoming sequel
Follow-up to D'Avekki Studios popular 2017 FMV thriller coming to PC and consoles in 2025... Read more
Demo fashions early look at Button Man on Windows PC
Classic comic book-styled prohibition-era adventure with beat 'em up elements coming early next year ... Read more
The Adventures of Tango Rio begin on Kickstarter
Demo available for classic-styled hand-drawn comic mystery adventure set on a tropical Polynesian island... Read more
Demo leaks out for Tokyo Psychodemic
Full version of forensic investigative mystery available in Japanese and coming soon in English... Read more
Dave Marsh, Zojoi – A peek beyond the portcullis of a long-awaited Shadowgate sequel
The series co-creator shares a look back and ahead at what's to come for the iconic fantasy franchise with its long-awaited sequel now released... Read more
Demo offers early introduction to Au Revoir
PSX-styled point-and-click cyberpunk adventure coming soon to Windows PC... Read more
Demo of Deathless Death springs to life on Steam
Narrative puzzle game with eternal spiritual stakes available to try on Windows and Mac... Read more
Demo opens door to Mindlock: The Apartment
Full version of surreal, classic-styled point-and-click adventure coming to PC next month... Read more
Jonas Fisch, PRIM – Classic adventuring with the daughter of Death
PRIM's writer/designer joins us for a chat about the upcoming Burton-esque whimsical black-and-white adventure... Read more
Trailcam ready to roll on Steam
Wildlife camera surveillance mystery available now to download for Windows PC... Read more
Small first glimpse into Little Problems revealed
Cozy detective game inspired by The Case of the Golden Idol coming in early 2025... Read more