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
Snowman Story gets rolling on Steam
PC port of seasonal pixel art narrative adventure available now for Windows, Mac and Linux... Read more
Soul Tolerance: Prologue materializes on Steam
New sci-fi voxel art mystery series debuts from the creator of ENCODYA and Three Minutes to Eight... Read more
Demo becomes real for Cosmic Void's Tachyon Dreams Anthology
Comedic sci-fi freeware trilogy to re-released commercially with new content by the creator of Twilight Oracle... Read more
Gone But Not Forgotten Games
So many adventures have come and gone, all but lost to time. Adventure Game Hotspot writer Drew Onia makes his first appearance on the show, joining Jack and Joshua as they take a look back at some of those games that deserve better than to be consigned to the scrapheap of history. Bonus top five: Current games that aren't getting enough buzz and risk becoming the forgotten games of tomorrow... Read more
MADievals: The Rise of Rusty Steelknee charges out of early access
Complete version and demo of tongue-in-cheek fantasy adventure available now for Windows PC... Read more
Copies of Detective Hayseed: The Cloning Madness found on Steam
Sequel to 2016 comic adventure Detective Hayseed: Hollywood available now for Windows and Mac... Read more
The Expanse: A Telltale Games Series – Archangel review
If an hour-plus playing politics with The Expanse’s Chrisjen Avasarala sounds like your idea of a good time, “Archangel” is a match made in heaven. For all others, it’s merely an undercooked diversion that adds nothing new to the main storyline... Read more
Silence Channel 2 now transmitting on Steam
Demo also available for first-person 3D supernatural horror adventure based on a true story... Read more
Supermassive's The Casting of Frank Stone set for 2024 release
Upcoming cinematic horror adventure for PC and consoles part of the Dead by Daylight universe... Read more
Sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol to rise next year
The Rise of the Golden Idol to be set in the 1970s with fifteen new mysteries to deduce... Read more
Don't Nod drops first look at Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
New narrative-driven cinematic thriller from the creators of Life Is Strange coming to PC and consoles in late 2024... Read more
The Mermaid's Tongue demo gets people talking about Tangle Tower sequel
Detective Grimoire and Sally to return in underwater adventure on PC and consoles in 2024... Read more
First details of Nirvana Noir arrive with a bang
Sequel to Genesis Noir spanning two parallel realities unveiled for PC and Xbox Series X|S... Read more
The Coffin of Andy and Leyley opened in early access
First two of four chapters released for controversial hand-drawn narrative adventure featuring cannibalism for survival... Read more
Dead Meat being seasoned for PC release
Experimental black-and-white murder mystery interrogation coming to Steam in 2024... Read more