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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Harmony: The Fall of Reverie review
Don’t Nod’s visual novel Harmony is an awkwardly balanced mix of gorgeous but limited production values, clumsy choice mechanic, and an intriguing story whose best parts you never get to experience yourself... Read more
Demo offers first chance to Love Too Easily
Choice-driven interactive movie with minigames based on romantic comedy Korean dramas... Read more
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes sets its sights on 2023 release
Surreal nonlinear puzzle adventure coming later this year to PC and Nintendo Switch... Read more
First trailer materializes for An English Haunting
New supernatural pixel art adventure from the creator of Nightmare Frames unveiled for Windows PC... Read more
Sentimental Death Loop comes alive on Nintendo Switch
Isometric time-looping narrative adventure about preventing your own death coming to PC later this quarter... Read more
Cease to Breathe finds life on Steam
Short, nonlinear MacVenture-styled horror adventure available now for Windows PC... Read more
Bloody Horror Plant to sprout up later this year
Hand-drawn point-and-click horror comedy from the creator of Wonderland Quest unveiled for Windows PC... Read more
Demo pushed out for The Adventures of R. Sole
Episodic debut of multiverse-spanning point-and-click adventure coming to Windows and Mac in early 2024... Read more
First glimpse emerges from Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth
Upcoming sci-fi story to be set between events of the original game/film and Blade Runner 2049... Read more
Mindset fully formed on Meta Quest 2
Introspective cube puzzler with hand tracking available today exclusively on the Quest Store... Read more
Tyrion Cuthbert ready for judgment in Attorney of the Arcane
Ace Attorney-style courtroom drama available now on PC and iOS, with a demo on Android devices... Read more
Magnus series revived for Lazarus A.D. 2222 finale
Fourth part of Sons of Welder's surreal dystopian-future metaphorical adventure series coming later this year... Read more
Reveil gets publisher and rousing new trailer
First-person "psycho-thriller" from Pixelsplit and Daedalic Entertainment coming to PC this year... Read more
Detective Pikachu Returns on Switch in October
Sequel to 2018 Pokémon spinoff mystery adventure to be launched October 6th on the Nintendo eShop... Read more