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
Kickstarter and demo shine light on The Darkest Files
Historical investigation and courtroom game based on true Nazi crimes during the Second World War... Read more
Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place now open on Steam
Fifth installment in Octavi Navarro's short horror story series available now for Windows PC... Read more
First details emerge from Sylvio: Black Waters
Third installment in otherworldly narrative horror series coming to PC and consoles in 2024... Read more
Murders on the Yangtze River rushes onto Steam
English version of Ace Attorney-inspired Chinese visual novel-styled mystery available now for Windows and Mac... Read more
Marcella Moon to rise again in Four Are Watching
Fifth installment in Nancy Drew-styled point-and-click mystery series coming to Steam in April... Read more
Nobody Wants to Die shows first signs of life
Cinematic neo-noir story set in a dystopian-future New York City coming this year to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S... Read more
The Haunting of Joni Evers to manifest in 2024
First installment of a planned "anthology universe of interconnected stories" coming to Windows and Mac... Read more
Quiet on Set now rolling on Steam
Replayable murder mystery on a movie set available now for download on Windows PC... Read more
Amerzone to be rediscovered in modern remake
Benoît Sokal's 1999 first-person adventure to be enhanced and "reimagined" with updated content... Read more
Valiant Hearts sequel finally comes home to PC and consoles
HD ports of former Netflix mobile exclusive available now infividually or bundled with original game... Read more
The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legend sets sail on VR devices
Historical adventure based on real historical character features the voice of Lucy Liu in lead role... Read more
Frogwares' The Sinking City resurfaces in more survival-oriented sequel
Lovecraftian thriller marks pivot to “horror-first” focus for the creators of modern Sherlock Holmes games... Read more
Blood on the Thames to flow this summer on PC
Victorian-era murder mystery blends black-and-white photographs with sketch-style backgrounds... Read more
It's time to find out what They Know on Switch
Comedic conspiracy-laden stealth-adventure available exclusively on the Nintendo eShop... Read more
Ghost in the Mirror materializes on Steam for PC
Demo also available for comedic supernatural anthology debut from the creator of Moth Lake and Dentures and Demons... Read more