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
The (Half) Year That Was
With 2023 passing the halfway point, Joshua, Jack and guest co-host Pascal look back on the highlights and disappointments of the first six months, with a final top five look ahead at the best still to come... Read more
The Haunted Hospice now open through Steam
First-person survival horror available now for download on Windows and Linux... Read more
GOBLiiiNS5 video walkthrough
In this sequel to the first Gobliiins, three adventurous elves must combine their skills to solve crazy puzzles in a strange universe. There's OUPS, who picks up and uses objects and is the most capable of communicating with other characters. ASGARD... Read more
Return to Grace video walkthrough
Follow archaeologist Adamari “Adie” Ito in the year 3820 AD as she embarks on a wildly dangerous mission to uncover what happened to the ancient artificial intelligence known as “Grace.” Adie has made it her life’s work to get to the heart of why Grace,... Read more
Dordogne video walkthrough
Dordogne tells the story of Mimi, a young woman in search of her childhood memories that she has mysteriously forgotten. In an idyllic French countryside setting hand-painted in vibrant pastel watercolors, Mimi explores a world between childhood and... Read more
Mechanic 8230 gearing up for second installment Mission Citytone
Sequel to last year's point-and-click sci-fi adventure Escape from Ilgrot coming soon on Steam... Read more
Killer Frequency video walkthrough
Killer Frequency is a first-person horror-comedy developed by Team17 Digital that puts you in the shoes of Forrest Nash, a late-night radio host whose callers are being stalked by a serial killer. Solve puzzles, save lives and run the switchboards, all... Read more
Playable demo surfaces for Dark Tides
Full version of supernatural Victorian-era point-and-click adventure coming to PC in late 2024... Read more
Planet of Lana video walkthrough
A planet that used to be a place of undisturbed balance between humans, nature, and animals has now become something else entirely. The disharmony in the making for hundreds of years has finally arrived in the form of a faceless army. But this is not a... Read more
Beacon's Bluff launches for real on PC
First installment in new "Story Machine Horror" series available now to download on Steam... Read more
A Leisurely Chat with Al Lowe
The legendary but happily retired former writer/designer/programmer/musician – and ... forklift driver? – drops by for a fun-filled chat about Sierra, Leisure Suit Larry, exploring the Disney archives, music, comedy and much more... Read more
Beacon's Bluff video walkthrough
You've taken the job as a keeper at an isolated lighthouse, where mysterious things occur. What mystifying presence is manipulating the picture frames here? And what sinister action is happening at the pump house?! Uncover the secrets, decode the mystery,... Read more
Trance Trauma video walkthrough
Trance, Trauma is a point-and-click narrative puzzle game in which you inhabit the soul of a woman who has just killed herself. Relive the final seconds before her death to uncover a tragic incident and the events that led to her demise... Read more
Unboxing the Cryptic Killer video walkthrough
Do you have what it takes to catch a killer? The stakes are higher than ever when a lead in a decade-old cold case turns dangerous as a familiar foe returns. Join forces as two detectives, solve puzzles, communicate effectively, crack the codes and... Read more