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
An Interview with Ken and Roberta Williams – Colossal Cave, Sierra and more
We chatted at length with Ken and Roberta Williams about their first new game in 25 years, a reimagining of the game that started it all, Colossal Cave, along with doing some reminiscing about the glory days of Sierra and their incredible "retirement" that spawned a whole new kind of real-world adventure... Read more
The Best Adventure Games of 2022
Following our year-end roundup of Hotspot Highlights, we take one last look back to discuss the top new adventure releases of the past twelve months... Read more
Demo, early access release surface for Meduziak
Underseas hand-drawn point-and-click indie adventure inspired by genre classics like the Goblins series... Read more
Demo precedes arrival of Superfluous Returnz on PC and Android devices
Comedic hand-drawn point-and-click superhero adventure due for release sometime in May... Read more
Scott Whiskers growing closer to multi-platform debut
Classic-styed, feline-themed The Search for Mr. Fumbleclaw to get a Kickstarter campaign later this year... Read more
Path of Ra leads to PC, Switch and mobile devices
Egyptian-themed sliding-tile puzzle-platformer available now on Steam, the App Store, Google Play and Nintendo eShop... Read more
Antivine climbs out on Windows PC
Colourful isometric puzzler available now for download on Steam; coming soon to mobile devices... Read more
Happy Hotspot Holidays – A Developer Season's Greetings Video
Tim Schafer, Ken and Roberta Williams, Charles Cecil and many more top adventure game developers join us in personally wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Adventure Game Hotspot... Read more
Breakout 13 to be released on January 9th
Demo available for choice-driven interactive movie based on controversial true stories in China... Read more
CaseCracker now open on Windows PC
Demo also available for text-based database-mining mystery on Steam... Read more
Punzel's first chapter to break out in early 2023
Stylized episodic point-and-click "gametoon" due to launch soon on PC and mobile devices... Read more
Curtain rises on Insomnia: Theater in the Head
Point-and-click psychological puzzle game available now to download on Steam for Windows PC... Read more