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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Uproot unearthed on Windows PC
Hand-painted point-and-click adventure starring an anthropomorphic mandrake available now on Steam... Read more
What Makes a Good Adventure Game?
What Makes a Good Adventure Game? Jack and Joshua analyze the elements needed to make a successful adventure, then dig deeper into their inventory for their top five lists of the week... Read more
The Adventures of the Black Hawk lands on Kickstarter
Upcoming Robin Hood-styled retro point-and-click adventure set during the French Revolution... Read more
Shores of Loci lands on Steam and the Meta Quest Store
Out of early access, VR-exclusive puzzle-adventure available for HTC Vive, Valve Index, Rift and Quest 2... Read more
Deep Sleep franchise to reawaken with Labyrinth of the Forsaken in 2023
Full-length commercial follow-up to scriptwelder's Flash trilogy coming to PC and other platforms... Read more
Demo located for Signal & Echo: Iris Is Missing
Classic EGA-styled point-and-click mystery adventure with text parser unveiled for Windows PC... Read more
Indiegogo campaign formed for The Graveyard Union
Hand-animated mockumentary-style point-and-click mystery in the world of monsters announced for PC... Read more
Hidden Gems or Overrated Classics?
Hotspot staff writer Beau joins Joshua and Jack to debate which unheralded games deserve more attention, and which beloved classics don't deserve the hype. Not for the faint of heart! (Some sacred cows may have been harmed in the making of this episode.)... Read more
SOWON: Dream Adventure is so out for Windows PC
Korean 3D puzzle adventure set in a fantastical toy world available now on Steam... Read more
Between Horizons to appear in late 2023
Sci-fi pixel art detective tale from the creators of Lacuna unveiled for PC and consoles... Read more
Kickstarter campaign begins for Endacopia
Demo for Windows and Mac available for surreal upcoming adventure from indie animator AndyLand... Read more
David Younger, Inklingwood Studios interview – Foolish Mortals
Inklingwood's David Younger shines light on the studio's promising new supernatural adventure that you’d be foolish to overlook... Read more
Sopa being cooked up for PC and consoles in 2023
Fantastical narrative adventure inspired by Spirited Away, The Little Prince, and Coco... Read more
Did the Adventure Genre Really Die?
Author and game designer Shawn Mills of Infamous Quests joins Joshua to discuss the downfall of the golden age of adventure games. They debate whether the genre really died, and why, and discuss the reasons it has rebounded in popularity in recent years. Bonus chat: top five sidekicks... Read more
A Knight in the Attic to emerge in 2023
Rolling VR-exclusive adventure unveiled from the creators of The Big Con... Read more