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Jack Allin

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Co-founder, editor-in-chief

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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Demo for Enoch: Children of Fate delivered on Steam

Demo for Enoch: Children of Fate delivered on Steam

Full version of dystopian point-and-click pixel art mystery due to arrive in early 2025... Read more

Your House getting close, with a whole lot of Pineapple inbound

Your House getting close, with a whole lot of Pineapple inbound

Text-driven mystery prequel and comic revenge adventure unveiled by the creators of Unmemory... Read more

Centum coming soon ... or so it claims 

Centum coming soon ... or so it claims 

Surreal, "unreliable narrative-driven" adventure announced for PC and Xbox platforms... Read more

Construction of Project Vic 2 gets underway immediately

Construction of Project Vic 2 gets underway immediately

New supernatural thriller from Marco Hirschfeld follows predecessor's March release on Steam... Read more

Shadowgate 2 to be conjured up later this year

Shadowgate 2 to be conjured up later this year

3D sequel to 1987 classic fantasy adventure with turn-based combat coming to PC and Switch... Read more

First details come to life for Necrophosis

First details come to life for Necrophosis

Nightmarish new horror adventure unveiled from the creator of The Shore and Eresys... Read more

Astrid: Reverie contemplating release on PC

Astrid: Reverie contemplating release on PC

First-person 3D psychological mystery with live-action video coming soon on Steam... Read more

The Rising climbing ever nearer to completion

The Rising climbing ever nearer to completion

Animal-themed, exploration-based narrative adventure coming soon from the creators of Mutropolis... Read more

Pine: A Story of Loss growing closer to 2024 release

Pine: A Story of Loss growing closer to 2024 release

Poignant narrative reflection of a widowed woodworker coming to PC, Switch and mobile devices... Read more

PC release has answers to What Have You Done, Father?

PC release has answers to What Have You Done, Father?

Demo also available for psychological thriller from the co-creator of Last Days of Lazarus... Read more

Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss getting closer to June release

Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss getting closer to June release

First-person 3D expedition aboard a sunken ship coming June 18th to Steam. ... Read more

Free first chapter of Aurora Hills lands today

Free first chapter of Aurora Hills lands today

New episodic mystery series from the creators of Meridian 157 debuts on PC and mobile devices... Read more

Once a Tale fully unfolds on Steam

Once a Tale fully unfolds on Steam

Demo also available for reimagined stop-motion-style adventure of Hansel and Gretel... Read more

Unnamed Project identified on PC

Unnamed Project identified on PC

The Stanley Parable-styled first-person adventure available now for download on Steam... Read more