Podcasts
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
The Dumbing Down of the Adventure Genre
Adventure games are getting easier, but is that a good thing or bad? On this topic there's no easy answer, as our discussion this week will show. Bonus top fives: franchises that would make good adventure games... Read more
Classic Games from non-Sierra/LucasArts Studios
We've all got our LucasArts and/or Sierra faves, but this week Matt Aukamp and Adventure Game Geek join us for a fond look at some of the great games from other studios. Bonus lists: top five female protagonists... 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
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
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
Action in My Adventure Games?
Hotspot co-founders Jack Allin and Joshua Cleveland introduce the new site, the big livestream launch event, and discuss their views on what an adventure game really is, including whether a game is still an adventure if it's got action in it... Read more