Previews
Dispatch: Episodes 1&2 first impressions
The first pair of eight episodes are loose, and we've heroically sprung into action to deliver a hands-on preview right away... Read more
Five Top Upcoming Adventure Games – October 2025
A jam-packed October promises a gorgeous Disney-esque fantasy horror, a stunning new game from Lee Petty and Double Fine, the opening installments of a Telltale-styled superhero adventure, a creepy game from the developers of The Darkside Detective, and the long-awaited revival of adventure gaming's beloved boy wizard, plus ever so much more... Read more
Simon the Sorcerer Origins hands-on
A month before release, we've conjured up an early look at the beloved boy wizard's highly anticipated prequel return... Read more
Gamescom 2025 in video: Adventure game round-up part 2
Our coverage from Cologne concludes with a video round-up of ten promising adventures on display at the Indie Arena Booth... Read more
Five Top Upcoming Adventure Games – September 2025
Back to school? More like back to gaming, with a packed month headlined by a brand new Agatha Christie whodunit, a gorgeous-looking Myst-style indie adventure, a Burton-esque dark fantasy adaptation of a VR movie, a retro murder mystery on the streets of nineteenth-century Germany, and a new DLC installment for everyone's favorite whip-cracking treasure hunter... Read more
Gamescom 2025 in words: Adventure game round-up part 1
Our coverage from Germany begins with a written report of more than a dozen great new adventures, including a visit with the legendary Tim Schafer himself... Read more
Five Top Upcoming Adventure Games – August 2025
In August we can take trip to the boardwark in a comedic mystery starring a man with Down syndrome. If you prefer your mystery tinged with horror instead of humour, there are sequels in both the Deep Sleep and Vlad Circus series. VR fans can enjoy the reimagined version of a charming 2018 puzzler. And we can explore a world broken down into its component particles – with all the challenges that entails. ... Read more
Five Top Upcoming Adventure Games – July 2025
A busy month of July is a headlined by one of our most anticipated games of the year in The Drifter, but there's also a murder suspect with multiple personalities to interrogate, a time-looping space station to save from destruction, a comic corporate conspiracy to unravel, and a brand new installment in Spike Chunsoft's popular AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES franchise... Read more
Five Top Upcoming Adventure Games – June 2025
June marks the highly anticipated arrival of the sci-fi genre-bender The Alters, and multiplayer gamers have not one but TWO intriguing new co-op adventures to look forward to. You can also make news as a journalist in a small town, manipulate time to solve some slick environmental obstacles, and more... Read more
Five Top Upcoming Adventure Games – May 2025
In May, everyone's favorite Duck Detective returns, joined by a unique narrative adventure that is sure to leave you breathless (in more ways than one), the long-awaited completion of a four-part historical drama on the high seas, a highly anticipated animal adventure sequel in scenic Icelandic-inspired environs, a dystopian cyberpunk mystery by Cosmic Void, and an intriguing new title that should suit anyone from the creator of Katamari Damacy. (Yes, that's SIX; a bonus extra this month!)... Read more
Five Top Upcoming Adventure Games – April 2025
In April we have two high-profile remakes and three fantastic original adventures to look forward to, including a classic-styled sci-fi comedy, a multilayered strategic mystery, and the long-awaited new adventure by Dave Gilbert and Wadjet Eye Games, plus a whole lot more... Read more
The Midnight Crimes hands-on
Episodic dark detective story clocks in with a moody, genre-bending steampunk noir debut... Read more
Five Top Upcoming Adventure Games – March 2025
In March, two of the most highly anticipated adventure games finally drop, and we'll also get to play as the ever-elusive Carmen Sandiego herself in brand new reimagined spy-sleuth mystery, make choices in inkle's latest Overboard!-styled adventure, and creep ourselves out with a chilling psychological horror set in a dystopian, alternate-history 1984 East Germany... Read more
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage – Tape 1 hands-on
The first installment of Don’t Nod’s two-part narrative thriller shows plenty of character but hasn’t yet found its groove... Read more
