Edgar Allan Poe's Interactive Horror: 1995 Edition review
After a quarter-century entombed in obscurity, The Dark Eye is revived as Edgar Allan Poe’s Interactive Horror: 1995 Edition, a still-flawed yet serviceable gateway into the fascinatingly nightmarish world of a dark cult favorite... Read more
Daymare Town review
If you can get on its distinctively weird, oppressive wavelength and stay there, you’ll find Mateusz Skutnik’s Daymare Town second to none in terms of atmosphere, aesthetics, and ability to keep you clicking just to find out what the impossibly imaginative setting will show you next... Read more
The Last Case of John Morley review
The Last Case of John Morley transitions from a film-noir mystery into a psychological horror that reveals just how fragile the human psyche is, prioritizing atmosphere over detective work in its short run time... Read more
Golden Idol Investigations: The Curse of the Last Reaper (DLC) review
The Curse of the Last Reaper is a triumphant finale to the acclaimed Golden Idol saga as we know it. Beyond being the best expansion chapter of the series, this is one of the best pieces of DLC out there, period... Read more
Wednesdays review
Wednesdays is a short, beautifully designed, thoughtful treatment of a heart-wrenching subject that is anything but a simple walk in the park... Read more
BrokenLore: LOW review
LOW has enough surprising moments and weighty themes to warrant experiencing this BrokenLore debut, but an array of minor irritants leave plenty of room for improvement in what will hopefully become a more regularly rewarding franchise... Read more
REANIMAL review
Tarsier’s REANIMAL isn’t just Little Nightmares reskinned, with a new start, a new name, and a few welcome surprises added to an already winning horror adventure formula... Read more
Shadows of the Afterland review
In every sense of the word, Shadows of the Afterland is a spirited point-and-click adventure that weaves together a gripping post-mortem mystery into an ironically lively setting with a lot of heart... Read more
Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit review
There’s nothing dishonest about Penelope Pendrick and the Art of Deceit. As advertised, it’s an homage to the classic Nancy Drew series, both a masterful emulation and an exciting evolution. Featuring challenging puzzles and a gripping mystery, you won’t need a magnifying glass to see that the era of a new girl detective has begun. ... Read more
Riddlewood Manor review
While it teeters on the brink of succumbing to genre pitfalls at times, Riddlewood Manor is a delightful series of ghostly escape rooms tied together with a playfully macabre tale about spirits and dark magic. ... Read more
The Dark Rites of Arkham review
The Dark Rites of Arkham is another compelling thriller from Postmodern Adventures, blending Lovecraftian influence, retro-styled production and classic adventure gameplay into a beautifully eerie, wonderfully written murder mystery... Read more
Rue Valley review
It’s not as open-ended as other narrative RPGs and lacks a believable ending, but Rue Valley has an appealing graphic novel aesthetic and engagingly human time-looping story that avoids becoming too repetitive or frustrating each time it resets. ... Read more
Earth Must Die review
Earth Must Die revels in its comedic, over-the-top adult sci-fi insanity while delivering a genuinely great adventure game experience starring a power-hungry megalomaniac. Never before has it been so much fun to be the arbiter of your own species’ destruction! ... Read more
Estória review
Although seriously limited in scope, Estória takes a tried-and-true adventure formula and makes it its own with memorable characters and a wonderful fairy-tale story. A true coming-of-age tale about what it means to grow up... Read more