Way back in 2010, a few white guys from Sweden released a free little point-and-click game steeped in black African culture with a distinctly comedic Caribbean flavour. We knew then that SkyGoblin’s Theo Waern, Mathias Johansson and Henrik Englund were boldly marching to the beat of their own reggae drummer, but who could have foreseen […]
This month you can become an undead detective seeking a master thief, or a young girl trying to restore colour to a black and white world. You could also travel far back into the past as Noah seeking the last animals for his Ark, or into a far future where an intelligent apartment locks its […]
An important element of the graphic adventure game is to make sure that scenery is practical and playable. It has to serve a purpose: it’s the backdrop on which the action happens, it’s the board on which the pieces are placed by the designer, and this means that things have to be clear, visible and […]
This weekend marks the final days of the massive “Big Deal Sale” on GOG.com, in which more than 200 games are available at big discounts. To celebrate this event with GOG.com, as many adventure games are included in the sale, we've decided to team up and make this an even more festive event. We're giving away […]
With so many promising adventures to see at gamescom 2017, we just couldn’t cover them all in a single article. Our first round-up featured games like , and , but there were plenty more where those came from. So once again, my German colleagues Matthias Glanznig and Peter Färberböck from Adventure Corner have joined forces […]
It’s hard to believe how time flies. When gamescom 2017 opened its gates on the 22nd of August, it felt slightly unreal how quickly a whole year had passed since 2016’s fair. Nevertheless, I was more than ready for the annual excitement. As always, I was glad to be mostly able to dodge the crowds […]
When you think of Sierra you might not necessarily think of the Atari 2600 or the Commodore 64, but both systems had a big impact on the fortunes of the company. From the earliest years of its life, the Atari 2600 console was the biggest video game platform in America. By 1983, six years after […]
Call it a young adult story game, call it a “modern” adventure, call it whatever you like. There is no doubt that found many fans, so it’s not really a surprise that two new projects based on the popular franchise went into simultaneous production soon after its release. While the original developers from Dontnod are […]
At , I had the welcome opportunity to meet Martin Kreuch – a producer at publisher THQ Nordic – to bug him with loads of questions about the reboot of the series. The newest game in the franchise is currently being developed by German studio KING Art, who are not only the acclaimed developers of […]
This month you can investigate a missing girl in a strange Victorian town or some supernatural graffiti as a zombie detective. You could also go back to 17th century France to save prisoners from the Bastille, or forward to an electronic future to rescue your favourite robot. Alternatively, you can travel to far-off lands looking […]
