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The Universe of Seven is a complex science-fantasy world that has been developed by a group of imaginative and dedicated individuals calling themselves the U7 Committee. This Universe is already fully realized, consisting of a dystopian world filled with “blackjack and hookers, demons and penguins,” and has its own history, geography, characters, and rulebook. The […]

Videogames probably aren't the first thing you think of when you hear the word “Beethoven”. But that's exactly what indie developer Act 3 Games had in mind when they conceived , a newly-released exploratory thriller based in part on the German composer's only opera, and in part on real-world events. casts players in the first-person […]

Monsters don't just hide under our beds and in our closets. Sometimes they're out in the wider world as well. Don't believe us? Then just wait until next year, when indie studio Polygon Treehouse unleashes its side-scrolling debut point-and-click adventure called . stars a young girl named Tove, who must venture “deep into the forbidden […]

Last year, adventure gamers had the unusual opportunity to take on the role of a mechanical squid powered by the ashes of a genius inventor’s deceased granddaughter in indie Polish developer Paperash Studio's . The game followed the exploits of Ann 2.35f, formerly Ann Tagrezbung, whose mission was to deliver her grandfather’s final invention – […]

Reaching for the moon may be a noble ambition, but doing so literally may be fraught with peril, as we'll find out when indie two-person Italian developer Iperurania Arts releases its dark fantasy adventure later this year. stars a young woman named Selene, who lives in a tower and dreams of reaching the moon. One […]

Do we always know for sure where a subway car is taking us to? Wherever it is traveling to, it is we who choose the route. A routine trip back home turns into a course of unusual adventures for the hero of the story.

Water can come in all sorts of forms. It can flow freely as a liquid, harden and freeze at sub-zero temperatures, or even evaporate into wispy steam. Those kinds of transformative properties could sure come in handy in an adventure game, which is just what will happen with the upcoming release of indie Croatian developer […]

Life is tough for any down-on-his-luck detective, but even more so when you’re a bespectacled anthroporphic cat with a massive bowtie and no job prospects. The good news is, such hardships make for great adventure game fodder, as we’ll discover next year with the release of . As a feline detective on Sadmir, a planet […]

You just can't keep Tex Murphy down (or quiet). Many have tried, from in-game adversaries to real-world marketplace realities, but none have succeeded. Now everyone's favourite futuristic gumshoe is poised for another triumphant return – not merely in the previously-announced fan-made remake of , but in a newly-revealed expanded version of that game, as will […]