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Ever wondered what happened exactly where you are in the past, or what will be happening in the same place in future? That is the premise behind , a decade-spanning, narrative-driven adventure that takes place in the same city block in three different time periods, currently raising funding through Kickstarter. focuses on three distinct eras: […]

Your mother, the great explorer, has gone missing again. All she left you is an old biplane, a letter, and a map. The map marks the way to the fabled Sea of Giants, rumoured to be a place of mystery and wonder. Encouraged by your mother’s letter, you follow the directions on the map to […]

Here on Adventure Gamers, our community often engages in lively debate about whether games that stray from the formula established by the Sierra and LucasArts quests of decades past can (or should) qualify as adventure games. If a game involves twitchy action or platforming, does it have a place in the adventure genre? How about […]

Office buildings have become hazardous to adventure gamers recently (as anyone who guided the protagonist through can attest), and the latest such surreal corporate environment will soon be open for business in . Very little is know about , as indie developer Tymon Zgainski says that the story is meant to be discovered by players […]

The iPad made be cutting edge technology, but it’s about to get a little dose of steampunk in a new point-and-tap adventure courtesy of developer Telehorse. is, as the name implies, set in a steampunk-inspired Victorian England, in which a gentleman named Vincent must defend his beloved home planet against evil invading robots from space. […]

As rampant kleptomaniacs, adventure gamers are used to some devious behaviour, but you'll need to be even more nefarious in the upcoming indie Spanish adventure Panchito Chepas, currently raising funds through Indiegogo. Players assume the role of the titular character as he arrives in a “godforsaken town” ruled by gold. The once-wealthy town has fallen […]

Panchito Chepas is a seemingly innocent character who has just arrived in a godforsaken town. Soon he discovers that gold is what really drives this town, and all the dirty tricks Panchito knows will be put to the test in order to acquire all the precious gold.

After a failed attempt at funding their episodic adventure game on Kickstarter in 2013, Christian developer True Light has drastically lowered their goal for a second attempt from $50,000 to $1,500. Described as a “sensory experience in the form of a psychological thriller, including elements of a mystery genre, suspense, and intrigue”, the story, puzzles […]