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What is the worst loss a person can experience? Many of us would probably answer “losing one’s child”. And to take that painful notion one step further: what if that parent were the cause of such a traumatic event? This question will be answered in an uncomfortable but uniquely artistic way in Simon Karlsson’s , […]

Steve has accidentally run over his son Viggo. Now he and his wife Karen have to cope with their anguish while everyday life intrudes. As Steve, you must plan Viggo’s funeral, be there for your wife and daughter, and work your way through the different phases of the grieving process. Your priorities and the choices […]

Identifying a dearth of Western games hybridizing the adventure and visual novel genres, the developers of hope their new game will fill that gap and are using Kickstarter to do so. Set in the near future of 2069, Japan has been reduced to post-nuclear ruins. Roving this future wasteland is Yudai Sayashi (Yu), who leads […]

While most first-person adventures place a priority on puzzles, PostMod Softworks' upcoming promises to emphasize story, exploration, and the philosophical nature of knowledge if reaches its fundraising goal on Kickstarter. casts players in the role of “sewer dwelling isolationist” called a Minotaur, who ascends to the world above to find the “shattered remnants of a […]

Tallahassee, 1933… After the tragic incident in Eddie Papatuccio’s café, nothing is quite how it used to be. This short, experimental sequel tells the story of what happened the day after the events in The coming of age – a Lorna Bains whodunit

Fans of surreal first-person exploration games not only have something new to look forward to, but something to play in the meantime as a playable demo has been released to herald the upcoming indie adventure . drops players into a series of “poetic worlds” filled with “environmental enigmas, platforming and crystalline guitars.” There is no […]

Cylne is a surreal exploration game. Choose between different symbols to explore poetic worlds filled with environmental enigmas, platforming and crystalline guitars. Surrounded by a dark strange halo, dive into these dream-like worlds to find meaning behind them… or not.

belongs to the burgeoning story-driven exploration subgenre pioneered by the divisive and exemplified by games like and , interactive experiences that put a premium on atmosphere and narrative over puzzles or action – even to the point of cutting out these other elements altogether. The result has sparked heated debates as well as some of […]

The forest, especially at night, is often thought of as a sinister place, with unknown terrors lurking just behind the next tree. The creatures that supposedly inhabit the woods have been the subject of folklore and myth for thousands of years, and it is that very nature of the woods, to both terrify and fascinate, […]