Jackal

What does a robot think? How self-aware is it? At what point does a complex algorithm turn into an autonomous thought and then into a feeling, and what happens when that feeling turns out to be fear? This is the story of a bot abandoned by his owner and transported to a facility for other […]

It’s June 1972. You’re journalist Bob Woodward and you just received a call from your boss at about a burglary in the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. You and Carl Bernstein are assigned to report on this strange incident. It’s time to do some investigative journalism! You know the drill. Find clues, take notes, […]

The Orient Express has officially been shut down for a few years now, but its legacy continues to serve adventure gamers well. From Jordan Mechner’s to AWE Production’s , the deluxe train has established itself as a neatly self-contained environment in which to stage a character-driven mystery drama. The latest adventure to join the railroad […]

She said yes! Alan was finally going to marry his sweetheart, Catalina. She only had one small request before the wedding, to ask for her father’s blessing. The young couple travels to the small town in Mexico where her father is from, arriving just in time for the annual Day of the Dead celebration. But […]

You couldn’t ignore Silvia Filler’s heartfelt plea for help. The police gave up on her brother’s murder case and you are her only hope. But that’s not the biggest problem at hand… The Filler mansion is currently overrun with the spirits of Sylvia’s ancestors! What brought them back? And what will bring them peace? All […]

The devil may be in the details, but it seems he also found his way into , a “grim” episodic mystery adventure currently in production for release next year. casts players in the dual roles of a “hard-nosed detective named Reggie Moore who has grown disillusioned with the bureaucratic system of justice, and a former […]

The indie adventure scene continues to crank out new releases in the absence of many higher-profile launches, and the latest to be delivered to PCs is Alexander Kucherenko's . Max is a “young, slightly lazy, curious guy with a sense of humor” who decides to help out a neighbor when she requests his assistance. Setting […]

It's been nearly five years since players last encountered Dracula in a full-fledged adventure game, but time is meaningless to vampires, and the notorious Transylvanian Count has re-emerged today like he was never away in his fourth outing, . This time around, players control an art restorer named Ellen Cross, who is “assigned by the […]

It's not just any pirate who's willing to share treasure freely, but Nelly Cootalot is one such buccaneer, as a playable demo of her second adventure is now available for download. is a commercial sequel to Alasdair Beckett-King's popular freeware adventure . This time around, the “pirate heroine and defender of endangered and adorable creatures” […]