AG Staff

The Big Adventure Event may be over, but the genre is still well-represented with a whole new selection in this week's Steam Game Festival. Some or all of their demos may disappear when the showcase ends on February 9th, so don't miss out! Here are just some of the free playable offerings available this week. […]

They used to say adventures were dead. Now they’re growing like weeds, spreading anywhere and everywhere. Including Steam, for example, where The Big Adventure Event is front and center until January 25th. That means loads of demos to check out, some of them only until the event is over, so don’t miss out on your […]

We know just what you want for Christmas this year: to hear from the special people in your life via video! Okay, maybe we’ve all had our fill of Skype, FaceTime and Zoom and really just need a good hug from loved ones, but that’s out of the question this year and it’s impossible to […]

For decades we’ve heard only bits and pieces of what went on behind closed doors at Sierra during their rise(s) and fall(s) as one of the premier videogame companies in the eighties and nineties. But no more. Author Shawn Mills – no stranger to Sierra, having helped remake King’s Quest III and Space Quest II as […]

Gamescom 2020 is underway, and everything is different this year. Well, maybe not . What's true once again is that there are many incredible adventure games on display, only this time it's happening entirely online. With the world facing quarantines, social distancing and negative travel advisories, there was no way a physical event attracting hundreds of […]

It’s only fitting that we finish our four-part exploration of The Art of Point-and-Click Adventure Games with a focus on one half of the husband and wife team that helped pioneer the graphic adventure in the first place. Without Ken and Roberta Williams, perhaps Bitmap Books’ delightful coffee table hardcover would be a thinner text-only […]

In collaboration with Bitmap Books, our month-long exploration of The Art of Point-and-Click Adventure Games continues with an excerpt from its interview with the creators of one of the most iconic game series ever. But this is just a taste. For the full interview and over 50 more with prominent genre personalities, you’ll have to […]

The Art of Point-and-Click Adventure Games is a stunning 500-page coffee table hardcover by Bitmap Books, filled with memorable pixel art and other classic scenes from the genre’s illustrious past. In honour of its second edition printing due out August 10th, bigger and better than ever with over 40 new pages of content, last week […]

The Summer Steam Game Festival is upon us, and with it comes a treasure trove of adventure game demos! These demos will be available only as long as the festival runs, ending Monday, June 22nd, so those who hesitate are lost. Below are just of the many adventures available to sample free. For the complete […]

There's plenty of adventuring on tap this week, but act now as these downloadable samplers are available only until June 22nd.