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Adventure gameplay is often criticized for following no rhyme or reason, but the exact opposite should be true in one-man indie Swedish developer Deep Taiga’s poetry-as-dialogue adventure, , coming later this year. Set in modern-day Maine “against a backdrop of never-ending autumn rain,” in a city with a history of suspicious “hobo disappearances,” tells the […]

Despite being a card-carrying adventure gamer for nearly two decades now (and a huge fan, no less), Simon Mesnard’s work in the genre had only quietly inhabited the periphery of my awareness until now. That was clearly an oversight, because upon finishing , I can see why the Black Cube series is now on its […]

Regardless of whether the problem is war, oppression, or societal exclusion, people look for anything to make the toughest times in life bearable, and one of the most potent of those things is friendship. Polish developer Juggler Games seeks to explore this theme in , a story-driven adventure coming next year. The game is set […]

The idea of a seemingly happy place hiding dark secrets isn’t exactly a novel premise at this point, but when a story based on the idea is done well, the suspense and intrigue can be thrilling. Such is the basic conceit of , the first foray into the traditional adventure genre by Mexican indie EnsenaSoft. […]

Death. Judgement. Heaven. Hell. The Four Last Things, according to Christian theology. If you’re wondering exactly how one might make a comedic adventure out of a topic as heavy-sounding as this, look no further than the appropriately named , a Renaissance- and Monty Python-inspired point-and-click adventure by indie developer Joe Richardson that successfully marries a […]

If and had a child, it might look a lot like . Developed by one-man Swedish indie Spelkraft, is a brief, charming adventure that, despite looking a lot like a platforming title, focuses on overcoming obstacles and exploring a brightly-colored world filled with odd creatures and mysterious environments. There's barely any story, and some backtracking […]