Jackal

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but you won't need quite that many in Advect Productions' upcoming , a short experimental psychological thriller that uses word combinations to paint the picture of a grisly crime scene after the fact. thrusts players into the role of John Bishop, who arrives at his friend Audrey's […]

A picture is worth a thousand words. This seems to be the motto of Swedish indie developer Space Fox Studio for their successfully crowdfunded point-and-click game , coming next summer to PC and mobile devices. tasks players with delving into the troubled life of the titular young woman, who tries to deal with her personal […]

It was a weekend of familiar faces and new friends. It was also a weekend of seeing several former freeware games expanding into fully commercial releases. I learned about a new text adventure engine, still in development, that may well be the basis of future AdventureX games. I also added to my photo album of […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year again. No, not Christmas, but AdventureX, the only convention dedicated to narrative gaming. On the weekend of 11th and 12th November, a horde of developers and gamers descended on the Professor Stuart Hall Building of Goldsmiths University, London. With a bright and friendly atmosphere, it was a […]

New Losago, 1929 – a town full of creeps, clowns, mobsters, and, if you know where to look, the occasional honest citizen. Guide private investigator Lanson Rose through a series of puzzling cases: solve the city’s liquor supply problem in “Speakeasy Street”, track down a missing food scientist in “The Big Pickle”, and investigate strange […]

Will you make love and risk death? Two praying mantises in a relationship are constantly torn between their mutual love and the instinct to have sex – which could lead to the male’s death – the couple are now on the verge of making a decision. Assume the role of either of the lovers, and […]

Experience the autobiographical narrative adventure of Syrian refugee Abdullah Karame in escaping the Syrian civil war, a conflict that forced approximately 12 million people to leave their homes. At key moments throughout Abdullah’s dangerous journey to the Turkish border, he speaks through YouTube-style commentary videos and gives insights into his monumental ordeal.

Before I Forget is a narrative exploration game about a woman with dementia. Guide Sunita around the house to discover her past, in order to understand her present.

A young hunter travelling home to free her enslaved tribe from a tribe of bloodthirsty barbarians. A mysterious spaceman stranded on a strange prehistoric planet with slim hopes of returning home. Experience friendship, bravery and betrayal, all while playing a classic adventure game filled with ginormous lizards.