Jackal

There have been plenty of Japanese horror games and movies over the years, but far fewer from Taiwan. That discrepancy is about to get a little smaller in just a few days with the upcoming release of , a new horror-themed sidescroller from indie developer RedCandleGames. , as you might expect, is set in a […]

Watch Over Christmas is a unique Christmassy game that tells the story of a 12-year-old boy, Cisco, who is called upon to save everyone’s most beloved holiday. On the night just before Christmas, an unexpected visitor will inform him that Santa has been kidnapped and that he is the only hope of saving Christmas as […]

With so many adventure game legends coming out of the woodwork in recent years, longtime genre fans may be wondering, “What about Bob?” I’m speaking, of course, about Bob Bates, originally of Infocom before becoming the co-founder of Legend Entertainment. One of the industry’s most influential early pioneers, Bates is the mastermind behind such titles […]

Everybody knows that Santa gives presents to nice children, but who visits the naughty ones? After your sister does something bad, Berta the evil Christmas spirit and her mean elves take her away. The only way to save her is by performing good deeds and helping make the holiday season more cheerful for others. With […]

This month you can become a guard in a strange town on a fetch quest, a young squire seeking to achieve knighthood, or an elderly lady trying to save a familiar looking clock tower. You could also experience the afterlife as the spirit guide to the hereafter, or the ghost of young soldier cut down […]

Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future aren't the only spectres lurking about this holiday season. The others hail from Britain too, though in decidedly more inclement weather. I'm talking about the otherworldly presence in the latest game in the series called . There's not a dilapidated train station in sight […]

You have inherited a classic Seaside Pier! There’s only one catch… The antique attraction closed down, for good, in March 1988. It’s a ruin! The old arcades, fairground and promenade are derelict; peeling fairground rides, rusting Victorian ironwork and malfunctioning arcade machines, and of course, the ghosts… If you truly are the last of the […]

Normally having to pay for something you could once get for free would be a bad thing, but not when the new and improved version comes with key upgrades and bundled with other good things, as is the case with Crystal Shard's recently-released Adventure Bundle. Comprising , and , this new three-in-one bundle of former […]

The Uncertain: Light at the End is a new title set in the world established by 2016’s The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day – a lonely and abandoned Earth where humans have “disappeared” and machines rule the world. As Emily, one of Earth’s only free humans, players will unravel the mystery behind humanity’s disappearance while being […]