Jackal

We all know by now that creating sentient machines can only lead to disaster. But what about sentient corn? As bizarre as that possibility sounds, we're going to find out later this year when indie Canadian developer Finish Line Games completes its home-grown production of . There wouldn't even be any thinking, talking corn if […]

Haley, an eccentric 13 year old girl, has a complicated relationship with her old friend Quintin. He’s a ghost now, and he’s puppeting her body with the intent of finding a satisfactory way of killing her. This dubious quest has led them to a mysterious abandoned island, where several people were recently murdered and among […]

You are on an island. A windy, abandoned island, dotted with rugged brick buildings, ruined walls, old electrical poles… and fires and candles still burning. What happened? Where is everyone? As you explore and uncover pieces of narration, questions are answered and new ones emerge. And as night gradually falls, it becomes apparent that something […]

Ghost stories are great for giving ourselves a scare, but they're nothing to take seriously, right? Well, not so fast, says indie developer Dreadlocks, along with 2,243 people who helped contributed more than £56,000 to crowdfund through Kickstarter. While certainly isn't the first game to explore supernatural phenomena, or even to do so using real […]

Pirates and point-and-click adventuring have been a perfect match ever since the days of . Now indie Italian developers imaginarylab are hoping to continue that trend with their upcoming title , a  game featuring humour, a cartoon look and twisted perspectives reminiscent of the LucasArts classics.  In 1699, so the story goes, infamous pirate Captain […]

With the breadth of adventure game subgenres in recent years – from story games, to puzzlers, to first-person explorers and more – it’s nice to run into a good old-fashioned 2D point-and-click experience every now and then. Manuel Schenk’s fits that bill by placing its emphasis squarely on amassing and combining inventory in a faux […]

The Order, a kind of dictatorial space police, is the fearless space pirate Trixie. But Trixie and her crew are saved by an ordinary deliveryman named Flint in an encounter that will alter the path of their destinies. Together they will explore the galaxy aboard a custom spaceship, meeting many suspicious alien characters and uncovering […]

It's been far too long since the last solo effort from everyone's favourite pointy-haired defense attorney. Sure, he shouted his “Objections!” and “Take thats!” in 2014's , but there he had to share the spotlight with the other titular protagonist. In , due to arrive this September on Nintendo 3DS, there won't be a top […]

This year’s Game Developers Conference felt like a whirlwind European tour as four developers took me from Victorian England to ancient Norway, through Scandinavia and finally up into the Austrian Alps. Whether you prefer complex mysteries, artsy interactive stories, or something in between, here are four possible additions to your itinerary.   Sherlock Holmes: The […]