Adventure Games
'Thimbleweed Park' Knows Why People Like Me Give Up on Adventure Games
In its casual mode, 'Thimbleweed Park' offers a blissfully frustration-free adventure.
How 'The Red Strings Club' Sabotages Its Hopeful Cyberpunk Vision
The new game from the creators of 'Gods Will Be Watching" has bold, refreshing ideas about future sex—but also a pitfall into transphobia.
How Sierra and a Disgraced Cop Made the Most Reactionary Game of the 90s
In the wake of the 1992 Los Angeles riots that ruined his reputation, Daryl Gates found himself in a point-and-click professional afterlife.
Parsing the Secret History of Adventure Games and Sierra
A new paper takes aim at our assumptions about Sierra On-Line and what the adventure game genre looked like in the 1980s.
Giving Sadness and Grief Their Due in a Superb Mystery Story
'Gray Skies, Dark Waters' makes wise use of the adventure genre in its exploration of loss and grief.
This 'To the Moon' Sequel Rights the Series' Ship
A game doesn’t need to be completely interactive, but it does need to have a point.
This Low-Fi Homage to Nancy Drew Captures Why We Love Detective Stories
The Francy Droo series shows what good puzzle design and mastery of the visual novel medium can accomplish.
Despite Landmark Status, 'Grim Fandango' Is a Masterpiece Without a Legacy
Free from GOG right now, the LucasArts adventure classic remains the pinnacle of the genre's 90s heyday.
This Tiny Adventure is a Perfect Slice of The Twilight Zone
‘Midnight Scenes: The Highway’ is ‘Thimbleweed Park’ artist Octavi Navarro’s pint-sized creepy adventure.
I Played a Game Called ‘Hell’ and Met Scary Clowns in a Cabin
Itch.io creator ahintoflime has a hell of a vision here.
'The Dream Machine' Was Supposed to Take One Year to Create. It Took Eight
An adventure game sculpted in clay, cardboard, and dreams has been the passion of two designers since 2010.
Interactive Fiction's Favorite Setting Is the Dungeon of the Mind
How the genre's earliest influences and limitations created a tradition of metaphorical imprisonment.