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Silt forming for 2022 release

Surreal black-and-white underwater adventure coming to Windows PC early next year.

Somerville coming together for 2022 release

New indie studio featuring co-founder of Playdead unveils upcoming sci-fi thriller.

EDEN.schemata(); set to bear fruit later this year or early 2022

Replayable sci-fi murder mystery with evolving interface and game design unveiled for Windows PC.

Word leaks out that Avolteha coming to mobile devices

Wordless alien-world point-and-tap adventure 'coming soon' to the App Store for iOS.

The first episode of N1NE: The Splintered Mind unveiled

Debut of three-part narrative-driven cyberpunk mystery 'coming soon' to Oculus and Steam VR.

Unknown Number preparing to ring in 2022

Voice-controlled thriller about fighting climate change coming to PC and mobile devices.

Detective from the Crypt emerges on Steam

Supernatural point-and-click mystery from the creator of Cat and Ghostly Road available now for Windows and Linux.

Sketchy Fables has designs on 2022 release

Hand-drawn 3D 'interactive cartoon / artgame / comicbook' by artist Alle Jong unveiled for Windows PC.

The Good Life conceived for fall 2021 release

Open-world adventure in which you can transform between human, cat and dog coming to PC, Playstation 4, Xbox One and Switch.

Summertime Madness descends on Steam

Demo also available for surreal 3D puzzle-adventure set within an artist's painting, newly launched on Windows and Mac.

Sam Barlow seeking IMMORTALITY in upcoming mystery

First details unveiled for the previously teased 'Project Ambrosio' from the creator of Her Story and Telling Lies.

Fire Tonight heating up for August release

Dual-character isometric puzzler about two lovers separated by a city ablaze coming to Windows, Mac and Switch.

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Adventure Gamers started as a humble fan site in 1998 but grew into one of the premier online magazines of its kind and the largest English-language website devoted to the adventure genre. We specialize in covering computer and video games that focus on puzzle solving within a narrative framework, from the oldest text and graphic adventures (such as Zork, King’s Quest, and Monkey Island) up through today’s upcoming releases (such as Happy Game, STASIS: BONE TOTEM, Life Is Strange: True Colors, and The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles).

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Popular Adventure Games

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Happy Game

A psychedelic horror adventure that represents a radical departure from Amanita’s usual charming, family-friendly style.

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STASIS: BONE TOTEM

An all-new story from The Brotherhood in the same universe as STASIS and CAYNE.

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Life Is Strange: True Colors

An all-new, non-episodic installment in DONTNOD's popular narrative adventures series developed by Deck Nine Games.

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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

A collection of ten cases starring the ancestor of Phoenix Wright in the late nineteenth century.

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IMMORTALITY

The new game from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.

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FAR: Changing Tides

Sequel to the 2018 postapocalyptic side-scrolling vehicle adventure FAR: Lone Sails.

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Vertigo

An original story loosely based on the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece.

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Oxenfree II: Lost Signals

An all-new story about mysterious radio signals set five years after the original.

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The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

Third standalone installment in Supermassive's horror series.

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Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One

A prequel in Frogwares' long-running series starring a young Sherlock Holmes solving his mother's murder.

Happy Game

STASIS: BONE TOTEM

Life Is Strange: True Colors

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

IMMORTALITY

FAR: Changing Tides

Vertigo

Oxenfree II: Lost Signals

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One

Based on reader feedback and the staff's assessment of preview material and press demos. Hover titles for details.

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Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don’t Dry

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Sally Face: Episode Two – The Wretched

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Detective from the Crypt

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Mark & Lara: Partners In Justice

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Sally Face: Episode One – Strange Neighbors

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What are (point and click) adventure games?

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