Richard Hoover
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Cloudpunk review
This open world cyberpunk adventure is light on gameplay but delivers big, by air and land, with its impressive dystopian backdrop and the stories of those who populate it.
Mazovian Adventure review
This short but charming family-friendly fantasy adventure is a tasty appetizer that's spoiled somewhat by bugs and localization issues.
Mira review
A lack of gameplay and poor translation combine to bring this gorgeous journey through Slavic myth tumbling down to earth.
Weakless review
The gameplay and story are decidedly slight, but the strength of this leisurely fantasy nature walk is in its lovely presentation.
The Complex review
While its gameplay is decidedly simple, this choice-driven FMV thriller is a riveting interactive movie with impressive production values and replayability.
Nine Noir Lives hands-on preview
We got our paws on a short demo of the stylish upcoming comic-noir mystery, and so far it looks (and sounds) like the cat's meow.
Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity flashback review
Though it threatens to stall out early on, once it hits warp speed this 25-year-old sci-fi adventure proves faithful to its source material and provides an engaging point-and-click experience all around.
Edgar: Bokbok in Boulzac review
There's no real challenge here to be chicken of, just plenty of whimsical weirdness and a few pesky bugs in this quirky French adventure.
Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil review
Horror fans watching out for a substantial ghost hunting experience will find clever puzzles, a bit of tedium, and more than enough creepy atmosphere in the latest from Darkling Room to keep them up at night playing.
Dry Drowning review
It nearly sinks under the weight of its convoluted ending, but until then this future-noir visual novel murder mystery is an effective page-turner.
Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem review
The long-awaited new installment burns brightest in its story and character interactions, but is guilty of leaving a few rough edges and neglecting gameplay in the process.
Lost Ember review
This beautiful open-world animal-swapping adventure has sparks of smouldering inspiration but a lack of substantive gameplay prevents it from fully burning as brightly as it should.
We Were Here Together review
Here we go again to a castle in the north with a new and improved third game in this engaging co-op puzzle-adventure series for two players.
Argonus and the Gods of Stone review
Zojoi's slick first-person 3D take on ancient Greek myth provides a surprisingly hard challenge that should appeal to puzzle fans.
The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature review
This beautifully artistic adaptation is light on gameplay but faithfully captures the spirit of Mary Shelley's classic novel creation.
