Richard Hoover
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Relicta review
Those who enjoy Portal-style environmental puzzlers will be irresistibly drawn to this lengthy, challenging, highly polished sci-fi adventure.
Tales of the Neon Sea review
This pixel art side-scroller hints at an intriguing noir-tinged sci-fi detective mystery but unfortunately displays only intermittent flickers of potential.
Return of the Phantom flashback review
With MicroProse revived, the time is right to delve deep into the largely unheralded 1993 adventure and give it the high score it richly deserves.
Someday You’ll Return review
The creators of J.U.L.I.A. Among the Stars are back with a well-crafted, substantial first-person psychological thriller.
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.
