This month you can take an ill-fated ride in a flying ship or a surreal journey on a train. You could play a painter in search of inspiration, a little girl seeking help in healing her father, or a motel worker hoping to become an entertainer. Fans of fairy tale creatures can delve into a […]
Loading up a new game, you find yourself in an unfamiliar place, in the body of a character whose backstory you don’t know. Your task is to explore this place and figure out what’s going on, solving some puzzles along the way. Sound familiar? This is the basic premise of any number of adventure games, […]
Spanning two levels of the sprawling Tobacco Docks exhibition site in central London, EGX Rezzed was a celebration of electronic gaming. A wide range of experiences were available to suit all palates, with some unusual offerings on display. At a stand decked out to match its game setting, players were challenged to get the fastest […]
More than thirty years ago, a skinny guy with yellow-tinged skin and a feather in his cap strolled into the forest of Daventry on the hunt for three stolen treasures. The game was Roberta Williams’ and the man, Sir Graham, would soon be king. With eight installments and one enhanced remake released between 1983 and […]
Wouldn’t it be great to have a game store that’s dedicated just to adventure games? We’ve always thought that would be very cool, and after giving it some thought we finally decided that the best way to make it a reality was to do it ourselves. Many developers agreed, and so we set out to […]
This month you can travel to the depths of the jungle, to a surrealistic version of hell, or even into parallel worlds. Those who like to work to deadlines can take a handful of days to evade a deadly spirit, or a mere sixty seconds to prevent a spaceship exploding. Alternatively, you could join a […]
Day Two? final day’s presentation! Now that most of the other poseurs have had their chance, it’s time for the only hardware presentation that REALLY matters: the Aggie Awards from Adventure Gamers! Sure, there may be better-dressed celebrities at those other events, but they also have longer speeches and commercials. Most importantly, you’re actually to […]
Each year in February, we stop and take time to show our undying affection for those nearest and dearest to our hearts. We’re speaking, of course, about the Aggie Awards and the games we adore! (You thought we meant that other, overly-commercialized day of chocolates and flowers? Pfft. But don’t forget about your loved ones, […]
It’s time, ladies and gentlemen, for the moment you’ve been waiting for all year… the nominee finalists of the 1995 Aggie Awards! … Wait, what? Oh, sorry. We were confused momentarily by the list of games up for awards this year: a 2D Broken Sword adventure, the return of Tex Murphy, a new game from […]
It’s only rarely that we report any news about ourselves, but today is one of those rare cases! We’re excited to announce that we’re preparing to launch a new digital shop dedicated exclusively to adventure games. The Adventure Gamers Store will be home to titles from both larger publishers and smaller indie developers, with a […]
