The burgeoning puzzle-platformer genre continues to grow in popularity, in no small part fueled by the phenomenal success of Valve’s series. Previous “clones” have included the likes of Quantum Condundrum and Antichamber, and our latest foray for puzzles outside traditional adventure genre lines have revealed two more in the form of and . Each emulates […]
While story, exploration, and puzzles are (and will always be) the central pillars of adventure games, more and more narrative-driven games – if they can even be called “games” at all – are opting to forsake traditional adventuring in favour of more straightforward, streamlined interactive fiction. Led by the likes of Telltale Games, this growing […]
Most people who recognize the name of Polish designer Adrian Chmielarz probably associate the co-founder of People Can Fly with the high-profile action games , , and . Far fewer may be aware that his work on the soon-to-be-released indie adventure game actually is a return to his adventure game roots, though with a very […]
Video games – and platformers in particular – are usually characterized by their vivid colour palettes, but there’s something deliciously dark and brooding about black-and-white backdrops. Following in the footsteps of are two new puzzle-platformers that largely forsake the use of colour. and are very different games, but both provide rich atmospheres, and compelling, cross-genre […]
Frictional Games, the Swedish studio behind the and series, have been busy working on a new title lately, called . So far they’ve only shown some cryptic teaser videos publicly, but at gamescom we were fortunate to get a private preview of a version that falls somewhere between alpha and beta with Creative Director Thomas […]
In meeting with Ragnar Tørnquist and Dag Scheve of Red Thread Games at gamescom this year, I had the chance to sit down with these two talented writer/designers and discuss the exciting things going on at the Norwegian company. Obviously this includes a closer look at the status of the long-awaited , one of the […]
This month you can play as a cat-humanoid or a man with the head of a pig. You can hunt a demon in a fantasy world, fend off the horror that rises at night in an ordinary apartment, or face the monsters that lurk in the deepest reaches of sleep. Alternatively, you might experience a […]
Beauty is only skin deep. Strip away all the next-gen graphics, cel-shading, and high-def visuals, and what you’ve got left is the actual soul of a game, the vital ingredient that will make or break an entertaining product. In this iteration of “Puzzling (mis)adventures”, we’re taking a look at two indie puzzlers with a strong […]
