Latest Adventure Games News

The indie adventure scene continues to be a haven for horror, and today gamers can scare themselves silly with a playable demo of Last Half of Darkness: Beyond the Spirit's Eye.

Waiting on German games to come out in English is becoming a regular pastime for adventure fans, but the end is in sight for one of them, as Xider announced today that Ankh: Heart of Osiris will release in the UK for £19.99 this April 27th.

With its March 6th release date approaching fast, The Adventure Company today released a new trailer for The Sacred Rings.

News out of Norway today will delight the many fans of The Longest Journey saga and raise a few eyebrows at the same time, as Funcom has announced the continuation of the series through the online, episodic release of Dreamfall Chapters.

If you're an adventure fan, you can finally leave that Klingon costume in the closet this year, as 2007 marks the year of AdventureCon. That's right, the genre is getting its very own convention in Las Vegas this summer.

Earlier this month a new, free adventure game was released. Hewitt is the work of Casper Smith and Chris Gianelloni of B-group Productions.

While more and more adventures are coming from Japan these days, independent American developer Abborado Studios is preparing to give us one in Japan. Or three games, to be precise, in 17th century Japan at that. As work continues on Earth, the first of three installments of Once Upon a Time in Japan, Abborado has just announced the launch of its official website.

The name Hans Christian Andersen is instantly recognizable as the author of many classic fairy tales. But in HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN: The Ugly Prince Duckling, the 19th century Danish writer is the star of his very own PC adventure.

The most politically incorrect comic crimefighting duo takes a road trip to the White House today, as the fourth episode of Sam & Max: Season 1 has now launched on GameTap.

If you missed the independent release of volumes one and two of the Delaware St. John series the first time around, now you can scoop both in an adventure pack just released by Lighthouse Interactive in the UK.

News of out Germany today will be welcomed by adventure fans in the UK, France, and the Benelux countries, as a distribution partner has been announced for the highly-anticipated A Vampyre Story. Although word of the agreement has been circulating for several weeks now, Crimson Cow has officially revealed that Focus Home International will be handling publishing in those territories.

It's better late than never for Myst fans, particularly those disappointed by the ill-fated launch of Uru Live several years ago, as the revived, revamped, and renamed Myst Online: Uru Live was officially launched on GameTap today.

Fans of popular horror adventures like Scratches and Barrow Hill should start bracing themselves for another haunting experience, as independent developer Arberth Studios has announced production on its debut title Rhiannon - Beyond the Mabinogion.

While George Stobbart's latest adventure has been available to European adventurers for several months already, North American gamers have not yet had the chance to pursue The Angel of Death. That is, not until now, as The Adventure Company have announced the shipping of Secrets of the Ark, which is the North American subtitle for the latest game in the Broken Sword series.

So, last night the AGS Award winners were announced and the biggest winner was Yahtzee, taking Best Game, Best Story, Best Non-Player Character and best Animation for Trilby's Notes and best non-adventure for 1213.