Adventure Games
A Medieval Murder Mystery Is Painted on History’s Canvas in ‘Pentiment’
A historical whodunnit sets the stage for one of the year's best and most beautiful games.
Why Roberta Williams Came Out of Retirement to Remake a Beloved Text Adventure
'Colossal Cave Adventure' summoned the Sierra adventure game legend to her calling. Forty years later, she's heeding its call again.
Cheap Trick: 'The Magnificant Trufflepigs' and Unreliable Narrators
When the mental illness is just the predictable twist.
Gabriel Knight Creator Jane Jensen's Successful Second Act: Erotic Novelist
Jane Jensen was one of games' great storytellers. When the industry wouldn't let her tell those stories, she took her talents to erotica.
'The Signifier' Aims at Noir Psychodrama, but Ends Up at Remedial Psych
An intriguing premise and a clever idea for a visual style go badly wrong in this ambitious but clueless sci-fi murder mystery.
'Kentucky Route Zero' Pays Off on Nine Years of Hope and Doubt
A masterful exploration of shame, debt, magic, and capitalism comes to its surprising conclusion.
Watch a City’s Politics Shift Through the Rear View Mirror of Your Cab in ‘Night Call’
It's not much of a detective story, but 'Night Call' does have some great mysteries.
Work Is Hell and the Dark Comedy 'Yuppie Psycho' Revels in It
Come work at Sintracorp! The coffee is awful, the workplace is toxic, and you don't really have much choice.
'Unavowed' is an Urban Fantasy That Gives Me Hope for the Genre
The genre has never been my favorite, but Wadjet Eye's adventure has me seeing it with new eyes.
This Frog Detective Game is Great Small-Scale Comedy
'The Haunted Island: A Frog Detective Game' is sweet, funny, and frustration-free.
This Buddy Cop Adventure Game Shows That You Can Do a Lot With a Little
'The Last Time' blends the vignette game with a classic adventure, with excellent results.