Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey will send you on a unique adventure based on parallel worlds and having faith in this sequel to The Longest Journey (1999) that is highly praised by adventure fans. Originally released for the Xbox and Windows platforms the game was subsequently made available for the Xbox 360 through console backwards compatibility. Released in 2006 it’s been nearly a decade since the last addition to the franchise and accordingly players need not have played the 1999 origin...[Read Review]
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Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 is a point and click video gamer released in 2007 exclusively for the Nintendo DS platform which lets players explore the mysterious origins of a strange hotel that is said to be able to grant wishes to those that stay in a particular room. The bulk of this story adventure takes place in a fictional hotel located located deep in the heart of Los Angeles in the United States and is known Hotel Dusk. Playing as former experienced detective Kyle Hyde who has has left his New Yo...[Read Review]
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Syberia
Syberia is an adventure game with puzzle elements released in 2002 that also incorporates some detective elements into its core gameplay while players explore parts of Europe without fear of reaching a game over screen. This lack of game ending mechanic (e.g. character death for incorrect decisions) lifts much of the fear that can impact the experience of similar games and allows players to freely make decisions and experience the art and steampunk inspirations in the game settings. In Syberia p...[Read Review]
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L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire delivers a detective themed open world action title with fantastic realism and world design which gives players the sense of being a real detective throughout the story. Inspired by historical films the game also features an era appropriate soundtrack and the option to play in black and white to simulate a film noir adventure. Originally released on 2011 for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 L.A. Noire was revived with an enhanced edition for modern platforms in 2017. Set in the cit...[Read Review]
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Gray Matter
Sharing the same name as a vital part of the brain Gray Matter is a point and click adventure that involves a number of puzzles and investigation skills to uncover the true story at play. Gray Matter is available on Windows and Xbox 360 which also gives it a point of difference as one of the few console games in the point and click adventure genre which has historically avoided the console market. The game was released in 2010 in a number of European countries and eventually was translated into ...[Read Review]
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Detective Grimoire
Detective Grimoire (Detective Grimoire: Secret of the Swamp) is the first full game in the franchise of detective games following the 2007 Flash title of the same name. Released in 2014 the game was funded from a Kickstarter campaign and features an adventure full of mystery, dialogue, detective work and lovable characters. Playing as Detective Grimoire you will find yourself called to a remote swamp and tourist attraction known as Boggy’s Bog after the owner Richard Remington is found mur...[Read Review]
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The Longest Journey
The Longest Journey offers an interesting array of characters to build a connection with in this well received adventure game from 2000. Utilising point and click adventure game mechanics that popularised the genre during the decade of adventure gaming peak The Longest Journey holds an impressive low 90s score on Metacritic. The Longest Journey doesn’t just offer impressive characters though it also has a multi layered and complex story to really get your brain thinking and keep you mesmerised i...[Read Review]
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Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain takes you through an interactive drama that draws inspiration from film noir thrillers the game is full of mystery with a serial killer at the heart of the plot that you jump into. Originally a PlayStation 3 exclusive title released in 2010 the game was subsequently released on PlayStation 4 in 2016 and Windows in 2019. Heavy Rain lets you experience four main characters as you advance through the various game chapters with each of them having a deep background story and their own mot...[Read Review]
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Syberia 2
Syberia 2 expands on the original with a game releases nearly two years after the success of the first Syberia adventure game. Just like the original players will find themselves in third person where you’ll solve puzzles and embark on a far reaching adventure in a realistic game world as Kate Walker. To help bridge the gap between your first and second adventure the game opens up with an overview so that players can refresh themselves on the story to date. After the events in the first ga...[Read Review]
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Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern
Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern brings puzzle adventures into prehistoric times and comes from Kheops Studios that developed the popular Return to Mysterious Island series of games with a similar premise. Opting to create a video game that can also serve as a learning tool Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern also incorporates an Encyclopedia style mechanic that allows players to dig deeper into the history of the human species and understand the basis for some of the things featured within the gam...[Read Review]
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Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy
Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy has players go on a first person adventure as a journalist as they attempt to save a mysterious and rare species of bird. Exploring a goal not usually featured in the video game genre Amerzone pairs it with traditional puzzle adventure mechanics for a combination of the new and familiar. The game was originally released in 1999 and is currently available on Windows, Mac and iOS for players that want to explore this classic adventure. Part of the classic nature of ...[Read Review]
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RealMyst: Masterpiece Edition
RealMyst: Masterpiece Edition(realMyst) is an enhanced remake of the original Myst adventure that brings the franchise into the Unity engine. Allowing players to explore familiar locations in full 3D you’ll also experience significantly enhanced game models and textures that capture 20 years of video game progress since Myst was first released to the world. RealMyst is the same adventure at the core with players once again taking on the role of an unknown protagonist after they stumble upo...[Read Review]
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The Secret of Grisly Manor
The Secret of Grisly Manor challenges you to explore the mysterious house of your Grandpa on your iOS devices as you uncover secrets and locate your lost family member. Developed by Fire Maple Games in 2010 (the same minds behind The Lost City) The Secret of Grisly Manor adopts many of the same fundamentals and brings them across to a different game setting. This gameplay also has Myst like elements with a blend of puzzle, exploration and action through a point and click style interface. In The ...[Read Review]
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Atlantis: The Lost Tales
Atlantis: The Lost Tales will take you on a fantasy adventure centred on the lost city of Atlantis while mixing in time travel and a general sense of mystery into a puzzle adventure. Playing as the young Seth who is the hero of your story Atlantis: The Lost Tales is the first in a long series of adventure games with a similar theme that challenge players with an array of puzzle types with adjustable difficulty options. In addition players will find a living story that blends a familiar setting w...[Read Review]
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Dark Fall: Lost Souls
Dark Fall: Lost Souls aims to give fans of puzzle adventure titles a journey that incorporates horror themes and is the third addition in the Dark Fall series that was released in 2009. This blend of puzzle, horror and adventure takes place in a familiar location while also honing in on the horror and puzzle elements although this does come at some cost to the depth of story compared to the first two games. Players of previous Dark Fall games will instantly recognise the familiar setting of the ...[Read Review]
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Nibiru: Age of Secrets
Nibiru: Age of Secrets was released in 2005 and offers a linear adventure game that is packed with unique locations, NPCs, dialogue and world to explore. The game emphasises inventory based puzzles which thanks to fantastic design feel realistic in their usage as opposed to forced interactions with the broader world. In terms of this game world Nibiru is set soon after the discovery of an old tunnel due to the construction of a new highway in the area. After some initial discovery the connection...[Read Review]
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Aura: Fate of the Ages
Aura: Fate of the Ages seeks to offer players a high quality first person puzzle adventure game blended with fantasy elements to suck players into a unique world which is built on further with the sequel titled Aura: The Sacred Rings that explores similar themes and puzzle challenges. Like most modern puzzle games Aura is all about the story and the immersion that takes place in between each of the puzzles. It’s a formula that was originally popularised by the likes of Myst with many title...[Read Review]
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The 7th Guest
The 7th Guest is a classic adventure game with horror themes that was originally released in 1993 during an era of interactive movie video games which The 7th Guest pushed to a whole new level. The game has since been re-released on modern platforms which allows fans of the original and newcomers to step back in time and complete the horror adventure that it offers. This adventure in The 7th Guest centres around the mansion of Henry Stauf just outside of town who was a master toymaker that had a...[Read Review]
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Azada
Azada is a casual adventure game with puzzle elements that has some Myst like elements to its core gameplay for players to uncover through exploration. Serving as the first in a franchise of puzzle titles this first game has resulted in a number of sequels titled Azada: Elementa, Azada: Ancient Magic and Azada: In Libro respectively which all offer similar gameplay within the same general game world. Originally launched for Windows and Mac this first Azada release was later expanded to mobile pl...[Read Review]
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Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Silver Earring
Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Silver Earring (or simply Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring in North America) is part of the Sherlock Holmes franchise and the second in this series of adventures (proceeded by The Mystery of the Mummy and followed The Awakened). In addition to the Windows version launched in 2004 a Europe only Wii version was released in 2011 but was never made available to the rest of the world. Despite this The Silver Earring is actually the prequel to every game noted above...[Read Review]
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