In the third game of the series, the protagonist Malcolm is influenced by his metaphysical advisors, the stereotypical angel and devil on the shoulders. Stewart is a softly spoken goody two-shoes, whereas Gunther is the brash and obnoxious bully. All three of those characters have distinctive voices which sound nothing alike. Surprisingly, Eric Randall voiced Malcolm, Stewart and Gunther!

I feel that this ties in so nicely into the narrative, from both a spiritual perspective and a psychology angle. Stewart and Gunther don't actually exist, it's just simply Malcolm making life decisions for himself of his own accord.

Do you feel that this was done with intent and purpose by Westwood Studios? Or do you reckon it’s just a fun little coincidence?

Hello Everyone, 

My name is Josh -- I've been dabbling in adventure game design and stumbled on this forum today. For what it's worth, I and a couple of my  friends have been working on a 2D, pixel adventure game called Nick the Knight. Nick is a little boy who uses his imagination to become braver and overcome the hard challenges of being a person.  

Reasons you might be interested:

• Follow our development journey as we get closer to publishing in 2026
  
• Give input (which we will listen to)
  
• Get to know us (we're cool people! )
  

If you'd like to learn more:

• Nick the Knight game site
  
• sign up and try the game (we will never spam you)
  
• Join the Discord channel 
  

Yesterday, in the adventure game scene thread, I posted a couple of pictures which were substituted by alternative ones from my Imgur library. I straight away assumed this involved 'foul play' & completely apologise for any unfounded accusations. But, I really don't understand how posting a code from Imgur can result in an image with a completely different code?.......help!

Hello, and welcome to our next community playthrough! This time, we will be playing IMAGinE, a not-so-little game created during AdvJam2021. It's about a guy named Bob who is trapped in a painting by an artist, painter, magician and self-proclaimed genius, named Angelo .
Your task is to travel between various paintings, find your girlfriend (who is also trapped in one of the paintings) and escape.

To be honest, this game doesn't have the best or deepest plot ever. But it makes up for it with good music, great visuals, and puzzles.

Since we're talking about the puzzles, let's be clear. It's not an easy game. Some of them can be quite devilish and require a bit of imagination and out of the box thinking.

While the game lacks QoL features like show hotspot or a hint system, the community is here to help you with gentle hints, so you should be able to complete it without getting too frustrated.

That's why I welcome all of you, no matter your skill or experience with point and click games, to play this beautiful hidden gem of a game.

Things: to Do:
- share your thoughts on art and music.
- if you stuck, ask for hints. Try to avoid the walkthrough.
- be helpful to others by providing hints, not full, detailed, step-by-step solutions.
- if you want to comment on puzzles, use the spoiler warnings to not spoil the game for others.
- remamber to save manualy, the game doesn't have an autosave system.

The game is free, and you can download it, or play it in your browser, here:
https://the-argonauts.itch.io/imagine

I will now post my spoiler-free thoughts about the first four screens/paintings that you will encounter early in the game.
I will post more of them in the next few days.

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The first screen is clearly inspired by 'The Last Supper', with a strong street art feel to it. It also looks like the supper was more of a wild party that apparently took place in a prison.
Unfortunately, the music is repetitive and gets annoying pretty quickly, so it's best to move on.





The audio is much better, with smooth aqua tunes. The equally good post impressionist style reminds me of Van Gogh's "The Starry Night"
But it looks like our eight-legged, sea-dwelling friend is less impressed by the scenery than I am. Everyone's an art critic, I guess.





Next, we have black-and-white scratchboard art. I must admit I'm out of my depth here, so I'll ask someone who knows more about art to say more about this piece.





And the last one for today: POOP TOGETHER! Nuff said, except that I really dig the funky music in this screen.

I know a lot of people have strong opinions about this, but the last time I heard this discussion was several remasters/remakes ago. So! What does everyone think the best version of Myst is? And PC or would any argue that it works better on a console?

-DC

Hi all. I was hoping to get some thoughts from those who have made to jump to Windows 11 now.

Being in Europe, we've got another year of Windows 10 updates for free so don't feel an immediate need to upgrade, but am wondering whether it would be worth it in the near future. Currently Win 10 is beautifully stable and fast for me and all my software runs happily on it.

Time for another one of those fun forum games. Remember those from back in the day? 

Fun fact: I once attended 10 different magic shows in the space of 48 hours. No, I wouldn’t recommend it, it's a lot to take on board. Luckily I like focusing on the impromptu jokes magicians use to show us that they are properly interacting with the audience.

Bonus fact: My username is an original portmanteau that I created. It's a combination of legerdemain (sleight of hand) with the suffix mancy (divination).

Do you know of an adventure game that you personally consider to be underappreciated? Good news, you’ve found the right thread to bring greater awareness to those unsung heroes of the adventure developer community. This is where we will shine a spotlight on those hidden gems to help them sparkle with the recognition they deserve.

To get things started, I would like to draw your attention to a little-known demo called Odd. The protagonist is an avid rock collector and hiker from Norway. Wouldn’t it be funny if this quirky man stumbled upon a massive secret that planet Earth is actually a giant mental ward? Hats off to the creators for having an original premise.

I played this short demo back in the early 2010s. It still stays with me to this day for several reasons. The starting location is a picturesque Norwegian cliff with a camper van parked on top. The hand-drawn artwork is beautiful. Humour is weaved seamlessly into the storyline and the peaceful background music ties it altogether into an atmospheric delight. I don’t want to spoil too much, play it first-hand to experience it yourself.

I’ve tested it on a Windows 11 computer and miraculously it still works. Use the following Game Jolt link to download this fantastic adventure:

https://gamejolt.com/games/odd/929

After you’ve finished the demo, there is also an expanded backstory and lore on the official website:

https://www.lysator.liu.se/odd/synopsis.html

I’m looking forward to all of your game suggestions. Let’s transform those underrated games into cherished classics.

The new game from Lee Petty and Double Fine releases today. Anyone planning to play Keeper?

Maybe my Adventure Game Hotspot review will help you decide.

Short version is: I loved every minute of it, and it's the most fun I've had with a game for a long time. And holy hell, is it gorgeous. But know what type of game it is, because it's definitely not your traditional point-and-click.



Would love to hear what other people think of it!

From the latest Cressup video interviewing Charles Cecil last week, forgive me if this has already been posted. But it doesn't look good for this to be coming out anytime soon... Relevant section begins around 16:00. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddiWpyHbeyw