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<![CDATA[Adventure Game Hotspot Community - Adventure Games]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:29:02 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[New Space Quest?! Well, sorta. But do we want it?]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=793 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:58:09 -0700 Jackal]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=793
Here's our news announcement and the Steam page if this is the first you're hearing about it.

Nothing carried over from Sierra's Space Quest, because only the name has been (re)-trademarked by the dev who previously announced Mystery House 3D. So new characters, worlds, story, art, everything.

Thoughts?

And yes, the promo materials use AI. Let's assume no one's on board (no pun intended) with AI slop and not make this an anti-AI thread. I'm more interested in hearing people's impressions of a "new" Space Quest with no connection to the old one.]]>
Here's our news announcement and the Steam page if this is the first you're hearing about it.

Nothing carried over from Sierra's Space Quest, because only the name has been (re)-trademarked by the dev who previously announced Mystery House 3D. So new characters, worlds, story, art, everything.

Thoughts?

And yes, the promo materials use AI. Let's assume no one's on board (no pun intended) with AI slop and not make this an anti-AI thread. I'm more interested in hearing people's impressions of a "new" Space Quest with no connection to the old one.]]> <![CDATA[Wikipedia 'List of video games listed among the best']]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=792 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:54:10 -0700 Piero]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=792
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vi...g_the_best

These are all games which 'have appeared on various publications' lists of "best" or "greatest" video games of all time'. It contains 16 games catagorized as 'Adventure', of which 6 are classic LucasArts / Lucasfilm point-and-click titles.

I know it's just a silly list but I found it interesting that not only are LucasArts/film the only company represented with any point-and-click titles, but that there are no classic Sierra adventures listed (in the list) at all!

Why would this be? In my mind series such as Space Quest, Police Quest and Gabriel Knight are right up there with the Lucasfilm titles, at least in terms of influence and popularity.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vi...g_the_best

These are all games which 'have appeared on various publications' lists of "best" or "greatest" video games of all time'. It contains 16 games catagorized as 'Adventure', of which 6 are classic LucasArts / Lucasfilm point-and-click titles.

I know it's just a silly list but I found it interesting that not only are LucasArts/film the only company represented with any point-and-click titles, but that there are no classic Sierra adventures listed (in the list) at all!

Why would this be? In my mind series such as Space Quest, Police Quest and Gabriel Knight are right up there with the Lucasfilm titles, at least in terms of influence and popularity.

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]]> <![CDATA[Discworld Noir now playable in your browser(!)]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=788 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:45:09 -0700 Geisterfaust]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=788 this reddit thread. Apparently someone made Discworld Noir playable on a virtual machine in your browser!

Tried it out yesterday, and it seems to work just fine - the loading times are a bit long and saving your game is a bit of a hassle, but still interesting to see it running so smoothly/without crashes out of your browser. Maybe a proper GOG re-release isn't too far off?

Anyway, figured it might be of interest to some of y'all as well!]]> this reddit thread. Apparently someone made Discworld Noir playable on a virtual machine in your browser!

Tried it out yesterday, and it seems to work just fine - the loading times are a bit long and saving your game is a bit of a hassle, but still interesting to see it running so smoothly/without crashes out of your browser. Maybe a proper GOG re-release isn't too far off?

Anyway, figured it might be of interest to some of y'all as well!]]> <![CDATA[Need 386 SX PC game suggestions]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=784 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 07:27:50 -0700 Joshua AGH]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=784
Note: I’m not sure of the specs so assume everything is generic.]]>
Note: I’m not sure of the specs so assume everything is generic.]]> <![CDATA[Influx of Spam posts]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=783 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 07:16:51 -0700 Joshua AGH]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=783
Let’s talk adventure games!!!]]>
Let’s talk adventure games!!!]]> <![CDATA[Halloween Tournament at Mystery Manor]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=782 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:21:27 -0700 LadyKestrel]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=782 https://mysterymanor.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15439]]> https://mysterymanor.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15439]]> <![CDATA[GK3 Reborn Open Source Engine 1.0 release]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=781 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:16:42 -0700 HitBattousai]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=781 https://gk3.lazy.kiwi/]]> https://gk3.lazy.kiwi/]]> <![CDATA[DISCOVER these adventures BEFORE ANYONE ELSE ?? devINITIVE SHOWCASE 2026]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=780 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:12:33 -0700 PIEDRA_Adventure_Gaming]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=780 The devINITIVE Showcase is an event run by DjPanchi and Caye to give visibility to studios from Spain and Latin America. Its second edition aired on September 16: around ninety games across two hours of trailers.

Sat through the whole thing and pulled out the 21 that fit what we're into: Legends of Castile, Tuned In, Vem Exu!, The Outer Frame, Murky, The Lost Land of Bahía Blanca, Unboxing Mr. Coo, Cubex, Their Story, Mesektet, Donna: The Firebreather, Historias de la Atalaya: El Brujo, Just in Crime, Deep Pixel Melancholy, The Midnight Barber, Indoors: Trespasser, Red Dreams, Scholar Adventure: Lost Night, You Are Family, Welcome to Mars 9 and HUMAN.EXE.

There's a Spanish fantasy point & click, folk horror in La Mancha, a late-night barbershop for supernatural creatures in 1970s Barcelona, and even a game with graphics captured on a real Game Boy Camera. Most come from two or three-person teams, so if any of them grabs you, wishlist it.

Subtitles available in several languages.

Which one caught your eye?

]]> The devINITIVE Showcase is an event run by DjPanchi and Caye to give visibility to studios from Spain and Latin America. Its second edition aired on September 16: around ninety games across two hours of trailers.

Sat through the whole thing and pulled out the 21 that fit what we're into: Legends of Castile, Tuned In, Vem Exu!, The Outer Frame, Murky, The Lost Land of Bahía Blanca, Unboxing Mr. Coo, Cubex, Their Story, Mesektet, Donna: The Firebreather, Historias de la Atalaya: El Brujo, Just in Crime, Deep Pixel Melancholy, The Midnight Barber, Indoors: Trespasser, Red Dreams, Scholar Adventure: Lost Night, You Are Family, Welcome to Mars 9 and HUMAN.EXE.

There's a Spanish fantasy point & click, folk horror in La Mancha, a late-night barbershop for supernatural creatures in 1970s Barcelona, and even a game with graphics captured on a real Game Boy Camera. Most come from two or three-person teams, so if any of them grabs you, wishlist it.

Subtitles available in several languages.

Which one caught your eye?

]]> <![CDATA[The all-time best games according to MobyGames users in 2007]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=779 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:28:26 -0700 gary]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=779

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Saw this list on tumblr and though you would all get a kick out of it.]]>

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Saw this list on tumblr and though you would all get a kick out of it.]]> <![CDATA[The Worlds of Origin — free browser point-and-click demo, feedback welcome]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=778 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:00:20 -0700 BechD]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=778
I'm the creator and owner of The Worlds of Origin, a sci-fi point-and-click adventure, and I'm directly involved in its development. I'd like to share the free demo, Dig Site 6, and hear how it plays for fellow adventure-game fans.

Mira and Edric are on an archaeological expedition on Etera II, investigating remarkably well-preserved alien ruins. Explore the opening chamber, talk with your companions and work through environmental and inventory puzzles as the team gathers evidence about the civilization's age.

Play the demo: https://world-of-origin.com/e1p1/index.html

It runs directly in a desktop browser with mouse controls. The game is English only. There is no download and no account is required to play; an optional verified account supports manual saves.

This is Part 1 of Episode 1, Forbidden Knowledge. The complete episode is still in development, with its release date to be determined.

I'd particularly appreciate feedback on two things:

1. Controls: Is it clear how to move, examine things and use the interface? If an interaction was confusing, where did that first happen?

2. Puzzle clarity: Do the clues and the game's responses give you enough information to decide what to try next? If you felt stuck, what seemed to be missing?

Even a short attempt is useful. For technical problems, please mention your browser, device and what happened. Please keep puzzle solutions out of replies so others can discover them for themselves.

For transparency, development uses AI-assisted tools, including coding assistance, generated visual assets and generated dialogue voices.

Thanks for taking a look. I'm happy to discuss your feedback here.

Game website: https://world-of-origin.com/

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I'm the creator and owner of The Worlds of Origin, a sci-fi point-and-click adventure, and I'm directly involved in its development. I'd like to share the free demo, Dig Site 6, and hear how it plays for fellow adventure-game fans.

Mira and Edric are on an archaeological expedition on Etera II, investigating remarkably well-preserved alien ruins. Explore the opening chamber, talk with your companions and work through environmental and inventory puzzles as the team gathers evidence about the civilization's age.

Play the demo: https://world-of-origin.com/e1p1/index.html

It runs directly in a desktop browser with mouse controls. The game is English only. There is no download and no account is required to play; an optional verified account supports manual saves.

This is Part 1 of Episode 1, Forbidden Knowledge. The complete episode is still in development, with its release date to be determined.

I'd particularly appreciate feedback on two things:

1. Controls: Is it clear how to move, examine things and use the interface? If an interaction was confusing, where did that first happen?

2. Puzzle clarity: Do the clues and the game's responses give you enough information to decide what to try next? If you felt stuck, what seemed to be missing?

Even a short attempt is useful. For technical problems, please mention your browser, device and what happened. Please keep puzzle solutions out of replies so others can discover them for themselves.

For transparency, development uses AI-assisted tools, including coding assistance, generated visual assets and generated dialogue voices.

Thanks for taking a look. I'm happy to discuss your feedback here.

Game website: https://world-of-origin.com/

gameplay_image Large.jpeg (Size: 272.46 KB Downloads: 47)

]]> <![CDATA[I made a surreal interactive DVD game...]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=777 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:51:21 -0700 Whenbeel]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=777

Hello forum, I'm releasing a short interactive DVD game, and I thought you might be interested to see it.

Make choices, solve puzzles and discover secrets - it's a horror-themed narrative game about what lurks inside 'dead' physical media - and uses classic DVD menu navigation as part of the experience. Playable as a standalone PC game and as a Physical DVD. Please wishlist on Steam if you like the look of it!

Releasing October 9th.
Steam
Website
Annoucement Teaser

On a side note: I also wanted to say... I still feel quite heartbroken about AdventureGamers.com... it was my favorite game news website, and unfortunate what's happened to it. Would be amazing if there was an archive of all the reviews, but I can't seem to find one? Nonetheless, finding Adventure Game Hotspot has given me hope, and I look forward to frequenting regularly Big Grin

Ben]]>

Hello forum, I'm releasing a short interactive DVD game, and I thought you might be interested to see it.

Make choices, solve puzzles and discover secrets - it's a horror-themed narrative game about what lurks inside 'dead' physical media - and uses classic DVD menu navigation as part of the experience. Playable as a standalone PC game and as a Physical DVD. Please wishlist on Steam if you like the look of it!

Releasing October 9th.
Steam
Website
Annoucement Teaser

On a side note: I also wanted to say... I still feel quite heartbroken about AdventureGamers.com... it was my favorite game news website, and unfortunate what's happened to it. Would be amazing if there was an archive of all the reviews, but I can't seem to find one? Nonetheless, finding Adventure Game Hotspot has given me hope, and I look forward to frequenting regularly Big Grin

Ben]]> <![CDATA[Is the AI HELPING you or MANIPULATING you? ? WELCOME TO MARS 9 | Review]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=776 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:22:39 -0700 PIEDRA_Adventure_Gaming]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=776 Welcome to Mars 9 releases on September 16 — a pixel-art adventure game from Spanish studio Sonomio Games. You wake up on a luxury station orbiting Mars with no memory at all, and a very polite AI assures you there's nothing to fear here.

Everyone else on board is a little too calm. A little too agreeable. And the more you ask, the less the answers add up.

Put together a review covering everything worth knowing, no spoilers. It's short, which isn't a bad thing, and not everything it promises quite lands, but the premise really hooks you.

Subtitles available in several languages.

What do you make of the manipulative-AI trope in games?

]]> Welcome to Mars 9 releases on September 16 — a pixel-art adventure game from Spanish studio Sonomio Games. You wake up on a luxury station orbiting Mars with no memory at all, and a very polite AI assures you there's nothing to fear here.

Everyone else on board is a little too calm. A little too agreeable. And the more you ask, the less the answers add up.

Put together a review covering everything worth knowing, no spoilers. It's short, which isn't a bad thing, and not everything it promises quite lands, but the premise really hooks you.

Subtitles available in several languages.

What do you make of the manipulative-AI trope in games?

]]> <![CDATA[Looking for feedback on a game idea]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=774 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:56:26 -0700 Vay]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=774 I could use some help.
I’m currently working on a text-based game where you create magic and use it to complete trials. Though it’s probably more of a website than a regular web game.
So far I’ve only added fire and air. The idea is that you don’t pick spells from a list — you try to discover them yourself, then use them in trials. So each trial is a puzzle, but you also have to come up with the tool for solving it.
In my head it feels like a really cool idea Big Grin

, but I can see how it could easily end up confusing or frustrating instead. So I’d really appreciate honest feedback: does this sound interesting at all, what feels missing, and what problems do you see right away?
I’m posting here because I think it’s at least somewhat close to puzzles and adventure games.
For now it’s just a very early prototype: https://evergrowing-codex.com/]]> <![CDATA[Portland (Oregon, USA) Retro Gaming Expo]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=771 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:14:31 -0700 Jen]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=771 https://www.retrogamingexpo.com]]> https://www.retrogamingexpo.com]]> <![CDATA[Looking for feedback on a point-and-click game]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=770 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 03:03:47 -0700 ZachiMann]]> https://community.adventuregamehotspot.com/showthread.php?tid=770 Hi,

Where The Arc Falls is a story-rich coming-of-age adventure game about Elia,
who goes looking for her mentor, when he mysteriously vanishes after an unexplained celestial event.
The story will take her through strange places, old secrets, and things that don't quite fit with what she knows about her world.

I've recently released a free demo, and I'm looking for some feedback from people who enjoy point-and-click adventures.

Demo (Windows):
Where The Arc Falls on itch.io

Here's the trailer:

What I mostly want to know is whether the story is captivating. Did you get curious about what happened to Elia's mentor? Did you want to continue when the demo ended?
Also, if something was confusing, a puzzle didn't make sense, or there was a point where you lost interest, I'd really like to know.
Any feedback would be appreciated.]]> Hi,

Where The Arc Falls is a story-rich coming-of-age adventure game about Elia,
who goes looking for her mentor, when he mysteriously vanishes after an unexplained celestial event.
The story will take her through strange places, old secrets, and things that don't quite fit with what she knows about her world.

I've recently released a free demo, and I'm looking for some feedback from people who enjoy point-and-click adventures.

Demo (Windows):
Where The Arc Falls on itch.io

Here's the trailer:

What I mostly want to know is whether the story is captivating. Did you get curious about what happened to Elia's mentor? Did you want to continue when the demo ended?
Also, if something was confusing, a puzzle didn't make sense, or there was a point where you lost interest, I'd really like to know.
Any feedback would be appreciated.]]>