Shardlight

Shardlight

Guide Amy Wellard through a post-apocalyptic world where the poor try to eke out an existence under the oppressive rule of the aristocracy. Shardlight features an interesting setting, memorable characters, and excellent pixel art visuals. The fact that the puzzles are logical and the superb audio also makes it easy to recommend to point-and-click adventure fans. Overall, this is yet another fine release from Wadjet Eye Games and will surely please fans.

Gameplay: The game is not too challenging but remains enjoyable throughout.

Graphics: Shardlight features some nice pixel art visuals depicting various locations.

Sound: The audio is well-rounded thanks to a great soundtrack and stellar voice acting

The Order of the Thorne – The King’s Challenge

The Order of the Thorne – The King’s Challenge

The Order of the Thorne – The King’s Challenge offers a witty, entertaining and family friendly point and click adventure experience. The retro style visuals take a while to get used to, especially on larger monitors, but definitely captures the charm of the classics of the genre. As far as point and click adventures goes this one is rather straightforward, but definitely a lot of fun and well worth adding to your collection.

Gameplay: The story and puzzles are relatively straightforward, but still very entertaining.

Graphics: Looks like it was lifted straight from a nineties Sierra title.

Sound: Great voice acting for all the characters and a nice orchestral soundtrack

Gomo

Gomo

Gomo is a polished and intriguing adventure through a very surreal landscape, but the low challenge makes it more suitable for younger players or those new to the genre. The game has a lot of humor and is very unpredictable, making it fun to play, but the whole experience is over all too soon. If you don’t mind a game that you can complete in one sitting or plan on playing it with your children then you can’t go wrong with Gomo.

Gameplay: Simple to play, but much too easy for veterans.

Graphics: Very simple but quite charming and amusing.

Sound: Does the job and never becomes annoying

Quest for Infamy

Quest for Infamy

Quest for Infamy offers an authentic 90s era point & click adventure experience infused with role playing elements. It has a very offbeat sense of humor, interesting cast of characters and tons of locations to explore. The voice acting is a bit uneven and lack of hotspots can make some puzzles harder than they should be, but overall this is a game that all fans of the genre will appreciate and enjoy.

Gameplay: Very true to the point & click adventures of the 90s.

Graphics: Packed with detail and animations despite the low resolution.

Sound: Features a great soundtrack and full voice acting for all characters

Moebius: Empire Rising

Moebius: Empire Rising

There is no doubt that Moebius: Empire Rising is not going to be a game that everyone will enjoy. The lead character alone will probably rub most people the wrong way and the character models are also far from cutting edge. Despite this it has a very interesting storyline and if you get hooked you will definitely want to see it through to the end. I enjoyed my time with Moebius and would absolutely love to see a sequel that fleshes out the story even more.

Gameplay: Easy puzzles make the game accessible to newcomers and it is entertaining despite some flaws.

Graphics: Nice backgrounds but the character models and animation let things down a bit.

Sound: Good voice acting and an absolutely brilliant soundtrack

Anna’s Quest

Anna’s Quest

Anna’s Quest manages to combine its engaging story and charming characters with plenty of humor and even some darker elements, making it a treat to play. It is a really entertaining title that is made even better thanks to its logical but challenging puzzles, and hopefully, there will be more quests waiting for Anna in the future.

Gameplay: Puzzles that are challenging but logical ensure that the game remains entertaining.

Graphics: The game features charming visuals and great animations.

Sound: Anna’s Quest has nice music and excellent voice acting

Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock

Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock

It might be based on a free Flash game, but the improved visuals and excellent puzzles definitely mean Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock is worth a second look. It has everything you expect from a great sci-fi adventure and remains entertaining throughout. Only the short playing time and uninspiring voice acting let the experience down slightly.

Gameplay: The logical puzzles and interesting setting make this a very entertaining title.

Graphics: The new high-definition visuals are great, albeit a little too static.

Sound: The game features good music and sound effects, but the voice acting could have been better

Goetia by Ynnis Interactive

Goetia by Ynnis Interactive

Imagine what a shock it would be to not only discover that you died 40 years ago, but that you have now also returned as a ghost. This is the fate that befalls a girl named Abigail Blackwood. It gets even worse though, as Abigail also discovers that the rest of her family members were a pretty twisted bunch who dabbled in all kinds of mysticism and weird experiments. Being a ghost does have its perks however, and you must use these to help Abigail uncover just what happened in her absence and why her afterlife was so rudely interrupted

Technobabylon – A New Cyberpunk Thriller from Wadjet Eye Coming In Spring 2015

Technobabylon – A New Cyberpunk Thriller from Wadjet Eye Coming In Spring 2015

Whether dealing with spirit mediums, ghosts, secret vaults or even the Miami real estate market, Wadjet Eye Games have a reputation for creating classic point & click style adventures with unique storylines. While their previous title, A Gold Wake, was set in the roaring twenties, their next adventure will be take place much further in the future. Teaming up with indie developer Technocrat, Wadjet Eye will release Technobabylon for PC in Spring 2015

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition

Ask fans of the genre to name some of their favorite classic point & click adventure titles from the nineties and you can be sure that the name Gabriel Knight will crop up. Thanks to the dark and mature nature of the game it is perhaps not as well-known as the family friendly Lucasarts titles, but offered an experience that was memorable to say the least. From the voodoo steeped setting of New Orleans to the cast of memorable characters and enthralling storyline, Gabriel Knight was, no make that IS, a bona fide classic.

Gameplay: A great version of a classic game.

Graphics: Not perfect, especially the animations, but very good overall.

Sound: The new voices take a while to get used to, but the soundtrack is superlative