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RE: What Adventure Games are you playing - BobVP - 01-09-2026 After putting Kathy Rain 2 on hold for sad/romantic reasons, I shelved it again, for obstinate reasons. Like it's predecessor, it riffs on Gabriel Knight 1, hitting the retro+ beats of the Wadjet Eye catalog. I really like attention to detail in the scenery. It goes the extra mile in each aspect - I wish it'd hold back with the convenience just a little. I'm giving this game a hard time in my mind. But I respect it. It's moving from one part of my brain to another - it might even work its way into my heart. RE: What Adventure Games are you playing - srnickolas - 01-10-2026 Just finished Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved. A tribute to classic Japanese Adventures especially the Famicom Detective series (though not Japanese itself). It is a nice short train mystery story, extremely light on puzzles, more focused in the story progression and the characters like the FD games. It was a sweet experience that didn't overstay its welcome with decent production values RE: What Adventure Games are you playing - Dryade - 01-10-2026 Is it worth it to get Truberbrook on Steam at 90% off? I was thinking about playing it next, but there are some crazy bad reviews out there. I don't mind if it's not perfect, I just don't want to play a buggy/terrible game. RE: What Adventure Games are you playing - Jen - 01-10-2026 Yeah, probably, if 90% off makes it cheap. It’s playable, but there are better games out there. RE: What Adventure Games are you playing - Baron Blubba - 01-10-2026 (01-10-2026, 04:06 AM)Dryade Wrote: Is it worth it to get Truberbrook on Steam at 90% off? I was thinking about playing it next, but there are some crazy bad reviews out there. I don't mind if it's not perfect, I just don't want to play a buggy/terrible game. I've never played Truberbrook and it always tempts me because it looks like a cool game. But whether it's 0% off or 100% off, time is priceless --or at least, much more valuable than whatever discount you'll ever find on a videogame. If a game's not good, no discount makes it worth playing. RE: What Adventure Games are you playing - Mosey - 01-10-2026 I'm between games at the moment, but I had such a prolific 2025 on the adventuring front. Finally finished Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis after literal decades. Unfortunately, it's a game that's showing its age. The second half was beyond frustrating and really had an unfair Sierra feel to the design. Another game I went back to after sitting unfinished for so long was Kentucky Route Zero. While it's not really a traditional adventure, it's practically dripping with atmosphere and a distinct sense of time and place. I really liked it. (Even if it was sometimes a bit too artsy for its own good.) I played Amerzone for the first time in the form of the remake! I was so taken with this game. Venturing deeper and deeper into the jungle and chipping away at the puzzles was such a good time. I think I probably liked this more than Syberia. Old Skies. Man, Wadjet always knows how to capture those old school vibes, while offering something interesting and different at the same time. I loved this. Exploring all the timelines and getting to know the characters was incredibly engaging. And they've finally graduated to a slightly higher resolution - like they're in the late '90s now. ![]() Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer. There's something about doing investigative legwork in video games that I adore. Hitting up the library to research, following up leads, and making connections. Hook it to my veins! This series is very much conjuring those Gabriel Knight vibes. And those are good vibes to have. The Drifter. I adored this. If it was released in the '90s, I'm sure it would be remembered as one of the greats. And exploring a game set in an authentic (if gritty) feeling Australia was neat. This one is an easy recommendation for me. Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping. Not without its charm, but definitely more of the same compared with the first. Here's the part where I discover the delightful output of Spooky Doorway: I was completely immersed in The Seance of Blake Manor. I loved poking around the hotel rooms and finding clues. (Reminded me of one of my favourite parts of Gabriel Knight 3, where Gabriel snoops about the hotel while the rest of the guests are on a tour with Grace.) The ticking clock in the background was initially a bit stressful at first, but became part of the fun once I got used to it. The atmosphere here is wonderful. If I could only play one adventure in 2025, this would have been it. The Darkside Detective and The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark are so wonderful. Bite sized cases that are full of imagination. McQueen and Dooley are delightful, with amazing chemistry. (I know they're not dating, but they absolutely are in my head canon.) Can't wait for the next instalment this year. There are some years where I play zero new adventure games, so getting to experience all these new ones was so much fun. RE: What Adventure Games are you playing - srnickolas - 01-12-2026 I just finished Backpacker - The Lost Florence Gold Mine, it was published in 1996, developed for 4 years mainly by 2 people and only sold in USA I think. At first i was so amazed, it reminded me of an old sierra game. An impressive amount of care was put in it, every little amount of detail was explained on the screens to the trees, to the grass, to every kind of flower. Environment felt really alive and kicking with animals and critters around in its full pixel glory and fully voiced. A bulk of it was really a blast (especially the first 1/3 of the game) and felt like playing an "adventure", getting into the wild in undiscovered terrain like a king's quest or quest for Glory game and surpass challenges exploring gradually. Alas as i played it became counter-intuitive and tiring. Its lack of hotspot indicator first was a joy but it became unfair resulting in a lot of no sense pixel-hunting instances (want to take that plant from the ten that are identical and fully describable well only one can be taken scr*e you, want to look for gold? you can only look at a specific spot in the river only in this scene and many more). Various bugs, a poorly implemented maze, two hellish unskippable mini games, an aggravating climbing section (nearly pulled my hair out) and countless unfair deaths (and not the space quest funny kind) blackened my experience. And I say all this as a player with an old mentality, even after having played a lot of older games without modern conveniences with dead ends and deaths, I can't honestly suggest this except to the most veteran players that miss the Sierra vibe. There is a fine line between playing an unfair at times hard game (that is not the case) than a game that doesn't want to be played at times. Its a pity really because with a bit of testing and a couple of changes here and there it could be a very good game. Backpacker - The Lost Florence Gold Mine is not sold anymore, but with a little search a customizable windows installer that auto installs and runs it can be found for windows RE: What Adventure Games are you playing - Johnny Nys - 01-16-2026 Playing the first "Perfect Tides" game since the sequel will come out soon. Don't know if I'll get around to playing that one, but better to be prepared anyway
RE: What Adventure Games are you playing - Mosey - 01-16-2026 Perfect Tide 1 + 2 are at the top of my Steam wishlist. Hoping there will be a bundle when it launches. Really in the mood for a small stakes slice of life story. RE: What Adventure Games are you playing - srnickolas - 01-22-2026 Finished Starship Quasar, a bite sized adventure by Crystal Shard, its an old game that I had in my backlog for years. It has a creative experimental structure of gradually unlocking characters to achieve your goal. Short and fun. Also playing through Prisoner of the Ephemeral Kingdom, its plot kind of reminds me the Nonary games but I am still in the beginning. |