Jack Allin

As a games journalist for over twenty years, first as editor in chief of Adventure Gamers and now as co-founder/editor/podcaster at the Adventure Game Hotspot, Jack has written literally thousands of articles that both celebrate the genre's rich history and champion its future by supporting modern developers. He has also edited scripts for dozens of game localizations, and is currently co-writing and designing the upcoming adventure Fogtown.
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Mirrored Souls becomes tangible on PC and consoles

Relaxed split-screen "single-player co-op" puzzle platformer available now to download... Read more
Little Nightmares to resume under Supermassive Games in 2024

Next installment of acclaimed horror series to offer both singleplayer and online co-op play modes... Read more
Broken Sword old and new: Parzival’s Stone and Shadow of the Templars: Reforged unsheathed at Gamescom

The only thing better than one new Broken Sword announcement is TWO new Broken Sword announcements. Or at least, one new and one old-is-new-again announcement in the form of Parzival's Stone and a 4K remaster of the classic Shadow of the Templars, respectively, just unveiled by Revolution Software at this year's gamescom... Read more
Hollow Home to come out of Kyiv in 2025

Choice-driven narrative RPG about the Russian invasion of Ukraine coming to PC and consoles... Read more
Demo introduces Spooky Crew: Mask of the Mysterium

Pilot installment of planned short story series from the creator of Mars Underground coming early 2024... Read more
Lengthy demo powered up for CRT7

Retrofuturistic tech puzzler coming soon from the BAFTA-winning creator of SOLAS 128... Read more
Don't Nod to bring canine tale Koira to PC

Wordless hand-drawn fantasy adventure coming in 2025 from indie Belgian developer Studio Tolima... Read more
Unearthing The Crimson Diamond with Julia Minamata

Solo Canadian developer Julia Minamata joins us to talk about her upcoming adventure game, a gorgeous pixel art love letter to Laura Bow and other classic Sierra text parser games. Bonus top fives: most memorable Sierra deaths... Read more
The Murder Hotel currently under construction

Supernatural serial murder mystery "with a twist" unveiled for Windows PC on Steam... Read more
Demo plots course for upcoming Saltsea Chronicles

Story-driven adventure from the creators of Mutazione coming to PC, PS5 and Switch later this year... Read more
Demo delivered for Sons of Saturn

Narrative-driven, old-school slideshow horror adventure coming later this year to Windows, Mac and Linux... Read more
Kickstarter clears the way to Neo Junk City

Successful crowdfunding campaign to bring cyberpunk pixel art mystery to PC in 2025... Read more
Tall Story's game jam entry to be reborn as Heir of the Dog

Jekyll and Hyde freeware spoof from the creator of Lucy Dreaming to get full commercial expansion... Read more
Demo unleashed for Stars in the Trash

Full version of hand-animated watercolour cat adventure coming soon on Steam for Windows PC... Read more
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals review

Bigger and better than its predecessor in some ways, more bloated and less focused in others, Oxenfree II: Lost Signals is an intriguing sequel for those on the right wavelength for this kind of gameplay-lite narrative experience... Read more