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.
Contact Jack Allin
Posts by Jack Allin
Amnesia: The Bunker to emerge in March on PC and consoles
New installment in Frictional's horror series the first to include player choice in a semi-open-world... Read more
Teresa Moontyners to emerge soon from the lair of the beast
Fantastical adventure beneath the snowy Italian Alps available December 14th on Steam for Windows PC... Read more
Demo for Closer Than You Know is here now on Steam
Fantastical hand-painted adventure promises a cozy, family friendly point-and-click experience in 2024... Read more
Unboxing the Mind of a Cryptic Killer, Parallel Lab detected on Steam
Noir-styled, co-op timed escape mystery puzzlers coming in 2023 following browser-based developer launches... Read more
Maelström Legacy: The Tesla Mystery creating sparks on Kickstarter
Demo available for upcoming hand-drawn mystery puzzler inspired by Professor Layton and Ace Attorney... Read more
James Peris returns in The Fountain of Eternal Drunkenness on Steam
Follow up to 2012 point-and-click cartoon spy adventure called available now for download on Windows PC... Read more
Station 117 unlocked on PC and mobile devices
First-person mystery puzzler from Glitch Games set on the Pacific seafloor available now for purchase... Read more
illucid comes into focus on Kickstarter
New interactive FMV mystery from the creators of The 13th Doll targeting a summer 2024 release... Read more
The Game Maker revealed as next Carol Reed adventure
Eighteenth installment in MDNA Games' indie mystery series coming to Windows and Mac on January 1st... Read more
First glimpse shown of Last Time I Saw You
Narrative adventure melding "a first love and a terrible curse" coming to PC and consoles in 2024... Read more
The Dumbing Down of the Adventure Genre
Adventure games are getting easier, but is that a good thing or bad? On this topic there's no easy answer, as our discussion this week will show. Bonus top fives: franchises that would make good adventure games... Read more
RE:CALL to be distributed on Steam for PC
Demo available for time-altering visual novel-style adventure from the creator of Evan's Remains... Read more
Christmas Quest freeware trilogy - The gift that keeps on giving
Download and play not one, not two, but three free fun-filled holiday-themed games from Hotspot co-creator Jack Allin and the staff of Adventure Gamers... Read more
Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island on horizon for PC in 2023
Sandbox “friend ’em up” adventure game on a sun-drenched island of Greek gods unveiled by the creators of Röki... Read more
The Isle Tide Hotel set to open in spring 2023
Live-action interactive mystery from Interflix Media and Wales Interactive revealed for PC, consoles and mobile devices... Read more