The first ever Adventure Game Hotshot Awards – 2025 Final Nominees adventuregamehotspot.com/feature/6023... #adventuregame #indiegame #cozygame #storygame #pcgame #videogameawards #pixelartgame #adventuregames #induegamedev

Just wrapped up Beyond a Steel Sky! I wasn’t a fan of the focus on hacking rather than inventory based puzzles and the story took a while to ramp up. But I enjoyed it overall, and it tied into the first game’s story in some really cool ways! Doesn’t beat the original, but still a great adventure!

Finished Alien Incident tonight! Aside from a surprisingly long random maze sequence, it was a fun time with some beautiful art and animation!

Thank you to all the media outlets covering and supporting the launch of Shadows of the Afterland.🖤✨ Today, I want to share the review from @aghotspot.bsky.social . Thank you to Sam Amiotte-Beaulieu for their words. https://adventuregamehotspot.com/review/5966/shadows-of-the-afterland #indiegames

Let’s fucking go!!!

Legacy of Kain Defiance Remastered and a brand new 2D side scroller with the original voice actors I’m crying

adventuregamehotspot.com/review/5966/... My review for the post-mortem whodunit by @arumastudios.bsky.social is now live at @aghotspot.bsky.social! For all my thoughts, check out the full review 👻

Had the urge to play something dumb, so figured I’d use the chance to play through the Duckman game. Hoo boy, some of the dialogue has not aged well - but hey it was well animated and easy enough to get through.

Some neat finds at the local recycled computer shop! No horrific face mask box, but still excited to own Suspended along with its hint book. The Legends of Kyrandia looked like the previous owner had torn the front off the manual and stuck it in the jewel case. 😅

adventuregamehotspot.com/review/5807/... My review for the kooky and spooky escape room puzzler Riddlewood Manor by @peanutbutton.bsky.social is now up at @aghotspot.bsky.social! Go check out my complete thoughts on this challenging but fun cel-shaded adventure - if you dare 👻

The Neverhood (1996)

After years of trying and getting stuck at a dead end, I finally beat Zak McKracken today (with some heavy use of hints and walkthroughs)! I love Zak as a character, and even though the game is brutally difficult I am glad to have finally seen it through to the finish!

Was excited to find a copy of Beneath a Steel Sky for under $40 after finishing the game for the first time recently - everything in great condition too!

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adventuregamehotspot.com/review/5883/... My review for @timegentleman.bsky.social @danthat.bsky.social ‘s sci-fi comedy spectacle Earth Must Die just went live at @aghotspot.bsky.social! Come see if this ludicrously over the top animated adventure is for you! 🌎

Lee beat us to the punch! Enjoy this Grim Fandango Remastered birthday post, then go deliver some lugubrious beatnik poetry at The Blue Casket.

Picked up a copy of Alien Incident because you can never have too many adventure games in your backlog! Looking forward to playing through this one - crazy to think this developer went on to make Returnal (which I also haven’t played yet but hear is pretty great?).

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995)

Starting the year right by playing through some older adventure games in between the titles I’m working on for reviews. Somehow I have never played Beneath a Steel Sky before, and I am loving it so far!

Finally finished the epilogue of Hades 2 tonight - still stand by it being my overall 2025 GOTY.

Sanitarium (1998)

Ordered a CIB copy of I Have No Mouth with no photos or description other than it being complete, was pleasantly surprised when a SEALED copy arrived! Not a bad way to get 2026 started. 😁

Thank you all for an amazing Adventure Game year at Adventure Game Hotspot www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKF8... #indiegame #indiegames #adventuregame #adventuregamehotspot #cozygame @little-writer.bsky.social

Wolfenstein 3D (1992)

The AGH Staff voted The Best Adventure Games of 2000 - 2025. Lots of hard work went into this one so please have a read and let us know your opinions. Did we miss any? Don't forget to share. adventuregamehotspot.com/feature/5760... #adventuregame #indiegame #indiegames

Time for the annual playthrough - December has been a roller coaster ride, but always have to end the holidays with some Christmas NiGHTS (also been playing a totally normal amount of Sonic Crossworlds for the NiGHTS festival that started today). Happy holidays!

Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers (1991)

Now that the end of the year is upon us, I wanted to note two last games for my 2025 recap: my overall game of the year, and my most disappointing game of the year. Not going to do a *worst* game because there’s obviously way more bad games.

Passport to Adventure: The SCUMM Story is a new documentary exploring the games, the creators, and the engine behind Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion, Sam & Max, Loom, and more. The journey begins early 2026. Join the waitlist at scummdoc.com

Okay please let's not call him that

Our first big Christmas update is with an amazing recovery of the final build of Resident Evil on Gameboy Color. Hotgen's impressive conversion that got canned. This is much closer to completion, and seems completable too. Lots to discover! www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/resi...

2026 is gonna be my year

I have feelings about Metroid Prime 4.

As part of our project to preserve the history of Sega Channel, we have recovered OVER 100 new Sega Channel ROMs, including the legendary lost game Garfield: Caught in the Act - The Lost Levels. Read more: gamehistory.org/segachannel/

adventuregamehotspot.com/review/5148/... My review on @aghotspot.bsky.social for The Supper: New Blood is out! Check out my thoughts on this twisted comedic adventure of cannibalistic cuisine. 🥣

Was smiled down upon by the Half Price Books gods today 😭 The King’s Quest box is pretty beat up, but it’s all there with all the inserts (even the hint book which was a cool surprise). Shadow of the Comet I’ve wanted to play through for ages - looks like now I have no excuse!

Planescape: Torment (1999)

One of my favorite series got a new entry at last - and my copy just arrived in the mail! If anyone needs me, I’ll be on Viewros.

My Gabriel Knight 8bit Platformer "Schattenjäger" is now available to play/download for free on #itchio 😄 tim-rachor.itch.io/schattenjaeger #indiegames #platformer

If I had a nickel for every time I’ve played a game released in 2025 that directly references Rule of Rose, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.

Ripped the bandaid off and started Vampire the Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 tonight. And after the first few hours it’s genuinely… fine? More an immersive sim than an RPG, but the writing is solid so far even if the combat is sub par. Doesn’t come close to the original, but still fun for what it is.

adventuregamehotspot.com/review/5551/... My full review for Dispatch, the debut title from @adhocstudio.com has been unleashed at @aghotspot.bsky.social! To find out why this is a phenomenal superhero comedy adventure you won’t want to miss, check out the full review!

winbuzzer.com/2025/11/20/m... Microsoft Open Sources Zork Trilogy Code, Preserving Gaming History #Microsoft #Activision #Zork #OpenSource #Gaming #Xbox #RetroGaming #GameDev #TechNews #DigitalPreservation #PCGaming

Big announcement. Find all the details from the developer himself. Ben Chandler aims to make us feel Gilt adventuregamehotspot.com/interview/55... @benchandler.bsky.social @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social #indiegame #adventuregame

*me seeing all the AdventureX posts* Someday I’ll be able to make it over to London - looking forward to reading/watching all the coverage as it comes out though!

With the Game Awards announcing all of their picks for the best of the year, I figured I’d start posting some of my own picks for my favorite games of 2025. Sorted out by categories I’ve played: Adventure RPG Platformer Racing Horror Action

Started playing Stray Children and The Seance of Blake Manor this past week - how am I seeing so little buzz about these masterpieces?? I haven’t gotten to the end in either (about 3 hours each) but they’re both incredible so far and more people need to check them out!

🌐 #art

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