Italian developer Curtel Games is crafting a gaming experience that merges elements from RPGs, game books and visual novels in a new format

Journey through a mysterious world with undercurrents of danger as you attempt to solve the mystery behind the world's most elusive serial killer

All-in-all, Figment is an animated action adventure that strikes a solid balance between puzzles and combat/evasion

Bob's December update of Crowdfunding Corner. See the latest campaigns, and review the table of all "classic" adventure games that have used Kickstarter and Indiegogo, along with their status.

Publisher Team17 and developer Pathea Games have partnered to bring us a 3D sandbox RPG inspired by Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon, Dark Cloud 2 and the works of Miyazaki; a playable demo is available

Play a retro-style, side-scrolling, pixel-graphic rhyming adventure that blends storytelling and puzzle-solving

Visit an alternate version of Chicago in the 1980s in this neon-noir 3D mystery action/adventure from Storymind Entertainment

This sci-fi visual novel from Mind’s Eclipse Interactive has an intriguing style that features hand-drawn art in stark black-and-white; a playable demo is available

Kingsbridge will burn in this installment of Daedalic's adaptation of Ken Follett's best-selling novel

From Windfall Studios comes a history-spanning adventure of political intrigue

A friend has just vanished at the Royal Palladium Theater and you, as Nancy Drew, are in a race against time to find her

Inmates is a solid and well-constructed adventure. It held my interest and provided several hours of respite from real life...it is definitely worth playing for those who favor exploration and story

Developer Epsilon Games asks for your backing to push its episodic, sci-fi, first-person narrative puzzle game over the top; a playable demo is available

From Frogwares and Bigben comes another game inspired by the works of HP Lovecraft

Having reached its base goal in only 30 hours, the game is now in "exclusive stretch goal" territory

To quote Monty Python: And now for something completely different

Try to survive in a post-apocalyptic frozen wasteland full of eldritch monsters starting December 14th

From Slow Bros. comes a modern adventure with a strong focus on storytelling and exploration

Here we have a Kickstarter-funded first-person sci-fi mystery

Known as Hell is Empty, this is the final episode of the three-part prequel to 2015's BAFTA award-winning series Life Is Strange

This urban fantasy adventure for Windows will be released in 2018; watch the game's first trailer right here

Meanwhile, check out a gameplay video, some screenshots and a playable demo

The Adventures of Valdo and Marie is a delightful “edutainment” title from UbiSoft Entertainment, back before they became UbiSoft.

Despite the problems I had, I consider The Land of Pain to be a remarkable creation. Familiarity with Lovecraft is not a prerequisite for enjoying the game, and I highly recommend it to all who love a good scare.

Overall, The Uncertainty Machine is a very pleasant game. If you enjoy adventure games and are into trying something different, then you certainly will enjoy this game.

SWDTech releases a new Beta demo for Kickstarter backers, a public Alpha demo for everyone else and a new Beta trailer

Guide Fenimore Fillmore, the traveling cowboy, to possess the three golden skulls to get the Toltec treasure

Kudos to Ovosonico for combining a lovely story with art and music to create a game that is about humanity at its very best

Chapters 1 and 2 of the five-chapter series are to be released concurrently

You’d think after decades as a gamer, I’d know what kinds of games I like. And I usually do. But all too often, I make a big mistake.