Tick’s Tales: Up All Knight is a combination of colorful retro-graphics and modern comedic narrative that’s both a send-up and homage to classic point-and-click quest adventures. It’s a combination of tough puzzles, engaging narrative and quick-witted humor.

Tick is a troublemaker who wants to be a hero in order to earn the love of Georgia McGorgeous. To do so, he must prove his worth by passing tests of Strength, Courage and Wisdom; yank the Sword of Blergh from its stone; and save Georgia — not to mention his entire town — from the clutches of the evil goblin Bloodclot. All in a day’s work, eh?

Bryce Covert, creator and one-man team behind Tick’s Tales: I was so entranced by the adventure games of the late ’80s that I learned how to read in order to play them. All of the elements that I grew up loving in this genre made their way into Tick’s Tales in some form or another. I wanted it to have it all — the unique puzzles, clever humor, and the lighthearted spirit of adventures past, while certainly being something new and entertaining.

Tick’s Tales: Up All Knight will be available on June 9th for Windows, Mac, and Linux from the Phoenix Online Store, Steam, the Humble Store and other online retailers for $7.99.