Sam Amiotte-Beaulieu
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Nighthawks
The passion behind Nighthawks is evident in every delicious drop of dialogue and heartfelt character moment throughout its impressive runtime. It’s the kind of game that will sink its teeth into you with its addictive RPG mechanics and mesmerize you into staying up way past your bedtime.
Endacopia
Endacopia is an adventure game marvel filled with loveable weirdos and strange scenarios that marches to the beat of its own drum in every regard and triumphantly excels because of it.
Some conundrums may have you reaching for a dusty copy of “Windows 95 for Dummies,” but Desktop Explorer is a highly polished puzzle-based expedition into the depths of a computerized mystery spanning decades.
Mixtape
Mixtape is less a game and more an interactive art piece – and that’s okay! You’re a passenger along for a nostalgic teenage reminiscence in motion, and with its captivating presentation of raw emotional moments it’s a musical odyssey well worth taking.
Earth Must Die
Earth Must Die revels in its comedic, over-the-top adult sci-fi insanity while delivering a genuinely great adventure game experience starring a power-hungry megalomaniac. Never before has it been so much fun to be the arbiter of your own species’ destruction!
Dispatch
More of a cinematic, highly polished visual novel than a full-fledged adventure game or even a strategic superhero simulator, Dispatch makes being the proverbial “guy in the chair” a delightful experience well worth hopping into.
No, I’m not a Human is a masterclass in suspense that revels in the paranoia it creates. Some of the magic is lost when trying to unearth specific outcomes for this tale of cosmic horror, but for a single playthrough it’s a deeply disturbing experience where everyday traits of average...
The methodical gameplay and occasional difficulty spikes of Bye Sweet Carole won’t be for everyone, but for those who crave an old-school stalker horror with a remarkably poignant story tying everything together, there is nothing else out there quite like this incredibly gorgeous, genre-defying gem.
The Drifter
Belying its leisurely point-and-click gameplay, The Drifter is an incredible action-packed thrill ride with a riveting storyline that unfolds hard and fast.
Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo is a gently paced, vividly colorful paper adventure filled with memorable afterlife inhabitants and a simple but fun time-looping premise. It’s a shame, then, that the character arcs often fail to reach the same satisfying conclusion for the player as they do for these...
The Midnight Walk is a stunning achievement in visual, audio, and narrative design. It may not present much challenge in overcoming its trials and tribulations, but the touching journey of The Burnt One and Potboy through a dark, disturbing hand-sculpted world of clay will surely light a spark that warms...
It may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but for those looking something unlike anything else out there, Promise Mascot Agency offers a bizarre flavor of storytelling that feels inventive and fresh. It doesn’t have the staying power to keep its repetitive gameplay interesting throughout, but the richness of the...
