Tag: Action-Adventure

Murders on the Yangtze River combines satisfying detective work with a breathtaking ink-wash world inspired by early 20th-century China. With cleverly constructed mysteries, memorable characters and plenty of evidence-driven confrontations, OMEGAMES STUDIO delivers a beautifully atmospheric adventure that proves there are still plenty of fresh stories to tell in the detective game genre.

Project City delivers a wonderfully scruffy slice of urban arcade chaos, blending driving, odd jobs, crime and police chases into a compact sandbox where even the most sensible plan can quickly turn into a spectacular disaster.

Dungeons of Alethrion delivers an enjoyable and accessible roguelike dungeon crawl, where four heroes, ever-changing environments and increasingly dangerous encounters combine to create a wonderfully addictive adventure. It may stick closely to familiar genre traditions, but there is plenty of fun in learning from failure and diving back into the darkness.

The Immortal John Triptych is a glorious collision of Renaissance art, classical music, clever puzzles and shameless comedy. Joe Richardson's anthology brings together three wonderfully strange adventures, with thoughtful improvements and new content, making it an essential collection for anyone who likes their point-and-click adventures with plenty of personality.

Birds Watching transforms a peaceful mountain retreat into one of the strangest horror experiences you are likely to encounter, blending birdwatching, apocalyptic isolation and surreal madness into a short adventure that is as funny as it is unsettling.

Creepy Shift: Uncle Joe’s Motel turns the most ordinary of night jobs into something deeply unsettling. Its blend of motel housekeeping, noir mystery and psychological horror creates an experience in which cleaning a room can feel every bit as tense as confronting something supernatural.

Bench Simulator turns one of the world’s most ordinary objects into an unexpectedly compelling storyteller. Quiet, quirky and surprisingly heartfelt, it shows that sometimes the best way to experience a story is simply to sit back and watch life unfold.

There is something wonderfully appealing about the idea of sending a space cat into battle against an evil spaceship with nothing more than a...

Ready or Nowhere delivers a compact, tense breach and clear action, where every doorway could be your last. Its limited content and unforgiving design hold it back, but the satisfaction of finally mastering a difficult room makes it a worthwhile tactical challenge for Switch players who enjoy learning from their mistakes.

Mafia: The Old Country Definitive Edition takes the series back to 1900s Sicily for a beautifully crafted, brutally personal crime story. With a focused campaign, vicious period combat, and the excellent Man of Honor expansion included, this is a confident, atmospheric return to the roots of organised crime.