After 40 years of adventure games, Ron Gilbert pivots to outrunning Death
#HackerNews #RonGilbert #AdventureGames #GamingNews #OutrunningDeath #GameDevelopment
Andreas Wagner
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I love oldschool #pointnclick #AdventureGames!
In theory. In practice I very quickly find myself so tired of them being so slow!
A few ideas for devs:
- Settings to: Change the speed of walking/talking, allow instant movement to adjacent scene when double clicking edge, don't speak the line of dialog I've already read to select it
- Mostly there's 3x3 verbs. Numpads are 3x3…
- Scroll to change verb from the default
This would help me enjoy your games so much more!
I love oldschool #pointnclick #AdventureGames!
In theory. In practice I very quickly find myself so tired of them being so slow!
A few ideas for devs:
- Settings to: Change the speed of walking/talking, allow instant movement to adjacent scene when double clicking edge, don't speak the line of dialog I've already read to select it
- Mostly there's 3x3 verbs. Numpads are 3x3…
- Scroll to change verb from the default
This would help me enjoy your games so much more!
scaglio
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Kobold-Quest | point n click portrait (2022)
Kobold-Quest | point n click portrait (2022)
Silver Spook Games
and 1 other
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"Secretly the greatest and funniest cyberpunk game on Steam" "Neofeud is exceptionally poignant in America’s current political hellscape. Play it." --Steam Reviewers https://store.steampowered.com/app/673850/Neofeud/
https://silverspook.itch.io/neofeud
#Steam #indiedev #adventuregames #cyberpunk #scifi #retrogames #steamdeck
"Secretly the greatest and funniest cyberpunk game on Steam" "Neofeud is exceptionally poignant in America’s current political hellscape. Play it." --Steam Reviewers https://store.steampowered.com/app/673850/Neofeud/
https://silverspook.itch.io/neofeud
#Steam #indiedev #adventuregames #cyberpunk #scifi #retrogames #steamdeck
"Secretly the greatest and funniest cyberpunk game on Steam" "Neofeud is exceptionally poignant in America’s current political hellscape. Play it." --Steam Reviewers https://store.steampowered.com/app/673850/Neofeud/
https://silverspook.itch.io/neofeud
#Steam #indiedev #adventuregames #cyberpunk #scifi #retrogames #steamdeck
Michael Kohl 🇦🇹🇹🇭
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This Day of the Tentacle intro remake is really spectacular! https://youtu.be/2LYPfMBie9Y
This Day of the Tentacle intro remake is really spectacular! https://youtu.be/2LYPfMBie9Y
Silver Spook Games
and 1 other
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"A cyberpunk masterpiece" "It's been too long since I've played a game with this much soul in it" --Steam Reviewers https://store.steampowered.com/app/673850/Neofeud/ https://silverspook.itch.io/neofeud
#cyberpunk #indiedev #indiegame #SteamDeck #gamersunite #scifi #indiegames #visualnovel #adventuregames #steamsummersale2024
"A cyberpunk masterpiece" "It's been too long since I've played a game with this much soul in it" --Steam Reviewers https://store.steampowered.com/app/673850/Neofeud/ https://silverspook.itch.io/neofeud
#cyberpunk #indiedev #indiegame #SteamDeck #gamersunite #scifi #indiegames #visualnovel #adventuregames #steamsummersale2024
Andrew Wooldridge 🍂
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Not even a week into it and we already have applications for our microgrants program! Hooray!
Full details on https://blog.iftechfoundation.org/2025-10-12-2026-iftf-microgrant-applications-now-open.html
You have until November 15th to send your application - let us know if you have any questions!
#IF #InteractiveFiction #NarrativeGames #IndieGaming #AdventureGames #funding #gamedev
Not even a week into it and we already have applications for our microgrants program! Hooray!
Full details on https://blog.iftechfoundation.org/2025-10-12-2026-iftf-microgrant-applications-now-open.html
You have until November 15th to send your application - let us know if you have any questions!
#IF #InteractiveFiction #NarrativeGames #IndieGaming #AdventureGames #funding #gamedev
Silver Spook Games
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"Secretly the greatest and funniest cyberpunk game on Steam" "Neofeud is exceptionally poignant in America’s current political hellscape. Play it." --Steam Reviewers https://store.steampowered.com/app/673850/Neofeud/
https://silverspook.itch.io/neofeud
#Steam #indiedev #adventuregames #cyberpunk #scifi #retrogames #steamdeck
"Secretly the greatest and funniest cyberpunk game on Steam" "Neofeud is exceptionally poignant in America’s current political hellscape. Play it." --Steam Reviewers https://store.steampowered.com/app/673850/Neofeud/
https://silverspook.itch.io/neofeud
#Steam #indiedev #adventuregames #cyberpunk #scifi #retrogames #steamdeck
Erik Moeller
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✨ Recently played ✨
🏍️ Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer 🏍️
💙 Captivating mystery / detective story
💜 Beautiful pixel art
💙 Fantastic voice acting (featuring @ivydupler as Wicca practitioner Meadow Young)
Like the predecessor: wonderful blend of Twin Peaks and X-Files!
I was positively surprised that several puzzles required me to type in text! Didn't have to do this in a long time! 🙂
All in all: a wonderful game by the talented folks at @clifftopgames ! 💙💜
Screenshot of the game "Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer"
Kathy, a young, blue-haired woman in jeans and leather jacket, just entered a nightclub with several other people present (among them the tall bouncer and a bartender leaning against the counter).
Screenshot of the game "Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer"
Closeup of the blue-haired protagonist Kathy, handing upside down after being caught in some sort of trap. Her eyes are wide open in surprise and shock.
Screenshot of the game "Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer"
Kathy, a young, blue-haired woman in jeans and leather jacket, rides her motorcycle at night on a highway. A truck drives behind her. She is wearing a black helmet.
Screenshot of the game "Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer"
Kathy, a young, blue-haired woman in jeans and leather jacket, stands in her office, looking at her cat that sits next to an open window. It is night, and pink fluorescent light comes through the window.
✨ Recently played ✨
🏍️ Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer 🏍️
💙 Captivating mystery / detective story
💜 Beautiful pixel art
💙 Fantastic voice acting (featuring @ivydupler as Wicca practitioner Meadow Young)
Like the predecessor: wonderful blend of Twin Peaks and X-Files!
I was positively surprised that several puzzles required me to type in text! Didn't have to do this in a long time! 🙂
All in all: a wonderful game by the talented folks at @clifftopgames ! 💙💜
Screenshot of the game "Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer"
Kathy, a young, blue-haired woman in jeans and leather jacket, just entered a nightclub with several other people present (among them the tall bouncer and a bartender leaning against the counter).
Screenshot of the game "Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer"
Closeup of the blue-haired protagonist Kathy, handing upside down after being caught in some sort of trap. Her eyes are wide open in surprise and shock.
Screenshot of the game "Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer"
Kathy, a young, blue-haired woman in jeans and leather jacket, rides her motorcycle at night on a highway. A truck drives behind her. She is wearing a black helmet.
Screenshot of the game "Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer"
Kathy, a young, blue-haired woman in jeans and leather jacket, stands in her office, looking at her cat that sits next to an open window. It is night, and pink fluorescent light comes through the window.