System: PC, PS3, PS4 | Released: October 2013 Developer: Quantic Dream | Reviewed On: PC Beyond: Two Souls is a cinematic drama of considerable ambition and is Quantic Dream's preceding entry into its notable catalogue of compelling pieces. Initially released in October 2013, the following two years would see the game yielding numerous accolades from various gaming & entertainment outlets across the globe for its innovation and direction. The title follows the life events of Jodie Holmes (Elliot Page) as she endures a constant struggle to break free from the custo ..read more

System: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Vita, iOS, OS X | Released: March 2016 Developer: LucasArts / Double Fine | Reviewed On: PC Ex-LucasArts developer Tim Schafer proceeds to resurrect the old classics with this remaster of Day of The Tentacle and shows us exactly why we loved these games back in the day, when we were young and, supposedly, innocent. Point & Click as a genre has shaped the way I play and love games in more ways than one, and LucasArts has been a massive influence on me from the get-go. I've said it before in my short reviews of Grim Fandango and ..read more

System: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Vita, iOS | Released: April 2017 Developer: LucasArts / Double Fine | Reviewed On: PC Again, we delve into the world of remastering much-loved relics of a forgotten past, and it's welcome...by god it's welcome. Originally released in 1995, this classic and quirky release from LucasArts follows a reasonably successful run of adventure Point & Click games with Monkey Island leading their pack. Full Throttle is now remastered by Double Fine Productions who appear to be scraping up LucasArt's catalogue and breathing new life into their nosta ..read more

System: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Android, iOS | Released: January 2015 Developer: LucasArts | Reviewed On: PC Grim Fandango is an adventure game of considerable prestige among point & click enthusiasts and has, in the past, received high praise for its art style and direction. Originally released in 1998 by LucasArts, the game was remastered and re-released in 2015 as the adventure / point & click genre began to curve its way back up the popularity scale. I have to admit, this game is held close to my heart, amongst others, as nostalgia sits at the forefront of ..read more

System: PC | Publisher: Dead Thread Games Developer: Dead Thread Games | Reviewed On: PC An abandoned space station with limited functionality? Cryptic puzzles? Lurking beings of unknown origin? Yep, I'm game. We Went Back is a very short first-person horror game set on a rotunda-shaped lunar space station that has been part-destroyed, its occupants expired or long-gone...or so you think. Standing at a perceived 30-50 minute experience (quoted by Steam) the game appears to be a test or a teaser for what could potentially be a full-length horror game - something akin to Alien Is ..read more

System: PC, iOS, Android | Publisher: Raw Fury Developer: Clifftop Games | Reviewed On: Android Kathy Rain is a Point & Click adventure set in 1995 and follows a young college student who returns home after the recent death of her grandfather to solve the mystery enshrouding his death. Clifftop Games, the makers of Whispers of A Machine (read the review here), have done a remarkable job with this one. Their debut game (KR) tugs at every attributed string I have attached to my soul and is everything I want from a detective/mystery Point & Click. Kathy ..read more

System: PC, Android | Publisher: Raw Fury   Developer: Clifftop Games, Faravid Interactive | Reviewed On: Android Whispers Of A Machine (WOAM) is a 'Nordic Noir' Point & Click adventure game set in a dystopian future in the point of view of a special agent, Vera, as she investigates a sequence of barbarous murders. As Vera works to reveal an underpinning motive for the string of brutal killings, she is quickly submerged into a dark and foreboding story with a link to a group of activists working to bring Artificial Intelligence back into the world ..read more

System: PC, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, Android | Publisher: Night School Studio Developer: Night School Studio | Reviewed On: Xbox One Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller depicted through a partial side-scroller mechanism, in the style of an American teen flick. In the game, you play as Alex, a teenage girl who is on vacation on an island surrounded by close friends and part-family. Firstly, I feel it's interesting to pay homage to the unusual name. A small amount of research reveals that the word Oxenfree could be interpreted as the german phrase used in games such ..read more

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