Year: 2010

Machinarium
There are few game so gorgeously understated as Machinarium, a gorgeous little adventure game by Amanita Design, a small team of …

Simon the Sorcerer: Who’d Even Want Contact?
In the fifth Simon game, the Magic World has been invaded by a group of aliens called Nihonians, not only stirring up …

Pandora Directive, The
Two years after the release of Under a Killing Moon, which proved to be a critical and financial success, Access released …

Dragon Buster
Dragon Buster is a bit of an obscure classic. Much like another similarly themed Namco title from the era, Tower of Druaga, …

Under a Killing Moon
Tex Murphy disappeared from the gaming world for three years, only to resurface unexpectedly at the end in 1994 in Under …

Martian Memorandum
A few years after the events of Mean Streets, Tex is once again contracted to find a missing person. This time, …

Mean Streets
Back in the ’90s, Access Software was largely known for its popular Links series of golf games. But their other big entries …

Policenauts
For the longest time, Policenauts was considered Hideo Kojima’s lost masterpiece. Although initially released in 1994 for the Japanese PC-9821 home computer, …

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
LucasArts continued to develop awesome graphic adventures after The Last Crusade was declared a hit film and game. In 1990, after the modest success …

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
Indiana Jones is a name that you are required to know unless you studied abroad on Mars for the past …

Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
It’s two years after Secret Files: Tunguska. Nina’s relationship with Max has ended as abruptly as it started, and now the …

Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga
This is an odd one – Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki is like the Super Smash Bros. of Falcom. It’s a multiplayer fighting game …

Gateway II: Homeworld
Upon starting up Gateway II, you’re presented with an extravagant little animation of the word “CD-ROM”. Don’t be too alarmed, though …

Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, The Wizard and the Wardrobe
Simon the Sorcerer II opens up with a young boy named Runt, who wants nothing more than to become an evil …

Runaway: The Dream of the Turtle
Runaway found enough success that Pendulo released a follow-up about five years later, subtitled The Dream of the Turtle. This …

Runaway: A Road Adventure
Runaway, a trilogy of adventure games developed by Spanish developer Pendulo Studios (who made Igor: Objective Uikokahonia and Hollywood Monsters, …