Prisoner of Ice (1995): Infogrames Takes Cthulhu to the Antarctic
A Sequel Nobody Was Sure Would Work Shadow of the Comet was Infogrames’ first attempt at Lovecraftian adventure gaming, and […]
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Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet (1993): Infogrames’ Lovecraftian Slow Burn
Lovecraft, rendered as a slow-burn adventure Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet, developed and published by Infogrames in 1993
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel (1992) — Elementary Detective Work Done Right
Elementary, and unusually faithful The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel, developed by Mythos Software
KGB (1992): An Adventure Game About Surviving the Soviet Bureaucracy
An adventure game about surviving your own side Most spy fiction is about the danger of the enemy. KGB, developed
Operation Stealth (1990): Delphine’s Spy Thriller (and Secret Bond Game)
One game, two secret agents Operation Stealth, released by Delphine Software International in 1990, runs on the same Cinematique Evolution
Future Wars (1989): Delphine Software’s Time-Hopping Adventure Debut
Delphine Software’s very first adventure Future Wars: Adventures in Time was Delphine Software International’s debut in the adventure genre, created
Cruise for a Corpse (1991): Delphine’s Slow-Burn Murder Mystery at Sea
A murder mystery that refuses to rush Cruise for a Corpse, released in 1991 by Delphine Software International, is not
Goblins Quest 3 (1993): The Trilogy’s Most Ambitious Send-Off
The trilogy’s biggest goodbye Goblins Quest 3, released by Coktel Vision in 1993, closes out the original Gobliiins trilogy by
Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon (1993) — When the Goblins Series Grew Up
From three goblins to one Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon, released by Coktel Vision in 1993, is a sequel that
Gobliiins (1992): Three Goblins, One Brain Cell, and Coktel Vision’s Weirdest Puzzle Format
Three goblins share one brain cell between them French studio Coktel Vision spent the early 90s building a reputation for
Simon the Sorcerer II (1995): British Adventure Comedy at Its Sharpest
An ordinary teenager, back in a world that never wanted him gone Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard
Discworld (1995): Terry Pratchett’s Ankh-Morpork, Rendered in Point-and-Click Form
Licensed adventure games were usually bad. This one wasn’t. Licensed tie-in games had a rough reputation by the mid-90s, and