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The Mystery of the Mummy

The Mystery of the Mummy retro

Frogwares is arguably among the most recognized independent adventure game developer, best known for its now long-running Sherlock Holmes series. While a number of adventure games have also been previously released based on Arthur Conan Doyle's seminal character, Frogwares' series has been widely regarded by critics to be the most successful adaptation to date. The Mystery of the Mummy, later…

Posted by Jenny Rouse on 01 February 2016.
Detective Case and Clown Bot in Murder in the Hotel Lisbon

Detective Case and Clown Bot in Murder in the Hotel Lisbon retro

As a subgenre of crime fiction, detective murder mystery stories have been serving as plotlines for many novels, movies, and television shows. These stories have occasionally appeared also in adventure games. When an indie game developer from Portugal decides to tackle this subgenre on its own terms—by adding to it elements of wacky humor, infusing it with tributes to classic graphic adventure…

Posted by Patrick Talbot on 01 January 2016.
Murdered: Soul Suspect

Murdered: Soul Suspect

Murder: Soul Suspect originated as only a game concept for a supernatural thriller from Japanese publisher Square Enix. Wanting to expand with greater appeal to the western game market, the publisher approached American developer Airtight Games (who past credits included the puzzle adventure game Quantum Conundrum) to help to develop this concept into a full-fledged action adventure title. While…

Posted by Mervyn Graham on 01 December 2015.
Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller - Episode 3: The Oracle

Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller - Episode 3: The Oracle retro

There is an intangible compelling quality about a good detective novel—it simply transcend time. Similarly, many classic detective mystery games are remembered because of their great storylines. Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller, from indie developer Phoenix Online Studios in collaboration with veteran game designer Jane Jensen, is another example of a great adventure mystery game because of its…

Posted by Gustavo Calvo-Simmons on 01 November 2015.
Secret Files: Sam Peters

Secret Files: Sam Peters retro

Secret Files: Sam Peters is the fourth game in the Secret Files series from Animation Arts (developer of Lost Horizon). However, this game does not feature Nina Kalenkov or Max Gruber who are the main protagonists from previous games in the series. Rather, it is a spin-off to Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis, the sequel to Secret Files: Tunguska, and turns a minor character Sam (or Samantha)…

Posted by Peter Rootham-Smith on 01 October 2015.
Titles Years Ratings
The 11th Hour: The sequel to The 7th Guest 1995
3 of 5
The 7th Guest 1993
2 of 5
The Ball 2010
4 of 5
The Ballads of Reemus: When the Bed Bites 2012
3 of 5
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery 1996
5 of 5
The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble 1994
4 of 5
The Black Cauldron 1986
3 of 5
The Blackwell Convergence 2009
3 of 5
The Blackwell Deception 2011
5 of 5
The Blackwell Legacy 2006
4 of 5
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2011
4 of 5
The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles 2012
5 of 5
The Cameron Files: Secret at Loch Ness 2001
1 of 5
The Capri Connection 2014
4 of 5
The Cat Lady 2012
5 of 5
The Colonel's Bequest: a Laura Bow Mystery 1989
4 of 5
The Colour of Murder: A Carol Reed Mystery 2008
2 of 5
The Curse of Monkey Island 1997
5 of 5
The Da Vinci Code 2006
4 of 5
The Dagger of Amon Ra: A Laura Bow Mystery 1991
3 of 5
The Dark Eye 1995
4 of 5
The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav 2012
4 of 5
The Dark Eye: Memoria 2013
5 of 5
The Devil Inside 2000
4 of 5
The Dig 1995
3 of 5
The Exchange Student Episode 1: First Day in Sweden 2006
5 of 5
The Exchange Student Episode 2: Point Club 2007
5 of 5
The Experiment 2008
3 of 5
The Feeble Files 1997
2 of 5
The Five Cores 2012
4 of 5
The Forgotten: It Begins... 1999
1 of 5
The Graveyard 2008
3 of 5
The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft 2008
3 of 5
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1984
4 of 5
The Hobbit 2003
3 of 5
The Immortals of Terra: A Perry Rhodan Adventure 2008
3 of 5
The Inheritance 2013
2 of 5
The Inner World 2013
5 of 5
The Journey Down: Chapter One 2012
4 of 5
The Journeyman Project 1992
2 of 5
The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time 1995
4 of 5
The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time 1998
4 of 5
The Labyrinth of Time 1993
3 of 5
The Last Express 1997
5 of 5
The Legend of Crystal Valley 2009
3 of 5
The Legend of Kyrandia, Book 3: Malcolm's Revenge 1994
2 of 5
The Legend of Kyrandia, Book Two: The Hand of Fate 1993
3 of 5
The Legend of Kyrandia: Fables & Fiends 1992
3 of 5
The Longest Journey 2000
5 of 5
The Lost City of Malathedra 2008
4 of 5
The Lost Crown: A Ghost-Hunting Adventure 2008
5 of 5
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes - Case of the Rose Tattoo 1996
4 of 5
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes - Case of the Serrated Scalpel 1992
4 of 5
The Manhole 1998
4 of 5
The Mystery of the Mummy 2003
2 of 5
The Neverhood 1996
5 of 5
The Next Big Thing 2011
3 of 5
The Night of the Rabbit 2013
4 of 5
The Omega Stone 2003
4 of 5
The Operative: No One Lives Forever 2000
4 of 5
The Pandora Directive 1996
5 of 5
The Path 2009
3 of 5
The Psychotron 1994
3 of 5
The Sacred Rings 2007
4 of 5
The Sea Will Claim Everything 2012
4 of 5
The Secret of Monkey Island 1990
4 of 5
The Secrets of Atlantis 2006
4 of 5
The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript 2006
3 of 5
The Shadow in the Cathedral 2009
4 of 5
The Shivah 2006
2 of 5
The Tales of Bingwood Chapter I: To Save a Princess 2008
5 of 5
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes 2012
4 of 5
The Ugly Prince Duckling 2007
4 of 5
The Void 2009
2 of 5
The Vortex: Quantum Gate II 1994
1 of 5
The Walking Dead: Season 1 Episode 1: A New Day 2012
4 of 5
The Walking Dead: Season 1 Episode 2: Starved for Help 2012
5 of 5
The Walking Dead: Season 1 Episode 3: Long Road Ahead 2012
5 of 5
The Walking Dead: Season 1 Episode 4: Around Every Corner 2012
4 of 5
The Walking Dead: Season 1 Episode 5: No Time Left 2012
5 of 5
The Walking Dead: Season 1: 400 Days 2013
4 of 5
The Walking Dead: Season 2 Episode 1: All That Remains 2013
3 of 5
The Walking Dead: Season 2 Episode 2: A House Divided 2014
4 of 5
The Walking Dead: Season 2 Episode 3: In Harm's Way 2014
5 of 5
The Walking Dead: Season 2 Episode 4: Amid the Ruins 2014
4 of 5
The Walking Dead: Season 2 Episode 5: No Going Back 2014
3 of 5
The Watchmaker 2002
4 of 5
The Whispered World 2010
5 of 5
The Wolf Among Us Episode 1: Faith 2013
4 of 5
The Wolf Among Us Episode 2: Smoke & Mirrors 2014
4 of 5
The Wolf Among Us Episode 3: A Crooked Mile 2014
4 of 5
The Wolf Among Us Episode 4: In Sheep's Clothing 2014
3 of 5
The Wolf Among Us Episode 5: Cry Wolf 2014
5 of 5
Thief II: The Metal Age 2000
5 of 5
Thief: The Dark Project 1998
5 of 5
Three Cards to Dead Time 2010
3 of 5
Three Cards to Midnight 2009
3 of 5
Time Gentlemen, Please! 2009
4 of 5
Time Stand Still: A Carol Reed Mystery 2006
3 of 5
Timelapse 1996
4 of 5
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