HyperCard is a multimedia authoring tool created by Bill Atkinson and released by Apple Computer in 1987. It was incredibly popular, and it was used to create presentations, games, and even catalog physical media (and access it with a…
Perfect Tides is a modern indie adventure game inspired by the point-and-click classics of the 90s. It was made by Meredith Gran, and released for Windows and Mac in 2022. Gran is best known for her web comic, Octopus Pie, which ran from…
Murder Club, also known as J.B. Harold Murder Club, is a detective mystery game from Rika Suzuki. Early in her career she co-founded Riverhill Soft, where she created 黒猫荘相続殺人事件 (“The Black Cat Manor Inheritance Murder Case”) and other…
Trev to the Rescue! is an Australian FMV point-and-click adventure game. It was developed by Powervision Multimedia and released by Dataworks Australia in 1997. Geoff Wilkie designed, programmed, co-wrote, and filmed the game, and it…
Swamp Witch was created by Jim Thompson in World Builder. He made the game for his kids, and they’re featured as the main characters. He actually created two versions: one where you play as his daughter and another with his son. The…
The aptly named The X-Files Game is a point-and-click FMV game developed by HyperBole Studios. It was released in 1998 for Macintosh and Windows, then for PlayStation the following year. It was directed by Greg Roach, based on a story by…
The Secret of Donkey Island, or Tajemství Oslího ostrova, is a Czech adventure game created by two high school students, Jarek Kolář and Petr Vlček. The game was made on school computers using a game engine they created themselves. It…
In 2004, Femo Duo Entertainment (Chris “Joker” Femo and HwM) released Enclosure, a horror adventure game created using Sierra’s AGI game engine. In 2022, mausimus remastered the game, giving it a unique 3D look that subtly shifts…