<![CDATA[ Latest from PC Gamer AU in Adventure ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/au/games/adventure Fri, 15 May 2026 14:51:14 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Sketch group Aunty Donna's new parody of Black Mirror's Bandersnatch episode will send you on a 40-minute unskippable walk around Melbourne if you make the wrong choices ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/sketch-group-aunty-donnas-new-parody-of-black-mirrors-bandersnatch-episode-will-send-you-on-a-40-minute-unskippable-walk-around-melbourne-if-you-make-the-wrong-choices/ cAydVFZDpwMsW99dtmk7Bm Fri, 15 May 2026 14:51:14 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 17:23:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We're doing something a bit more interesting': All Will Rise dev says its progressive deck-builder shouldn't be dumped in the 'woke, liberal bucket' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/were-doing-something-a-bit-more-interesting-all-will-rise-dev-says-its-progressive-deck-builder-shouldnt-be-dumped-in-the-woke-liberal-bucket/ 5LdmBiJ8NFNjjNv3WECnvC Tue, 12 May 2026 16:08:34 +0000 Tue, 12 May 2026 16:10:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mixtape is at the center of another tedious culture war discourse, and I think I know why ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/mixtape-is-at-the-center-of-another-tedious-culture-war-discourse-and-i-think-i-know-why/ cHPojYuSuASh52oGcBrGLZ Tue, 12 May 2026 14:15:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mixtape review ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/mixtape-review/ zy7xFxuTDM4WSDv2PbbYYC Mon, 11 May 2026 14:19:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ My most-anticipated but frequently delayed Zelda-like is finally releasing later this month after 6 years in development ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/my-most-anticipated-but-frequently-delayed-zelda-like-is-finally-releasing-later-this-month-after-6-years-in-development/ zLAZWFc8bqTJm4YMZUaShX Thu, 07 May 2026 00:34:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Assassin's Creed producer assures fans 'there WILL be blood' in the Black Flag remake, and it won't be DLC ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/assassins-creed-producer-assures-fans-there-will-be-blood-in-the-black-flag-remake-and-it-wont-be-dlc/ xDbCc2BesPRfxazGSTund5 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:36:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Help! The Millennium Bug made all the robots in my mansion go berserk, and only Homer Simpson can save the day ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/help-the-millennium-bug-made-all-the-robots-in-my-mansion-go-berserk-and-only-homer-simpson-can-save-the-day/ HtARPcfKZdg2rmta6PKp5S Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:10:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Three years after its release, Star Trek: Resurgence is about to be delisted for good ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/three-years-after-its-release-star-trek-resurgence-is-about-to-be-delisted-for-good/ RXuqmPQkpeC5kDY9VPGi9m Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:36:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Find Your Words uses a way of communicating I've never experienced in a game before ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/find-your-words-uses-a-way-of-communicating-ive-never-experienced-in-a-game-before/ 5JaHvi2qQmSN9xA97nCXuF Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:55:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Life is Strange's soundtrack is full of licensed bangers, and still hits even 11 years later ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/life-is-stranges-soundtrack-is-full-of-licensed-bangers-and-still-hits-even-11-years-later/ YM9WiGC3GhxDBMZKZnW8cV Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 1000xResist developer added a video sequence 'out of desperation' but now they're bringing FMV back for their next game ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/1000xresist-developer-added-a-video-sequence-out-of-desperation-but-now-theyre-bringing-fmv-back-for-their-next-game/ 3yBWzLEZpENMWZQsEDhwBm Sun, 12 Apr 2026 02:38:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ The creators of 1000xResist are making a game about convincing an AI she's not a real person ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/the-creators-of-1000xresist-are-making-a-game-about-convincing-an-ai-shes-not-a-real-person/ P6iWQywFBfESEViPtmMsqm Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:25:00 +0000 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:55:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Pokopia player has spent 260 hours over 22 days recreating an underground Cyberpunk city: 'I swear to god, you people aren't human' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/a-pokopia-player-has-spent-260-hours-over-22-days-recreating-an-underground-cyberpunk-city-i-swear-to-god-you-people-arent-human/ oYBLDLM3T8PcGPTib7eHCj Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:23:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Life is Strange: Reunion does its best to give Max and Chloe fans what they want at the expense of almost every other character in the game ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/life-is-strange-reunion-does-its-best-to-give-max-and-chloe-fans-what-they-want-at-the-expense-of-almost-every-other-character-in-the-game/ B3bjspG6oHrHwsY77crPT6 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:42:45 +0000 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:05:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Any update is a bonus not a right': Peak devs snap back at ungrateful players demanding more updates, 'Neither us or Aggro Crab are live service studios' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/any-update-is-a-bonus-not-a-right-peak-devs-snap-back-at-ungrateful-players-demanding-more-updates-neither-us-or-aggro-crab-are-live-service-studios/ TNUiArTK3dfgrsSfZR49sE Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:57:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Peak's new update gives you the keys to the climb with a suite of custom settings, including the option to turn on 'Grapple Mode (Stupid)' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/peaks-new-update-gives-you-the-keys-to-the-climb-with-a-suite-of-custom-settings-including-the-option-to-turn-on-grapple-mode-stupid/ wKzKPrkfAHnRH8Bxur38YG Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:01:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ A $5 Wikipedia-like mystery game consumed me for 2 straight hours as I dug for clues about a little town and its big weird tree ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/a-usd5-wikipedia-like-mystery-game-consumed-me-for-2-straight-hours-as-i-dug-for-clues-about-a-little-town-and-its-big-weird-tree/ HZ3xcgW9obF6TeKd4rJFDZ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:33:38 +0000 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:01:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dispatch's character and concept artist was picked up on ArtStation 'as a last resort', a temporary solution 'to get us through the pitch phase', before defining the entire game's artstyle ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/dispatchs-character-and-concept-artist-was-picked-up-on-artstation-as-a-last-resort-a-temporary-solution-to-get-us-through-the-pitch-phase-before-defining-the-entire-games-artstyle/ RYF79KzuwRhdk6WKioxPo Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:07:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dispatch doesn't let you derail conversations with blank, vacant stares because 'less than 1%' of players ever chose to stay silent in Telltale games ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/dispatch-doesnt-let-you-derail-conversations-with-blank-vacant-stares-because-less-than-1-percent-of-players-ever-chose-to-stay-silent-in-telltale-games/ AMfefz3vqjALRmH5XQSM5P Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:00:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We are definitely not doing QTEs', said Dispatch's creative director before doing QTEs: 'We just needed it to not suck' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/we-are-definitely-not-doing-qtes-said-dispatchs-creative-director-before-doing-qtes-we-just-needed-it-to-not-suck/ GHya2FdHH4BMxD3ztt8AA8 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:51:30 +0000 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:52:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dispatch directors chose their animators because they'd made a 'really cool apple juice commercial' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/dispatch-directors-chose-their-animators-because-theyd-made-a-really-cool-apple-juice-commercial/ r9xPzY2oet22YUsEBtaAn3 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:07:27 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:51:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Making Dispatch was motivated by 'a mix of arrogance and stupidity,' its creative directors say ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/making-dispatch-was-motivated-by-a-mix-of-arrogance-and-stupidity-its-creative-directors-say/ qqRMhgpWJFXtUL4itNeMME Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:02:46 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:56:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ One of my favorite Daedalic point-and-click adventures is free on Steam, and a pile of others have been marked way down ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/one-of-my-favorite-daedalic-point-and-click-adventures-is-free-on-steam-and-a-pile-of-others-have-been-marked-way-down/ 9iHFm3igSNvBFskJYfQb9Z Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:18:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Copyright trolling kept evidence of Japanese cult classic Cookie's Bustle offline, until now ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/copyright-trolling-kept-evidence-of-japanese-cult-classic-cookies-bustle-offline-until-now/ tBBK8baf6E33yAAMrwymoS Thu, 05 Mar 2026 03:00:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ More than 800 gamers took an exam to prove they could complete an '80s adventure game without peeking at a walkthrough—and only 2 passed ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/more-than-800-gamers-took-an-exam-to-prove-they-could-complete-an-80s-adventure-game-without-peeking-at-a-walkthrough-and-only-2-passed/ 766umKwHUS42mqmayxdjYe Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:06:33 +0000 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:15:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Muri: Wildwoods demo blends cute critters and the same satisfaction of PowerWash Simulator to create what might be my favourite demo from Steam Next Fest ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/the-muri-wildwoods-demo-blends-cute-critters-and-the-same-satisfaction-of-powerwash-simulator-to-create-what-might-be-my-favourite-demo-from-steam-next-fest/ cp3CJn9aHbgisiqer4xn97 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:40:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amanita Design teases the Orwell-inspired Phonopolis with a surprisingly funny demo about messing with people, running from the cops, and fighting fascism even when you don't really want to ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/amanita-design-teases-the-orwell-inspired-phonopolis-with-a-surprisingly-funny-demo-about-messing-with-people-running-from-the-cops-and-fighting-fascism-even-when-you-dont-really-want-to/ KLjLiBk5wDx8LwaXfewGKK Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:58:29 +0000 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:02:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Witch's Bakery gives me all the fuzzy feelings of eating a fresh croissant on a warm spring morning ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/the-witchs-bakery-gives-me-all-the-fuzzy-feelings-of-eating-a-fresh-croissant-on-a-warm-spring-morning/ 2RAbKSnse6bBMT98LAbR3V Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:07:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ One of my most anticipated indie games finally has a release date, almost 4 years after its initial reveal ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/one-of-my-most-anticipated-indie-games-finally-has-a-release-date-almost-4-years-after-its-initial-reveal/ PNi49aAB9Wi976tKBsMW5X Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:04:01 +0000 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:04:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Turn water into goo and yourself into a cloud in this fantasy adventure with 102 million spell combinations: 'The core ethos when it comes to solving puzzles is to do it your way' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/turn-water-into-goo-and-yourself-into-a-cloud-in-this-fantasy-adventure-with-102-million-spell-combinations-the-core-ethos-when-it-comes-to-solving-puzzles-is-to-do-it-your-way/ HoTUBEEq69yg53o5SYNYGk Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Life is Strange developer Don't Nod adds a dash of Alien: Isolation anxiety to its usual cinematic formula, and I think it works ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/life-is-strange-developer-dont-nod-adds-a-dash-of-alien-isolation-anxiety-to-its-usual-cinematic-formula-and-i-think-it-works/ JjnGiyZMJSzYUtyCz2MdiB Fri, 20 Feb 2026 02:13:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We never had plans to update Peak at all': Aggro Crab reveals that it doesn't want 'to be a studio that works on one game forever' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/we-never-had-plans-to-update-peak-at-all-aggro-crab-reveals-that-it-doesnt-want-to-be-a-studio-that-works-on-one-game-forever/ DfBbc7ui4CvSXYu8idY3v7 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:34:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ After just 2 years on sale, 7 '90s-era Jurassic Park games are getting delisted this March ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/after-just-2-years-on-sale-7-90s-era-jurassic-park-games-are-getting-delisted-this-march/ rTXZyfThwpPivkwYebWU4f Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:53:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ The world's first 'standardized gaming test' will see if you can beat an '80s adventure game without a walkthrough—and it'll even monitor you over a webcam to make sure you don't cheat ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/the-worlds-first-standardized-gaming-test-will-see-if-you-can-beat-an-80s-adventure-game-without-a-walkthrough-and-itll-even-monitor-you-over-a-webcam-to-make-sure-you-dont-cheat/ tiXiTunfsaLJYpJPBEAiH9 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:04:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ I've never felt smarter than playing this nostalgic horror puzzler that has me changing file types on a '90s computer to solve mysteries ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/ive-never-felt-smarter-than-playing-this-nostalgic-horror-puzzler-that-has-me-changing-file-types-on-a-90s-computer-to-solve-mysteries/ yQB6wuwmoFAvjBZy5R8NZ5 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:26:24 +0000 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:40:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ One of the strangest point 'n' click adventures of the '90s is getting a modern 'restoration' for Steam, making it easily playable for the first time this century ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/one-of-the-strangest-point-n-click-adventures-of-the-90s-is-getting-a-modern-restoration-for-steam-making-it-easily-playable-for-the-first-time-this-century/ 9QNL6jiJ5UydeoU7czNCuB Wed, 28 Jan 2026 04:22:41 +0000 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 04:25:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ What's the next step in these adventure game puzzles? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/whats-the-next-step-in-these-adventure-game-puzzles/ eK4U4Ca7nrJ5bAX6Uke2DW Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:22:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Valve needed to 'verify' footage of the 'alien orgy' in Earth Must Die before it was allowed to launch on Steam ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/valve-needed-to-verify-footage-of-the-alien-orgy-in-earth-must-die-before-it-was-allowed-to-launch-on-steam/ 7p2rfdbQix7dBaTUvPoegd Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:11:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth Must Die review ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/earth-must-die-review-an-inventive-adventure-game-thats-just-a-bit-too-obsessed-with-orgies/ E3CNiPTSmLQ9t5mxPxnKx5 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:06:36 +0000 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:08:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pathologic 3 review ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/pathologic-3-review/ PcZjQqjY7nxJFnqfz8yQkR Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:12:18 +0000 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:07:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ It's been 14 years since I played a 2D/3D hybrid puzzle game as clever as Cassette Boy ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/its-been-14-years-since-i-played-a-2d-3d-hybrid-puzzle-game-as-clever-as-cassette-boy/ tW5AXFw3xbJbWJYaBKiQXQ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:53:29 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:54:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Life is Strange: Reunion, coming in March, promises an 'emotional conclusion' to the saga of Max and Chloe ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/life-is-strange-reunion-coming-in-march-promises-an-emotional-conclusion-to-the-saga-of-max-and-chloe/ m4FEvrGuupv4D6fuGb3k8f Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:54:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth Must Die in this adventure game boasting a Dispatch-like voice cast of British comedy superheroes, and it releases later this month ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/earth-must-die-in-this-adventure-game-boasting-a-dispatch-like-voice-cast-of-british-comedy-superheroes-and-it-releases-later-this-month/ bDRY3XPePwyydz9P4NmB8o Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ After closing Hypixel Studios with nothing to show for 6 years of development, Riot congratulates the resurrected Hytale for its early access launch ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/after-closing-hypixel-studios-with-nothing-to-show-for-6-years-of-development-riot-congratulates-the-resurrected-hytale-for-its-early-access-launch/ yUHSZ7rQaeqmMvwPnfZncR Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:36:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Peak dev solves game pricing and possibly all economics: '4 bucks is also kind of 5 bucks, 3 bucks is 2 bucks. And 2 bucks is basically free' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/peak-dev-solves-game-pricing-and-possibly-all-economics-4-bucks-is-also-kind-of-5-bucks-3-bucks-is-2-bucks-and-2-bucks-is-basically-free/ KzQ2fGjjsEPsbQPhaF2uY8 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:14:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Don’t toil away on the things that don’t really matter': Peak creator says its rapid development cycle has 'proved that there are definitely different, but maybe better ways to make games' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/dont-toil-away-on-the-things-that-dont-really-matter-peak-creator-says-its-rapid-development-cycle-has-proved-that-there-are-definitely-different-but-maybe-better-ways-to-make-games/ EzVNQFFAr25GGSw4DWTXkY Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:01:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Europe's PEGI game rating website leaks a new Life is Strange game, and it sure sounds like Max and Chloe are getting back together ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/europes-pegi-game-rating-website-leaks-a-new-life-is-strange-game-and-it-sure-sounds-like-max-and-chloe-are-getting-back-together/ iRsSpb5jMNxQuoAgnm65Kg Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:42:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It's a damn miracle we were able to salvage Hytale,' original co-founder and new owner Simon Collins-Laflamme says: After years in development at Riot, 'it was barely playable' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/its-a-damn-miracle-we-were-able-to-salvage-hytale-original-co-founder-and-new-owner-simon-collins-laflamme-says-after-years-in-development-at-riot-it-was-barely-playable/ LWAnzg8RhhgqFqr7gAJzii Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:21:03 +0000 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 03:12:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dispatch sold over 3 million copies in 2025, and only around five percent of players beat the game without romancing anyone ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/dispatch-sold-over-3-million-copies-in-2025-and-only-around-five-percent-of-players-beat-the-game-without-romancing-anyone/ XoQnJPFSBfrQydgp8aUXhG Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:07:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Peak shows you don't need horror or quirky party games to be one of the best co-ops in years ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/peak-shows-you-dont-need-horror-or-quirky-party-games-to-be-one-of-the-best-co-ops-in-years/ mx6AaRSraLGP4yFPQft2xd Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:45:51 +0000