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Post by Jo on Sept 22, 2021 16:13:47 GMT
A 3D adventure platformer where you play as a kind alpaca dedicated to helping their animal friends.
Blackhaven is a first-person narrative game that follows Kendra Turner, a college intern at Blackhaven Hall, a historic mansion burned during the American Revolution. Working alone on a holiday, Kendra uncovers a trail of secrets and misdeeds that spans centuries and may determine her future.
Cute and bouncy platformer with big, relaxing levels! Explore and enjoy!
Welcome to the EVAVERSE, the next generation of social immersion platforms, empowering players to connect in a brand new metaverse world with mini-games!
Desaturation is the prologue chapter of our upcoming game ColorBlend FX. Help Splatians blend the stolen colors back to the world and foil the plans of the Evil! Squash juicy slimes, get painted or slimed, solve puzzles, find secrets & survive the death while figuring out the evil plans of the Lord. Full game, ColorBlend FX: Desaturation, coming soon - no Steam page yet.
This is the final part of the Coloring Game’s franchise (coloring by numbers). The game’s fans are going to enjoy the improved functionality and a multitude of new images. Additional content sold as DLC.
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Post by Jo on Sept 22, 2021 16:30:08 GMT
Create a custom character, and be whoever you want to be! Enjoy traversing strange worlds, and mastering action command combat as you fight strange and odd and weird enemies and bosses! Remember, this is your adventure!
Captain Bones is an action-adventure game set in an open pirate world. You must have survival skills to make ship battles and treasure hunts with your crew.
Play the first 30 minutes of a dystopian isometric adventure, following a lonely office worker as he attempts to return home in the face of impossible odds. Experience a remarkable journey expertly brought to life with gorgeous visuals, crafted and tailored by VFX experts.
In this cyberpunk 2D point-and-click adventure game, play as Grey, an amateur detective. Unravel the mystery by searching for clues, solving puzzles, talking to the mask-wearing residents of New Corium, and, if you have time, maybe go on a date!
Shut your teeth is an absurdist mystery visual novel inspired by Thai culture, folklore and traditions. The complex plot full of dark atmosphere, vivid characters and psychological tension will keep you guessing until the very end.
Follow Larry's life to find the source of his lack of luck. Discover his intriguing story and solve puzzles to understand how his life plays out.
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Post by bumblebee on Apr 2, 2022 21:50:20 GMT
Thank you for this thread. I think, I will try Steam with a game mentioned here.
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sisinka
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Post by sisinka on Jun 13, 2022 14:32:41 GMT
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pennmom
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Post by pennmom on Jun 13, 2022 14:55:11 GMT
sisinka, great find, I just added it!
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Jo
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Post by Jo on Aug 12, 2022 15:16:29 GMT
Pick up what the waves wash ashore to make instruments. Use those instruments to answer the echoes heard from beyond the ocean. Release Date: July 8, 2022
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Jo
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Post by Jo on Aug 12, 2022 18:28:29 GMT
Pennmom's post in another thread reminded me of this one:
Mushroom Cats is a kind and sweet game in the point-and-click genre about Mushroom Cats that live on the magical Toadstool.
Release Date: June 10, 2019
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Jo
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Post by Jo on Aug 14, 2022 14:04:46 GMT
Help Karambola on his quest to rescue his emotional fruit people friends from the power of dark thoughts in this short hand-drawn point-and-click puzzle adventure. Release Date: September 16, 2017 (Just found it)
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Jo
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Post by Jo on Mar 18, 2023 15:24:00 GMT
I've been seriously remiss in keeping this thread updated. BUT someone, Gatekeeper, at Adventure Gamers has posted an extremely comprehensive list of freeware games that were released in 2022. This is part of the AG user Aggie Awards annual event. The Aggie Awards are recognition for best adventure games, under a variety of categories. They are award by AG staff and, in another set of awards, by AG members. This years some member decided that freeware should be recognized, unofficially since it's never been an Aggie Award category, so the list was posted.
All of these games were released in 2022. Some are available at Steam and some at itch.io, the Adventure Game Studio and the developers websites. All are safe for download.
Then a few people decided that they really like to play free games so the new freeware thread was posted. This is an ongoing thread and will be updated as various members find new freeware games to recommend. Check back periodically for updates.
I won't copy the list here because I didn't put it together and don't want to just steal it but it's easy to access and links are provided for each game.
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Post by lurkercat on Mar 18, 2023 21:17:07 GMT
Thanks, but hey, Jo, any recommendations from the list for ones you may have tried?? (Awww, you knew I couldnt just be patient till 3/26 when the winners will presumably be announced....though even that is not nearly as good as "personal" recommendations!).
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Post by Jo on Mar 18, 2023 21:45:48 GMT
lurkercat, I have no recommendations because I haven't played any of the games but if you read through the thread, Vegetable Party has mentioned three that he likes. They can only nominate three games.
1.Forevermore 2.The Feast 3.Mezzanine
Of course, true to the dynamics at AG, a disagreement broke out due the contrariness of one particularly unpleasant member which usually scares off other members from posting including me. Not every forum is as nice as the Woods!
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pennmom
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Post by pennmom on Mar 19, 2023 11:36:08 GMT
Of course, true to the dynamics at AG, a disagreement broke out due the contrariness of one particularly unpleasant member which usually scares off other members from posting including me. Not every forum is as nice as the Woods! Yesterday, I was just thinking the same thing, about how amazing the members are here in the Woods. The other forum was literally one drama dose daily and it feels great to log on and not have to worry about chaos on a daily basis! This is us at The Woods This is how it was at the other forum
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Jo
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Post by Jo on Mar 27, 2023 22:29:10 GMT
lurkercat, Here are the winners of the Adventure Gamers Unofficial Best Freeware Games of 2022.
As you can see, it kinda fizzled with very few votes. Ah, well. They tried.
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moni
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Post by moni on Mar 28, 2023 1:50:14 GMT
lurkercat, There is this free escape room game on Steam we are currently playing in multiplayer mode with @sonia and we have lots of fun with it. It has a single player mode too, if you want to play it alone. It is also a 2022 release, and have "very positive" reviews.
It's more like a puzzle game than adventure, since there is not much story in it - you need to break out from a prison cell of a police station. The puzzles are not common, and some of them are pretty difficult to solve (when it came handy to play with a partner and put our little brains together). We played with Sonia nearly 4 hours on Sunday and we are but half way done, so the length of the game is pretty decent for a free release. The puzzles are not timed, so you can take as long as needed to solve them. The game is controlled by the combination of ASDW + QE + mouse - which we both, Sonia and I, had concerns about first, but it proved to be not a big obstacle, since the game is not timed. (Just a heads up for everybody who wants to play this game alone - don't climb in any vent shaft before you'd opened the way to the precinct's office :-* )
Here is the game if you (or others) want to try it.
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Post by lurkercat on Mar 28, 2023 2:33:31 GMT
lurkercat, Here are the winners of the Adventure Gamers Unofficial Best Freeware Games of 2022. Thanks Jo! I already had forgotten when the winners would be announced. A pity so few voted, though I guess it was hard to give many a try. I managed to sample 2 of the free games (which are also among the winners) and found them quite interesting - - The Feast - decidedly interesting, though dark game. Not sure if there are multiple conclusions - it is mainly a "choose your reaction"-type game. Tried 2 different approaches and wound up with similar resolutions & have on my to-do list to try one more path. Well worth a pass through to see the layout, I thought.
- Mezzanine: another interesting one. Took me a bit to catch on to the style & still not sure I grasp the "goal" of the game. Was finally making progress when I reached a "hang" of sorts. Tried saving my game in hopes the hang would be better when I reentered. Unfortunately, was unable to reload from my save point & game started from scratch. Some indications in community feedback that perhaps save does not work, so was waiting to restart till I had time to perhaps "complete" it in one pass & hopefully avoid the spot where I hung (which was a spot where perhaps you can "die").
Anyhow, both games were well worth the experience of trying and I'm eager to try some of the others. A great resource for play time! Thanks!
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Post by lurkercat on Mar 28, 2023 2:40:56 GMT
lurkercat, There is this free escape room game on Steam we are currently playing in multiplayer mode with @sonia and we have lots of fun with it. It has a single player mode too, if you want to play it alone. It is also a 2022 release, and have "very positive" reviews.
Thanks moni ! Looks interesting. I mainly like adventure games for the puzzles anyhow, so sounds like it is right down my alley. Currently "playing" the latest IRS adventure game (aka, my 2022 tax form!), but am thinking I'm somewhere close to the "thrilling conclusion", so will be able to start games that are (far) more fun soon.
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pennmom
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Post by pennmom on Mar 28, 2023 11:19:01 GMT
Currently "playing" the latest IRS adventure game (aka, my 2022 tax form!) I'm probably gonna be on some kind of watch list since I received money from Ukraine...def. gonna be audited Rolling Along
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Post by sonia (username @eskarina) on Mar 29, 2023 7:18:59 GMT
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moni
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Post by moni on Mar 29, 2023 7:26:26 GMT
If you're in for it after we finished the free run, I'm in for it Bouncy Puppy
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Jo
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Post by Jo on Apr 1, 2023 23:59:45 GMT
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure! It's Amy Rose's birthday, and she's hosting a murder mystery party on the Mirage Express! When Sonic the Hedgehog becomes the game's victim, everyone is off to get to the bottom of things. However, something feels a bit off - is this really an innocent game or is something more sinister afoot? Join the colorful cast of the Sonic the Hedgehog series in an exciting new adventure! Release Date: March 31, 2023
Note: This is mostly a point and click adventure game.
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