These always been my favorite genre, and there have been years even when there barely came a new one out, so i am very excited for the upcoming months, hope some of you are too. :)

List of 2022-2024.
I am taking in additions for the year 2025 (even if no month is announced, as long as it's clearly stated 2025).

December:
December 9 https://store.steampowered.com/app/340020/NoseBound/
December 9 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1919600/Paper_Perjury/ (more ace attorney like, but hey december is empty otherwise).
December 20 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3319780/Encounter/

January:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2117400/Splittown/ Januari 16

2025:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2288530/A_Pretty_Broken_Adventure/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1765670/Aboard_the_Adventure/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1826770/Alice_is_Dead_Hearts_and_Diamonds/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2068190/Almost_My_Floor_Duality/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2551300/Broken_Life/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2546810/Broken_Sword__Parzivals_Stone/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2242270/Captain_Disaster_and_The_Two_Worlds_of_Riskara/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2928770/Carnival/
.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1841190/Casebook_1899__The_Leipzig_Murders/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2146280/Death_Corp/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082190/Elroy_And_The_Aliens/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2582400/Five_Day_Detective/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/Foolish_Mortals/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2966330/Jordi__Oslo_The_Lost_Tail/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2325200/Legends_of_Castile/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2488100/MS_Salmon/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2654690/Mutants_Ate_My_Carrots/ Q2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3316640/Neon_Hearts_City
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1892630/Occulto/ December
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1346360/Old_Skies/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2633510/Owl_Observatory/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/Perfect_Tides_Station_to_Station/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1519180/President_Rocket_Game/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2062380/Roots_in_the_Sky__The_Hand_of_Glory_2/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2765370/Rose_Cottage/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/Rosewater/ Q1
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506100/Shadows_of_the_Afterland/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2749220/Shadowgate_2/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1939890/Simon_the_Sorcerer_Origins/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1765410/Sir_Bob_Squire_for_Hire/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/Slender_Threads/ Feb 7
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2000530/Terminal_Madness__The_Awakening/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1926720/The_Adventures_Of_Bryan_Scott/ December 31
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2248890/The_Beekeepers_Picnic/ February
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2967630/The_Biggleboss_Incident/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2709360/THE_BRiLLiANT_COUP/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2650950/The_Cerpan_Project/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1653270/The_ordinary_case_of_Margaret_Luoni/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2798050/The_Tragic_Loss_of_M_Slazak/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2771220/The_Tragedy_at_Deer_Creek/ March
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2659500/The_VOREZKOR_Hack/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2121510/Tenebris_Somnia/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1596080/Vagabond_Starship/ 27 Jun
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2706980/Whirlight__No_Time_To_Trip/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2575370/Wildwood_Down/

2026:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/904450/Port_Valley/

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Thanks, cease to breath looks great.

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Thanks, added seems very nice.

Not very assuring that his Nelson and the magic cauldron did bad but who knows maybe he improved and learned?

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Found one on my WL that you don't have (from 2022 though) Born Punk

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Added.

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A sequel to Perfect Tides is coming in 2024, as can be seen in the developers page :)

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I am only adding steam store pages, if they have one, i will add it. :)

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Replying here b/c I don’t have any upcoming releases to contribute to this thread and thus do not want to occupy a top-level comment :)

Thank you for compiling and continuously updating this treasure trove of a thread! This is one of my fave genres as well, and I added a dozen games to my wishlist from your post.

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Thank you. :)

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Thanks, nice looking games added.

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Added 2 chapters of a game (DLC) and changed dates for one not released.

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The store for the full game has been out for a few months and the prologue just now. Before the prologue appeared i didn't know if october was a firm date, but now i seriously doubt it.
If Lugum wants to add "coming soon" games there are a ton more.

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I'm not trying to get in a discussion, i just explained why i put the prologue and not the full game. And a Prologue has a different app unlike a demo that you can download in the same app. Why many developers do this? Why Steam lets them? I don't know or care, ask them.

Should episodic games which might never be completed be included? it's neither of us who get to say, it's Lugum's thread.

Also to let you know in case you didn't know. If you want to let Lugum know that, you have to reply to him, this way i got the notifications both times instead.

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Demo's aren't my intention, and coming soon could be 2024 for all i know, or perhaps postponed to who knows how long, the list will be too long, and perhaps i stick per year that at the end of the year i might remove the list of 2022.

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I don't know much about these prologue games, is the content for all these games the first part of the full game or are they a proper prologue to be played before the actual game and not included in it?

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one of the best threads ;)

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Oh wow, I had zero idea a second DLC was coming! I wonder if there'll be more in the future.

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Yeah, me too.

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Well it does say final DLC.

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Wait where does it say that? I looked around the steam page and the release post but didn't find it.

Anyway, two DLCs is already more than I expected! I'll be on the lookout for future games from the studio then. :)

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Thank you Lugum! I only read the text and didn’t pay much attention to the images :p

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Thank you for this list! I wishlisted EVERYTHING (that wasn't on my radar before) :D

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You're welcome. :)

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Thanks added,

Finally some fresh meat, Jerry seems a very bad larry rip off though, like his nephew games.
Ritter somehow always reminds me of gabriel knight.
Abcission looks really nice, hope it's just not one of those shorter games.

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This is GOLD! Thanks a lot!

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You are welcome.

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/212050/Resonance/

also pretty neat (wadjet eye gem)

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That isn't exactly new and upcoming is it?

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nope, but its missing in your list and i thought its just too good to miss out xD

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If i have to enlist all the adventures from 50000 games, that will be a long list and a lot of work don't you think.

It's about what's heading ahead and we can anticipate. ;) And in my personal opinion Wadjet Eye games are dull.

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yeah Lugum, you are right.
just when you mentioned because i am looking for point & click gems. wadjet eyes games are mostly desperate, darkish, post apocalyptical and heavy.
you got any tips for me? i like pixel graphics

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Up till 2000-4000 games i knew exactly what i had, what there was, now with 50000 games on steam and 11000 in my own library i lost track, i don't even know what's in my installed games backlog sometimes.

There are still so many games not on steam/gog (and most likely never will) there is a collection called Exodos, you can call it piracy or preservation, they are on some private torrent sites, or on one public site even about archiving..
It consists of pretty much every dos game possible, and there is also a win3x version, but you can filter f.e on all those old adventure games, if you want you can always drop me a message.

The only one that comes to mind are Thimbleweed Park, Unusual Findings and Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die! (on sale now) and i forgot to add that to the list which i just did.

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neat, thanks, thats already something i can look through. i am trying Thimbleweed and Unusual Finding for sure!!!!!!!

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/2314850/The_Legend_of_Skye/ :) Bit Simon the Sorcerer feeling to it, can't add it yet, because no specific date, unless i make a generic 2024 one.

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yay, added to my wishlist. thanks for the heads up

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The other game from the dev is https://store.steampowered.com/app/1133950/The_Castle/
It's like maniac mansion with different characters to choose from.

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Thanks for keeping the list updated. Always great to see recommendations from others.

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Thank you, appreciated.

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I saw you added games for 2024 without a release date. i have a big list of games to add if you want.

What's your new criteria? Not the ones many times rescheduled or beyond 2024, but i have a few till end of year, but pretty sure they won't be released soon maybe not even 20024.

Maybe the ones that seems believable to be released in 2024, or that the developer already released other games? Maybe the ones that look really good?

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Yeah, that's tough, most predicted for 2024 don't even have a month set, which by now i was hoping some would, saying like atleast the ones january-march or something.

The ones most believable to be released in 2024 would be appreciated yeah / the ones that look good, i hope that list won't be too long.

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No, i don't think it will be too long. I'll take a look now.

2024? https://store.steampowered.com/app/2000530/Terminal_Madness__The_Awakening/ says Nov 30 but it recently released chapter 3 on Apple store (was also on play store but not anymore) and now working o chapter 4 (maybe the last? i don't know, can't find anything)
Q1 2024? https://store.steampowered.com/app/2014470/The_Abandoned_Planet/ From Dexter Stardust developer said Q3 now Q4 from august update shouldn't take long.
Q1 2024 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544110/Broken_Sword__Shadow_of_the_Templars_Reforged/
2024 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2546810/Broken_Sword__Parzivals_Stone/
Q1 2024 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2661780/Magret__FaceDeBouc/ Developer of GrandMa Badass and 3 Geeks
Q1 2024 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1841190/Casebook_1899__The_Leipzig_Murders/
Q2 2024 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2530810/Ghost_In_The_Mirror_Episode_1__Here_Be_Dragons/
Q3 2024 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2248890/The_Beekeepers_Picnic/

These don't have a release date but from announcements on steam or twitter they seem to be coming out soon in 2024:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/Rosewater/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2338490/Twilight_Oracle/
mid 2024 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/Slender_Threads/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2664930/The_Adventures_of_The_Black_Hawk/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/An_English_Haunting/

2024 planned release date:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2325200/Legends_of_Castile/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1510470/PRIM/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082190/Elroy_And_The_Aliens/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/Foolish_Mortals/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/Perfect_Tides_Station_to_Station/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1826770/Alice_is_Dead_Hearts_and_Diamonds/

TBA or coming soon (except the ones that been coming for years and had no recent update)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2506100/Shadows_of_the_Afterland/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2062380/Roots_in_the_Sky__The_Hand_of_Glory_2/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2650950/The_Cerpan_Project/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1519180/President_Rocket_Game/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2146280/Death_Corp/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2288530/A_Pretty_Broken_Adventure/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/832500/3_Minutes_to_Midnight__A_Comedy_Graphic_Adventure/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1346360/Old_Skies/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/ASYLUM/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/Slender_Threads/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter/

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Really looking forward to The Beekeeper's Picnic (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2248890/The_Beekeepers_Picnic/), as it's made by the person who runs the "Letters from Watson" newsletter... Been reading Sherlock's short stories all year long thanks to them!

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it looks good, also looking forward, but the best sherlock holmes games are old and were published by EA before it became what it is today.

https://www.mobygames.com/game/3441/the-lost-files-of-sherlock-holmes/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/4407/the-lost-files-of-sherlock-holmes-case-of-the-rose-tattoo/

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Oooh I didn't know those ones, but they do look good indeed. Thanks for that, I'll try to check them out.

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Done. It was a long list after all but i split it in 4. The first 2 parts i'm very confident they'll release in 2024.

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Thanks, added them all, if something doesn't get released, bad luck, can always adjust them when they get postponed later, and in certain games like perfect tides and twilight oracle i trust in because of their previous games.

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Yes, there are many more but in the best case the last update was a year ago. When there's a release date i'll let you know if it's new or to be updated. But you will have to check in case i forget now.

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Thanks, will do.

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WL... this looks fun!

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But short though, 2-3 hours, Abcission and Jerry Wanker too. :x

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December
12 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2685490/Detective_Hayseed__The_Cloning_Madness/

No date but should be out soon since it's already on itch.io
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2520280/Powers_in_the_Basement/ (Free? it is on itch.io)

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I posted this link to a friend on steam, and it did say free to play there.

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i've posted the link in a discussion but the widget didn't say anything. So i checcked on SteamDB in appinfo:

Is free on the store? Yes

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Very good games i've wishlisted some. thanks

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Thanks.

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oh, I also have a list of games that should come out in 2024:
2024 - Aboard the Adventure
Q1 2024 - Loco Motive
2024 - Port Valley

since you've added Golden Idol, then The Rise of the Golden Idol - 2024
that one isn't pure poin'n'click I think, but should be close enough: The Mermaid's Tongue - 2024
and Nigel Danvers is coming back in 2024 too (Q1): Silent Night

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Thank added, except Silent Night as that seems to be more horror then true point and click, and yes the mermaids tongue is also a bit so-so.

And nice to know there is another Golden Idol game coming.

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hmm, yeah, from the trailer it look like they maybe ditched inventory this time. I’ll check out later when it comes out

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Okay, but if you still don't believe it's gonna be released (soon) it can't be added anyway.

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oh wow, I didn't know the dev is notorious for that. It's just I recently finished Lost/Last Crowns & Dark Falls and was surprised to see the pretty-much-soon release date when I scanned my wishlist. welp, we see

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