New (retro) looking point and click adventures, each upcoming month! :D (30/10)

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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.
List of 2023.
I am taking in additions for the year 2025 (even if no month is announced, as long as it's clearly stated 2025).

Special notation: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/dead-tomb-switch/ Let's hope for a pc release.

November:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2669150/Mindlock__The_Apartment/
1 Nov https://store.steampowered.com/app/1579330/of_pawns__kings/
7 Nov https://store.steampowered.com/app/1739900/Death_of_the_Reprobate/
12 Nov https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716400/The_Rise_of_the_Golden_Idol/
15 Nov https://store.steampowered.com/app/2614580/Inspector_Waffles_Early_Days/
17 Nov https://store.steampowered.com/app/2318070/Little_Big_Adventure__Twinsens_Quest/
29 Nov https://store.steampowered.com/app/2625600/Universe_Has_No_Favorites/

December:
~~18 dec https://store.steampowered.com/app/1908510/Star_Commander__The_Sentinel/~~ (Project canceled due death of developer).
27 dec https://store.steampowered.com/app/1596080/Vagabond_Starship/

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

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Lugum

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2330310/Bent_Oak_Island/ added.

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Lugum

Too many with no quarter mentioned, also many eventually get postponed, especially quarter 3-4 (and 4 can be pushed to 2025), and if someone comes acrosss something not in the list, i think it's much easier to view it by alphabetical order.

Simon the Sorcerer Origins was also already supposed to be released if i am right.

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Lugum

Then there will be three sections and even more complicated, i think i keep it as i see fit here, and phsyically and mentally i am so drained espeically since january for some reason and just too many stuff going on right now in real life, that this is like on the bottom of my list.

Many adventure games got and will be postponed, most devs are on their own, just a slight movement in their life and time and it might be a year (or years) later, i think it's also a harder estimate then other games.
I use this daily. But somehow they also include sex/hentai crap.

But https://store.steampowered.com/app/620410/Exit_A_Biodelic_Adventure/ was already under march?

It also seems they removed the demo (since when are they removing demo's for what reason?) https://steamcommunity.com/app/1739900/discussions/0/4304949407572075506/
But i will add it.

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Lugum

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716550/Its_Grim_Up_North/ moved to April.

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marianoag

From the 2024 list now has a date,
2 Apr https://store.steampowered.com/app/2314850/The_Legend_of_Skye/

Before 2 April now delayed,
1 Oct https://store.steampowered.com/app/1579330/of_pawns__kings/

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Lugum

Thanks. Don't wanna take over the thread? :p

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marianoag

No, thanks. I'll just give you a hand.

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Lugum

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/Between_Horizons/ added.

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BanjoBearLV

thanks for the updates!

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Lugum

Thank you!

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marianoag

17 Apr https://store.steampowered.com/app/1168490/Rauniot/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2905080/Brownies_Adventure_2/

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BanjoBearLV

thanks for the updates!

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Lugum

Added, i will just do it automatically now, might save you extra notifications from me.

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marianoag

As you like, i don´t mind the notifications.

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hallak65

Mortadelo_y_Filemn games have no English sub sadly

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marianoag

Also it's very scummy. They're 3 pairs of games which are bundled each with a game from 2019 that contains those 2 games. Also 2/3 of the older games are in english. so 4 of the 6 games could have been in english too.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1019580/Mortadelo_y_Filemn_Una_aventura_de_cine__Edicin_especial/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1114340/Mortadelo_y_Filemn_Operacin_Mosc/

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hallak65

that both games have no english sub on cutscenes :/. Pity, that they look like the games I usually look for.

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marianoag

There's a patch for this one: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1019580/Mortadelo_y_Filemn_Una_aventura_de_cine__Edicin_especial/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1019580/discussions/0/3083250789430543061/

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hallak65

great! thank you

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Lugum

https://store.steampowered.com/app/924750/Harold_Halibut/ date added.

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marianoag

1 Jul https://store.steampowered.com/app/2927550/Polda_5/

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Lugum

Changed several games from Q1 to Q2.

I think some also went from 2024 to coming soon and perhaps will not come this year.

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marianoag

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2928770/Carnival/

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Lugum

How do you know it's 2024? They also got this planned: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2798050/The_Tragic_Loss_of_M_Slazak/

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marianoag

I don't but https://store.steampowered.com/app/2392160/Abscission/ was relesead 6 month after it showed in the store, also it seems it was a bug that it appeared to me since in steamdb says it's hidden and nothing changed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9QDm7argwo in the reply to the first comment says July/August.

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Lugum

Okay, i trust the youtube comment, but still they are seemingly working on 2 adventure games at the same time, albeit the first one was very short, why they could make them fast.

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Lugum

26 Apr https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716550/Its_Grim_Up_North/

Release date added.

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marianoag

20 May https://store.steampowered.com/app/2443500/Ramas_Call_Twisted_timing/

Date added:
15 May https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/An_English_Haunting/
August https://store.steampowered.com/app/2905080/Brownies_Adventure_2/

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Lugum

Atleast all the months aren't empty now.

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marianoag

So maybe it's time for early 2025? (There are other 3 games for 2025 but 2 are in december and the other just the year)
Q1 2025 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2967630/The_Biggleboss_Incident/
I've been following the devlog for a while: https://www.youtube.com/@pcd

Also only in german (hopefully it get english transalation)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2961990/Dnnes_Eis__Das_Spiel_zum_Song/
game for the song of now musician, former developer of Deponia.

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Lugum

No, we aren't even past half of this year, and there are still too many in the 2024 list with no date, and too many quarters keep getting moved and games postponed, i am betting half of those aren't even going to make it this year.

The german got added, different languages i have no objection against (i am lucky that dutch is similiar to german) but we also have mortadelo. And i miss the good old daedelic entertainment with their point and click adventures, wanting to try different genres? Sure, but why completely abandon it? Guessing maybe why that former developer left.

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marianoag

No, we aren't even past half of this year

That's a good reason not to include it yet.

i am betting half of those aren't even going to make it this year.

That's also a good reason... to do include it, i think it's highly plausible that it's released before half of the games in the 2024 list.
Also adding Q1 2025 in May is like adding Q4 2024 in January, but i'll remind you later (maybe when games already listed change the release date to 2025?)

And i miss the good old daedelic entertainment with their point and click adventures, wanting to try different genres? Sure, but why completely abandon it?

I was curious too, and i found this:
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/deponia-creator-daedalic-co-founder-poki-cult-classic

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Lugum

If you find atleast a handful with the date of 2025 (and a month) and make a list of that like. Sure, I will add it that way.
2025:
Game a
Game b

I can totally understand the developer, a survival Deponia what were they thinking (or not) i mean if he feels his humour got taken away from the game, it was the same with Al Lowe and those newer Larry games.

With some games i struggle https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347560/Let_Bions_Be_Bygones/ It's not traditional point and click but it's IF (which is also retro) and it has certainly retro looks but also more of a walking sim (like in my opinion Darkside Detective also is, just walking left and right with some inventory items and yes in it's essence all point and click adventures are like that) then again it's also just my opinion others might say it fits the same list.
Although some choose your own adventure games i believe they even use AI in, but this is Microprose.

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marianoag

With some games i struggle https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347560/Let_Bions_Be_Bygones/ It's not traditional point and click but it's IF (which is also retro)

yeah not really point and click, it doesn't even seem to have inventory based puzzles, or puzzles at all. more like this https://store.steampowered.com/app/2872240/Lost_in_the_Roots/ and only games like this are IF for me https://store.steampowered.com/app/1943420/I_doesnt_exist__a_modern_text_adventure/
The tags are a disaster i wonder how CS2 is not tagged as P&C after all you aim (point) & shoot (click) with the mouse.

Reminds me this game https://store.steampowered.com/app/2428980/Bye_Sweet_Carole/ it could have been a great P&C game.