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12/28/18 ADVENTURE GAMING COMPENDIUM, PART I: Gamers may want to try the following game developers & publishers in light of Big Fish selling out for casino money.😣
Artifex Mundi: started with Big Fish and now publishes its own HOAGs as well as HOAGs from game developers Brave Giant, Cordelia, House of Fables, Moonlight Interactive, Sunward Games, One More Level, So Digital, Two Desperadoes, and World-Loom Games.
G5 Entertainment: similar to Big Fish. Publishes HOAGs from Artifex Mundi, Fenimen and Shaman Games, among others.
Haiku Games: excellent free point and click adventure games, which include tons of minigames but not necessarily hidden object puzzles.
Rumpus Animation: they publish the Bertram Fiddle series, which is very witty. Discover and use items as part of gameplay.
Five-BN UK: terrific series such as Darkness and Flame, Lost Lands, The Legacy and my favorite, New York Mysteries.
Absolutist: publishes its own HOAGs as well as HOAGs and adventure games from AZ-Art Studios, Lazy Turtle and Shaman Games, among others. I recommend the amusing Witch’s Pranks: Frog’s Fortune, although it is a little short.
Pendulo Studios: known for the Journey Down, Runaway, Hollywood Monster and Yesterday adventure game series. Not aware of any HOAGs. Beware that one of the Runaway Games has a game-ending glitch (everyone comments on it so you will know before you purchase).
Alawar: like Artifex Mundi, Alawar started with Big Fish then branched out on its own. Publishes its own HOAGs as well as adventure games from Tiki’s Lab and Wellore. I recommend the Dark Angels, House of 1000 Doors, Lake House, Paranormal Pursuit, Stray Souls and Weird Park HOAG series (note that Big Fish has some bf not all of the related games).
Animation Arts Creative GmbH: develops the Lost Horizon and Secret Files adventure game series.
Application Systems Heidelberg Software: developed the lengthy adventure game Nelly Cootalot and The Fowl Fleet.
Microids: develops and publishes HOAGs and adventure games, including the Syberia adventure game series, Red Johnson’s Chronicles adventure game series (may not be publicly available any longer), and one of my favorite, Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders. (This isn’t a HOAG, it’s the quintessential detective game.) Microids also publishes HOAGs and adventure games for Anuman Interactive and Pendulo Studios, among others.
If you love quirky hidden gems, try the Tova point and click series as well as “Freda and the sequel,” all developed by Biscuit Placebo and published by Jens Staaf; and Kelvin and the Infamous Machine, written and published by Blyts.
Artifex Mundi: started with Big Fish and now publishes its own HOAGs as well as HOAGs from game developers Brave Giant, Cordelia, House of Fables, Moonlight Interactive, Sunward Games, One More Level, So Digital, Two Desperadoes, and World-Loom Games.
G5 Entertainment: similar to Big Fish. Publishes HOAGs from Artifex Mundi, Fenimen and Shaman Games, among others.
Haiku Games: excellent free point and click adventure games, which include tons of minigames but not necessarily hidden object puzzles.
Rumpus Animation: they publish the Bertram Fiddle series, which is very witty. Discover and use items as part of gameplay.
Five-BN UK: terrific series such as Darkness and Flame, Lost Lands, The Legacy and my favorite, New York Mysteries.
Absolutist: publishes its own HOAGs as well as HOAGs and adventure games from AZ-Art Studios, Lazy Turtle and Shaman Games, among others. I recommend the amusing Witch’s Pranks: Frog’s Fortune, although it is a little short.
Pendulo Studios: known for the Journey Down, Runaway, Hollywood Monster and Yesterday adventure game series. Not aware of any HOAGs. Beware that one of the Runaway Games has a game-ending glitch (everyone comments on it so you will know before you purchase).
Alawar: like Artifex Mundi, Alawar started with Big Fish then branched out on its own. Publishes its own HOAGs as well as adventure games from Tiki’s Lab and Wellore. I recommend the Dark Angels, House of 1000 Doors, Lake House, Paranormal Pursuit, Stray Souls and Weird Park HOAG series (note that Big Fish has some bf not all of the related games).
Animation Arts Creative GmbH: develops the Lost Horizon and Secret Files adventure game series.
Application Systems Heidelberg Software: developed the lengthy adventure game Nelly Cootalot and The Fowl Fleet.
Microids: develops and publishes HOAGs and adventure games, including the Syberia adventure game series, Red Johnson’s Chronicles adventure game series (may not be publicly available any longer), and one of my favorite, Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders. (This isn’t a HOAG, it’s the quintessential detective game.) Microids also publishes HOAGs and adventure games for Anuman Interactive and Pendulo Studios, among others.
If you love quirky hidden gems, try the Tova point and click series as well as “Freda and the sequel,” all developed by Biscuit Placebo and published by Jens Staaf; and Kelvin and the Infamous Machine, written and published by Blyts.
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Delightful!
I got this game (and MANY others) during the New Years sale. Most of them were old and only barely interesting. This one was a wonderful exception. The storyline was logical and engaging. The puzzles were varied in type and difficulty with many new twists on traditional formats. The bonus chapter wrapped up the story instead of presenting a lame prequel or unrelated use of beta version scenes and puzzles. Well done! I hope the next one is as good!
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$
Well worth the $2.99.
Eh...
I think if you were just starting on the BF HOS games it would be a good introductory game. Nothing was wrong with it as far as the game play and story. I thought it was very short and for me, the puzzles were beginner level. The great HOS games are much harder puzzles and more complicated graphics and storyline.
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It's ok
Nice long gameplay, ok story, but some mini games were more tedious than fun. Also so much back and forth to get one object to fix another object, etc.
