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Collector's Corner Vol. 1 – Join us on our first nostalgic treasure hunt for ten of the rarest, most obscure big box adventure games
Calling all collectors! Stu from Stu's Game Reviews provides his first list of ten of the most obscure and rare point-and-click adventure games that are still out there in the wild but extremely hard to find... Read more
New name, new date, new very special guests – Adventure Game Fan Fair 2024 coming July 27-28th to Tacoma, Washington!
With a new name, date and Sierra-charged details, we are pleased to RE-announce the rebranded Adventure Game Fan Fair 2024, the first ever adventure game convention in the United States, on July 27-28th in Tacoma, Washington... Read more
The Hotspot Highlights – The Best Adventure Games of 2023
With 2023 winding down, it's time to recognize the best of the best adventure games released this year with individual awards and a top fifteen countdown culminating with our Adventure Game of the Year... Read more
Happy Hotspot Holidays 2023 – A Developer Season’s Greetings Video
'Tis the season for our annual collection of holiday video greetings from all manner of developers, from genre legends to solo indies and everything in between, many of them with top new games released in the last calendar year... Read more
12 cozy adventure games to relax with this winter and throughout 2024
There are many to cozy adventures to choose from, but not EVERY game is ideally suited to creating that soothing, comfortable mood. So where to begin? Here are 12 of the coziest of cozy adventure games to warm up to, either again or for the first time over the upcoming holiday season and throughout 2024... Read more
The Classic Gamers Guild Podcast goes rogue, copping a nostalgic look a two beloved Sierra adventures
The Classic Gamers Guild Podcast's Anna Vigue and Paul Korman are big Sierra fans. They could talk Sierra games for hours. In fact, this month they DID, so be sure to check out their most recent fun-filled, nostalgia-steeped, and occasionally even insightful shows... Read more
Adventure Game Geek has a ball exploring the real (neverending) story of Auryn Quest
Adventure Game Geek looks for his balls (the energy kind) in Auryn Quest, an action-adventure fantasy game patched together from the remains of the ill-fated Real Neverending Story... Read more
OneShortEye reveals 5 (more) hidden details about The Colonel's Bequest – A Laura Bow Mystery
OneShortEye revisits Slerra's classic 1989 Laura Bow murder mystery in his latest video, revealing even more hidden details that have been lurking for decades but even he missed the first time around... Read more
The Classic Gamers Guild Podcast embraces the scary season and seeks out the best King's Quest
The Classic Gamers Guild Podcast delivered another frightfully entertaining two shows this month, choosing their top scary horror games and crowning a champion for the best King's Quest... Read more
Top 20 Horror Adventure Games – The Best and Scariest (mostly) Non-Survival Thrillers of All Time
Like to be scared? We do too! These twenty adventure games will surely appeal to the fearmonger in any horror fan. If you find thrills in chills, and crave things that go bump in the night, this list is for you... Read more
Adventure Game Geek delves deep into Cryo Interactive's legendary Dragon Lore
In his latest video, Adventure Game Geek, delves into Dragon Lore: The Legend Begins, released in 1994 by Cryo Interactive. He’s joined by The Rural Adventurer, who thought it would be funny to watch the Geek suffer, but it turns out AGG took great pleasure in going on a rampage and killing everything in his path... Read more
Join us on Adventure Game Hotspot's 12-hour first anniversary YouTube livestream TODAY!
Today's the day for our marathon 12-hour YouTube livestream, commemorating our one-year anniversary! The show runs from noon to midnight, Eastern time. (That’s 4pm to 4am GMT, or 8am to 8pm Pacific.) Hope to see you there... Read more
Adventure Game Hotspot celebrates its first anniversary with a look back and an invitation to a marathon livestream!
This weekend marks a major event in site history: Adventure Game Hotspot turns one year old! To celebrate we're throwing a livestream party on Saturday, October 21st, and you’re invited... Read more
Adventure Game Geek Explores Keepsake – A magical castle filled with dragons, intrigue and oh-so-many puzzles
The box for Keepsake describes it as “an unforgettable adventure.” If so, why do so many seem to have forgotten about it? In his latest video feature, Adventure Game Geek charges headlong into this magical fantasy adventure and finds mostly puzzles – lots and lots of puzzles... Read more