2022 was a stellar year for adventure games

2022 was a stellar year for adventure games

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The past year has seen a multi-pronged jolt of adrenaline to the adventure game genre, and not just because we got a brand new Monkey Island game. In 2022 adventure games spread their wings beyond the often formulaic confines of the hero’s journey, and it’s lovely to see more games get experimental and weird—and even sometimes appropriately vague with their endings. 

It’s also been a great year to see how different games’ approaches to roleplay, choices, characterization, and exploration have empowered the genre with greater range and nuance. A good adventure isn’t about simply following a narrative thread of discoveries, but a metaphor-rich medium to explore emotion, revelation, and if you’re lucky, really good jokes. Here’s a rundown of my favorites this year.

Norco



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