The Darkside Detective games are two of the most loved adventure games released in the last two decades or so and Spooky doorway were kind enough to join Seoirse to talk about the reaction to those games and why they feel the games mean so much to people. They also spoke a little about what to expect from their upcoming game The Seance of Blake Manor which is a more serious take on the supernatural. They spoke about why the decided to make a more serious game, what parts of Irish culture and mythology we can expect and what inspirations they received with the art style. All that and much more!

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Thanks to James Bond, being a spy is possibly one of the jobs most of us would love to do. Schell Games have tapped into this fantasy with their VR Escape Room series, I Expect You To Die. Whether it’s disarming a bomb before driving a car off a cargo plane or infiltrating an underwater lab this highly addictive series will test your puzzle solving skills all the way through and Schell Games very kind kindly joined Seoirse to talk all about the series including how they created the immersive VR environments, how they came up with the missions and much much more!

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In our latest episode we dive deep into three adventure games below:

The Drifter - A gritty, pulpy thriller set in Australia which may be the first ever fast paced point and click adventure game. Some people have been calling this game their game of the year but what do the team think?

Arctic Awakening – The lazy description of this game would be Firewatch in the arctic but this game is so much more. But is it as good as that description sounds? Seoirse travels to the icy wilderness to find out!

Quantum Witch – A magical satire very loosely based on the developer’s own experiences growing up in a strict religious organisation. Does this game do justice to the developer’s fascinating story?

Plus Laura discusses her time at Gamescom and the team speak about the latest adventure games news. So please enjoy!

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We have had many games about cults and conspiracies but we have never had a game about the world’s first cult. Until now that is. Mithra asks the question, what if the worl’s first cult never disappeared? Seventh Disorder joins Seoirse to help answer that question and many others as they discuss what we can expect from Mithra and much more!

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This week Seoirse and Johnny team up to discuss mystery and horror games they have been playing. First up, Johnny reviews Wildwood Down with real life person Daniel playing the main role in this comedy mystery game. Next Seoirse celebrates the ten year anniversary of the release of horro classic, Until Dawn by talking about the original version of the game. And finally, Johnny finishes with a review of the highly anticipated Sherlock Holmes inspired mystery game set in Germany, Casebook1899 - The Leipzig Murder. Please enjoy!

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Over the last few years Michael McEntee, aka Yakwaxlips has become synonymous with the adventure game community. Whether it’s his Trailer Talk videos of the latest adventure games or his reviews of the latest adventure games he has played Yakwaxlips has become one of the most well known streamers and adventure game content creators out there. Now he has started a brand new venture – adventure game merchandise! Michael kindly joined Seoirse to talk about how he started his channel, some of his favourite adventure games and how he started the idea for merchandise for adventure games and how he is working with developers on this online shop. So please enjoy!

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In many games you need to go on a quest and save the world. Unfortunately your washing machine is busted and you really need to get home to do the laundry. That is the premise in upcoming game “Questing”, love-letter to classic 16-bit adventure games, about a chosen hero who never wanted to be chosen. In this interview developer Ian Lynch joins the podcast to talk about his career working for CD Project Red on Cyberpunk and how he got started making Questing, what we can expect from the game, why he made this a satire of old school adventure games and action adventure games and much much more!

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Fellow Traveller are one of the best known publishers of award winning narrative driven games such as Citizen Sleeper, 1000X Resist, paradise Killer and many more. CEO Chris Wright kindly joined Seoirse to talk about how he started the company, how he and his team choose which games to publish and he also spoke about how Ludo Narracon has grown and how it helps developers get noticed. All that and much more!

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Rosewater was one of our most anticipated adventure games of the last few years and as a result we have spoken quite a bit about it from the cast and release date being revealed by Francisco Gonzalez himself and our in depth review earlier this year. However another part of the game that deserves to be spoken about in detail is the music so Mark Benis, the composer of the game, joined Seoirse to talk about how he composed the music, what other musicians he collaborated with, what instruments he used and much much more!

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There is nothing sinister going on at BiggleBoss Inc. After all that is their slogan so we can trust them right? To help answer that and other questions such as what exactly is going on at Biggleboss Inc is game developer Adam Bunker as talks about this office satire adventure game as well as the videos he uploaded about his development of the game which have since shot up in popularity. So please join us as we do our best to discover what exactly we do at BiggleBoss Inc.

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In our latest episode Seoirse is joined by Kostas and Sarah from Lost Token as they talk all about their pre-historic Sci-fi game, Theropods. They first appeared on the podcast in 2019 and they talk about their journey from then to now when their game is just about ready to be released. Please enjoy!

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In this episode Kieran and Johnny review the latest adventure games including The Brilliant Coup, Kathy Rain 2, The Beekeeper’s Picnic & Boxville 2. Plus they also discuss the latest news including the return of AdventureX to an in person venue, the end of adventuregamers.com and the very sad passing of Roberta Vaughan, who played a huge role in the adventure game community.

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In our latest episode Seoirse talks to Micah Orsie from Crashable Studios about their upcoming game, Wildwood Down. Micah spoke about the game and about Daniel, the lead character in the game who is heavily inspired by real time good friend of the developers and who has down syndrome. Micah spoke about the impact that Daniel has had on the team and how they got the idea to make this game with him in the lead role. Micah also spoke about the cancer diagnoses of Daniel and how he is thankfully getting better. so if you like what you hear (and we’re pretty confident you will) then make sure to Wishlist the game and you can check it out when it releases on on 7th August 2025!

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This week Seoirse is joined by Roy from Wispfire as he talks about his new game Herald: The Interactive Period Drama, a new choice driven game set on the high seas in an alternate 19th century. So join us and find out why this is one adventure on the high seas you should consider joining!

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In our latest episode the wonderful NikkiJay joins Seoirse to talk about her upbringing in a religious organisation, how she managed to leave the organisation and take control of her life and she also spoke about her new game, Quantum Witch, which takes some elements from her life and puts it into a fantastical choices matter adventure game! So make sure to hit “Play” and check out the interview!

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Don’t you just hate Tuesdays? There is still a long way to go before the weekend and you already spoke to everyone about your weekend on Monday. Well what if you were an Angel and Heaven blew up and you were the only one who could save it by travelling back in time and space in a time loop? Yep much worse. That’s the premise of new game The Holy Gosh Darn and Seoirse had the chance to speak with the developer Orsan. He spoke about how all three of his games are set on the same Tuesday and how they are intertwined and he also spoke about the unique gameplay mechanics of the three games as well what may be possibly be in store after The Holy Gosh Darn. So why not hit play and if you’re listening on a Tuesday well hopefully this interview might help make it go by a little easier. Please enjoy.

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Six years after they released their last games they developed, Francisco Gonzalez and Dave Gilbert released their new games just weeks apart from each other. Since they are both behemoths of the adventure game industry, Seoirse, Matt and Johnny got together to discuss their games in the detail which they deserve. First up they discuss Rosewater, the new Western adventure game from Francisco Gonzalez set in the same world as his previous game Lamplight City. Afterwards they review Old Skies, a time travel thriller from Dave Gilbert. Did these games meet expectations? Find out by clicking Play!

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The Golden Idol games have had such a profound impact on the adventure game genre that they have helped create their own sub-genre of deduction games. So it was with great pleasure that Seoirse spoke with Will aka Kini Games, who recently joined the team to make the second in the series, The Rise of the Golden Idol. Will spoke about how he was hired and the development process of that game as well as his other game he had started making, Signal & Echo. Also joining us was Matt ,a talented pixel artist who spoke about his involvement with games such as The Drifter and Theropods. And of course they both spoke about their upcoming game which they are both working together on, City of Voices. This game is an Idol inspired deduction game with a twist and they both spoke about the game as best they could without giving spoilers! All that and much more!

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Blue Prince was the best reviewed game of the year earlier this year but is it really as good as everyone else says it is? Find out by hitting play above! Plus reviews of several detective games and in retro corner Laura Cress goes back in time to tell us her thoughts on 7th Guest.

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Broken Spectre was the first VR game Seoirse played on his Meta Quest and it remains one of his favourite games of the last few years. So the developer, Evan Jones, very kindly accepted Seoirse’s invitation to come on the podcast to talk all about the game, including the influences, how one of the creators of The Blair Witch Project got involved and who the incredible voice actors are who brough this game to life. All that and much more!

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