Happy new year! 2025 is possibly the best year for adventure games at least since the early nineties. And one of the games that could very well be best adventure game of the year is The Drifter from Australian studio Powerhoof and what better way to finish the year than an interview with the main developer, Dave Lloyd, who very kindly agreed to join Seoirse to talk about the game including the themes, story, gameplay and how on earth they managed to make this game feel so fast paced and still make it a point and click adventure game. All that and much more!

As if that wasn’t enough Seoirse reveals the date for the most popular AGP episode – The Adventure Game of the Year episode! More details to follow soon!

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AdventureX is back! And to celebrate the return of what is most possibly the best games conference out there, the entire team got together to discuss their favourite demos and talks and their experiences as a whole. Then after their discussion you can hear some interviews Seoirse did including an impromptu interview with Guybrush Threepwood himself, Dominic Armato and several other developers who kindly agreed to chat Please enjoy!

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Can you solve this murder? Well we shall find out as prolific writer Antony Johnston joins the podcast this week to talk about his interactive detective novel, “Can You Solve This Murder?”. He also talks about Atomic Blonde which was the movie starring Charlize Theron based on his graphic novel, “The Coldest City” and he also chats about his work on the three most famous survival horror games. Which ones are they? You can probably guess but find out by clicking play above!

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In our latest episode we review a grand total of seven adventure games, which you can find below!

Timestamps:
News: {00:02:40}
S.P.L.I.T: {00:25:57}
Time Flies {00:28:01}
Despelote: {00:31:49}
Sovereign Syndicate: {00:40:08}
Carnival: {00:51:16}
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage: {00:58:34}
Dispatch: {01:15:18}

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1000xResist was released to huge critical acclaim and now it’s coming to console. The developer, remy Siu of Sunset Visitor joined the podcast to talk about the game, including it’s story, how the real world inspired the game, the art style and what we can expect on the console launch and much more!

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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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