Postmodern Adventures

3 Feb

📢 THE DARK RITES OF ARKHAM is OUT! 📢 Join detectives Foster and Whitman as they unravel a ritual murder that opens the door to an ancient conspiracy and an eldritch cosmic horror. Available on Steam and Itch, 10% off first 2 weeks!! store.steampowered.com/app/3566870/The_Dark_Rites_of_Arkham

Adventure Game Studio doesn’t support shaders or effects. But those limitations motivate you to get creative to bring your vision to life.

Done! Two work sessions for a scenario in which the player will spend no more than 20 seconds. But, hey. It'll be worth it.

Postmodern Adventures@postmodernadv.bsky.social

Now that the pain is starting to ease, I’ve decided to get back to doing pixel art today. It’s not bad, considering I did it with half a hand out of action. 😅

Now that the pain is starting to ease, I’ve decided to get back to doing pixel art today. It’s not bad, considering I did it with half a hand out of action. 😅

My hand injury is keeping me from making much progress on the game. So I’ve been polishing up the text, sending what I have so far out for testing, and implementing this little thing I’m proud of: Some items are animated both when you hover over them and when you select them.

Good news: I'm about to finish the first chapter of my new game.🥳 Bad news: In a silly accident, I fractured a finger on my right hand. I can't continue developing the game until the bandages are removed and the pain subsides 😬

🍂It's Steam Atumn Sale! 🍂 Nightmare Frames -40% off The Dark Rites of Arkham -10% off An English Haunting - 30% off store.steampowered.com/developer/postmodernadventures And there’s a bundle with an additional 25% off! store.steampowered.com/bundle/41880

This is my childhood and the beginning of my teenage years.

22 Sept

And... done! This scene took me two days. I would like to thank @donutdroid.bsky.social for their advice when creating it. What do you think of the final result?

22 Sept

Let me introduce Paolo, one of the main characters in my new game. Wait! Is he... possessed?

This museum was integrated into The Dark Rites of Arkham for several reasons. One was narrative: you’ll have to solve a puzzle there. Another was to give those unfamiliar with H.P. Lovecraft a quick introduction to his themes and obsessions. 🧵

The inspiration comes from the wonderful The Lost Crown by Darkling Room. In Saxton, there’s a museum where you can immerse yourself in the town’s historyor simply have a good time, as it has no impact on solving the puzzles. I’ve always thought it was a fantastic idea.

In the new game in dev, there'll be a museum inspired by Gabriel Knight 2 & 3, more focused on the background of your investigation. Visit museums! It's enriching, broadens your horizons, and if you're a dev, can spark great ideas!

The museum itself is based on the L.A. Paranormal Museum, which appears in my first game: Urban Witch Story. The same thing happened there. You can go in and head straight for an object that will solve a puzzle, or you can get lost in its rooms and take a break from the gameplay.

14 Sept

Is anyone hungry?

11 Sept

Finished! 👌

Postmodern Adventures@postmodernadv.bsky.social

After two months of well-deserved rest, it’s time to get back to work! We’re also in talks for "some things". We’ll see what happens! For now… let’s keep pushing hard on Adventure Game Studio!

7 Sept

10 Aug

These are the portraits from the new game and the ones from NF before they were replaced (thank goodness) by @encomplotgames.bsky.social' artwork. If you feel like your art isn’t up to par, keep practicing. There are no magic tricks, and we’ve all been there.

29 July

The Dark Rites of Arkham has reached 600 reviews on Steam! A massive thank you to all our players for your incredible support! ❤️

15 July

The new game features radio stations. This one plays 1980s Euro disco. So far, there are two licensed songs and this little preview of an original track, with music by Matías Olmedo, lyrics by @deadidlegames.bsky.social and vocals by Fia Janninge. We're working on more!

12 July

23 years ago, I wrote and designed "Mortadelo y Filemón: La Banda de Corvino" for Alcachofa Soft. It is now supported by ScummVM! www.scummvm.org/news/20260711/

I've been away from AGS and Photoshop for a couple of weeks now, and it'll probably be a few more weeks before I'm back. I've been making games (almost) non-stop since 2020, and I think I've earned a well-deserved break. 👇

The tone of the game is more serious this time around. There are very few of the little touches of humor that were so well received in the previous games. But don't worry. It still has all the DNA of a Postmodern game.

I can't wait to share the progress of the new game with you all. But for now, it's time to take a break!

The good news? I'll come back to the game more motivated than ever. The story I've created has me completely hooked. I've come up with ideas I've never tried before, and I can't wait to start working on them.

One of them will probably be controversial, but as you play through the game, you'll see that it makes perfect sense. It's a bold choice, and I think people will end up seeing it in a positive light.

One of the reasons I don't flood your timeline every three hours with posts about my games being on sale during the Steam's sales is that it barely makes any difference. Social media or not, my sales stay about the same. And they're good numbers! 👇

I don't know if constantly posting about discounts works for other developers. I guess X and Bluesky are no longer effective marketing tools for increasing sales. It's Steam, with its algorithms and its magic, that really gets a game in front of players.

And of course, word of mouth is far more effective than forty posts on social media. So if you enjoy an adventure game, tell people about it! These days, it's the most powerful marketing tool indie developers have!

For example, this sale has been the most successful one since I started making games. We're talking about thousands of copies sold, and I only made one post several days after it had already started. And trust me, that post isn't what drove the increase in sales.

30 June

The three Postmodern Adventures games are on sale during this Steam Summer Sale! Nightmare Frames -40% The Dark Rites of Arkham -10% An English Haunting - 30% store.steampowered.com/developer/po... And there’s a bundle with an additional 20% off! store.steampowered.com/bundle/41880...

18 June

New Game Status: - The game has a title now! - 12 of the 14 backgrounds that will make up the first act are finished and fully implemented. - Matías has finished an original song that can be heard on one of the in-game radio stations. Things are moving forward!

16 June

11 June

No gameplay. Just vibes & music. Play The Dark Rites of Arkham: store.steampowered.com/app/3566870/The_Dark_Rites_of_Arkham

Dead Idle Games@deadidlegames.bsky.social

No gameplay. Just vibes & music. Wishlist The Many Sins of House Ocampo: store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/

10 June

Sister Lucrecia is forced to confront an evil presence through an exorcism.

28 May

We’re still celebrating the two-year anniversary of An English Haunting! The Nintendo Switch version is also joining the 30% discount! 👇 www.clickpulp.com/shop?game=an-english-haunting

27 May

🎂 We’re celebrating the second anniversary of An English Haunting, and for the first time ever it’ll be 30% off! 🎂 store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/... The Dark Rites of Arkham and Nightmare Frames are on sale too!

22 May

I love WEG, but... 2005: Bone, Nibiru, Still Life, The Moment of Silence... 2006: Ankh, Barrow Hill, Broken Sword 4, Paradise, Scratches, Dreamfall, Sam and Max Season 1... 2007: Jack Keane, Reprobates, Overclocked, Runaway 2, Secret Files: Tunguska, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakening...

Greg Costikyan@costik.bsky.social

Weird Game Designer Facts #14 Dave Gilbert of Wadjet Eye Games basically resurrected the graphic adventure as a viable game genre. By 2006, when he released his first game, The Shivah, graphic adventures were dead as a commercial medium. They had only rarely ever sold more than 100k copies.

20 May

The Dark Rites of Arkham has reached 500 reviews and gone from “Very Positive” to “Overwhelmingly Positive”! Thank you all so much for your support!

15 May

Here are several adventure games made in Spain. Some of them have already been released, while others are currently in development. Long live adventure games!

15 May

And I can’t forget our successful Spanish-German duo at @deadidlegames.bsky.social , formed by Laura Hunt and Thomas Möhring!

8 May

I’ve spent a lot of time in Arkham, so it’s a breath of fresh air to change settings and keep myself motivated.

I guess you’ve seen me praise a certain game in development that I couldn’t talk about. Well, here it is: The Pactmaker. Probably my GOTY of 2027. The best thing I can say about it is that it feels and plays like a lost game from @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social. AND... 🧵

THE PACTMAKER - Alejandro Pascual@alexpasc.bsky.social

I'm so excited to finally announce my first game: THE PACTMAKER! A supernatural point-and-click thriller about pacts, guilt, consequences... and many, many books. 📚 Coming to Steam & itch next year. Watch the first trailer 👇 and Wishlist now:

At that very moment, the game goes from being very good to something touched by excellence. I’m sorry I can’t say more. That’s something every player has to experience for themselves, because I’m absolutely certain you’ve never come across anything like it.

I know this might seem like sponsored content. But trust me, The Pactmaker is shaping up to be one of the best adventure games of 2027.

THE PACTMAKER - Alejandro Pascual@alexpasc.bsky.social

Best of all, it’s @alexpasc.bsky.social's first game, yet it feels like it was made by a veteran, as if this were his third or fourth title. The writing is sensational, the immersion is total, and its unique mechanics reinforce rock-solid gameplay.