Best Horror Games On Itch.io – July 2026
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Across a bounty of subgenres.Haze Seas Accessories Tier List [Best Accessories to Equip]
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The accessories with the best stat buffs in Haze Seas.
Organization: Alawar Entertainment
Rock Garden Review
Landscaping is one of humanity's most magnificent art forms, and one type made popular by the Japanese involves arranging rocks to form colorful Zen-inspired patterns. This artwork is aptly named a Rock Garden, and the name also refers to a challenging puzzle game from Flipline Studios and Alawar Entertainment.Talk about simple mechanics - your task in Rock Garden is to flip all the rocks on the board within the least amount of time possible. To achieve this, you must make matches of five same-patterned rocks as you bring them side by side. The rocks don't have to be in a straight line to make them flip. All you have to do is to keep them adjacent to one another and watch how they turn into ordinary rocks once you've managed to match them up.Alabama Smith in Escape from Pompeii Preview
By Erin Bell
Alawar Entertainment is hard at work on a new title called Alabama Smith in Escape from Pompeii and gave us a sneak peek. The game looks like it's shaping up to be a pretty interesting hidden object / adventure game in the style of Azada, Dream Chronicles and Escape the Museum.The title character, Alabama Smith, is a young archaeology student who gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he's sent to Italy to study with the renowned Professor Fairchild. Eventually, a story emerges that has Alabama searching modern-day Pompeii for an amulet that allows people to travel through time. He's joined in his search by Professor Fairchild's beautiful daughter, Anastasia.Cake Shop Review
Are carbs making a comeback? Not long after the release of Cake Mania 3 comes Cake Shop, another time management game that sends players to the bakery. I should say upfront that while Cake Shop is a decent game on its own, it doesn't really compare to the length, depth, or difficulty of the Cake Mania titles. That said, it does have its own personality, and it's easy and relaxing to play.Pet Show Craze Tips Walkthrough
By David Becker
Check out our tips and tricks for Pet Show Craze. GENERAL TIPS After every twelve levels you get into a new store, where most of your previously purchased store-upgrades are not available anymore. That means it is a good idea to not buy every possible upgrade in the first three stores so that you have enough money left to buy some important upgrades right in the beginning when you get into a new store. There are two currencies by which you can buy the different upgrades. These two...Magic Encyclopedia: First Story Tips Walkthrough
Check out our strategy guide for Magic Encyclopedia: First Story. GENERAL INFO • Using your cursor correctly can be very important since the tip of the cursor has to land on the object you're clicking. The item will illuminate when the cursor is in the right place. • There's no time limit in the game, except when you do special puzzles, like constellations, puzzles, mini games etc. • It is best to find all the pieces first before you begin placing things. It will ...Pet Show Craze Review
With pet-themed time management games raining like cats and dogs on the casual game industry, we've come to expect more from the late-comers. Although Pet Show Craze won't win any Best in Show awards, it does deliver a couple of treats.Anyone who has played two or three pet games already will experience déjà vu. Pet Show Craze contains similar activities as the ones in Purrfect Pet Shop and Paradise Pet Salon, including bathing, feeding, beautifying, and treating the pets. Like Pet Shop Hop, there's a David vs. Goliath story in that it's Mom and Pop shop versus evil empire.Magic Encyclopedia: First Story Review
If you've clicked through Gamezebo's active community forums lately then you're well aware of the problems faced by those who downloaded Alawar Entertainment's Magic Encyclopedia: First Story, a promising hidden object game that suffered from a few technical bugs - one of which even halted the gameplay about two hours in.This game reviewer was particularly disappointed by Magic Encyclopedia: First Story because up until the problems arose it was one of the most entertaining hidden object games of the year thus far.OK, some good news: If you haven't heard already, developer V-Games has fixed the game and has made this patched version available for download.Beach Party Craze Review
Its been said by some game designers that the first 15 minutes of a game is critical to win over the player. But this wasn't the case in Beach Party Craze, Alawar Entertainment's latest business sim, as it starts off underwhelming but gains momentum as you progress through the 50 levels.Patient gamers willing to give this game a chance will find it a deep and rewarding - but not perfect - piece of interactive entertainment.