It's bad enough having a broken heart, but to make matters worse, someone is going around bumping off those who are unfortunate enough to find themselves newly - and unhappily -- single. Dubbed 'the Lonely Hearts Killer', this nefarious criminal is determinedly working his or her way through the recently bereaved or bereft upper classes of Victorian England, and putting an end to their misery by putting an end to their lives.
Zodiac Prophecies: The Serpent Bearer is one of those rare titles that gets everything right. You play as Amy, a 22-year-old horoscope fanatic, who uncovers a mysterious thirteenth zodiac symbol: the serpent. As the new serpent bearer, you'll be whisked away to a mystical realm and embark on a dark adventure that has you solving puzzles, finding objects, and working to restore a crumbling land.
11 Bit Studios is best known for Anomaly: Warzone Earth, an RTS game released on portable platforms as well as PC and consoles. The game focuses on strategic warfare that puts players in the trenches of an all-out alien invasion. To call Sleepwalker's Journey -- a game that drops the battlefield in exchange for a pleasant dream world -- a departure is an understatement. Is this game the dream that players hope for, or is it a nightmare despite its pleasing look and feel?
Incredipede begins with a tragic tale: Little Quozzle's village is ransacked by invaders, burned to the ground, and all of her family and friends kidnapped. She alone escapes into the hills and becomes our unexpected hero, on a tireless journey to find the hidden village across the island and rescue her tribe. In pursuit of this noble goal, we take control of Little Quozzle and her amazing ability to generate limbs on command.
It's a dramatic and sweeping historical tale that takes place across 16th century Europe and Africa, told through the eyes of two young inventors who could compete with Leonardo da Vinci himself. But both ancient legends and modern politics intercept the siblings' lives, sending them on an amazing journey that spans the continents. The Lost Chronicles of Zerzura is an epic adventure with fantastic puzzles and a flawless presentation.
Adventure ahoy! Treasure and intrigue lie in wait at every turn in Found: A Hidden Object Adventure by Big Fish Games. In the wake of an unexplained plane crash, you are left to fend for yourself on a strange tropical island. It's up to you to discover the secrets behind the island's many peculiar inhabitants, as you traverse sunny beaches, pirate ships, ancient temples, and even a vampire castle in this free-to-play hidden object game.
Word about Dana Knightstone certainly gets around. A fiction novelist who communes with the dead, her otherworldly powers have helped her solve mysteries the globe over. From investigating haunted Tuscan villas to aiding lovelorn ghosts of Scotland, Knightstone's supernatural prowess has earned her international fame. When a distant Austrian relative hears of her abnormal acumen, he implores Dana to visit. Turns out he too sees the dead, and needs Dana's help unraveling the mystery behind his visions.
Realore's Island Tribe saga has reached its fourth installment, and we find our friendly islanders challenged with one more quest: to help save a formerly evil Shaman from his curse across tropical islands, ancient Egypt, China and even Scandinavia. But while Island Tribe 4 comes with all of the time management gameplay that we've come to expect from the rest of the series, it still falls short of the genre's best games.