King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella Retold - A remake of the fourth chapter in Sierra's classic King's Quest series.

Love playing Adventure games? Check! Love those old Kings Quest or Space Quest style 80's graphics? Check! Then King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella Retold ' developed by DrSlash is just the game for you. According to the creator "Kings Quest Retold" is a point-and-click remake of the fourth chapter in Sierra's classic King's Quest series, introducing numerous improvements to the original game while staying faithful to its story and graphics, thus offering a new way to experience this classic adventure and making it more approachable for new players.

Stair Quest - Sierra inspirational adventure that was made in just two weeks!

Love playing Adventure games? Check! Love that old Sierra Kings Quest style 80's graphics? Check! Then 'Stair Quest', developed by a small team of Sierra fans for the #AdvJam2016, is just the game for you! Made in just two weeks, Stair Quest star's a brave knight Sir Devon on a quest to find the legendary Orb of Stars, as the realm of Castle's Wood is in despair! Do note however, you're not the only one on this quest, as King Jonathan's own daughter Princess Ingrid is also in search of this relic!

Foxtail - Furry fantastic adventure aims for crowd funding

Years ago in the 90's, there was an incredible furry like adventure game called 'Inherit the Earth', which was released for specific platforms such as the Amiga, Mac OS and DOS. It featured anthropomorphic animals (Furries) with a great storyline, lovely fantasy detail and characters with their own personalities. So it came as no surprise to us after our previous feature of 'Foxtail' by Gingertips, that their gorgeous pixelated adventure of similar design became a Steam Greenlight success in just 9 days with over 300 comments and subscribers! However the news isn't just of their success, but a new Indiegogo crowd funding campaign that they hope will raise €60,000 EUR in just 30days!

Futurama - TV fan based Adventure game is looking mighty fine!

The sun is shining and it's feeling warm so how could it possibly get any better? Well how about the fact that Arjon Van Dam has just contacted us to tell you of a new update to his fan based Adventure game of 'Futurama'. Developed using AGS (Adventure Game Studio) for the PC with no release date as of yet, this TV inspired game will be very similar to games such as Kings Quest and Space Quest but have all of your favorite characters such as Bender, Fry, Leela and many more! These latest videos will not only show you just how far the game has come in development including two new areas, but they may also make you chuckle!

Futurama - The fan based Adventure game gets a new video!

When we mentioned Arjon van Dam's 'Futurama' adventure game development using AGS, we never knew it was going to be one of our most popular articles on the site. You the readers spread the news far and wide, so it comes with great pleasure to announce not only some new screenshots but a brand new sneak peak in game video! But for those of you who didn't read the previous article, this adventure release will be very similar to games such as Kings Quest and Space Quest but with text speech in a style of Lucasarts.

Sierra Games - Possible King's Quest reboot?

News such as this spreads fast as we just got wind of an official website teaser for Sierra, a famous company responsible for some incredible games such as Quest for Glory, Kings Quest, Space Quest and more. It looks as if Activision is to kick it up a notch with the resurrection of the company with a brand new teaser. We've also just got word that Geoff Keighley has tweeted that it's a new King's Quest made by The Odd Gentlemen. Make sure to keep an eye on the Gamescom 2014 for a reveal, announcement!

BIK - An Adventure with a retro inspiration now available!

I do love my Sierra style adventure games with it's floaty man cursor and humorous deaths, so I was well pleased today to hear from Zotnip that their latest retro inspired game, BIK is now available for Windows, Mac and Linux.  If you love your pointy clicky adventure titles then you are in for a treat with BIK as you follow a young boy who is abducted by aliens through a Sierra like adventure, with over 90 minutes of original music, multiple characters with different story branches, deep atmospheric environments all in that retro inspired experience we knew and loved.

King's Quest Compilation - The biggest free Amiga-PC portable release EVER!

Prepare to have your Adventure minds blown, as the Company.PL have just released every (Amiga) King's Quest game to date in a freely available PC portable edition. An Adventure series which has a massive following, spawning remakes and highly sought after collectibles on Ebay! Kings Quest was originally created by the famous company Sierra Entertainment who are pretty much the base of what other Adventure creators look up to. Kings Quest was also a series which built the reputation of Sierra and first released in 1984!  Follow the saga of the royal family of the Kingdom of Daventry through a series of games that has it's heart set in millions of gamer's worldwide, a point and click Adventure that's pretty much above all else. The original PC versions are still available to buy on gog.com.
Compilation Kings Quest Anthology : King's Quest I: Quest For The Crown, King's Quest I: Quest For The Crown Enhanced, King's Quest II: Romancing The Throne, King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human, King's Quest IV: The Perils Of Rosella, King's Quest V: Absence Makes The Heart Go Yonder, King's Quest VI: Heir Today Gone Tomorrow

Mage's Initiation - Classic adventuring from the creators of the kings quest remakes (Steam Greenlight)

Game Type : Point and Click Adventure

Developer : Himalaya Studios

Developer Quote :  An original animated Adventure/RPG from the creators of the acclaimed King's Quest 1, 2, 3 and Quest for Glory 2 Sierra remakes.

Game Info Quote : Mage's Initiation is a 2D Point and Click Adventure Game / RPG hybrid, set in the fantasy medieval land of Iginor. In the tradition of Sierra's classic 'Quest for Glory' series, you may choose to play as one of four character classes (Fire, Earth, Air, or Water Mage), each with unique spells, abilities, quests, and puzzle solutions!

Release : First quarter 2014
Systems : PC, Mac, Linux

King’s Quest IV – The Perils of Rosella : Adventure Remake of a Sierra classic! (Demo)

Of all the Adventure games we've posted on Indie Retro News, prepare yourself to be blown away by Kings Quest IV - The Perils of Rosella, an incredible remake of a Sierra Classic. The original was released in 1988 and was the first major graphical computer adventure game that featured a female main character.  The developers have thrusted this remake into a complete graphical overhaul to blow you away. The details of not just the characters but the background details are a beauty to behold!

Mage's Initiation - Adventure from the creators of the kings quest remakes ( DEMO UPDATE )

This fantastic retro looking adventure title, Mage's Initiation, has just had a demo update! Creators of the Quest for Glory and the King's Quest remakes, these guys have put a lot of heart into this game and they have always been known to cause Sierra fans to start drooling at the mouth. Mage's Initiation was on Kickstarter ( which we featured ) and was met with a great reception from the fans, and it was a huge success raising over $90,274! So if you want to play a beautiful adventure game, with npc's to talk to, puzzles to solve and more, then check out the updated demo!

[Kickstarter] Mage's Initiation - Adventure/RPG title

The success of Kickstarter has allowed the rather forlorn and obscure PC adventure genre to have somewhat of a Renaissance of late. This may be due to the rather low production costs involved to create a title and perhaps a reason we're seeing a spurt of successful projects in the genre.

Hoping to become another such title is 'Mage's Initiation' by Himalaya Studios, with the legacy of titles such as Quest for Glory and the King's Quest series, its modest target of $65,000 has already passed the halfway mark in a mere 24 hours.

Quest for Infamy - Adventure from the creators of the kings quest remakes ( DEMO )

Another late evening news article before I go on my nightly bandit killings online, it's the fantastic retro looking Adventure title, Quest for Infamy. Does anyone remember the Kings Quest III or Space Quest 2 remakes, well this game is from those guys and they are Infamous Quests. A very talented bunch who spent a lot of their time creating fantastic remakes of our well loved Adventure titles from the past gone days of Sierra. Quest for Infamy was recently on Kickstarter and was met with a great reception from the fans and it was a huge success raising $63,281!.