Adventure Game Studio

Have you made a game in 2024 and want it to compete in the AGS Awards 2024 (https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/adventure-related-talk-chat/127942-ags-awards-2023-nominate!/)? This is the topic where to showcase it!
Post a database link, a brief description and some pictures (thumbnails preferred, here is an excellent FYC post (https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/adventure-related-talk-chat/127942-ags-awards-2023-for-your-consideration/msg636659961/#msg636659961) from last year).

Do not be shy, by posting your game you are helping the players who will take some of their time to play/nominate/vote!

Usual remarks:

• Please include a link to your games page on the AGS games database (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/)
• If you think a game deserves mention but the author isn't around, post an FYC for them! The more worthy games we get here, the better it is for everyone!
• This thread is for FYC posts only, if you want to discuss the awards go here (https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/adventure-related-talk-chat/127942-ags-awards-2024/msg636668080/#msg636668080)!

The categories are:

Best Game of the Year
Best Freeware Game
Best Short Game
Best Non-Adventure Game
Best Demo
Best Audio
Best Visuals
Best Writing
Best Programming
Best Character
Best Gameplay

Please consider for:

• Best Game of the Year
• Best Audio
• Best Visuals
• Best Writing
• Best Programming
• Best Character (Patrick Moore)
• Best Gameplay

Please consider for:

• Best Freeware Game
• Best Short Game
• Best Audio
• Best Writing
• Best Visuals
• Best Character (The Witness)
• Best Gameplay

   

Please consider for:

• Best Freeware Game
• Best Short Game
• Best Audio
• Best Writing
• Best Visuals
• Best Character (The Anchorite)
• Best Character (Amos)
• Best Gameplay

Please consider for:

• Best Freeware Game
• Best Audio
• Best Visuals
• Best Character (Scrimshaw)

And now for something completely different...

Since all my dev time has been taken up with CD3, I think this is the only game I released in 2024 - a sort of follow-up to Snow Problem.

(https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/images/games/2741_1_thumb_200.png)

Flow Problem is a simple but challenging retro puzzle game where you have to try and guide as much water as possible down to the bottom of the screen. Hindering you are obstacles such as rocks, fire rocks and blocks of ice, which each affect the water in different ways, You also have the effects of sand to deal with.

Contains 20 algorithmically-created levels plus a random level generator.

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https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2741-flow-problem/

Please consider for: Best Non-Adventure Game

An atmospheric, short-to-medium length, story-focused, character-driven fantasy adventure game, following a dropout mage as she becomes entangled in solving a village's problems in order to find her way home. Bit by bit she uncovers the culture, history, and motivations that led to the current crisis, which become crucial to finding a solution.


Please consider for:
-Best Freeware Game
-Best Writing
-Best Character (Roselle)
-Best Character (the Monk)
-Best Character (the Troll)

A short single-player split-screen point-and-click that uses platformer mechanics, originally made for MAGS. Control two different characters as they solve logical puzzles and try to arrive at the same place from opposite directions.
Please consider for:
-Best Gameplay
-Best Programming

An action arcade game originally made for MAGS where you protect a coral reef by catching various pieces of garbage in different-sized nets. Maintain combos and get health bonuses for higher scores as you see how long you keep the reef alive.

Please consider for:

-Best Non-Adventure Game
-Best Audio

Please consider for:

-Best Demo

Please consider this game for

• Best Short Game
• Best Character (Mandelbrot set)
• Best Mathematical Joke

Please consider for:

• Best Game of the Year
• Best Audio
• Best Visuals
• Best Writing
• Best Programming
• Best Character (Skye)
• Best Gameplay

For Your Consideration: Stormwater - Complete Edition

On the topic of nonsense award categories: Most genres blended into one game?

Well anyway there's a free demo for Stormwater on Itch. Stormwater is an adventure game, social sim, shooter hybrid.

AGS Database: https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2812-stormwater-complete-edition/
Itch: https://thinking-of-cremation.itch.io/stormwater
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3349770/Stormwater__Complete_Edition/

Please consider Stormwater for:
-Best Audio
-Best Writing
-Best Gameplay
-Best Non-Adventure Game (Not sure if this qualifies here precisely, but I'll leave that up to the people.)

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I was unsure about including my game—more of an experiment—in this section, as it doesn't quite align with the many superb games I see here. However, since it was created as a simple homage to the distinctive aesthetics of Game Boy games—and considering the relative effort it took to me to create a top-down game in AGS (I programmed a day, afternoon, and night cycle; events triggered at specific times; two or more endings; various Easter eggs; a plot-twist; a custom inventory system; shaders; a save system, among other features)—I've decided to nominate it for a couple of categories.

For Your Consideration:



Please consider this game for

- Best Programming
- Best Gameplay

...or whatever category you think it fits best.

I made two projects last year.




itchio page of the Temple of the Three Rules (Demo) (https://ramoramainteractive.itch.io/temple-of-the-three-rules)

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION...

...and also to know your kind opinion about my job:

-Should I keep on making games?
-Or would it be better if I give in and spend the free time playing with better adventure graphics?

In spite of this, I'm glad to promote my free game.


AGS game page (https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2786/)

Falco is a character I'm trying to develop to make a series of medium length crime stories, then maybe a long story in the future; they all take place in Italy, while this story in particular is set in a small town in the Venetian region.

Despite he was a detective specialized into solving homicides, I decided that his debut story would involve him into solving a task which is way funnier than finding a killer, yet it won't be so easy: he has to free the town festival from drunkards, who usually have party until late night, bothering the neighborhood and especially the major; furthermore, more problems will show up during his mission!

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The idea of the story came from a real fact I heard about. In a hamlet around my zone, law enforcement is not always able to stop town festivals and they might end up to be sent away by local people.

(https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvMzAwNTgzNi8xNzk3NDI1MC5wbmc=/original/LohzQM.png)

Also Falco loves to drink and he doesn't mind to join the old men to have party with them, but he's loyal to his duties and he soon will activate to achieve his mission.

The game is available in Italian, English and now in German(thanks to @The Last To Know!).

I know I am far away from obtaining a nomination, but I'll anyway try and suggest the following categories:

-Best game of the year
-Best freeware game
-Best visuals
-Best character: I'd suggest the old man you see lying next to the stage... And Falco of course!

France, Spring 1789.
Social tension rises while nobility, in their convenient and accommodated position, enslaves the common people with their taxes. Meanwhile, Jean Pierre de Saint-Cove, a noble aristocrat, secretly hides behind his mask to fight injustice and inequality, and to give back to the people what they rightfully deserve.

Use your full cleverness to solve the different situations along the way until you fulfill your purpose. Both your sword and eloquence will be your most trusted allies, without forgetting the help of your loyal friend Mathieu and beautiful Violette Hulot, who will get you out of trouble more than once and without whom you would never be able to top this adventure.

Confront aristocracy and the Deputy Chief of police, Baron LeComeau, to overthrow the Old Regime by finding out about the best hidden secrets of nobility, and using them to your advantage.

Persist in your eagerness to achieve your goal! Be brave, smart and hilariously crazy to achieve victory!


It is an honour for me to be able to participate, being the first adventure game I have developed. Thank you very much in advance to all of you who trusted in the project and who support us every day.









Please consider for:

Best Game of the Year
Best Audio
Best Visuals
Best Writing
Best Programming
Best Character (Jean Pierre de Saint-Cove)
Best Gameplay

The Phantom Fellows is about 2 best friends who start a paranormal investigation business together, since one of them is already dead. It has heart, lots of laughter, and provides endless rewards for the player's exploration. Taking place over 7 days, with each day being its own case, you'll take control of Oliver (the breather) and Englebert (the floater), switching between them to utilize their strengths.

Features include:
- A travel map that opens the world, allowing players to revisit previous locations for alternate puzzle solutions and fresh interactions.

- An in-game, dialog-based hint system with a natural, conversational feel, as Englebert plays the role of mentor to Oliver. Hints are delivered one at a time, letting players choose how much or how little help they want.

- Everything is a hotspot: The heart of an adventure isn't in reaching the destination, but in the exploration along the way. Every hotspot has unique and thoughtful responses for both characters!

Come join the adventure and unravel the mysteries of The Phantom Fellows!

Please consider for:
Best Game of the Year
Best Audio
Best Visuals
Best Writing
Best Programming
Best Character (Oliver Cobblestone)
Best Gameplay
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For your consideration: The Crimson Diamond

(https://www.thecrimsondiamond.com/TCD_KeyArt_smaller.png)

Datebase link: https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2776-the-crimson-diamond/

The Crimson Diamond is a cozy mystery text parser graphical adventure game with an EGA palette and soundtrack composed on a genuine Roland MT-32 (music by Dan Policar)! It combines a retro aesthetic with modern quality-of-life game design.

You are Nancy Maple, a rookie mineralogist and reluctant sleuth, on the trail of a dazzling diamond find in remote northern Ontario ghost town. You'll meet a cast of intriguing characters and get tangled up in their many plots and schemes. You'll also get to do a bit of field work, and solve a mystery or two along the way!


(https://www.thecrimsondiamond.com/Screenshot1_smaller.jpg)

(https://www.thecrimsondiamond.com/Screenshot2_smaller.jpg)

(https://www.thecrimsondiamond.com/Screenshot3_smaller.jpg)

Please consider for:
Best Game of the Year
Best Audio
Best Visuals
Best Writing
Best Programming
Best Character
Best Gameplay

The game can be bought in the following places:
Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/)
GOG (https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_crimson_diamond)
itch.io (https://juliaminamata.itch.io/the-crimson-diamond-full-game)
FireFlower Games (https://fireflowergames.com/products/the-crimson-diamond)

Thank you, AGS Community! And good luck to all!

-- Julia

For your consideration



Database page (https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2805-kidname-iceboy/)
itch.io page (https://graysond.itch.io/kidname-iceboy)

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KIDNAME: ICEBOY is the first-in-the-world fan-made prequel to the infamous Sierra classic CODENAME: ICEMAN. Called by some (https://bsky.app/profile/richardcobbett.bsky.social/post/3lblyxlp6cs2l) "one of the greatest, most needlessly involved and high effort shitposts ever made," KIDENAME: ICEBOY follows the adventures of the young patriot JW as he embarks on a four-day trip to Submarine Camp. During the course of his adventure, JW explores the USS John C. Calhoun, meets his fellow Submarine Scouts, and sniffs out conspiracies that threaten the security of the United States of America.

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Please consider for:
Best Freeware Game
Best Short Game
Best Writing

Thank you!

For Your Consideration:



Melon Head is a fantastical point and click adventure set in a delirious imaginary world.

ITCH (https://wavey-games.itch.io/melon-head)
FireFlower (https://fireflowergames.com/products/melon-head)

In the hedonistic capital of His Majesty's Realm a faceless king commissions a local sculptor, Melon Head, our protagonist whose head is shaped like a melon, to craft an extension to His Royal Staff.

Melon Head precipitates to a strange adventure across His Majesty's Realm. He must use cunning, questionable morals and sharpness of intellect to succeed in his task and choose between allegiance to his perceived benefactor and the rising forces of dissidence seeking to overthrow the balance of power.

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Please consider for:

Best Game of the Year
Best Audio
Best Visuals
Best Writing
Best Programming
Best Gameplay

The demo for Melon Head was also released last year so if you'd like you may consider:
Best Demo

That's it, Happy Voting! And best of luck to participants!

For your consideration:

                                The Shame of the pack

" You can always kill yourself later", Frank Lupitus comforted the human male he just had talked off the ledge.


Due to an invitation, Frank Lupitus is traveling from the big city of Vakhe to the remote parts of the country to visit his brother, Wolfgang (or 'Wolfie').
While living in Thorcut, Wolfgang hasn't actually made a good name for himself and by extension, to the whole Lupitus name.
Finally arriving at Thorcut Frank finds out that Wolfgang's house is taken over by a depraved fox, watching smut on the tv in his underwear. Wolfie is nowhere to be seen, and the fox tells Frank wild rumours about Wolfie's fate.
Wolfgang must me somewhere around, dead or alive. And if he's alive, he won't be much better off.

Shame of the Pack is a ""traditional"" adventure game with a two click -interface and a Sierra style inventory bar. The game is 99% solo project by yours truly.


(https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/nuh0mm8j8kig9q3/shame01.png/file)

(https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/4xewoqpti7m2z9l/shame03.png/file)

(https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/a2lil2150m3r42k/shame2.png/file)

Game the AGS database (https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2804-the-shame-of-the-pack/)

Consider for:
Best Freeware game
Best Audio
Best Writing

Thanks to AGS developers, forum actives and to everyone who already has played the game!
And special thanks to heltenjon for being a pain in my backside ;)

A bit late, but... For your consideration:

Once upon a time, there lived a young princess, pure at heart. One day, she went into the forest and alas, her precious golden ball, the treasure of her kingdom, was seized by a monstrous amphibian that dwells inside an ancient well!
You are the princess. You're a bit too lippy for your job's standards, but as long as your prince charming (who is yet to show up) can't hear you, all is good. You can pretend. It's even less about the stupid ball now, because things got personal. You need to go and show the frog who's the boss around these woods.

Consider for whatever you wish, but it's a short game, it's got some nice hand made animations and heltenjon came up with some pretty vicious puzzles.

The music and some of the source sprites have been (legally) acquired via itch, so might be worth keeping in mind that not all the assets were made exclusively for the game.

Download here: https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2813-use-it-all-or-forget-your-ball-/