Author Archives: J.L. Hilton

Glass Masquerade 4: Constellations long-play video

Developer Onyx Lute recently released the fourth game in its Glass Masquerade series, GLASS MASQUERADE: CONSTELLATIONS, with beautiful music, tinkling sounds and 28 new puzzles. In the past, I’ve made separate videos of each individual puzzle in the Glass Masquerade … Continue reading

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Try-It Tuesday: HIDDEN DOGS IN THE DOG HOUSE

HIDDEN DOGS: IN THE DOG HOUSE is a 2025 hidden object game about dogs, with 15 hand-drawn levels. Developed by Admiral Egg Games, a new indie studio based in England. I’ve played several hidden cat games by developers such as … Continue reading

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Try-It Tuesday: DOLLMARE

DOLLMARE is a 2024 horror anomaly game about working in a creepy toy factory and sorting damaged dolls. I don’t usually like horror or play scary games, but this one really appeals to me for some reason, and it’s perfect … Continue reading

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Try-It Tuesday: STRANGE ANTIQUITIES

STRANGE ANTIQUITIES is part puzzle game, part escape room, part Gothic horror, set in the Victorian village of Undermere. I played the free demo and had such a good time, I went straight to Steam and bought the full game. … Continue reading

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Try-It Tuesday: HAPPY GAME

HAPPY GAME is a 2021 singleplayer point-and-click horror adventure by Amanita Design, makers of Machinarium, Chuchel and Pilgrims, all games I’ve played and enjoyed in the past. I love their unique, creative style of gameplay and graphics. “Happy Game is … Continue reading

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Try-It Tuesday: HIDDEN CATS ZOMBIE HUNTER

The neighborhood is overrun with zombie cats in HIDDEN CATS: ZOMBIE HUNTER, a 2025 hidden object game by Sons of Welder and FM Simple Games Studio. I love hidden object games and I’ve played several where the hidden objects are … Continue reading

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Try-It Tuesday: DATE EVERYTHING!

DATE EVERYTHING! came out in June 2025, and is the first game developed by Sassy Chap Games, a studio formed by professional voice actors Ray Chase, Robbie Daymond and Max Mittelman. It includes over 11,000 hand-drawn art assets and an ensemble … Continue reading

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Try-It Tuesday: THE FORGOTTEN CITY

THE FORGOTTEN CITY has been out since 2021, and it was a Skyrim mod before that, but my youngest daughter’s been after me to play it so today’s the day. Now I’m completely hooked and loving it. It’s a narrative-driven … Continue reading

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World diddling championships 1974

“Diddling” is the gentle euphemism my parents used for “masturbation” when I was a kid in the 1970s. So you can imagine the hilarity when I first watched this video. “Warming up are some of Britain’s champion diddlers…” “This man … Continue reading

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Try-It Tuesday: TRUE FEAR PART 3

TRUE FEAR: FORSAKEN SOULS PART 3 is the third and final game in a trilogy ten years in the making. All three games feature protagonist Holly Stonehouse uncovering family secrets in various creepy places including a crumbling childhood home, haunted … Continue reading

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