Posted on: October 29, 2025

Carighan

Games: 408 Reviews: 41

Not quite Unavowed, but one of the best

This is a phenomenal point&click adventure game, with extremely sharp writing and fantastic voice work bringing the characters to life. Without wanting to give much away, a lot of the plot is about how changing the past through commercial time travel affecs the people doing the changes and how they handle their dayjob (going to the past to change things!). The graphics are a bit of a mixed bag insofar that the style is very well pulled off, but personally not my cup of coffee. *Everything* else however, from the sound design over the amazing voiceovers to the slick UI is exceptionally well done. Not unexpected for Wadjet Eye, but beautiful to see nontheless. IMO it does not *quite* dethrone Unavowed as the best point&click game ever (incidentally by the same company!) but it's definitely a contender. Highly recommended!

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Posted on: November 7, 2025

All The Games

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Games: 85 Reviews: 1

Great Time-Traveling Game

Wadjet Eyes hits another high note with Old Skies. The game's central conceit revolves around time travel. I was often surprised by plot twists, but it was rarely something that I couldn't have guessed at before I saw it coming. In other words, the time travel isn't used as a Deus Ex Machina. If anything, the game's point is that time travel couldn't solve all of our problems, or even the ones that mean the most to us. Or, put another way, you have to take value in the experience itself. Even if it can be changed. Even if it can be unmade. I'd be spoiling the game to explain HOW the characters feel about this, but you get a spectum of takes. As for the game itself, it's fantastic. I loved jumping between eras, seeing a gradually-developing web of interrelated cause-and-effect, and meeting each chapter's personalities. I was happy that our protagonist has a lot of character development herself. I was SURPRISED to see that other characters got as much development (or introspection). As for the gameplay, well... I'm not a fan of point-and-click adventure games, to be honest. I used a guide to save myself frustration and get through this game in about 12 hours. I still enjoyed seeing how the puzzles came together to tell an interesting story. Most of them seem easy enough that I might have gotten through them without a guide, but I imagine I'd have added at least a couple hours onto my playtime. There are occasional ones that rely on a complex series of events or running around and clicking on people or objects to figure out how to proceed, but I think if you're enough of a fan of these games to try that out, you'll still find a lot to appreciate. The art's gorgeous. The music's great. The voice acting team did a fantastic job. I could go on. If you're a fan of time travel and point-and-click games, Old Skies is worth playing.

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Posted on: November 9, 2025

Gytha

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Games: 206 Reviews: 7

Loved it!

Wadjet Eye games by Dave Gilbert are never focused on the puzzles. And this is absolutely true for this one, the focus is clearly on the story and the characters. I love puzzles and missed them in other games, but I didn't miss them here. The emotional level of the story may not resonate with everyone, but I was drawn in. The voiceacting is outstanding and the art is also stepping up a notch compared to the last games.

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Posted on: May 29, 2025

fuff00

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Games: 371 Reviews: 1

disappointing

Boring, unengaging, with linear story and some questionable graphics. This is my first Wadjet Eye game I didn not finish, and I finished Golden Wake.

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Posted on: June 30, 2025

Mater_Goth

Games: 12 Reviews: 1

Like meeting an old friend

I was just about to replay the game with commentary on, but first, a review! I have been looking forward to Old Skies for a while, following any developmental update along the way, and, as expected, it did not disappoint - it felt as if I was meeting up with an old and incredibly dear friend. As someone who began the journey with Wadjet Eye Games via the Blackwell series, I immensely enjoyed all the references to the characters I have grown to love throughout the years and throughout all the games. However, even if this is your first game from the developer, I am sure that you will enjoy it. As always, the quality is incredibly high and it is felt that this game was made with a lot of love and care from the whole team (especially as Dave has mentioned this game is very personal for him). In this game, they will take you on a very emotional and, honestly, very human, journey, and you will grow to love these characters just like I've (and probably many fans) have grown to love the characters from the previous games. Two things I absolutely must mention as special praise that truly makes it feel like a Wadjet Eye Games game, other than the amazing writing that is full of wit, of course, are the backgrounds and music. As always, the background art is beautiful, and the soundtrack, also as always, is wonderful. The atmosphere they create truly immerses you into the game until hours (relative time) have passed and you haven't even realized the day has ended. Do yourself a favor and dive in, especially if you are a fan of the old school point-and-click adventure games. I guarantee you won't regret it!

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