Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)

All I have to say is if you haven't finished it do it now.

Though the puzzles are too hard to guess for contemporary people, the art, story and humour are so outstanding.

Sure, Beneath a Steel Sky got quite old. It certainly does not match today's technical standards, BUT - as for the classic adventure genre this game may still hold a respectable place even when comparing to modern titles of the same genre. It has no surprises in the aspect of gameplay, this it your old point-n'-click style. The whole atmosphere, characters, superb voice acting, are what made this game such a classic. The game managees to masterfully tell a serious tale without taking itself too much seriously, as the dialouges and character interaction have their funny and peculiar bits. The game is quite short, which may be a disappointment for some, but I actually really liked its length since nowadays I don't have much time and patience to sit through classic adventures, which can be rather time consuming. The game does not overwhelm you with an overflow of characters, locations, items, etc.. Which I also quite liked. Every stage is relatively focused and the number of options to interact with is limited, but just enough so that you still have a challange of figuring out what to do next and still have the feeling there's enough content to explore. As for difficulty, I'd say just fine. About halfway through the game it was rather easy, puzzles made sense and were logical. The difficulty gets gradually higher, which is good, although I found that in my opinion towards the end the puzzles got a bit less logical, some events were triggered by others with seemingly no connection between them, etc. But it was nothing a little glimpse on a walkthrough couldn't help with. All in all, it was just fine and nothing too harsh. This game still gets 5\5 for me! If you're into classic adventures and didn't play this yet (which is highly unlikely), this is a GREAT beauty you shouldn't miss (And it's even free)

One of the only other studios to nail that Lucas Arts humour and writing. Great story, atmosphere and world building. In that sense I actually prefer it to Broken Sword. The only negative for me was a couple of classically 90's obtuse puzzles typical of the era. get on it, it's worth your time.

With its clever tricks and action-triggered landscapes, the puzzles are types that take a little more thought than just point-click. The various characters each have distinct personalities, and most usually require some form of interaction. Cab;t wilt for the sequel!