Sadly, the archeologists ever-expanding digital adventures faltered with the fall of LucasArts in 2013.
2024 however, has brought us a 23rd entry to this hallowed list of adventure games.
There once was a time where this was true of most characters at the forefront of popular culture.
That is, until movie companies stopped trying so hard to make tie-in games happen.
the Extra-Terrestrial, based on the Steven Spielberg movie of the same name.
game cartridgesin a landfilljust to get rid of them.
The commercial and critical failure of E.T.
Image: Atari
Obviously, the games industry bounced back.
Video games became more ambitious as budgets ballooned and technology advanced.
Skip through another decade or two however, and players have stopped getting movie tie-ins like they used to.
Gone are the days of games like Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).
We live in the era ofHogwarts Legacy original stories featuring beloved characters and tweaks drawn from big-name IP.
Licensed games, yes, but not the kind older gamers grew up playing.
This only works so well for the Great Circle due to MachineGames utter faithfulness to the Indiana Jones property.
Youre still fighting Nazis, but in typical Indiana Jones style, youre mostly doing it on the side.
The main focus here is on solving puzzles, exploring the environment and uncovering secret treasures.
Licensed games have changed greatly in the last few decades, but their future remains bright.
