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Shadows of the Afterland

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Shadows of the Afterland

Feb 10, 2026

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2.67 average rating based on 3 ratings

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Madrid, 1960. The old city zoo is rocked by a mysterious death, catapulting a soul to the threshold between the world of the living and the afterlife. But when the transition goes awry, the soul arrives with the memories of Carolina, one of the pioneers in Madrid's police force, who has yet to be born. Step into Carolina’s shoes and plunge into a riveting adventure to unravel the enigma shrouding these ominous events. Explore the wacky realm of the afterlife, teeming with unique characters and with its own set of rules.
Release Dates
Feb 10, 2026 Full Release (Worldwide)
Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 05, 2026 (Worldwide)
Nintendo Switch
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pixelcrypt
pixelcrypt gave Feb 16, 2026
pixelcrypt gave Feb 16, 2026
Lighthearted ghostly point-n-click... pretty mediocre

It really feels less and less common these days for a point-and-click adventure to blow me away. The last ones I can recall were Beyond Shadowgate, The Abandoned Planet, Burnhouse Lane, Dreaming Lucy, and Prim. In the meantime, there have been seemingly endless games like this that just come and go. Lightly comedic ghost stories, with a playful humor and puzzles you've seen a million times before.

This one was particularly bland to me. The story was just confusing, and as it drew closer to a resolution it only felt more convoluted and pointless to me. The puzzles were decent for the most part, but sometimes the solution just came from talking to the right person - aka hardly a puzzle at all. But the puzzles that actually took some effort were fun and never frustrating.

The art style is solid as well. But I just can't really recommend this one when it feels like one of a plethora of similar games that all function about the same. I wouldn't even say it's one of the better ones of this type (hence the 2 stars). It is probably fun for someone that LOVES this type of game, but I tend …

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It really feels less and less common these days for a point-and-click adventure to blow me away. The last ones I can recall were Beyond Shadowgate, The Abandoned Planet, Burnhouse Lane, Dreaming Lucy, and Prim. In the meantime, there have been seemingly endless games like this that just come and go. Lightly comedic ghost stories, with a playful humor and puzzles you've seen a million times before.

This one was particularly bland to me. The story was just confusing, and as it drew closer to a resolution it only felt more convoluted and pointless to me. The puzzles were decent for the most part, but sometimes the solution just came from talking to the right person - aka hardly a puzzle at all. But the puzzles that actually took some effort were fun and never frustrating.

The art style is solid as well. But I just can't really recommend this one when it feels like one of a plethora of similar games that all function about the same. I wouldn't even say it's one of the better ones of this type (hence the 2 stars). It is probably fun for someone that LOVES this type of game, but I tend to enjoy the more serious or even horror-focused point and click titles (I hate the classics like Monkey Island or Day of the Tentacle). So YMMV, but for me - its like a 3.1/10.

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