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Fans of classic point and click adventures will want to check out Broken Relic, a fully voiced fantasy comedy adventure from a solo developer. It's a passion project from Pablo Morales, also known as Sandpenguin, a professional game designer currently at King (previously Ubisoft and Rebellion).

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You play as Tim, an overeager library intern who breaks an age-old wax seal and frees Kaelvorn, the Cursed Devourer. Armed only with wit and questionable advice from his mentor, Tim must:

  • Explore ruined coliseums, forgotten cathedrals and an underworld ruled by creepy monsters.
  • Reunite three shattered shards of a legendary seal, the only thing able to bind Kaelvorn once more!
  • And basically save the world.

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The developer notes that the puzzles will reward your observation skills so expect inventory combos, environment tricks and dialogue clues (no random guessing). With hand-crafted pixel art at they explained as "320×240 backdrops inspired by early-90s adventures, rendered in modern palettes".

Currently, the Native Linux demo is only on itch.io. It's crowdfunding on Kickstarter where they're hoping to raise at least £10,000 and they have until October 9th to hit the initial goal to release in 2026.

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JSVRamirez 4 days ago
While I love this genre, I will hold off for now. Too many times I've been burnt by Kickstarter PC games.
Arehandoro 3 days ago
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I'm on a kickstarter spree today, backed xD


Last edited by Arehandoro on 10 Sep 2025 at 8:23 am UTC
Eike 3 days ago
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While I love this genre, I will hold off for now. Too many times I've been burnt by Kickstarter PC games.

I'm still at 100% success with my point-and-click list.
Did some games of the genre fail for you?
Arehandoro 3 days ago
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I'm still at 100% success with my point-and-click list.

Same, although not all turned out as good as I thought they were going to be.


Last edited by Arehandoro on 10 Sep 2025 at 10:51 am UTC
JSVRamirez 3 days ago
Did some games of the genre fail for you?

Not point-and-click, actually, but a few other games I backed. I might reconsider this, then.
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