The Whispered World (Deadalic Entertainment)

German games developer Deadalic Entertainment have released a great looking point and click adventure, in the same genre as the recently featured Machinarium. Great rich colour palette and illustrative style - two very different stylistic approaches. More artwork on the site, click here.

Machinarium (Amanita Design)

Harking back to the old days of point and click adventures, this is now attracting a lot of attention, and rightly so. I've yet to play for long but it's clear this has a distinctive style and is the result of a labour of love from small and passionate team.

The backgrounds look like watercolour images from a childrens' book and the quirky nature of the puzzles sets this apart.

This CGS Feauture has links to the game itself and gives an insightful account of the game's development.

• Game site with free demo
• CGS Feature
• Blog