- Some Of My Favourite Point & Click Games! - 7 August 2026
Heya!In many ways, Allogloom is a love letter to one of my favourite genres: Point-and-click adventure games! I thought it'd be fun to share some of my favourite games from the genre (and a few that inspired Allogloom along the way!)Growing up, I only really played the point-and-click games that my grandparents gifted me. 😊When I got a bit older and could start buying games myself, I ended up discovering loads of amazing modern ones that I absolutely fell in love with.Here are a few that have stuck with me!Pajama SamThe Pajama Sam games my absolute favourites growing up!I loved the creative puzzles and exploring all the colourful environments. There were so many fun little things to click on, and I remember always wanting to see what every object did.My favourite was No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside. It had a slightly spookier vibe compared to the others, and I remember loving th…
- Allogloom Has a Publisher (and a New Release Date!) - 28 July 2026
Big news! 👻I’m excited to share two things at once:Allogloom has signed with Iceberg Interactive! …aaaand the game now has a new release date: October 13th!I've been crafting away alone for a while now, and there's only so much one person can do at once. Painting backgrounds, writing dialogue, testing puzzles, and then also trying to get the game seen by anyone at all, it's a lot to hold together solo.So having a team step in to help with marketing and testing means I actually get to spend my time where it matters most: finishing the last few chapters and making sure the details are right.The date moving to October is part of that too. It's a bit later than I originally planned, but it buys the time I need to iron out few kinks that were bugging me, tighten up some puzzles, and give the game the send-off it deserves instead of rushing it out the door. The game itself isn't changing! Sa…
- Allogloom is a gorgeous looking point and click adventure launching in October - 28 July 2026
If you're a fan of point and click adventures, Allogloom needs to be not just on your radar but right at the top of your wishlist too. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/allogloom-is-a-gorgeous-looking-point-and-click-adventure-launching-in-october/
- Release Date Announcement! - 8 June 2026
Happy Frosty Fest! 🍦I’m excited to announce that Allogloom will be releasing on the 24,9,26! (NZ Date)From learning how to make a game on my own with no experience, to end up here announcing a release date feels kind of crazy. (It’s very exciting and slightly terrifying!)It’s been quite the journey and I can’t wait to finally share Allogloom with you all in September this year. Thank you for following along, wishlisting, sharing and all the lovely messages you’ve sent me. It means a lot!And a big thanks to Frosty Fest for the awesome showcase, showing off all the cool games being made in Aus and NZ. 🥝🦘💚 - Galactic Ghosty 👻
- Lot’s of things have been happening. (Update!) - 14 May 2026
Lot’s of stuff has been happening this year behind the scenes for Allogloom, especially this week!It was awesome to have a booth at the NZ Games Festival Level Up Exhibition, and as always it was lovely to meet and chat with everyone who played the demo.And also this week Allogloom has been part of ANZ Indie Fest, what a cool bunch of games being made in Aussie and Aotearoa NZ!Dev UpdateDevelopment is coming along very well, here are some of the things I have been working on. Lot’s of painting, bug fixing and playtesting!What’s next?Allogloom is going to be participating in the Frosty Games Fest Showcase and Steam event in June. I will have some exciting news to share with you during the festival, so keep an eye out for the showcase on Sunday June 7 at 8am AEST / 10am NZST.That same month Allogloom will also be participating in the Steam Next Fest! So lot’s happening for Allogloom this…
- New Story Trailer! 📚 - 22 September 2025
Hello! I have a new Allogloom Story trailer for you. Also, while I can’t share an exact date yet I'm excited that I can finally say that Allogloom will be releasing next year 🎉- Galactic Ghosty 👻
- Allogloom is part of the Frosty Games Fest! ❄️🍦 - 7 June 2025
A little update, boy time is flying! 😮💨I’m super excited for Allogloom to be a part of the Frosty Games Fest over the next few days (June 8th to the 22nd) ❄️There are heaps of neat games from Aussie and NZ to see in this festival, look out for it in the Steam Summer Games Fest!In other news I have given the steam page graphics a little refresh and most importantly much progress has been made in these last few months, here are some sneak peaks below. - Galactic Ghosty 👻
- Progress Update - 11 February 2025
Hello! A progress update about what I have been working on this year so far! Chapter 3 is all done, I have almost finished polishing off chapter 4 and will be onto chapter 5 this month! (out of the 8 chapters Allogloom has.) Polish has involved tweaking some of the puzzles by fleshing them out, adding some more “oomph” to some of the scenes to make them more visually interesting. Fixing some of the animations that were a bit too janky. Also resizing assets, fixing typos, all that fun stuff! I have also planned out the new intro to the game which will help to set the scene and introduce Gruesome Grove properly. I have started working on this alongside finishing off the rest of the chapters. Here’s a sneak peak of a few things I have been working on: Will keep you updated as I make more progress! - Galactic Ghosty 👻
- End Of Year Progress Update! - 19 December 2024
Hello everyone! It’s been an awesome 2024 for Allogloom, from conferences/festivals to winning awards and releasing the demo! Thank you again to everyone who has played the demo. Your feedback is invaluable! 💚 So what’s next? I am working my butt off to polish, bug fix and tweak the rest of the chapters of the game as needed. Playtesting! This is ongoing for the rest of the chapters. Kim (musician) is also polishing and finishing off some of the later chapters' music tracks. I'm also working on a proper story introduction for the game. Which will help to introduce Gruesome Grove, Nora and her family and the strange goings on in the village. I will keep you updated as I make progress and I hope you all have a lovely holiday season. - Galactic Ghosty 👻
- Some Small Updates To The Demo. - 25 October 2024
Audio Turned down some loud SFX. Turned down the music. Added ambient background sounds to scenes. There is now a longer pause between the background song while playing to stop it from sounding too repetitive. UI Arrows have been added to the zoom in/look at scenes so it's easier to see where to exit them. Can now press spacebar to skip through dialogue. Can now press E to open and close the inventory. There is now sound on the music volume buttons to show it’s going up or down. Added a loading screen to the game startup. Puzzles A particular dialogue puzzle now has a few more hints to nudge you in the right way to solve it. Graphics Dad and Tommy’s shiny ears are now less shiny.
- NZGDC Booth & Demo Update! - 25 October 2024
Hello! Got a couple of things to talk about in this post 😊 NZGDC Kiwi Games Zone The booth at the Kiwi Games zone was an absolute blast! Thank you to everyone who came to check it out. It was lovely chatting to you all, your words of support and feedback are greatly appreciated. Demo Update Speaking of feedback! I have a demo update coming out. I have added a few improvements to the UI, audio, puzzles and a couple of little fun story related extras in there. I’ll go over these in more detail in the update notes. Thank you everyone for taking the time to send me feedback, it helps heaps! - Galactic Ghosty 👻
- Allogloom Booth at the Kiwi Games Zone - NZGDC - 14 October 2024
Hello everyone! Allogloom will have a booth at the NZGDC Kiwi Games Zone this year! It’s on Saturday the 19th of October from 9am - 4pm at the Takina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre. If you are in Aotearoa and happen to be around Wellington, pop in and say hi! There are going to be heaps of neat games to check out 😊 - Galactic Ghosty 👻
- The Allogloom Demo is out now! - 29 August 2024
It’s live! You can now play the Allogloom demo, have fun! (And I hope that Granny gives you some cake.) 🎂 - Galactic Ghosty 👻
- Allogloom Demo Out This Week! - 27 August 2024
The Allogloom Demo is coming out this week 🎉 This Friday, August 30th NZ, 29th August US/UK. The first two chapters out of 8 will be available. That’s around 40 minutes of gameplay. I hope you enjoy this little snippet of Allogloom. - GalacticGhosty 👻
- Allogloom Won Awards! 🏆🏆🏆 - 9 July 2024
Allogloom was lucky enough to be nominated for 3 awards in the NZ Game Awards! Annnd won all 3! The ‘Slice of Heaven’ Grand Prize The Decorative Piece: Excellence in Visual Art The Poetic Serving: Excellence in Narrative It was so cool to be a part of the Pavs and to see other awesome games being made in NZ and Aussie. To receive awards for my very first game has blown my mind, and I am beyond grateful! Thanks to the NZ Games Festival for putting together such an amazing event! - Galactic Ghosty 👻
- Allogloom Update! - 6 June 2024
Hello Everyone! Some updates, I’ll start with the exciting stuff! Demo I am working on having a demo up soon for you all to play and give feedback on! I’m just doing the last bits of playtesting to get some final stuff tweaked before it comes out. New Steam Page Look The art needed a bit of a refresh to better represent Allogloom. So new screenshots, shiny new capsule art and the “about this game” section have all been updated. Playtesting Up to chapter 3 has now been playtested and I'm working on making all the changes from the feedback I’ve received. So fixing any bugs found, improving graphics where needed, narrative improvements and overall quality polish! Youtube I have uploaded a Q&A video on Youtube for some lovely commenters who had questions for me! So if that interests you head over to Galactic Ghosty on Youtube. Showcase Allogloom was lucky enough to be accepted into the Wire…
