I'll Leave the Portal Open for you!

2002 point and click adventure game, now abandonware and free to play

[the-crystal-key2]

About the Crystal Key 2:

It was originally released as a sequel to the Crystal Key in 2002

You play as Call, a young man from the world of Evany, who is transported to another world in an attempt to save the woman who came to warn him of impending danger. This is a sci-fi fantasy adventure game where you explore different locations and try to return to your home world. The game is primarily puzzle based, focusing on collecting different items and using them to interact with the world around you.

You can download the game here for free!

About the blog below the cut:

This is my point and click/adventure game side blog! I will be adding tags for all the different game series I play. Currently I post and reblog stuff about:

The Crystal Key 2

Nancy Drew

Frogwears Sherlock Holmes (Mostly their older stuff though)

24 Killers

Littlewood

Anything adventure game related!

My talking tag for this blog is "Points and Clicks"

I tag stuff as gameplay, screenshots, art, textposts, reviews, and/or miscellaneous.

About me:

The name is Mikey or Tober

I use he/him and they/them pronouns

I really like the way graphics from the early 2000s look

This was originally going to be just point and click stuff but I'm turning this into just my niche games sideblog-

[the-crystal-key2]

[you-have-made-a-fatal-error]

Ransom of the Seven Ships:

Trailer vs. Game

[marieziffer]

Drewtober Day 9 - DDI

@drewtober

[punchylarueplaysnancydrew]

look if you have a jar of mayonnaise from 1994 in your fridge maybe you deserve to be poisoned

[anna-oceanna]

this jar of mayonnaise expired 24 years ago today

[the-crystal-key2]

Happy 31st Anniversary to the day this mayonnaise expired.

[fairmerthefarmer]

1 of 2 of my contributions to the Nancy Drew Speedathon zine. I made two book cover style illustrations for two of my favourite games. This was such a fun project to work on with so many other talented people. All donations from the Speedathon this year went to advocates for trans equality!

You can go download the zine for yourself for free at https://ndspeedzine.carrd.co/

Nancy Drew Speedathon Zine

Access to the Nancy Drew Speedathon Zine pdf and digital merch

[the-crystal-key2]

This has probably been asked before but. What happened to the rocket? Did it just crash?

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

The thing about Game Nancy is that she is a terrible girlfriend. Love her.

[holmes-completionist]

The beekeeper's picnic

Developer: Afoot Games Published: 2025 Played: August 2025

Utterly charming.

Sherlock Holmes has retired to live the rest of his days as a beekeeper in the village of Fulworth. When his dear companion Dr. Watson visits, Holmes decides to arrange a surprise picnic. Only problem is, low-stakes mysteries and village drama keep getting in the way.

It is a very cozy game, with beautiful pixel art, fantastic characters and voice acting, and a lovely soundtrack.

The writing is excellent too. There is a wistful feeling to the whole game, particularly with the themes it touches upon, but it also has a good sense of humour, and it is pretty clear that the developer(s) have a genuine love for Sherlock Holmes.

I also love that the hint system is phoning Mycroft.

Holmes' slow walking pace can be a little frustrating if you need to backtrack or you missed something the first time around. However, any solution to that minor gripe would ruin the lovely slow pace of the game - and my impatience is a character flaw I accept in myself.

The gameplay is otherwise excellent, whenever you click on something you choose what action to take from a wheel. That is where a lot of the humor comes from, if you accidentally (or deliberately) try to 'use' your neighbour, or 'talk' to a distant building.

I love it. It was an excellent way to spend an afternoon and these two deserve a happy retirement. 10/10 would recommend.

[beekeeperspicnic]

The Beekeeper's Picnic has launched!! 🐝

A cosy point and click adventure game lovingly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle!

It is the 1920s, and in a sleepy Sussex village, beekeeper and former world's greatest detective Sherlock Holmes is trying to arrange a pleasant clifftop picnic for his lifelong companion Dr Watson. The only problem is that a series of mysteries keep getting in the way!

Full version now available on... Steam | Itch.io

With a little launch discount!

[papenniesandbentoboxes]

[infinitebrians]

i made some 24 killers fanart because the more i play that game the more i really love it

[thebeastofblackmoor]

Rose and Abby: we need to find someone to do these renovations

Charlie:

[thebeastofblackmoor]

Minette: okay, enjoy the secretly bugged dress for the First Lady, bye Russian spies!

Nancy:

[thebeastofblackmoor]

Corine:

Mel: YOU JUST ENTERED MY ROOM THROUGH THE WALL! I want an explanation!

[thebeastofblackmoor]

NOT YOUR AVERAGE KEVIN JAMES MEME!!

[thebeastofblackmoor]

Nancy: yippee I finally made it into this creepy crypt!

Harper:

You.

[that-one-fandom-girl]

Nancy: Hey, these symbols match! There must be something in this lighthouse!

Dagny, who was supposed to have been kidnapped:

[i-shouldnt-steal]

Dexter: I don’t understand why the library alarm went off when there’s no one here

Nancy:

[papenniesandbentoboxes]

Nancy: Time to vacuum!

The prairie dogs:

[you-have-made-a-fatal-error]

White Wolf of Icicle Creek:

Trailer vs. Game

[fairmerthefarmer]

1 of 2 of my contributions to the Nancy Drew Speedathon zine. I made two book cover style illustrations for two of my favourite games. This was such a fun project to work on with so many other talented people. All donations from the Speedathon this year went to advocates for trans equality!

You can go download the zine for yourself for free at https://ndspeedzine.carrd.co/

Nancy Drew Speedathon Zine

Access to the Nancy Drew Speedathon Zine pdf and digital merch

[henrikvanderswoon]

Excited to finally share this piece I painted for the Nancy Drew Speedathon Zine! So many amazing creators contributed to this project, and I was honored to be a part of it!

You can view the Zine for free here!

[hugsohugs]

btw 24 killers has what has got to be the funniest animations for getting in and out of bed that i have ever seen