{"id":1003554,"date":"2026-01-10T00:24:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=466289"},"modified":"2026-01-10T00:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:24:23","slug":"the-crimson-diamond-and-other-narrative-gems-are-cheaper-for-a-limited-time-at-gog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-crimson-diamond-and-other-narrative-gems-are-cheaper-for-a-limited-time-at-gog\/","title":{"rendered":"The Crimson Diamond and other narrative gems are cheaper for a limited time at GOG"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/the-crimson-diamond-and-other-narrative-gems-are-cheaper-for-a-limited-time-at-gog.gif\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Narrative adventure titles are getting the spotlight they deserve at GOG, where you can save on both new and old entries in the genre. We love this year\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/impressions\/446232\/crimson-diamond-julia-minamata-text-parser-review-impressions-interview\">The Crimson Diamond<\/a><\/em> for its modern retreading of classic titles (even if its text parser interface is occasionally awkward). If you\u2019d like to try your hand at cracking the case, you can currently pick it up from GOG for just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gog.com\/en\/game\/the_crimson_diamond\">$13.49<\/a> (was $14.99). <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Other highlights include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gog.com\/en\/game\/myst_30th_anniversary_collection\">30th Anniversary Collection of <em>Myst<\/em><\/a>, our favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24216047\/myst-game-peter-gabriel\">Peter Gabriel<\/a> vehicle, which is on sale for $42.53 (was $98.93). We\u2019re also taken by discounts on games from pre-eminent point-and-click developer Wadjet Eye Games, responsible for hits like <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gog.com\/en\/game\/gemini_rue\">Gemini Ru<\/a>e<\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gog.com\/en\/game\/resonance\">Resonance<\/a><\/em>, plus deals on Telltale Games titles including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gog.com\/en\/game\/the_walking_dead_the_telltale_definitive_series\"><em>The Walking Dead<\/em> <em>Definitive Series<\/em><\/a> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gog.com\/en\/game\/wolf_among_us_the\">The Wolf Among Us<\/a><\/em>. There are plenty of other titles on sale that fall outside the usual adventure game criteria. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In case you need some guidance to the best deals, we\u2019ve picked out a handful of our favorites along with a brief synopsis of each for you to check out below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/sales-guide\/466289\/point-click-myst-narrative-adventure-games-deal-gog\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Narrative adventure titles are getting the spotlight they deserve at GOG, where you can save on both new and old entries in the genre. We love this year\u2019s The Crimson Diamond for its modern retreading of classic titles (even if its text parser interface is occasionally awkward). If you\u2019d like to try your hand at cracking the case, you can currently pick it up from GOG for just $13.49 (was $14.99). Other highlights include the 30th Anniversary Collection of Myst, our favorite Peter Gabriel vehicle, which is on sale for $42.53 (was $98.93). We\u2019re also taken by discounts on games from pre-eminent point-and-click developer Wadjet Eye Games, responsible for hits like Gemini Rue and Resonance, plus deals on Telltale Games titles including The Walking Dead&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-crimson-diamond-and-other-narrative-gems-are-cheaper-for-a-limited-time-at-gog\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1003555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1003554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Crimson Diamond and other narrative gems are cheaper for a limited time at GOG | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Narrative adventure titles are getting the spotlight they deserve at GOG, where you can save on both new and old entries in the genre. 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