📰 News & Updates
Latest releases, updates, and announcements for Sierra games and fan projects.
🔥 Q4 2026 (Oct– )
Wet Dreams Games Leaving Steam on October 23
October 8, 2026 — Publisher Assemble Entertainment announced that Wet Dreams Don’t Dry and Wet Dreams Dry Twice will be sold on Steam only until October 23, 2026, after which both will be removed from the store. No reason was given (“we can’t share anything about his future”), and the notice mentions Steam only. The classic titles — LSL 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and Magna Cum Laude — already left Steam after Assemble’s earlier April 30, 2025 announcement; existing owners kept them.
Steam announcement (Oct 8, 2026) · Earlier classic-titles notice (Apr 30, 2025)
🔥 Q3 2026 (Jul–Sep)
AGI-64 & AGI-ANTIC — Sierra's AGI Adventures on Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit
September 21, 2026 — Mean Hamster Software released AGI-64 and AGI-ANTIC, free tools that build cartridge images for the Commodore 64 and Atari XL/XE from the original DOS files of Sierra’s AGI-engine games. You supply the game data from your own copies; no Sierra game data is bundled. The C64 list covers 14 Sierra titles: King’s Quest I, II, III and IV (AGI edition), Space Quest I and II, Police Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, Manhunter: New York, Manhunter 2: San Francisco, The Black Cauldron, Gold Rush!, Mixed-Up Mother Goose and Donald Duck’s Playground. It also supports two fan games, Space Quest 0: Replicated and a King’s Quest VI AGI demake. AGI-ANTIC launched with King’s Quest I, and the project page now lists seven Atari titles. The C64 interpreter was first announced on August 15.
Mean Hamster (Sep 21, 2026) · Announcement (Aug 15, 2026) · AGI-64 project page
Tim Curry (1946–2026), the Voice of Gabriel Knight
August 25, 2026 — Tim Curry died at his home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, at the age of 80. His death was announced on August 26. For Sierra fans he was the voice of Gabriel Knight himself, the title character of Sins of the Fathers and Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned. The Legends of Adventure team paid tribute to “the incomparable Tim Curry, star of stage and screen, and the voice of Gabriel Knight.” See also the Voice Cast Index.
Wikipedia · Time Extension (Aug 26, 2026) · Legends of Adventure on Bluesky
Gobliiins Collection Arrives on Nintendo Switch 2
August 6, 2026 — Red Art Games released the Gobliiins Collection on Nintendo Switch 2. All five games now run in 4K, and you can play with Joy-Con mouse controls. Owners of the Switch version get the upgrade free and can import their Switch saves.
Sierra Documentary — Rough Cut Trimmed to ~2 Hours
July 9, 2026 — On the crowdfund’s two-year anniversary, the Legends of Adventure team confirmed the film is down from its 4h12m rough cut to a nearly completed two-hour cut, still targeting a 2026 release. An earlier June 19 update covered the film’s original score and merch reveals.
The Johnny Castaway Renaissance — Now on PlayStation 1
July 5, 2026 — Johnny Castaway hit v1.0.0 on the PlayStation 1: Hunter Davis’s port validates all 63 scenes pixel-perfect against the original Sierra engine. It caps a remarkable run of 2026 recreations — a growing wave of independent open-source projects, including:
- 🕹️ Johnny Castaway PS1 — v1.0.0, July 5
- 🦀 Wilson Reborn — Rust clone for Windows/Linux/macOS/browser, full-parity goal (v0.3.2, June 26)
- 🌐 Johnny Reborn HD — C engine on platform-native APIs incl. web (June 19)
- 🍎 johnny-castaway-mac — native Swift for macOS (June) (by SierraVault’s maintainer)
- 🖥️ Johnny Castaway 2026 Edition — January 2026
🔥 Q2 2026 (Apr–Jun)
Johnny Castaway Comes to Modern macOS
June 10–11, 2026 — A native Swift recreation of Johnny Castaway, the classic 1992 Sierra/Dynamix screensaver, shipped its first public releases (v0.1.0 through v0.2.5) — real-time story arcs, gags, and holiday events on modern Macs. (Developed by SierraVault’s maintainer.)
June 2026
- Jun 20 — ScummVM 2026.3.0 “Carousels & Killer Whales” released (Nancy Drew 8–9, Noctropolis; no Sierra-specific changes) — Announcement
Gobliiins Collection — First Console Release for the Series
May 27, 2026 — Red Art Games shadow-released the Gobliiins Collection for PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch ($24.99) — the first console compilation in series history, bundling Gobliiins, Gobliins 2, Goblins Quest 3, Gobliiins 4, and Gobliiins 5. Extras include a new Pierre Gilhodes interview, a mini-series gallery, and a music player. A physical PS5 edition follows September 24, 2026.
DOSBox Staging 0.83.0-RC1 — Authentic Roland SC-55 Emulation
May 20, 2026 — Release candidate adds 100% authentic Roland SC-55 emulation (via Nuked-SC55) — the sound module Sierra’s General MIDI-era soundtracks (KQ6, Gabriel Knight, SQ5) were scored for — plus authentic CRT color emulation and disk-noise emulation. Final 0.83.0 still pending.
SpaceVenture — First Major Post-Release Review: 73%
April 3, 2026 — Adventure Game Hotspot reviewed the full release of SpaceVenture at 73% — “a fairly entertaining experience tailored especially for Space Quest fans,” praising the voice work and Ken Allen’s soundtrack. The game continues to receive fixes (v2.08.11, June 10).
Quest for Infamy: Roehm to Ruin — Final Voice Recording Booked for May
April 4, 2026 — Infamous Quests’s Steven “Bt” Alexander confirmed via Patreon that studio time is booked in May 2026 for Steve Patrick to record the remaining Mr. Roehm lines for Quest for Infamy: Roehm to Ruin — the final outstanding production step on the long-awaited prequel. The team has also planned a RetroGameCon Syracuse (Oct 2026) showcase to coincide with release.
Infamous Quests Patreon (Apr 4, 2026) · Earlier RtR / Fortress of Fire update (Oct 15, 2025)
🔥 Q1 2026 (Jan–Mar)
Gobliins 6: The Madmen of the Year 1000 — RELEASED!
February 10, 2026 — Gobliins 6 is out! Pierre Gilhodes brings back Fingus & Winkle 30+ years after Gobliins 2.
- ✅ itch.io — Available now ($10)
- 🔜 Steam — Friday, February 13, 2026
Al Lowe Interview — Spillhistorie.no
February 6, 2026 — Norwegian gaming history site Spillhistorie published a new in-depth interview with Al Lowe, discussing topics beyond Leisure Suit Larry:
- 🚂 His lifelong passion for model railroading (started at age 2!)
- 🎮 Working with Disney on Donald Duck’s Playground
- 🎷 His musical background and love of the saxophone
- 🇳🇴 Getting emergency eye surgery in Oslo (!)
Gobliins 6 — Release Imminent
February 2, 2026 — Pierre Gilhodes posted a Kickstarter update confirming Gobliins 6 is complete and awaiting release. Keys will be distributed via email with Steam as default, itch.io as alternative.
ScummVM v2026.1.0 "Like a Version"
January 31, 2026 — Massive release with 12 new engines and 190+ new games!
Sierra-relevant additions:
- 🎮 Full Dynamix DGDS engine support: Rise of the Dragon, Heart of China, Willy Beamish
- 🔧 New quarterly release schedule for faster updates
- 📱 SDL3 support, improved Android/iOS builds
Infamous Adventures — KQ4 Remake Development Update
January 11, 2026 — The Infamous Adventures / Infamous Quests team posted a Patreon “Small Development Update” confirming the King’s Quest IV Remake has resumed active development: “The team has been really active again and hustling away to finish this up. They have been polishing some things up and doing just some amazing work.” Screenshots showed new promotional box art and refined background artwork.
SCP Amiga Enhancements
January 2026 — The Sierra Conversion Project (SCP) released enhanced Amiga versions:
- ✅ King’s Quest V OCS Remaster — Improved palettes, MT-32 MIDI
- ✅ Police Quest III Enhancement — First fully completed SCP project
- 🚧 Conquests of the Longbow — 90% complete
IndieRetroNews (KQ5) · IndieRetroNews (PQ3) · English Amiga Board
🎮 Q4 2025 (Oct–Dec)
December 2025
- Dec 24 — SpaceVenture exits Early Access — full release on Steam
- Dec — SCP releases Space Quest IV OCS Enhanced for Amiga
- Dec — Gobliins 6 translation enters final stretch (ROM-Game.fr)
November 2025
- KQ4 Retold VGA + Talkie version updated
📅 Q3 2025 (Jul–Sep)
Summer 2025 Updates
- Jul 2 — ScummVM adds Adibou 2: Nature & Sciences (Coktel Vision) support
- Jul — KQ2 Enhanced v4.2 RC1 by AGD Interactive
📅 Q2 2025 (Apr–Jun)
Media Coverage
- May 17 — Ars Technica: “Sierra made the games of my childhood. Are they still fun to play?” — Retrospective article
SpaceVenture Early Access
April 1, 2025 — SpaceVenture launched on Steam Early Access by Two Guys from Andromeda
📅 Q1 2025 (Jan–Mar)
Fan Projects
- Roehm to Ruin enters voice recording phase
- KQ4 Remake development continues
- Gabriel Knight 4: Five Hearts — Jane Jensen shares pitch details on Matt Chat
🚀 Upcoming & In Development
Alumni Projects
- Hero-U Sequel — Corey & Lori Cole — 💰 Seeking funding
Fan Projects
Project Team Status KQ4 Remake Infamous Adventures 🔨 Active development Roehm to Ruin Infamous Quests 🎙️ Voice recording (no public update since Apr 4) Fortress of Fire Infamous Quests ⏸️ On hold (~75%) SCP Conquests of Longbow DaRaSCo/kikems 🚧 90% complete
📡 Where these items come from
This page is hand-curated. Every dated entry is verified against at least one primary source — the article byline, a project’s own Backerkit / Patreon / Kickstarter post, a developer’s release page, or the official site of the platform involved — before it lands here. The Sierra-news outlets the vault leans on most:
- The Digital Antiquarian — Jimmy Maher’s long-form Sierra history and game-by-game retrospectives
- Adventure Game Hotspot — interviews, AMAs, feature pieces, reviews
- Adventure Gamers — reviews and release announcements
- ScummVM news — engine compatibility and preservation milestones
- IndieRetroNews — Amiga / retro-scene coverage
- English Amiga Board — Amiga community discussion
- AGS Forums — fan-game releases and dev threads
For the vault’s comprehensive research-source list see Bibliography.
🔔 Staying current
This page is updated as Sierra-relevant news emerges. Major items are also reflected on the relevant game / designer / studio pages and in the Welcome callout, so bookmarking the home page or this one is the most reliable way to follow along.
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