The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition

The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition

Released Feb 2017

Inspired by the great ‘90s classics such as 'Monkey Island', 'Day of the Tentacle', 'Tony Tough' and 'Sam & Max: Hit the Road', "The Wardrobe" has a strong sense of humour, but isn't shy about dealing with mature and non-politically correct themes.

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Evaluation

The Wardrobe originally launched on February 15, 2017 and was re-released as the "Even Better Edition" on June 7, 2019, with a companion DLC (Book of References + Digital Soundtrack) released on June 10, 2019. The game was published by Gamera Interactive for several years. Most recently, on May 22, 2026, CINIC Games posted a development update announcing that their publishing agreement with Gamera Interactive has ended and they are now fully self-publishing the game. The post included a round of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements (including Steam Deck Verification and Steam Cloud save support), and closed with an explicit tease: "MORE (yes, MORE) to come." This is a direct signal from the developer that they intend to do more with the game going forward. The studio is clearly active and re-engaged with the project as of May 2026.
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CINIC Games announces they have ended their publishing agreement with Gamera Interactive and now fully manage The Wardrobe themselves. Post includes bug fixes and improvements, and closes with 'MORE (yes, MORE) to come.'
news post · May 22, 2026 source content planned
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The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition announced and released, introducing many improvements and new features over the original.
news post · Jun 7, 2019 source content shipped
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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

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Details

Developer
Publisher
CINIC Games
Achievements
28
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

It all happened five years ago, during a picnic arranged by Ronald and his best friend Skinny.

Things were going well, until Ronald pulled out two very tiny plums from his basket, one for Skinny and one for him. Not knowing about his deadly allergy to plums, Skinny didn’t think twice about eating it, and immediately went into anaphylactic shock which caused his sudden death. Ronald ran off, terrified.

When he woke up, Skinny discovered that he had become a skeleton and been sentenced to live in Ronald’s bedroom wardrobe forever. Since then, Skinny has watched over Ronald constantly, without his knowledge… but now things are going to change! To save his best friend’s soul from eternal damnation, Skinny will be forced to reveal himself and make Ronald admit his 'crime'. Not a simple challenge at all!

A visually-rich 2D point & click adventure game which pays tribute to the pop culture through a myriad of references.

Inspired by the great ‘90s classics such as 'Monkey Island', 'Day of the Tentacle', 'Tony Tough' and 'Sam & Max: Hit the Road', the game has a strong sense of humour, but isn't shy about dealing with mature and non-politically correct themes.

More than 40 hand-illustrated and digitally colored locations, populated with more than 70 characters and enriched by dozens of puzzles.

Four types of actions for each hotspot (Look, Pick up, Use, and Talk) and dialogues with multiple choices (and full of funny answers to try)!

Play as Skinny, a teen-skeleton with an impertinent attitude and a sparkling wit, willing to do anything to save his best friend’s soul from eternal damnation!

Dozens of clever puzzles and many inventory objects to collect!

Last evaluated Jun 19, 2026
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