Uncle Albert's Adventures


Uncle Albert's Adventures is a French series of adventure puzzle video games designed by Éric Viennot, developed by Lexis Numérique and published by Emme Interactive between 1998 and 2004. The first three games have been published in English.

Plot and gameplay

Uncle Albert is known to be an adventurous inventor and traveller, keeping an album of all his discoveries, treasures, and secrets. The album is a travel log and journal full of sketches, living animals, and working mechanisms. The player interacts with the album, using bookmarks to navigate between the pages, and unlocking new pages by solving puzzles.

Games

Spin-off series

  • 2002: La Boîte à bidules de l'oncle Ernest
  • 2003: Le Bidulo Trésor de l'oncle Ernest
  • 2004: Big Bang Bidule chez l'oncle Ernest
  • 2006: La Boîte à bidules: Mission bidule WX-755

Book

  • 2000: Le Trésor de l'oncle Ernest

Reception

The first three Uncle Albert games were commercially successful. French newspaper Libération reported their combined sales at 500,000 units by October 2002.