My A-Z of Click series has begun with its inaugural article: A is for Active Object. Check it out for a celebration of Click games, developers and trivia that start with the letter 'a'. If it is your cup of tea then let me know and I might make an entry for 'B' some day. The main focus of this article is charting the history of the Active Object from its early days of Klik & Play all the way through to the modern day.

In other news, PolyGonGames has released a The Shooter DEMO, a top down game where you kill the bad guys (presumably by shooting them).

The 'What would you like to see next?' poll had 40 responses. The most popular choice was 'interviews with TDC game creators' with 16 votes (40%). After the interview I did with Ishmaru people have asked for more, but it takes two to tango.

If you are someone who is actively making Click games and posting them to The Daily Click then I want to talk with you. If you're interested in being interviewed then send me a DC mail, email me via josh@kliktopia.org or send a message over Discord (after finding me on the Kliktopia Discord).

The second most popular poll option was 'Articles discussing old Klik games' (38%), followed by an almost even number of votes for 'Random Click trivia' (13%), and 'Guess game from scrambled screenshot competitions' (10%).

My plan is to mix all of these elements together with a series of article themed around 'the A-Z of Click'. Statting with 'A', each article will focus on games, developers, random trivia and maybe a scrambled screenshot starting with the letter. If you have any 'A's you'd like me to consider covering in my first article then let me know via the comments.

Following a few days of hyping on social media and Clickteam's Discord Server, the company have revealed their preview video showing the upcoming Clickteam Fusion 2.5 build 294:

Check out the comment to this news post for the full list of features listed by Clickteam. Headline improvements include a fully customizable UI / Skin Editor, value reordering, better DPI handling, an 'include another frame option', and various UI options and other features that will improve the development experience.

Here on The Daily Click we've got a new download: Pop Rock 'N' Roll DEMO, an action game by Tammy Spahn in which you pop balloons with your mouse.

And the Kliktopia archive continues to grow, with 54 games added to the site thanks to contributions from Aquellex. Have any old freeware Click games you made or downloaded lying around on your hard drive or a CD? Kliktopia would love to get a hold of them! In other Kliktopia news, the Kliktopia Vitalize page now lists the top scores so it's a great time to re-live some V-Cade classics!

Want to play some Easter-themed Click games? Check out:

• Dungeon TV Easter Special, a puzzle by the Peasants from 2006 (pictured).
• X Creature: Easter Edition, a platformer by Eran Avraham from the Caiman Easter contest 2006
• Easter Avenger, a platformer by Josepho 2006
• Bernard & Hank: Springtime Again, a platformer by Hayo from 2007
• Scrumpy Ninja and the case of the bad eggs, a platformer by 3kliksphilip from 2009

Speaking of Easter, are there any 'easter eggs' in Click games that you remember fondly (hidden zones, features, cheat codes, references, etc.)? Have you put any easter eggs in your own games? If you check out Andi's 2002 interview with Charles Tumino about the click classic Destruction Carnival for Planet Klik you'll find out how to access the secret easter egg of... a pong clone called Vector Ball. That's right, it's been hiding there this whole time!

Check out the first of The Daily Click's Developer Interviews where I meet TDC member #37199, more commonly known as Ishmaru, the creator of Synthetic Onslaught, Temple of Magic, and Ruby: A RWBY Fangame.

Adrian shares his game-making journey, advice for fellow developers, and more!

...and after you've watched the interview you can head over to his Krazy Keet Games Discord channel to continue the discussion.

Three new games have been added to The Daily Click for you to enjoy:

• A 10-level demo of Flight of the Blazing Sparrow Hawk, an action game by Indigo Steel Shield with crystal destroying goodness.
• Elder Mage, an RPG by MinkoedZamorVedro about very old mage whose village was attacked by.
• Temple of Magic (pictured right), an adventure game by Ishmaru where you find the seven magic chalices and unlock the gates to Eden.

In terms of freeware games, MinkoedZamorVedro has provided us with Elder Mage Demo.

We also have a new commercial release to tell you about, which is Flight of the Blazing Sparrow Hawk by Indigo Steel Shield which is available via the ClickStore, Itch.io, and Gamejolt for the low price of around $2.

We've been seeing a lot more non-freeware indie games. As such, we thought we'd create an article which explains The Daily Click's policy on commercial games.

In short, for a game to be on our downloads page it needs to be freeware or to have a free-to-play version (e.g. a demo) but if you are free to make a forum post about your commercial game or ask for it to be featured in a new article.

Code6 has announced another SmileyHouse reunion, so grab the game at https://smileyhouseonline.com/ and join Code6 and others for the SmileyHouse Meetup on Feb 6th, 2022 at 3pm Eastern - dont' forget to join Code6's CouchGame Discord to chat while you play!

SmileyHouse is an online RPG made in MMF 1.5 (with a Jamagic-based server) which was active between 2002 and 2004. Code6 was the developer but various Clickers (including myself) provided ideas and content.

Click here to read an account of the September 2019 Reunion.

I hope you have some time to play, as a real bounty of new Click games have been released!

First off, two new games have been submitted to The Daily Click:

• Synthetic Onslaught, an anime-themed real time strategy game by Ishmaru (pictured).
• Bixi'z OdysseY, a platformer by Jabber which will only be free for a few mores days (and will then be only available commercially)

Ishmaru has helpfully provided a video so you can check out what Synthetic Onslaught is like:

If you have been following Clickteam Clickteam's Twitter account then you may have heard that they are currently running The Matrice gamejam on itch.io. The prizes are pretty sweet, and entries are due by the 23rd of February (or 24th depending on your timezone) so you still have 25 days left to get creating!

Want to see what can be accomplished in half an hour? Head over to Clickteam's YouTube channel to check out the many great entries to Clickteam's 30 Minute Game Creation competition. Or, if you want to check out what can be done on the professional end, Clickteam has posted a showcase for their professional game conservation service.

Speaking of commercial games, you may be interested to know that Velocity Noodle is now available on Steam. It is a cool-looking commercial Clickteam Fusion 2.5 cyberpunk-theme game.