As with other LucasArts adventure games, the player must converse with other characters and examine, collect, and use objects correctly to solve puzzles in order to progress. It is the first adventure game by LucasArts to use 3D computer graphics overlaid on pre-rendered, static backgrounds. Grim Fandango is a dark comedy neo-noir PC adventure game released by LucasArts in 1998, primarily written by Tim Schafer. Cover artwork for Grim Fandango, displaying several of the game's central characters