Abandonware DOS title

The most popular abandonware adventure games

Adventure games focus on cracking enigmas and exploring and contemplating the game world in a narrative-driven scenario. In order to progress within the story arc, the player has to interact with different items, the environment itself, and other non-playing characters (NPC in short).
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Lure of the Temptress

DOS1992freeware4/5 point and click adventure
Lure of the Temptress is an DOS fantasy adventure game, developed by Revolution Software, designed by Dave Cummins and published by Virgin Interactive in 1992. Lure of the Temptress was the first game to use Virtual Theatre, a game engine also developed by Revolution Software. Lure of the Temptress was later released as freeware in 2003.
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The Colonel's Bequest

DOS1989protecteddemo4.1/5
The Colonel's Bequest is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1989 for various platforms, including MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. The game was created by Roberta Williams, co-founder of Sierra On-Line.The game is part of the "Laura Bow" series, with the full title being "Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequ...
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Mean Streets

DOS1989protected4/5 point and click adventure
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King's Quest 2: Romancing the Throne

DOS1985protected4/5 graphic adventure with text parser
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Transinium Challenge

DOSMac19893.9/5
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Transinium Challenge is an abandoned adventure game set in the Star Trek TNG universe designed by Ron Martinez, developed by TRANS Fiction Systems and released by Simon & Schuster Interactive in 1989. Star Trek: TNG - The Transinium Challenge was developed for DOS and Mac.
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Pepper's Adventures in Time

DOS19934/5 point and click adventure
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Plundered Hearts

DOSMac19873.9/5 interactive fiction
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Heart of China

DOS19914.2/5 point and click adventure
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Gold Rush!

DOS1988protected4.1/5 graphic adventure with text parser
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The Fellowship of the Ring

DOS19864.1/5 interactive fiction
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King's Quest 3: To Heir is Human

DOSMac1986protected4.1/5 graphic adventure with text parser
King's Quest 3: To Heir is Human is a fantasy adventure game designed by Roberta Williams, developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1986 for DOS and for other platforms such as Apple 2, Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh. King's Quest 3: To Heir is Human is also part of the King's quest series.
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Full Throttle

DOS1995protecteddemo4.1/5 point and click adventure
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Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

DOS1988protected4.1/5 point and click adventure
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (now known as LucasArts). It was first released in 1988 for various platforms, including the Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Amiga, and others.The game follows the adventures of Zak McKracken, a tabloid newspaper reporter, as he uncovers a plot by a...
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Corruption

DOS19884/5 interactive fiction
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Starcross

DOS19823.7/5 interactive fiction
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Adventure in Serenia

DOS19823.6/5 interactive fiction
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EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus

DOS19914.1/5 point and click adventure
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The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time

Windows XP/98/95Mac1998protected4.2/5 puzzle adventure
The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time is the third chapter in The Journeyman Project series. It's a science fiction adventure game developed by Presto Studios, designed by Phil Saunders and published by Red Orb Entertainment in 1998 for Windows and Macintosh.
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Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 point and click adventure
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Wayne's World

DOS19933.9/5 point and click adventure
Wayne's World is an abandoned point and click adventure game based on the movie of the same name. In Wayne's World you control both the characters of Wayne and Garth (created by Mike Myers and Dana Carvey) in a quest to save their TV show. Wayne's World was developed and released by Capstone in 1993.
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Dragon's Lair

DOS1989protected3.7/5 interactive movie
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Legend of Kyrandia 3: Malcolm's Revenge

DOSMac1994protecteddemo4.1/5 point and click adventure
The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm's Revenge is the third and final installment in the Legend of Kyrandia series. This point-and-click adventure game was developed and published by Westwood Studios, released in 1994. Unlike the first two games, where players assumed the role of a protagonist fighting against the villain Malcolm, Malcolm's Revenge take...
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Lost in Time

DOS19933.9/5 point and click adventure
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Mixed-up Mother Goose

DOS19874.1/5 graphic adventure with text parser
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Simon the Sorcerer

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1993protected4/5 point and click adventure
Simon the Sorcerer is adventure game designed by Simon Woodroffe, developed and published by Adventure Soft and released in 1993. Often overlooked, Simon The Sorcerer is one of the finest point & click adventure games ever designed for DOS. In an era dominated by LucasFilm Games (later renamed LucasArts) and Sierra, Adventure Soft (the guys beh...
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Daughter of Serpents

DOS19924/5 point and click adventure
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Martian Memorandum

DOS1991protecteddemo4/5 point and click adventure
Martian Memorandum is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Access Software. It was released in 1991 and is the sequel to the game Mean Streets. The game is set in a dystopian future on Mars, where players take on the role of Tex Murphy, a private investigator with a sarcastic and humorous demeanor.The story begins with Tex Mu...
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Innocent Until Caught

DOS19934.1/5 point and click adventure
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Last Half of Darkness

DOS19893.9/5 point and click adventure
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Xtrek

DOS1991freewareNSFW4/5 interactive fiction