Abandonware DOS title

Abandonware adventure games sorted by title, from Z to A

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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Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Windows XP/98/95Mac1997protecteddemo4/5 puzzle adventure
Riven is the sequel to the highly successful and critically acclaimed adventure game, Myst. Developed by Cyan Worlds, Riven was released in 1997 and continues the narrative established in Myst. Just like its predecessor, Riven is a first-person point-and-click adventure game with a focus on exploration and puzzle-solving.The plot revolves around At...
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Rise of the Dragon

DOS19904.1/5 point and click adventure
Rise of the Dragon is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Dynamix in 1990. It was originally released for MS-DOS and later ported to other platforms such as the Amiga and Sega CD. The game is set in a cyberpunk-inspired future Los Angeles, where the player assumes the role of William "Blade" Hunter, a private detective taske...
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Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch

DOS19923.8/5 point and click adventure
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Rex Nebular and the cosmic gender-bender

DOS1992protected3.9/5 point and click adventure
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Return to Zork

DOS19934.1/5 point and click adventure
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Return to Ringworld

DOS19943.8/5 point and click adventure
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Return to Doom

DOS19883.8/5 interactive fiction
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Return of the Phantom

DOS1993protecteddemo3.7/5 point and click adventure
Return of the Phantom is adventure game set in France, designed by Raymond Benson, developed by MicroProse Software and released in 1993 for DOS only. Return of the Phantom is a third-person adventure game based on the book Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.
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Rendezvous with Rama

DOS19853.7/5 interactive fiction
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Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers

DOS19964/5 interactive fiction
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Rambo First Blood Part 2

DOS19854.1/5 interactive fiction
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Questprobe featuring The Hulk

DOS19843.9/5 interactive fiction
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Questprobe Featuring Spider-Man

DOS19864.1/5 interactive fiction
Questprobe Featuring Spider-Man is an abandoned text-based adventure game designed by Scott Adams, developed and released by Adventure International in 1986 for DOS but was also published for Acorn Electron, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Dragon 32, ZX Spectrum, MSX. Questprobe Featuring Spider-Man is part of the Questprobe game series, the ...
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Questprobe featuring Human Torch and The Thing

DOS19853.9/5 interactive fiction
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Quest for Glory 4: Shadows of Darkness

DOSWindows 3.x1993protecteddemo4.1/5 point and click adventure
Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness is an adventure role-playing game (RPG) developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1993 as the fourth installment in the Quest for Glory series. The game was designed by Lori Ann Cole and Corey Cole, who were also responsible for the previous entries in the series.The game is set in the dar...
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Quest for glory 3: Wages of War

DOS1992protected4.1/5 point and click adventure
Quest for glory 3: Wages of War is the third game in the Quest for Glory series. It's an adventure game at heart but, in the tradition of the Quest for Glory games, involves combat and classes like an RPG. Quest for Glory III was designed by Corey Cole and Lori Ann Cole, developed and released by Sierra On-Line in 1992 only for DOS.
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Quest for Glory 2: Trial by Fire

DOS1990protected4.1/5 point and click adventure
Quest for Glory 2: Trial by Fire is a the second chapter in the Sierra beloved Quest for Glory series. Trial by Fire is an adventure game with RPG elements (at the very start the player must choose a class from the three available: fighter, wizard, thief) set in a fantasy setting inspired by Middle East lore. It was developed ad released by Sierra ...
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Quest for glory 1: So you want to be a hero

DOS1989protected4/5 point and click adventure
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Psycho

DOS19883.4/5
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Prisoner of Ice

DOS1995protected4.1/5 point and click adventure
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Police Quest: Open Season

DOSWindows 3.x1993protected4.2/5 point and click adventure
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Police Quest 3: The Kindred

DOS1991protected4/5 point and click adventure
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Police Quest 2: The Vengeance

DOS1988protected4/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Police Quest 2: The Vengeance is a graphical point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1988 as the second installment in the Police Quest series, which was created by former police officer Jim Walls.In Police Quest 2, Sonny Bonds is now a sergeant with the Lytton Police Department, and the gam...
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Police Quest 1: In Pursuit of the Death Angel

DOS19874.2/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel is an adventure game released in 1987 by Sierra On-Line, designed by former police officer Jim Walls. It's the first installment in the Police Quest series and is known for its realistic portrayal of police procedures.In the game, you play as Sonny Bonds, a police officer in the fictional city of Lytton, ...
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Plundered Hearts

DOSMac19873.9/5 interactive fiction
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Planetfall

DOS19834.1/5 interactive fiction
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Planet of Lust

DOS1989NSFW4.1/5 graphic adventure with text parser
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Plan 9 From Outer Space

DOS19923.6/5 point and click adventure
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Plague of the Moon

DOS19944.1/5 point and click adventure
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Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh

Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected3.9/5 point and click adventure, interactive movie