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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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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Starcross

DOS19823.7/5 interactive fiction
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Xtrek

DOS1991freewareNSFW4/5 interactive fiction
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Daughter of Serpents

DOS19924/5 point and click adventure
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective

Windows XP/98/951991protected4.1/5 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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Innocent Until Caught

DOS19934.1/5 point and click adventure
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3 Skulls of the Toltecs

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4/5 point and click adventure
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Dragon's Lair

DOS1989protected3.7/5 interactive movie
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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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Lost in Time

DOS19933.9/5 point and click adventure
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Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy

Windows XP/98/95Mac1999protected4/5 puzzle adventure
Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy is a fantasy/steampunk adventure video game developed by Virtual Studio and released by Microids in 1999 for Windows, Mac and Playstation platforms. Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy is an adventure video game developed by Microïds and released in 1999. The game was created by Benoît Sokal, a Belgi...
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Altered Destiny

DOS1990protected3.8/5 point and click adventure, graphic adventure with text parser
Altered Destiny is a sci-fi themed point and click adventure game designed by Michael Berlyn, developed and released by Accolade in 1990. Altered Destiny runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga.
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Manhunter: New York

DOS19883.8/5 point and click adventure
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Bureau 13

DOS19953.8/5 board game, point and click adventure
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Last Half of Darkness

DOS19893.9/5 point and click adventure
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WaxWorks

DOSMac1992protecteddemo4.3/5 dungeon crawl
Waxworks was a horror-themed first-person role-playing game developed by Horror Soft, a subsidiary of Adventure Soft, published in 1992. The game is set in a wax museum where players must travel through different historical periods, each represented by a wax exhibit. Each exhibit serves as a portal to a different time and place, featuring vari...
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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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Future Wars: Adventures in Time

DOS19904.1/5 point and click adventure
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Flight of the Amazon Queen

DOS1995freeware3.9/5 point and click adventure
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James Bond 007: Goldfinger

DOS19864.1/5 interactive fiction
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Companions of Xanth

DOS1993protected3.8/5 point and click adventure
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Rome: Pathway to Power

DOS19934/5
Rome: Pathway to Power (also known as Rome AD 92) is an abandoned isometric adventure game with strategy elements set in ancient Rome. Rome was developed by Millennium Interactive and released in 1993 for DOS and Amiga platforms.
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Castle of Dr. Brain

DOS19914/5 puzzle adventure
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Planet of Lust

DOS1989NSFW4.2/5 graphic adventure with text parser
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The Black Cauldron

DOS1986freeware3.7/5 graphic adventure with text parser
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BloodNet

DOS1993protected4/5 point and click adventure
BloodNet is a blend of point & click adventure (it has puzzles and an adventure style dialogue system) and RPG (player statistics, combat, random encounters), set in a dark cyberpunk New York. BloodNet was developed and published by MicroProse software in 1993. You are Ransom Stark who's goal in the game is to defeat a vampire called Van Helsin...
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Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge

DOS1987protected4/5 graphic adventure with text parser
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The Gene Machine

DOS19963.8/5 point and click adventure
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James Bond 007: A View to a Kill

DOS19853.9/5 interactive fiction