Abandonware DOS title

Abandonware adventure games sorted by year, newest first

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).
murder-club-01

Murder Club

DOSWindows XP/98/9519914.1/5 visual novel
policequest3-3

Police Quest 3: The Kindred

DOS1991protected4/5 point and click adventure
scrooge-04

Scrooge

DOS19913/5 interactive fiction
Scrooge is an abandoned interactive fiction graphic adventure game developed and released by Leisuresoft in 1991 for DO. Scrooge is based on the popular Christmas tale of the same name.
sherlock-holmes-consulting-detective-07

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective

Windows XP/98/951991protected4.1/5 interactive movie
space-ace-2-02

Space Ace 2: Borf's Revenge

DOS19913.7/5 interactive movie
sq4-1

Space Quest 4: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers

DOSWindows 3.x1991protected4.1/5 point and click adventure
spellcasting201-splash

Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance

DOS1991protected4/5 interactive fiction
willybeamish-2

The adventures of Willy Beamish

DOS19914.1/5 point and click adventure
the-final-battle-02

The Final Battle

DOS19913.9/5 point and click adventure
timequest-01

Timequest

DOS1991protected4.1/5 interactive fiction
whereamericapastcarmen-1

Where in America's Past is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19914.2/5 trivia / quiz
xtrek91-02

Xtrek

DOS1991freewareNSFW4/5 interactive fiction
altereddestiny-4

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.
bat-4

B.A.T.

DOS19903.9/5 point and click adventure
conquests-of-camelot-03

Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail

DOS19904/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail is an old DOS point and click adventure game designed by Christy Marx, developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1990. As the title implies, Conquests of Camelot setting is based on the Arthurian legends.
countdown-1

Countdown

DOS19904/5 point and click adventure
deja-vu-2-2

Deja Vu 2: Lost in Las Vegas

DOS19904.2/5 point and click adventure
dragons-lair-2-1

Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp

DOS1990protected4.1/5 interactive movie
earthrise-07

Earthrise

DOS19903.4/5 graphic adventure with text parser
futurewars-1

Future Wars: Adventures in Time

DOS19904.1/5 point and click adventure
geisha-2

Geisha

DOS1990NSFW3.9/5 point and click adventure
gumboots-australia-02

Gumboots Australia

DOS19904/5
hugoh1-1

Hugo's House of Horrors

DOS19903.9/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Hugo's House of Horrors is an adventure game developed by David P. Gray and released in the early 1990s. The game is a text-based adventure with simple graphics, and it gained popularity for its witty and often tongue-in-cheek approach to the horror genre.The story of the game revolves around the main character, Hugo, who receives a letter from his...
kingsquest5-4

King's Quest 5: Absence makes the heart go yonder

DOSWindows 3.x1990protected3.8/5 point and click adventure
lesmanley1-1

Les Manley in: Search for the King

DOS1990protected4/5 graphic adventure with text parser
loom-11

Loom

DOSLinuxMac1990protecteddemo4.2/5 point and click adventure
Loom is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (now LucasArts). It was designed by Brian Moriarty and is known for its unique gameplay mechanics and emphasis on storytelling. Loom is distinctive for its interface, which revolves around musical notes and spells. The protagonist, Bobbin Threadbare, is a young weaver ...
jamesbondstealth-3

Operation Stealth

DOS19904/5 point and click adventure
qfg2-2

Quest for Glory 2: Trial by Fire

DOS1990protected4.2/5 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 ...
risedragon-1

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...