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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Eagle Eye Mysteries: The Original

DOS19933.8/5 point and click adventure
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Dragon's Lair 3: The Curse of Mordread

DOS1992protected3.9/5 interactive movie
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The Pawn

DOS19864/5 interactive fiction
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Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels

DOS19884.1/5 interactive fiction
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The Last Express

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 point and click adventure
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Wishbringer

DOS19853.7/5 interactive fiction
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Bargon Attack

DOS19923.7/5 point and click adventure
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Manhunter 2: San Francisco

DOSMac19894/5 point and click adventure
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Time and Magik: The Trilogy

DOS19884.1/5 interactive fiction
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Neuromancer

DOS19893.9/5 point and click adventure
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A Mind Forever Voyaging

DOSMac19854.1/5 interactive fiction
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Eagle Eye Mysteries in London

DOS19944/5 point and click adventure
whereamericapastcarmen-1

Where in America's Past is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19914.2/5 trivia / quiz
whereusacarmen-1

Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19863.9/5 trivia / quiz
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Hugo 3: Jungle of Doom

DOS1992protected3.8/5 graphic adventure with text parser
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Where in Space is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe

DOS19934.1/5 trivia / quiz, puzzle adventure
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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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Sanitarium

Windows XP/98/951998protected4/5 point and click adventure
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The Shadows of Mordor

DOS19883.7/5 interactive fiction
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The 7th Guest

Windows XP/98/951993protected3.9/5 puzzle adventure
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The Lurking Horror

DOS19874.1/5 interactive fiction
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Gateway 2: Homeworld

DOS1993protected3.9/5 interactive fiction
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Eric the Unready

DOS1993protected4.1/5 interactive fiction
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Snoopy and Peanuts

DOS19904/5
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The Twilight Zone

DOS19884.2/5 graphic adventure with text parser
The Twilight Zone is an abandoned sci-fi themed adventure game based on the popular TV series of the same name. The Twilight zone released in 1988 by First Row Software Publishing for DOS and Amiga. At it's core, The Twilight Zone is a text adventure, so you have to type in commands, but it's supported by the graphics.
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The Hound of Shadow

DOS19893.8/5 interactive fiction
whereeuropecarmen-2

Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?

DOSMac19884/5 trivia / quiz
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Once Upon a Forest

DOS19953.9/5 point and click adventure
skthemist-1

The mist

DOS19853.9/5 interactive fiction
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LA Law: The Computer Game

DOS19924/5 interactive movie
LA Law: The Computer Game is an abandoned adventure game based on the popular TV series from the 80s and 90s. L.A. Law. LA Law was developed by Synergistic Software and released by Capstone in 1992. LA Law plays like a multiple choice adventure game where you have to build up cases and bring them to court.