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Romantic encounters at the dome
DOS19883.9/5 interactive fiction
Shadowgate
DOSWindows 3.xMac19884/5 point and click adventure
Shadowgate is an abandoned fantasy-themed adventure game developed by ICOM Simulations and released by Mindscape in 1988 for Macintosh, DOS, and also for Amiga, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, NES. Shadowgate uses the ICOM MacVenture engine (Deja Vu, Uninvited). Shadowgate was later remade in an enhanced version for Windows 3.1.
Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels
DOS19884.1/5 interactive fiction
Star Trek: First Contact
DOS19883.6/5 interactive fiction
Star Trek: The Rebel Universe
DOS19883.8/5 space exploration, space simulation
The Shadows of Mordor
DOS19883.7/5 interactive fiction
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.
Time and Magik: The Trilogy
DOS19884.1/5 interactive fiction
Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?
DOSMac19884/5 trivia / quiz
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...
Zork Quest: Assault on Egreth Castle
DOS19883.4/5 visual novel, interactive fiction
Acheton
DOS19873.7/5 interactive fiction
Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor
DOS19874/5 interactive fiction
Border Zone
DOS19873.8/5 interactive fiction
Bureaucracy
DOSMac19873.9/5 interactive fiction
Bureaucracy is an abandoned text-adventure game designed by Douglas Adams (yes, the writer of The Hitchhiker Guide of the Galaxy), developed and published by Infocom in 1987. Bureaucracy is a peculiar interactive fiction; the game challenges you to solve frustrating bureaucratic problems in a world populated by strange characters.
Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True
DOS19873.9/5 point and click adventure
Demon's Forge
DOS19873.1/5 interactive fiction
Gnome Ranger
DOS19873.7/5 interactive fiction
Gnome Ranger is an abandoned fantasy adventure game, developed and published by Level 9 Computing in 1987 for DOS. Gnome Ranger was designed by Peter Austin who also designed the sequel Gnome Ranger 2: Ingrid's Back.
Indiana Jones: Revenge of the Ancients
DOS19874/5 interactive fiction
Kingdom of Hamil
DOS19873/5 interactive fiction
Knight orc
DOSMac19873.9/5 interactive fiction
Kobayashi Naru
DOS19873.4/5 point and click adventure
Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards
DOS1987NSFW4.3/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Leisure Suit Larry: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards is the first adventure of the Leisure Suit Larry series, created by Al Lowe and published by Sierra On-Line. As a virgin male in his forties, your goal is to, well, find the woman of your dreams. In 1991 Sierra released a VGA remake.
Maniac Mansion
DOSLinuxMac1987protected4.2/5 point and click adventure
Maniac Mansion is one of the most famous point and click adventure games developed by Lucasfilm Games and designed by Ron Gilbert (who later created Monkey Island) and Gary Winnick. The story is a blend of old sci-fi and horror B movie. You can choose between many characters, each one with a peculiar ability useful to solve some of the puzzles. Man...
Metropolis
DOS19873.8/5
Mixed-up Mother Goose
DOS19874.1/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It
DOS19873.4/5 interactive fiction
Plundered Hearts
DOSMac19873.9/5 interactive fiction
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, ...
Silicon Dreams
DOS19873.6/5 interactive fiction