Abandonware adventure games sorted by release date

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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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

Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge

DOS1987protected4/5 graphic adventure with text parser

SRAM

DOS19873.5/5 graphic adventure with text parser

Stationfall

DOS19873.9/5 interactive fiction

Supernova

DOS1987freeware3.5/5 interactive fiction

The Fourth Protocol

DOS19874/5 interactive fiction

The Guild of Thieves

DOS19874.1/5 interactive fiction

The Lurking Horror

DOS19874.1/5 interactive fiction

Uninvited

DOSMac19873.8/5 point and click adventure

20000 Leagues under the sea

DOS19883.8/5 visual novel, interactive fiction

A Dudley Dilemma

DOS19883.3/5 interactive fiction

Corruption

DOS19884/5 interactive fiction

Dream Zone

DOS19884.2/5 interactive fiction

Fish!

DOS19883.8/5 interactive fiction

Gamma Force in Pit of a Thousand Screams

DOS19883.8/5 visual novel, interactive fiction

Gnome Ranger 2: Ingrid's Back

DOS19883.8/5 interactive fiction

Gold Rush!

DOS1988protected4.1/5 graphic adventure with text parser

Guardians of Infinity: to Save Kennedy

DOS1988protected3.5/5 interactive fiction

Jinxter

DOS19884/5 interactive fiction

King's Quest 4: The Perils of Rosella

DOS1988protecteddemo3.8/5 point and click adventure

King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella is an adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1988. It is the fourth installment in the popular King's Quest series created by Roberta Williams. The game was originally released for MS-DOS and Apple II computers and later ported to other platforms.The story of King's Quest IV follows Prince...