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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Jack the Ripper
DOS19953.8/5 interactive fiction
James Bond 007: A View to a Kill
DOS19853.9/5 interactive fiction
James Bond 007: Goldfinger
DOS19864.1/5 interactive fiction
James Clavell's Shogun
DOS19894.3/5 interactive fiction
James Clavell's Shogun, a text adventure game developed by Infocom and released in 1989. Infocom was known for its interactive fiction games, and "James Clavell's Shogun" was one of its later releases.This text adventure game is based on James Clavell's novel "Shogun" and follows the story of John Blackthorne, an English navigator who becomes invol...
Jewels of Darkness
DOS19864.3/5 graphic adventure with text parser, interactive fiction
Jinxter
DOS19884/5 interactive fiction
Journey: The Quest Begins
DOS19894.1/5 interactive fiction
KGB
DOS19924.1/5 point and click adventure
King's Quest 1: Quest for the Crown
DOS19844.3/5 graphic adventure with text parser
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown is the first game in the popular series of King's Quest. Developed by Sierra On-line, King's Quest is an early adventure game (one of the first animated adventures), a step up from the classic graphical interactive fiction of the time. The player can use the keyword both to move the character around the game world ...
King's Quest 2: Romancing the Throne
DOS1985protected4/5 graphic adventure with text parser
King's Quest 3: To Heir is Human
DOSMac OS1986protected4.1/5 graphic adventure with text parser
King's Quest 3: To Heir is Human is a fantasy adventure game designed by Roberta Williams, developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1986 for DOS and for other platforms such as Apple 2, Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh. King's Quest 3: To Heir is Human is also part of the King's quest series.
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...
King's Quest 5: Absence makes the heart go yonder
DOSWindows 3.x1990protected3.8/5 point and click adventure
King's Quest 6: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
DOSWindows 3.x1992protected4.2/5 point and click adventure
King's Quest III Redux: To Heir is Human
Windows 10/11Mac OS2011freewareremake3.5/5 point and click adventure
Kingdom of Hamil
DOS19873/5 interactive fiction
Kingdom Without End
DOS2001freeware3/5 interactive fiction
Kingdom: The Far Reaches
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected3.9/5 point and click adventure
Knight orc
DOSMac OS19873.9/5 interactive fiction
Kobayashi Naru
DOS19873.4/5 point and click adventure
Kronolog: The Nazi Paradox
DOS19933.6/5 point and click adventure
L.A. Crackdown
DOS19884/5
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.
Lancelot
DOS19884.1/5 interactive fiction
Lane Mastodon vs. the Blubbermen
DOS19884.1/5 visual novel, interactive fiction
Last Half of Darkness
DOS19893.9/5 point and click adventure
Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra
DOSWindows 3.x1992protecteddemo3.7/5 point and click adventure
Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1992. The game is a sequel to The Colonel's Bequest and follows the adventures of the protagonist, Laura Bow, a young investigative journalist.In the game, the Dagger of Amon Ra is a valuable Egyptian artifact rumored to have mystical...
Leather Goddesses of Phobos
DOS19864.2/5 interactive fiction
Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2
DOS1992NSFW4/5 point and click adventure
Legend of Kyrandia
DOS19924/5 point and click adventure
The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One is the first installment in The Legend of Kyrandia series of point-and-click adventure games developed by Westwood Studios and released in 1992 for DOS, Amiga, Mac, etc.. The story revolves around Malcolm, who has seized power and turned Brandon's grandfather, Kallak, into stone. To save Kallak and the kingdom,...