The best 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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Rome: Pathway to Power
DOS19934/5
Rome: Pathway to Power (also known as Rome AD 92) is an abandoned isometric adventure game with strategy elements set in ancient Rome. Rome was developed by Millennium Interactive and released in 1993 for DOS and Amiga platforms.
Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge
DOS1987protected4/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Pepper's Adventures in Time
DOS19934/5 point and click adventure
Lure of the Temptress
DOS1992freeware4/5 point and click adventure
Lure of the Temptress is an DOS fantasy adventure game, developed by Revolution Software, designed by Dave Cummins and published by Virgin Interactive in 1992. Lure of the Temptress was the first game to use Virtual Theatre, a game engine also developed by Revolution Software. Lure of the Temptress was later released as freeware in 2003.
Police Quest 3: The Kindred
DOS1991protected4/5 point and click adventure
Simon the Sorcerer
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1993protected4/5 point and click adventure
Simon the Sorcerer is adventure game designed by Simon Woodroffe, developed and published by Adventure Soft and released in 1993. Often overlooked, Simon The Sorcerer is one of the finest point & click adventure games ever designed for DOS. In an era dominated by LucasFilm Games (later renamed LucasArts) and Sierra, Adventure Soft (the guys beh...
Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!
DOSWindows 3.x1993protectedNSFW4/5 point and click adventure
A Night with Troi
DOS1991NSFW4/5 interactive fiction
Operation Stealth
DOS19904/5 point and click adventure
Beneath a Steel Sky
DOS1994freeware4/5 point and click adventure
Beneath a Steel Sky is a classic point-and-click adventure game released in 1994, developed by Revolution Software. Set in a dystopian, cyberpunk future, the game is renowned for its rich atmosphere and distinctive artwork. The game follows Robert Foster, who, after being abducted from his tribal home in the Outback, finds himself in Union Cit...
Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity
Windows XP/98/9519954/5 point and click adventure
Daughter of Serpents
DOS19924/5 point and click adventure
Dragon's Lair 3: The Curse of Mordread
DOS1992protected4/5 interactive movie
Dragon's Lair III, also known as Dragon's Lair III: The Curse of Mordread, is an installment in the classic Dragon's Lair series of animated arcade games. The game was released in 1991 and represents a continuation of the series known for its full-motion video (FMV) animation and interactive gameplay. Players control the hero, Dirk the Daring,...
Forbidden Castle
DOS19854/5 interactive fiction
Gumboots Australia
DOS19904/5
Inspector Gadget: Global terror!
DOS19924/5 point and click adventure
Jinxter
DOS19884/5 interactive fiction
King's Quest 2: Romancing the Throne
DOS1985protected4/5 graphic adventure with text parser
L.A. Crackdown
DOS19884/5
Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2
DOS1992NSFW4/5 point and click adventure
Legend of the Sword
DOS19884/5 interactive fiction
Manhunter 2: San Francisco
DOSMac OS19894/5 point and click adventure
Police Quest 2: The Vengeance
DOS1988protected4/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Police Quest 2: The Vengeance is a graphical point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1988 as the second installment in the Police Quest series, which was created by former police officer Jim Walls.In Police Quest 2, Sonny Bonds is now a sergeant with the Lytton Police Department, and the gam...
Profezia
DOS1991NSFW4/5 visual novel
Profezia is an adventure video game developed by the Italian company Trecision and released in 1991. It was available on both the Amiga and MS-DOS platforms. The game is notable for its multiple-choice interface, where the storyline unfolds automatically, and the player is presented with sets of choices that affect the progression of the game. Unli...
Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
DOS19964/5 interactive fiction
Seastalker
DOS19844/5 interactive fiction
Shannara
DOS1995protected4/5 point and click adventure
Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos
DOS19864/5 interactive fiction
Snoopy and Peanuts
DOS19904/5
Softporn Adventure
DOS1981freewareNSFW4/5 interactive fiction