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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Manhunter 2: San Francisco
DOSMac OS19894/5 point and click adventure
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...
Sanitarium
Windows XP/98/951998protected4.1/5 point and click adventure
Hugo 2: Whodunit?
DOS1991protecteddemo3.5/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Hugo 2: Whodunit? is an old school graphic adventure game designed by David P. Gray, developed by Gray Design Associates and released in 1991 for MS-DOS only. Hugo 2: Whodunit? is the second installment of the Hugo game series.
Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer
DOS19954.1/5 point and click adventure
Future Wars: Adventures in Time
DOS19904.1/5 point and click adventure
Universe
DOS19943.9/5 point and click adventure
Riven: The Sequel to Myst
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo4.1/5 puzzle adventure
Riven is the sequel to the highly successful and critically acclaimed adventure game, Myst. Developed by Cyan Worlds, Riven was released in 1997 and continues the narrative established in Myst. Just like its predecessor, Riven is a first-person point-and-click adventure game with a focus on exploration and puzzle-solving.The plot revolves around At...
Manhunter: New York
DOS19883.7/5 point and click adventure
Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon
DOS1993protected3.8/5 point and click adventure
Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge
DOS1987protected4/5 graphic adventure with text parser
1893: A World's Fair Mystery
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS20033.9/5 interactive fiction
1893: A World's Fair Mystery is an interactive fiction game developed by the American studio Illuminated Lantern and released in 2002. Set during the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, the game combines historical fiction with mystery-solving gameplay.In 1893: A World's Fair Mystery, players take on the role of a detective investigating ...
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.
2112
DOS19943/5 interactive fiction
Legend of Kyrandia 3: Malcolm's Revenge
DOSMac OS1994protecteddemo4.2/5 point and click adventure
The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm's Revenge is the third and final installment in the Legend of Kyrandia series. This point-and-click adventure game was developed and published by Westwood Studios, released in 1994. Unlike the first two games, where players assumed the role of a protagonist fighting against the villain Malcolm, Malcolm's Revenge take...
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
Windows XP/98/951991protected4.1/5 interactive movie
Mixed-up Mother Goose
DOS19874.1/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Planet of Lust
DOS1989NSFW4.3/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Alice in Wonderland
DOS19893.3/5 interactive fiction
Omnicron Conspiracy
DOS19894.2/5
Zork III: The Dungeon Master
DOS19844/5 interactive fiction
The Feeble Files
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected3.9/5 point and click adventure
Space Ace
DOS19894.1/5 interactive movie
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
DOS19934/5 point and click adventure
Ween: The Prophecy
DOS19934.1/5 point and click adventure
Star Trek: First Contact
DOS19883.6/5 interactive fiction
Daughter of Serpents
DOS19924/5 point and click adventure
Dragon's Lair
DOS1989protected3.8/5 interactive movie
Last Half of Darkness
DOS19893.9/5 point and click adventure
Once Upon a Forest
DOS19953.9/5 point and click adventure