Abandonware DOS title

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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BloodNet

DOS1993protected4/5 point and click adventure
BloodNet is a blend of point & click adventure (it has puzzles and an adventure style dialogue system) and RPG (player statistics, combat, random encounters), set in a dark cyberpunk New York. BloodNet was developed and published by MicroProse software in 1993. You are Ransom Stark who's goal in the game is to defeat a vampire called Van Helsin...
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Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans

Windows XP/98/951998canceled3.7/5 point and click adventure
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Zork III: The Dungeon Master

DOS19844/5 interactive fiction
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Return of the Phantom

DOS1993protecteddemo3.7/5 point and click adventure
Return of the Phantom is adventure game set in France, designed by Raymond Benson, developed by MicroProse Software and released in 1993 for DOS only. Return of the Phantom is a third-person adventure game based on the book Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.
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Enchanter

DOS19833.3/5 interactive fiction
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Wayne's World

DOS19933.9/5 point and click adventure
Wayne's World is an abandoned point and click adventure game based on the movie of the same name. In Wayne's World you control both the characters of Wayne and Garth (created by Mike Myers and Dana Carvey) in a quest to save their TV show. Wayne's World was developed and released by Capstone in 1993.
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Maniac Mansion Deluxe

Windows2004freewareremake3.8/5 point and click adventure
Maniac Mansion Deluxe is the unofficial sequel to the acclaimed point & click adventure game released by LucasFilm in 1987. Maniac Mansion Deluxe it's a fan-made adventure developed by LucasFans Games and released in 2004 and it's a complete remake of Maniac Mansion in every aspect, developed using the Adventure Game Studio engine.
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Dragon's Lair 3: The Curse of Mordread

DOS1992protected3.9/5 interactive movie
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Suspended

DOS19833.9/5 interactive fiction
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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...
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20000 Leagues under the sea

DOS19883.8/5 visual novel, interactive fiction
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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.
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Callahan's Crosstime Saloon

DOS19974/5 point and click adventure
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Daughter of Serpents

DOS19924/5 point and click adventure
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Space Ace 2: Borf's Revenge

DOS19913.7/5 interactive movie
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Cutthroats

DOS19843.4/5 interactive fiction
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Curse of Enchantia

DOS19923.9/5 point and click adventure
Curse of Enchantia is a point-and-click graphic adventure game that was released in 1992. It was developed by Core Design and initially published by Core Design in Europe and by Cyberdreams in North America.In Curse of Enchantia, players control a teenage boy named Brad who is mysteriously transported to the fantasy world of Enchantia. The game fol...
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Manhunter: New York

DOS19883.8/5 point and click adventure
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Yellow Kid: Giallo al Circo

DOS19943.1/5 point and click adventure
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Zork Quest: Assault on Egreth Castle

DOS19883.4/5 visual novel, interactive fiction
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Gateway 2: Homeworld

DOS1993protected3.9/5 interactive fiction
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Transinium Challenge

DOSMac OS19893.9/5
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Transinium Challenge is an abandoned adventure game set in the Star Trek TNG universe designed by Ron Martinez, developed by TRANS Fiction Systems and released by Simon & Schuster Interactive in 1989. Star Trek: TNG - The Transinium Challenge was developed for DOS and Mac.
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Timequest

DOS1991protected4.1/5 interactive fiction
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Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail

DOS19904/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail is an old DOS point and click adventure game designed by Christy Marx, developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1990. As the title implies, Conquests of Camelot setting is based on the Arthurian legends.
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Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected3.9/5 graphic adventure with text parser
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The 7th Guest

Windows XP/98/951993protected3.9/5 puzzle adventure
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9 Princes in Amber

DOS19854.1/5 interactive fiction
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Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur

DOS19894/5 interactive fiction
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Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh

Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected3.9/5 point and click adventure, interactive movie
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Questprobe featuring The Hulk

DOS19843.9/5 interactive fiction