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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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...

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

DOS1988protected4.1/5 point and click adventure

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (now known as LucasArts). It was first released in 1988 for various platforms, including the Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Amiga, and others.The game follows the adventures of Zak McKracken, a tabloid newspaper reporter, as he uncovers a plot by a...

Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon

DOS1993protected3.8/5 point and click adventure

Where in Space is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe

DOS19934.1/5 trivia / quiz, puzzle adventure

The Shadows of Mordor

DOS19883.8/5 interactive fiction

Uninvited

DOSMac OS19873.8/5 point and click adventure

Hook

DOS19924.2/5 point and click adventure

Inspector Gadget: Global terror!

DOS19924/5 point and click adventure

The Orion Conspiracy

DOS19953.6/5 point and click adventure

Shannara

DOS1995protected4/5 point and click adventure

Journey: The Quest Begins

DOS19894.1/5 interactive fiction

Hugo 3: Jungle of Doom

DOS1992protected3.9/5 graphic adventure with text parser

The Dame Was Loaded

DOS1996protected4.2/5 point and click adventure, interactive movie

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

DOS19934/5 point and click adventure

Gateway 2: Homeworld

DOS1993protected3.9/5 interactive fiction

Corruption

DOS19884/5 interactive fiction

Space Ace 2: Borf's Revenge

DOS19913.7/5 interactive movie

The Fellowship of the Ring

DOS19864/5 interactive fiction

Deadline

DOS19823.9/5 interactive fiction

Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 point and click adventure

Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Revolution Software. Released in 1997. The game follows the continuing adventures of George Stobbart, an American tourist, and his French journalist girlfriend, Nico Collard. The adventure leads the duo to various locations around the world, including Pari...

Wishbringer

DOS19853.7/5 interactive fiction

Legend of Kyrandia 3: Malcolm's Revenge

DOSMac OS1994protecteddemo4.1/5 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...

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...

Zork Nemesis

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected4.1/5 puzzle adventure

James Bond 007: Goldfinger

DOS19864.1/5 interactive fiction

Jewels of Darkness

DOS19864.2/5 graphic adventure with text parser, interactive fiction

Armaeth: The Lost Kingdom

DOS19933.6/5 point and click adventure

Gobliiins

DOSMac OS1991protected4.2/5 point and click adventure

Gobliiins is a peculiar adventure game designed by Pierre Gilhodes, developed by French company Coktel Vision and released by Sierra On-Line in 1991 for DOS, Mac, Amiga and Atari ST. In Gobliiins, you control multiple goblins and you must find a way to progress to the next area by solving typical adventure puzzles. The story is almost non-exis...