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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The Summoning

DOS1992protected4/5 dungeon crawl
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WaxWorks

DOSMac OS1992protecteddemo4.3/5 dungeon crawl
Waxworks was a horror-themed first-person role-playing game developed by Horror Soft, a subsidiary of Adventure Soft, published in 1992. The game is set in a wax museum where players must travel through different historical periods, each represented by a wax exhibit. Each exhibit serves as a portal to a different time and place, featuring vari...
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Forbidden Quest

DOS19833.8/5 interactive fiction
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Mission Critical

DOS1995protected4/5 point and click adventure
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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.
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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.
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Black Sect

DOS19933.4/5 point and click adventure
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Zork Nemesis

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected4.1/5 puzzle adventure
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The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protected4.2/5 puzzle adventure
The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time is the third chapter in The Journeyman Project series. It's a science fiction adventure game developed by Presto Studios, designed by Phil Saunders and published by Red Orb Entertainment in 1998 for Windows and Macintosh.
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Castle Elsinore

DOS19923.5/5 interactive fiction
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King's Quest III Redux: To Heir is Human

WindowsMac OS2011freewareremake3.5/5 point and click adventure
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Countdown

DOS19904/5 point and click adventure
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Free D.C.!

DOS19913.6/5 point and click adventure
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Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo4/5 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...
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Spellcasting 301: Spring Break

DOS1992protected4.1/5 interactive fiction
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Questprobe featuring The Hulk

DOS19843.9/5 interactive fiction
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Gateway 2: Homeworld

DOS1993protected3.9/5 interactive fiction
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Eric the Unready

DOS1993protected4.1/5 interactive fiction
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Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?

DOSMac OS19884/5 trivia / quiz
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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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Yellow Kid: Giallo al Circo

DOS19943.1/5 point and click adventure
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Border Zone

DOS19873.8/5 interactive fiction
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James Bond 007: Goldfinger

DOS19864.1/5 interactive fiction
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African Adventure

DOS1997remake3.6/5 interactive fiction
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Return to Ringworld

DOS19943.8/5 point and click adventure
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Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers get all the girls

DOS1990protected4.1/5 interactive fiction
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Follow the Reader

DOS19924/5 puzzle adventure
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Planet of Lust

DOS1989NSFW4.2/5 graphic adventure with text parser
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Martian Memorandum

DOS1991protecteddemo4/5 point and click adventure
Martian Memorandum is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Access Software. It was released in 1991 and is the sequel to the game Mean Streets. The game is set in a dystopian future on Mars, where players take on the role of Tex Murphy, a private investigator with a sarcastic and humorous demeanor.The story begins with Tex Mu...
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Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1996protected4/5 point and click adventure
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive is the sequel to Under a Killing Moon and the 4th game in the Tex Murphy series. The Pandora Directive is a first-person 3D adventure game set in a dark sci-fi version of the U.S.A., more specifically in a futuristic San Francisco. The Pandora Directive was developed by Access Software and released in 1996 for...