Abandonware DOS title

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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Plan 9 From Outer Space

DOS1992 point and click adventure
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Planet of Lust

DOS1989NSFW graphic adventure with text parser
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Planetfall

DOS1983 interactive fiction
Planetfall is an interactive fiction sci-fie game released in 1983 by Infocom, written by Steve Meretzky. It is often considered one of Infocom's best titles. You play as a low-ranking Ensign Seventh Class in the Stellar Patr...
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Plundered Hearts

DOSMac OS1987 interactive fiction
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Police Quest 1: In Pursuit of the Death Angel

DOS1987 graphic adventure with text parser
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel is an adventure game released in 1987 by Sierra On-Line, designed by former police officer Jim Walls. It's the first installment in the Police Quest series and is known for its realistic...
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Police Quest 2: The Vengeance

DOS1988protected 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 ...
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Police Quest 3: The Kindred

DOS1991protecteddemo point and click adventure
Police Quest 3: The Kindred is an adventure video game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1991. It is the third installment in the Police Quest series, which was designed by former police officer Jim Walls. Known for its...
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Police Quest: Open Season

DOSWindows 3.x1993protected point and click adventure
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Prisoner of Ice

DOS1995protected point and click adventure
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Profezia

DOS1991NSFW 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 storyli...
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Psycho

DOS1988
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Quest for glory 1: So you want to be a hero

DOS1989protected point and click adventure
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Quest for Glory 2: Trial by Fire

DOS1990protecteddemo point and click adventure
Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire is the second installment in Sierra On-Line's Quest for Glory series, blending classic adventure gameplay with RPG elements in a world inspired by Middle Eastern folklore. Released in 1990 for Ami...
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Quest for Glory 3: Wages of War

DOS1992protecteddemo point and click adventure
Quest for Glory III: Wages of War is an adventure/role-playing game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1992. The player takes on the role of the Hero, who has journeyed from the city of Shapeir to the savannahs and ...
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Quest for Glory 4: Shadows of Darkness

DOSWindows 3.x1993protecteddemo point and click adventure
Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness is an adventure role-playing game (RPG) developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1993 as the fourth installment in the Quest for Glory series. The game was designed by L...
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Questprobe Featuring Spider-Man

DOS1986 interactive fiction
Questprobe Featuring Spider-Man is an abandoned text-based adventure game designed by Scott Adams, developed and released by Adventure International in 1986 for DOS but was also published for Acorn Electron, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro...
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Questprobe featuring The Hulk

DOS1984 interactive fiction
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Rambo First Blood Part 2

DOS1985 interactive fiction
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Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers

DOS1996 interactive fiction
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Rendezvous with Rama

DOS1985 interactive fiction
Rendezvous with Rama is an interactive fiction (text adventure) game released in 1984. Telarium, a subsidiary of Spinnaker Software, was known for producing narrative-driven games based on popular literary works. This adaptation o...
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Return of the Phantom

DOS1993protecteddemo point and click adventure
Ever wondered what would happen if The Phantom of the Opera got his hands on a time machine, a vengeful streak, and a point-and-click interface? In Return of the Phantom, you step into the well-shined shoes of Inspector Raoul Mont...
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Return to Doom

DOS1988 interactive fiction
Before Doom became the 3D gore-fest we all know, there was Return to Doom—and no, it has nothing to do with space marines. This 1988 title is more Choose Your Own Adventure than chainsaws and demons. You’ll type in com...
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Return to Ringworld

DOS1994 point and click adventure
The sequel to Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch, Return to Ringworld throws you back into Larry Niven’s vast sci-fi universe—except this time, the puzzles are tougher, the stakes are higher, and your space suit still...
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Return to Zork

DOS1993 point and click adventure
“Want some rye? ‘Course you do!” If that line triggers PTSD, congrats: you’ve played Return to Zork. This not-quite-sequel turns the beloved text adventure into a full-motion-video extravaganza, complete wi...
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Rex Nebular and the cosmic gender-bender

DOS1992protected point and click adventure
What if Leisure Suit Larry and Monkey Island had a love child in outer space, raised by gender-swapped aliens? You’d get Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender-Bender, a hilarious, raunchy, surprisingly clever point-and-click adv...
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Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch

DOS1992 point and click adventure
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Rise of the Dragon

DOS1990 point and click adventure
Rise of the Dragon is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Dynamix in 1990. It was originally released for MS-DOS and later ported to other platforms such as the Amiga and Sega CD. The game is set in a cyber...
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Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo 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 ...
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Romantic encounters at the dome

DOS1988 interactive fiction