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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Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus

DOS19914/5 dungeon crawl, point and click adventure
Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus is an abandoned horror adventure/RPG hybrid game with elements of dark fantasy, developed by Horror Soft and published by Accolade for DOS in 1991. Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus is also part of the Elvira series of games, each of one based on the popular movie/TV personality Elvira.
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Loom

DOSLinuxMac OS1990protecteddemo4.2/5 point and click adventure
Loom is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (now LucasArts). It was designed by Brian Moriarty and is known for its unique gameplay mechanics and emphasis on storytelling. Loom is distinctive for its interface, which revolves around musical notes and spells. The protagonist, Bobbin Threadbare, is a young weaver ...
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Beneath a Steel Sky

DOS1994freeware4/5 point and click adventure
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Geisha

DOS1990NSFW3.9/5 point and click adventure
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Quest for Glory 4: Shadows of Darkness

DOSWindows 3.x1993protecteddemo4.1/5 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 Lori Ann Cole and Corey Cole, who were also responsible for the previous entries in the series.The game is set in the dar...
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Full Throttle

DOS1995protecteddemo4.1/5 point and click adventure
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The Colonel's Bequest

DOS1989protecteddemo4.1/5
The Colonel's Bequest is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1989 for various platforms, including MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. The game was created by Roberta Williams, co-founder of Sierra On-Line.The game is part of the "Laura Bow" series, with the full title being "Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequ...
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Sam and Max Hit the Road

DOSWindows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1993protecteddemo3.8/5 point and click adventure
Sam & Max Hit the Road is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1993 and is based on the characters Sam and Max created by comic artist Steve Purcell. The game follows the titular characters, Sam, a detective canine, and Max, a hyperkinetic rabbity thing, as they embark on a bizarre and humoro...
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Myst

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1995protecteddemo4.1/5 puzzle adventure
Myst is a classic puzzle-adventure video game that was first released in 1993. It was developed by Cyan, a small independent game development studio. The game was initially released for the Macintosh platform and later ported to other systems, including Windows, PlayStation, and more.Myst is a first-person point-and-click adventure game. Players ex...
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Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

DOSMac OS1992protecteddemo4.2/5 point and click adventure
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is a graphical point and click adventure game created by LucasArts and published in 1992, based on the popular movie character. As the famous archaeologist Indiana Jones, you will travel the world searching for the mythical land of Atlantis. Fate of Atlantis is the sequel to the acclaimed Indiana Jones and the...
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Return to Zork

DOS19934.1/5 point and click adventure
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Amazon: Guardians of Eden

DOS19924.1/5 point and click adventure
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City of Lost Children

DOS19973.8/5
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Legend of Kyrandia 2: Hand of fate

DOSMac OS1993protecteddemo4.2/5 point and click adventure
The Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate is the second installment in the Legend of Kyrandia point and click adventure game series developed by Westwood Studios. It was released in 1993 as a sequel to The Legend of Kyrandia.The game's story revolves around Zanthia, a young alchemist who resides in the land of Kyrandia. The villainous jester, Malcolm, r...
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A Mind Forever Voyaging

DOSMac OS19854.1/5 interactive fiction
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Mixed-up Fairy Tales

DOS19914.1/5 point and click adventure
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Hero's Quest: So you want to be a hero

DOS19894.2/5 point and click adventure
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Questprobe Featuring Spider-Man

DOS19864.1/5 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, Commodore 64, Dragon 32, ZX Spectrum, MSX. Questprobe Featuring Spider-Man is part of the Questprobe game series, the ...
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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...
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Fable

DOS19964.2/5 point and click adventure
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Softporn Adventure

DOS1981freewareNSFW4/5 interactive fiction
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Mixed-up Mother Goose

DOS19874.1/5 graphic adventure with text parser
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Frederik Pohl's Gateway

DOS19924.1/5 interactive fiction
Frederik Pohl's Gateway is one of the best abandoned adventures games from Legend Entertainment. Gateway is an interactive fiction with graphics and an improved interface (unusual for IFs), based on the Frederik Pohl's novel Gateway. Tt was designed by Michael Verdu and Glen R. Dahlgren and published by Legend Entertainment in 1992.
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Operation Stealth

DOS19904/5 point and click adventure
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Police Quest 3: The Kindred

DOS1991protected4/5 point and click adventure
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Code-Name: Iceman

DOS19894.1/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Code-Name: Iceman is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1989. Designed by Jim Walls, known for his work on the "Police Quest" series, "Code-Name: Iceman" blends elements of adventure, puzzle-solving, and espionage in a Cold War-era setting.In the game, players assume the role of John Westland, a United States Navy...
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

DOS1989protecteddemo4.2/5 point and click adventure
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure is a point-and-click adventure game released in 1989 by Lucasfilm Games. The game was designed by Ron Gilbert, David Fox, and Noah Falstein. It is based on the 1989 film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", directed by Steven Spielberg.The game follows the plot of the movie closely and incl...
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Lost in Time

DOS19933.9/5 point and click adventure