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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Time and Magik: The Trilogy

DOS1988 interactive fiction
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Udoiana Raunes

DOS1998 point and click adventure
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Myth

DOS1989 interactive fiction
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Trinity

DOS1986 interactive fiction
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The Witness

DOS1983 interactive fiction
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Breakers

DOS1986 interactive fiction
In Breakers, you're a high-tech wrecking crew with a mission: break stuff. Computers, walls, enemy morale—whatever gets in your way. Released in 1986, it feels like a mutant crossbreed of action game and low-budget sci-fi movie. The graphics scream "I tried my best," and the gameplay is chaotic in the most lovable way. Perfect for those days ...
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Mortville Manor

DOS1988 point and click adventure
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Skullduggery: Adventures in Horror

DOS1986 interactive fiction
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GrailQuest

DOS1989 interactive fiction
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Les Manley in: Search for the King

DOS1990protected graphic adventure with text parser
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Cutthroats

DOS1984 interactive fiction
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The Feeble Files

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected point and click adventure
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LA Law: The Computer Game

DOS1992 interactive movie
LA Law: The Computer Game is an abandoned adventure game based on the popular TV series from the 80s and 90s. L.A. Law. LA Law was developed by Synergistic Software and released by Capstone in 1992. LA Law plays like a multiple choice adventure game where you have to build up cases and bring them to court.
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Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe edition

DOS1993 trivia / quiz
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe Edition is an educational computer game released in 1992 by Broderbund Software. It's part of the popular Carmen Sandiego franchise, designed to teach players about geography and history. Players take on the role of a detective working for the ACME Detective Agency. The objective is to track Carmen S...
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Starcross

DOS1982 interactive fiction
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A Dudley Dilemma

DOS1988 interactive fiction
A Dudley Dilemma (1988) sounds like the title of a children’s book, but it’s actually a very British text adventure for DOS where the stakes are politely quirky and mildly confusing. You play as Dudley, a man with problems that range from the mundane to the absurd, depending on your choices and sense of direction - both literal and narr...
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Infidel

DOS1983 interactive fiction
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Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels

DOS1988 interactive fiction
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Metropolis

DOS1987
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Martian Memorandum

DOS1991protecteddemo 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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Plague of the Moon

DOS1994 point and click adventure
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L.A. Crackdown

DOS1988
Welcome to Los Angeles, where crime runs rampant and your job is to bring the chaos down with nothing but surveillance skills and a stern attitude. L.A. Crackdown puts you in the shoes of a tactical commander who never actually leaves the office. Instead of shooting bad guys, you send your team to do the dirty work while you squint at maps and wond...
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The Three Musketeers

DOS1987 graphic adventure with text parser
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ShadowForce

DOS1994
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Suspended

DOS1983 interactive fiction
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Dragon World

DOS1984 interactive fiction
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Troll's Tale

DOS1984
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Forbidden Castle

DOS1985 interactive fiction
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Farenheit 451

DOS1984 interactive fiction
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Caverns of Chaos

DOS1992 interactive fiction