Abandonware adventure games sorted by release date

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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Treasure Island

DOS19853.5/5 interactive fiction

Voodoo island

DOS19853.8/5 interactive fiction

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19854.2/5 puzzle adventure

Wishbringer

DOS19853.7/5 interactive fiction

Amnesia

DOS19864/5 interactive fiction

Ballyhoo

DOS19863.5/5 interactive fiction

Beyond the Titanic

DOS19863.8/5 interactive fiction

Breakers

DOS19864.1/5 interactive fiction

Donald Duck's Playground

DOS19863.6/5

Hollywood Hijinx

DOS19863.3/5 interactive fiction

James Bond 007: Goldfinger

DOS19864.1/5 interactive fiction

Jewels of Darkness

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

King's Quest 3: To Heir is Human

DOSMac1986protected4.1/5 graphic adventure with text parser

King's Quest 3: To Heir is Human is a fantasy adventure game designed by Roberta Williams, developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1986 for DOS and for other platforms such as Apple 2, Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh. King's Quest 3: To Heir is Human is also part of the King's quest series.

Leather Goddesses of Phobos

DOS19864.2/5 interactive fiction

Moonmist

DOS19863.8/5 interactive fiction

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 ...

Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos

DOS19864/5 interactive fiction

Skullduggery: Adventures in Horror

DOS19863.4/5 interactive fiction

Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter

DOSMac19864.3/5 graphic adventure with text parser

Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line, released in 1986. It was created by the duo of Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe, who later became known as the "Two Guys from Andromeda". The game is renowned for its humor and engaging story set in a science fiction universe.In Space Quest I playe...