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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City of Lost Children

DOS19973.8/5
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Mixed-up Fairy Tales

DOS19914.1/5 point and click adventure
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Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2

DOS1992NSFW4/5 point and click adventure
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Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy

Windows XP/98/95Mac1999protected4/5 puzzle adventure
Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy is a fantasy/steampunk adventure video game developed by Virtual Studio and released by Microids in 1999 for Windows, Mac and Playstation platforms. Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy is an adventure video game developed by Microïds and released in 1999. The game was created by Benoît Sokal, a Belgi...
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Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.3/5 point and click adventure
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Maniac Mansion

DOSLinuxMac1987protected4.2/5 point and click adventure
Maniac Mansion is one of the most famous point and click adventure games developed by Lucasfilm Games and designed by Ron Gilbert (who later created Monkey Island) and Gary Winnick. The story is a blend of old sci-fi and horror B movie. You can choose between many characters, each one with a peculiar ability useful to solve some of the puzzles. Man...
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Legend of Kyrandia 2: Hand of fate

DOSMac1993protecteddemo4.2/5 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 Personal Nightmare

DOS19893.8/5 graphic adventure with text parser
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Police Quest 3: The Kindred

DOS1991protected4.1/5 point and click adventure
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EcoQuest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest

DOS19934/5 point and click adventure
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Prisoner of Ice

DOS1995protected4.1/5 point and click adventure
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Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra

DOSWindows 3.x1992protecteddemo3.8/5 point and click adventure
Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1992. The game is a sequel to The Colonel's Bequest and follows the adventures of the protagonist, Laura Bow, a young investigative journalist.In the game, the Dagger of Amon Ra is a valuable Egyptian artifact rumored to have mystical...
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20000 Leagues under the sea

DOS19883.8/5 visual novel, interactive fiction
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Fuck Quest

DOS1998freewareNSFW3.7/5 graphic adventure with text parser
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Heart of China

DOS19914.2/5 point and click adventure
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Guilty

DOS19954.2/5 point and click adventure
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Star Trek: 25th Anniversary

DOS1992protected4.2/5 point and click adventure
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Blue Force

DOS19934.2/5 point and click adventure
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Dragonsphere

DOS1994protecteddemo3.9/5 point and click adventure
Dragonsphere is a point-and-click adventure game released in 1994 by MicroProse. It's set in a fantasy world where you play as a sorcerer named Callash, tasked with saving the land of Granville from an evil sorceress named Sanwe. The game involves exploring various locations, solving puzzles, and interacting with characters to gather magical sphere...
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Quest for glory 3: Wages of War

DOS1992protected4.1/5 point and click adventure
Quest for glory 3: Wages of War is the third game in the Quest for Glory series. It's an adventure game at heart but, in the tradition of the Quest for Glory games, involves combat and classes like an RPG. Quest for Glory III was designed by Corey Cole and Lori Ann Cole, developed and released by Sierra On-Line in 1992 only for DOS.
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Hugo's House of Horrors

DOS19903.9/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Hugo's House of Horrors is an adventure game developed by David P. Gray and released in the early 1990s. The game is a text-based adventure with simple graphics, and it gained popularity for its witty and often tongue-in-cheek approach to the horror genre.The story of the game revolves around the main character, Hugo, who receives a letter from his...
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The 7th Guest

Windows XP/98/951993protected3.9/5 puzzle adventure
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

DOSMac1984freeware4.2/5 interactive fiction
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a humorous free text adventure game based on the novel of the same name written by Douglas Adams (if you never read it, shame on you!). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was designed by Douglas Adams himself and interactive fiction god Steve Eric Meretzky, it was released by Infocom in 1984 for DOS and for...
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Syberia

Windows XP/98/95Mac2002protected4.1/5 point and click adventure
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Phantasmagoria

Windows XP/98/95DOSMac1995protected4.2/5 point and click adventure, interactive movie
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B.A.T. 2 : The Koshan Conspiracy

DOS19924.2/5 point and click adventure
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Grim Fandango

Windows XP/98/951998protecteddemo4/5
Grim Fandango is an adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1998 and is known for its unique setting and distinctive art style. The game was directed by Tim Schafer, who also co-wrote the script.The story is set in the Land of the Dead and follows the protagonist, Manny Calavera, a travel agent working for the Depart...
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Gobliiins

DOSMac1991protected4.3/5 point and click adventure
Gobliiins is a peculiar adventure game designed by Pierre Gilhodes, developed by French company Coktel Vision and released by Sierra On-Line in 1991 for DOS, Mac, Amiga and Atari ST. In Gobliiins, you control multiple goblins and you must find a way to progress to the next area by solving typical adventure puzzles. The story is almost non-exis...