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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B.A.T. 2 : The Koshan Conspiracy
DOS19924.2/5 point and click adventure
King's Quest III Redux: To Heir is Human
WindowsMac OS2011freewareremake3.5/5 point and click adventure
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.
King's Quest 4: The Perils of Rosella
DOS1988protecteddemo3.8/5 point and click adventure
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella is an adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1988. It is the fourth installment in the popular King's Quest series created by Roberta Williams. The game was originally released for MS-DOS and Apple II computers and later ported to other platforms.The story of King's Quest IV follows Prince...
Mixed-up Fairy Tales
DOS19914.2/5 point and click adventure
Space Quest 3: The Pirates of Pestulon
DOSMac OS1989protected3.9/5 point and click adventure
The Twilight Zone
DOS19884.2/5 graphic adventure with text parser
The Twilight Zone is an abandoned sci-fi themed adventure game based on the popular TV series of the same name. The Twilight zone released in 1988 by First Row Software Publishing for DOS and Amiga. At it's core, The Twilight Zone is a text adventure, so you have to type in commands, but it's supported by the graphics.
Gold Rush!
DOS1988protected4.1/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Snoopy and Peanuts
DOS19904/5
Code-Name: Iceman
DOS19894.2/5 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...
Goblins 3
DOS1994protecteddemo3.9/5 point and click adventure
Goblins 3 (also known as Goblins Quest 3) is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Coktel Vision. It was released in 1993 as the third installment in the Gobliiins series. The game was created by Pierre Gilhodes and features a unique combination of puzzle-solving and humor.Gameplay in Goblins 3 revolves around controlling a te...
Teresa: House Guest
DOS1993NSFW3.9/5 visual novel
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
DOS1992protected4.1/5 point and click adventure
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...
Countdown
DOS19904/5 point and click adventure
Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz
DOS19834.2/5 interactive fiction
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans
Windows XP/98/951998canceled3.7/5 point and click adventure
Cruise for a Corpse
DOS19914/5 point and click adventure
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...
Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!
DOSWindows 3.x1993protectedNSFW4/5 point and click adventure
Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail
DOS19904/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail is an old DOS point and click adventure game designed by Christy Marx, developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1990. As the title implies, Conquests of Camelot setting is based on the Arthurian legends.
Prisoner of Ice
DOS1995protected4.1/5 point and click adventure
Perry Mason
DOS19853.9/5 interactive fiction
Deja Vu 2: Lost in Las Vegas
DOS19904.1/5 point and click adventure
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1996protected4/5 point and click adventure
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive is the sequel to Under a Killing Moon and the 4th game in the Tex Murphy series. The Pandora Directive is a first-person 3D adventure game set in a dark sci-fi version of the U.S.A., more specifically in a futuristic San Francisco. The Pandora Directive was developed by Access Software and released in 1996 for...
King's Quest 3: To Heir is Human
DOSMac OS1986protected4.1/5 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.
A Mind Forever Voyaging
DOSMac OS19854.1/5 interactive fiction
Space Ace
DOS19894.1/5 interactive movie
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist
DOSWindows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1993protected4.2/5 point and click adventure
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist is a comedy point & click adventure game set in the old American West designed by Al Lowe and Josh Mandel, developed and released by Sierra On-Line in 1993 for DOS, Windows and Macintosh. Initially released on floppy, Freddy Pharkas was later re-released on CD-ROM as a new edition.
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...