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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Sex Vixens from Space

DOS1989NSFW interactive fiction
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Myst

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1995protecteddemo 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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Amazon: Guardians of Eden

DOS1992 point and click adventure
Think Indiana Jones meets 90s daytime TV. Amazon: Guardians of Eden is a cinematic point-and-click adventure filled with jungles, conspiracies, and more hair gel than any explorer should carry. As a square-jawed hero investigating his brother’s disappearance, you'll uncover ancient secrets, flirt awkwardly, and solve puzzles that may or may n...
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Zork III: The Dungeon Master

DOS1984 interactive fiction
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The Pawn

DOS1986 interactive fiction
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The Black Cauldron

DOS1986freeware graphic adventure with text parser
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Legend of Kyrandia 2: Hand of fate

DOSMac OS1993protecteddemo 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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Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance

DOS1991protectedNSFW interactive fiction
Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance is an adventure game released in 1991, developed by Steve Meretzky and published by Legend Entertainment. It’s the second installment in the "Spellcasting" series. In Spellcasting 201, you reprise the role of Ernie Eaglebeak, an apprentice wizard who is attending the Sorcerer University. The sto...
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The Hound of Shadow

DOS1989 interactive fiction
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Police Quest: Open Season

DOSWindows 3.x1993protected point and click adventure
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Deja Vu 2: Lost in Las Vegas

DOS1990 point and click adventure
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

DOSMac OS1984freeware 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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Hugo 2: Whodunit?

DOS1991protecteddemo graphic adventure with text parser
Hugo 2: Whodunit? is an old school graphic adventure game designed by David P. Gray, developed by Gray Design Associates and released in 1991 for MS-DOS only. Hugo 2: Whodunit? is the second installment of the Hugo game series.
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Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist

DOSWindows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1993protecteddemo point and click adventure
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist is a humorous point-and-click adventure game from 1993 developed by Sierra On-Line and co-designed by Al Lowe (creator of Leisure Suit Larry) and Josh Mandel. Set in the Old West, Freddy Pharkas is a blend of comedy and Western tropes. The game follows Freddy Pharkas, a former gunslinger who left his gun-sli...
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Sexy Fighter

DOS1993NSFW fighting, visual novel
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Dylan Dog: Through the Looking Glass

DOS1992 point and click adventure
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Sex Olympics

DOS1990NSFW point and click adventure
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Bureau 13

DOS1995 board game, point and click adventure
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Eric the Unready

DOS1993protected interactive fiction
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The Wizard of Oz

DOS1985 interactive fiction
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Legend of Kyrandia 3: Malcolm's Revenge

DOSMac OS1994protecteddemo 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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Prisoner of Ice

DOS1995protected point and click adventure
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Runaway City

DOS1995NSFW visual novel
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King's Quest 4: The Perils of Rosella

DOS1988protecteddemo 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...
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Discworld

DOS1995 point and click adventure
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Les Manley in: Lost in L.A.

DOS1991protected point and click adventure
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Altered Destiny

DOS1990protected point and click adventure, graphic adventure with text parser
In Altered Destiny, a perfectly average guy named P.J. Barrett gets sucked into a bizarre alien dimension because he answered a phone call. Seriously. What follows is a classic point-and-click adventure filled with weird puzzles, stranger characters, and the kind of surreal landscapes that make Salvador Dalí look restrained. Packed with humo...
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Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz

DOS1989 interactive fiction
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Quest for Glory 4: Shadows of Darkness

DOSWindows 3.x1993protecteddemo 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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Blade Runner

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1997protected point and click adventure
Blade Runner is one of those point & click adventure games that somewhat manages to fully capture the spirit of a cult movie without copying the original plot. Fans of the Blade Runner movie will enjoy this game, even without Harrison Ford. Blade Runner was developed by Westwood Studios and released in 1997 by Virgin.