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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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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Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2

DOS1992NSFW point and click adventure
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20000 Leagues under the sea

DOS1988 visual novel, interactive fiction
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B.A.T.

DOS1990 point and click adventure
B.A.T. is a cyberpunk-themed adventure game released in 1989 by UBI Soft for various platforms, including Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, and later the Commodore 64. It blends adventure, role-playing, and simulation elements in a futuristic setting. You play as an agent of B.A.T. (Bureau of Astral Troubleshooters), a secret intergalactic organization...
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KGB

DOS1992 point and click adventure
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Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS1989 trivia / quiz
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? is an educational computer game and television game show franchise created by Broderbund. It focuses on teaching geography and history while players try to track down the infamous thief, Carmen Sandiego, and her gang across different historical periods.The game was first released in 1989, followed by the TV show in...
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Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon

DOS1993protected point and click adventure
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Operation Stealth

DOS1990 point and click adventure
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Once Upon a Forest

DOS1995 point and click adventure
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Space Quest 6: Roger Wilco in The Spinal Frontier

DOSWindows XP/98/951995protecteddemo point and click adventure
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Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!

DOSWindows 3.x1993protectedNSFW point and click adventure
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Xtrek

DOS1991freewareNSFW interactive fiction
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Police Quest 2: The Vengeance

DOS1988protected graphic adventure with text parser
Police Quest 2: The Vengeance is a graphical point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1988 as the second installment in the Police Quest series, which was created by former police officer Jim Walls.In Police Quest 2, Sonny Bonds is now a sergeant with the Lytton Police Department, and the gam...
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Flight of the Amazon Queen

DOS1995freeware point and click adventure
Flight of the Amazon Queen is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Interactive Binary Illusions and originally released in 1995. The game is heavily inspired by the likes of Indiana Jones and Monkey Island, combining humor, a pulp-style adventure, and a variety of puzzles. The game is set in the 1940s and follows the story of Joe King...
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A Personal Nightmare

DOS1989 graphic adventure with text parser
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Discworld

DOS1995 point and click adventure
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The Black Cauldron

DOS1986freeware graphic adventure with text parser
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Sexy Fighter

DOS1993NSFW fighting, visual novel
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Loom

DOSLinuxMac OS1990protecteddemo point and click adventure
Loom is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (now LucasArts). It was designed by Brian Moriarty and is known for its unique gameplay mechanics and emphasis on storytelling. Loom is distinctive for its interface, which revolves around musical notes and spells. The protagonist, Bobbin Threadbare, is a young weaver ...
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Deja Vu 2: Lost in Las Vegas

DOS1990 point and click adventure
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Police Quest 3: The Kindred

DOS1991protecteddemo point and click adventure
Police Quest 3: The Kindred is an adventure video game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1991. It is the third installment in the Police Quest series, which was designed by former police officer Jim Walls. Known for its realistic portrayal of police procedures, Police Quest 3 shifts slightly toward a darker narrative compared to its pred...
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I have no Mouth and I Must Scream

DOS1995protected point and click adventure
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Wayne's World

DOS1993 point and click adventure
Wayne's World is an abandoned point and click adventure game based on the movie of the same name. In Wayne's World you control both the characters of Wayne and Garth (created by Mike Myers and Dana Carvey) in a quest to save their TV show. Wayne's World was developed and released by Capstone in 1993.
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James Clavell's Shogun

DOS1989 interactive fiction
James Clavell's Shogun, a text adventure game developed by Infocom and released in 1989. Infocom was known for its interactive fiction games, and "James Clavell's Shogun" was one of its later releases.This text adventure game is based on James Clavell's novel "Shogun" and follows the story of John Blackthorne, an English navigator who becomes invol...
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Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS1985 puzzle adventure