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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Kobayashi Naru
DOS19873.4/5 point and click adventure
Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards
DOS1987NSFW4.3/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Leisure Suit Larry: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards is the first adventure of the Leisure Suit Larry series, created by Al Lowe and published by Sierra On-Line. As a virgin male in his forties, your goal is to, well, find the woman of your dreams. In 1991 Sierra released a VGA remake.
Maniac Mansion
DOSLinuxMac OS1987protected4.2/5 point and click adventure
Maniac Mansion is one of the most famous point-and-click adventure games developed by Lucasfilm Games, 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 elements. Players can choose between several characters, each with unique abilities useful for solving various puzzle...
Metropolis
DOS19873.8/5
Mixed-up Mother Goose
DOS19874.1/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It
DOS19873.4/5 interactive fiction
Passengers on the Wind 2
DOS19873/5 interactive fiction, visual novel
Plundered Hearts
DOSMac OS19873.9/5 interactive fiction
Police Quest 1: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
DOS19874.3/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel is an adventure game released in 1987 by Sierra On-Line, designed by former police officer Jim Walls. It's the first installment in the Police Quest series and is known for its realistic portrayal of police procedures.In the game, you play as Sonny Bonds, a police officer in the fictional city of Lytton, ...
Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge
DOS1987protected4/5 graphic adventure with text parser
SRAM
DOS19873.5/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Stationfall
DOS19874/5 interactive fiction
Supernova
DOS1987freeware3.5/5 interactive fiction
The Fourth Protocol
DOS19874/5 interactive fiction
The Guild of Thieves
DOS19874.1/5 interactive fiction
The Lurking Horror
DOS19874.1/5 interactive fiction
The Three Musketeers
DOS19873/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Uninvited
DOSMac OS19873.8/5 point and click adventure
20000 Leagues under the sea
DOS19883.8/5 visual novel, interactive fiction
A Dudley Dilemma
DOS19883.3/5 interactive fiction
Corruption
DOS19884/5 interactive fiction
Dream Zone
DOS19884.2/5 interactive fiction
Fish!
DOS19883.8/5 interactive fiction
Gamma Force in Pit of a Thousand Screams
DOS19883.8/5 visual novel, interactive fiction
Gnome Ranger 2: Ingrid's Back
DOS19883.8/5 interactive fiction
Gold Rush!
DOS1988protected4.1/5 graphic adventure with text parser
Guardians of Infinity: to Save Kennedy
DOS1988protected3.5/5 interactive fiction
Jinxter
DOS19884/5 interactive fiction
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...
L.A. Crackdown
DOS19884/5