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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King's Quest 6: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow

DOSWindows 3.x1992protected point and click adventure
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True Love

Windows XP/98/951995NSFW visual novel, point and click adventure
True Love is abandoned visual novel and dating simulation developed by Software House Parsley and released by JAST USA in 1995 for Windows. True Love is one of the many erotic anime-style visual novels released in the 1990s.
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Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter

DOSMac OS1986 graphic adventure with text parser
Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line, released in 1986. It was created by the duo of Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe, who later became known as the "Two Guys from Andromeda". The game is renowned for its humor and engaging story set in a science fiction universe.In Space Quest I playe...
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Crescent

DOS1993NSFW visual novel
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Angel 3

DOS1990NSFW visual novel
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Season of the Sakura

DOS1997NSFW visual novel
Season of the Sakura is an abandoned visual novel game developed by JAST USA and released by in 1997 for DOS. Season of the Sakura is one of the many Japanese visual novels published in the 90s with a eroge theme.
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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.
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Rambo First Blood Part 2

DOS1985 interactive fiction
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King's Quest 1: Quest for the Crown

DOS1984 graphic adventure with text parser
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown is the first game in the popular series of King's Quest. Developed by Sierra On-line, King's Quest is an early adventure game (one of the first animated adventures), a step up from the classic graphical interactive fiction of the time. The player can use the keyword both to move the character around the game world ...
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Three Sisters' Story

DOS1999NSFW visual novel, point and click adventure
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The Hobbit

DOS1983 interactive fiction
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Code-Name: Iceman

DOS1989 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...
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Police Quest 1: In Pursuit of the Death Angel

DOS1987 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, ...
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Zork I: The Great Underground Empire

DOS1982 interactive fiction
Zork is one of the most popular text-adventures and one of the first interactive fiction games ever created. The first Zork was developed in the seventies and ported on various platform by Infocom in the early 80s. Infocom was one of the most prolific developers of text-adventures for home computers and created memorable interactive fiction ga...
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Space Quest 4: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers

DOSWindows 3.x1991protected point and click adventure
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Dylan Dog: Through the Looking Glass

DOS1992 point and click adventure
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Planetfall

DOS1983 interactive fiction
Planetfall is an interactive fiction sci-fie game released in 1983 by Infocom, written by Steve Meretzky. It is often considered one of Infocom's best titles. You play as a low-ranking Ensign Seventh Class in the Stellar Patrol, stuck doing menial janitorial tasks aboard the starship Featherstone. However, after an emergency escape pod launch,...
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KGB

DOS1992 point and click adventure
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Future Wars: Adventures in Time

DOS1990 point and click adventure
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Beyond the Titanic

DOS1986 interactive fiction
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Fairy Nights

Windows XP/98/952000NSFW visual novel
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The adventures of Willy Beamish

DOS1991 point and click adventure
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Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail

DOS1990 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.
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Runaway City

DOS1995NSFW visual novel
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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

DOSWindows 3.xMac OS1993protecteddemo point and click adventure
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1993 and designed by Jane Jensen. The game is the first installment in the Gabriel Knight series.The story revolves around Gabriel Knight, a struggling writer living in New Orleans. He inherits a bookstore from his d...
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Pepper's Adventures in Time

DOS1993 point and click adventure
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Fatal Relations

Windows XP/98/951998NSFW visual novel, point and click adventure
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The Twilight Zone

DOS1988 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.