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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The Secret of Monkey Island

DOS1990protecteddemo point and click adventure
The Secret of Monkey Island is perhaps the most popular point and click adventure game developed by Lucasfilm Games and designed by the trio Ron Gilbert, Dave Grossman and Tim Scha...
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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...
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Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards

DOS1987NSFW graphic adventure with text parser
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards is the debut title in the Leisure Suit Larry series, created by Al Lowe and originally published by Sierra On-Line in 1987. The...
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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 ...
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Maniac Mansion

DOSLinuxMac OS1987protected 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. T...
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Three Sisters' Story

DOS1999NSFW visual novel, point and click adventure
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Legend of Kyrandia

DOS1992 point and click adventure
The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One is the first installment in The Legend of Kyrandia series of point-and-click adventure games developed by Westwood Studios and released in 1992 for...
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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 an...
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Heart of China

DOS1991 point and click adventure
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Discworld

DOS1995 point and click adventure
If you like your point-and-click adventures served with a side of absurd British humor, Discworld (1995, DOS) is a feast. Based on Terry Pratchett’s beloved universe, the gam...
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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 pla...
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Rise of the Dragon

DOS1990 point and click adventure
Rise of the Dragon is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Dynamix in 1990. It was originally released for MS-DOS and later ported to other platforms such as...
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Quest for Glory 2: Trial by Fire

DOS1990protecteddemo point and click adventure
Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire is the second installment in Sierra On-Line's Quest for Glory series, blending classic adventure gameplay with RPG elements in a world inspired by...
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The adventures of Willy Beamish

DOS1991 point and click adventure
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Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity

Windows XP/98/951995 point and click adventure
If you ever wanted to play a point-and-click adventure where the protagonists have the combined IQ of a slice of cheese, Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity is your masterpie...
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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 Crow...
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Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1995protecteddemo point and click adventure
Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1995 as a sequel to the original Gabriel Knight...
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The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel

DOS1992 point and click adventure
Back in 1992, The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel set the bar for pixelated deduction. A famous actress is dead, and every gentleman in London seems...
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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

DOS1991protecteddemo point and click adventure
Monkey Island 2 is the second game of the Monkey Island series, a point and click adventure game set in a world of pirates and mysterious treasures. Monkey Island 2 utilizes a comm...
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A Personal Nightmare

DOS1989 graphic adventure with text parser
A Personal Nightmare (1989) blends horror and detective work into one spooky little cocktail of 1980s DOS game design. You return to your hometown to find it overrun by demonic pos...
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Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protecteddemoNSFW point and click adventure
Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail! is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It is the sixth installment in the Leisure Suit Larry series and was rel...
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Deja Vu 2: Lost in Las Vegas

DOS1990 point and click adventure
In this 1990 point-and-click adventure, you find yourself in Las Vegas with no memory of how you got there. Solve puzzles, gather clues, and uncover the mystery behind your amnesia...
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Code-Name: Iceman

DOS1989 graphic adventure with text parser
Part Cold War thriller, part adventure game, part submarine simulator, Code-Name: Iceman is a Sierra title that demands patience, precision, and a deep respect for diplomacy and to...
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Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus

DOS1991 dungeon crawl, point and click adventure
Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus doubles down on everything that made the first game memorable: horror, humor, and puzzles that seem designed to mock you. Elvira herself steals the s...
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Operation Stealth

DOS1990 point and click adventure
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Amy's Fantasies

Windows XP/98/951995NSFW visual novel
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The Colonel's Bequest

DOS1989protecteddemo
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. T...
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Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS1985 puzzle adventure
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Sex Vixens from Space

DOS1989NSFW interactive fiction
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Runaway City

DOS1995NSFW visual novel