Since their humble beginnings as text-based narratives, adventure games have come a long way.
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Since their humble beginnings as text-based narratives, adventure games have come a long way.
Alone in the Dark is a survival horror game developed by Infogrames Europe and published by I-Motion in 1992. It was initially released for DOS but was later ported to several other platforms.
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Sam & Max: Hit the Road is a comedic graphic adventure game developed and published by LucasArts for DOS in 1993. It was ported to Windows, Mac, and Linux in the subsequent years following its release.
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Full Throttle is a third-person puzzle-solving adventure developed and published by LucasArts, released in 1995 for DOS and Macintosh. The game features a full voiceover soundtrack, performed by popular actors such as Mark Hamill.
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Maniac Mansion is a memorable point-and-click graphic adventure created by LucasArts initially for the Commodore 64. Written by Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick, it's the first adventu...
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King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! is the fifth chapter of the famous fantasy adventure series created by Roberta Williams. It was released in 1990 for MS-DOS, Amiga, Macintosh, and other platforms.
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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers is a point-and-click puzzle-solving adventure game written and designed by Jane Jensen. It was published by Sierra On-Line in 1993. It is the first game of the Gabriel Knight series.
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Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse is an educational adventure created by Humongous Entertainment. It was released in 1996 for Macintosh and Windows. It's the sequel of the first Freddi Fish, released in 1994.
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The Legend of Kyrandia is a fantasy adventure game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Games in 1992 for Amiga and DOS. This is the beginning of what would eventu...
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Gobliiins is the first adventure puzzle game in the franchise of the same name and was developed by Coktel Vision. It was published by Sierra in 1991-1992 for DOS and Amiga. Of cou...
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It Came from the Desert is an action-adventure game by Cinemaware, inspired by 1950s "B" movies, initially released for the Amiga in 1989. Later it was ported to MS-DOS. With Defe...
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Simon the Sorcerer is a point-and-click adventure game created by Adventuresoft and released in 1993 for the Amiga and MS-DOS. The Amiga AGA version, with 256-colour graphics and c...
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Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out is, strangely enough, the fifth entry into the Leisure Suit Larry series created by Al Lowe. It was published by Sierra On-Line in 1993 for DOS.
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Zork is one of the earliest interactive fiction/text-adventure and one of the most popular computer games ever created. It was developed initially in 1977–1979 for a DEC mainfram...
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Discworld II: Missing Presumed, released as Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! in North America, is the second title in the Discworld series. These of graphic adventures are based on Terry Pratchett's novels.
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