Since their humble beginnings as text-based narratives, adventure games have come a long way.
Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Since their humble beginnings as text-based narratives, adventure games have come a long way.
Emmanuelle: A Game of Eroticism is a graphic adventure created by Tomahawk and published by Coktel Vision in 1989 for Amiga, MS-DOS, and Atari ST. The game, categorized as an adult...
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Superhero League of Hoboken is an adventure role-playing game created by Steve Meretzky and published by Legend Entertainment in 1994 for DOS. This game is an amalgam of different play styles and genres, a match made in heaven.
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Personal Nightmare is a horror game developed and published by Horror soft in 1989. The title was released for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS. The game is the direct forerunner of...
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The Pawn is a text adventure created by Magnetic Scrolls initially for the Sinclair QL and published by Sinclair Research in 1985. The game wasn't very successful and one year late...
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Hugo II: Whodunit is an adventure game for MS-DOS designed by David P. Gray and released in 1991. Created using the same engine as Hugo's House of Horrors, it was followed by Hugo III: Jungle of Doom which was released in 1992.
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Lords of Doom is a horror adventure/role-playing game from Attic Entertainment Software, published by Starbyte Software in 1990. It was released for Amiga, Atari, Commodore 64, and DOS.
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Lenny's Music Toons is an educational musical adventure developed and published by Paramount Interactive for Windows 3.1 and released in 1993. Interacting with Lenny the Penguin an...
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Starcross is an interactive fiction/text adventure published by Infocom in 1982. The story was written by Dave Lebling, one of the authors of Zork: The Great Underground Empire. ...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Echoes from the Past is a graphic adventure based on the popular TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The game was developed by Spectrum Holob...
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Frederik Pohl's Gateway is an interactive fiction with graphics created by Legend Entertainment and published in 1992 for MS-DOS. The game is based on the famous Frederik Pohl's sci-fi novels.
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Return to Zork is a graphic adventure designed by Doug Barnett for Activision and released in 1993 for MS-DOS and Macintosh. The game is one of the official sequels to the famous...
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The Adventures of Maddog Williams in the Dungeons of Duridian is a graphic adventure released by Game Crafters in 1991 for MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. In this fantasy title, devel...
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The Guild of Thieves is a text adventure with images created by Magnetic Scrolls and released in 1987 for several home computers. Thanks to the portable game engine, the adventure ...
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Gnome Ranger is a text adventure with graphics created by Level 9 Computing and released in 1987 on several 8-bit and 16-bit platforms. Releases include Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Macintosh, and others.
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