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1893: A World’s Fair Mystery
Macintosh · WindowsReleased2003 7.8/10Step into the shoes of a seasoned detective in 1893: A World’s Fair Mystery, a richly detailed text-based adventure set against the dazzling backdrop of Chicago’s…Read more -
2112: A Field Trip
WindowsReleased2001Embark on an unforgettable text-adventure set against the crimson sands of Mars on February 4th, 2112. What starts as a routine McCracken Middle School field trip…Read more -
9:05
DOS · WindowsReleased2000 7.3/10Rise and shine—or at least try to—when your alarm goes off at exactly 9:05 AM after a night you’d rather forget. In this bite-sized interactive fiction,…Read more -
A Crimson Spring
WindowsReleased2000A Crimson Spring transports you back to the golden era of text adventures, channeling the spirit of Infocom’s most beloved classics with a cutting-edge parser that…Read more -
A Dark and Deadly Path
WindowsReleased2006ADAP transforms storytelling into an electrifying, hands-on adventure engine that invites you to craft and play Choose Your Own Adventure–style games with heart-pounding, Dragon’s Lair–inspired snap…Read more -
A Dark and Stormy Entry
WindowsReleased2001Step into the author’s chair with this groundbreaking 2001 entry from the LOTECHComp series, where your imagination is the only limit. From the moment you face…Read more -
A Day for Soft Food
DOSReleased1999A Day for Soft Food invites you to slip into the whiskered paws of a resourceful house cat whose beloved master—affectionately dubbed “the Provider”—lies bedridden and…Read more -
A Dudley Dilemma
DOSReleased1988Step into the ivy-clad halls of Harvard University as a bright-eyed resident of Dudley House in this charmingly witty text adventure. With nothing more than your…Read more -
A Lenda da Gávea
MSX · ZX SpectrumReleased1987Uncover an ancient extraterrestrial mystery in A Lenda da Gávea, where a two-million-year-old spaceship crash on Brazil’s coastline hides a radioactive wreck and the alien captain’s…Read more -
Abracadabra
Amstrad CPC · MSXReleased1988Embark on a hauntingly beautiful quest in Abracadabra, where noble knight Clus d’Eledorf’s forbidden love for Princess Violeta incurs the wrath of the jealous witch Saligia.…Read more -
Acheton
Acorn 32-bit · Amstrad CPCReleased1987 6.4/10Dive into Acheton, the ultimate home computer adventure port of the legendary mainframe classic. Roam through a claustrophobic dungeon of over 400 winding rooms and interact…Read more -
Ad Verbum
DOS · MacintoshReleased2000The city has finally secured an eviction notice, and it falls to you to inventory every nook and cranny of the Wizard of Wordplay’s haunted manor…Read more -
ADV770
Macintosh · WindowsReleased2008Step into the legendary world of Crowther and Woods’ original Adventure, now reimagined and massively expanded for an unforgettable journey. This edition builds on Don Woods’…Read more -
Advanced Xoru
DOSReleased1989Choose from five iconic hero archetypes—Paladin, Necromancer, Barbarian, Zen-Druid, or Shadowy Tracker—and venture into the shadowy depths of Ebon Titan. Three treacherous levels of winding corridors,…Read more -
Adventure
WindowsReleased2007In 1976, programmer and spelunker Will Crowther poured his passion for Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave system into the world’s first truly immersive text‐adventure. Armed with real‐life maps…Read more -
Adventure 1
Amstrad CPC · BBC MicroReleased1984 7/10Adventure 1 drops you at the famous brick building with nothing but a forest, a stream, and a command line between you and a huge cave…Read more -
Adventure 3: Haunted Mansion
Commodore 64Released1982 7.2/10Adventure 3: Haunted Mansion drops you into the kind of old-school text adventure where progress starts with a simple command and quickly turns into a careful…Read more -
Adventure A
Amstrad CPC · Commodore 64Released1984Artic’s Adventure: First Contact throws you into the cockpit of a stranded spaceship pilot on a dangerous alien world. As the inaugural chapter of the Artic’s…Read more -
Adventure B
Amstrad CPC · Commodore 64Released1984Step into the steaming heart of a South American jungle and discover an untouched Inca temple teeming with hidden riches. Each gleaming artifact carries its own…Read more -
Adventure Book (included games)
DOSReleased2001Adventure Book is a powerful suite of user-friendly tools that turns aspiring writers into game designers. Its intuitive hyperfiction engine lets you build engaging choose-your-own-adventure stories…Read more -
Adventure C
Amstrad CPC · Commodore 64Released1984Boarding an ominous Alien Cruiser after your reconnaissance ship is snared by a Graviton Beam, you step into a pulse-pounding text adventure where every typed command…Read more -
Adventure in Humongous Cave
Amiga · DOSReleased1993Discover the timeless thrill of text-based exploration with this masterful remake of the mid-’70s classic ADVENTURE, lovingly ported using the Adventure Game Toolkit – Master’s Edition.…Read more -
Adventure in the Fifth Dimension
Atari 8-bitReleased1983Experience Brian Moriarty’s inaugural text adventure, lovingly crafted in Atari BASIC with a dash of 6502 assembly. You step into the trench coat of a savvy…Read more -
Adventure Master
Apple II · Atari 8-bitReleased1984Adventure Master brings the golden age of ’80s gaming to your fingertips, offering an intuitive adventure-creation suite where every click crafts a new world. With its…Read more
