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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 -
3-D Tic-Tac-Toe
Atari 2600 · Atari 8-bitReleased1982 5.1/10Elevate your strategy with 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe, the three-dimensional twist on the timeless classic. Set on a 4×4×4 grid that brings a new level of depth to…Read more -
A Scrambled Word Game
Atari 8-bitReleased1981 6.2/10A Scrambled Word Game is a bare-bones Atari 8-bit word puzzle built around one stubborn rule: you do not move on until you solve the anagram…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 -
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 -
Adventureland
Apple II · Atari 8-bitReleased1982 6.2/10Step into the pioneering realm of text adventures with Adventureland, the very first creation from legendary designer Scott Adams. Embark on a magical quest through an…Read more -
African Adventure
DOSReleased1997Embark on a thrilling text-based quest with African Adventure, a faithful 2023 remake of the beloved 1980 Commodore 64 classic African Adventure: In Search of Dr.…Read more -
Akira
NESReleased1988Step into the neon-lit streets of New Tokyo in 2019, 31 years after World War III, where rival gangs and a corrupt military hold the city…Read more -
Android Nim
Apple IIReleased1980 6.5/10Android Nim turns one of the cleanest mathematical games into a quick duel of laser-firing text-mode androids. The rules take moments to grasp: pick one heap,…Read more -
Apple Nuclear Power Plant
Apple II · Commodore 64Released1982 7.4/10Apple Nuclear Power Plant turns reactor management into a stern little daily ritual: set the control rods, adjust cooling flow, then live with the numbers you…Read more -
Arrow of Death: Part I
Atari 8-bit · BBC MicroReleased1983 8.2/10Step into the next chapter of Brian Howarth’s celebrated Mysterious Adventures series, where the Golden Baton you once reclaimed has turned dark and malevolent. A pall…Read more -
Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur
Amiga · Apple IIReleased1989 7.8/10Step into a richly illustrated world of myth and magic with this Infocom Graphic Interactive Fiction epic. You are Arthur, rightful heir to Camelot, and you’ve…Read more -
Astérix und Obélix: Die Odyssee
Commodore 64Released1986 5.5/10Astérix und Obélix: Die Odyssee opens with a wonderfully comic-book problem: Panoramix needs rock oil for his potions, so Astérix, Obélix, Idéfix and the suspicious Zérozérosix…Read more -
Asylum II
Atari 8-bit · Commodore 64Released1985 6.5/10Asylum II starts with the kind of stripped-down predicament that old adventure games do well: you wake in a cell-like room, spot a box on the…Read more -
B-1 Nuclear Bomber
Apple II · Atari 8-bitReleased1983 5.9/10Step into the cockpit of the supersonic B-1 Nuclear Bomber and pilot your mission deep into enemy territory. With simple text commands, you’ll set your altitude,…Read more -
Balrog
Apple II · TRS-80Released1980Discover the long-lost fantasy gem Balrog, an extremely hard-to-find adventure that thrusts you into a sprawling dungeon filled with deadly traps, lurking monsters, and the fearsome…Read more -
Bets
Commodore 64Released1983 5.8/10Bets turns Indian Poker into a compact bluffing contest: you can see every opponent’s card except your own, so each call, raise, or fold is a…Read more -
Border Zone
Apple II · Commodore 64Released1987 7.3/10Step back into the high-stakes world of the 1980s Cold War with Border Zone. Ostnitz, a tense frontier town wedged between the Eastern Bloc nation of…Read more -
Bored of the Rings
Amstrad CPC · BBC MicroReleased1986 7.3/10Embark on a riotous quest to return The Great Ring to Mount Doom as Fordo the Boggit, joined by country bumpkins Spam, Pimply, and Murky, plus…Read more -
Borrowed Time
Amiga · Apple IIReleased1985 7.8/10Step into the gritty streets of mid-1930s America as Sam Harlow, a hard-boiled private investigator whose past comes back to haunt him when his ex-wife, Rita…Read more -
Bulls and Bears
Apple IIReleased1978 6/10Bulls and Bears starts with a pleasantly ruthless question: can you turn $50,000 into more money than everyone else before your decisions catch up with you?…Read more -
Bureaucracy
Amiga · Apple IIReleased1987 7.6/10Step into the absurd world of Bureaucracy, a delightfully twisted text adventure where every form, queue, and stamp threatens to derail your new life. You’ve just…Read more
