[Joe Molotov]

Adventure games aren't dead, they're merely hiding out in the dark shadowy corners of the Internets, ready to leap out and pounce on you when you least except it! I just think it's high time we brought some of the dark shadowy corners to light. Every once in a while, a thread will get posted here about some free adventure game, a dozen or so people play it, post hints to fellow gamers that have gotten stuck, and invariable a few people will recommend other similar games they've played, but then by the end of the day, the thread has sunk into the oblivion of Page 2.

So, I'm thinking, why not have a one-stop thread to let people know what's available? It could be updated as new games are discovered/released. I know about several, so I'll get the thread started with a few.

Games #1-20
Games #21-40
Games #41-60
Games #61-80

AFTERSHOCKED!
Developed by: MadGames (The guy that made this game is now working on SimCity Societies)
Released in: 2002
Genre: Point & Click\Post-Apocalyptic\Comedy
Download Size: 47 MB
Download Link: http://madgames.adventuredevelopers....tdownloads.htm
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

AfterShocked! is a full-featured post-apocalyptic comedy adventure game in the vein of Monkey Island and other classic adventure titles. Features include hand-drawn 16-bit color graphics, an original musical score, dozens of characters to interact with, plenty of scenes to visit, lots of puzzles to solve, and a completely warped sense of humor.

APPRENTICE 1
Developed by: Herculean Effort
Released in: 2003
Genre: Point & Click/Adventure
Download Size: 25 MB
Download Link: http://www.herculeaneffort.com/downl...1%20deluxe.rar
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

For as long as he can remember, Mortimer Pibsworth sought wizard-hood. The obsession led to his apprenticeship, an exciting new beginning that melted into chores and household duties. When a nightmare started recurring, his spirits sunk like a lead wand in Willowbean Bay. After falling out of bed in his sleep, Mortimer faced an entirely different morning…

APPRENTICE 2: THE KNIGHT'S MOVES
Developed by: Herculean Effort
Released in: 2004
Genre: Point & Click/Adventure
Download Size: 43.4 MB
Download Link: http://www.herculeaneffort.com/downl...entice%202.rar
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

The second chapter in the Apprentice series begins where the original left off. As the story continues, the black horse of war looms over the land, with the ominous Lord Ironcrow at the reins. Because Pib’s apprenticeship makes him vulnerable to the military draft, attaining wizardhood becomes imperative. From ocean diving to winning at the races, this adventure explores the land of Willowbean that lies beyond the Wizard’s hill. New characters range from the Book Wyrm, a dragon-like being with a taste for literature, to Seacookie, the puniest contender at the centaur races.

BEN JORDAN - PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR CASE 1: IN SEARCH OF THE SKUNK-APE
Developed by: Grundislav Games
Released in: 2004
Genre: Point & Click/Mystery
Download Size: 36.3 MB
Download Link: http://www.grundislavgames.com/games/bj1deluxe.zip
My Rank: 3/5 (One part Gabriel Knight, one part Scooby Doo, this first part wasn't great but I look forward to seeing if the later parts improve.)
Completion Time: 1 Hour

Ben's first case finds him in the Florida Everglades, looking for something known as "The Skunk-Ape" which is said to be a local variation on Bigfoot. The Skunk-Ape got its name because of its horrible smell, described as a mixture of moldy cheese, rotten eggs, and dung. Several park rangers have been murdered, and so Ben is called in to investigate the possibility that the Skunk-Ape is involved. Help him survive long enough to solve his first case!

BEN JORDAN - PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR CASE 2: THE LOST GALLON OF THE SALTON SEA
Developed by: Grundislav Games
Released in: 2004
Genre: Point & Click/Mystery
Download Size: 8.9 MB
Download Link: http://www.grundislavgames.com/games/bj2.zip
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Ben is called out to the tiny desert town of Dunesberg, California, to investigate the disappearance of a local man who went out searching for the Lost Galleon, a Spanish treasure ship said to be located somewhere beneath the sands.

BEN JORDAN - PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR CASE 3: THE SORCERESS OF SMAILHOLM
Developed by: Grundislav Games
Released in: 2004
Genre: Point & Click/Mystery
Download Size: 26.5 MB
Download Link: http://www.grundislavgames.com/games/bj3.zip
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

The tiny village of Smailholm, Scotland has seen better days. Recently, two little girls have been murdered and the locals suspect the work of witches. In what may be his toughest case yet, Ben must figure out what happened to the children and discover if the witch rumors are true. However, this time he may end up in over his head...

BEN JORDAN - PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR CASE 4: THE HORROR AT NUMBER 50
Developed by: Grundislav Games
Released in: 2005
Genre: Point & Click/Mystery
Download Size: 23.5 MB
Download Link: http://www.grundislavgames.com/games/bj4.zip
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Ben's latest case finds him investigating the mysterious Number 50, Berkeley Square, London. The site of several ghost stories, infamous for its famous "horror," paranormal activity at Number 50 has been dormant for nearly 100 years. Until now...

BEN JORDAN - PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR CASE 5: THE LAND OF THE RISING DEAD
Developed by: Grundislav Games
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click/Mystery
Download Size: 23.4 MB
Download Link: http://www.grundislavgames.com/games/bj5.zip
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

After the events in London, Ben Jordan returns home for a much needed rest. One day, he receives a conference call from his friends Simon Booth and Alice Wilkins. Simon has heard of a series of murders in Osaka, Japan, and thinks there is some sort of paranormal activity involved. Ben, Simon, and Alice travel to Japan, but soon find there is much more to the story than they first thought...

BEN JORDAN - PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR CASE 6: THE SCOURGE OF THE SEA PEOPLE
Developed by: Grundislav Games
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click/Mystery
Download Size: 27.1 MB
Download Link: http://www.grundislavgames.com/games/bj6.zip
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Following Alice's near-fatal poisoning in Japan, the paranormal investigating trio decides a vacation is in order. Traveling to Greece, they find themselves in the remote fishing village of Agia Anna. However, they soon learn that even while on vacation their work is never done. It seems that ancient creatures of legend known as the Sea People have been emerging from the ocean at night and dragging villagers down to the depths to eat them. Ben, Simon, and Alice must investigate and put an end to the Scourge of the Sea People!

BENEATH A STEEL SKY
Developed by: Resolution Software
Released in: 1994
Genre: Point & Click/Sci-Fi
Download Size: 7.3 MB Minimum (63 MB Maximum)
Download Link: http://www.scummvm.org/downloads.php (Requires ScummVM)
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

The game takes place at an unknown point in a dystopian future in Australia, where the Earth has been significantly damaged by pollution or nuclear fallout. The game's backstory is introduced via a comic book, drawn by well-known comic artist Dave Gibbons, that tells the story of a young boy called Robert who is the sole survivor of a plane crash in "the Gap" (the name applied to the Australian Outback at the time of the game). Too young to fend for himself, Robert is adopted by a local group of Indigenous Australians, who teach him the skills he needs to survive in this harsh new environment; they name him Robert Foster, partly due to him being fostered by them and also because of the discovery of an empty can of Foster's Lager, an Australian beer, found near him at the crash site. After Foster has reached adulthood, he is kidnapped and his tribe annihilated by storm-troopers sent from Union City by its all-powerful computer LINC. Interestingly, Union City mentions prominent suburbs and train stations found within Australia's largest city, Sydney, leading some to speculate that Union City was once Sydney. This was confirmed in a 2005 interview with the Australian gaming magazine, PC PowerPlay. Foster manages to escape from his captors as the helicopter transporting him back to Union City crashes just after entering the dome, leaving him and his robot friend, Joey, to find out why they were brought there and where to go next. Joey's personality is stored on a small circuit board, which can easily be inserted and removed from many types of robot bodies. This allows Joey to change bodies as the situation requires, provided his circuit board is not damaged. Joey, however, is not always happy about Foster's choice of body for him.

BEYOND THE THRESHOLD
Developed by: Nacht und Nebel
Released in: 2006
Genre: 3D Point & Click
Download Size: 26 MB
Download Link: http://nacht-und-nebel.org/cms/index...d=15&Itemid=39

You play the role of fictional Lovecraftian occultist and paranormal scholar Friedrich Wilhelm von Junzt, celebrated author of Unaussprechlichen Kulten, a volume exploring the blasphemous worship of ancient and alien eldritch beings. But through all your investigations and studies, your unwelcome scrutiny has not escaped the attention of certain dark forces; as Nietzsche said, “If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” Something oozing from the black heart of the abyss has followed you to the very door of your Düsseldorf study with an eye to curtailing your research into Things Man Was Not Meant To Know; safe for now in its reinforced arcane security, but not indefinitely, you must determine the nature of your pursuer and procure the necessary components to send it back to the Cyclopean ruins from whence it shambled.

BRAIN HOTEL
Developed by: Pinhead Games
Released in: 2004
Genre: Point & Click/Sci-Fi/Comedy
Download Size: 31 MB (Flash)
Download Link: http://www.otterarchives.com/brainhotel/index.html
My Rank: N/A
Completion Time: N/A

Brain Hotel is a point-and-click adventure game in the tradition of such classic LucasArts games as Maniac Mansion and the Monkey Island series. You play the role of Ed Arnold, a hapless deliveryman who gets tangled in the annual supervillain convention at the Brain Hotel. Ed reluctantly becomes involved in a plot to defeat one of the more ruthless supervillains at the convention.

CEDRIC AND THE REVOLUTION
Developed by: Bernie
Released in: 2005
Genre: Point & Click
Download Size: 1.7 MB
Download Link: http://www.origamihero.com/files/advgame.zip
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Follow the adventure of Cedric and Victor as they try to get a demonstration up and running. It's not as easy as it sounds and they end up doing something completely different, but hey, at least they tried, eh?

CHIVALRY IS NOT DEAD
Developed by: Deirdra Kiai Productions
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click/Fantasy/Comedy
Download Size: 7.7 MB
Download Link: http://chivalry.deirdrakiai.com/download.html
My Rank: 4/5 (Short but sweet. You have a lot of different options on how to complete the game, and a variety of alternate endings, so it's fun to play over again.)
Completion Time: 30 Minutes

Chivalry is Not Dead is a game. It is also a story. Not the kind that unfolds passively, but more like the bedtime stories you may have heard when you were younger, where you got to periodically interrupt and change the outcome. Chivalry is Not Dead is a cartoon fairytale. It is also a social commentary of sorts. To be honest, it doesn't seem to very sure what it is. It does, however, try its best to be entertaining. Chivalry is Not Dead is not an epic. Like a bedtime story, it'll be over in an evening, but also like a bedtime story, it won't always be the same every time you play it. Chivalry is Not Dead stars a horribly disfigured creature named Phlegmwad (whose head is conveniently covered by a paper bag), employed as an assassin for the evil Lord Horrible. His first task is to kill the good Queen of Everything. Or is it the evil Queen of Everything, and the good Lord Horrible? What do good and evil mean, anyway? This, in the end, will be up to you to decide.

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The Chzo Mythos

5 DAYS A STRANGER (Part 1 of the Chzo Mythos)
Developed by: Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
Released in: 2003
Genre: Point & Click/Horror/Mystery
Download Size: 1.3 MB
Download Link: http://www.clawofcat.com/yahtzee/5days13.zip
My Rank: 4.5/5 (Great story and puzzles, clunky interface and graphics)
Completion Time: ~2.5 Hours (Moderate)

Get in, get the loot, get out... that's how it usually goes for master cat burglar Trilby. But after he breaks into the supposedly vacated country manor erstwhile of the aristocratic DeFoe family, he quickly finds that things are not that simple. Together with a group of strangers, he finds himself imprisoned by some invisible intelligence. A force prepared to do anything to keep them there. Up to and including murder... As the killings begin and suspicion threatens to tear the group apart, it's up to Trilby to unite his squabbling companions and destroy the supernatural entity that victimises them. But what exactly is it? What is the dark secret attached to DeFoe Manor? And what is the significance of the masked maniac who haunts their dreams?

7 DAYS A SKEPTIC (Part 2 of the Chzo Mythos)
Developed by: Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
Released in: 2004
Genre: Point & Click/Horror/Mystery
Download Size: 1.4 MB
Download Link: http://www.clawofcat.com/yahtzee/7days.zip
My Rank: 4/5 (Better graphics, music, and interface than the first, but I didn't like the story as much.)
Completion Time: 3 Hours (Moderate)



TRILBY'S NOTES (Part 3 of the Chzo Mythos)
Developed by: Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
Released in: 2006
Genre: Text-Parser/Horror/Mystery
Download Size: 2.2 MB
Download Link: http://download.epicforge.com/mirror....com/notes.zip
My Rank: 5/5 (Better graphics, better story, better writing, a satisfying new text parser interface, and the horror gets more cosmic.)
Completion Time: 3 Hours (Easy)



6 DAYS A SACRIFICE (Final Part of the Chzo Mythos)
Developed by: Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click/Horror/Mystery
Download Size: 2 MB
Download Link: http://yahtzee.roushimsx.com/6days.zip
My Rank: 4.5/5 (Not as good as 'Trilby's Notes', but it brings a solid end to the series, despite leaving the player with many loose ends.)
Completion Time: 2 Hours. (Moderate)




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CIRQUE DE ZALE
Developed by: Mushroom Republic
Released in: 2004
Genre: 3D Point & Click
Download Size: 3.1 MB
Download Link: http://mushroom.chickennation.com/cirque.zip
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Cirque de Zale stars a young fellow of moderately brusque demeanour called Alexander Zale, who works as a dung-shoveller until one day, he gets sucked into another dimension! This can happen if you're not careful! Anyway, once there, he does things. In order to find out what things, please download and play this short, entertaining game at your leisure.

COVERT FRONT
Developed by: Mateusz Skutnik
Released in: 2007
Genre: Web-based point and click adventure
Download Size: 4MB each (Flash)
Download Link: PastelGames
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

The first two chapters of a planned four part series of spy-themed point and click adventures. Surprisingly engrossing for online games, though they're a bit short.

[Joe Molotov]

DEAD CITY
Developed by: Nihlis (No, not Nibris!)
Released in: 2004
Genre: Point & Click
Download Size: 11 MB
Download Link: http://nihilis.games.cz/deadcity_eng.html

"I've spent like three months...like million years in the madhouse. A trillion suicide attempts. And all the time just bad dreams...dreams about her dead eyes, blood and despair." Several megabytes containing slighty moronic, pseudo-philosophical texts, depressive moody graphics and an ambient melancholic music, an absurd story and primitive puzzles. All of this awaits you in this 1st person 2D adventure game.

DUTY AND BEYOND
Developed by: Wandering Adventures
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click/Sci-Fi/Comedy
Download Size: 4.3 MB (Also works on Macs and Linux)
Download Link: http://new.bigbluecup.com/games.php?...=detail&id=747
My Rank: 4.5/5 (Wonky graphics, but a cool story and puzzles. Lame ending.)
Completion Time: 5 Hours (Moderate)

Your 'quest' in Duty and Beyond is simply to deliver a pizza. But who knew that the adventure would take you on an epic journey across several exotic locations in search of the mysterious customer.

EARL MANSIN
Developed by: Adrian Bernstein
Released in: 2007
Download Size: 66MB
Download Link: http://www.johnsendesign.info/earlma...lInstaller.exe
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Earl Mansin has been on death row for 27 years, with all that is remaining is a call to the govenor to send Earl to the electric chair. So its about time he plans his escape, will he succeed or will he fail?"

ESCAPE TO OBION PARTS 1-5
Developed by: Matt Slaybaugh
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click/Puzzle
Download Size: N/A (Flash)
Download Link: http://skeptictank.net/games/obion1.html
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Much more Myst-like with more difficult puzzles and a pretty strange story. There are five parts, the link goes to the first chapter.

EXMORTIS
Developed by: LefflerWebDesign
Released in: 2004
Genre: Point & Click/Horror
Download Size: 4.8 MB
Download Link: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/189227
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

You wake up in the woods with no memory of how you got there. Nightmares of blood and screams still echo through your mind. It's late and it's cold - unless you can find shelter fast, you won't last the night. You spot a house in a clearing up ahead and left with no choice - you decide to shelter there for the night. Soon afteryou begin to realise that death is a welcome choice compared to what lies waiting for you inside...

EXMORTIS 2
Developed by: LefflerWebDesign
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click/Horror
Download Size: 4.9 MB
Download Link: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/303832
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

The sequel to the 2004 game that kicked it all off. Exmortis 2 brought a more polished and refined piece of work to the horror genre, and cemented Leffler Web Design's popularity with millions of gamers across the world.

EYE OF THE KRAKEN
Developed by: Absurdus
Released in: 2002
Genre: Point & Click/Mystery
Download Size: 200 MB
Download Link: http://www.gamershell.com/download_16928.shtml
My Rank: N/A
Completion Time: N/A

The Glutomax will take a week before arriving at Hyade Island. Until then, Abdullah will have to discover which of the suspicious and anachronical passengers has stolen the Eye of the Kraken. This is a very important task for if the thief makes it to the Island, it will be possible for him to awake the Great Kraken and then rule the world. And that would be bad.

FACADE
Developed by: Michael Mateas & Andrew Stern
Released in: 2005
Genre: Interactive Drama
Download Size: 167 MB (MAC version available)
Download Link: http://www.interactivestory.net/
er strongly recommended), with 512MB or more of RAM and 210MB free hard disk space.

...An "intense, one-act play," puts you in the middle of a high-tension conflict between your two friends, Grace and Trip. As Grace and Trip's fight plays out, unscripted, in real time, you must make quick decisions about what to say to keep their marriage from disintegrating. The New York Times called Façade the "future of video games." There are no puzzles, but it is a fascinating piece of technology. What other game out there lets you say anything you want?

FLIGHT OF THE AMAZON QUEEN
Developed by: Interactive Binary Illusions
Released in: 1995
Genre: Point & Click/Comedy/Pulp Adventure
Download Size: 6.7 MB Minimum (87 MB Maximum)
Download Link: http://www.scummvm.org/downloads.php (Requires ScummVM)

Taking place in 1949, the game is a pastiche of adventure serials and pulp magazines of the time. The player assumes the role of Joe King, pilot for hire and owner of the Amazon Queen airplane of the title, who crashlands in the Amazon jungle and subsequently has to save not only his passenger, the famous movie star Faye Russel, but also an entire tribe of Amazon women and even the world from a mad scientist and his lederhosen company, who have concocted a vile scheme to turn Amazons into Dinosaur warriors using his DinoRay invention.

FRASSE AND THE PEAS OF KEJICK
Developed by: Trumgottist Entertainment
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click/Fantasy
Download Size: 10.5 MB (Linux version also available)
Download Link: http://www.trumgottist.com/g_frasse.php

Frasse and the Peas of Kejick is an adventure game featuring Frasse, a blue hairy monster. Cute, isn't he? The game is not only cute, but also funny and you can download it for free!

GATEWAY II
Developed by: Cockroach.se
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click/Psychological
Download Size: N/A (Flash)
Download Link: http://cockroach.se/gateway_2/
If You Like This Try: Gateway I at http://cockroach.se/gateway/
My Rank: 3.5/5 (With simple graphics and almost no dialog, this game sucks you into it's twisted plot and surreal environment.)
Completion Time: 2 Hours (Easy/Moderate)

In Gateway II, you again guide a robot, through a dream-like setting, in order to solve numerous and varied mini-puzzles for a seemingly unknown purpose (though a purpose there is, as you soon discover). Using well-placed musical cues and subtle environmental sound the author has created a virtual world that draws you in from the moment you launch the game. The setting and aesthetics are so enticing and mysterious, it doesn't matter at first that you don't know what your ultimate goal is (or indeed if you have one).

HAPLAND
Developed by: Robin Allen
Released in: 2005
Genre: Point & Click puzzle
Download Size: 246 KB
Download Link: http://kakbarnf.deviantart.com/art/Hapland-14864502
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Can you open the stone portal and unleash the power within? I bet you can't. So, this is my little flash game. Not so much a game, I suppose, as a little interactive world of bizarity. But it is possible to 'win', so it's going under games. If you want help, click the little question mark.

HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY: 20th Anniversary Edition
Developed by: Infocom
Released in: 1984, 2004
Genre: Interactive Fiction (Text Adventure)
Download Size: N/A
Download Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game.shtml
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown
If You Like This Try: Other works of Interactive Fiction at http://www.ifarchive.org/

The game loosely mirrors a portion of the series' plot, beginning with the impending destruction of Arthur Dent's house and subsequent demolition of the Earth by Vogons. After being rescued from open space by the Heart of Gold and figuring out how to activate the Infinite Improbability Drive, the player is hurled through space and time, assuming the roles of Ford Prefect, Zaphod Beeblebrox and Trillian at various intervals. (The question of the player character's identity at any time can be answered by the innovative WHO AM I command.) For the majority of the game, Arthur Dent is the main player character. NOTE: This version of the game was released by BBC on their website to commemorate the 20th Anniversary and to promote the new H2G2 radio series. It incorporates some limited graphics, but is basically the same game. There are two different versions, containing different graphics on their website.

IN CUBATION
Developed by: New Phaze Development
Released in: 2007
Genre: 3D Puzzle
Download Size: 229 MB
Download Link: http://www.z3online.com/InCubation/default.asp
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

It begins inside the cubes. You've been ripped from your everyday and ordinary life and cast into the gray shadows of the cubes. You have a clear goal. Escape at any cost. Each challenging puzzle you solve will bring you closer to answering the questions of who you are and how you got here. It will require you to master strange devices and it will demand of you all of your deduction skills, curiosity and total dedication to solve the final mystery. In Cubation will bring you to intricate new worlds rendered in vivid colors and stunning 3D.

JACK FRENCH 1: ALL ROADS LEAD TO PARADISE
Developed by: JohnnyB Design.com
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click/Mystery
Download Size: N/A (Flash)
Download Link: http://johnnybdesign.com/jfrench1.html
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

A young college student is found dead in her cozy apartment... But who would want to kill an innocent Japanese girl? Is it an accident, a murder or a suicide? Play the part of Detective Jack French, collect clues and conduct interviews with the suspects to break down the case.

JACK FRENCH 2: THE GOOD DR. FERRER
Developed by: JohnnyB Design.com
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click/Mystery
Download Size: N/A (Flash)
Download Link: http://johnnybdesign.com/jfrench2.html
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

A young, charismatic and talentuous Doctor is murdered in his office. Yet, the prosperous physician was apparently loved by everyone. As your investigation progresses, a suspect is killed. Can you make a link between the two crimes? Can you elucidate the murder of the Good Dr. Ferrer? Play the part of Jack for a second time. Collect clues and conduct interviews to break down the case.

JACK FRENCH 3: JACK FRENCH AND THE 7 DWARFS
Developed by: JohnnyB Design.com
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click/Mystery
Download Size: N/A (Flash)
Download Link: http://johnnybdesign.com/jfrench3.html
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

A businessman is thrown out of a running train... Jack is called upon to use its expertise at the messy crime scene. And that's only the beginning. This episode will keep you riveted to your seat! Jack French is back... and investigates a handful of murders. Collect clues and conduct interviews to break down the case.

JESSICA PLUNKENSTEIN AND THE DÜSSELDORF CONSPIRACY
Developed by: greGAMES!
Released in: 2005
Genre: Point & Click/Comedy/Mystery
Download Size: 118 MB
Download Link: http://www.gregames.net/games/jessic...load/index.php
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

It's been a peculiar day for Jessica Plunkenstein. By a freak twist of fate and airline security, our heroine finds herself battling evil barons bent on world domination, evil headmistresses bent on pathological propriety, and evil yodelers bent on nothing in particular. Full of llamas, ninjas, French people, pickled herring, dubious German accents, yetis in heat, and musical theatre up the wazoo, Jessica's adventures bring her from the Amazonian Rain Forests to the Norwegian Alps with layovers along the Eastern seaboard. So tag along, and you, too, can unravel The Düsseldorf Conspiracy in what the New York Times calls the Best Adventure Game of 2005!

KING'S QUEST I+: QUEST FOR THE CROWN
Developed by: AGDInteractive
Released in: 2001
Genre: Point & Click/Remake
Download Size: 20.5 MB Minimum (~50 MB Maximum)
Download Link: http://www.agdinteractive.com/KQ1.php
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

King's Quest: Quest for the Crown, a revolutionary game designed by Roberta Williams and released in 1984, epitomizes the adventure gaming experience. This game was the first of its kind that allowed the player to interact in an entirely original 2.5D world, and can be credited as the game that started graphic adventure gaming on the PC altogether. King's Quest was not only groundbreaking, but also history in the making, and was followed by seven more games bearing the King's Quest title. In 1990, Sierra released a remake of the original King's Quest game with newer technology and graphics (using their SCI engine, 16 color EGA graphics, sound card and mouse support), which ended up being a total market failure. Therefore, it is highly unlikely that Sierra ever had or will have any thoughts of making an even further updated version of King's Quest 1, because they would most likely lose money. That's where the Anonymous Game Developers decided to take over. Our aim was to remake King's Quest 1 with the same level of quality as Sierra's remake of Quest for Glory 1. We believe that the enhanced gaming experience for King's Quest fans has justified our months of hard work for no pay or credit.

KING'S QUEST II+: ROMANCING THE STONES
Developed by: AGDInteractive
Released in: 2002
Genre: Point & Click/Remake
Download Size: 43.4 MB Minimum (~135.1 MB Maximum)
Download Link: http://www.agdinteractive.com/KQ2.php
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

King's Quest II was the sequel to the original King's Quest game designed by Roberta Williams. Many people regard this to be the game most in need of an upgrade. Several people were discontented with this sequel, believing the puzzles were illogical and the storyline was too sparse. Additionally, the graphics, which were impressive for its time, are now painfully outdated, and several computers cannot even run the game with sound anymore! To make things even worse, this classic is no longer available in stores. The King's Quest II+ VGA remake is similar to AGDI's King's Quest I VGA remake, which upgraded the graphics and interface of the original King's Quest game, but this time there's added storyline, puzzles, art, music, atmosphere, depth, culture, and more - basically, the whole nine yards!

[Visualante]

Wow, Yahtzee made games. Will check out the SCUMMVM one as it can be run on Mac.

[Prime crotch]

Yahtzee's Mythos series games (5 Days a Stranger etc....) are really really good. My vote also goes to a game called Missing it's pretty linear and simple but very atmospheric.

edit:Oh shit Beneath a Steel Sky is freeware now? Everyone must play that game.

[Visualante]

HAPLAND
Developed by: Robin Allen
Released in: 2005
Genre: Point & Click puzzle
Download Size: 246 KB
Link: http://kakbarnf.deviantart.com/art/Hapland-14864502

Can you open the stone portal and unleash the power within? I bet you can't. So, this is my little flash game. Not so much a game, I suppose, as a little interactive world of bizarity. But it is possible to 'win', so it's going under games. If you want help, click the little question mark.

Hapland 2 and 3 are available also, can take a while to solve. Best solved with a partner.

[_RT_]

HAPLAND Developed by: Robin Allen Released in: 2005 Genre: Point & Click puzzle Download Size: 246 KB Link: http://kakbarnf.deviantart.com/art/Hapland-14864502 http://66.232.99.210/images/hapland_big.jpg Hapland 2 and 3 are available also, can take a while to solve. Best solved with a partner.

In my opinion... one of the most creative games out there.

[LiquidMetal14]

Sank you berree much.

[Enk]

Ooooooooooooooh!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

I think I might like this genre. I might've played these types of games before but don't quite remember if they're good or not. But thanks a bunch for the links and I will give them a try when I get a chance.

[Visualante]

Heh, Broken Sword 2.5 looks awesome. 2D game with 3D cut scenes.

Revolution's page is ass, but I really should check out BS4.

[Night_Trekker]

Cool thread.

I've played 5 Days a Stranger, 7 Days a Skeptic and Trillby's Notes and they are definitely worth a look, despite being somewhat overwritten. I can't wait to check out some of these other games.

[Joe Molotov]

KING'S QUEST III+: TO HEIR IS HUMAN
Developed by: Infamous Adventures
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click/Remake
Download Size: 48 MB Minimum (122.1 MB Maximum)
Download Link: http://www.infamous-adventures.com/k...page=downloads
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Infamous Adventures is proud to present a remake of Roberta William's classic 1986 hit, King's Quest III. Remade in colours and style to match Sierra's Kings Quest 5 and Kings Quest 6 releases, and using the AGS engine by Chris Jones, IA promises an enjoyable remake of this landmark game. * All 16 color backgrounds redrawn using a 16bit colour scheme, to match later games in the official series * Enhanced Close up cut-scenes and dialogue pictures help immerse you into what is known as the first plot driven chapter of the King's Quest series * Original music by professional music composer * Re-experience the adventure with a stunning new interface (no more typing) And if you never played well, you'll probably enjoy it anyway

Life of D. Duck
Developed by: Bjørnar B.
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click/Comedy
Download Size: ~10 MB
Download Link: http://www.bjornarb.com/
My Rank: N/A
Completion Time: 30-60 minutes

"To those who play this amazing play of acts I salute you all. Come play the brain in an inntelectual enviroment. Learn to Know Audun and Bjornars amazin world of magic and porigde. Do not wait before it is to lait." - Bjørnar B.

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THE LONG TRIP
Developed by: Solidland Interactive
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click/Comedy
Download Size: 100 MB
Download Link: http://www.longtrip.de/downloads.php?file=longtrip
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

You play Bobey Marl, a young man, worth for nothing, who has only nonsense in his mind. The game starts with his arrestment and the final goal is - surely - to save the world.

LURE OF THE TEMPTRESS
Developed by: Revolution Software
Released in: 1992
Genre: Point & Click/Fantasy/Comedy
Download Size: 1.3 MB (Also works on Macs and Linux with DOSBOX)
Download Link: http://www.revolution.co.uk/_display.php?id=10
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Lure of the Temptress was Revolution's very first adventure game and work began on it in 1989, even before Revolution's inception as an actual games development company. From the start our aim was to consider the contemporary adventures of the day and then bring something new to the genre. From this came the Virtual Theatre engine. VT allowed in-game characters to wander around the gameworld independently of each other, living their own lives and doing their own thing. Another feature allowed the player to give direct orders to Helper characters - in this case Ratpouch - who would then go off to perform the task. These technology concepts were certainly unique, though Revolution were not sure how to develop them further in subsequent games. Nonetheless, the result was a quirky and entertaining adventure game that kicked off Revolution's fondness for characterization and in-game humour. IMPORTANT When the game first begins, move the cursor to the menu at the top of the screen and RESTART the game. This bypasses the copy protection system.

MANIAC MANSION DELUXE
Developed by: LucasFan
Released in: 2004
Genre: Point & Click/Comedy/Remake
Download Size: 6.3 MB (Also works on Macs and Linux with AGS)
Download Link: http://files.filefront.com/mmd14setu.../fileinfo.html
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Ever since a meteor landed in the back yard of Dr. Fred and Nurse Edna’s Victorian mansion, bizarre things have been happening. First, their mutant son, Weird Ed, dropped out of school. Then patients started disappearing from Country Hospital. And now this strange event is affecting the lives of innocent (and even some not-so-innocent) teenagers. In fact, a girl named Sandy is being held captive in that musty old mansion right now. Sandy’s boyfriend, Dave, has lots of friends who need you help to sneak in - and sneak her out. Now exactly how it all ends up depends entirely on which trio of friends you send in there. And which inhabitants you encounter. In fact, the farther you get inside the mansion, the more weird characters you’ll meet. There’s Nurse Edna - who’s as nasty as she is ugly. There’s a disembodied Tentacle who wants you to make him a rock star. And a host of others, who all have their own crazy quirks you’ll have to deal with. Everyone in there seems to be working for Dr. Fred. But the question is: “Who is Dr. Fred working for?”

MASQ
Developed by: Alteraction
Released in: 2007
Genre: Interactive Novel
Download Size: 20 MB
Download Link: http://www.alteraction.com/downloadpage.php
My Rank: 4/5 (It's like a Choose-You-Own-Adventure book for adults, with a soap opera-ish fashion show plot replacing the "Go Back in Time and Fight Trolls" story. The comic strip graphics fit well. Contains a needlessly convoluted online registration system.)
Completion Time: 45 Minutes (Getting a good ending might take a little work, but it's still Easy)

Even games with branching plots don't really qualify as interactive stories. Masq, a line-drawn Flash game, does, because of its sheer breadth. You're a fashion designer with a big show to stage in a few days. Everything that happens before then - the sex, death, betrayal, divorce and fame - is up to you.

MISSING
Developed by: Radical Poesis Games and Creations
Released in: 2006
Genre: Shadowgate-esque
Download Size: 3 MB
Download Link: http://studioeres.com/games/missing
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Guide an ex-cop in search of his missing wife and child in an old English inn through the mysteries in his way. Uses a point-and-click architecture recalling ICOM classics such as Shadowgate.

MOVE OR DIE
Developed by: Zap Dramatic
Released in: 2005
Genre: Conversational Puzzle/Drama
Download Size: N/A (Flash)
Download Link: http://www.zapdramatic.com/mod1.htm
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Driving in the middle of nowhere, a group of friends run over an old man. The resulting chaos (or not) is a multi sided Flash game called Move or Die, masking it's complexity behind two facades. One is a convincingly scripted and acted movie, the other an emotional intelligence test. On a practical level, you are asked to decide what the best course of action is, depending on the situation, and then persuade those who disagree to follow suit. The options open to you are presented clearly, and the responses of the game's characters never break your suspension of disbelief. If your judgment is off, you will eventually reach a lesser ending, quickly remedied by the scene rewind save system. [review by bigbossSNK]

THE MUSEUM OF BROKEN MEMORIES
Developed by: Jonas Kyratzes
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click/Psychological/Artsy-Fartsy
Download Size: 24 MB
Download Link: http://museum.of.broken.memories.fiz...useumSetup.exe
My Rank: WTF/5 (There's no puzzles here (although there is a bit of pixel hunting), it's more art-piece than game. The general weirdness is strangely compelling though.)
Completion Time: 45 Minutes (Easy)

The game consists of five (5) starkly different levels, or vignettes, that explore feelings of inadequacy, hopelessness, anguish, loss, and the like. The images and words expressed may seem familiar to anyone that has found themselves slowly sinking into a world of depression or self-doubt. But in the end it is a soulful journey that must be experienced to appreciate the unique form of narrative that the author, Jonas Kyratzes, has constructed.

NARCISSU
Developed by: stage-nana
Released in: 2005
Genre: Visual Novel
Download Size: 90 MB (Also available for Linux and OS X)
Download Link: http://narcissu.insani.org/down.html
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

This is the story of a girl whose heart was standing still and a boy whose breath was being stolen away, both of whom die.

NICK BOUNTY: A CASE OF THE CRABS
Developed by: Pinhead Games
Released in: 2004
Genre: Point & Click/Mystery/Comedy
Download Size: 7.8 MB (Flash)
Download Link: http://www.otterarchives.com/cotc.html
My Rank: N/A
Completion Time: N/A

Something stinks and it smells like crab, only there's something funny about these crustaceans. You play as Detective Nick Bounty, who despite his ability to solve the most tangled cases, has yet to work for a paying client. This time it's up to you to discover who knocked off a local seafood salesman and get to the bottom of a diabolical counterfeiting operation!

NICK BOUNTY: THE GOAT IN THE GREY FEDORA
Developed by: Pinhead Games
Released in: 2005
Genre: Point & Click/Mystery/Comedy
Download Size: 32 MB (Flash)
Download Link: http://www.otterarchives.com/bounty2/
My Rank: N/A
Completion Time: N/A

"The Goat in the Grey Fedora" is the follow up to the award winning Point & Click adventure, "A Case of the Crabs". This time, detective Nick Bounty sets out to find a missing ceramic goat for the neice of a recently deceased lawyer. He soon finds out, however, that he isn't the only one looking for it!

NO-ACTION JACKSON
Developed by: Cerebit
Released in: 2004
Genre: Point & Click/Comedy
Download Size: 6 MB
Download Link: http://files.filefront.com/No+Action.../fileinfo.html
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

The game centres around Jackson, a young, role-playing obsessed nebbish who's got a D&D game scheduled with two of his friends. The only problem is that his mother refuses to let him leave the house because his grandparents are visiting. Jackson's first task is to somehow get out of the house without his mother and grandparents noticing. After finally escaping, Jackson is horrified to discover that his two friends have completely stood him up. You spend the rest of the game trying to track them down and convince them to play D&D as planned.

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OTHER WORLDS
Developed by: Alkis
Released in: 2004
Genre: Point & Click/Fantasy
Download Size: 26 MB
Download Link: http://www.alkis.org/Setup.exe
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Other Worlds is a fantasy game. You are assuming the role of a 27 year old woman named Natalia. The story begins when you return to your house from work and discover that your boyfriend is missing. His tracks will lead you to a mysterious mansion, where not everything is what is seems to be. You will learn that other worlds exist parallel to ours, and you will visit them. You will find that the quest for your boyfriend will be a dangerous one, and the truths that will be revealed to you about the scheme of things that rules our creation will amaze you.

OUT OF ORDER
Developed by: Hungry Software
Released in: 2003
Genre: Point & Click/Sci-Fi
Download Size: 8.7 MB
Download Link: http://outoforder.adventuredevelopers.com/
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Ever woken up in the middle of the night to find you've been kidnapped... and so's your bedroom? Ever had to fend for yourself in the face of strangely hypnotic music, alien doctors, talking computers a-plenty and half-finished bathrooms? Ever found something unpleasant in a burger? If so, Out Of Order should play like any other day in your life. Otherwise, it's an experience not to be missed.

PEASANT'S QUEST
Developed by: Videlectrix
Released in: 2004
Genre: Adventure
Download Size: 1.3 MB (Flash)
Download Link: http://www.homestarrunner.com/disk4of12.html

Control a short-panted 'peasant' named Rather Dashing as he stumbles through Peasantry in his 'quest' to get revenge on a dragon thing.

PRAWN TO BE WILD
Developed by: Weebl
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click/Comedy/Shrimp
Download Size: N/A (Flash)
Download Link: http://www.weebls-stuff.com/games/Pr...%3A+Chapter+1/
My Rank: 2/5 (It's goofy, quirky humor and voice-overs might be enough to help you forgive it's other flaws, including T-Mobile advertising out the wazoo. In Chapter 1, almost half the game is one long Bioshock reference, and you can walk up to guard and yell "Anus!" if that's your thing.)
Completion Time: 10-30 per chapter (Easy-Moderate)

“Insanity Prawn Boy, in…. Prawn To Be Wild” That’s right – it’s the prequel to On The Moon! All of this is thanks to those lovely people at T-Mobile. In conjunction with their Top-Up Friday offer (unlimited free weekend texts when you top-up your mobile on Fridays), we’ll be releasing a new level every Friday for the next 12 weeks. By the end, we’ll finally find out just how the little shrimpy chap ended up on that big ol’ hunk of cheese in space!

QUEST FOR GLORY 4 1/2: SO YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE A HERO?
Developed by: QFG2001
Released in: 2001
Genre: Point & Click/Comedy/Fan Sequel
Download Size: 19.8 MB
Download Site: http://new.bigbluecup.com/games.php?...wnload&game=38
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

All is not well in the valley of Spielburg. Elsa has disappeared (again) and the sheriff has been murdered. The rest of the valley is in chaos and the influx of heroes has done little to calm the valley. Your job is not done. It's time to go back to Spielburg. WARNING: This game is rated R for strong language, extreme violence and sexual situations. Don't play it if you are easily offended.

RGB
Developed by: neutral
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click/Room Escape
Download Size: Unknown (Flash)
Download Site: http://neutralx0.net/home/esc01.html
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown
If You Enjoyed This Try: Other Room Escape games at http://escaperoom.narod.ru/onlinerooms.htm/

RGB is an orthodox escape game with save function. Let's escape from this room by full use of hidden items and your brain.

RORSCHACH
Developed by: Collecting Smiles
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click/Mystery
Download Size: ~14 MB (PSP version also available)
Download Link: http://www.collectingsmiles.com/rorschach/
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Rorschach is a detective-adventure for PC and PSP where you play a small person that has been called to an asylumwhere the chief doctor has been brutally murdered. The asylum is filled with weird and colorful people that has the information you need, but in Rorschach there are no predefined questions. Everything that is said can also be used as a question on any person in the game. You'll need to make friends, manipulate and confront people to find their dark secrets and only then will you be able to find out who the murderer is and why the he did it.

[Foreign Jackass]

Loved Beneath a Steel Sky. It's the last adventure game I've played, too. Been looking for something else lately...

[Joe Molotov]

SAM & MAX SEASON 1: EPISODE 4 - ABE LINCOLN MUST DIE!
Developed by: Telltale Games
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click/Comedy
Download Size: 84 MB
Download Link: http://www.telltalegames.com/samandmax/lincolnmustdie
My Rank: 4.5/5 Stars (Not the best in the series, but still a great game.)
Completion Time: ~2.5 hours (Easy)

The president's lost it. Federally mandated group hugs, a pudding embargo... what's next, gun control? Sam & Max are off to Washington to take care of this bozo, but the political climate will only get stormier... and a new power will rise...

THE SEA OF GLOMP
Developed by: GAF's very own Kuramu!
Released in: 2007
Genre: Undersea Adventure
Download Size: 5.9 MB (Flash)
Download Link: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/392528
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Sea of Glomp really pulled me in with its imaginitive creations, gorgeous visuals and fun gameplay ideas. Little touches like biting the fish hook and having to swim to a new body when you die bring a smile to your face, and figuring out puzzles is a challenge I was always happy to undertake. On the down side, navigating the massive sea can be a chore, as you're never quite sure what's an obstacle and what's part of the foreground. The solution? Swim forth and see if you bump into it. As always, Sea of Glomp encourages you to try things out in order to see the results. Unfortunately for gamers who weren't raised on the tough-as-nails adventure games of yore, frustration may set in early on. If you stick with it, though, Sea of Glomp won't fail to reward you. Inventive, compelling and stuffed with creative ideas. Welcome back, nostalgic adventuring!

THE SHOCHU BAR
Developed by: Gotmail/Idac & SG lab Inc. (A Square Enix subsidiary)
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click
Download Size: 15.5 MB (Flash)
Download Link: http://gs.gotmail.jp/
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Many stories play out in a bar. It's almost like a theater. One night, there might be a woman trying to gain the affections of a kind man, while the next night someone might be looking into the smoky hazy, thinking of someone far away.... The bar owner knows that their problems are, to some extent, basically the same. He tries to make each one a special Shochu cocktail, to ease their pain. This is the story of one such person, a woman who was considering leaving her boyfriend for good. She was confused, and desperate. The owner told her, "Can you come here tomorrow night? I have a special message that I want to give you. Maybe it can help you make the right decision." The next night, the woman came back to the bar.

THE SNOW PRANK REDEMPTION
Developed by: Greenwild Publishing
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click
Download Size: 93 MB
Download Link: http://fallen-brothers.com/pke/
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

It's Christmas time, and it's night. Greenwild is covered in soft snow, and Bunney Conesy, Hedgie Hedgehogge and Sciur Squirrel are on a trip to visit Hedgie's grandmother. Beside the path they find an unconscious Santa Claus, and it's time to search for Sopirean root for the potion which should wake the chap up. Thus begins Bunney Conesy's windy adventure that doesn't lack gnomes, reindeers, presents or surprising twists.

SOMETHING AMISS: Chapters 1 & 2
Developed by: Tucker Bowen
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click/Mystery
Download Size: N/A (Flash)
Download Link: http://chapterone.somethingamiss.com/
My Rank: N/A
Completion Time: N/A

Something Amiss is a free online adventure game about a woman who undergoes a routine MRI scan that changes her life forever. She must unravel the mystery of what was done to her - by exploring a strange new world.

SOVIET UNTERZÖGERSDORF: SECTOR 1
Developed by: Monochrom
Released in: 2005
Genre: Point & Click/Mystery
Download Size: 113 MB
Download Link: http://www.monochrom.at/suz-game/index_en.htm
My Rank: N/A
Completion Time: N/A

This point-and-click adventure game takes you to Soviet Unterzögersdorf, the last appanage republic of the USSR that has lasted until these days, isolated from the rest of the world. It is without any diplomatic relations and in an economic crisis since the downfall of the Soviet Union. External forces are threatening the survival of this small outpost, but some citizens of Soviet Unterzögersdorf are going to struggle hard for a better future (and you are one of those citizens in this game). Sector 1 is the first part of a trilogy and the game regularly takes humourous jabs at communism and politics in general. Graphics-wise, it boasts digitalized actors and backgrounds (similar to Gabriel Knight 2) and Russian voices with both German and English subtitles.

SPHERE
Developed by: neutral
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click/Room Escape
Download Size: ~1.3MB (Flash)
Download Site: http://www.jigsaw.x0.com/sphere_e/index.html
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown
If You Enjoyed This Try: Other Room Escape games at http://escaperoom.narod.ru/onlinerooms.htm/

Somehow you are in a locked room. Let's escape from this room by full use of hidden items and your brain.

SPOOKS
Developed by: The Ivy
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click/Comedy/Horror
Download Size: 4.8 MB
Download Link: http://www.livelyivy.com/wp-content/uploads/spooks.zip
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

“Spooks” is as close to the Land of the Dead that you can get with a pulse. In this immersive Sierra-style adventure, you play as Mortia, an adorably cynical ghoul girl. The game starts with your average visit to the Carnage-Val, a theme park where the only thing more dysfunctional than the rides is the staff. When a smooth-talking carnie convinces Mortia to play a game of darts, the last thing she expects to win is a live goldfish. After all, there hasn’t been a living thing in the Land of the Dead for a very, very, very long time. Suddenly Mortia has to figure out how to save her little fish, who she calls “Spooks,” from a decidedly deadly end.

SPROUT
Developed by: Custom-Logic
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click
Download Size: 1.3 MB (Flash)
Download Link: http://www.kongregate.com/games/customlogic/sprout
My Rank: 4/5 (Great graphics, cute story, interesting game play and puzzle design, would like it to have been longer.)
Completion Time: 15-20 Minutes

A storybook adventure staring a tiny seed pod. Journey from your tiny island home to the lush forests of your dreams; explore the hand-drawn landscape and meet some interesting friends along the way.

THE SUBMACHINES PARTS 1-4
Developed by: Pastel Games
Released in: 2006-2007
Genre: Point & Click/Room Escape
Download Size: 1.7 MB, 4.2 MB, 1.8 MB, and 3.8 MB (Flash)
Download Link: http://www.pastelstories.com/?p=257
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

the Submachines is an ongoing series of point and click flash games. It’s all about puzzle solving and escaping from closed installations of the submerged machines (hence the title sub-machines). With each game You explore deeper into the dark world of the submachines.

A TALE OF TWO KINGDOMS
Developed by: Crystal Shard
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click/Fantasy
Download Size: 96 MB
Download Link: http://www.crystalshard.net/atotk.php?page=down
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

The ancient kingdom of Theylinn is beset by enemies both from within and without. Within the castle walls, nobles vie for the old King's favor, and not everybody is happy with the sole heir to the throne, princess Rhiannon. Meanwhile, danger approaches, in the form of an invading army, a hostile giant, and a mercenary troop who are ancient enemies of the Theylann king. And there is mystery yet. For hidden within the borders of Theylinn lies a second kingdom, named Thierna na Oge, where the faeries reign. Little is known about this shrouded, exotic realm.

THE GAME THAT TAKES PLACE ON A CRUISE SHIP
Developed by: Deirdra Kiai Productions
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click/Comedy
Download Size: 19.5 MB
Download Link: http://gertrude.deirdrakiai.com/download.html
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

In this game, you play Gertrude Zzyrgenhymer, a young, unemployed, blue-haired woman with a bachelor's degree in rhymatology. One day, you're sitting in front of your computer checking your e-mail, and before you know it, you've won yourself a trip aboard the S.S. Asylum, the newest and most technologically-advanced cruise ship ever created. You begin by exploring the ship to your heart's content and not really doing much of anything; however, during your explorations, you find yourself meeting a strange array of colourful characters and getting yourself involved in various situations specifically depending on certain actions that you choose.

THE TERRIFIC MENACE OF THE INVADERS FROM AUDIOGALAXY
Developed by: genereAvventura
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click/Sci-Fi/Comedy
Download Size: ~20 MB (Flash)
Download Link: http://www.genereavventura.com/eng/play.html
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

An extroverted genial boy, with a love for computers and a passion for music, the protagonist of our story, is the classic random hero. While he was quietly going about his business he is teleported by mistake as in many exciting adventures. With some bravery, much irony and some cynicism, he'll fight against the evil invaders who want to enslave humanity. Will he succeed in his mission of saving the planet and return back home in one piece?

THY DUNGEONMAN
Developed by: Videlectrix
Released in: 2004
Genre: Text Adventure
Download Size: 0.01 MB (Flash)
Download Link: http://www.homestarrunner.com/dungeonman.html
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

Text-based, Dungeon-based Action!!

THY DUNGEONMAN II
Developed by: Videlectrix
Released in: 2004
Genre: Text Adventure
Download Size: 0.03 MB (Flash)
Download Link: http://www.videlectrix.com/thydungeonman2.html
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

MORE TEXT MEANS MORE ACTION!!

THY DUNGEONMAN 3
Developed by: Videlectrix
Released in: 2006
Genre: Graphic Text Adventure
Download Size: 0.6 MB (Flash)
Download Link: http://www.homestarrunner.com/dman3.html
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

No man slays dungeons quite like the Thy Dungeonman from the Thy Dungeonman computer game series. Hi-res graphics improve on the no-res graphics from the previous text-onlyventures. Get ye flask, fool!

THE VISITOR
Developed by: Zeebarf
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click/Sci-Fi/Horror/Comedy
Download Size: 1.6 MB (Flash)
Download Link: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/404463
My Rank: 4/5 (Similar to "Sprout" except instead of trying to turn a seedling into a mighty oak tree, you're trying to turn a tiny space worm into a huge, flesh eating monster.)
Completion Time: 10 Minutes (Easy)

A great looking game that blends Hapland-type gameplay with a point and click adventure. Help a worm-like space visitor work its way to and through the house by clicking on objects to see what they do. Interesting twist: you grow larger by... well, you'll see. May be a little too graphic for kids due to some depictions of violence.

WHAT LINUS BRUCKMAN SEES WHEN HIS EYES ARE CLOSED
Developed by: Vince Twelve
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click/Surreal
Download Size: 42.6 MB
Download Link: http://www.bigbluecup.com/games.php?...nload&game=815
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown

He never talks to me anymore. He never talks to anyone anymore. His eyes are always closed. I wonder what he sees...

WHAT MAKES YOU TICK?
Developed by: Matt Kempke
Released in: 2007
Genre: Point & Click
Download Size: 30.6 MB (Also available for Macs)
Download Link: http://wmyt.deaddog.de/?page_id=5
My Rank: 3.5/5 (Nice graphics, okay puzzles.)
Completion Time: 1 1/2 Hours

A young man named Nathan is sent by his University to find the mysterious Dr. Coppelius who disappeared about one year earlier. While searching around Coppelius’ last known residence, Nathan discovers that he’s not the only person seeking the old man …

THE WHITE CHAMBER
Developed by: Studio Trophis
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click/Horror
Download Size: 303 MB
Download Link: http://www.studiotrophis.com/download.php
My Rank: 5/5 (Great art/graphics, decent length, good puzzles, amazing atmosphere, and alternate endings to boot.)
Completion Time: 3 Hours

THE GAME Studio Trophis' debut public production, the white chamber, is a point and click horror adventure game. Explore a strange environment crafted in luscious 2D. Control a trapped young woman from 3rd person perspective as she solves puzzles and overcomes the twisted obstacles in her path. THE STORY A young girl wakes to find herself inside a strange glowing coffin, in a dark room. Who is she? What is this place? Why is she here? As she explores the warped environment she finds herself trapped within, she must search for answers, all of which will lead her closer and closer to the white chamber and the truth it holds.

ZORK TRILOGY
Developed by: Infocom
Released in: 1980-1982
Genre: Interactive Fiction (Text Adventure)
Download Size: 384.3 KB (Flash)
Download Link: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/188334
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown
If You Like This: Try out works of Interactive Fiction at http://www.ifarchive.org/

Three classic free text adventure games from the early 1980s and some extremely frightening ActionScript make, well, this. You can play all three full games in Flash. Save and restore functions are included. Hopefully it's good for at least a little nostalgia! (Note: To type in commands, click the blue area at the bottom to the right of the white arrow.)

[Joe Molotov]

FLIGHT OF THE AMAZON QUEEN
Developed by: Interactive Binary Illusions
Released in: 1995
Genre: Point & Click/Comedy/Pulp Adventure
Download Size: 6.7 MB Minimum (87 MB Maximum)
Download Link: http://www.scummvm.org/downloads.php (Requires ScummVM)

[bard]

First person adventures, more like Myst, but better in some ways. All are free and all are browser games.

Submachine 1-4, plus Ancient Adventure and Future Loop Foundation



Escape to Obion
Much more Myst-like with more difficult puzzles and a pretty strange story. There are five parts, the link goes to the first chapter.


And tons more of varying styles: JayIsGames adventure tag

[Joe Molotov]

My vote also goes to a game called Missing it's pretty linear and simple but very atmospheric.

HAPLAND

Thanks, I'll add those two to the list.

MISSING
Developed by: Radical Poesis Games and Creations
Released in: 2006
Genre: Shadowgate-esque
Download Size: 3 MB
Download Link: http://studioeres.com/games/missing

Guide an ex-cop in search of his missing wife and child in an old English inn through the mysteries in his way. Uses a point-and-click architecture recalling ICOM classsics such as Shadowgate.

[Illuminati]

Joe Molotov, awesome thread.

If you want to really get old school adventure games, interactive fiction text adventure games:

http://www.ifarchive.org/.

Zork, Hitchhikers Guide, user created games, etc. etc.

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[Guybrush Threepwood]

Thank you for posting this.

Of those, I've played BASS and FOTAQ. I thought both were really fun. I can't wait to try some of the other games.

Excuse me if you already answered this (I just skimmed through the thread), but which of those is your favorite?

[Acosta]

Awesome thread...

I must confess that I tried to start with Chzo Mythos some time ago, but got terribly stuck with 6 Days a Stranger (and then I remembered why I don´t play more adventure games... because I suck at them).

I need to give it another chance.

[Joe Molotov]

Excuse me if you already answered this (I just skimmed through the thread), but which of those is your favorite?

The first two King's Quest remakes are really, really good, especially King's Quest II+ (I haven't played the 3rd one much). They improve vastly over the originals, not just because of the graphics and speech, but because of all the other little additions like updated dialog, puzzles, and storyline.

I also really liked The White Chamber. It's a little short but not too short (about three hours for your first play though) it has really nice art for a freeware game and is IMO the creepiest adventure game I've played, freeware or commercial. (Edit: Well, second creepiest, I forgot about I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream) It's obviously heavily inspired by Silent Hill.

The Chzo games are supposed to be good too, but I've just started playing them (sorta what inspired this thread).

[Joe Molotov]

If you want to really get old school adventure games, interactive fiction text adventure games: http://www.ifarchive.org/. Zork, Hitchhikers Guide, user created games, etc. etc.

Heh, probably too many of those to list here, but I'll at least try to include some highlights in the main list.

[Joe Molotov]

OTHER WORLDS
Developed by: Alkis
Released in: 2004
Genre: Point & Click/Fantasy
Download Size: 26 MB
Download Link: http://www.alkis.org/Setup.exe

Other Worlds is a fantasy game. You are assuming the role of a 27 year old woman named Natalia. The story begins when you return to your house from work and discover that your boyfriend is missing. His tracks will lead you to a mysterious mansion, where not everything is what is seems to be. You will learn that other worlds exist parallel to ours, and you will visit them. You will find that the quest for your boyfriend will be a dangerous one, and the truths that will be revealed to you about the scheme of things that rules our creation will amaze you.

[Speevy]

I really enjoy Beneath a Steel Sky. I played this game for the first time about a year ago, and while I can't get into most adventure games, I found this one quite interesting.

[xir]

can people mention if there is an OSX version available?

[Joe Molotov]

can people mention if there is an OSX version available?

Sure. I'll try to note if there's a Linux or OSX version available. Most of them probably don't though, unless it's a browser based game (Zork, Hitchhiker's Guide) or will run on ScummVM (Beneath a Steel Sky, Flight of the Amazon Queen).

[Kuramu]

I'm plugging my own game; embarrassed to do so again. But I think many Gaffers will like it:

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/392528

Updated hints are found in the "Other Stuff" leaf.

Jayisgames review:
http://jayisgames.com/archives/2007/...a_of_glomp.php

Sea of Glomp really pulled me in with its imaginitive creations, gorgeous visuals and fun gameplay ideas. Little touches like biting the fish hook and having to swim to a new body when you die bring a smile to your face, and figuring out puzzles is a challenge I was always happy to undertake. On the down side, navigating the massive sea can be a chore, as you're never quite sure what's an obstacle and what's part of the foreground. The solution? Swim forth and see if you bump into it. As always, Sea of Glomp encourages you to try things out in order to see the results. Unfortunately for gamers who weren't raised on the tough-as-nails adventure games of yore, frustration may set in early on. If you stick with it, though, Sea of Glomp won't fail to reward you. Inventive, compelling and stuffed with creative ideas. Welcome back, nostalgic adventuring!

[TrueReligion]

this is a godly thread.
Thanks

[clustering]

:lol Thank you for extensively increasing my list of games to play.

[Trellisaze]

Great thread, and subscribed.

The ones I've played are the Zorks (wasn't there another free game that came out around Zork: Grand Inqusitor?) and Beneath a Steel Sky (good game - mixture of clever and annoying puzzles but the writing is mostly stellar.) Really interested in checking out the Yahtzee Croshaw stuff - never even knew he had some games to his credit.

[mutsu]

Still wanting to replay Legend of Kyrandia series and Gobliiiins series. Hopefully they will somehow become free soon :D

[Joe Molotov]

FRASSE AND THE PEAS OF KEJICK
Developed by: Trumgottist Entertainment
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click/Fantasy
Download Size: 10.5 MB (Linux version also available)
Download Link: http://www.trumgottist.com/g_frasse.php

Frasse and the Peas of Kejick is an adventure game featuring Frasse, a blue hairy monster. Cute, isn't he? The game is not only cute, but also funny and you can download it for free!

[Joe Molotov]

OUT OF ORDER
Developed by: Hungry Software
Released in: 2003
Genre: Point & Click/Sci-Fi
Download Size: 8.7 MB
Download Link: http://outoforder.adventuredevelopers.com/

Ever woken up in the middle of the night to find you've been kidnapped... and so's your bedroom? Ever had to fend for yourself in the face of strangely hypnotic music, alien doctors, talking computers a-plenty and half-finished bathrooms? Ever found something unpleasant in a burger? If so, Out Of Order should play like any other day in your life. Otherwise, it's an experience not to be missed.

[crowphoenix]

Aw sweet, man. Thanks for this post. I've been looking for a new point-and-click.

[Joe Molotov]

DUTY AND BEYOND
Developed by: Wandering Adventures
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click/Sci-Fi/Comedy
Download Size: 4.3 MB (Also works on Macs and Linux)
Download Link: http://new.bigbluecup.com/games.php?...=detail&id=747

Your 'quest' in Duty and Beyond is simply to deliver a pizza. But who knew that the adventure would take you on an epic journey across several exotic locations in search of the mysterious customer.

[BreakyBoy]

I'm risking getting flagged for using an encrypted tunnel at work to do this, but I really wanted to say thanks to Joe Molotov for an excellent thread. :D

[Joe Molotov]

I'm risking getting flagged for using an encrypted tunnel at work to do this, but I really wanted to say thanks to Joe Molotov for an excellent thread. :D

You're welcome, but try not to get fired or anything. ;)

Really, I'm doing this as much for myself as anything. I love adventure games, I enjoy seeing amateurs try their hand at the genre especially now that most of the big boys are out of it, and I'm cheap so I like free games. :D There are hundreds, if not thousands, of free adventures games out there, so I've spent the past few days trying to sift through the heap and find the ones that appear to be quality, and then posting my results here. I haven't even played most of them yet, but I may update the list with my own personal score once I do.

BTW, if you want to check out tons more free adventures, check this site out: http://new.bigbluecup.com/games.php
All the games are developed using the Adventure Games System which gives most of them a late 80's Sierra look. There's way too many to post here, and most of them probably aren't worth the effort, but I'll try to post some of the highlights here.

Here's another game from Revolution Software (makers of Beneath a Steel Sky and Broken Sword). Their very first adventure game, which is now freeware.

LURE OF THE TEMPTRESS
Developed by: Revolution Software
Released in: 1992
Genre: Point & Click/Fantasy/Comedy
Download Size: 1.3 MB (Also works on Macs and Linux with DOSBOX)
Download Link: http://www.revolution.co.uk/_display.php?id=10

Lure of the Temptress was Revolution's very first adventure game and work began on it in 1989, even before Revolution's inception as an actual games development company. From the start our aim was to consider the contemporary adventures of the day and then bring something new to the genre. From this came the Virtual Theatre engine. VT allowed in-game characters to wander around the gameworld indepently of each other, living their own lives and doing their own thing. Another feature allowed the player to give direct orders to Helper characters - in this case Ratpouch - who would then go off to perform the task. These technology concepts were certainly unique, though Revolution were not sure how to develop them further in subsequent games. Nonetheless, the result was a quirky and entertaining adventure game that kicked off Revolution's fondness for characterisation and in-game humour.

[Joe Molotov]

MANIAC MANSION DELUXE
Developed by: LucasFan
Released in: 2004
Genre: Point & Click/Comedy/Remake
Download Size: 6.3 MB (Also works on Macs and Linux with AGS)
Download Link: http://files.filefront.com/mmd14setu.../fileinfo.html

Ever since a meteor landed in the back yard of Dr. Fred and Nurse Edna’s Victorian mansion, bizarre things have been happening. First, their mutant son, Weird Ed, dropped out of school. Then patients started disappearing from Country Hospital. And now this strange event is affecting the lives of innocent (and even some not-so-innocent) teenagers. In fact, a girl named Sandy is being held captive in that musty old mansion right now. Sandy’s boyfriend, Dave, has lots of friends who need you help to sneak in - and sneak her out. Now exactly how it all ends up depends entirely on which trio of friends you send in there. And which inhabitants you encounter. In fact, the farther you get inside the mansion, the more weird characters you’ll meet. There’s Nurse Edna - who’s as nasty as she is ugly. There’s a disembodied Tentacle who wants you to make him a rock star. And a host of others, who all have their own crazy quirks you’ll have to deal with. Everyone in there seems to be working for Dr. Fred. But the question is: “Who is Dr. Fred working for?”

[Joe Molotov]

Not exactly a adventure game (it actually doesn't even have any gameplay), but something that I stumbled across that I thought might appeal to adventure gamers and Japanophiles. It's a Japanese visual novel, translated into English. Still has the original voices, but English text. Pretty gloomy, it's about terminally ill patients at a hospital. I haven't read all the way through it yet, but it appears to be really long, several hours at least.

NARCISSU
Developed by: stage-nana
Released in: 2005
Genre: Visual Novel
Download Size: 90 MB (Also available for Linux and OS X)
Download Link: http://narcissu.insani.org/down.html

This is the story of a girl whose heart was standing still and a boy whose breath was being stolen away, both of whom die.

[Kosma]

Holy shit awesome thread. Love you etc. etc. etc.

[Hesemonni]

Jesus! Fucking A! Official thread of Awesomeness and ... Awesomeness!

Didn't know King's Quest III was remade, gotta download that right away!

[xir]

What Linus Bruckman Sees When His Eyes Are Closed
download 42.6 megs



gamesetwatch article

magazine blurb


my blurb: dual screen (ds PORT?!?!?) adventure game, where what happens on the top effects the bottom and vice versa. but the top adventure is in japanese! english subtitles are unlocked after one playthrough. really awesome.

[Daigoro]

great thread Joe thanks.

i wish i had more spare time to play a bunch of these...

[Prime crotch]

What Linus Bruckman Sees When His Eyes Are Closed

Amazing game and concept but AGS is a resource whore on my PC sometimes and specially on this game where they have to create a lot of effects.

[bishoptl]

Joe, I don't subscribe to many threads, but this one is a keeper. Great job!

My contribution - No Action Jackson, description from AdventureGamers.com:

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The game centres around Jackson, a young, role-playing obsessed nebbish who's got a D&D game scheduled with two of his friends. The only problem is that his mother refuses to let him leave the house because his grandparents are visiting. Jackson's first task is to somehow get out of the house without his mother and grandparents noticing. After finally escaping, Jackson is horrified to discover that his two friends have completely stood him up. You spend the rest of the game trying to track them down and convince them to play D&D as planned.

[Joe Molotov]

I just finished 5 Days a Stranger. Really good game. The graphics are pretty sub-standard and the interface is clunky, but it's got some great puzzles and is pretty well written with a solid plot. I'm looking forward to playing the next three in the series. Completion time was about 2.5 to 3 hours.

And I got a couple of new additions:

THE SNOW PRANK REDEMPTION
Developed by: Greenwild Publishing
Released in: 2006
Genre: Point & Click
Download Size: 93 MB
Download Link: http://fallen-brothers.com/pke/

It's Christmas time, and it's night. Greenwild is covered in soft snow, and Bunney Conesy, Hedgie Hedgehogge and Sciur Squirrel are on a trip to visit Hedgie's grandmother. Beside the path they find an unconscious Santa Claus, and it's time to search for Sopirean root for the potion which should wake the chap up. Thus begins Bunney Conesy's windy adventure that doesn't lack gnomes, reindeers, presents or surprising twists.

[Joe Molotov]

AFTERSHOCKED!
Developed by: MadGames (The guy that made this game is now working on SimCity Societies)
Released in: 2002
Genre: Point & Click
Download Size: 47 MB
Download Link: http://madgames.adventuredevelopers....tdownloads.htm

AfterShocked! is a full-featured post-apocalyptic comedy adventure game in the vein of Monkey Island and other classic adventure titles. Features include hand-drawn 16-bit color graphics, an original musical score, dozens of characters to interact with, plenty of scenes to visit, lots of puzzles to solve, and a completely warped sense of humor.

[Joe Molotov]

DEAD CITY
Developed by: Nihlis (No, not Nibris!)
Released in: 2004
Genre: Point & Click
Download Size: 11 MB
Download Link: http://nihilis.games.cz/deadcity_eng.html

"I've spent like three months...like million years in the madhouse. A trillion suicide attempts. And all the time just bad dreams...dreams about her dead eyes, blood and despair." Several megabytes containing slighty moronic, pseudo-philosophical texts, depressive moody graphics and an ambient melancholic music, an absurd story and primitive puzzles. All of this awaits you in this 1st person 2D adventure game.

[Joe Molotov]

BEYOND THE THRESHOLD
Developed by: Nacht und Nebel
Released in: 2006
Genre: 3D Point & Click
Download Size: 26 MB
Download Link: http://nacht-und-nebel.org/cms/index...d=15&Itemid=39

You play the role of fictional Lovecraftian occultist and paranormal scholar Friedrich Wilhelm von Junzt, celebrated author of Unaussprechlichen Kulten, a volume exploring the blasphemous worship of ancient and alien eldritch beings. But through all your investigations and studies, your unwelcome scrutiny has not escaped the attention of certain dark forces; as Nietzsche said, “If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” Something oozing from the black heart of the abyss has followed you to the very door of your Düsseldorf study with an eye to curtailing your research into Things Man Was Not Meant To Know; safe for now in its reinforced arcane security, but not indefinitely, you must determine the nature of your pursuer and procure the necessary components to send it back to the Cyclopean ruins from whence it shambled.

[Gexecuter]

Awesome thread :D , here is my contribution:

Earl Mansin

Developed by: Adrian Bernstein
Released in: 2007
Download Size: 66MB
Download Link: http://www.johnsendesign.info/earlma... Installer.exe

"Earl Mansin has been on death row for 27 years, with all that is remaining is a call to the govenor to send Earl to the electric chair. So its about time he plans his escape, will he succeed or will he fail?"

[Joe Molotov]

CIRQUE DE ZALE
Developed by: Mushroom Republic
Released in: 2004
Genre: 3D Point & Click
Download Size: 3.1 MB
Download Link: http://mushroom.chickennation.com/cirque.zip

Cirque de Zale stars a young fellow of moderately brusque demeanour called Alexander Zale, who works as a dung-shoveller until one day, he gets sucked into another dimension! This can happen if you're not careful! Anyway, once there, he does things. In order to find out what things, please download and play this short, entertaining game at your leisure.