Joe Molotov
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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.com/after/aftdownloads.htm
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown
APPRENTICE 1
Developed by: Herculean Effort
Released in: 2003
Genre: Point & Click/Adventure
Download Size: 25 MB
Download Link: http://www.herculeaneffort.com/downloads/apprentice 1 deluxe.rar
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown
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/downloads/apprentice 2.rar
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown
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 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 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
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 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
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
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
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.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=39
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
CEDRIC AND THE REVOLUTION
Developed by: Bernie
Released in: 2005
Genre: Point & Click
Download Size: 1.7 MB
Download Link: /Removed/
My Rank: Unknown
Completion Time: Unknown
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
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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)
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/fullyramblomatic.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
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
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.com/after/aftdownloads.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/downloads/apprentice 1 deluxe.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/downloads/apprentice 2.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.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=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: /Removed/
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/fullyramblomatic.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.