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1980s
Game | Developer | Publisher | System | Date released | Notes | Game engine |
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Mystery House | On-Line Systems | On-Line Systems | Apple II | 5 May 1980 | First graphic adventure game, featuring black and white visuals. | ADL (Adventure Development Language) |
Wizard and the Princess | On-Line Systems | On-Line Systems | Apple II, Apple II Plus, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, IBM PC, PCjr, FM-7, PC-88, PC-98 | August 1980 | ADL (Adventure Development Language) | |
Mission Asteroid | On-Line Systems | On-Line Systems | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 | 1980 | ADL (Adventure Development Language) | |
Cranston Manor | On-Line Systems | On-Line Systems | Apple II, FM-7, PC-88, PC-98 | 1981 | ADL (Adventure Development Language) | |
The Demon's Forge | Brian Fargo | Saber Software | Apple II, IBM PC | 1981 | Unknown (possibly ADL engine from Mystery House) | |
Ulysses and the Golden Fleece | On-Line Systems | On-Line Systems | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, DOS | 1981 | ADL (Adventure Development Language) | |
Adventureland (re-release) | Adventure International | Adventure International | Apple II | 1982 | The graphic version of a 1978 text adventure game | [proprietary engine] |
The Sands of Egypt | Datasoft | Datasoft | Apple II, Atari 8-bit | 1982 | Datasoft Engine | |
Time Zone | On-Line Systems | On-Line Systems | Apple II | 1982 | ADL (Adventure Development Language) | |
Transylvania | Penguin Software | Penguin Software | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, FM-7, Macintosh, PC-88, PC-98 | 1982 | Graphics Magician[1] | |
Kabul Spy | Sirius Software | Sirius Software | Apple II | 16 February 1982 | [proprietary engine] | |
The Dark Crystal | On-Line Systems | On-Line Systems | Apple II, Atari 8-bit | 1983 | ADL (Adventure Development Language) | |
Star Arthur Legend I: Planet Mephius [ja][2] | T&E Soft | T&E Soft, JVC | FM-7, MSX | 1983 | [proprietary engine] | |
The Portopia Serial Murder Case | Yuji Horii, Chunsoft | Enix, Square Enix | NEC PC-6001, MSX, Sharp X1, Family Computer, Mobile (i-mode, EZweb, Keitai) | June 1983 | [proprietary engine] | |
Below the Root | Dale Disharoon | Windham Classics | DOS, Commodore 64, Apple II, MSX | 1984 | [proprietary engine] | |
The Black Sanctum[3] | Mark Data Products[4] | Mark Data Products[4] | TRS-80, DOS | 1984 | Graphical update of the 1981 original | |
Dallas Quest | Datasoft | Datasoft | Commodore 64, Apple IIe, Atari 8-bit, TRS-80 Color Computer | 1984 | Datasoft Engine | |
Okhotsk ni Kiyu: Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin Jiken [ja] | Yuji Horii, Login Software | ASCII, Enix | NEC PC-6001, PC-88, MSX, Family Computer, PC-98 | 1984 | Spiritual successor to The Portopia Serial Murder Case | [proprietary engine] |
Rendezvous with Rama | Telarium | Telarium | DOS, Commodore 64, Apple II | 1984 | Spinnaker Adventure Language[5] | |
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | PCjr, Tandy 1000, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Macintosh, DOS, Master System | 10 May 1984 | Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) | |
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom | Hudson Soft | Hudson Soft | PC-88, NEC PC-6001, FM-7, MSX, NES/Famicom | July 1984 | [proprietary engine] | |
The Death Trap | Square | Square | PC-88, PC-98, Fujitsu FM-7 | October 1984 | [proprietary engine] | |
Wingman | TamTam | Enix | PC-88, FM-7 | November 1984 | [unknown] | |
Tenshitachi no Gogo | JAST | JAST | PC-88, MSX | May 1985 | [unknown] | |
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari ST, PCjr | June 1985 | Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) | |
The Crimson Crown - Further Adventures in Transylvania | Penguin Software | Penguin Software | Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM-7, Macintosh, PC-88, PC-98 | October 1985 | Graphics Magician[1] | |
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True | ICOM Simulations | Mindscape, Kemco | Apple IIGS, Macintosh, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amiga, DOS, Game Boy Color, Windows, NES | October 1985 | MacVenture | |
Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder | Telarium | Audiogenic Software | Amiga, Commodore 64, Apple II, MS-DOS, MSX | November 1985 | Spinnaker Adventure Language[5] | |
The Black Cauldron | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, IBM PC | 1986 | Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) | |
Labyrinth: The Computer Game | Lucasfilm Games | Activision | Apple IIe and IIc, Commodore 64/128, MSX2 | 1986 | LucasArts in-house engine | |
Murder on the Mississippi | Activision | Activision | Apple II, Commodore 64/128, MSX2, Family Computer, Atari 800/XE/XL | 1986 | [proprietary engine] | |
The Scoop | Telarium | Telarium, Spinnaker Software | Apple II, DOS | 1986 | DOS version released in 1989 | [unknown] |
Tass Times in Tonetown | Interplay Productions, Brainwave Creations | Activision | Atari ST, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh | 1986 | [proprietary engine] | |
Uninvited | ICOM Simulations | Mindscape, Kemco | Apple IIGS, Macintosh, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amiga, NES, DOS, Windows, Windows Mobile | 1986 | MacVenture | |
Alpha | Square | Square | PC-88, PC-98, Fujitsu FM-7, Sharp X1 | 8 July 1986 | [proprietary engine] | |
J.B. Harold Murder Club | Riverhillsoft | Riverhillsoft, Micro Cabin, Brøderbund, Hudson Soft, FonFun | PC-98, MSX, TurboGrafx-CD, DOS, Nintendo DS, iOS | August 1986 | [proprietary engine] | |
Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari ST | October 1986 | Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) | |
King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari ST, Mac, Tandy Color Computer 3 | 1 October 1986 | Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) | |
Dead Zone | Sunsoft | Sunsoft | Famicom Disk System | 20 November 1986 | [proprietary engine] | |
Suishō no Dragon | Square | Square | Famicom Disk System | 15 December 1986 | [proprietary engine] | |
La Abadía del Crimen (The Abbey of Crime) | Opera Soft | Amstrad CPC, MSX, PC, ZX Spectrum | 1987 | [unknown] | ||
The Faery Tale Adventure | MicroIllusions | MicroIllusions | Amiga, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Genesis | 1987 | [proprietary engine] | |
Mortville Manor | Lankhor | Lankhor | Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Sinclair QL, DOS | 1987 | Mortevielle[6] | |
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple II, Apple IIGS | 1987 | Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) | |
Jesus | Enix | Enix | PC-88, FM-7, MSX2, X1, Famicom | 28 April 1987 | [proprietary engine] | |
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Apple IIGS, TRS-80, Windows, OS X, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, iOS, Android | 5 July 1987 | Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) | |
Shadowgate | ICOM Simulations | Mindscape, Kemco | Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Amiga, CD-i, Game Boy Color, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo Entertainment System, Palm OS, DOS, Pocket PC (ARM, MIPS), Mobile Phone | 30 July 1987 | MacVenture | |
Maniac Mansion | Lucasfilm Games | Lucasfilm Games | Commodore 64, Apple II, IBM PC, Amiga, Atari ST, Nintendo Entertainment System | 5 October 1987 | SCUMM | |
Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari ST | 14 November 1987 | Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) | |
Méwilo | Coktel Vision | Coktel Vision | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC | 28 November 1987 | [unknown] | |
Déjà Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas | ICOM Simulations | Mindscape | Apple IIGS, Macintosh; Atari ST, CD-i, Amiga, Game Boy Color, DOS, Pocket PC | 1988 | MacVenture | |
Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir | Nintendo R&D1, Tose (original); Mages (Switch) | Nintendo | Family Computer Disk System, Super Famicom, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo Switch | 1988 | Nintendo proprietary engine | |
Gold Rush! | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIGS | 1988 | Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) | |
Manhunter: New York | Evryware | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIGS, Tandy 1000 | 1988 | Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) | |
Neuromancer | Interplay Productions | Mediagenic | Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, DOS | 1988 | Interplay Productions proprietary engine | |
Ripple Island | Sunsoft | Sunsoft | Famicom, PlayStation, Mobile phone | 23 January 1988 | [unknown] | |
Hoshi wo Sagashite... | Sega | Sega | Master System | 2 April 1988 | Also known as Searching the Stars: The Story of Mio | Sega proprietary engine |
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST | September 1988 | Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) or Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST | October 1988 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders | Lucasfilm Games | Lucasfilm Games | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns | October 1988 | SCUMM | |
Police Quest II: The Vengeance | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, PC-98 | November 1988 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Snatcher | Konami | Konami | NEC PC-8801mkIISR, MSX2, PC Engine Super CD-ROM², Sega CD, PlayStation, Sega Saturn | 26 November 1988 | Incomplete story in versions prior to 1992 | Konami proprietary engine |
Akira | TOSE | Taito | Famicom | 24 December 1988 | TOSE proprietary engine | |
B.A.T. | Computer's Dream | Ubisoft | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS | 1989 | ||
Emmanuelle | Coktel Vision | Tomahawk, Coktel Vision | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST | 1989 | ||
Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind | Nintendo R&D1, Tose (original); Mages (Switch) | Nintendo | Family Computer Disk System, Super Famicom, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo Switch | 1989 | ||
Future Wars | Delphine Software International | Delphine Software International | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST | 1989 | Cinematique[7] | |
KULT: The Temple of Flying Saucers | Exxos, ERE informatique | Infogrames, Data East Corporation (US) | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | 1989 | Also known as Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess | Kult[8] |
Legend of Djel | Coktel Vision | Tomahawk, Coktel Vision | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST | 1989 | [unknown] | |
Manhunter 2: San Francisco | Evryware | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Mac OS | 1989 | Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) | |
Mean Streets | Access Software | Access Software | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 | 1989 | Part of the Tex Murphy series. First adventure game in 256 colors. | Unknown (the flight sections uses Echelon's game engine). |
Transylvania III: Vanquish the Night | Polarware | Polarware | Apple IIGS, DOS | 1989 | [unknown] | |
Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari ST | 24 March 1989 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Lucasfilm Games | Lucasfilm Games | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh, FM Towns, Amiga CDTV | July 1989 | SCUMM | |
Idol Hakkenden | Natsume | Towa Chiki | Famicom | 14 September 1989 | Natsume proprietary engine | |
The Colonel's Bequest | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | October 1989 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Amiga, Macintosh, PC-98, Atari ST | October 1989 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Codename: ICEMAN | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple Macintosh | November 1989 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST | November 1989 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) |
1990s
Game | Developer | Publisher | System | Date released | Notes | Game engine |
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Altered Destiny | Accolade | Accolade | DOS, Amiga | 1990 | ||
Black Sect | Lankhor | Lankhor | Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, DOS, Thomson TO8 | 1990 | ||
Countdown | Access Software | Access Software | DOS | 1990 | Access[9] | |
Earthrise: A Guild Investigation | Matt Gruson | Interstel | DOS | 1990 | ||
Geisha | Coktel Vision | Tomahawk, Coktel Vision | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST | 1990 | ||
Hugo's House of Horrors | Gray Design Associates | Gray Design Associates | DOS, Windows | 1990 | Hugo[10] | |
Les Manley in: Search for the King | Accolade | Accolade, Ziggurat Interactive | Amiga, DOS | 1990 | ||
Maupiti Island | Lankhor | Lankhor | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | 1990 | ||
Operation Stealth | Delphine Software International | Interplay Entertainment, U.S. Gold | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | 1990 | ||
Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | Amiga, DOS | 1990 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Rise of the Dragon | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | Amiga, DOS, Macintosh, Mega-CD | 1990 | ||
Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | January 1990 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Loom | Lucasfilm Games | Lucasfilm Games | DOS, Mac OS, Amiga, Atari ST, FM Towns, TurboGrafx-16, Steam | January 1990 | SCUMM | |
The Secret of Monkey Island | Lucasfilm Games | Lucasfilm Games | Original version Amiga, Atari ST, CDTV, DOS, FM Towns, Mac OS, Sega CD Special edition iOS, OS X, Windows, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live | October 1990 | Special edition released in 2009 | SCUMM |
Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers Get All The Girls | Legend Entertainment | Legend Entertainment | DOS | October 1990 | ||
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Windows, NES, Mac OS, Amiga, FM Towns, PC-98 | 9 November 1990 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
The Adventures of Willy Beamish | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | Amiga, DOS, Macintosh, Sega CD | 1991 | ||
Alice: An Interactive Museum | Toshiba-EMI | Synergy Interactive | Mac OS, Windows | 1991 | ||
Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Amiga | 1991 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Cruise for a Corpse | Delphine Software International | Erbe Software, Interplay Entertainment, U.S. Gold | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | 1991 | ||
EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS | 1991 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus | Horrorsoft | Accolade | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 | 1991 | ||
Fascination | Coktel Vision | Tomahawk, Coktel Vision | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST | 1991 | ||
Gobliiins | Coktel Vision | Tomahawk | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, iPhone, Macintosh | 1991 | ||
Heart of China | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | Amiga, DOS, Macintosh | 1991 | ||
Hugo II, Whodunit? | Gray Design Associates | Gray Design Associates | DOS, Windows | 1991 | ||
Les Manley in: Lost in L.A. | Accolade | Accolade, Ziggurat Interactive | DOS | 1991 | ||
Martian Memorandum | Access Software | Access Software | DOS | 1991 | Part of the Tex Murphy series | |
Nostalgia 1907 | Sur de Wave | Sur de Wave | Sharp X68000, Sega Mega CD, PC-98, FM Towns Marty | 1991 | ||
Police Quest III: The Kindred | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Amiga | 1991 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective | ICOM Simulations | ICOM Simulations | DOS, Mac OS, Commodore CDTV, TurboGrafx-CD, Sega CD, DVD, iPad, Windows, OS X | 1991 | ||
The Space Adventure – Cobra: The Legendary Bandit | Hudson Soft | Hudson Soft | PC Engine CD, Sega CD | 1991 | Sequel to Japan-only 1989 game Cobra: Kokuryuuou no Densetsu | |
Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance | Legend Entertainment | Legend Entertainment | DOS | 1991 | ||
Timequest | Legend Entertainment | Legend Entertainment | DOS | 1991 | ||
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Windows, Macintosh, Amiga, PC-98 | 4 March 1991 | Voice acting in 1992 CD release | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) |
Metal Slader Glory | HAL Laboratory | HAL Laboratory | Famicom | 30 August 1991 | ||
Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Amiga | 7 September 1991 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Saori: Bishōjo-tachi no Yakata | X-Shitei | X-Shitei | PC-98, FM Towns, X68000 | 18 October 1991 | ||
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | LucasArts | LucasArts | Original version DOS, Mac OS, Amiga, FM Towns Special edition iOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | December 1991 | Special edition released in 2010 | SCUMM |
Amazon: Guardians of Eden | Access Software | Access Software | DOS | 1992 | ||
B.A.T. II – The Koshan Conspiracy | Computer's Dream | Ubi Soft | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | 1992 | ||
Bargon Attack[11] | Coktel Vision | Coktel Vision | DOS | 1992 | ||
The Dagger of Amon Ra | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Windows | 1992 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Dark Seed | Cyberdreams | Cyberdreams | Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS, Macintosh, Sega Saturn, PlayStation | 1992 | ||
Daughter of Serpents (The Scroll) | Eldritch Games | Millennium Interactive | DOS | 1992 | ||
Dead of the Brain | FairyTale | NEC | PC-98, FM Towns, MSX, Sharp X68000, PC Engine Super CD-ROM² | 1992 | ||
Dune | Cryo Interactive | Virgin Interactive | DOS, Amiga, Sega CD | 1992 | Adventure and strategy hybrid, sequels dropped the adventure element | |
Eternam | Infogrames | Infogrames | IBM PC (DOS), FM Towns | 1992 | 1993 released in CD-ROM | |
Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Windows | 1992 | ||
Hook | Ocean | Ocean | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | 1992 | ||
Hugo III, Jungle of Doom! | Gray Design Associates | Gray Design Associates | DOS, Windows | 1992 | ||
Inca | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | DOS, CD-i | 1992 | ||
Inspector Gadget: Mission 1 - Global Terror! | Azeroth, Inc. | Azeroth, Inc. | DOS | 1992 | ||
KGB | Cryo Interactive | Virgin Entertainment | DOS, Amiga | 1992 | ||
Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2: Gas Pump Girls Meet the Pulsating Inconvenience from Planet X! | Infocom | Activision | IBM PC | 1992 | ||
The Legacy: Realm of Terror | Magnetic Scrolls | MicroProse | DOS | 1992 | ||
Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade/Cosmic Spacehead | Codemasters (NES version), Supersonic Software | Camerica (NES version), Codemasters | NES, Master System, Mega Drive, Game Gear, Amiga, DOS | 1992 | ||
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel | Mythos Software, Inc. | Electronic Arts | 3DO, DOS | 1992 | ||
The Palace of Deceit: The Dragon's Plight | Game Syndicate Productions (Cliff Bleszinski) | Innervision Software | Windows 3.x | 1992 | Remake of 1991 text adventure | |
Plan 9 from Outer Space | Gremlin Ireland | Gremlin Graphics | Atari ST, Amiga | 1992 | ||
Putt-Putt Joins the Parade | Humongous Entertainment | Humongous Entertainment | 3DO, DOS, Macintosh, Windows | 1992 | ||
Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch | Tsunami Games | Tsunami Games | DOS | 1992 | ||
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II | ICOM Simulations | ICOM Simulations | DOS, TurboGrafx-CD, Mega-CD | 1992 | ||
Spellcasting 301: Spring Break | Legend Entertainment | Legend Entertainment | DOS | 1992 | ||
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary | Interplay | Interplay | Amiga, Macintosh, DOS | 1992 | ||
The Dark Half | Symtus | Capstone | Amiga, Macintosh, DOS | 1992 | ||
Nightshade | Beam Software | Ultra Games | NES | January 1992 | ||
Business Wars | Hect | Hect | Famicom | 24 January 1992 | ||
Frederik Pohl's Gateway | Legend Entertainment | Legend Entertainment | DOS, Windows 95 | June 1992 | ||
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | LucasArts | LucasArts | DOS, Mac OS, Amiga, FM Towns, Windows, Wii | June 1992 | SCUMM | |
Lure of the Temptress | Revolution Software | Virgin Interactive Entertainment | DOS, Amiga, Atari ST | June 1992 | ||
Quest for Glory III: Wages of War | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Apple Macintosh | August 1992 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
The Legend of Kyrandia: Fables and Fiends | Westwood Studios | Virgin Interactive | Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Macintosh, PC-98 | 1 August 1992 | ||
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Windows, Mac OS, Amiga | 13 October 1992 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Curse of Enchantia | Core Design | Core Design, Virgin Games (PC CD-ROM) | Amiga, DOS | November 1992 | ||
Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender | MicroProse | MicroProse | DOS, Mac OS | November 1992 | ||
The Adventures of Melvin Freebush | Sherwood Forest Games | Sherwood Forest Games | DOS | 1993 | ||
The Beverly Hillbillies | Synergistic Software | Capstone Software | DOS | 1993 | ||
BloodNet | MicroProse | MicroProse | Amiga, DOS | 1993 | ||
Blue Force | Tsunami Games | Tsunami Games | DOS | 1993 | ||
Cosmology of Kyoto | Softedge | Yano Electric | DOS, Mac OS, Windows | 1993 | English release first in 1994 | |
Dare to Dream | Epic MegaGames | Epic MegaGames | Windows 3.x | 1993 | ||
Dracula Unleashed | ICOM Simulations | Viacom New Media | DOS, Sega CD, Mac OS, PlayStation 2 & Xbox | 1993 | ||
EcoQuest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Windows | 1993 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Eric the Unready | Legend Entertainment | Legend Entertainment | DOS | 1993 | ||
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise | Humongous Entertainment | Humongous Entertainment | 3DO, DOS, Macintosh, iOS, Windows, Android | 1993 | ||
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Macintosh, Windows 3.x | 1993 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Gobliins Quest 3 | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | Amiga, DOS | 1993 | ||
Inca II: Nations of Immortality | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | DOS | 1993 | ||
Innocent Until Caught | Divide By Zero | Psygnosis | Amiga, DOS | 1993 | ||
The Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate | Westwood Studios | Virgin Interactive | DOS, FM Towns, PC-98 | 1993 | ||
Lost in Time | Coktel Vision | Coktel Vision, Sierra On-Line | DOS | 1993 | ||
Pepper's Adventures in Time | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Windows 3.x | 1993 | ||
Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon | Humongous Entertainment | Humongous Entertainment | 3DO, DOS, Macintosh, Windows | 1993 | ||
Return of the Phantom | MicroProse | MicroProse | DOS | 1993 | ||
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. III | ICOM Simulations | ICOM Simulations | DOS, Mac OS | 1993 | ||
The Journeyman Project | Presto Studios | Presto Studios Sanctuary Woods Bandai | Mac OS, Windows | 6 January 1993 | First pre-rendered 3D adventure game. Updated Journeyman Project Turbo! rerelease in 1994. | |
Space Quest V: Roger Wilco – The Next Mutation | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | DOS | 5 February 1993 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Tajemnica Statuetki | Metropolis Software House | Metropolis Software House | DOS | 12 February 1993 | Also known as The Mystery of the Statuette | |
Veil of Darkness | Event Horizon Software | Strategic Simulations, Inc. | DOS, FM Towns, PC-98 | March 1993 | ||
Shadow of the Comet | Infogrames | Infogrames | DOS | 25 March 1993 | ||
The 7th Guest | Trilobyte | Virgin Interactive | DOS, CD-i, Mac OS, iOS | 1 April 1993 | ||
Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Windows | 15 June 1993 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle | LucasArts | LucasArts | DOS, Mac OS | 25 June 1993 | SCUMM | |
Return to Zork | Infocom | Activision | Macintosh, DOS, PC-FX, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, FM Towns | 15 September 1993 | ||
Myst | Cyan | Brøderbund, Midway Games, Mean Hamster Software, Sunsoft, Maximum Family Games, Funbox Media | Mac OS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, 3DO, Windows, Atari Jaguar CD, CD-i, AmigaOS, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, iOS, Nintendo 3DS | 24 September 1993 | ||
Simon the Sorcerer | Adventure Soft | Adventure Soft | Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS, RISC OS | 27 September 1993 | ||
Beyond Shadowgate | ICOM Simulations | Turbo Technologies Inc. | TurboGrafx CD | October 1993 | ||
Companions of Xanth | Legend Entertainment | Legend Entertainment | DOS | November 1993 | ||
Police Quest: Open Season | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | Windows, DOS, Apple Macintosh System 7 | November 1993 | ||
Sam & Max Hit the Road | LucasArts | LucasArts | DOS, Mac OS, Windows, Amiga | November 1993 | SCUMM | |
Star Trek: Judgment Rites | Interplay | Interplay | DOS, Macintosh | November 1993 | ||
Gateway II: Homeworld | Legend Entertainment | Legend Entertainment | DOS, Windows 95 | December 1993 | ||
Jack in the Dark | Infogrames | Interplay, Infogrames | DOS | December 1993 | ||
Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Windows | December 1993 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Macintosh, Windows | 17 December 1993 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Jurassic Park | Sega of America | Sega | Sega CD | 17 December 1993 | ||
Are You Afraid of the Dark: The Tale of Orpheo's Curse | Viacom New Media | Tec Toy Indústria de Brinquedos S.A. | Mac OS, Windows | 1994 | ||
The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | Windows | 1994 | ||
Commander Blood | Cryo Interactive | Mindscape | DOS | 1994 | ||
Desire | C's Ware, El Dia (remake) | C's Ware, El Dia (remake) | PC-98, FM Towns, Sega Saturn, Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | 1994 | ||
Dreamweb | Creative Reality | Empire | DOS, Amiga | 1994 | ||
Gadget: Invention, Travel, & Adventure | Synergy, Inc. | Synergy Interactive | Windows, Mac OS | 1994 | ||
Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller | Take-Two Interactive Software | GameTek | DOS, 3DO | 1994 | ||
Igor: Objective Uikokahonia | Pendulo Studios | Dro Soft, Dinamic Multimedia | DOS | 1994 | ||
Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb | The Dreamers Guild | New World Computing, Wyrmkeep Entertainment | Amiga, Mac OS, OS X, DOS, Linux, Windows, Pocket PC, ScummVM | 1994 | ||
The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm's Revenge | Westwood Studios | Virgin Interactive | DOS, Macintosh | 1994 | ||
Noctropolis | Flashpoint Productions | Electronic Arts | DOS | 1994 | ||
Plague of the Moon | Rebelsoft | Rebelsoft | DOS | 1994 | ||
Return to Ringworld[12] | Tsunami Games | Tsunami Games | DOS | 1994 | ||
Superhero League of Hoboken | Legend Entertainment | Legend Entertainment | DOS | 1994 | ||
Under a Killing Moon | Access Software | Access Software, U.S. Gold | Windows | 1994 | Part of the Tex Murphy series | |
Universe | Core Design | Core Design | Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS | 1994 | ||
Dragonsphere | MicroProse | MicroProse | DOS | January 1994 | ||
Beneath a Steel Sky | Revolution Software | Virgin Interactive Entertainment | DOS, Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST iOS | March 1994 | ||
Tajemství Oslího ostrova | Pterodon Software | Vochozka Trading | DOS | June 1994 | Monkey Island parody also known as The Secret of Donkey Island | |
Policenauts | Konami | Konami | NEC PC-9821, 3DO, PlayStation, Sega Saturn | 29 July 1994 | ||
Death Gate | Legend Entertainment | Legend Entertainment, Virgin Interactive Entertainment | DOS | November 1994 | ||
King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Windows, Macintosh | 23 November 1994 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Dragon Lore: The Legend Begins | Cryo Interactive | Mindscape, KSS | DOS, 3DO, PC-98 | 31 December 1994 | ||
The Adventures of Down Under Dan | PowerVision | Guildsoft Games | DOS | 1995 | ||
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Macintosh, Windows | 1995 | ||
The Big Red Adventure | Dynabyte | Core Design | Windows | 1995 | ||
Chewy: Esc from F5[13] | Blue Byte | New Generation Software | DOS | 1995 | ||
Chop Suey | Theresa Duncan | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Windows, Macintosh | 1995 | ||
The Daedalus Encounter | Mechadeus | Virgin Interactive | Mac OS, 3DO, Windows | 1995 | ||
The Dark Eye | Inscape | Time Warner Interactive, Expert Software, Inc. | Mac OS, Windows | 1995 | ||
Discworld | Teeny Weeny Games Perfect 10 Productions | Psygnosis | DOS, Mac, PlayStation, Sega Saturn | 1995 | ||
Dust: A Tale of the Wired West | Cyberflix | GTE Entertainment | DOS, Macintosh | 1995 | ||
EVE Burst Error | C's Ware | Kadokawa Shoten, Imagineer | PC-98, Sega Saturn, Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable | 1995 | ||
Flight of the Amazon Queen | Interactive Binary Illusions | Renegade Software | Amiga, DOS | 1995 | ||
Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster | Amazing Media | Interplay | Sega Saturn, Windows 3.x, Mac | 1995 | ||
Guilty | Divide By Zero | Psygnosis | DOS | 1995 | ||
Heaven's Dawn[14] | Art 9 Entertainment Inc. | Manaccom Pty Ltd. | DOS | 1995 | ||
In the 1st Degree | Adair & Armstrong | Brøderbund | Windows, Mac | 1995 | ||
Jewels of the Oracle | Dreamcatcher Interactive | Dreamcatcher Interactive | Windows, Macintosh, Sega Saturn | 1995 | ||
The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time | Presto Studios | Sanctuary Woods | Windows, Mac OS | 1995 | ||
Karma Curse of the 12 Caves | Dreamcatcher Interactive | Dreamcatcher Interactive | Windows, Macintosh, Sega Saturn, PlayStation | 1995 | ||
Kingdom: The Far Reaches | Virtual Image Productions | Interplay | 3DO, CD-i, DOS, Mac OS, Windows | 1995 | ||
The Martian Chronicles | Byron Preiss Multimedia Company | Simon & Schuster | Windows, Mac OS | 1995 | ||
The Orion Conspiracy | Divide By Zero | Domark | DOS, Windows | 1995 | ||
Panic in the Park | Imagination Pilots | WarnerActive | Windows | 1995 | ||
Prisoner of Ice | Infogrames | Infogrames | DOS, Windows, Mac OS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation | 1995 | ||
Qin: Tomb of the Middle Kingdom | Learning Technologies Interactive | Time Warner Electronic Publishing, SouthPeak Games, Attica | DOS, Windows, Mac OS | 1995 | ||
SilverLoad | Millennium Interactive | Vic Tokai, Psygnosis | DOS, PlayStation | 1995 | ||
Skyborg: Into the Vortex | SkyBox International | SkyBox International | Windows, Mac OS | 1995 | ||
Teen Agent | Metropolis Software House | Metropolis Software, Union Logic | DOS, Amiga | 1995 | ||
Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer | Clipper Software | CentreGold, U.S. Gold | DOS, Windows 95, ScummVM | 1995 | ||
Wolfsbane[15] | Midnight Games | Merit Studios, Inc. | DOS | 1995 | ||
Lost Eden | Cryo Interactive | Virgin Interactive | DOS, Mac OS, 3DO, CD-i | March 1995 | ||
Nocturnal Illusion | Apricot | Excellents Japan, JAST USA | PC-98, Windows | 22 April 1995 | ||
Full Throttle | LucasArts | LucasArts | DOS, Mac OS, Windows | 30 April 1995 | ||
Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure | Cryo Interactive | Mindscape | DOS | 25 May 1995 | ||
Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity | Spectrum HoloByte | MicroProse | DOS, Macintosh | 31 May 1995 | ||
Space Quest 6: The Spinal Frontier | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Windows, Macintosh | 11 July 1995 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Roberta Williams' Phantasmagoria | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | Windows, Sega Saturn | 24 August 1995 | ||
Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity | Viacom New Media | Viacom New Media | Windows, PlayStation (JP Only) | 31 August 1995 | ||
Scooby-Doo Mystery | The Illusions Gaming Company | Acclaim Entertainment & Sunsoft | Sega Genesis | September 1995 | ||
Clock Tower | Human Entertainment | Human Entertainment | Super Famicom, PlayStation, WonderSwan, Windows | 14 September 1995 | ||
Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu | Sanctuary Woods | Sanctuary Woods | DOS | 30 September 1995 | ||
Bad Day on the Midway | Inscape | Inscape | Windows, Mac | 31 October 1995 | ||
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream | The Dreamers Guild | Cyberdreams | Mac OS, DOS | 31 October 1995 | ||
Torin's Passage | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Mac OS | 31 October 1995 | ||
Mission Critical | Legend Entertainment | Legend Entertainment | DOS, Windows 95 | November 1995 | ||
Shivers | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | Windows, Mac OS | November 1995 | Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) | |
Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe | Adventure Soft | Adventure Soft | Amiga, Macintosh, Windows, DOS | November 1995 | ||
Total Distortion | Pop Rocket | Pop Rocket | Mac OS, Windows | November 1995 | ||
Dark Seed II | Destiny Media Technologies | Cyberdreams | Windows, Macintosh, Sega Saturn, PlayStation | 30 November 1995 | ||
The Dig | LucasArts | LucasArts | DOS, Mac OS | 30 November 1995 | SCUMM | |
The 11th Hour | Trilobyte | Virgin Interactive | Windows, Mac OS | December 1995 | ||
Shannara | Legend Entertainment | Legend Entertainment | DOS | December 1995 | ||
Chronomaster | DreamForge Intertainment | IntraCorp, Capstone Software | DOS | 20 December 1995 | ||
Robot City | Brooklyn Multimedia | Byron Preiss Multimedia | Mac OS, Windows | 31 December 1995 | ||
Alien Incident | Housemarque | GameTek | DOS | 1996 | ||
Amber: Journeys Beyond | Hue Forest Entertainment | Hue Forest Entertainment (mail order), Cendant Software, Changeling Software, Graphic Simulations Corporation | Mac OS, Windows 95 | 1996 | ||
Blue Ice | Art of Mind Productions | Psygnosis | DOS, Windows 3.x, Mac OS | 1996 | ||
Bud Tucker in Double Trouble | Funsoft | Funsoft | DOS | 1996 | ||
Creature Crunch | TechToons Ltd. | Class6 Interactive | Windows | 1996 | ||
The Dame Was Loaded | Beam Software | Philips Interactive Media | DOS, Mac OS, Windows | 1996 | ||
Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? | Perfect Entertainment | Psygnosis (PC, PS), Sega (Saturn) | DOS, Windows, PlayStation, Sega Saturn | 1996 | ||
Dragon Lore II: The Heart of the Dragon Man | Cryo Interactive | Cryo Interactive | DOS, Windows | 1996 | ||
Fable | Simbiosis Interactive | Sir-tech Software, Inc. | DOS, Windows | 1996 | ||
The Gene Machine | Divide By Zero | Vic Tokai | DOS | 1996 | ||
Kingdom II: Shadoan | Virtual Image Productions | Interplay | CD-i, DOS, Mac OS | 1996 | ||
Master of Dimensions | Eidos Interactive | Eidos Interactive | Windows | 1996 | ||
Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail | 7th Level | 7th Level, Panasonic Interactive Media | DOS, Mac OS | 1996 | ||
Mutation of J.B. | Invention | Riki Computer Games | DOS | 1996 | ||
Orion Burger | Sanctuary Woods | Eidos Interactive | DOS, Mac OS | 1996 | ||
U.F.O.s | Artech | Corel Corporation, Hoffmann + Associates Inc. | Macintosh, Windows 95 | 1996 | ||
Urban Runner | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Windows | 1996 | ||
Angel Devoid: Face of the Enemy[16] | Electric Dreams | Mindscape | DOS | 31 January 1996 | ||
Chronicles of the Sword | Synthetic Dimensions | Psygnosis | Windows, PlayStation | 23 February 1996 | ||
Bad Mojo | Pulse Entertainment | Acclaim | Windows, Macintosh | 29 February 1996 | ||
Ripper | Take-Two Interactive | Take-Two Interactive | DOS, Mac OS | 29 February 1996 | ||
Spycraft: The Great Game | Activision | Activision | DOS, Mac OS, Windows | 29 February 1996 | ||
Zork Nemesis | Zombie LLC | Activision | Macintosh, DOS, Windows 95 | 29 February 1996 | ||
Normality | Gremlin Interactive | Interplay | DOS | June 1996 | ||
Kingdom O' Magic | SCi | SCi | DOS | 31 July 1996 | ||
The Pandora Directive | Access Software | Access Software | DOS, Windows | 31 July 1996 | Part of the Tex Murphy series | |
Azrael's Tear | Intelligent Games | Mindscape | DOS, Windows 95 | 26 August 1996 | ||
Harvester | DigiFX Interactive | Merit Studios, Virgin Interactive | DOS | 31 August 1996 | ||
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo | Mythos Software, Inc. | Electronic Arts | DOS | 27 September 1996 | ||
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars | Revolution Software | Virgin Interactive Entertainment | DOS, Windows, PlayStation | 30 September 1996 | Part 1 of the Broken Sword series | |
Timelapse | GTE Interactive Media | Philips Interactive Media, Inc., Hammerhead Entertainment | Windows, Macintosh | 16 October 1996 | ||
Lighthouse: The Dark Being | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Windows, Mac OS | 28 October 1996 | ||
Ace Ventura | 7th Level | Bomico Entertainment Software | Windows | 31 October 1996 | ||
Blazing Dragons | The Illusions Gaming Company | Crystal Dynamics & Mindscape | Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn | 31 October 1996 | ||
Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages | Epic Multimedia Group | Inscape | Windows | 31 October 1996 | ||
The Neverhood | The Neverhood, Inc. | DreamWorks Interactive | Windows, PlayStation (Japan only) | 31 October 1996 | ||
The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril | Wanderlust Interactive | BMG Interactive, Simon & Schuster & MGM Interactive | Windows | 31 October 1996 | ||
Toonstruck | Burst Studios | Virgin Interactive | Windows, DOS, Mac OS | 31 October 1996 | ||
Rama | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation | November 1996 | ||
Titanic: Adventure Out of Time | Cyberflix | GTE Entertainment, Europress | Windows, Mac OS | 20 November 1996 | ||
Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Mac OS, Windows | 26 November 1996 | ||
Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | DOS, Windows | 26 November 1996 | ||
Clock Tower 2 | Human Entertainment | Human Entertainment, ASCII Entertainment | PlayStation | 13 December 1996 | Known as Clock Tower outside Japan | |
YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world | ELF | ELF | PC-98 (original release), Sega Saturn, Windows Remake PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows | 26 December 1996 | Sega Saturn version released in 1997 and remake version in 2017 | |
Ark of Time | Trecision | International Computer Entertainment Ltd. | DOS | 1997 | ||
The City of Lost Children | Psygnosis | Psygnosis | DOS, PlayStation | 1997 | ||
Crusader: Adventure Out of Time | Index+ | Europress | Windows, Mac OS | 1997 | ||
Egypt 1156 B.C. | Cryo Interactive Entertainment | Cryo Interactive Entertainment | Windows, PlayStation | 1997 | ||
Jack Orlando | TopWare Interactive | TopWare Interactive, JoWood Productions (Director's cut) | DOS, Windows | 1997 | ||
Riana Rouge | Black Dragon Productions | Black Dragon Productions | Windows, Mac OS | 1997 | ||
Sentient | Psygnosis | Psygnosis | DOS, Windows, PlayStation | 1997 | ||
The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield | Digital Evolution | Fox Interactive | Windows, Mac OS | 1997 | ||
Versailles 1685 | Cryo Interactive | Cryo Interactive | Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation, DOS | 1997 | ||
Voodoo Kid | Infogrames, Eric Sterling Collins, Hubert Chardot | Infogrames | Windows 3.x, Windows 95 | 1997 | ||
WuKung: A Legendary Adventure | Abudoe Software | Abudoe Software | Windows 3.x, Windows 95 | 1997 | ||
Realms of the Haunting | Gremlin Interactive | Interplay | Windows, DOS | January 1997 | ||
Obsidian | Rocket Science Games | SegaSoft | Windows, Mac OS | 13 January 1997 | ||
Atlantis: The Lost Tales | Cryo Interactive | Dreamcatcher Interactive | DOS, Windows, Sega Saturn, PlayStation | March 1997 | ||
The Last Express | Smoking Car Productions | Brøderbund, Interplay | Windows, Mac OS, DOS, iOS | 30 March 1997 | ||
Shivers II: Harvest of Souls | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | Windows | 9 April 1997 | ||
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon | Legend Entertainment | Take-Two Interactive | DOS | 16 April 1997 | ||
Safecracker | Daydream Software | GT Interactive | Windows, Macintosh | May 1997 | ||
Duckman: The Graphic Adventures of a Private Dick | The Illusions Gaming Company | Playmates Interactive Entertainment | Windows | 31 May 1997 | ||
The Feeble Files | Adventure Soft | Adventure Soft, Bomico, Idigicon, Infogrames | Amiga, Mac, Windows | June 1997 | ||
The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime | Presto Studios | Acclaim, Bandai | Mac OS, PlayStation, Apple Pippin | June 1997 | ||
The Space Bar | Boffo Games | Rocket Science Games, SegaSoft | Windows, Mac OS | 8 July 1997 | ||
Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" | Humongous Entertainment | Atari, Majesco Entertainment | Windows, Mac OS, Wii, iOS | 2 September 1997 | ||
Temüjin: A Supernatural Adventure | SouthPeak Games | SouthPeak Games | Windows | 2 October 1997 | ||
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror | Revolution Software | Virgin Interactive, Crave Entertainment, Kalypso Media | Windows, PlayStation, Mac OS | 17 October 1997 | Part 2 of the Broken Sword series | |
The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink | Wanderlust Interactive | Ravensburger Interactive Media GmbHe & MGM Interactive | Windows | 18 October 1997 | ||
Dark Earth | Kalisto Entertainment | Microprose | Microsoft Windows | 22 October 1997 | ||
Armed & Delirious | Makh-Shevet | Sir-Tech | Windows | 24 October 1997 | Also known as GrannyX in Israel and Dementia in Europe. | |
Riven | Cyan | Brøderbund, Acclaim Entertainment, Sega, Mean Hamster Software | Mac OS, Windows, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Pocket PC, iOS | 31 October 1997 | ||
The Curse of Monkey Island | LucasArts | LucasArts | Windows | November 1997 | ||
Zork: Grand Inquisitor | Activision | Activision | Mac OS, Windows | 4 November 1997 | ||
Blade Runner | Westwood Studios | Virgin Interactive Entertainment | Windows | 14 November 1997 | ||
Hollywood Monsters | Pendulo Studios | Dinamic Multimedia | Windows | December 1997 | ||
Ankh: The Tales of Mystery | Artex Software | Acorn Computer Enterprises, Koala Soft, R-Comp Interactive | Acorn RISC | 1998 | ||
Morpheus | Soap Bubble Productions | Piranha Interactive Publishing, Tiburon Interactive Publishing | Windows, Mac OS | 1998 | ||
Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy | Team17, Trecision | Balmoral Software, PXL computers | Windows, Amiga | 1998 | ||
ZeroZone[17] | R&P Electronic Media | Cryo Interactive | Windows | 1998 | ||
The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time | Presto Studios | Red Orb Entertainment | Windows 95, Mac OS, OS X (PPC only) | 12 February 1998 | ||
Black Dahlia | Take-Two Interactive | Interplay | Windows | 25 February 1998 | ||
Tex Murphy: Overseer | Access Software | Access Software | Windows | 28 February 1998 | Part of the Tex Murphy series | |
Clock Tower: Ghost Head | Human Entertainment | Human Entertainment, Agetec | PlayStation | 12 March 1998 | Known outside Japan as Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within | |
Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy | Tribal Dreams | Interplay Entertainment | Windows | 1 April 1998 | ||
Starship Titanic | The Digital Village | Simon & Schuster Interactive | Mac OS, Windows | 2 April 1998 | ||
Sanitarium | DreamForge Intertainment | ASC Games, Egmont Interactive GmbH, XS Games | Windows | 28 April 1998 | ||
The X-Files Game | HyperBole Studios | Fox Interactive | Windows, PlayStation | June 1998 | ||
Hopkins FBI | MP Entertainment | MP Entertainment | OS/2 Warp, Windows, Linux | 16 July 1998 | ||
Ring: The Legend of the Nibelungen | Arxel Tribe | Red Orb Entertainment, Cryo Interactive | Windows | October 1998 | ||
Grim Fandango | LucasArts | LucasArts | Windows | 30 October 1998 | ||
Red Comrades Save the Galaxy | S.K.I.F., Buka Entertainment; Eltechs (Android porting) | Buka Entertainment | Original Windows Reloaded macOS, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Android, Linux | November 1998 | Reloaded released on February 18, 2016 | |
Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill | Her Interactive | Her Interactive, DreamCatcher Interactive, Mindscape Asia Pacific | Windows | 5 November 1998 | ||
John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles: An Adventure in Terror | Legend Entertainment | Red Orb Entertainment | Windows 95/98 | 13 November 1998 | ||
Juggernaut | Tonkin House | Jaleco | PlayStation | 19 November 1998 | ||
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity | Sierra Studios | Sierra Entertainment | Windows | 24 November 1998 | ||
Dark Side of the Moon: A Sci-Fi Adventure | SouthPeak Games | SouthPeak Games | Windows | 30 November 1998 | ||
Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | Windows, Macintosh | 7 December 1998 | ||
Cookie's Bustle[18][19] | Rodik | Rodik | Windows, Macintosh | 1999 | ||
Discworld Noir | Perfect Entertainment, Teeny Weeny Games (PS) | GT Interactive | Windows, PlayStation | 1999 | ||
The Forgotten: It Begins | Ransom Interactive | DreamCatcher Interactive | Windows, Mac OS | 1999 | ||
Paris 1313 | Dramæra | Index+, Réunion des Musées Nationaux | Windows | 1999 | ||
Physicus | HEUREKA-Klett Softwareverlag | Ruske & Puhretmaier Edutainment | Windows, Macintosh | 1999 | ||
Scooby-Doo: Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom | Engineering Animation, Inc. | SouthPeak Games | Windows | 1999 | ||
Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths | Nayma Software, Prograph Research S.r.l. | Protonic Interactive, Got Game Entertainment LLC, dtp entertainment AG | Windows | 1999 | ||
Zero Critical | Istvan Pely Productions | Bethesda Softworks | Windows, Mac OS | 1999 | ||
Biosys | JumpStart Solutions Ltd. | Take-Two Interactive | Windows | 28 February 1999 | ||
Beavis and Butt-Head Do U. | The Illusions Gaming Company | GT Interactive | Windows | 7 March 1999 | ||
Amerzone | Microïds | Casterman, Ubisoft | Windows, PlayStation, iOS, OS X | 18 March 1999 | ||
Shadowgate 64: Trials of the Four Towers | TNS Co., Ltd., Infinite Ventures | Kemco | Nintendo 64 | 31 May 1999 | ||
Traitors Gate | Daydream Software | Daydream Software | Windows, Macintosh | September 1999 | ||
Dracula: Resurrection | Index+, Canal+ Multimedia and France Telecom Multimedia | Microids | Windows, PlayStation, iOS | October 1999 | ||
Faust | Arxel Tribe | Cryo Interactive | Windows | October 1999 | Also known as Seven Games of the Soul in North America | |
The Silver Case | Grasshopper Manufacture | ASCII Entertainment, Nippon Ichi Software, Playism | PlayStation, Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch | 7 October 1999 | ||
Spy Fox 2: "Some Assembly Required" | Humongous Entertainment | GT Interactive | Windows, Macintosh | 26 October 1999 | ||
Omikron: The Nomad Soul | Quantic Dream | Eidos Interactive | Windows, Dreamcast | 31 October 1999 | ||
Atlantis II | Cryo Interactive | Cryo Interactive, DreamCatcher Interactive | Windows, Mac OS | November 1999 | Also known as Beyond Atlantis in North America | |
Aztec: The Curse in the Heart of the City of Gold | Cryo Interactive | France Telecom Multimedia | Windows, PlayStation | November 1999 | Also known as The Sacred Amulet | |
Freddi Fish 4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch | Humongous Entertainment | Infogrames | Windows, Macintosh | 5 November 1999 | ||
Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger | Her Interactive | DreamCatcher Games | Windows | 13 November 1999 | ||
The Longest Journey | Funcom | various local publishers/distributors | Windows | 18 November 1999 | ||
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | Windows | 19 November 1999 | ||
The Crystal Key | Earthlight Productions | DreamCatcher Interactive, The Adventure Company | Windows, Mac OS | 22 November 1999 | ||
Star Trek: Hidden Evil | Presto Studios | Activision | Microsoft Windows | 22 November 1999 | Contains some shooter elements |
2000s
Game | Developer | Publisher | System | Date released | Notes | Game engine |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20,000 Leagues: The Adventure Continues | Orbital Studios | SouthPeak Games | Windows | 2000 | Unreleased | |
Egypt II: The Heliopolis Prophecy | Cryo Interactive | Cryo Interactive | Windows, Mac OS | 2000 | ||
Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado | Revolution Software | Ubisoft | Windows, Sony PlayStation | 2000 | Based on Road to El Dorado | |
The Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin | Arxel Tribe | Arxel Tribe | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS | 2000 | ||
The Messenger | Canal+ Multimedia, Index+ | DreamCatcher Interactive, Microïds | Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation | 2000 | Original title Louvre: L'Ultime Malédiction | |
Opsys | Lemon Interactive | [hyper]media limited | Windows, Macintosh | 2000 | ||
Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat from Your Head to Your Feet | Humongous Entertainment | Runecraft | Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation, iOS, Android | 2000 | ||
Panty Raider: From Here to Immaturity | Hypnotix | Simon & Schuster Interactive | Windows | 2000 | ||
Pompei: The Legend of Vesuvius | Cryo Interactive | Arxel Tribe | Windows, Macintosh | 2000 | ||
Clue Chronicles: Fatal Illusion | EAI Interactive | Hasbro Interactive | Windows | 31 January 2000 | Also known as Cluedo Chronicles: Fatal Illusion in Europe | |
Myst: Masterpiece Edition | Cyan | Red Orb Entertainment, Mindscape, Cyan | Windows, Mac OS | May 2000 | Remake | |
Putt-Putt Joins the Circus | Humongous Entertainment | Infogrames | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS | 19 June 2000 | ||
In Cold Blood | Revolution Software | Sony Computer Entertainment, Ubisoft, DreamCatcher | Windows, PlayStation | 14 July 2000 | ||
The New Adventures of the Time Machine | Cryo Interactive | DreamCatcher Interactive | Windows | 29 August 2000 | ||
Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary | Wanadoo Edition, Canal+ Multimedia | Cryo Interactive | Windows, PlayStation, iOS, OS X | 25 September 2000 | ||
Odyssey: The Search for Ulysses | Cryo Interactive | Cryo Interactive, DreamCatcher Interactive | Windows | 14 October 2000 | ||
Escape from Monkey Island | LucasArts | LucasArts | Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 2 | 8 November 2000 | ||
Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness | Wanadoo Edition, Cryo Interactive | DreamCatcher, The Adventure Company | Windows, PlayStation | 10 November 2000 | ||
realMyst: Interactive 3D Edition | Cyan, Sunsoft | Mattel Interactive, Macplay, Cyan, Ubisoft | Windows, Mac OS, OS X, iPad | 15 November 2000 | Remake | Plasma |
Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion | Her Interactive | DreamCatcher | Windows, Game Boy Advance | 24 November 2000 | ||
Clever & Smart - A Movie Adventure | Alcachofa Soft | Alcachofa Soft | Windows | December 2000 | ||
Riddle of the Sphinx: An Egyptian Adventure | Omni Creative Group | DreamCatcher Interactive | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS | 5 December 2000 | ||
Stupid Invaders | Xilam | Ubi Soft | Dreamcast, Mac OS, Windows | 15 December 2000 | ||
Blood: The Last Vampire | Production I.G., Sony Computer Entertainment | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable | 21 December 2000 | ||
Road to India | Microïds | Microïds | Windows | 2001 | Also known as Road to India: Between Hell and Nirvana | Virtools |
Shadow of Memories | Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Runecraft | Konami | Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable | 22 February 2001 | Also known as Shadow of Destiny | |
Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! | Pax Softnica | Nintendo | Game Boy Color | 21 April 2001 | ||
Myst III: Exile | Presto Studios | Ubisoft | Mac OS, Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2 | 7 May 2001 | ||
Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Phungoria | Prelusion Inc. | ClearWater Interactive | Windows | 8 June 2001 | ||
Runaway: A Road Adventure | Péndulo Studios, S.L. | Dinamic Multimedia, FX Interactive | Windows | 6 July 2001 | ||
Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower | Her Interactive | DreamCatcher | Windows | 1 August 2001 | ||
Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern | Ubisoft | Ubisoft | Windows, Dreamcast | 8 August 2001 | Ubisoft proprietary engine | |
Schizm: Mysterious Journey | LK Avalon, Detalion | LK Avalon, The Adventure Company, DreamCatcher Interactive, P3i Project Three Interactive BV | Windows | 5 September 2001 | ||
The Mystery of the Druids | House of Tales Entertainment | cdv Software Entertainment | Windows | 14 September 2001 | ||
Atlantis III: The New World | Cryo Interactive | Cryo Interactive, DreamCatcher Interactive, Microïds | Windows 98/ME/XP, PlayStation 2, iOS | 26 September 2001 | Also known as Beyond Atlantis II in USA | |
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney | Capcom Production Studio 4 | Capcom | Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Windows, Wii, iOS, Android, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 12 October 2001 | ||
Nancy Drew: The Final Scene | Her Interactive | DreamCatcher | Windows | November 2001 | ||
The Cameron Files: Secret at Loch Ness | Galilea | Wanadoo Edition | Windows | 16 November 2001 | ||
Simon the Sorcerer 3D | Headfirst Productions | Adventure Soft | Windows | 2002 | ||
Syberia | Microïds | Microïds, 1C, The Adventure Company, Typhoon Games, ChinaAVG, Mindscape, Dreamcatcher Interactive | Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, iOS, Nintendo DS, Smartphones | 9 January 2002 | Virtools | |
Dark Fall | XXv Productions now Darkling Room | XXv Productions, The Adventure Company | Windows | April 2002[20](WW) | . | |
The Secret of the Nautilus | Cryo Interactive | Dreamcatcher Interactive, Cryo Interactive | Windows | 29 April 2002 | ||
RHEM | Knut Müller | Got Game Entertainment, Micro Application | Windows, Mac OS | August 2002 | ||
Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand | Her Interactive | DreamCatcher Interactive | Windows | 12 August 2002 | ||
Law & Order: Dead on the Money | Legacy Interactive | Legacy Interactive, The Adventure Company, Aspyr Media | Windows, OS X | 24 September 2002 | ||
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All | Capcom Production Studio 4 | Capcom | Game Boy Advance, Windows, Nintendo DS, Wii, Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 18 October 2002 | ||
The Cameron Files: Pharaoh's Curse | Galilea | The Adventure Company | Windows | 29 October 2002 | ||
Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake | Her Interactive | DreamCatcher Interactive | Windows | November 2002 | ||
Salammbo: Battle for Carthage | Cryo Interactive | The Adventure Company | Windows | November 2002 | ||
Post Mortem | Microïds | Microïds, The Adventure Company, Dreamcatcher Interactive | Windows | 18 November 2002 | Virtools | |
Vandell: Knight of the Tortured Souls | Atmosphere Studios[21] | Blackstar Interactive[22] | Windows | December 2002 | [unknown] | |
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy | Frogwares | Wanadoo, The Adventure Company | Windows, Nintendo DS | 29 December 2002 | Part 1 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series | |
Samorost | Jakub Dvorský | Amanita Design | Browser game | 2003 | ||
The Black Mirror | Future Games | The Adventure Company, Future Games, GMX Media | Windows | 15 March 2003 | AGDS | |
The Omega Stone | Omni Creative | DreamCatcher Interactive | Windows | 19 March 2003 | ||
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 369 Interactive, EPCConnect | Ubisoft, Aspyr | Windows, OS X, Xbox | 25 March 2003 | ||
The Sydney Mystery | Twilight Software | Twilight Software | Windows | 10 April 2003 | ||
The Adventures of Fatman | SOCKO! Entertainment | SOCKO! Entertainment | Windows, Linux | 10 May 2003 | ||
Conspiracies | Anima Interactive | Got Game Entertainment, GMX Media | Windows | 1 July 2003 | ||
Apprentice | Herculean Effort Productions | Herculean Effort Productions | Windows, Linux | 10 July 2003 | ||
Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel | Her Interactive | DreamCatcher | Windows | 22 August 2003 | ||
AGON: Episode 1 - London Scene | Private Moon Studios | Private Moon Studios | Windows | September 2003 | ||
5 Days a Stranger | Ben Croshaw | Ben Croshaw | Windows, Linux | 23 September 2003 | ||
Law & Order: Double or Nothing | Legacy Interactive | Legacy Interactive, The Adventure Company | Windows | 1 October 2003 | ||
Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island | Her Interactive | DreamCatcher | Windows | 3 October 2003 | ||
In Memoriam | Lexis Numérique | Ubisoft, The Adventure Company | Windows, OS X | 16 October 2003 | Also known as Missing: Since January in the US | |
Journey to the Center of the Earth | Frogwares | Viva Media | Windows | 16 October 2003 | ||
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst | Cyan Worlds | Ubisoft | Windows | 11 November 2003 | Plasma | |
Broken Sword III: The Sleeping Dragon | Revolution Software | THQ, The Adventure Company, Marvelous Entertainment | Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2 | 14 November 2003 | Part 3 of the Broken Sword series | |
Mysterious Journey II | Detalion | The Adventure Company | Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/7 | 24 November 2003 | Also known as Schizm II: Chameleon | |
Full Pipe (Total Flush) | Pipe Studio | 1C Company, Daedalic Entertainment | Microsoft Windows | 28 November 2003 | ||
The Westerner | Revistronic | Planeta DeAgostini | Windows | 21 December 2003 | Also known as Wanted: A Wild Western Adventure in North America | |
CSI: Miami | 369 Interactive, Gameloft | Ubisoft, Gameloft | Windows, iOS | 2004 | ||
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations | Capcom Production Studio 4 | Capcom | Game Boy Advance, Windows, Nintendo DS, Wii, Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 23 January 2004 | ||
Jack the Ripper | Galilea Games | The Adventure Company | Windows | 29 January 2004 | Virtools | |
Crystal Key 2 | Earthlight Productions, Kheops Studio | The Adventure Company | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS | 17 March 2004 | ||
CSI: Dark Motives | 369 Interactive, Powerhead Games | Ubisoft | Windows, Nintendo DS | 23 March 2004 | ||
Egypt III: The Egyptian Prophecy | Kheops Studio | The Adventure Company | Windows, Windows Mobile | 30 March 2004 | ||
Syberia II | MC2-Microids | XS Games, LLC | Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2, Windows Mobile | 30 March 2004 | Virtools | |
Cirque de Zale[23] | Rebecca Clements | Rebecca Clements | Windows | April 2004 | ||
Aura: Fate of the Ages | Streko-Graphics Inc. | The Adventure Company | Windows | 24 June 2004 | ||
7 Days a Skeptic | Ben Croshaw | Ben Croshaw | Windows, Linux | 22 July 2004 | ||
Dark Fall II: Lights Out | XXv Productions | The Adventure Company, Darkling Room, Iceberg Interactive | Windows | 26 August 2004 | ||
Secret of the Silver Earring | Frogwares | Digital Jesters, Ubisoft | Wii, Windows | 27 August 2004 | Part 2 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series | |
Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch | Her Interactive | DreamCatcher | Windows | 30 August 2004 | ||
Myst IV: Revelation | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | Windows, OS X, Xbox | 30 September 2004 | ||
The Moment of Silence | House of Tales | Digital Jesters, The Adventure Company | Windows | 1 October 2004 | ||
Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor | Her Interactive | DreamCatcher | Windows | 5 October 2004 | ||
Atlantis: Evolution | Atlantis Interactive Entertainment | The Adventure Company | Windows | 15 October 2004 | ||
Return to Mysterious Island | Kheops Studio | The Adventure Company | Windows, Windows Mobile, OS X, iOS | November 2004 | ||
Legacy: Dark Shadows | Razbor Studios | GMX Media | Windows | 29 November 2004 | ||
Martin Mystère: Operation Dorian Gray | Artematica | The Adventure Company, GMX Media | Windows | December 2004(IT) [citation needed] | Also known as Crime Stories in the US | |
Nibiru: Age of Secrets | Future Games | The Adventure Company | Windows | 11 March 2005 | AGDS | |
The White Chamber | Studio Trophis | Studio Trophis | Windows, OS X | 31 March 2005 | ||
Still Life | Microids | MC2, The Adventure Company | Windows, Xbox | 15 April 2005 | Virtools | |
RHEM 2: The Cave | Knut Müller | Got Game Entertainment, Virtual Programming | Windows | June 2005 | ||
Lula 3D | cdv Software Entertainment | cdv Software Entertainment | Windows | 22 June 2005 | ||
Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern | Kheops Studio | The Adventure Company, Coladia Games | Windows, OS X, iOS, Windows Mobile | 5 July 2005 | ||
Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock | Her Interactive | DreamCatcher | Windows | 12 July 2005 | ||
Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne | Kheops Studio | The Adventure Company | Windows | 15 August 2005 | Also known as Journey to the Moon in the UK | |
Bone: Out From Boneville | Telltale Games | Telltale Games, Xider Games | Windows | 15 September 2005 | Telltale Tool | |
Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon | Her Interactive | DreamCatcher | Windows | 15 September 2005 | ||
Fahrenheit | Quantic Dream | Atari | Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, OS X | 16 September 2005 | Also known as Indigo Prophecy in the US | |
Myst V: End of Ages | Cyan Worlds | Ubisoft | Windows, OS X | 20 September 2005 | Plasma | |
Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None | AWE Productions | The Adventure Company | Windows, Wii | 27 October 2005 | ||
80 Days | Frogwares | Focus Entertainment, Tri Synergy | Windows | 4 November 2005 | [unknown] | |
Ankh | Deck13 Interactive | BHV Software | Windows, Linux, OS X | 4 November 2005 | Initially released in Germany | |
Samorost 2 | Jakub Dvorský | Amanita Design | Windows, OS X, Linux | 8 December 2005 | ||
Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine | Himalaya Studios | Himalaya Studios | Windows | 2006 | ||
Ankh: Heart of Osiris | Deck13 Interactive | BHV Software | Windows, Linux, OS X | 2006 | ||
The Blackwell Legacy | Wadjet Eye Games | Wadjet Eye Games | Windows | 2006 | ||
Bone: The Great Cow Race | Telltale Games | Telltale Games, Xider Games | Windows | 2006 | Telltale Tool | |
Keepsake | Wicked Studios | The Adventure Company, Lighthouse Interactive | Windows | 2006 | ||
Paradise | White Birds Productions | Micro Application, Ubisoft | Windows, iOS, Nintendo DS | 2006 | ||
Scratches | Nucleosys | Got Game Entertainment | Windows | 2006 | SCream (Simple Creation Engine for Adventure Makers) | |
The Shivah | Wadjet Eye Games | Wadjet Eye Games | Windows | 2006 | ||
Tony Tough 2: A Rake's Progress | Stefano Gualeni | dtp entertainment | Windows | 2006 | ||
CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder | Telltale Games | Ubisoft | Windows, PlayStation 2 | 14 March 2006 | Telltale Tool | |
Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle | Shadow Tor Studios | Shadow Tor Studios, Lighthouse Interactive, Got Game Entertainment, Akella | Windows | 16 April 2006 | ||
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey | Funcom | Aspyr Media, Micro Application, Empire Interactive | Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360 | 17 April 2006 | ||
Trilby's Notes | Ben Croshaw | Ben Croshaw | Windows, Linux | 26 June 2006 | ||
Nancy Drew: Danger By Design | Her Interactive | DreamCatcher | Windows | 24 July 2006 | ||
Broken Sword IV: The Angel of Death | Sumo Digital, Revolution Software | THQ, DreamCatcher Interactive | Windows | 15 September 2006 | Part 4 of the Broken Sword series | |
In Memoriam 2 | Lexis Numérique | Ubisoft, The Adventure Company | Windows | 21 September 2006 | Also known as Evidence: The Last Ritual in the US | |
Secret Files: Tunguska | Fusionsphere Systems, Animation Arts | Dreamcatcher Interactive, The Adventure Company, Deep Silver | Windows, Wii, Nintendo DS | 26 September 2006 | Part 1 of the Secret Files series | |
Undercover: Operation Wintersun | Sproing Interactive Media | Lighthouse Interactive | Windows, Linux, OS X | 29 September 2006 | ||
Yoomurjak's Ring | Private Moon Studios | Private Moon Studios | Windows | October 2006 | ||
Nancy Drew: The Creature of Kapu Cave | Her Interactive | DreamCatcher | Windows | 1 October 2006 | ||
The Secrets of Atlantis: The Sacred Legacy | Atlantis Interactive Entertainment | Nobilis | Windows | 3 November 2006 | ||
Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express | AWE Productions | The Adventure Company | Windows | 14 November 2006 | ||
The Awakened | Frogwares | Focus Home Interactive | Windows | 24 November 2006 | Part 3 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series | |
Ankh: Battle of the Gods | Deck13 Interactive | BHV Software | Windows, OS X | 2007 | ||
Aura II: The Sacred Rings | Streko-Graphics Inc. | The Adventure Company | Windows | 2007 | Virtools | |
Blackwell Unbound | Wadjet Eye Games | Wadjet Eye Games | Windows | 2007 | ||
Culpa Innata | Momentum DMT | Strategy First | Windows | 2007 | ||
Dream Chronicles | KatGames | PlayFirst | Windows, iOS, OS X, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, Nintendo DS, Mobile, Online | 2007 | ||
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 | Cing | Nintendo | Nintendo DS | 2007 | ||
Jack Keane | Deck13 Interactive | 10tacle Studios, Strategy First, RuneSoft | Windows, Linux, OS X | 2007 | ||
Overclocked: A History of Violence | House of Tales | Lighthouse Interactive | Windows | 2007 | ||
Penumbra: Overture | Frictional Games | Paradox Interactive | Windows, Linux, OS X | 2007 | ||
Runaway 2: The Dream of The Turtle | Péndulo Studios, S.L., Cyanide, 93 Games Studio | Focus Home Interactive, FX Interactive | Windows, Wii, Nintendo DS | 2007 | ||
Sam & Max: Season Two | Telltale Games | Telltale Games, GameTap, Atari | Windows, Xbox Live Arcade, Wii, OS X, PlayStation Network, iOS | 2007 | Telltale Tool | |
Simon the Sorcerer 4: Chaos Happens | Silver Style Entertainment | RTL Enterprises, Playlogic Entertainment | Windows | 2007 | ||
Sinking Island | White Birds Productions | Microids/Encore, Micro Application | Windows | 2007 | ||
6 Days a Sacrifice | Ben Croshaw | Ben Croshaw | Windows, Linux | 25 January 2007 | ||
Destination Treasure Island | Kheops Studio | Nobilis | Windows, OS X | February 2007 | ||
Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! | Alasdair Beckett | Alasdair Beckett | Windows | 6 March 2007 | ||
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney | Capcom | Capcom | Nintendo DS, iOS, Android, Nintendo 3DS | 12 April 2007 | ||
Sam & Max: Season One | Telltale Games | The Adventure Company, JoWood Productions | Windows, Wii, Xbox 360 | 18 May 2007 | Telltale Tool | |
Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek | Her Interactive | Her Interactive, Sega (Wii) | Windows, Wii | 7 June 2007 | proprietary engine | |
Dead Reefs | Streko-Graphics Inc. | The Adventure Company | Windows | 29 June 2007 | Virtools | |
A Tale of Two Kingdoms | Crystal Shard | Crystal Shard | Windows | 15 July 2007 | ||
Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles | WorkJam | Arc System Works, Aksys Games | Nintendo DS | 19 July 2007 | ||
Fate by Numbers | Revival | Revival | Windows | 30 July 2007 | ||
Next Life | Future Games | The Adventure Company | Windows | 14 September 2007 | ||
eXperience112 | Lexis Numérique | Micro Application, The Adventure Company | Windows | 17 September 2007 | Also known as The Experiment | |
CSI: Hard Evidence | Telltale Games | Ubisoft | Windows, OS X, Xbox 360, Wii | 25 September 2007 | Telltale Tool | |
Limbo of the Lost | Majestic Studios | Tri Synergy, G2 Games | Windows | 28 September 2007 | Wintermute Engine | |
Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun | AWE Productions | The Adventure Company | Windows, Wii | 16 October 2007 | ||
RHEM 3: The Secret Library | Knut Müller | Got Game Entertainment, Micro Application | Windows, Mac OS | 21 October 2007 | ||
Sherlock Holmes Versus Arsène Lupin | Frogwares | Focus Home Interactive | Windows | 25 October 2007 | Part 4 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series | |
Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder | Zoetrope Interactive | Lighthouse Interactive, Iceberg Interactive | Windows, OnLive | 6 November 2007 | ||
Dracula: Origin | Frogwares | Focus Home Interactive, The Adventure Company, 93GAMES | Windows | 2008 | ||
Dream Chronicles 2: The Eternal Maze | KatGames | PlayFirst | Windows, OS X, iOS | 2008 | ||
Penumbra: Black Plague | Frictional Games | Paradox Interactive | Windows, OS X, Linux | 2008 | ||
Penumbra: Requiem | Frictional Games | Paradox Interactive | Windows, Linux, OS X | 2008 | ||
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People | Telltale Games | Telltale Games, Nintendo | Windows, Wii, PlayStation 3 | 2008 | Telltale Tool | |
Time Hollow | Tenky | Konami | Nintendo DS | 2008 | ||
A Vampyre Story | Autumn Moon Entertainment | Crimson Cow, The Adventure Company | Windows, OS X | 2008 | ||
Art of Murder: FBI Confidential | City Interactive | dtp entertainment | Windows | 11 January 2008 | ||
The Immortals of Terra: A Perry Rhodan Adventure | 3D-IO Games | BrainGame Publishing, Deep Silver | Windows | 29 February 2008 | ||
The Lost Crown: A Ghost-Hunting Adventure | Darkling Room, Shadow Tor Studios | Got Game Entertainment, Akella, Mamba Games | Windows | 3 March 2008 | ||
So Blonde | Wizarbox | Eidos Interactive, ANACONDA | Windows | 14 March 2008 | ||
The Void | Ice-Pick Lodge | ND Games, Mamba Games, Techland, Atari | Windows | 17 April 2008 | ||
Zak McKracken – Between Time and Space[24] | Artificial Hair Bros. | Artificial Hair Bros. | Windows | 18 April 2008 | Fan adventure of Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, Freeware | Visionaire |
Goin' Downtown | Silver Style Entertainment | The Games Company | Windows | 22 May 2008 | ||
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout | Daedalic Entertainment | Daedalic Entertainment, Xider Games | Windows, OS X, iPad | 6 June 2008 | ||
Belief & Betrayal | Artematica | Lighthouse Interactive | Windows | 20 June 2008 | ||
Kara no Shōjo | Innocent Grey | Innocent Grey, MangaGamer | Windows | 4 July 2008 | ||
Ben There, Dan That | Zombie Cow Studios | Zombie Cow Studios | Windows | 12 July 2008 | ||
Tale of a Hero | Future Games | Noviy Disk | Windows | 24 July 2008 | AGDS | |
Azada: Ancient Magic | Big Fish Studios | Big Fish Games | Windows, OS X | August 2008 | ||
Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon | Kheops Studio | Microids, Encore Games (US) | Windows, iOS, OS X, OnLive | 21 August 2008 | ||
Outcry | Phantomery Interactive | The Adventure Company | Windows | 26 August 2008 | ||
Amazing Adventures Around the World | SpinTop Games | PopCap Games Inc. | Windows, iPad | 17 September 2008 | ||
Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals | White Birds Productions | Got Game Entertainment | Windows, OnLive | 25 September 2008 | ||
The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft | XPEC Entertainment | DreamCatcher Games | Windows, Wii | 30 September 2008 | ||
Casebook | Areo Cinematic Games[25] | Big Fish Games | Windows | 27 October 2008 | ||
Memento Mori | Centauri Production | Cinemax, dtp entertainment, Lace Mamba Global, Got Game Entertainment, Akella | Windows | 31 October 2008 | ||
Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual | City Interactive | City Interactive | Windows | 10 November 2008 | ||
Mata Hari[26] | 4HEAD Studios | Viva Media | Windows | 21 November 2008 | ||
428: Shibuya Scramble | Chunsoft | Spike Chunsoft | Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Windows | 4 December 2008 | ||
A Second Face | Jospin Le Woltaire | Jospin Le Woltaire | Windows | 23 December 2008 | ||
Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer | City Interactive | City Interactive | Windows | 17 February 2009 | ||
Ceville | Realmforge Studios | Kalypso Media | Windows, OnLive | 17 February 2009 | ||
Emerald City Confidential | Wadjet Eye Games | PlayFirst | Windows, OS X | 19 February 2009 | ||
Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny | City Interactive | City Interactive | Windows | 23 February 2009 | ||
The Path | Tale of Tales | Tale of Tales, TransGaming, TopWare, 1C Company, Zoo Corporation | Windows, OS X | 18 March 2009 | ||
Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures | Telltale Games | Telltale Games | Windows, Xbox Live Arcade, iOS | 23 March 2009 | Telltale Tool | |
Simon the Sorcerer: Who'd Even Want Contact?! | Silver Style Entertainment | The Games Company | Windows | 26 March 2009 | ||
The Book of Unwritten Tales | King Art | HMH Interactive, Crimson Cow, Lace Mamba Global | Windows, OS X, iOS | 2 April 2009 | ||
Still Life 2 | Gameco Studios | Microïds, Encore Games, cdv Software Entertainment | Windows, OS X | 3 April 2009 | ||
Dream Chronicles: The Chosen Child | KatGames | PlayFirst | Windows, OS X, iOS | 16 April 2009 | ||
Sherlock Holmes Versus Jack the Ripper | Frogwares | Focus Home Interactive | Xbox 360, Windows | 30 April 2009 | Part 5 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series | |
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis | Fusionsphere Systems, Animation Arts, Keen Games | Deep Silver | Windows, Wii, Nintendo DS | 8 May 2009 | Part 2 of the Secret Files series | |
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth | Capcom | Capcom, THQ | Nintendo DS | 28 May 2009 | ||
Time Gentlemen, Please! | Zombie Cow Studios | Zombie Cow Studios | Windows | 22 June 2009 | ||
Treasure World | Aspyr | Aspyr | Nintendo DS | 2 July 2009 | Innovative handheld game by its use of Wi-Fi signals to locate stardust and treasures in-game. | |
Tales of Monkey Island | Telltale Games | LucasArts | Windows, Wii, OS X, PlayStation 3, iOS | 7 July 2009 | Telltale Tool | |
The Blackwell Convergence | Wadjet Eye Games | Wadjet Eye Games | Windows | 22 July 2009 | ||
Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love | Vanpool | Nintendo | Nintendo DS | 6 August 2009 | Second entry in the Tingle series. Only released in Japan. | |
Pizza Morgana | Corbomite Games | Corbomite Games | Windows | 16 August 2009 | ||
The Whispered World | Daedalic Entertainment | Deep Silver, Viva Media | Windows, OS X, Linux, OnLive | 28 August 2009 | ||
Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil | Cranberry Production | dtp entertainment, Lace Mamba Global | Windows | 25 September 2009 | ||
Adam's Venture | Vertigo Digital | Soedesco | Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 2 October 2009 | Unreal Engine 3 | |
Axel & Pixel | Silver Wish Games | 2K Play | Windows, Xbox 360 (XBLA) | 14 October 2009 | ||
Machinarium | Amanita Design | Amanita Design, Daedalic Entertainment | Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3 (PSN), PlayStation Vita, iPad 2, BlackBerry PlayBook, Android | 16 October 2009 | ||
Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island | Autumn Moon Entertainment | dtp entertainment | Windows | 6 November 2009 | ||
Murder, She Wrote | Legacy Games | Focus Multimedia | Windows, OS X | 12 November 2009 | ||
Dark Fall: Lost Souls | Darkling Room | Iceberg Interactive | Windows | 13 November 2009 | Wintermute Engine | |
15 Days | House of Tales | dtp entertainment | Windows | 20 November 2009 | ||
Runaway: A Twist of Fate | Péndulo Studios, S.L. | Focus Home Interactive | Windows, Nintendo DS | 26 November 2009 | ||
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors | Chunsoft | Spike (company), Aksys Games | Nintendo DS, iOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows | 10 December 2009 | Part of the Zero Escape series |
2010s
Game | Developer | Publisher | System | Date released | Notes | Game engine |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heavy Rain | Quantic Dream | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation 3 | 18 February 2010 | ||
Alter Ego | Future Games | Viva Media | Windows | 24 March 2010 | AGDS | |
Sam & Max: Season Three - The Devil's Playhouse | Telltale Games | Telltale Games | Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, iPad | 2 April 2010 | Telltale Tool | |
Hamlet, or The Last Game Without MMORPG Features, Shaders and Product Placement | Denis Galanin | Big Fish Games, Alawar Entertainment | Windows, OS X, iOS, Android | 8 April 2010 | Wintermute Engine | |
Hector: Badge of Carnage | Straandlooper, Telltale Games | Telltale Games | Windows, OS X, iOS | 2 June 2010 | ||
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games | Sumo Digital | BBC Wales Interactive | Windows, OS X | 5 June 2010 | ||
Jolly Rover | Brawsome | Brawsome | Windows, OS X, OnLive | 8 June 2010 | ||
Dream Chronicles: The Book of Air | KatGames | PlayFirst | Windows, OS X, iOS | 24 June 2010 | ||
Puzzle Agent | Telltale Games | Telltale Games | Windows, OS X, PlayStation Network, iOS | 30 June 2010 | Telltale Tool | |
RHEM 4: The Golden Fragments | Knut Müller | WHA Entertainment, Micro Application | Windows, OS X | 30 July 2010 | ||
Lost Horizon | Animation Arts | Deep Silver | Windows | 20 August 2010 | ||
Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill Remastered | Her Interactive | Her Interactive | Windows, OS X | 24 August 2010 | ||
Amnesia: The Dark Descent | Frictional Games | Frictional Games, RHQ | Windows, OS X, Linux, OnLive | 8 September 2010 | ||
A New Beginning | Daedalic Entertainment | Daedalic Entertainment, Lace Mamba Global | Windows, OS X | 8 October 2010 | ||
Gray Matter | Wizarbox | dtp entertainment | Windows, Xbox 360 | 12 November 2010 | ||
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | Spike | NIS America, Spike Chunsoft | PlayStation Portable, Android, iOS, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4 | 25 November 2010 | ||
Back to the Future: The Game | Telltale Games | Telltale Games, Deep Silver | Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, Wii, iOS | 22 December 2010 | Telltale Tool | |
Ace Attorney Investigations 2 | Capcom | Capcom | Nintendo DS, Android, iOS | 3 February 2011 | ||
Black Mirror III: Final Fear | Cranberry Production | dtp entertainment | Windows | 4 February 2011 | ||
The Next Big Thing | Péndulo Studios, S.L. | Crimson Cow | Windows, OS X, iOS | 4 February 2011 | ||
Stacking | Double Fine Productions | THQ | Windows, Linux, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, OS X | 8 February 2011 | ||
Last Half of Darkness: Society of the Serpent Moon | WRF Studios | WRF Studios | Windows | 10 February 2011 [citation needed] | ||
Catherine | Atlus Persona Team | Atlus, Deep Silver | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | 17 February 2011 | Gamebryo | |
Gemini Rue | Joshua Nuernberger | Wadjet Eye Games | Windows, iOS | 24 February 2011 | Adventure Game Studio | |
Sissy's Magical Ponycorn Adventure | Untold Entertainment Inc. | Untold Entertainment Inc. | Browser game | 24 May 2011 | ||
Alpha Polaris | Turmoil Games | Just a Game | Windows | 24 June 2011 | Wintermute Engine | |
Puzzle Agent 2 | Telltale Games | Telltale Games | Windows, OS X, iOS | 30 June 2011 | Telltale Tool | |
The Blackwell Deception | Wadjet Eye Games | Wadjet Eye Games | Windows | 12 October 2011 | ||
To The Moon | Freebird Games | Freebird Games | Windows | 1 November 2011 | RPG Maker XP | |
Jurassic Park: The Game | Telltale Games | Telltale Games | Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 & iOS | 15 November 2011 | Telltale Tool | |
Metal Dead | Walk Thru Walls Studios | Walk Thru Walls Studios | Windows | 19 December 2011 | ||
Law & Order: Legacies | Telltale Games | Telltale Games | Windows, OS X, iOS | 22 December 2011 | Telltale Tool | |
Space Quest: Vohaul Strikes Back | Team VSB | Windows, Linux, OS X | 22 December 2011 | Freeware fan game | ||
Space Quest: Incinerations | Windows, OS X | 11 January 2012 | Freeware fan game | |||
Deponia | Daedalic Entertainment | Daedalic Entertainment | Windows, OS X, Linux iPad PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch | 27 January 2012 | Part 1 of the Deponia series | |
Dear Esther | The Chinese Room | The Chinese Room | Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 14 February 2012 | First walking simulator | Source |
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward | Chunsoft | Chunsoft, Aksys Games, Rising Star Games | Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Windows | 16 February 2012 | Part of the Zero Escape series | |
Yesterday | Péndulo Studios, S.L. | FX Interactive, Focus Home Interactive | Windows, iOS, Android | 29 March 2012 | ||
Botanicula | Amanita Design | Amanita Design, Daedalic Entertainment | Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS, Android | 19 April 2012 | Adobe Flash | |
The Walking Dead | Telltale Games | Telltale Games | Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, OS X, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Ouya, Nintendo Switch | 24 April 2012 | Telltale Tool | |
The Journey Down | Skygoblin | Skygoblin | Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS, | 18 May 2012 | Remake of the freeware title | |
The Sea Will Claim Everything | Jonas & Verena Kyratzes | Jonas Kyratzes | Windows | 23 May 2012 | ||
Resonance | XXI Games | Wadjet Eye Games | Windows | 19 June 2012 | ||
Shaban[27] | PetaGame | Big Fish Games | Windows | 20 June 2012 | ||
The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav | Daedalic Entertainment | Deep Silver | Windows, OS X | 22 June 2012 | ||
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair | Spike Chunsoft | NIS America, Spike Chunsoft | PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4 | 26 July 2012 | ||
Secret Files 3: The Archimedes code | Animation Arts | Deep Silver, Koch Media | Microsoft Windows | 13 September 2012 | Part 3 of the Secret Files Series | |
Life in the Dorms | Moment Games | Moment Games | Xbox 360 | 14 September 2012 | ||
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes | Frogwares | Focus Home Interactive, Atlus | Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | 20 September 2012 | Part 8 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series | |
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes | Daedalic Entertainment | Daedalic Entertainment | Windows, OS X, Linux | 16 October 2012 | ||
The Unfinished Swan | Giant Sparrow, Santa Monica Studio | Sony Entertainment (console) Annapurna Interactive (WIndows / iOS) | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows, iOS | 23 October 2012 | Gamebryo | |
Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller | Phoenix Online Studios | Reverb Publishing | Windows, OS X, iOS | 30 October 2012 | ||
Chaos on Deponia | Daedalic Entertainment | Daedalic Entertainment | Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 6 November 2012 | Part 2 of the Deponia series | |
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney | Capcom, Level-5 | Level-5 | Nintendo 3DS | 29 November 2012 | ||
The Cat Lady | Harvester Games | Screen 7 | Windows, Linux | 1 December 2012 | Point & click hybrid | |
The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles | KING Art Games | Crimson Cow / Lace Mamba | Windows, OS X, Linux | 5 December 2012 | ||
Primordia | Wormwood Studios | Wadjet Eye Games | Windows, OS X | 5 December 2012 | ||
The Silent Age | House on Fire | House on Fire | iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows, Mac | 6 December 2012 | Unity | |
Waking Mars | Tiger Style | Tiger Style | Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, IOS | 13 December 2012 | ||
Kentucky Route Zero | Cardboard Computer | Cardboard Computer | Windows, OS X, Linux, Nintendo Switch | 7 January 2013 | Part 1 of a 5-act series | Unity |
The Cave | Double Fine Productions | Sega | Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360, iOS, Android | 22 January 2013 | ||
Richard & Alice | Owl Cave | Owl Cave | Windows | 21 February 2013 | ||
Driftmoon | Instant Kingdom | Instant Kingdom | Windows, Linux, OS X | 26 February 2013 | ||
Badland | Frogmind Games | Frogmind Games | Windows, iOS, OS X, Android | 4 April 2013 | Cocos2d | |
The Night of the Rabbit | Daedalic Entertainment | Daedalic Entertainment | Windows, iOS | 29 May 2013 | ||
Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon | Koalabs Studio | Anuman | Windows, iOS, OS X, Android | 19 June 2013 | ||
Mermaid Swamp | Uri | Uri | Windows | 5 July 2013 | ||
Face Noir | Mad Orange | Phoenix Online Studios | Windows | 18 July 2013 | Wintermute Engine | |
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies | Capcom | Capcom | Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android | 25 July 2013 | ||
Captain Disaster in: The Dark Side of the Moon | Team Disaster | Team Disaster | Windows | 12 August 2013 | Part 1 of the Captain Disaster series. | |
The Dark Eye: Memoria | Daedalic Entertainment | Daedalic Entertainment | Windows, OS X | 29 August 2013 | Visionaire Studio | |
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs | The Chinese Room | Frictional Games | Windows, Linux, OS X | 10 September 2013 | HPL Engine 2 | |
The Wolf Among Us | Telltale Games | Telltale Games | Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | 11 October 2013 | Telltale Tool | |
Goodbye Deponia | Daedalic Entertainment | Daedalic Entertainment | Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 15 October 2013 | Part 3 of the Deponia series | |
The Stanley Parable | Galactic Cafe | Galactic Cafe | Windows, Linux, OS X | 17 October 2013 | Source | |
Secret Files 4: Sam Peters | Animation Arts | Deep Silver, Koch Media | Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android | 18 October 2013 | Part 4 of the Secret Files series | |
Dream Chamber | DarkWave Games | Microïds | Windows, OS X, Android, iOS | 24 October 2013 | Unity | |
Broken Sword V: The Serpent's Curse | Revolution Software | Revolution Software | Windows, OS X, Android, iOS, PlayStation Network | 4 December 2013 | Part 5 of the Broken Sword series. Episode 1 - 2013, Episode 2 - 2014. Full ver. 20 June 2014 | Virtual Theatre 7 |
Broken Age | Double Fine Productions | Double Fine Productions | Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS, Android, Ouya | 28 January 2014 | Moai | |
realMyst: Masterpiece Edition | Cyan Worlds | Cyan Worlds | Windows, OS X | 5 February 2014 | ||
Jazzpunk | Necrophone Games | Adult Swim Games | Windows, PlayStation 4 | 7 February 2014 | Unity | |
The Samaritan Paradox | Faravid Interactive | Screen 7 | Windows | 20 March 2014 | ||
Moebius: Empire Rising | Pinkerton Road Studio | Pinkerton Road Studio | Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS | 15 April 2014 | ||
Fract OSC | Phosfiend Systems | Phosfiend Systems | Windows, OS X | 22 April 2014 | Has rhythm game elements | Unity |
The Blackwell Epiphany | Wadjet Eye Games | Wadjet Eye Games | Windows | 24 April 2014 | Adventure Game Studio | |
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure | Big Finish Games | Big Finish Games | Windows, OS X, Android | 7 May 2014 | Part of the Tex Murphy series | |
Quest for Infamy[28] | Infamous Quests | Phoenix Online Studios | Windows, OS X | 10 July 2014 | ||
Gods Will Be Watching | Deconstructeam | Devolver Digital | Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS | 24 July 2014 | GameMaker | |
Mind: Path to Thalamus | Pantumaca Barcelona | Talking About Media | Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Linux | 5 August 2014 | First adventure game to use Unreal Engine 4 | Unreal Engine 4 |
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter | The Astronauts | The Astronauts | Windows, PlayStation 4 | 26 September 2014 | First video game to use photogrammetry | Unreal Engine 3 (2014) Unreal Engine 4 (redux) |
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments | Frogwares | Focus Home Interactive | Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One | 30 September 2014 | Part 9 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series | Unreal Engine 3 |
A Golden Wake | Grundislav Games | Wadjet Eye Games | Windows, Linux, OS X, | 9 October 2014 | Adventure Game Studio | |
Dreamfall Chapters | Red Thread Games | Red Thread Games | Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation Network | 21 October 2014 | Initially released as part 1 of a 5-part series | Unity |
A Bird Story | Freebird Games | Freebird Games | Windows, Linux, OS X | 5 November 2014 | RPG Maker | |
A Date in the Park[29] | Cloak and Dagger Games | Cloak and Dagger Games | Windows | 26 November 2014 | Adventure Game Studio | |
Game of Thrones | Telltale Games | Telltale Games | Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, Android | 2 December 2014 | Released as 6 episodes, last one available on 17 November 2015 | Telltale Tool |
The Talos Principle | Croteam | Devolver Digital | Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch | 11 December 2014 | Serious Engine 4 | |
Life Is Strange | Dontnod Entertainment | Square Enix | Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch | 30 January 2015 | Unreal Engine 3 | |
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 | KING Art Games | Nordic Games | Windows, OS X, Linux | 20 February 2015 | Unity | |
Tormentum – Dark Sorrow | OhNoo Studio | OhNoo Studio | Windows, OS X, Android, iOS | 4 March 2015 | Adobe AIR | |
Sunset | Tale of Tales | Tale of Tales | Windows, OS X, Linux | 21 May 2015 | Unity | |
Technobabylon | Technocrat Games | Wadjet Eye Games | Windows | 21 May 2015 | Adventure Game Studio | |
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die | Access Games | Microsoft Studios | Windows, Xbox One | 5 June 2015 | Unreal Engine 3 | |
Anna's Quest | Krams Design | Daedalic Entertainment | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 2 July 2015 | ||
The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures | Capcom | Capcom | Nintendo 3DS, Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 | 9 July 2015 | [proprietary engine] | |
King's Quest | The Odd Gentlemen | Activision (Under the Sierra Entertainment brand name) | Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One | 28 July 2015 | Released as 5 episodes and an epilogue, concluding on 20 December 2016. | Unreal Engine 3 |
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | The Chinese Room | Sony Computer Entertainment | Windows, PlayStation 4 | 11 August 2015 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Fran Bow | Killmonday Games | Natalia Figueroa | Windows, OS X, Linux, IOS, Android | 27 August 2015 | GameMaker | |
Stasis | The Brotherhood Games | The Brotherhood Games | Windows, OS X | 31 August 2015 | Visionaire Studio | |
Dropsy | Tendershoot | Devolver Digital | Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS, Android | 10 September 2015 | Unity | |
Soma | Frictional Games | Frictional Games | Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 22 September 2015 | HPL Engine 3 | |
Else Heart.Break() | Erik Svedäng | Erik Svedäng | Windows, macOS, Linux | 24 September 2015 | First open-world game to feature functional programming | Unity |
Armikrog | Pencil Test Studios | Pencil Test Studios | Windows, Linux, OS X, Wii U | 30 September 2015 | Unity | |
The Beginner's Guide | Everything Unlimited Ltd. | Everything Unlimited Ltd. | Windows, Linux, OS X | 1 October 2015 | Source | |
Lost Horizon 2 | Animation Arts | Deep Silver | Windows, Nintendo Switch, Android | 1 October 2015 | Unity | |
2064: Read Only Memories | MidBoss | MidBoss | Windows, OS X | 6 October 2015 | Unity | |
Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations | Vicious Cycle Software | Little Orbit | Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS | 20 October 2015 | Vicious Engine 2[30] | |
The Park | Funcom | Funcom | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 27 October 2015 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
The Order of the Thorne - The King's Challenge | Infamous Quests | Infamous Quests | Windows, macOS, Linux | 16 January 2016 | ||
Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders | Microids, Artefacts Studio | Anuman Interactive | Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 4 February 2016 | Unity | |
Firewatch | Campo Santo | Panic Inc. | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 9 February 2016 | Unity | |
Downfall | Harvester Games | Screen 7 | Windows, Linux | 15 February 2016 | ||
Californium | Darjeeling, Nova Productions | Arte | Windows, OS X, | 17 February 2016 | Unity | |
The Town of Light | LKA | Wired Productions | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 26 February 2016 | Unity | |
Deponia Doomsday | Daedalic Entertainment | Daedalic Entertainment | Windows OS X PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 1 March 2016 | Fourth installment of the Deponia franchise | Visionaire Studio |
Shardlight | Wadjet Eye Games | Wadjet Eye Games | Windows | 8 March 2016 | Adventure Game Studio | |
Samorost 3 | Amanita Design | Amanita Design | Windows, OS X, iOS, Android | 24 March 2016 | Adobe AIR | |
Pollen | Mindfield Games | Mindfield Games | Windows, PlayStation 4 | 20 April 2016 | Unity | |
Kathy Rain | Clifftop Games | Raw Fury | Windows, OS X, iOS, Android | 5 May 2016 | Adventure Game Studio | |
Désiré | Sylvain Seccia | Sylvain Seccia | Macintosh, Windows, Android, iOS | 10 May 2016 | ||
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice | Capcom | Capcom | Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android | 9 June 2016 | [proprietary engine] | |
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter | Frogwares | Bigben Interactive | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 10 June 2016 | Part 10 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series | Unreal Engine 3 |
Zero Time Dilemma | Chime | Spike Chunsoft, Aksys Games, Rising Star Games | Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, Windows, PlayStation 4 | 28 June 2016 | Part of the Zero Escape series | [proprietary engine] |
Abzu | Giant Squid Studios | 505 Games | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 2 August 2016 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Batman - The Telltale Series | Telltale Games | Telltale Games | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 2 August 2016 | Telltale Tool | |
Preston Sterling | Animation Arts | Animation Arts | Windows | 18 August 2016 | Unity | |
Obduction | Cyan Worlds | Cyan Worlds | Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Oculus Rift | 24 August 2016 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment | Windows, Mac OS | September 2016 (fan release) | Cancelled on 22 May 1998: on 9 September 2016, a near feature-complete version of the game leaked online | [proprietary engine] |
Event 0 | Ocelot Society | Ocelot Society | Windows, macOS | 14 September 2016 | Unity | |
Virginia | Variable State | 505 Games | Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 22 September 2016 | Unity | |
The Beard in the Mirror | Oh, a Rock! Studios | Oh, a Rock! Studios | Windows | 25 October 2016 | ||
The Tomorrow Children | Q-Games | Sony Interactive Entertainment | PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 | 25 October 2016 | [proprietary engine][31] | |
Tales | Ape Marina | Screen 7 | Windows | 14 November 2016 | ||
Silence[32] | Daedalic Entertainment | Daedalic Entertainment | Windows, OS X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Linux | 15 November 2016 | Sequel to The Whispered World | |
Quern - Undying Thoughts | Zadbox Entertainment | Zadbox Entertainment | Windows, OS X, Linux | 28 November 2016 | ||
Maize[33] | Finish Line Games | Finish Line Games | Windows | 1 December 2016 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Milkmaid of the Milky Way | Machineboy | Machineboy | Windows, iOS, Android, macOS | 5 January 2017 | ||
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | Spike Chunsoft | NIS America, Spike Chunsoft | PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 | 12 January 2017 | ||
Memoranda | Bit Byterz[34] | Digital Dragon | Windows, OS X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Linux, iOS | 25 January 2017 | ||
The Frostrune | Grimnir AS | Snow Cannon Games, Inc. | Windows, OS X, Android, iOS | 1 February 2017 | ||
The Mooseman | Morteshka | Sometimes Ypu | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS | 17 February 2017 | Unity | |
Four Last Things[35] | Joe Richardson | Joe Richardson | Windows, OS X, Linux | 23 February 2017 | ||
Thimbleweed Park | Terrible Toybox | Terrible Toybox | Windows, OS X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Linux, Android, iOS | 30 March 2017 | ||
Paradigm | Jacob Janerka | Jacob Janerka | Windows, macOS | 5 April 2017 | ||
The Franz Kafka Videogame | Denis Galanin | Daedalic Entertainment | Windows, iOS, Android | 6 April 2017 | Moai | |
Conarium | Zoetrope Interactive | Iceberg Interactive | Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 6 June 2017 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Syberia III | Anuman Interactive | Anuman Interactive | Windows, macOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | 20 June 2017 | Unity | |
Tacoma | Fullbright | Fullbright | Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 2 August 2017 | Unity | |
The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve | Capcom | Capcom | Nintendo 3DS, Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 | 3 August 2017 | [proprietary engine] | |
Observer | Bloober Team | Aspyr | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 | 15 August 2017 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Jake Hunter Detective Story: Ghost of the Dusk | Arc System Works | Arc System Works, Aksys Games | Nintendo 3DS | 31 August 2017 | ||
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm | Deck Nine | Square Enix | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 31 August 2017 | Unity | |
Midnight Scenes | Octavi Navarro | Octavi Navarro | Windows, OS X | 26 September 2017 | Series of small games | [unknown] |
Legend of Hand[36] | Cloak and Dagger Games | Cloak and Dagger Games | Windows | 27 September 2017 | Adventure Game Studio | |
Black Mirror | KING Art Games | THQ Nordic | Linux, Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 28 November 2017 | Unity | |
Finding Paradise | Freebird Games | Freebird Games | Windows, OS X, Nintendo Switch, Linux, Android, iOS | 14 December 2017 | Freebird Games | |
Captain Disaster in: Death Has A Million Stomping Boots | Team Disaster | Team Disaster | Windows | 29 December 2017 | Part 2 of the Captain Disaster series. | Adventure Game Studio |
Football Game[37] | Cloak and Dagger Games | Cloak and Dagger Games | Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS Vita | 13 February 2018 | Adventure Game Studio | |
Quantum Derail | Rubén López | Aruma Studios | Browser game | 15 February 2018 | PiXL engine | |
The Librarian | Octavi Navarro | Octavi Navarro | Windows, OS X | 11 April 2018 | [unknown] | |
Unforeseen Incidents | Backwoods Entertainment, Application Systems Heidelberg | Application Systems Heidelberg | Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS | 24 May 2018 | Unity | |
Detroit: Become Human | Quantic Dream | Sony Interactive Entertainment | Windows, PlayStation 4 | 25 May 2018 | [proprietary engine] | |
Unavowed | Wadjet Eye Games | Wadjet Eye Games | Windows, macOS | 8 August 2018 | Adventure Game Studio | |
Lamplight City[38] | Grundislav Games | Application Systems Heidelberg | Windows, macOS, Linux | 13 September 2018 | Adventure Game Studio | |
The Gardens Between | The Voxel Agents | The Voxel Agents | Windows, OS X, Xbox One, PlayStation 5,PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Linux, Android, iOS | 20 September 2018 | Unity | |
Life Is Strange 2 | Dontnod Entertainment | Square Enix | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 27 September 2018 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Deliver Us the Moon | KeoKen Interactive[39] | Wired Productions | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Stadia | 28 September 2018 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Eastshade | Eastshade Studios | Eastshade Studios | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 13 February 2019 | Unity | |
The Occupation | White Paper Games | Humble Bundle | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 5 March 2019 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Whispers of a Machine | Clifftop Games | Raw Fury | Windows, OS X, iOS, Android | 17 April 2019 | Adventure Game Studio | |
Lorelai | Harvester Games | Screen 7 | Windows | 26 April 2019 | Point & click hybrid | Unity |
Tales of the Neon Sea | Palm Pioneer, YiTi Games | Zodiac Interactive, Boke Technology Co., Ltd, Thermite Games | Microsoft Windows, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 | 29 April 2019 | Unity | |
Sumatra: Fate of Yandi[40] | Cloak and Dagger Games | Cloak and Dagger Games | Windows, Xbox One | 14 May 2019 | Adventure Game Studio | |
Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love | Artifex Mundi | Artifex Mundi | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 16 May 2019 | Spark Casual Engine | |
Outer Wilds | Mobius Digital | Annapurna Interactive | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 28 May 2019 | Combatless peaceful exploration-focused game, despite "action-adventure" label | Unity |
The Sinking City | Frogwares | Frogwares, Bigben Interactive | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 26 June 2019 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Yet Another Hero Story | Sinking Sheep | Sinking Sheep | Windows, OS X, Linux | 9 July 2019 | Visionaire Studio | |
A Short Hike | Adam-Robinson Yu | Adam-Robinson Yu | Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 30 July 2019 | Unity | |
Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure | Stuck In Attic | Stuck In Attic | Windows, OS X, Linux, | 7 August 2019 | Unity | |
AI: The Somnium Files | Spike Chunsoft | Spike Chunsoft | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 17 September 2019 | Unity | |
Little Misfortune | Killmonday Games | Killmonday Games | iOS, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Android | 18 September 2019 | Unity | |
Jenny LeClue: Detectivú | Mografi | Mografi | iOS, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | 19 September 2019 | Unity | |
The Terrible Old Man[41] | Cloak and Dagger Games | Cloak and Dagger Games | Windows | 10 October 2019 | Adventure Game Studio | |
Blacksad: Under the Skin | Pendulo Studios | Microïds | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | 14 November 2019 | Adaptation of Blacksad | Unity |
Still There | GhostShark Games | Iceberg Interactive | Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch | 20 November 2019 | Unity | |
Adventureland XL[42] | Clopas[43] | Clopas[43] | Windows, macOS | 2 December 2019 | Remake of Adventureland |
2020s
Game | Developer | Publisher | System | Date released | Notes | Game engine |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure | Terrible Toybox | Terrible Toybox | Windows, macOS | 9 May 2020 | Follow-up to Thimbleweed Park | [proprietary engine] |
3 out of 10 | Terrible Posture Games | Terrible Posture Games | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch | August 6, 2020 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
VirtuaVerse | Theta Division Games | Blood Music | Windows | 12 May 2020 | Unity | |
Beyond a Steel Sky | Revolution Software | Revolution Software | Windows, macOS | 26 June 2020 | Sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky | Unreal Engine 4 |
Röki | Polygon Treehouse | United Label Games | Windows, Nintendo Switch | 23 July 2020 | Unity | |
Transient | Stormling Studios | Iceberg Interactive | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | 28 October 2020 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
ENCODYA | Chaosmonger Studio | Assemble Entertainment | Windows, macOS, Linux | 26 January 2021 | Unity | |
Piposh | Ronen and Roy Gluzman | Ronen and Roy Gluzman | Windows | 31 March 2021 | Unity | |
Strangeland | Wormwood Studios | Wadjet Eye Games | Windows | 25 May 2021 | Adventure Game Studio | |
Nemezis: Mysterious Journey III | Detalion Games[44] | PlayWay, Detalion Games[44] | Windows | 8 July 2021 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
The Forgotten City | Modern Storyteller | Dear Villagers | Windows | 28 July 2021 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Road 96 | DigixArt | DigixArt | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 16 August 2021 | Unity | |
Twelve Minutes | Luis Antonio | Annapurna Interactive | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 19 August 2021 | Unity | |
Sable | Shedworks | Raw Fury | Windows | 23 September 2021 | Unity | |
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft | Bit Golem | Bit Golem | Windows | 24 September 2021 | Inspired by Dagon | Unity |
Impostor Factory | Freebird Games | Freebird Games | Windows, macOS, Linux | 30 September 2021 | RPG Maker | |
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One | Frogwares | Frogwares | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S | 16 November 2021 | First game in the titular series self-published by Frogwares | Unreal Engine 4 |
Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo | Pendulo Studios | Microids | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 16 December 2021 | Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's films, particularly Vertigo | Unity |
Watch Over Christmas | Dionous Games | Dionous Games | Windows | 21 December 2021 | Visionaire Studio | |
Aquamarine | Moebial Studios | Hitcent | Windows, Linux, OS X | 20 January 2022 | Unity | |
Submerged: Hidden Depths | Uppercut Games | Uppercut Games | Windows,PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One | 10 March 2022 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Syberia: The World Before | Microïds | Microïds | Windows | 18 March 2022 | Unity | |
Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit[45] | Tag of Joy | Thunderful Publishing | Linux, macOS, Windows | 6 May 2022 | ||
We Were Here Forever | Total Mayhem Games[46] | Total Mayhem Games[46] | Windows | 10 May 2022 | Unity | |
Silt | Spiral Circus | Firecircus Games | Windows,PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One | 1 June 2022 | Unity | |
AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative | Spike Chunsoft | Spike Chunsoft | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | 23 June 2022 | Unity | |
Intruder in Antiquonia[47] | Aruma Studios | Aruma Studios | 8 July 2022 | [proprietary engine] | ||
Stray | BlueTwelve Studio | Annapurna Interactive | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 | 19 July 2022 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Hindsight | Team Hindsight | Annapurna Interactive | macOS, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | 4 August 2022 | Unity | |
Lost in Play | Happy Juice Games | Joystick Ventures | Windows, OS X, Nintendo Switch | 10 August 2022 | Unity | |
We Are OFK | Team OFK | Team OFK | Windows, OS X, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 | 18 August 2022 | [unknown] | |
Eolia[48] | ROTU Entertainment[49] | ROTU Entertainment[49] | Windows | 1 September 2022 | VR adventure game with functional hand-tracking technology. | Unreal Engine 4 |
Return to Monkey Island | Terrible Toybox | Devolver Digital | Windows, OS X, Nintendo Switch | 19 September 2022 | Sixth entry in the Monkey Island series. | [proprietary engine] |
Sunday Gold[50] | BKOM Studios | Team17 | Windows | 13 October 2022 | Adventure and role-playing hybrid | [proprietary engine] |
New Tales from the Borderlands | Gearbox Software | 2K | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 21 October 2022 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Charon's Staircase[51] | Indigo Studios[52] | Soedesco | Windows | 28 October 2022 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Pentiment | Obsidian Entertainment | Xbox Game Studios | Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | 15 November 2022 | [proprietary engine] | |
Somerville | Jumpship[53] | Jumpship[53] | Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | 15 November 2022 | Unity | |
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me | Supermassive Games | Bandai Namco Entertainment | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One | 18 November 2022 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Cats and the Other Lives | Cultic Games | Cultic Games | Windows, OS X | 21 November 2022 | [unknown] | |
Azazel's Christmas Fable | Greg Muhlbock | Greg Muhlbock | Windows | 29 November 2022 | Adventure Game Studio | |
Die O' Clock | Darkest Room[54] | Darkest Room[54] | Windows | 29 November 2022 | [unknown] | |
Futurust | Cobble Games[55] | Cobble Games[55] | Windows | 30 November 2022 | [unknown] | |
Children of Silentown[56] | Elf Games[57] | Daedalic Entertainment | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One | 11 January 2023 | [unknown] | |
Colossal Cave | Cygnus Entertainment | Cygnus Entertainment | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | 19 January 2023 | Re-imagining of Colossal Cave Adventure, the first adventure game. | Unity |
A Space for the Unbound[58] | Mojiken[59] | Toge Productions[60] | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 19 January 2023 | Unity | |
Season: A Letter to the Future | Scavengers Studio | Scavengers Studio | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 | 31 January 2023 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Deliver Us Mars[61] | KeokeN Interactive[39] | Frontier Foundry | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One | 2 February 2023 | Sequel to Deliver Us the Moon. | Unreal Engine 4 |
Blanc | Casus Ludi | Gearbox Software | Windows, Nintendo Switch | 14 February 2023 | [unknown] | |
The Forest Cathedral[62] | Brian Wilson | Whitethorn Games | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One | 14 March 2023 | ||
Simon The Sorcerer: Origins | Leonardo Interactive | Smallthing Studios | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One | 28 March 2023 | Prequel to Simon the Sorcerer | [unknown] |
The Library of Babel | Tanuki Game Studio | Neon Doctrine | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One | 7 April 2023 | Video game adaptation of Jorge Luis Borges' 1941 titular novel. | Unity |
Firmament | Cyan Worlds | Cyan Worlds | Windows, OS X | 18 May 2023 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Star Trek: Resurgence[63] | Dramatic Labs[64] | Bruner House[65] | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One | 23 May 2023 | Unreal Engine 4, Beanie[64] | |
Layers of Fear (Remake) | Bloober Team | Bloober Team | Windows, OS X, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | 15 June 2023 | First adventure game powered by Unreal Engine 5 | Unreal Engine 5 |
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals | Night School Studio | Netflix | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, Android, iOS | 12 July 2023 | Unity | |
My Friendly Neighborhood | John Szymanski, Evan Szymanski | DreadXP[66] | Windows | 18 July 2023 | Unity | |
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case[67] | Blazing Griffin | Microids | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One | 29 August 2023 | [unknown] | |
Under the Waves | Parallel Studio | Quantic Dream | Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One | 29 August 2023 | Game with strong ecologist themes, made alongside the non-profit Surfrider Foundation | Unreal Engine 4 |
Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express | Microids | Microids | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One | 19 October 2023 | Remake of the 2006 graphic adventure with the same name | Unity |
The Invincible | Starward Industries | 11 Bit Studios | Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | 6 November 2023 | Unreal Engine 5 | |
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | MachineGames | Bethesda Softworks | Windows, Xbox Series X/S | 2024 | Last original game of the Indiana Jones game series since 2009[68] | Id Tech |
Sacred Line II[69][70] | Sasha Darko[70] | Sega Genesis | 2024 | GINCS | ||
Scott Whiskers in: the Search for Mr.Fumbleclaw[71] | Fancy Factory[72] | Fancy Factory[72] | Windows, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Android TV | 2024 | Unity | |
The Lost Legends of Redwall: The Scout Anthology | Soma Games | Soma Games | Windows, PlayStation 4,Xbox One | 30 January 2024 | Full release of the episodic game | Unity |
Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley | Hyper Games | Raw Fury | Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch | 7 March 2024 | ||
INDIKA[73] | Odd Meter | 11 Bit Studios | Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | 2 May 2024 | Unreal Engine 4 | |
Adam Vandell[74] | Atmosphere Studios[21] | Atmosphere Studios[21] | Windows | TBA | Sequel to Vandell: Knight of Tortured Souls[75] | TBA |
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