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256 games like Corruption (interactive fiction) · 1978 – 2023
Infocom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW +12
Deadline is an interactive fiction computer game published by Infocom in 1982. Written by Marc Blank, it was one of the first murder mystery interactive fiction games. Like most Infocom titles, Deadline was created using ZIL, which allowed
79 rating6 listsOften paired
Infocom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW +11
Suspect is an interactive fiction computer game designed by Dave Lebling and published by Infocom in 1984. It is the last murder mystery Infocom released, bringing an end to a popular genre of titles such as Deadline and The Witness. Like m
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Krome Studios Melbourne · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
Step into the shoes of the Master Detective, and abuse Watson in whatever way you see fit in this text adventure
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Interplay Entertainment · Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST +5
An adventure game set in the 1930s. Also known as Time to Die.
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Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST +3
The Colonel's Bequest is a character-driven graphic adventure game by Sierra On-Line. It was developed for Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS in 1989. It was the first of the short-lived Laura Bow Mysteries series created by Roberta Williams. The
80 rating1 listOften paired
Xbox console exclusive
Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series
Take on the last case of Benedict Fox and dive into a twisted world of secret organizations, forbidden rituals, and cold-blooded murders. Explore the memories of deceased victims as you search for clues and fight demons in this fantastical
65 rating3 lists12 h main storyOften paired
Telarium · Apple II, Atari ST/STE, Commodore 64 +3
Text adventure based on the Perry Mason novels by Erle Stanley Gardner.
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Apple II, FM-7, NEC PC-8800 series +4
In the first graphic adventure game ever, the player along with seven other people is in an old mansion hunting for some jewels. All too soon it becomes obvious that someone is killing one member of the group after another. It is the player
69 rating4 lists1.5 h main story
Nintendo console exclusive
Yuji Horii · FM-7, MSX, NEC PC-6000 Series +7
An investigation adventure in which the player, acting as an unnamed Japanese detective, is called to solve the murder of a bank executive by searching for clues, exploring different areas, interacting with characters, and solving item-base
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Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
Seabase Delta is a text adventure game by Firebird released in 1986 for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum home computers. It is the sequel to Subsunk.
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Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
As reporter Ed Lines, you are on board HMS Sea Lion when it is attacked and sunk. Now you must send the Subsunk message..
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Level 9 Computing · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW +10
Knight Orc is a standard text adventure game, with limited graphics on some platforms, by Level 9 released in 1987. It comes with a short novella by Peter McBride ("The Sign of the Orc") explaining the background to the story. After a ni
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Apple II
Text adventure with some graphics. You are stranded on a strange planet have to find a way back home.
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Graham Nelson · Windows, Z-machine, macOS
In the course of searching the attic for an old tourist map of Paris, Victor Meldrew steps into a surreal adventure to uncover a centuries-old curse that has been placed on his family.
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Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
Rigel's Revenge is a text adventure published in 1987 for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum home computers by Mastertronic on their "Bulldog" label. It was written by British studio Smart Egg Software using a heavily modified v
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Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro +4
Take your family on a holiday vacation they will never forget.
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Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 16 +3
You are visiting the Twin KIngdom Valley in order to find (and steal) some treasure.
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Gargoyle Games · ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC
Axil the Able stood in three inches of stagnant water and surveyed one of the most dismal dungeons he had ever been thrown into... 30 seconds earlier, he was sitting in front of the ox-roast in that famed haunt of the Occult. The Golden Thu
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Level 9 Computing · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW +7
A departure from Level 9's usual fare.. Police officer Alan Chance was killed in the line of duty, but has now returned as a ghost - and must solve the crime which cost him his life. In the first part, you must befriend ghosts and build u
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Legend Entertainment · Linux, MS-DOS, Windows +1
A fantasy adventure game for PC.
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Alternative Software · Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
Star Wreck is a text adventure game written in 1987 by Charles A. Sharp. It was published by Alternative Software for the Spectrum 48k, Amstrad CPC, and Commodore 64. The game takes place in a parody of the Star Trek universe and the player
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Michael S. Gentry · Browser, Linux, Windows +2
Travel to the haunted coastal town of Anchorhead, Massachusetts and uncover the roots of a horrific conspiracy inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. Search through musty archives and tomes of esoteric lore; dodge hostile townsfolk; comb
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Byron Preiss · Apple II, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +3
You have recieved word from a messenger that the Last Dragon has been kidnapped. You hold the scroll in your hand and read that you must travel with a special companion named Hawkwind. Only with him and yourself can you save the Last Dragon
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Ian Livingstone · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
You have to solve a series of text adventures set in different periods of time (prehistoric times, ancient Rome, Arthurian Britain, WWII and the Cold War) to find various pieces of a talisman.
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Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
This is a text adventure game in which the player follows the story of "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen.
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Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit +14
A text based Adventure Game for the TRS-80, later enhanced with visual scenes in various ports. Only allowed 2-Word input and was largely based on Colossal Cave Adventure.
60 rating1 listAlso in Text-based games
Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
A text adventure with a story based on several Beatles song lyrics.
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Sirius Software · Apple II, FM-7, NEC PC-8800 series +3
A graphical text-adventure in which the player has to escape from the mid-African nation of Rungistan.
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Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, BBC Microcomputer System +3
The Goal is to achieve Hampstead, not reach it.
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MS-DOS, Windows
The Case of the Rose Tattoo is part of the Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes kept by Dr. John H. Watson and the sequel to The Case of the Serrated Scalpel. Accompany Holmes as he sets foot in 50 locations and interacts with 90 characters. All t
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Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System +3
The Price of Magik is the sequel to the previous game; Myglar the Magician. The guardian of the Crystal has become insane and is draining its energy for his own use; he must be defeated before it is exhausted.
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Aackosoft · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
You have to find a Golden Gauntlet in order to destroy the evil Demonlord Malmor.
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Brian Howarth · Acorn Electron, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro +9
You fell asleep in the waxworks at a fair and now you have to find your way out.
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Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
You have to track down five treasures that were stolen by an evil wizard - you only have until the crowning of the princess takes place.
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Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
Bugsy, also known as The King of Chicago, is a 1986 graphic adventure game for the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum developed by St. Bride's School and published by CRL Group exclusively in Europe. Its protagonist, Bugsy Maroon, i
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Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System +1
Fantasia Diamond is a text adventure game by Kim Topley and published by Hewson Consultants. It was released in 1984 for the Amstrad CPC, Acorn Electron, ZX Spectrum and BBC Micro home computers. Unusually for Hewson, it was not released on
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Adventure Soft · Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro +4
Kayleth is a first person adventure video game for the Commodore 64 and the ZX Spectrum that was developed and published by Adventure Soft. The game has cyberpunk, sci fi and photo adventure elements.
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Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
Medieval Text Adventure game with graphics.
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Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore PET +2
Without any clue as to why and how you find yourself in the middle of the central square of the mythical city of Golconda and try to find out how to fulfill your destiny.
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MS-DOS
As you begin a game of Sleuth a murder has just been committed. Your job is to mingle with the house guests and to search the contents of the house until you feel you have solved the crime. Every game of Sleuth is different so you must full
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Pete Cooke · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
You try to flee from a dreary suburbian city.
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Nintendo console exclusive
Accidental Queens · Android, Linux, Switch +3
A Normal Lost Phone is a game about exploring the intimacy of an unknown person whose phone was found by the player.
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Timed Xbox exclusive
Interior Night · PS4, PS5, Windows +2
As Dusk Falls is an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT that explores the entangled lives of two families across thirty years. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong in small town Arizona, the choices you make have a powerful
83 rating6 lists6.5 h main story
Nintendo console exclusive
Android, Switch, Windows +1
Bury me, my Love tells the story of Syrian refugee Nour and her husband Majd, as Nour undertakes a perilous journey to safety in Europe. Bury me, my Love is a Text Messaging Adventure game about Nour, a Syrian migrant trying to find her wa
66 rating2 lists2 h main story
Apple II
An adventure game developed by Microcabin in 1982. It is also known as Takara Building Adventure.
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Nintendo console exclusive
ICOM Simulations · Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST +11
Déjà Vu is a point-and-click adventure game that draws inspiration from "noir" detective novels that were popular in the 1940s.
78 rating1 list4 h main story
Simogo · iOS
Device 6 plays with the conventions of games and literature, entwines story with geography and blends puzzle and novella, to draw players into an intriguing mystery of technology and neuroscience.
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