Steer by what it is tap once for more of it, twice for none of it
262 games like Fish! · 1978 – 2017
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
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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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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 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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Cyan Worlds · Windows, macOS
From the makers of Myst and Riven comes the next chapter of the Myst franchise. In Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, you'll journey through a variety of different ages and discover the lost civilization of the D'ni people. This time, you don't have to
80 rating2 lists23 h main storyOften paired
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
Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro +4
Take your family on a holiday vacation they will never forget.
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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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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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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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Incentive Software · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +5
A first person adventure game where you explore a pyramid to discover it's secrets before it destroys everything that blocks the suns light. With a total eclipse on the way you'd better hurry!
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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
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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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
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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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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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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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
3 listsAlso in Text-based games
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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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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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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Legend Entertainment · Linux, MS-DOS, Windows +1
A fantasy adventure game for PC.
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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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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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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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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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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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Michael Crichton · Apple II, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +5
The NSRT (National Satellite Resource Technology) has sent a team to the Amazon rainforest but there has been no communications with the team for some time. It's now your job to go and find out what happened to them.
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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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Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
A text adventure with a story based on several Beatles song lyrics.
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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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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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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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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.
79 rating2 lists
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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Indie Built · Linux, MS-DOS, Windows +1
An 3rd person Point and Click adventure game for DOS. You play as Mason Powers, a former CIA agent, who wakes up with his memory erased. While recovering from his amnesia he realised that he has been framed for a murder.
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Apple II
An adventure game developed by Microcabin in 1982. It is also known as Takara Building Adventure.
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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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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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Apple II, Atari 8-bit, MS-DOS
A text based adventure game released in 1981 and has similar content to "Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards" developed by Al Lowe which is based on "Softporn Adventure". It was ported to PC in 1991 and has also been includ
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Delta 4 · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
A text adventure based on the Terry Pratchett novel of the same name.
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Apple II, FM-7, PC-8800 Series +2
After the evil Voar has taken over reign of the once peaceful kingdom of Starbury it is your task to find the missing fifth piece of the Coveted Mirror in order to restore order once again to Starbury.
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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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