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266 games like Philosopher's Quest · 1979 – 2026

  • Why 95Form1.00World.00Curated1.00Lists.00Adventure · Often paired

    Artic Software · Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Sinclair ZX81 +1

    AdventureTextScience fiction

    You are marooned on a strange planet and have to repair your space ship in order to get back home.

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  • Why 93Form.86World.00Curated1.00Lists.00Adventure · Often paired

    Enigma

    2013

    Browser, Linux, Windows +1

    AdventureTextPuzzle

    Eyes can see, and a mind can think. Insanity is just one step away. You are in a room. That's where you are, and you know exactly what is going on. But the truth is hard to take.

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 91Form.62World.25Curated1.00Lists.00Adventure · Often paired

    Nippon Ichi Software · PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita

    AdventureFantasyTextVisual novelAnime

    Disgaea Infinite takes the lovable characters and game world of the legendary Disgaea series and throws them into a fresh new "visual novel" game style, offering a thrilling mystery to solve, clues to hunt, and a suspect to track down. You

    60 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 89Form.58World.00Curated1.00Lists.00Adventure · Often paired

    Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, BBC Microcomputer System +3

    AdventureTextText adventureDrama

    The Goal is to achieve Hampstead, not reach it.

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  • Why 81Form.11World.24Curated1.00Lists.00Adventure · Often paired

    AdventurePuzzleGraphic adventureSketch comedyFirst person

    Adventure game authored in Macromedia Director puts you in the role of an agent trying to scout and book one of 2 comics. Fail and you're booted to mini-games which you can beat to return to the main game. Gameplay consists mostly of explo

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 59Form.33World.00Curated.50Lists.00Adventure · Often paired

    Millennium Kitchen · PlayStation Portable

    AdventureThird person

    The fourth instalment in Sony's popular holiday simulation.

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  • Why 59Form1.00World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System +3

    AdventureFantasyText

    Colossal Adventure takes its cue from the very earliest mainframe text adventures. Our hero must rescue the elves and find fifteen pieces of treasure. There are many dark areas, so lights and batteries are at a premium. Be careful of viciou

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  • Why 59Form1.00World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    AdventureFantasyText

    Radical Castle is a point-and-click adventure game released for Macintosh in 1986 and distributed as shareware. Players assume the role of the 'Squire', who after mistaking the princess for a serving wench, is given a choice by the King be

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  • Why 59Form1.00World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +6

    AdventureFantasyText

    Princess Priscilla has been kidnapped and the player seems to be the only valliant hero willing to rescue the damsel in distress. This is the second text adventure with illustrating graphics released by Sierra. Communicating with the game w

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  • Why 56Form.92World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Sir-Tech · Apple II

    AdventureFantasyTextHorrorThird person

    Your courage and problem-solving ingenuity will be put to the test as you try to escape from Medea's forbidden tomb. You must pass through countless rooms and secret passages. Overwhelming terror and ghoulish obstacles await you at every tu

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  • Why 56Form1.00World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Ultrasoft · Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +1

    AdventureTextMystery

    You are Mac Steele - archeologist, adventurer and treasure hunter. Poisoned by one of your newly found artifacts, you're fighting against time to find the legendary Mask of the Sun, which is your only chance to find a cure. On your trip you

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  • Why 55Form.90World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Sinclair ZX81 +2

    AdventureFantasyTextActionBird view / Isometric

    You have to defeat the Lords of Chaos in this action adventure.

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  • Why 54Form.87World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Level 9 Computing · Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System +3

    AdventureFantasyTextFirst person

    Trying to dodge the Bermuda triangle you parachute out of a plane and land on the mysterious Emerald Isle. But now you have to find a way back home...

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  • Why 54Form.87World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Apple II, Commodore PET, TRS-80 +1

    AdventureFantasyTextFirst person

    Labyrinth is a game where the player travels through a maze looking for clues and tools to help kill the Minotaur.

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  • Why 54Form.88World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Donald Brown · Apple II

    AdventureFantasyTextRole-playing

    SwordThrust is an interactive text adventure game for the Apple II, created by Donald Brown and published by CE Software in 1981. It consists of seven separate adventures (each sold separately) and is the commercial successor to Brown's Ea

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 52Form.92World.00Curated.00Lists.00

    TextEducational

    Dr Kawashima brings his popular brain exercise software to Nintendo DSi, with fun, new features and the return of many Brain Training favourites!

    55 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 51Form.89World.00Curated.00Lists.00

    Genius Sonority · Nintendo DS

    TextEducational

    100 Classic Book Collection turns your Nintendo DS into a portable library containing must-read novels from iconic authors such as Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, and many more. From Sense and Sensibility to Treasure Isla

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  • Why 51Form.88World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    ZX Spectrum

    AdventureTextRole-playingAction

    The Runes of Zendos, sequel to The Oracle's Cave, is a game in which the merry principality of Dorcasia is conquered by the evil wizard of Zendos, and the player must rescue the twelve months that the wizard has trapped in a hidden hourglas

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  • Why 50Form.79World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Apple II

    AdventureFantasyTextRole-playingFirst person

    You enter the Cave of Karkhan and try to find Maldamere's Gem. But the demon has set numerous traps within the underground maze in order to prevent anyone from ever retrieving the gem.

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  • Why 50Form.86World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Level-5 · Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 +1

    AdventureTextPuzzleMystery

    Professor Layton and the New World of Steam depicts the world one year after the events of "Professor Layton and the Unwound Future". Due to a mysterious incident in Steam Bison, a new adventure for Layton and Luke begins!

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  • Why 48Form.51World1.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Described alike

    Silicon Beach Software · macOS

    AdventureFantasyTextPoint-and-click adventureWizards

    Enchanted Scepters is an adventure game where the player must search for the elemental sceptres of Fire, Earth, Air and Water, and return them to the forgetful Wizard who has mislaid them. It is arguably the first point-and-click adventure

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    Aquaplus · Nintendo Switch 2, PS4, PS5 +1

    FantasyTextRole-playingDramaThird person

    A new RPG from veteran studio Aquaplus, commemorating 20 years of the multi-media Utawarerumono series. This is the story of a man who will be sung about in legends.

    60 rating4 lists33 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 47Form.78World.00Curated.00Lists.00

    Headstrong Games · Nintendo 3DS

    TextEducationalFirst person

    Master the art of drawing beloved Disney and Pixar characters! Step-by-step lessons can teach anyone how to draw. Add some magic to your art! The Magic Brush makes it easy to add patterns, such as sparkles or stars, to any work of art. Go f

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 47Form.71World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    PlayStation Vita, Windows

    AdventureFantasyTextArcadeRole-playing

    Moe Monsters Moe Problems! Recruit 50 Monster Girls, each with unique skills and traits, to fight for you! You’ll have to wear them out in battle first though! Can I Kick It? Build your relationship with each Monster Girl through special ev

    57 rating2 lists27 h main story

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 47Form.78World.00Curated.00Lists.00

    Hudson Soft · Dreamcast

    TextSimulationRomance

    Is a Sega Dreamcast game. It is built to use the Dreamcast Keyboard. The game is a dating simulation but in order to progress the player has to type in certain words within specific time frames. Not only the concept but also the name of th

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  • Why 47Form.79World.00Curated.00Lists.00

    Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    TextStrategyStock market

    In Wall$treet, you become a stock trader competing against up to three others. The game starts with a quiz testing your knowledge of the stock market – the more correct answers, the higher your starting capital. From there, you buy and sell

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  • Why 46Form.77World.00Curated.00Lists.00

    ID

    1986

    ZX Spectrum

    TextPuzzle

    iD is a video game developed by Mel Croucher and Colin Jones for the ZX Spectrum and published by CRL in 1986. The game is text-based and takes the form of a conversation with an entity that has inhabited the computer. The player's task is

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 46Form.78World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Winning Entertainment Group · NES

    AdventureTextAnime

    Idol Hakken-den is a Japan-exclusive text adventure video game developed by Natsume and published by Towa Chiki in 1989 for the Family Computer. Erika, an aspiring musician and pop idol, must foil a plot that could ruin her music career. A

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 46Form.77World.00Curated.00Lists.00

    Sensory Sweep Studios · Nintendo DS, Wii, iOS

    TextLanguage learningPuzzleEducational

    Learn French in this Educational game

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  • Why 45Form.67World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Amstrad CPC, MSX, ZX Spectrum

    AdventureFantasyTextMedieval

    Abracadabra is a conversational adventure video game divided in two parts

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  • Why 45Form.74World.00Curated.00Lists.00

    Koei · PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Windows

    TextSimulationBusiness

    Air Management '96 is a sequel/remake to the other games in the Air Management series.

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 45Form.76World.00Curated.00Lists.00

    Warren Robinett · Atari 2600

    TextInterpreterSimulationEducational

    Basic Programming attempted to teach simple computer programming on the Atari 2600. It was released in 1979, and it was one of only a few non-gaming cartridges ever designed for the 2600. The programming language was superficially similar t

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 45Form.68World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    AdventureFantasyTextPuzzleRole-playing

    Join Katrielle Layton, our new hero, as she becomes embroiled in a casual, quizzical quest, which has its roots in our hero’s search for her missing father, Professor Hershel Layton. You'll be whisked around London's famous landmarks, from

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  • Why 45Form.67World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    MS-DOS, Apple II

    AdventureFantasyTextMedieval

    As a prisoner of the Demon's Forge, it's up to the player to escape the dungeon alive.

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  • Why 44Form.71World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    5pb. Inc. · PS3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360

    AdventureTextVisual novelThriller

    Dunamis 15 (デュナミス15 Dyunamisu 15?) is a suspense visual novel developed and published by 5pb. for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released in Japan on September 15, 2011,[3] featuring five chapters and five main characters. A p

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 44Form.71World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    El Dia · Switch, PlayStation Vita, Windows

    AdventureTextVisual novel

    A Bizarre Serial Murder Mystery. There's A Serial Killer Close By. A Prohibited Psychothriller. The Multi-Sight System Reveals Surprising Truth! In this game there are two heroes, Kojiroh and Marina, who are each called to solve their own

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 44Form.71World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    El Dia · Switch, PS4, PlayStation Vita

    AdventureTextVisual novelMystery

    Eve: Burst Error originally released in 1995 on PC later ported to Sega Saturn. The long-awaited Eve: Rebirth Terror the start of a new story.

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 44Form.71World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Chunsoft · PS3, Wii, iOS

    AdventureTextVisual novelHorrorMystery

    Imabikisō (忌火起草, Imabikisō) is a visual novel developed by Chunsoft and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3. It is the first visual novel to be released on a seventh generation console. It was later released for the Nintendo Wii under t

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  • Why 44Form.71World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    AdventureTextVisual novel

    Game designer and 428: Shibuya Scramble executive producer Jiro Ishii has announced the launch of a new “Shibuya Live-Action Adventure Game.” Led by general director Ishii and screenwriter Yukinori Kitajima, the project will be a live-actio

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 44Form.71World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Sprung

    2004

    Nintendo DS

    AdventureTextVisual novelComedyRomance

    Sprung puts players in the shoes of either Becky or Brett in a conversation-based visual novel that mostly consists of dialogue. Sprung can be regarded as a dating sim, though the linearity and variety in the game (as well as its humor) als

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 44Form.71World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Nitro Plus · Switch, PS3, PS4 +5

    AdventureTextVisual novelComedyRomance

    Spin-off of the popular Visual Novel "Steins;Gate". It is set up in a peaceful world line where okabe can hang out romantically with all the main characters of the original novel: Makise Kurise, Shiina Mayure, Kiryuu Moeka, Feiris, Suzuha A

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  • Why 44Form.73World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    AdventureTextPoint-and-click adventure

    Tajemnica Statuetki is a Polish-language adventure game developed and published by Metropolis Software House for DOS-based computers in 1993. While it was never released in English, it is known in the English-speaking world as The Mystery o

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 43Form.62World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Switch, PlayStation Portable, Windows

    AdventureFantasyTextVisual novelAnime

    A modern Japanese-style fantasy story involving Yue, a young boy born and raised at a shrine, and his friendship with the "Ayakashi" spirits. HaccaWorks* presents a mysterious, spiritual adventure game.

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  • Why 43Form.69World.00Curated.00Lists.00

    Armonk Corporation · MS-DOS

    TextSimulationStrategyBusiness

    Executive Suite is a text-based business simulation game published in 1982 as a self-booting disk for IBM PC compatibles. It was developed by Armonk Corporation, a small software development company based in Newport Beach, California, and w

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 43Form.63World.25Curated.00Lists.00

    Santa Monica Studio · Android, PS3, iOS

    FantasyTextAction-adventureRole-playing

    From legendary designer Steve Jackson, co-founder of Lionhead Studios (with Peter Molyneux), and Fighting Fantasy and Games Workshop (with Ian Livingstone); and inkle, the studio behind the award-winning Frankenstein app, Sorcery! is an int

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  • Why 43Form.69World.00Curated.00Lists.00

    Strange Scaffold · Switch, Windows, Xbox One +1

    TextSimulationStrategyScience fictionHorror

    Buy, sell, and trade organs in a strange and evolving universe. Dive into the quivering innards of alien capitalism in the sci-fi body horror market tycoon game you didn't know you needed.

    67 rating2 lists2 h main story

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  • Why 43Form.71World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure

    Atari 8-bit, ZX Spectrum

    AdventureTextTurn-based strategyScience fictionWarfare

    The War of the Worlds is a 1-player strategy war game for the Atari 8-bit. Based on the H.G. Wells novel, you control infantry, cavalry, and artillery units in combat against an alien invasion. Played on a terrain map, your troops can move

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