

Creature Venture
1980Apple II
An adventure game developed by Microcabin in 1982. It is also known as Takara Building Adventure.
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Steer by what it is tap once for more of it, twice for none of it
224 games like Pimania · 1978 – 2024


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, Amstrad PCW, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
You have to rescue four legendary heroes who were put under a spell.
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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, 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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Penguin Software · Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX +5
You have to help the strong but not very intelligent Gorn to rid the kingdom of Balema of a dragon.
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Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX +4
You are Ulysses and your king has given you the task of finding the legendary Golden Fleece and bring it back to him. In order to accomplish your king's wishes you travel through vast lands and meet many people and creatures from ancient Gr
54 rating3 listsOften paired


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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Infocom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW +11
Enchanter is a 1983 interactive fiction computer game written by Marc Blank and Dave Lebling and published by Infocom. It belongs to the fantasy genre and was the first fantasy game published by Infocom after the Zork trilogy (it was origin
61 rating5 listsOften paired


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, FM-7, NEC PC-8800 series +3
You are Robin Hood and have to solve many riddles in order to marry Maid Marion.
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Artix Entertainment · Browser, Windows
AdventureQuest is a fully animated RPG that you can play when you are on your lunchbreak, when the big game servers go down, or even for hours every day! You fight against hordes of monsters and enemies so that you can grow stronger and obt
80 rating1 listOften paired


Krome Studios Melbourne · Commodore C64/128/MAX, Windows, ZX Spectrum
A syntax commanded graphical adventure in which the player tries to rescue a young maiden from the bloodlustrous clatches of a vampire
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Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System +3
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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Adventure International · Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System +4
There were three warnings. Keep them out of light, especially sunlight. Don't ever get them wet. Keep them away from water. But the most important thing, the thing you must never forget . . . no matter how much they cry, no matter how much
3 lists


Apple II
After having reclaimed the High One's lost orb and having become the Lord Lapour in "Odyssey: The Compleat Apventure" you have to face a new meance. The technically more advanced race of the Atlanteans wants to subdue all of the other race
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Level 9 Computing · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW +11
Gnome Ranger is a graphic adventure game designed by Peter Austin and released by Level 9 in 1987. A still image is shown for each location, and the player enters text commands to move or interact. Ports to the Apple II and Atari 8-bit comp
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Sir-Tech · Apple II
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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Naughty Dog · Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST +2
Dream Zone is a first-person adventure game. A mad scientist's elixir has turned the protagonist's dreams into reality; while in this dream state, he must fight to stay alive, leave that forsaken place, and return to the real world. The gam
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Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
Wolfman is a text adventure video game released by CRL in 1988 for the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum home computers.
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Scott Adams · Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit +13
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 rating8 lists


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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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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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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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 International · Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit +14
Your goal in this text adventure is to find a pirate treasure using two word commands.
56 rating6 lists


Infocom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW +7
The Lurking Horror is an interactive fiction game released by Infocom in 1987. The game was written by Dave Lebling and inspired by the horror fiction writings of H. P. Lovecraft (including his Cthulhu Mythos). Like most of Infocom's games,
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Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +6
Time Bandit is a maze shoot 'em up written for the TRS-80 Model I by Bill Dunlevy and Harry Lafnear and published by MichTron in 1983. It was ported to the TRS-80 Color Computer and Dragon 32, but enjoyed its greatest popularity several yea
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Browser
1000 Days of Syria is a hypertext-based historical fiction game centered on the first 1000 days of the Syrian Civil War.
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Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 16 +3
A text-adventure written by John Rausch and the first installment of the Other Venture series published by Adventure International.
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Digital Fantasia · Acorn Electron, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System +5
In order for Andromeda to become your, Perseus', wife, you have have to slay the hideous Medusa.
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Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
Adaption of the Fighting Fantasy gamebook of the same name.
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Magnetic Scrolls · Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amstrad CPC +10
The aim of this interactive fiction with graphics is to escape from the land of Kerovnia, where strange occurrences are routine. The Roobikyoub dwarves have been banished from the kingdom, which is not good as they produce high-quality whis
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Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +4
A text adeventure written by Tim Wilson and published by Sirius Software for various 8-bit platforms.
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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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St. Bride's School · Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC
A hidden object game where players try to solve the mystery of Jack The Ripper.
80 rating1 list


Delta 4 · ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC
Robin of Sherlock is a spoof adventure game for the ZX Spectrum
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Apple II
Educational adventure in which the player travels through the human body in minitaturized form.
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Apple II, CD-i, Commodore 64 +1
Alice in Wonderland is an adventure platformer based upon the two Alice books by Lewis Carrol and created using the same engine as Below the Root. However, whereas that game had more of a focus on role playing, Alice has more of a focus on
60 rating2 lists


Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Windows +1
In this unique hybrid action RPG from 1987, take on the role of Doc the Destroyer, outcast and heretic in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, as he battles to save the dwellers of a life-saving dome from extinction. Make decisions in a branching
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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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Marvelous · Switch, PS4, Windows +1
In this original coming-of-age RPG, step into the life of Nini, a newly earthbound teen who arrives in the quaint Japanese town of Ashihara in August 1983. Explore the town, befriend its people, and face off against the Kegai in turn-based
1 list13 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Somi Koo · Switch, PS5, Windows +1
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon
71 rating4 lists2.5 h main story


Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System +4
You have to find the Red Moon Crystal, for since its disappearance the land has fallen into chaos.
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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 list


Apple II, Commodore PET, TRS-80 +1
Inspired by Star Wars this is a text-adventure game written by Lance Micklus.
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Haïku Studios · MS-DOS, Windows, macOS
An Adventure game developed for DOS and Windows in 1996 by the now defunct French Haiku Studios and published by Philips Media. One year later there was a release for the Apple Macintosh.
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Apple II, MS-DOS, macOS
A text adventure in which the player discovers on a world-wide journey who has stolen the peculiar inheritance, the painting Parrish's 'Earthly Delights', that was left by the recently died uncle.
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