Cranston Manor
1981Sierra On-Line, Inc. · Apple II, FM-7, PC-8800 Series +1
You break into the mansion of the late millionaire Cranston in order to steal sixteen treasures which are said to be hidden within its walls.
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Steer by what it is tap once for more of it, twice for none of it
230 games like The Alpine Encounter · 1979 – 2025
Murder off Miami
1986Delta 4 Software · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
Murder off Miami is a 1987 whodunnit adventure video game based on the book of the same name by British thriller novelist Dennis Wheatley. Players take the role of Detective Officer Kettering, who is inspecting the supposed suicide of a Bri
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Nintendo exclusive
Spike Chunsoft · Switch
A brand new dark fantasy detective action game from the minds behind the Danganronpa series! Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries in a strange city caged by unending rain
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Apple II
As a secret agent you have to find and infiltrate the secret hideout of a megalomaniac who threatens to destroy the world's largest cities unless he is made ruler of the world.
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Alida
2004Windows, iOS, macOS
Your adventure begins when you’re secretly dropped off on the island of Alida. The story centers around four young men in the band Alida who attained phenomenal success with their first CD release. Loads of money coupled with wild imaginati
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Angelsoft, Inc. · Apple II, MS-DOS, macOS
"James Bond 007: A View to a Kill" is a text adventure based on the James Bond film of the same name. Released in 1985 for DOS, Macintosh and Apple II computers, it was developed by Angelsoft, Inc. and published by Mindscape Inc.
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The Prisoner
1980David Mullich · Apple II
Text-based adventure game inspired by the cult classic British television show about a former spy who is abducted and sent to a resort-themed "prison" where his captors attempt to get him to reveal why he resigned from his classified job.
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Heroes of Karn
1983Interceptor Software · 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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The Quest
1983Penguin Software · Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX +7
You have to help the strong but not very intelligent Gorn to rid the kingdom of Balema of a dragon.
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Wolfman
1988CRL Group · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +2
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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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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Fantasia Diamond
1984Kim Topley · 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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Lords of Karma
1980Apple 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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Penguin Software · 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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Creature Venture
1980Butch Greathouse · Apple II
An adventure game developed by Microcabin in 1982. It is also known as Takara Building Adventure.
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Pimania
1982Automata UK · BBC Microcomputer System, Dragon 32/64, Sinclair ZX81 +2
In what is possibly the most baffling text adventure ever devised, navigate a surreal landscape with the aid of the Pi-Man in an attempt to discover the (real world) location of a golden sundial. Originally published in 1982.
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Delta 4 · ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC
Robin of Sherlock is a spoof adventure game for the ZX Spectrum
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Spy Mouse
2011Firemonkeys Studios · Android, Windows, iOS
Mr. Squeak, also known as Agent Squeak, is a spy mouse trying to get as much cheese as possible while avoiding various cats, who will chase or harm him if he is spotted.
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Datasoft · Apple II, Atari 8-bit, TRS-80 Color Computer
The Sands of Egypt is an adventure game. The story takes place in 1893, following a British explorer and archaeologist who is lost in the desert. Text commands are entered in the lower half of the screen, while a sometimes animated image of
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Border Zone
1987Infocom · Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64 +5
Border Zone is a text adventure game in which the player controls three different protagonists throughout three chapters
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Bugsy
1986St. Bride's School · 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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Sega console exclusive
Domark · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE +5
James Bond 007: The Spy Who Loved Me is a video game adaptation of the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. The game was released for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOS computers, Sega Master System and ZX Spectrum in
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Castle of Terror
2023Krome 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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Earthly Delights
1983Datamost, Inc · 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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Fish!
1988Magnetic Scrolls · Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amstrad CPC +8
Inter-Dimensional Espionage. Inter-Dimensional... because you can "warp" into the body of a living thing in this or any other dimension. Espionage... because there are good guys and bad. And you're a good one... with years under your belt a
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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
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Timed Atari exclusive
Epyx · Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II +14
The situation: for three days have the strategic central computers of the great powers acted up. An unknown person manipulates their programmes; at the end of these programmes is the starting command for the intercontinental rocket. The cou
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Seas of Blood
1985Adventure International · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
Adaption of the Fighting Fantasy gamebook of the same name.
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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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Sirius Software · 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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Caves of Olympus
1982Apple II
Text adventure with some graphics. You are stranded on a strange planet have to find a way back home.
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Return to Eden
1984Level 9 Computing · Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST +7
The second game in Level 9's science fiction trilogy dealing with the colonisation of the planet Eden.
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Seabase Delta
1986C. Peter Torrance, Colin Liddle · 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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Subsunk
1985Amstrad 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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Electronic Pencil Co. Ltd., The · Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Commodore C64/128/MAX +2
Based on the Cold War spy thriller of the same name by Frederick Forsyth.
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The Pawn
1985Magnetic 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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Trevor Hall · 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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Mangledmaw Games · Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS4 +4
In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades.
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Enchanter
1983Infocom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW +12
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
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Red Moon
1985Level 9 Computing · 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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Rigel's Revenge
1987Smart Egg Software · 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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Spy vs. Spy
2005Vicious Cycle Software · PS2, Xbox
The black Spy and the white Spy are out to beat each other before the time bell rings. Find the needed objects by digging through drawers, closets and furniture in the house. Foil your opponent by setting creative booby traps in the various
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Terrormolinos
1985Melbourne House · Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro +4
Take your family on a holiday vacation they will never forget.
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Apple II
Educational adventure in which the player travels through the human body in minitaturized form.
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Asylum
1981William F. Denman Jr. · Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +3
You have woken up in a room like a cell. In the room is a bed with a box on it. Inside the box is a credit card. Looking around the room you see the door open, knowing this is an asylum you plan to escape. Your task is to escape from the As
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Abersoft · 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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Curses
1993Graham 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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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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