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Would you like some free adventure games? I know you would...
Okay, so I actually created this thread for another forum, but I'm sure you guys will forgive me for trying to get some extra mileage out of it. This is basically a short list that I constructed (with a little help from some other posters at GAF) of free adventure games that are available on the Internet. It's by no means intended to be exhaustive (in fact, if you know of any other good free adventure games that aren't here, I'd love to add them to the list). This is barely the tip of the iceberg, there are thousands of free adventure games out there, but here's a few that I've either played, or was intrigued enough by what I read about to think that it might be quality. I can't vouch for all these games, but I will say that the Chzo Series is pretty awesome, the King's Quest games are amazing, and White Chamber blew my mind, and Beneath a Steel Sky and Flight of the Amazon Queen are both solid commercial products (now freeware).
AFTERSHOCKED! Developed by: MadGames (The guy that made this game is now working on SimCity Societies) Released in: 2002 Genre: Point & Click\Post-Apocalyptic\Comedy Download Size: 47 MB Download Link: http://madgames.adventuredevelopers....tdownloads.htm AfterShocked! is a full-featured post-apocalyptic comedy adventure game in the vein of Monkey Island and other classic adventure titles. Features include hand-drawn 16-bit color graphics, an original musical score, dozens of characters to interact with, plenty of scenes to visit, lots of puzzles to solve, and a completely warped sense of humor. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ov/screen1.jpg BENEATH A STEEL SKY Developed by: Resolution Software Released in: 1994 Genre: Point & Click/Sci-Fi Download Size: 7.3 MB Minimum (63 MB Maximum) Download Link: http://www.scummvm.org/downloads.php (Requires ScummVM) The game takes place at an unknown point in a dystopian future in Australia, where the Earth has been significantly damaged by pollution or nuclear fallout. The game's backstory is introduced via a comic book, drawn by well-known comic artist Dave Gibbons, that tells the story of a young boy called Robert who is the sole survivor of a plane crash in "the Gap" (the name applied to the Australian Outback at the time of the game). Too young to fend for himself, Robert is adopted by a local group of Indigenous Australians, who teach him the skills he needs to survive in this harsh new environment; they name him Robert Foster, partly due to him being fostered by them and also because of the discovery of an empty can of Foster's Lager, an Australian beer, found near him at the crash site. After Foster has reached adulthood, he is kidnapped and his tribe annihilated by storm-troopers sent from Union City by its all-powerful computer LINC. Interestingly, Union City mentions prominent suburbs and train stations found within Australia's largest city, Sydney, leading some to speculate that Union City was once Sydney. This was confirmed in a 2005 interview with the Australian gaming magazine, PC PowerPlay. Foster manages to escape from his captors as the helicopter transporting him back to Union City crashes just after entering the dome, leaving him and his robot friend, Joey, to find out why they were brought there and where to go next. Joey's personality is stored on a small circuit board, which can easily be inserted and removed from many types of robot bodies. This allows Joey to change bodies as the situation requires, provided his circuit board is not damaged. Joey, however, is not always happy about Foster's choice of body for him. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...mmvm_2_5_0.jpg CEDRIC AND THE REVOLUTION Developed by: Bernie Released in: 2005 Genre: Point & Click Download Size: 1.7 MB Download Link: http://www.origamihero.com/files/advgame.zip Follow the adventure of Cedric and Victor as they try to get a demonstration up and running. It's not as easy as it sounds and they end up doing something completely different, but hey, at least they tried, eh? http://www.portablefreeware.com/grap...screenshot.gif ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Chzo Mythos 5 DAYS A STRANGER (Part 1 of the Chzo Mythos) Developed by: Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Released in: 2003 Genre: Point & Click/Horror/Mystery Download Size: 1.3 MB Download Link: http://www.clawofcat.com/yahtzee/5days13.zip Get in, get the loot, get out... that's how it usually goes for master cat burglar Trilby. But after he breaks into the supposedly vacated country manor erstwhile of the aristocratic DeFoe family, he quickly finds that things are not that simple. Together with a group of strangers, he finds himself imprisoned by some invisible intelligence. A force prepared to do anything to keep them there. Up to and including murder... As the killings begin and suspicion threatens to tear the group apart, it's up to Trilby to unite his squabbling companions and destroy the supernatural entity that victimises them. But what exactly is it? What is the dark secret attached to DeFoe Manor? And what is the significance of the masked maniac who haunts their dreams? http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ov/screen3.gif 7 DAYS A SKEPTIC (Part 2 of the Chzo Mythos) Developed by: Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Released in: 2004 Genre: Point & Click/Horror/Mystery Download Size: 1.4 MB Download Link: http://www.clawofcat.com/yahtzee/7days.zip http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...aysscreen4.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...aysscreen2.jpg TRILBY'S NOTES (Part 3 of the Chzo Mythos) Developed by: Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Released in: 2006 Genre: Point & Click/Horror/Mystery Download Size: 2.2 MB Download Link: http://download.epicforge.com/mirror....com/notes.zip http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...tov/tn-bar.gif http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...tn-rooftop.gif 6 DAYS A SACRIFICE (Final Part of the Chzo Mythos) Developed by: Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Released in: 2007 Genre: Point & Click/Horror/Mystery Download Size: 2 MB Download Link: http://yahtzee.roushimsx.com/6days.zip http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...otov/6das4.gif http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...otov/6das3.gif ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CIRQUE DE ZALE Developed by: Mushroom Republic Released in: 2004 Genre: 3D Point & Click Download Size: 3.1 MB Download Link: http://mushroom.chickennation.com/cirque.zip Cirque de Zale stars a young fellow of moderately brusque demeanour called Alexander Zale, who works as a dung-shoveller until one day, he gets sucked into another dimension! This can happen if you're not careful! Anyway, once there, he does things. In order to find out what things, please download and play this short, entertaining game at your leisure. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...e_screen_3.jpg DUTY AND BEYOND Developed by: Wandering Adventures Released in: 2006 Genre: Point & Click/Sci-Fi/Comedy Download Size: 4.3 MB (Also works on Macs and Linux) Download Link: http://new.bigbluecup.com/games.php?...=detail&id=747 Your 'quest' in Duty and Beyond is simply to deliver a pizza. But who knew that the adventure would take you on an epic journey across several exotic locations in search of the mysterious customer. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...olotov/Dt3.jpg EARL MANSIN Developed by: Adrian Bernstein Released in: 2007 Download Size: 66MB Download Link: http://www.johnsendesign.info/earlma...lInstaller.exe Earl Mansin has been on death row for 27 years, with all that is remaining is a call to the govenor to send Earl to the electric chair. So its about time he plans his escape, will he succeed or will he fail?" FATE BY NUMBERS Developed by: Revival Released in: 2007 Genre: FMV/Interactive Movie/Neo-Noir Download Size: 800 MB Minimum (1.2 GB Maximum) Download Link: http://www.fatebynumbers.com/content/ "Fate by Numbers is a sci-fi noir FMV adventure game. You assume the role of Alice Sanger, female private eye. She is assigned to get a briefcase, but quickly finds herself immersed in a web of corruption and shadowy motives. What follows is a mysterious journey through the layers of a future metropolis with 50's noir influences." http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...n003_image.jpg FLIGHT OF THE AMAZON QUEEN Developed by: Interactive Binary Illusions Released in: 1995 Genre: Point & Click/Comedy/Pulp Adventure Download Size: 6.7 MB Minimum (87 MB Maximum) Download Link: http://www.scummvm.org/downloads.php Taking place in 1949, the game is a pastiche of adventure serials and pulp magazines of the time. The player assumes the role of Joe King, pilot for hire and owner of the Amazon Queen airplane of the title, who crashlands in the Amazon jungle and subsequently has to save not only his passenger, the famous movie star Faye Russel, but also an entire tribe of Amazon women and even the world from a mad scientist and his lederhosen company, who have concocted a vile scheme to turn Amazons into Dinosaur warriors using his DinoRay invention. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...on20Queen5.png |
LURE OF THE TEMPTRESS
Developed by: Revolution Software Released in: 1992 Genre: Point & Click/Fantasy/Comedy Download Size: 1.3 MB (Also works on Macs and Linux with DOSBOX) Download Link: http://www.revolution.co.uk/_display.php?id=10 Lure of the Temptress was Revolution's very first adventure game and work began on it in 1989, even before Revolution's inception as an actual games development company. From the start our aim was to consider the contemporary adventures of the day and then bring something new to the genre. From this came the Virtual Theatre engine. VT allowed in-game characters to wander around the gameworld indepently of each other, living their own lives and doing their own thing. Another feature allowed the player to give direct orders to Helper characters - in this case Ratpouch - who would then go off to perform the task. These technology concepts were certainly unique, though Revolution were not sure how to develop them further in subsequent games. Nonetheless, the result was a quirky and entertaining adventure game that kicked off Revolution's fondness for characterisation and in-game humour. IMPORTANT When the game first begins, move the cursor to the menu at the top of the screen and RESTART the game. This bypasses the copy protection system. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ov/dungeon.jpg MANIAC MANSION DELUXE Developed by: LucasFan Released in: 2004 Genre: Point & Click/Comedy/Remake Download Size: 6.3 MB (Also works on Macs and Linux with AGS) Download Link: http://files.filefront.com/mmd14setu.../fileinfo.html Ever since a meteor landed in the back yard of Dr. Fred and Nurse Edna’s Victorian mansion, bizarre things have been happening. First, their mutant son, Weird Ed, dropped out of school. Then patients started disappearing from Country Hospital. And now this strange event is affecting the lives of innocent (and even some not-so-innocent) teenagers. In fact, a girl named Sandy is being held captive in that musty old mansion right now. Sandy’s boyfriend, Dave, has lots of friends who need you help to sneak in - and sneak her out. Now exactly how it all ends up depends entirely on which trio of friends you send in there. And which inhabitants you encounter. In fact, the farther you get inside the mansion, the more weird characters you’ll meet. There’s Nurse Edna - who’s as nasty as she is ugly. There’s a disembodied Tentacle who wants you to make him a rock star. And a host of others, who all have their own crazy quirks you’ll have to deal with. Everyone in there seems to be working for Dr. Fred. But the question is: “Who is Dr. Fred working for?” http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...tov/1129-2.jpg MISSING Developed by: Radical Poesis Games and Creations Released in: 2006 Genre: Shadowgate-esque Download Size: 3 MB Download Link: http://studioeres.com/games/missing Guide an ex-cop in search of his missing wife and child in an old English inn through the mysteries in his way. Uses a point-and-click architecture recalling ICOM classsics such as Shadowgate. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...olotov/773.gif NARCISSU Developed by: stage-nana Released in: 2005 Genre: Visual Novel Download Size: 90 MB (Also available for Linux and OS X) Download Link: http://narcissu.insani.org/down.html This is the story of a girl whose heart was standing still and a boy whose breath was being stolen away, both of whom die. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2.../narcissu2.jpg NO-ACTION JACKSON Developed by: Cerebit Released in: 2004 Genre: Point & Click/Comedy Download Size: 6 MB Download Link: http://files.filefront.com/No+Action.../fileinfo.html The game centres around Jackson, a young, role-playing obsessed nebbish who's got a D&D game scheduled with two of his friends. The only problem is that his mother refuses to let him leave the house because his grandparents are visiting. Jackson's first task is to somehow get out of the house without his mother and grandparents noticing. After finally escaping, Jackson is horrified to discover that his two friends have completely stood him up. You spend the rest of the game trying to track them down and convince them to play D&D as planned. http://i22.tinypic.com/2zg555u.jpg OTHER WORLDS Developed by: Alkis Released in: 2004 Genre: Point & Click/Fantasy Download Size: 26 MB Download Link: http://www.alkis.org/Setup.exe Other Worlds is a fantasy game. You are assuming the role of a 27 year old woman named Natalia. The story begins when you return to your house from work and discover that your boyfriend is missing. His tracks will lead you to a mysterious mansion, where not everything is what is seems to be. You will learn that other worlds exist parallel to ours, and you will visit them. You will find that the quest for your boyfriend will be a dangerous one, and the truths that will be revealed to you about the scheme of things that rules our creation will amaze you. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...herworlds1.jpg OUT OF ORDER Developed by: Hungry Software Released in: 2003 Genre: Point & Click/Sci-Fi Download Size: 8.7 MB Download Link: http://outoforder.adventuredevelopers.com/ Ever woken up in the middle of the night to find you've been kidnapped... and so's your bedroom? Ever had to fend for yourself in the face of strangely hypnotic music, alien doctors, talking computers a-plenty and half-finished bathrooms? Ever found something unpleasant in a burger? If so, Out Of Order should play like any other day in your life. Otherwise, it's an experience not to be missed. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ov/screen4.jpg RGB Developed by: neutral Released in: 2007 Genre: Point & Click/Room Escape Download Size: Unknown (Flash) Download Site: http://neutralx0.net/home/esc01.html If You Enjoyed This Try: Other Room Escape games at http://escaperoom.narod.ru/onlinerooms.htm/ RGB is an orthodox escape game with save function. Let's escape from this room by full use of hidden items and your brain. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...lotov/RGB2.jpg THE SEA OF GLOMP Developed by: GAF's very own Kuramu! Released in: 2007 Genre: Undersea Adventure Download Size: 5.9 MB (Flash) Download Link: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/392528 Sea of Glomp really pulled me in with its imaginitive creations, gorgeous visuals and fun gameplay ideas. Little touches like biting the fish hook and having to swim to a new body when you die bring a smile to your face, and figuring out puzzles is a challenge I was always happy to undertake. On the down side, navigating the massive sea can be a chore, as you're never quite sure what's an obstacle and what's part of the foreground. The solution? Swim forth and see if you bump into it. As always, Sea of Glomp encourages you to try things out in order to see the results. Unfortunately for gamers who weren't raised on the tough-as-nails adventure games of yore, frustration may set in early on. If you stick with it, though, Sea of Glomp won't fail to reward you. Inventive, compelling and stuffed with creative ideas. Welcome back, nostalgic adventuring! http://www.paulkramm.com/smallshots/glomp9.jpg THE SHOCHU BAR Developed by: Gotmail/Idac & SG lab Inc. (A Square Enix subsidiary) Released in: 2007 Genre: Point & Click Download Size: 15.5 MB (Flash) Download Link: http://gs.gotmail.jp/ Many stories play out in a bar. It's almost like a theater. One night, there might be a woman trying to gain the affections of a kind man, while the next night someone might be looking into the smoky hazy, thinking of someone far away.... The bar owner knows that their problems are, to some extent, basically the same. He tries to make each one a special Shochu cocktail, to ease their pain. This is the story of one such person, a woman who was considering leaving her boyfriend for good. She was confused, and desperate. The owner told her, "Can you come here tomorrow night? I have a special message that I want to give you. Maybe it can help you make the right decision." The next night, the woman came back to the bar. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...sc/shochu2.jpg |
THE SNOW PRANK REDEMPTION
Developed by: Greenwild Publishing Released in: 2006 Genre: Point & Click Download Size: 93 MB Download Link: http://fallen-brothers.com/pke/ It's Christmas time, and it's night. Greenwild is covered in soft snow, and Bunney Conesy, Hedgie Hedgehogge and Sciur Squirrel are on a trip to visit Hedgie's grandmother. Beside the path they find an unconscious Santa Claus, and it's time to search for Sopirean root for the potion which should wake the chap up. Thus begins Bunney Conesy's windy adventure that doesn't lack gnomes, reindeers, presents or surprising twists. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...olotov/sc2.jpg SPHERE Developed by: neutral Released in: 2007 Genre: Point & Click/Room Escape Download Size: ~1.3MB (Flash) Download Site: http://www.jigsaw.x0.com/sphere_e/index.html If You Enjoyed This Try: Other Room Escape games at http://escaperoom.narod.ru/onlinerooms.htm/ Somehow you are in a locked room. Let's escape from this room by full use of hidden items and your brain. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...ov/sphere2.jpg A TALE OF TWO KINGDOMS Developed by: Crystal Shard Released in: 2007 Genre: Point & Click/Fantasy Download Size: 96 MB Download Link: http://www.crystalshard.net/atotk.php?page=down The ancient kingdom of Theylinn is beset by enemies both from within and without. Within the castle walls, nobles vie for the old King's favor, and not everybody is happy with the sole heir to the throne, princess Rhiannon. Meanwhile, danger approaches, in the form of an invading army, a hostile giant, and a mercenary troop who are ancient enemies of the Theylann king. And there is mystery yet. For hidden within the borders of Theylinn lies a second kingdom, named Thierna na Oge, where the faeries reign. Little is known about this shrouded, exotic realm. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...otov/shot1.png THE TERRIFIC MENACE OF THE INVADERS FROM AUDIOGALAXY Developed by: genereAvventura Released in: 2007 Genre: Point & Click/Sci-Fi/Comedy Download Size: ~20 MB (Flash) Download Link: http://www.genereavventura.com/eng/play.html An extroverted genial boy, with a love for computers and a passion for music, the protagonist of our story, is the classic random hero. While he was quietly going about his business he is teleported by mistake as in many exciting adventures. With some bravery, much irony and some cynicism, he'll fight against the evil invaders who want to enslave humanity. Will he succeed in his mission of saving the planet and return back home in one piece? http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...diogalaxy1.jpg WHAT LINUS BRUCKMAN SEES WHEN HIS EYES ARE CLOSED Developed by: Vince Twelve Released in: 2006 Genre: Point & Click/Surreal Download Size: 42.6 MB Download Link: http://www.bigbluecup.com/games.php?...nload&game=815 He never talks to me anymore. He never talks to anyone anymore. His eyes are always closed. I wonder what he sees... http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...tov/LB_ss4.png THE WHITE CHAMBER Developed by: Studio Trophis Released in: 2006 Genre: Point & Click/Horror Download Size: 303 MB Download Link: http://www.studiotrophis.com/download.php THE GAME Studio Trophis' debut public production, the white chamber, is a point and click horror adventure game. Explore a strange environment crafted in luscious 2D. Control a trapped young woman from 3rd person perspective as she solves puzzles and overcomes the twisted obstacles in her path. THE STORY A young girl wakes to find herself inside a strange glowing coffin, in a dark room. Who is she? What is this place? Why is she here? As she explores the warped environment she finds herself trapped within, she must search for answers, all of which will lead her closer and closer to the white chamber and the truth it holds. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...tov/wc_ss1.jpg ZORK TRILOGY Developed by: Infocom Released in: 1980-1982 Genre: Interactive Fiction (Text Adventure) Download Size: 384.3 KB (Flash) Download Link: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/188334 If You Like This: Try out works of Interactive Fiction at http://www.ifarchive.org/ Three classic free text adventure games from the early 1980s and some extremely frightening ActionScript make, well, this. You can play all three full games in Flash. Save and restore functions are included. Hopefully it's good for at least a little nostalgia! (Note: To type in commands, click the blue area at the bottom to the right of the white arrow.) http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...otov/Zork2.jpg |
Wow, thanks! I'll try a couple of these and see how they are.
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Awesome. I love the old point and click adventures. Unfortunately I bet zero of these are Mac friendly. :(
Thanks for the list though. |
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Awesome. I love the old point and click adventures. Unfortunately I bet zero of these are Mac friendly. :(
Thanks for the list though. Here's the AGS website: http://new.bigbluecup.com/acdload.htm You can download the software and hundreds of more games there. |
Sweet! Thanks.
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Sweet thanks. Ive been missing these. Just gimme another Monkey Island and ill be happy to pay whatever!
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Very nice. If we had reps here, I'd rep you heavily for this post.
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Excellent thread. I wish more P&C adventure games would come out. Last new one I played was Syberia. I'll definitely give some of these a try.
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Is that 'Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw' the same guy that does Zero Punctuation on The Escapist? I love his sense of humor that I get in short doses every week. I assume so, otherwise it's quite a coincidence.
Thanks for this list! |
I can't click, I'm at work. Are these games free? Is it specified if some of them are?
I am retarded. I was scrolling for so long I forgot the name of the thread. Free P&C sounds great, and I can't wait to try these. |
Thanks- I'm making note of this thread for future use. :)
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Originally Posted by pinata242
Is that 'Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw' the same guy that does Zero Punctuation on The Escapist? I love his sense of humor that I get in short doses every week. I assume so, otherwise it's quite a coincidence.
Thanks for this list! |
I beat Aftershocked and thought it was fun and quirky. Anyone else been playing these? Any recommendations?
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wow great list, only heard about a few of these before.
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Originally Posted by spainlinx0
I beat Aftershocked and thought it was fun and quirky. Anyone else been playing these? Any recommendations?
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I beat 5 days, and I am playing 7 days right now. It is pretty fun.
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Bump.
Oh and don't forget the remake of KQIII from a couple years ago: http://www.infamous-adventures.com/kq3/index.php http://www.infamous-adventures.com/images/kqscr1.png http://www.infamous-adventures.com/images/kqscr3.png King's Quest III v2.0 - 48.1mb Download Voice Pack - 74mb |
Re: Would you like some free adventure games? I know you would...
I debated on if I should bump this thread or not, because the game I am talking about actually cost a few bucks, but it is an adventure game like the ones above, and it actually floored me on how good it was. I can not recommend it enough.. (also, this is a great thread that should be bumped from time to time)
Downfall http://www.harvesterindiegames.com/ This game is starting to win some awards. I first read about it at Wadjet Eye games, the maker of the fun Blackwell games, but this game is in another league. It is violent, sexual, and shocking. Not for someone under 18 for sure. It is fun, and slowly builds. The thing is, I am not going to sit here and tell you that these sort of games are equal to a big budget game like Mass Effect 2, or Uncharted 2, but what I am going to tell you that this game would win awards if it was an XBLA game. That is if Microsoft would even allow this game with its content on there. I will also say that the game has one of, if not THE best endings in a game ever. Holy Shit. There is a demo, and the game itself is 9.99. Do yourself a favor and try the demo at least, and if you love these kind of games, buy it. |
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