List of graphic adventure games

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1980s[edit]

Notable graphic adventure games of the 1980s
Game Developer Publisher System Date released Notes Game engine
Mystery House On-Line Systems On-Line Systems Apple II 5 May 1980 First graphic adventure game, featuring black and white visuals. ADL (Adventure Development Language)
Wizard and the Princess On-Line Systems On-Line Systems Apple II, Apple II Plus, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, IBM PC, PCjr, FM-7, PC-88, PC-98 August 1980 ADL (Adventure Development Language)
Mission Asteroid On-Line Systems On-Line Systems Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 1980 ADL (Adventure Development Language)
Cranston Manor On-Line Systems On-Line Systems Apple II, FM-7, PC-88, PC-98 1981 ADL (Adventure Development Language)
Ulysses and the Golden Fleece On-Line Systems On-Line Systems Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, DOS 1981 ADL (Adventure Development Language)
Adventureland (re-release) Adventure International Adventure International Apple II 1982 The graphic version of a 1978 text adventure game [proprietary engine]
The Sands of Egypt Datasoft Datasoft Apple II, Atari 8-bit 1982 Datasoft Engine
Time Zone On-Line Systems On-Line Systems Apple II 1982 ADL (Adventure Development Language)
Transylvania Penguin Software Penguin Software Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, FM-7, Macintosh, PC-88, PC-98 1982 Graphics Magician[1]
Kabul Spy Sirius Software Sirius Software Apple II 16 February 1982 [proprietary engine]
The Dark Crystal On-Line Systems On-Line Systems Apple II, Atari 8-bit 1983 ADL (Adventure Development Language)
Star Arthur Legend I: Planet Mephius [ja][2] T&E Soft T&E Soft, JVC FM-7, MSX 1983 [proprietary engine]
The Portopia Serial Murder Case Yuji Horii, Chunsoft Enix, Square Enix NEC PC-6001, MSX, Sharp X1, Family Computer, Mobile (i-mode, EZweb, Keitai) June 1983 [proprietary engine]
Below the Root Dale Disharoon Windham Classics DOS, Commodore 64, Apple II, MSX 1984 [proprietary engine]
Dallas Quest Datasoft Datasoft Commodore 64, Apple IIe, Atari 8-bit, TRS-80 Color Computer 1984 Datasoft Engine
Okhotsk ni Kiyu: Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin Jiken [ja] Yuji Horii, Login Software ASCII, Enix NEC PC-6001, PC-88, MSX, Family Computer, PC-98 1984 Spiritual successor to The Portopia Serial Murder Case [proprietary engine]
Rendezvous with Rama Telarium Telarium DOS, Commodore 64, Apple II 1984 Spinnaker Adventure Language[3]
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line PCjr, Tandy 1000, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Macintosh, DOS, Master System 10 May 1984 Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI)
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom Hudson Soft Hudson Soft PC-88, NEC PC-6001, FM-7, MSX, NES/Famicom July 1984 [proprietary engine]
The Death Trap Square Square PC-88, PC-98, Fujitsu FM-7 October 1984 [proprietary engine]
Wingman TamTam Enix PC-88, FM-7 November 1984 [unknown]
Tenshitachi no Gogo JAST JAST PC-88, MSX May 1985 [unknown]
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari ST, PCjr June 1985 Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI)
The Crimson Crown - Further Adventures in Transylvania Penguin Software Penguin Software Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM-7, Macintosh, PC-88, PC-98 October 1985 Graphics Magician[1]
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True ICOM Simulations Mindscape, Kemco Apple IIGS, Macintosh, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amiga, DOS, Game Boy Color, Windows, NES October 1985 MacVenture
Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder Telarium Audiogenic Software Amiga, Commodore 64, Apple II, MS-DOS, MSX November 1985 Spinnaker Adventure Language[3]
The Black Cauldron Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, IBM PC 1986 Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI)
Labyrinth: The Computer Game Lucasfilm Games Activision Apple IIe and IIc, Commodore 64/128, MSX2 1986 LucasArts in-house engine
Murder on the Mississippi Activision Activision Apple II, Commodore 64/128, MSX2, Family Computer, Atari 800/XE/XL 1986 [proprietary engine]
The Scoop Telarium Telarium, Spinnaker Software Apple II, DOS 1986 DOS version released in 1989 [unknown]
Tass Times in Tonetown Interplay Productions, Brainwave Creations Activision Atari ST, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh 1986 [proprietary engine]
Uninvited ICOM Simulations Mindscape, Kemco Apple IIGS, Macintosh, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amiga, NES, DOS, Windows, Windows Mobile 1986 MacVenture
Alpha Square Square PC-88, PC-98, Fujitsu FM-7, Sharp X1 8 July 1986 [proprietary engine]
J.B. Harold Murder Club Riverhillsoft Riverhillsoft, Micro Cabin, Brøderbund, Hudson Soft, FonFun PC-98, MSX, TurboGrafx-CD, DOS, Nintendo DS, iOS August 1986 [proprietary engine]
Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari ST October 1986 Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI)
King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari ST, Mac, Tandy Color Computer 3 1 October 1986 Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI)
Dead Zone Sunsoft Sunsoft Famicom Disk System 20 November 1986 [proprietary engine]
Suishō no Dragon Square Square Famicom Disk System 15 December 1986 [proprietary engine]
La Abadía del Crimen (The Abbey of Crime) Opera Soft Amstrad CPC, MSX, PC, ZX Spectrum 1987 [unknown]
The Faery Tale Adventure MicroIllusions MicroIllusions Amiga, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Genesis 1987 [proprietary engine]
Mortville Manor Lankhor Lankhor Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Sinclair QL, DOS 1987 Mortevielle[4]
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple II, Apple IIGS 1987 Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI)
Jesus Enix Enix PC-88, FM-7, MSX2, X1, Famicom 28 April 1987 [proprietary engine]
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Apple IIGS, TRS-80, Windows, OS X, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, iOS, Android 5 July 1987 Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI)
Shadowgate ICOM Simulations Mindscape, Kemco Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Amiga, CD-i, Game Boy Color, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo Entertainment System, Palm OS, DOS, Pocket PC (ARM, MIPS), Mobile Phone 30 July 1987 MacVenture
Maniac Mansion Lucasfilm Games Lucasfilm Games Commodore 64, Apple II, IBM PC, Amiga, Atari ST, Nintendo Entertainment System 5 October 1987 SCUMM
Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari ST 14 November 1987 Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI)
Méwilo Coktel Vision Coktel Vision DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC 28 November 1987 [unknown]
Déjà Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas ICOM Simulations Mindscape Apple IIGS, Macintosh; Atari ST, CD-i, Amiga, Game Boy Color, DOS, Pocket PC 1988 MacVenture
Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir Nintendo R&D1, Tose (original); Mages (Switch) Nintendo Family Computer Disk System, Super Famicom, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo Switch 1988 Nintendoproprietary engine
Gold Rush! Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIGS 1988 Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI)
Manhunter: New York Evryware Sierra On-Line DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIGS, Tandy 1000 1988 Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI)
Neuromancer Interplay Productions Mediagenic Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, DOS 1988 Interplay Productions

proprietary engine

Ripple Island Sunsoft Sunsoft Famicom, PlayStation, Mobile phone 23 January 1988 [unknown]
Hoshi wo Sagashite... Sega Sega Master System 2 April 1988 Also known as Searching the Stars: The Story of Mio Sega proprietary engine
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST September 1988 Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI) or Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Amiga, Atari ST October 1988 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders Lucasfilm Games Lucasfilm Games Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns October 1988 SCUMM
Police Quest II: The Vengeance Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, PC-98 November 1988 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Snatcher Konami Konami NEC PC-8801mkIISR, MSX2, PC Engine Super CD-ROM², Sega CD, PlayStation, Sega Saturn 26 November 1988 Incomplete story in versions prior to 1992 Konami proprietary engine
Akira TOSE Taito Famicom 24 December 1988 TOSE proprietary engine
B.A.T. Computer's Dream Ubisoft Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS 1989
Emmanuelle Coktel Vision Tomahawk, Coktel Vision DOS, Amiga, Atari ST 1989
Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind Nintendo R&D1, Tose (original); Mages (Switch) Nintendo Family Computer Disk System, Super Famicom, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo Switch 1989
Future Wars Delphine Software International Delphine Software International DOS, Amiga, Atari ST 1989 Cinematique[5]
KULT: The Temple of Flying Saucers Exxos, ERE informatique Infogrames, Data East Corporation (US) Amiga, Atari ST, DOS 1989 Also known as Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess Kult[6]
Legend of Djel Coktel Vision Tomahawk, Coktel Vision DOS, Amiga, Atari ST 1989 [unknown]
Manhunter 2: San Francisco Evryware Sierra On-Line DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Mac OS 1989 Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI)
Mean Streets Access Software Access Software DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 1989 Part of the Tex Murphy series. First adventure game in 256 colors. Unknown (the flight sections uses Echelon's game engine).
Transylvania III: Vanquish the Night Polarware Polarware Apple IIGS, DOS 1989 [unknown]
Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari ST 24 March 1989 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Lucasfilm Games Lucasfilm Games DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh, FM Towns, Amiga CDTV July 1989 SCUMM
Idol Hakkenden Natsume Towa Chiki Famicom 14 September 1989 Natsume proprietary engine
The Colonel's Bequest Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line Amiga, Atari ST, DOS October 1989 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Amiga, Macintosh, PC-98, Atari ST October 1989 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Codename: ICEMAN Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple Macintosh November 1989 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Amiga, Atari ST November 1989 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)

1990s[edit]

Notable graphic adventure games of the 1990s
Game Developer Publisher System Date released Notes Game engine
Altered Destiny Accolade Accolade DOS, Amiga 1990
Black Sect Lankhor Lankhor Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, DOS, Thomson TO8 1990
Countdown Access Software Access Software DOS 1990 Access[7]
Earthrise: A Guild Investigation Matt Gruson Interstel DOS 1990
Geisha Coktel Vision Tomahawk, Coktel Vision DOS, Amiga, Atari ST 1990
Hugo's House of Horrors Gray Design Associates Gray Design Associates DOS, Windows 1990 Hugo[8]
Les Manley in: Search for the King Accolade Accolade, Ziggurat Interactive Amiga, DOS 1990
Maupiti Island Lankhor Lankhor Amiga, Atari ST, DOS 1990
Operation Stealth Delphine Software International Interplay Entertainment, U.S. Gold Amiga, Atari ST, DOS 1990
Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line Amiga, DOS 1990 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Rise of the Dragon Dynamix Sierra On-Line Amiga, DOS, Macintosh, Mega-CD 1990
Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line Amiga, Atari ST, DOS January 1990 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Loom Lucasfilm Games Lucasfilm Games DOS, Mac OS, Amiga, Atari ST, FM Towns, TurboGrafx-16, Steam January 1990 SCUMM
The Secret of Monkey Island Lucasfilm Games Lucasfilm Games Original version
Amiga, Atari ST, CDTV, DOS, FM Towns, Mac OS, Sega CD
Special edition
iOS, OS X, Windows, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live
October 1990 Special edition released in 2009 SCUMM
Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers Get All The Girls Legend Entertainment Legend Entertainment DOS October 1990
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Windows, NES, Mac OS, Amiga, FM Towns, PC-98 9 November 1990 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
The Adventures of Willy Beamish Dynamix Sierra On-Line Amiga, DOS, Macintosh, Sega CD 1991
Alice: An Interactive Museum Toshiba-EMI Synergy Interactive Mac OS, Windows 1991
Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Amiga 1991 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Cruise for a Corpse Delphine Software International Erbe Software, Interplay Entertainment, U.S. Gold Amiga, Atari ST, DOS 1991
EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS 1991 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus Horrorsoft Accolade DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 1991
Fascination Coktel Vision Tomahawk, Coktel Vision DOS, Amiga, Atari ST 1991
Gobliiins Coktel Vision Tomahawk Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, iPhone, Macintosh 1991
Heart of China Dynamix Sierra On-Line Amiga, DOS, Macintosh 1991
Hugo II, Whodunit? Gray Design Associates Gray Design Associates DOS, Windows 1991
Les Manley in: Lost in L.A. Accolade Accolade, Ziggurat Interactive DOS 1991
Martian Memorandum Access Software Access Software DOS 1991 Part of the Tex Murphy series
Nostalgia 1907 Sur de Wave Sur de Wave Sharp X68000, Sega Mega CD, PC-98, FM Towns Marty 1991
Police Quest III: The Kindred Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Amiga 1991 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective ICOM Simulations ICOM Simulations DOS, Mac OS, Commodore CDTV, TurboGrafx-CD, Sega CD, DVD, iPad, Windows, OS X 1991
The Space Adventure – Cobra: The Legendary Bandit Hudson Soft Hudson Soft PC Engine CD, Sega CD 1991 Sequel to Japan-only 1989 game Cobra: Kokuryuuou no Densetsu
Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance Legend Entertainment Legend Entertainment DOS 1991
Timequest Legend Entertainment Legend Entertainment DOS 1991
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Windows, Macintosh, Amiga, PC-98 4 March 1991 Voice acting in 1992 CD release Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Metal Slader Glory HAL Laboratory HAL Laboratory Famicom 30 August 1991
Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Amiga 7 September 1991 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Saori: Bishōjo-tachi no Yakata X-Shitei X-Shitei PC-98, FM Towns, X68000 18 October 1991
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge LucasArts LucasArts Original version
DOS, Mac OS, Amiga, FM Towns
Special edition
iOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
December 1991 Special edition released in 2010 SCUMM
Amazon: Guardians of Eden Access Software Access Software DOS 1992
B.A.T. II – The Koshan Conspiracy Computer's Dream Ubi Soft Amiga, Atari ST, DOS 1992
Bargon Attack[9] Coktel Vision Coktel Vision DOS 1992
The Dagger of Amon Ra Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Windows 1992 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Dark Seed Cyberdreams Cyberdreams Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS, Macintosh, Sega Saturn, PlayStation 1992
Daughter of Serpents (The Scroll) Eldritch Games Millennium Interactive DOS 1992
Dead of the Brain FairyTale NEC PC-98, FM Towns, MSX, Sharp X68000, PC Engine Super CD-ROM² 1992
Dune Cryo Interactive Virgin Interactive DOS, Amiga, Sega CD 1992 Adventure and strategy hybrid, sequels dropped the adventure element
Eternam Infogrames Infogrames IBM PC (DOS), FM Towns 1992 1993 released in CD-ROM
Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon Coktel Vision Sierra On-Line Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Windows 1992
Hook Ocean Ocean Amiga, Atari ST, DOS 1992
Hugo III, Jungle of Doom! Gray Design Associates Gray Design Associates DOS, Windows 1992
Inca Coktel Vision Sierra On-Line DOS, CD-i 1992
Inspector Gadget: Mission 1 - Global Terror! Azeroth, Inc. Azeroth, Inc. DOS 1992
KGB Cryo Interactive Virgin Entertainment DOS, Amiga 1992
Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2: Gas Pump Girls Meet the Pulsating Inconvenience from Planet X! Infocom Activision IBM PC 1992
The Legacy: Realm of Terror Magnetic Scrolls MicroProse DOS 1992
Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade/Cosmic Spacehead Codemasters (NES version), Supersonic Software Camerica (NES version), Codemasters NES, Master System, Mega Drive, Game Gear, Amiga, DOS 1992
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel Mythos Software, Inc. Electronic Arts 3DO, DOS 1992
The Palace of Deceit: The Dragon's Plight Game Syndicate Productions (Cliff Bleszinski) Innervision Software Windows 3.x 1992 Remake of 1991 text adventure
Plan 9 from Outer Space Gremlin Ireland Gremlin Graphics Atari ST, Amiga 1992
Putt-Putt Joins the Parade Humongous Entertainment Humongous Entertainment 3DO, DOS, Macintosh, Windows 1992
Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch Tsunami Games Tsunami Games DOS 1992
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II ICOM Simulations ICOM Simulations DOS, TurboGrafx-CD, Mega-CD 1992
Spellcasting 301: Spring Break Legend Entertainment Legend Entertainment DOS 1992
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Interplay Interplay Amiga, Macintosh, DOS 1992
Nightshade Beam Software Ultra Games NES January 1992
Business Wars Hect Hect Famicom 24 January 1992
Frederik Pohl's Gateway Legend Entertainment Legend Entertainment DOS, Windows 95 June 1992
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis LucasArts LucasArts DOS, Mac OS, Amiga, FM Towns, Windows, Wii June 1992 SCUMM
Lure of the Temptress Revolution Software Virgin Interactive Entertainment DOS, Amiga, Atari ST June 1992
Quest for Glory III: Wages of War Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Apple Macintosh August 1992 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
The Legend of Kyrandia: Fables and Fiends Westwood Studios Virgin Interactive Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Macintosh, PC-98 1 August 1992
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Windows, Mac OS, Amiga 13 October 1992 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Curse of Enchantia Core Design Core Design, Virgin Games (PC CD-ROM) Amiga, DOS November 1992
Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender MicroProse MicroProse DOS, Mac OS November 1992
The Adventures of Melvin Freebush Sherwood Forest Games Sherwood Forest Games DOS 1993
The Beverly Hillbillies Synergistic Software Capstone Software DOS 1993
BloodNet MicroProse MicroProse Amiga, DOS 1993
Blue Force Tsunami Games Tsunami Games DOS 1993
Cosmology of Kyoto Softedge Yano Electric DOS, Mac OS, Windows 1993 English release first in 1994
Dare to Dream Epic MegaGames Epic MegaGames Windows 3.x 1993
Dracula Unleashed ICOM Simulations Viacom New Media DOS, Sega CD, Mac OS, PlayStation 2 & Xbox 1993
EcoQuest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Windows 1993 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Eric the Unready Legend Entertainment Legend Entertainment DOS 1993
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise Humongous Entertainment Humongous Entertainment 3DO, DOS, Macintosh, iOS, Windows, Android 1993
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Macintosh, Windows 3.x 1993 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Gobliins Quest 3 Coktel Vision Sierra On-Line Amiga, DOS 1993
Inca II: Nations of Immortality Coktel Vision Sierra On-Line DOS 1993
Innocent Until Caught Divide By Zero Psygnosis Amiga, DOS 1993
The Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate Westwood Studios Virgin Interactive DOS, FM Towns, PC-98 1993
Lost in Time Coktel Vision Coktel Vision, Sierra On-Line DOS 1993
Pepper's Adventures in Time Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Windows 3.x 1993
Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon Humongous Entertainment Humongous Entertainment 3DO, DOS, Macintosh, Windows 1993
Return of the Phantom MicroProse MicroProse DOS 1993
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. III ICOM Simulations ICOM Simulations DOS, Mac OS 1993
The Journeyman Project Presto Studios Presto Studios
Sanctuary Woods
Bandai
Mac OS, Windows 6 January 1993 First pre-rendered 3D adventure game. Updated Journeyman Project Turbo! rerelease in 1994.
Space Quest V: Roger Wilco – The Next Mutation Dynamix Sierra On-Line DOS 5 February 1993 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Tajemnica Statuetki Metropolis Software House Metropolis Software House DOS 12 February 1993 Also known as The Mystery of the Statuette
Veil of Darkness Event Horizon Software Strategic Simulations, Inc. DOS, FM Towns, PC-98 March 1993
Shadow of the Comet Infogrames Infogrames DOS 25 March 1993
The 7th Guest Trilobyte Virgin Interactive DOS, CD-i, Mac OS, iOS 1 April 1993
Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Windows 15 June 1993 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle LucasArts LucasArts DOS, Mac OS 25 June 1993 SCUMM
Return to Zork Infocom Activision Macintosh, DOS, PC-FX, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, FM Towns 15 September 1993
Myst Cyan Brøderbund, Midway Games, Mean Hamster Software, Sunsoft, Maximum Family Games, Funbox Media Mac OS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, 3DO, Windows, Atari Jaguar CD, CD-i, AmigaOS, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, iOS, Nintendo 3DS 24 September 1993
Simon the Sorcerer Adventure Soft Adventure Soft Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS, RISC OS 27 September 1993
Beyond Shadowgate ICOM Simulations Turbo Technologies Inc. TurboGrafx CD October 1993
Companions of Xanth Legend Entertainment Legend Entertainment DOS November 1993
Police Quest: Open Season Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line Windows, DOS, Apple Macintosh System 7 November 1993
Sam & Max Hit the Road LucasArts LucasArts DOS, Mac OS, Windows, Amiga November 1993 SCUMM
Star Trek: Judgment Rites Interplay Interplay DOS, Macintosh November 1993
Gateway II: Homeworld Legend Entertainment Legend Entertainment DOS, Windows 95 December 1993
Jack in the Dark Infogrames Interplay, Infogrames DOS December 1993
Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Windows December 1993 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Macintosh, Windows 17 December 1993 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Jurassic Park Sega of America Sega Sega CD 17 December 1993
Are You Afraid of the Dark: The Tale of Orpheo's Curse Viacom New Media Tec Toy Indústria de Brinquedos S.A. Mac OS, Windows 1994
The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble Coktel Vision Sierra On-Line Windows 1994
Commander Blood Cryo Interactive Mindscape DOS 1994
Desire C's Ware, El Dia (remake) C's Ware, El Dia (remake) PC-98, FM Towns, Sega Saturn, Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 1994
Dreamweb Creative Reality Empire DOS, Amiga 1994
Gadget: Invention, Travel, & Adventure Synergy, Inc. Synergy Interactive Windows, Mac OS 1994
Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller Take-Two Interactive Software GameTek DOS, 3DO 1994
Igor: Objective Uikokahonia Pendulo Studios Dro Soft, Dinamic Multimedia DOS 1994
Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb The Dreamers Guild New World Computing, Wyrmkeep Entertainment Amiga, Mac OS, OS X, DOS, Linux, Windows, Pocket PC, ScummVM 1994
The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm's Revenge Westwood Studios Virgin Interactive DOS, Macintosh 1994
Noctropolis Flashpoint Productions Electronic Arts DOS 1994
Plague of the Moon Rebelsoft Rebelsoft DOS 1994
Return to Ringworld[10] Tsunami Games Tsunami Games DOS 1994
Superhero League of Hoboken Legend Entertainment Legend Entertainment DOS 1994
Under a Killing Moon Access Software Access Software, U.S. Gold Windows 1994 Part of the Tex Murphy series
Universe Core Design Core Design Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS 1994
Dragonsphere MicroProse MicroProse DOS January 1994
Beneath a Steel Sky Revolution Software Virgin Interactive Entertainment DOS, Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST iOS March 1994
Tajemství Oslího ostrova Pterodon Software Vochozka Trading DOS June 1994 Monkey Island parody also known as The Secret of Donkey Island
Policenauts Konami Konami NEC PC-9821, 3DO, PlayStation, Sega Saturn 29 July 1994
Death Gate Legend Entertainment Legend Entertainment, Virgin Interactive Entertainment DOS November 1994
King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Windows, Macintosh 23 November 1994 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Dragon Lore: The Legend Begins Cryo Interactive Mindscape, KSS DOS, 3DO, PC-98 31 December 1994
The Adventures of Down Under Dan PowerVision Guildsoft Games DOS 1995
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Macintosh, Windows 1995
The Big Red Adventure Dynabyte Core Design Windows 1995
Chewy: Esc from F5[11] Blue Byte New Generation Software DOS 1995
Chop Suey Theresa Duncan 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Windows, Macintosh 1995
The Daedalus Encounter Mechadeus Virgin Interactive Mac OS, 3DO, Windows 1995
The Dark Eye Inscape Time Warner Interactive, Expert Software, Inc. Mac OS, Windows 1995
Discworld Teeny Weeny Games
Perfect 10 Productions
Psygnosis DOS, Mac, PlayStation, Sega Saturn 1995
Dust: A Tale of the Wired West Cyberflix GTE Entertainment DOS, Macintosh 1995
EVE Burst Error C's Ware Kadokawa Shoten, Imagineer PC-98, Sega Saturn, Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable 1995
Flight of the Amazon Queen Interactive Binary Illusions Renegade Software Amiga, DOS 1995
Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster Amazing Media Interplay Sega Saturn, Windows 3.x, Mac 1995
Guilty Divide By Zero Psygnosis DOS 1995
Heaven's Dawn[12] Art 9 Entertainment Inc. Manaccom Pty Ltd. DOS 1995
In the 1st Degree Adair & Armstrong Brøderbund Windows, Mac 1995
Jewels of the Oracle Dreamcatcher Interactive Dreamcatcher Interactive Windows, Macintosh, Sega Saturn 1995
The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time Presto Studios Sanctuary Woods Windows, Mac OS 1995
Karma Curse of the 12 Caves Dreamcatcher Interactive Dreamcatcher Interactive Windows, Macintosh, Sega Saturn, PlayStation 1995
Kingdom: The Far Reaches Virtual Image Productions Interplay 3DO, CD-i, DOS, Mac OS, Windows 1995
The Martian Chronicles Byron Preiss Multimedia Company Simon & Schuster Windows, Mac OS 1995
The Orion Conspiracy Divide By Zero Domark DOS, Windows 1995
Panic in the Park Imagination Pilots WarnerActive Windows 1995
Prisoner of Ice Infogrames Infogrames DOS, Windows, Mac OS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation 1995
Qin: Tomb of the Middle Kingdom Learning Technologies Interactive Time Warner Electronic Publishing, SouthPeak Games, Attica DOS, Windows, Mac OS 1995
SilverLoad Millennium Interactive Vic Tokai, Psygnosis DOS, PlayStation 1995
Skyborg: Into the Vortex SkyBox International SkyBox International Windows, Mac OS 1995
Teen Agent Metropolis Software House Metropolis Software, Union Logic DOS, Amiga 1995
Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer Clipper Software CentreGold, U.S. Gold DOS, Windows 95, ScummVM 1995
Wolfsbane[13] Midnight Games Merit Studios, Inc. DOS 1995
Lost Eden Cryo Interactive Virgin Interactive DOS, Mac OS, 3DO, CD-i March 1995
Nocturnal Illusion Apricot Excellents Japan, JAST USA PC-98, Windows 22 April 1995
Full Throttle LucasArts LucasArts DOS, Mac OS, Windows 30 April 1995
Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure Cryo Interactive Mindscape DOS 25 May 1995
Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity Spectrum HoloByte MicroProse DOS, Macintosh 31 May 1995
Space Quest 6: The Spinal Frontier Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Windows, Macintosh 11 July 1995 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Roberta Williams' Phantasmagoria Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line Windows, Sega Saturn 24 August 1995
Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity Viacom New Media Viacom New Media Windows, PlayStation (JP Only) 31 August 1995
Scooby-Doo Mystery The Illusions Gaming Company Acclaim Entertainment & Sunsoft Sega Genesis September 1995
Clock Tower Human Entertainment Human Entertainment Super Famicom, PlayStation, WonderSwan, Windows 14 September 1995
Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu Sanctuary Woods Sanctuary Woods DOS 30 September 1995
Bad Day on the Midway Inscape Inscape Windows, Mac 31 October 1995
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream The Dreamers Guild Cyberdreams Mac OS, DOS 31 October 1995
Torin's Passage Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Mac OS 31 October 1995
Mission Critical Legend Entertainment Legend Entertainment DOS, Windows 95 November 1995
Shivers Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line Windows, Mac OS November 1995 Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe Adventure Soft Adventure Soft Amiga, Macintosh, Windows, DOS November 1995
Total Distortion Pop Rocket Pop Rocket Mac OS, Windows November 1995
Dark Seed II Destiny Media Technologies Cyberdreams Windows, Macintosh, Sega Saturn, PlayStation 30 November 1995
The Dig LucasArts LucasArts DOS, Mac OS 30 November 1995 SCUMM
The 11th Hour Trilobyte Virgin Interactive Windows, Mac OS December 1995
Shannara Legend Entertainment Legend Entertainment DOS December 1995
Chronomaster DreamForge Intertainment IntraCorp, Capstone Software DOS 20 December 1995
Robot City Brooklyn Multimedia Byron Preiss Multimedia Mac OS, Windows 31 December 1995
Alien Incident Housemarque GameTek DOS 1996
Amber: Journeys Beyond Hue Forest Entertainment Hue Forest Entertainment (mail order), Cendant Software, Changeling Software, Graphic Simulations Corporation Mac OS, Windows 95 1996
Blue Ice Art of Mind Productions Psygnosis DOS, Windows 3.x, Mac OS 1996
Bud Tucker in Double Trouble Funsoft Funsoft DOS 1996
Creature Crunch TechToons Ltd. Class6 Interactive Windows 1996
The Dame Was Loaded Beam Software Philips Interactive Media DOS, Mac OS, Windows 1996
Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? Perfect Entertainment Psygnosis (PC, PS), Sega (Saturn) DOS, Windows, PlayStation, Sega Saturn 1996
Dragon Lore II: The Heart of the Dragon Man Cryo Interactive Cryo Interactive DOS, Windows 1996
Fable Simbiosis Interactive Sir-tech Software, Inc. DOS, Windows 1996
The Gene Machine Divide By Zero Vic Tokai DOS 1996
Kingdom II: Shadoan Virtual Image Productions Interplay CD-i, DOS, Mac OS 1996
Master of Dimensions Eidos Interactive Eidos Interactive Windows 1996
Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail 7th Level 7th Level, Panasonic Interactive Media DOS, Mac OS 1996
Mutation of J.B. Invention Riki Computer Games DOS 1996
Orion Burger Sanctuary Woods Eidos Interactive DOS, Mac OS 1996
U.F.O.s Artech Corel Corporation, Hoffmann + Associates Inc. Macintosh, Windows 95 1996
Urban Runner Coktel Vision Sierra On-Line DOS, Windows 1996
Angel Devoid: Face of the Enemy[14] Electric Dreams Mindscape DOS 31 January 1996
Chronicles of the Sword Synthetic Dimensions Psygnosis Windows, PlayStation 23 February 1996
Bad Mojo Pulse Entertainment Acclaim Windows, Macintosh 29 February 1996
Ripper Take-Two Interactive Take-Two Interactive DOS, Mac OS 29 February 1996
Spycraft: The Great Game Activision Activision DOS, Mac OS, Windows 29 February 1996
Zork Nemesis Zombie LLC Activision Macintosh, DOS, Windows 95 29 February 1996
Normality Gremlin Interactive Interplay DOS June 1996
Kingdom O' Magic SCi SCi DOS 31 July 1996
The Pandora Directive Access Software Access Software DOS, Windows 31 July 1996 Part of the Tex Murphy series
Azrael's Tear Intelligent Games Mindscape DOS, Windows 95 26 August 1996
Harvester DigiFX Interactive Merit Studios, Virgin Interactive DOS 31 August 1996
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo Mythos Software, Inc. Electronic Arts DOS 27 September 1996
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars Revolution Software Virgin Interactive Entertainment DOS, Windows, PlayStation 30 September 1996 Part 1 of the Broken Sword series
Timelapse GTE Interactive Media Philips Interactive Media, Inc., Hammerhead Entertainment Windows, Macintosh 16 October 1996
Lighthouse: The Dark Being Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Windows, Mac OS 28 October 1996
Ace Ventura 7th Level Bomico Entertainment Software Windows 31 October 1996
Blazing Dragons The Illusions Gaming Company Crystal Dynamics & Mindscape Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn 31 October 1996
Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages Epic Multimedia Group Inscape Windows 31 October 1996
The Neverhood The Neverhood, Inc. DreamWorks Interactive Windows, PlayStation (Japan only) 31 October 1996
The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril Wanderlust Interactive BMG Interactive, Simon & Schuster & MGM Interactive Windows 31 October 1996
Toonstruck Burst Studios Virgin Interactive Windows, DOS, Mac OS 31 October 1996
Rama Dynamix Sierra On-Line DOS, Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation November 1996
Titanic: Adventure Out of Time Cyberflix GTE Entertainment, Europress Windows, Mac OS 20 November 1996
Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Mac OS, Windows 26 November 1996
Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line DOS, Windows 26 November 1996
Clock Tower 2 Human Entertainment Human Entertainment, ASCII Entertainment PlayStation 13 December 1996 Known as Clock Tower outside Japan
YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world ELF ELF PC-98 (original release), Sega Saturn, Windows
Remake
PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows
26 December 1996 Sega Saturn version released in 1997 and remake version in 2017
Ark of Time Trecision International Computer Entertainment Ltd. DOS 1997
The City of Lost Children Psygnosis Psygnosis DOS, PlayStation 1997
Crusader: Adventure Out of Time Index+ Europress Windows, Mac OS 1997
Egypt 1156 B.C. Cryo Interactive Entertainment Cryo Interactive Entertainment Windows, PlayStation 1997
Jack Orlando TopWare Interactive TopWare Interactive, JoWood Productions (Director's cut) DOS, Windows 1997
Riana Rouge Black Dragon Productions Black Dragon Productions Windows, Mac OS 1997
Sentient Psygnosis Psygnosis DOS, Windows, PlayStation 1997
The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield Digital Evolution Fox Interactive Windows, Mac OS 1997
Versailles 1685 Cryo Interactive Cryo Interactive Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation, DOS 1997
Voodoo Kid Infogrames, Eric Sterling Collins, Hubert Chardot Infogrames Windows 3.x, Windows 95 1997
WuKung: A Legendary Adventure Abudoe Software Abudoe Software Windows 3.x, Windows 95 1997
Realms of the Haunting Gremlin Interactive Interplay Windows, DOS January 1997
Obsidian Rocket Science Games SegaSoft Windows, Mac OS 13 January 1997
Atlantis: The Lost Tales Cryo Interactive Dreamcatcher Interactive DOS, Windows, Sega Saturn, PlayStation March 1997
The Last Express Smoking Car Productions Brøderbund, Interplay Windows, Mac OS, DOS, iOS 30 March 1997
Shivers II: Harvest of Souls Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line Windows 9 April 1997
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon Legend Entertainment Take-Two Interactive DOS 16 April 1997
Safecracker Daydream Software GT Interactive Windows, Macintosh May 1997
Duckman: The Graphic Adventures of a Private Dick The Illusions Gaming Company Playmates Interactive Entertainment Windows 31 May 1997
The Feeble Files Adventure Soft Adventure Soft, Bomico, Idigicon, Infogrames Amiga, Mac, Windows June 1997
The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime Presto Studios Acclaim, Bandai Mac OS, PlayStation, Apple Pippin June 1997
The Space Bar Boffo Games Rocket Science Games, SegaSoft Windows, Mac OS 8 July 1997
Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" Humongous Entertainment Atari, Majesco Entertainment Windows, Mac OS, Wii, iOS 2 September 1997
Temüjin: A Supernatural Adventure SouthPeak Games SouthPeak Games Windows 2 October 1997
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror Revolution Software Virgin Interactive, Crave Entertainment, Kalypso Media Windows, PlayStation, Mac OS 17 October 1997 Part 2 of the Broken Sword series
The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink Wanderlust Interactive Ravensburger Interactive Media GmbHe & MGM Interactive Windows 18 October 1997
Dark Earth Kalisto Entertainment Microprose Microsoft Windows 22 October 1997
Armed & Delirious Makh-Shevet Sir-Tech Windows 24 October 1997 Also known as GrannyX in Israel and Dementia in Europe.
Riven Cyan Brøderbund, Acclaim Entertainment, Sega, Mean Hamster Software Mac OS, Windows, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Pocket PC, iOS 31 October 1997
The Curse of Monkey Island LucasArts LucasArts Windows November 1997
Zork: Grand Inquisitor Activision Activision Mac OS, Windows 4 November 1997
Blade Runner Westwood Studios Virgin Interactive Entertainment Windows 14 November 1997
Hollywood Monsters Pendulo Studios Dinamic Multimedia Windows December 1997
Ankh: The Tales of Mystery Artex Software Acorn Computer Enterprises, Koala Soft, R-Comp Interactive Acorn RISC 1998
Morpheus Soap Bubble Productions Piranha Interactive Publishing, Tiburon Interactive Publishing Windows, Mac OS 1998
Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy Team17, Trecision Balmoral Software, PXL computers Windows, Amiga 1998
ZeroZone[15] R&P Electronic Media Cryo Interactive Windows 1998
The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time Presto Studios Red Orb Entertainment Windows 95, Mac OS, OS X (PPC only) 12 February 1998
Black Dahlia Take-Two Interactive Interplay Windows 25 February 1998
Tex Murphy: Overseer Access Software Access Software Windows 28 February 1998 Part of the Tex Murphy series
Clock Tower: Ghost Head Human Entertainment Human Entertainment, Agetec PlayStation 12 March 1998 Known outside Japan as Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within
Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy Tribal Dreams Interplay Entertainment Windows 1 April 1998
Starship Titanic The Digital Village Simon & Schuster Interactive Mac OS, Windows 2 April 1998
Sanitarium DreamForge Intertainment ASC Games, Egmont Interactive GmbH, XS Games Windows 28 April 1998
The X-Files Game HyperBole Studios Fox Interactive Windows, PlayStation June 1998
Hopkins FBI MP Entertainment MP Entertainment OS/2 Warp, Windows, Linux 16 July 1998
Ring: The Legend of the Nibelungen Arxel Tribe Red Orb Entertainment, Cryo Interactive Windows October 1998
Grim Fandango LucasArts LucasArts Windows 30 October 1998
Red Comrades Save the Galaxy S.K.I.F., Buka Entertainment; Eltechs (Android porting) Buka Entertainment Original
Windows
Reloaded
macOS, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Android, Linux
November 1998 Reloaded released on February 18, 2016
Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill Her Interactive Her Interactive, DreamCatcher Interactive, Mindscape Asia Pacific Windows 5 November 1998
John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles: An Adventure in Terror Legend Entertainment Red Orb Entertainment Windows 95/98 13 November 1998
Juggernaut Tonkin House Jaleco PlayStation 19 November 1998
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity Sierra Studios Sierra Entertainment Windows 24 November 1998
Dark Side of the Moon: A Sci-Fi Adventure SouthPeak Games SouthPeak Games Windows 30 November 1998
Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line Windows, Macintosh 7 December 1998
Cookie's Bustle[16][17] Rodik Rodik Windows, Macintosh 1999
Discworld Noir Perfect Entertainment, Teeny Weeny Games (PS) GT Interactive Windows, PlayStation 1999
The Forgotten: It Begins Ransom Interactive DreamCatcher Interactive Windows, Mac OS 1999
Paris 1313 Dramæra Index+, Réunion des Musées Nationaux Windows 1999
Physicus HEUREKA-Klett Softwareverlag Ruske & Puhretmaier Edutainment Windows, Macintosh 1999
Scooby-Doo: Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom Engineering Animation, Inc. SouthPeak Games Windows 1999
Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths Nayma Software, Prograph Research S.r.l. Protonic Interactive, Got Game Entertainment LLC, dtp entertainment AG Windows 1999
Zero Critical Istvan Pely Productions Bethesda Softworks Windows, Mac OS 1999
Biosys JumpStart Solutions Ltd. Take-Two Interactive Windows 28 February 1999
Beavis and Butt-Head Do U. The Illusions Gaming Company GT Interactive Windows 7 March 1999
Amerzone Microïds Casterman, Ubisoft Windows, PlayStation, iOS, OS X 18 March 1999
Shadowgate 64: Trials of the Four Towers TNS Co., Ltd., Infinite Ventures Kemco Nintendo 64 31 May 1999
Traitors Gate Daydream Software Daydream Software Windows, Macintosh September 1999
Dracula: Resurrection Index+, Canal+ Multimedia and France Telecom Multimedia Microids Windows, PlayStation, iOS October 1999
Faust Arxel Tribe Cryo Interactive Windows October 1999 Also known as Seven Games of the Soul in North America
The Silver Case Grasshopper Manufacture ASCII Entertainment, Nippon Ichi Software, Playism PlayStation, Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 7 October 1999
Spy Fox 2: "Some Assembly Required" Humongous Entertainment GT Interactive Windows, Macintosh 26 October 1999
Omikron: The Nomad Soul Quantic Dream Eidos Interactive Windows, Dreamcast 31 October 1999
Atlantis II Cryo Interactive Cryo Interactive, DreamCatcher Interactive Windows, Mac OS November 1999 Also known as Beyond Atlantis in North America
Aztec: The Curse in the Heart of the City of Gold Cryo Interactive France Telecom Multimedia Windows, PlayStation November 1999 Also known as The Sacred Amulet
Freddi Fish 4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch Humongous Entertainment Infogrames Windows, Macintosh 5 November 1999
Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger Her Interactive DreamCatcher Games Windows 13 November 1999
The Longest Journey Funcom various local publishers/distributors Windows 18 November 1999
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line Windows 19 November 1999
The Crystal Key Earthlight Productions DreamCatcher Interactive, The Adventure Company Windows, Mac OS 22 November 1999
Star Trek: Hidden Evil Presto Studios Activision Microsoft Windows 22 November 1999 Contains some shooter elements

2000s[edit]

Notable graphic adventure games of the 2000s
Game Developer Publisher System Date released Notes Game engine
20,000 Leagues: The Adventure Continues Orbital Studios SouthPeak Games Windows 2000 Unreleased
Egypt II: The Heliopolis Prophecy Cryo Interactive Cryo Interactive Windows, Mac OS 2000
Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado Revolution Software Ubisoft Windows, Sony PlayStation 2000 Based on Road to El Dorado
The Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin Arxel Tribe Arxel Tribe Microsoft Windows, Mac OS 2000
The Messenger Canal+ Multimedia, Index+ DreamCatcher Interactive, Microïds Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 2000 Original title Louvre: L'Ultime Malédiction
Opsys Lemon Interactive [hyper]media limited Windows, Macintosh 2000
Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat from Your Head to Your Feet Humongous Entertainment Runecraft Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation, iOS, Android 2000
Panty Raider: From Here to Immaturity Hypnotix Simon & Schuster Interactive Windows 2000
Pompei: The Legend of Vesuvius Cryo Interactive Arxel Tribe Windows, Macintosh 2000
Clue Chronicles: Fatal Illusion EAI Interactive Hasbro Interactive Windows 31 January 2000 Also known as Cluedo Chronicles: Fatal Illusion in Europe
Myst: Masterpiece Edition Cyan Red Orb Entertainment, Mindscape, Cyan Windows, Mac OS May 2000 Remake
Putt-Putt Joins the Circus Humongous Entertainment Infogrames Microsoft Windows, Mac OS 19 June 2000
In Cold Blood Revolution Software Sony Computer Entertainment, Ubisoft, DreamCatcher Windows, PlayStation 14 July 2000
The New Adventures of the Time Machine Cryo Interactive DreamCatcher Interactive Windows 29 August 2000
Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary Wanadoo Edition, Canal+ Multimedia Cryo Interactive Windows, PlayStation, iOS, OS X 25 September 2000
Odyssey: The Search for Ulysses Cryo Interactive Cryo Interactive, DreamCatcher Interactive Windows 14 October 2000
Escape from Monkey Island LucasArts LucasArts Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 2 8 November 2000
Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness Wanadoo Edition, Cryo Interactive DreamCatcher, The Adventure Company Windows, PlayStation 10 November 2000
realMyst: Interactive 3D Edition Cyan, Sunsoft Mattel Interactive, Macplay, Cyan, Ubisoft Windows, Mac OS, OS X, iPad 15 November 2000 Remake Plasma
Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion Her Interactive DreamCatcher Windows, Game Boy Advance 24 November 2000
Clever & Smart - A Movie Adventure Alcachofa Soft Alcachofa Soft Windows December 2000
Riddle of the Sphinx: An Egyptian Adventure Omni Creative Group DreamCatcher Interactive Microsoft Windows, Mac OS 5 December 2000
Stupid Invaders Xilam Ubi Soft Dreamcast, Mac OS, Windows 15 December 2000
Blood: The Last Vampire Production I.G., Sony Computer Entertainment Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable 21 December 2000
Road to India Microïds Microïds Windows 2001 Also known as Road to India: Between Hell and Nirvana Virtools
Shadow of Memories Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Runecraft Konami Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable 22 February 2001 Also known as Shadow of Destiny
Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! Pax Softnica Nintendo Game Boy Color 21 April 2001
Myst III: Exile Presto Studios Ubisoft Mac OS, Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2 7 May 2001
Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Phungoria Prelusion Inc. ClearWater Interactive Windows 8 June 2001
Runaway: A Road Adventure Péndulo Studios, S.L. Dinamic Multimedia, FX Interactive Windows 6 July 2001
Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower Her Interactive DreamCatcher Windows 1 August 2001
Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern Ubisoft Ubisoft Windows, Dreamcast 8 August 2001 Ubisoftproprietary engine
Schizm: Mysterious Journey LK Avalon, Detalion LK Avalon, The Adventure Company, DreamCatcher Interactive, P3i Project Three Interactive BV Windows 5 September 2001
The Mystery of the Druids House of Tales Entertainment cdv Software Entertainment Windows 14 September 2001
Atlantis III: The New World Cryo Interactive Cryo Interactive, DreamCatcher Interactive, Microïds Windows 98/ME/XP, PlayStation 2, iOS 26 September 2001 Also known as Beyond Atlantis II in USA
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Capcom Production Studio 4 Capcom Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Windows, Wii, iOS, Android, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 12 October 2001
Nancy Drew: The Final Scene Her Interactive DreamCatcher Windows November 2001
The Cameron Files: Secret at Loch Ness Galilea Wanadoo Edition Windows 16 November 2001
Simon the Sorcerer 3D Headfirst Productions Adventure Soft Windows 2002
Syberia Microïds Microïds, 1C, The Adventure Company, Typhoon Games, ChinaAVG, Mindscape, Dreamcatcher Interactive Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, iOS, Nintendo DS, Smartphones 9 January 2002 Virtools
Dark Fall XXv Productions now Darkling Room XXv Productions, The Adventure Company Windows April 2002[18](WW) .
RHEM Knut Müller Got Game Entertainment, Micro Application Windows, Mac OS August 2002
Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand Her Interactive DreamCatcher Interactive Windows 12 August 2002
Law & Order: Dead on the Money Legacy Interactive Legacy Interactive, The Adventure Company, Aspyr Media Windows, OS X 24 September 2002
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All Capcom Production Studio 4 Capcom Game Boy Advance, Windows, Nintendo DS, Wii, Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 18 October 2002
The Cameron Files: Pharaoh's Curse Galilea The Adventure Company Windows 29 October 2002
Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake Her Interactive DreamCatcher Interactive Windows November 2002
Salammbo: Battle for Carthage Cryo Interactive The Adventure Company Windows November 2002
Post Mortem Microïds Microïds, The Adventure Company, Dreamcatcher Interactive Windows 18 November 2002 Virtools
Vandell: Knight of the Tortured Souls Atmosphere Studios[19] Blackstar Interactive[20] Windows December 2002 [unknown]
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy Frogwares Wanadoo, The Adventure Company Windows, Nintendo DS 29 December 2002 Part 1 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series
Samorost Jakub Dvorský Amanita Design Browser game 2003
The Black Mirror Future Games The Adventure Company, Future Games, GMX Media Windows 15 March 2003 AGDS
The Omega Stone Omni Creative DreamCatcher Interactive Windows 19 March 2003
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 369 Interactive, EPCConnect Ubisoft, Aspyr Windows, OS X, Xbox 25 March 2003
The Sydney Mystery Twilight Software Twilight Software Windows 10 April 2003
The Adventures of Fatman SOCKO! Entertainment SOCKO! Entertainment Windows, Linux 10 May 2003
Conspiracies Anima Interactive Got Game Entertainment, GMX Media Windows 1 July 2003
Apprentice Herculean Effort Productions Herculean Effort Productions Windows, Linux 10 July 2003
Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel Her Interactive DreamCatcher Windows 22 August 2003
AGON: Episode 1 - London Scene Private Moon Studios Private Moon Studios Windows September 2003
5 Days a Stranger Ben Croshaw Ben Croshaw Windows, Linux 23 September 2003
Law & Order: Double or Nothing Legacy Interactive Legacy Interactive, The Adventure Company Windows 1 October 2003
Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island Her Interactive DreamCatcher Windows 3 October 2003
In Memoriam Lexis Numérique Ubisoft, The Adventure Company Windows, OS X 16 October 2003 Also known as Missing: Since January in the US
Journey to the Center of the Earth Frogwares Viva Media Windows 16 October 2003
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst Cyan Worlds Ubisoft Windows 11 November 2003 Plasma
Broken Sword III: The Sleeping Dragon Revolution Software THQ, The Adventure Company, Marvelous Entertainment Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2 14 November 2003 Part 3 of the Broken Sword series
Mysterious Journey II Detalion The Adventure Company Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/7 24 November 2003 Also known as Schizm II: Chameleon
Full Pipe (Total Flush) Pipe Studio 1C Company, Daedalic Entertainment Microsoft Windows 28 November 2003
The Westerner Revistronic Planeta DeAgostini Windows 21 December 2003 Also known as Wanted: A Wild Western Adventure in North America
CSI: Miami 369 Interactive, Gameloft Ubisoft, Gameloft Windows, iOS 2004
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations Capcom Production Studio 4 Capcom Game Boy Advance, Windows, Nintendo DS, Wii, Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 23 January 2004
Jack the Ripper Galilea Games The Adventure Company Windows 29 January 2004 Virtools
Crystal Key 2 Earthlight Productions, Kheops Studio The Adventure Company Microsoft Windows, Mac OS 17 March 2004
CSI: Dark Motives 369 Interactive, Powerhead Games Ubisoft Windows, Nintendo DS 23 March 2004
Egypt III: The Egyptian Prophecy Kheops Studio The Adventure Company Windows, Windows Mobile 30 March 2004
Syberia II MC2-Microids XS Games, LLC Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2, Windows Mobile 30 March 2004 Virtools
Cirque de Zale[21] Rebecca Clements Rebecca Clements Windows April 2004
Aura: Fate of the Ages Streko-Graphics Inc. The Adventure Company Windows 24 June 2004
7 Days a Skeptic Ben Croshaw Ben Croshaw Windows, Linux 22 July 2004
Dark Fall II: Lights Out XXv Productions The Adventure Company, Darkling Room, Iceberg Interactive Windows 26 August 2004
Secret of the Silver Earring Frogwares Digital Jesters, Ubisoft Wii, Windows 27 August 2004 Part 2 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series
Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch Her Interactive DreamCatcher Windows 30 August 2004
Myst IV: Revelation Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft Windows, OS X, Xbox 30 September 2004
The Moment of Silence House of Tales Digital Jesters, The Adventure Company Windows 1 October 2004
Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor Her Interactive DreamCatcher Windows 5 October 2004
Atlantis: Evolution Atlantis Interactive Entertainment The Adventure Company Windows 15 October 2004
Return to Mysterious Island Kheops Studio The Adventure Company Windows, Windows Mobile, OS X, iOS November 2004
Legacy: Dark Shadows Razbor Studios GMX Media Windows 29 November 2004
Martin Mystère: Operation Dorian Gray Artematica The Adventure Company, GMX Media Windows December 2004(IT)
[citation needed]
Also known as Crime Stories in the US
Nibiru: Age of Secrets Future Games The Adventure Company Windows 11 March 2005 AGDS
The White Chamber Studio Trophis Studio Trophis Windows, OS X 31 March 2005
Still Life Microids MC2, The Adventure Company Windows, Xbox 15 April 2005 Virtools
RHEM 2: The Cave Knut Müller Got Game Entertainment, Virtual Programming Windows June 2005
Lula 3D cdv Software Entertainment cdv Software Entertainment Windows 22 June 2005
Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern Kheops Studio The Adventure Company, Coladia Games Windows, OS X, iOS, Windows Mobile 5 July 2005
Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock Her Interactive DreamCatcher Windows 12 July 2005
Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne Kheops Studio The Adventure Company Windows 15 August 2005 Also known as Journey to the Moon in the UK
Bone: Out From Boneville Telltale Games Telltale Games, Xider Games Windows 15 September 2005 Telltale Tool
Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon Her Interactive DreamCatcher Windows 15 September 2005
Fahrenheit Quantic Dream Atari Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, OS X 16 September 2005 Also known as Indigo Prophecy in the US
Myst V: End of Ages Cyan Worlds Ubisoft Windows, OS X 20 September 2005 Plasma
Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None AWE Productions The Adventure Company Windows, Wii 27 October 2005
80 Days Frogwares Focus Entertainment, Tri Synergy Windows 4 November 2005 [unknown]
Ankh Deck13 Interactive BHV Software Windows, Linux, OS X 4 November 2005 Initially released in Germany
Samorost 2 Jakub Dvorský Amanita Design Windows, OS X, Linux 8 December 2005
Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine Himalaya Studios Himalaya Studios Windows 2006
Ankh: Heart of Osiris Deck13 Interactive BHV Software Windows, Linux, OS X 2006
The Blackwell Legacy Wadjet Eye Games Wadjet Eye Games Windows 2006
Bone: The Great Cow Race Telltale Games Telltale Games, Xider Games Windows 2006 Telltale Tool
Keepsake Wicked Studios The Adventure Company, Lighthouse Interactive Windows 2006
Paradise White Birds Productions Micro Application, Ubisoft Windows, iOS, Nintendo DS 2006
Scratches Nucleosys Got Game Entertainment Windows 2006 SCream (Simple Creation Engine for Adventure Makers)
The Shivah Wadjet Eye Games Wadjet Eye Games Windows 2006
Tony Tough 2: A Rake's Progress Stefano Gualeni dtp entertainment Windows 2006
CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder Telltale Games Ubisoft Windows, PlayStation 2 14 March 2006 Telltale Tool
Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle Shadow Tor Studios Shadow Tor Studios, Lighthouse Interactive, Got Game Entertainment, Akella Windows 16 April 2006
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey Funcom Aspyr Media, Micro Application, Empire Interactive Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360 17 April 2006
Trilby's Notes Ben Croshaw Ben Croshaw Windows, Linux 26 June 2006
Nancy Drew: Danger By Design Her Interactive DreamCatcher Windows 24 July 2006
Broken Sword IV: The Angel of Death Sumo Digital, Revolution Software THQ, DreamCatcher Interactive Windows 15 September 2006 Part 4 of the Broken Sword series
In Memoriam 2 Lexis Numérique Ubisoft, The Adventure Company Windows 21 September 2006 Also known as Evidence: The Last Ritual in the US
Secret Files: Tunguska Fusionsphere Systems, Animation Arts Dreamcatcher Interactive, The Adventure Company, Deep Silver Windows, Wii, Nintendo DS 26 September 2006 Part 1 of the Secret Files series
Undercover: Operation Wintersun Sproing Interactive Media Lighthouse Interactive Windows, Linux, OS X 29 September 2006
Yoomurjak's Ring Private Moon Studios Private Moon Studios Windows October 2006
Nancy Drew: The Creature of Kapu Cave Her Interactive DreamCatcher Windows 1 October 2006
The Secrets of Atlantis: The Sacred Legacy Atlantis Interactive Entertainment Nobilis Windows 3 November 2006
Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express AWE Productions The Adventure Company Windows 14 November 2006
The Awakened Frogwares Focus Home Interactive Windows 24 November 2006 Part 3 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series
Ankh: Battle of the Gods Deck13 Interactive BHV Software Windows, OS X 2007
Aura II: The Sacred Rings Streko-Graphics Inc. The Adventure Company Windows 2007 Virtools
Blackwell Unbound Wadjet Eye Games Wadjet Eye Games Windows 2007
Culpa Innata Momentum DMT Strategy First Windows 2007
Dream Chronicles KatGames PlayFirst Windows, iOS, OS X, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, Nintendo DS, Mobile, Online 2007
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 Cing Nintendo Nintendo DS 2007
Jack Keane Deck13 Interactive 10tacle Studios, Strategy First, RuneSoft Windows, Linux, OS X 2007
Overclocked: A History of Violence House of Tales Lighthouse Interactive Windows 2007
Penumbra: Overture Frictional Games Paradox Interactive Windows, Linux, OS X 2007
Runaway 2: The Dream of The Turtle Péndulo Studios, S.L., Cyanide, 93 Games Studio Focus Home Interactive, FX Interactive Windows, Wii, Nintendo DS 2007
Sam & Max: Season Two Telltale Games Telltale Games, GameTap, Atari Windows, Xbox Live Arcade, Wii, OS X, PlayStation Network, iOS 2007 Telltale Tool
Simon the Sorcerer 4: Chaos Happens Silver Style Entertainment RTL Enterprises, Playlogic Entertainment Windows 2007
Sinking Island White Birds Productions Microids/Encore, Micro Application Windows 2007
6 Days a Sacrifice Ben Croshaw Ben Croshaw Windows, Linux 25 January 2007
Destination Treasure Island Kheops Studio Nobilis Windows, OS X February 2007
Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! Alasdair Beckett Alasdair Beckett Windows 6 March 2007
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Capcom Capcom Nintendo DS, iOS, Android, Nintendo 3DS 12 April 2007
Sam & Max: Season One Telltale Games The Adventure Company, JoWood Productions Windows, Wii, Xbox 360 18 May 2007 Telltale Tool
Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek Her Interactive Her Interactive, Sega (Wii) Windows, Wii 7 June 2007 proprietary engine
Dead Reefs Streko-Graphics Inc. The Adventure Company Windows 29 June 2007 Virtools
A Tale of Two Kingdoms Crystal Shard Crystal Shard Windows 15 July 2007
Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles WorkJam Arc System Works, Aksys Games Nintendo DS 19 July 2007
Fate by Numbers Revival Revival Windows 30 July 2007
Next Life Future Games The Adventure Company Windows 14 September 2007
eXperience112 Lexis Numérique Micro Application, The Adventure Company Windows 17 September 2007 Also known as The Experiment
CSI: Hard Evidence Telltale Games Ubisoft Windows, OS X, Xbox 360, Wii 25 September 2007 Telltale Tool
Limbo of the Lost Majestic Studios Tri Synergy, G2 Games Windows 28 September 2007 Wintermute Engine
Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun AWE Productions The Adventure Company Windows, Wii 16 October 2007
RHEM 3: The Secret Library Knut Müller Got Game Entertainment, Micro Application Windows, Mac OS 21 October 2007
Sherlock Holmes Versus Arsène Lupin Frogwares Focus Home Interactive Windows 25 October 2007 Part 4 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series
Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder Zoetrope Interactive Lighthouse Interactive, Iceberg Interactive Windows, OnLive 6 November 2007
Dracula: Origin Frogwares Focus Home Interactive, The Adventure Company, 93GAMES Windows 2008
Dream Chronicles 2: The Eternal Maze KatGames PlayFirst Windows, OS X, iOS 2008
Penumbra: Black Plague Frictional Games Paradox Interactive Windows, OS X, Linux 2008
Penumbra: Requiem Frictional Games Paradox Interactive Windows, Linux, OS X 2008
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Telltale Games Telltale Games, Nintendo Windows, Wii, PlayStation 3 2008 Telltale Tool
Time Hollow Tenky Konami Nintendo DS 2008
A Vampyre Story Autumn Moon Entertainment Crimson Cow, The Adventure Company Windows, OS X 2008
Art of Murder: FBI Confidential City Interactive dtp entertainment Windows 11 January 2008
The Immortals of Terra: A Perry Rhodan Adventure 3D-IO Games BrainGame Publishing, Deep Silver Windows 29 February 2008
The Lost Crown: A Ghost-Hunting Adventure Darkling Room, Shadow Tor Studios Got Game Entertainment, Akella, Mamba Games Windows 3 March 2008
So Blonde Wizarbox Eidos Interactive, ANACONDA Windows 14 March 2008
The Void Ice-Pick Lodge ND Games, Mamba Games, Techland, Atari Windows 17 April 2008
Zak McKracken – Between Time and Space[22] Artificial Hair Bros. Artificial Hair Bros. Windows 18 April 2008 Fan adventure of Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, Freeware Visionaire
Goin' Downtown Silver Style Entertainment The Games Company Windows 22 May 2008
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment, Xider Games Windows, OS X, iPad 6 June 2008
Belief & Betrayal Artematica Lighthouse Interactive Windows 20 June 2008
Kara no Shōjo Innocent Grey Innocent Grey, MangaGamer Windows 4 July 2008
Ben There, Dan That Zombie Cow Studios Zombie Cow Studios Windows 12 July 2008
Tale of a Hero Future Games Noviy Disk Windows 24 July 2008 AGDS
Azada: Ancient Magic Big Fish Studios Big Fish Games Windows, OS X August 2008
Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon Kheops Studio Microids, Encore Games (US) Windows, iOS, OS X, OnLive 21 August 2008
Outcry Phantomery Interactive The Adventure Company Windows 26 August 2008
Amazing Adventures Around the World SpinTop Games PopCap Games Inc. Windows, iPad 17 September 2008
Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals White Birds Productions Got Game Entertainment Windows, OnLive 25 September 2008
The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft XPEC Entertainment DreamCatcher Games Windows, Wii 30 September 2008
Casebook Areo Cinematic Games[23] Big Fish Games Windows 27 October 2008
Memento Mori Centauri Production Cinemax, dtp entertainment, Lace Mamba Global, Got Game Entertainment, Akella Windows 31 October 2008
Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual City Interactive City Interactive Windows 10 November 2008
Mata Hari[24] 4HEAD Studios Viva Media Windows 21 November 2008
428: Shibuya Scramble Chunsoft Spike Chunsoft Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Windows 4 December 2008
A Second Face Jospin Le Woltaire Jospin Le Woltaire Windows 23 December 2008
Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer City Interactive City Interactive Windows 17 February 2009
Ceville Realmforge Studios Kalypso Media Windows, OnLive 17 February 2009
Emerald City Confidential Wadjet Eye Games PlayFirst Windows, OS X 19 February 2009
Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny City Interactive City Interactive Windows 23 February 2009
The Path Tale of Tales Tale of Tales, TransGaming, TopWare, 1C Company, Zoo Corporation Windows, OS X 18 March 2009
Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures Telltale Games Telltale Games Windows, Xbox Live Arcade, iOS 23 March 2009 Telltale Tool
Simon the Sorcerer: Who'd Even Want Contact?! Silver Style Entertainment The Games Company Windows 26 March 2009
The Book of Unwritten Tales King Art HMH Interactive, Crimson Cow, Lace Mamba Global Windows, OS X, iOS 2 April 2009
Still Life 2 Gameco Studios Microïds, Encore Games, cdv Software Entertainment Windows, OS X 3 April 2009
Dream Chronicles: The Chosen Child KatGames PlayFirst Windows, OS X, iOS 16 April 2009
Sherlock Holmes Versus Jack the Ripper Frogwares Focus Home Interactive Xbox 360, Windows 30 April 2009 Part 5 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis Fusionsphere Systems, Animation Arts, Keen Games Deep Silver Windows, Wii, Nintendo DS 8 May 2009 Part 2 of the Secret Files series
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth Capcom Capcom, THQ Nintendo DS 28 May 2009
Time Gentlemen, Please! Zombie Cow Studios Zombie Cow Studios Windows 22 June 2009
Treasure World Aspyr Aspyr Nintendo DS 2 July 2009 Innovative handheld game by its use of Wi-Fi signals to locate stardust and treasures in-game.
Tales of Monkey Island Telltale Games LucasArts Windows, Wii, OS X, PlayStation 3, iOS 7 July 2009 Telltale Tool
The Blackwell Convergence Wadjet Eye Games Wadjet Eye Games Windows 22 July 2009
Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love Vanpool Nintendo Nintendo DS 6 August 2009 Second entry in the Tingle series. Only released in Japan.
Pizza Morgana Corbomite Games Corbomite Games Windows 16 August 2009
The Whispered World Daedalic Entertainment Deep Silver, Viva Media Windows, OS X, Linux, OnLive 28 August 2009
Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil Cranberry Production dtp entertainment, Lace Mamba Global Windows 25 September 2009
Adam's Venture Vertigo Digital Soedesco Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2 October 2009 Unreal Engine 3
Axel & Pixel Silver Wish Games 2K Play Windows, Xbox 360 (XBLA) 14 October 2009
Machinarium Amanita Design Amanita Design, Daedalic Entertainment Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3 (PSN), PlayStation Vita, iPad 2, BlackBerry PlayBook, Android 16 October 2009
Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island Autumn Moon Entertainment dtp entertainment Windows 6 November 2009
Murder, She Wrote Legacy Games Focus Multimedia Windows, OS X 12 November 2009
Dark Fall: Lost Souls Darkling Room Iceberg Interactive Windows 13 November 2009 Wintermute Engine
15 Days House of Tales dtp entertainment Windows 20 November 2009
Runaway: A Twist of Fate Péndulo Studios, S.L. Focus Home Interactive Windows, Nintendo DS 26 November 2009
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors Chunsoft Spike (company), Aksys Games Nintendo DS, iOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows 10 December 2009 Part of the Zero Escape series

2010s[edit]

Notable graphic adventure games of the 2010s
Game Developer Publisher System Date released Notes Game engine
Heavy Rain Quantic Dream Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation 3 18 February 2010
Alter Ego Future Games Viva Media Windows 24 March 2010 AGDS
Sam & Max: Season Three - The Devil's Playhouse Telltale Games Telltale Games Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, iPad 2 April 2010 Telltale Tool
Hamlet, or The Last Game Without MMORPG Features, Shaders and Product Placement Denis Galanin Big Fish Games, Alawar Entertainment Windows, OS X, iOS, Android 8 April 2010 Wintermute Engine
Hector: Badge of Carnage Straandlooper, Telltale Games Telltale Games Windows, OS X, iOS 2 June 2010
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games Sumo Digital BBC Wales Interactive Windows, OS X 5 June 2010
Jolly Rover Brawsome Brawsome Windows, OS X, OnLive 8 June 2010
Dream Chronicles: The Book of Air KatGames PlayFirst Windows, OS X, iOS 24 June 2010
Puzzle Agent Telltale Games Telltale Games Windows, OS X, PlayStation Network, iOS 30 June 2010 Telltale Tool
RHEM 4: The Golden Fragments Knut Müller WHA Entertainment, Micro Application Windows, OS X 30 July 2010
Lost Horizon Animation Arts Deep Silver Windows 20 August 2010
Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill Remastered Her Interactive Her Interactive Windows, OS X 24 August 2010
Amnesia: The Dark Descent Frictional Games Frictional Games, RHQ Windows, OS X, Linux, OnLive 8 September 2010
A New Beginning Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment, Lace Mamba Global Windows, OS X 8 October 2010
Gray Matter Wizarbox dtp entertainment Windows, Xbox 360 12 November 2010
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Spike NIS America, Spike Chunsoft PlayStation Portable, Android, iOS, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4 25 November 2010
Back to the Future: The Game Telltale Games Telltale Games, Deep Silver Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, Wii, iOS 22 December 2010 Telltale Tool
Ace Attorney Investigations 2 Capcom Capcom Nintendo DS, Android, iOS 3 February 2011
Black Mirror III: Final Fear Cranberry Production dtp entertainment Windows 4 February 2011
The Next Big Thing Péndulo Studios, S.L. Crimson Cow Windows, OS X, iOS 4 February 2011
Stacking Double Fine Productions THQ Windows, Linux, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, OS X 8 February 2011
Last Half of Darkness: Society of the Serpent Moon WRF Studios WRF Studios Windows 10 February 2011
[citation needed]
Catherine Atlus Persona Team Atlus, Deep Silver PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 17 February 2011 Gamebryo
Gemini Rue Joshua Nuernberger Wadjet Eye Games Windows, iOS 24 February 2011 Adventure Game Studio
Sissy's Magical Ponycorn Adventure Untold Entertainment Inc. Untold Entertainment Inc. Browser game 24 May 2011
Alpha Polaris Turmoil Games Just a Game Windows 24 June 2011 Wintermute Engine
Puzzle Agent 2 Telltale Games Telltale Games Windows, OS X, iOS 30 June 2011 Telltale Tool
The Blackwell Deception Wadjet Eye Games Wadjet Eye Games Windows 12 October 2011
To The Moon Freebird Games Freebird Games Windows 1 November 2011 RPG Maker XP
Jurassic Park: The Game Telltale Games Telltale Games Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 & iOS 15 November 2011 Telltale Tool
Metal Dead Walk Thru Walls Studios Walk Thru Walls Studios Windows 19 December 2011
Law & Order: Legacies Telltale Games Telltale Games Windows, OS X, iOS 22 December 2011 Telltale Tool
Space Quest: Vohaul Strikes Back Team VSB Windows, Linux, OS X 22 December 2011 Freeware fan game
Space Quest: Incinerations Windows, OS X 11 January 2012 Freeware fan game
Deponia Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment Windows, OS X, Linux iPad PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch 27 January 2012 Part 1 of the Deponia series
Dear Esther The Chinese Room The Chinese Room Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 14 February 2012 First walking simulator Source
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Chunsoft Chunsoft, Aksys Games, Rising Star Games Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Windows 16 February 2012 Part of the Zero Escape series
Yesterday Péndulo Studios, S.L. FX Interactive, Focus Home Interactive Windows, iOS, Android 29 March 2012
Botanicula Amanita Design Amanita Design, Daedalic Entertainment Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS, Android 19 April 2012 Adobe Flash
The Walking Dead Telltale Games Telltale Games Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, OS X, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Ouya, Nintendo Switch 24 April 2012 Telltale Tool
The Journey Down Skygoblin Skygoblin Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS, 18 May 2012 Remake of the freeware title
The Sea Will Claim Everything Jonas & Verena Kyratzes Jonas Kyratzes Windows 23 May 2012
Resonance XXI Games Wadjet Eye Games Windows 19 June 2012
Shaban[25] PetaGame Big Fish Games Windows 20 June 2012
The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav Daedalic Entertainment Deep Silver Windows, OS X 22 June 2012
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Spike Chunsoft NIS America, Spike Chunsoft PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4 26 July 2012
Secret Files 3: The Archimedes code Animation Arts Deep Silver, Koch Media Microsoft Windows 13 September 2012 Part 3 of the Secret Files Series
Life in the Dorms Moment Games Moment Games Xbox 360 14 September 2012
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes Frogwares Focus Home Interactive, Atlus Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 20 September 2012 Part 8 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment Windows, OS X, Linux 16 October 2012
The Unfinished Swan Giant Sparrow, Santa Monica Studio Sony Entertainment (console)

Annapurna Interactive (WIndows / iOS)

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows, iOS 23 October 2012 Gamebryo
Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller Phoenix Online Studios Reverb Publishing Windows, OS X, iOS 30 October 2012
Chaos on Deponia Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 6 November 2012 Part 2 of the Deponia series
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Capcom, Level-5 Level-5 Nintendo 3DS 29 November 2012
The Cat Lady Harvester Games Screen 7 Windows, Linux 1 December 2012 Point & click hybrid
The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles KING Art Games Crimson Cow / Lace Mamba Windows, OS X, Linux 5 December 2012
Primordia Wormwood Studios Wadjet Eye Games Windows, OS X 5 December 2012
The Silent Age House on Fire House on Fire iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows, Mac 6 December 2012 Unity
Waking Mars Tiger Style Tiger Style Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, IOS 13 December 2012
Kentucky Route Zero Cardboard Computer Cardboard Computer Windows, OS X, Linux, Nintendo Switch 7 January 2013 Part 1 of a 5-act series Unity
The Cave Double Fine Productions Sega Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360, iOS, Android 22 January 2013
Richard & Alice Owl Cave Owl Cave Windows 21 February 2013
Driftmoon Instant Kingdom Instant Kingdom Windows, Linux, OS X 26 February 2013
Badland Frogmind Games Frogmind Games Windows, iOS, OS X, Android 4 April 2013 Cocos2d
The Night of the Rabbit Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment Windows, iOS 29 May 2013
Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon Koalabs Studio Anuman Windows, iOS, OS X, Android 19 June 2013
Mermaid Swamp Uri Uri Windows 5 July 2013
Face Noir Mad Orange Phoenix Online Studios Windows 18 July 2013 Wintermute Engine
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies Capcom Capcom Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android 25 July 2013
Captain Disaster in: The Dark Side of the Moon Team Disaster Team Disaster Windows 12 August 2013 Part 1 of the Captain Disaster series.
The Dark Eye: Memoria Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment Windows, OS X 29 August 2013 Visionaire Studio
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs The Chinese Room Frictional Games Windows, Linux, OS X 10 September 2013 HPL Engine 2
The Wolf Among Us Telltale Games Telltale Games Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 11 October 2013 Telltale Tool
Goodbye Deponia Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 15 October 2013 Part 3 of the Deponia series
The Stanley Parable Galactic Cafe Galactic Cafe Windows, Linux, OS X 17 October 2013 Source
Secret Files 4: Sam Peters Animation Arts Deep Silver, Koch Media Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android 18 October 2013 Part 4 of the Secret Files series
Dream Chamber DarkWave Games Microïds Windows, OS X, Android, iOS 24 October 2013 Unity
Broken Sword V: The Serpent's Curse Revolution Software Revolution Software Windows, OS X, Android, iOS, PlayStation Network 4 December 2013 Part 5 of the Broken Sword series. Episode 1 - 2013, Episode 2 - 2014. Full ver. 20 June 2014 Virtual Theatre 7
Broken Age Double Fine Productions Double Fine Productions Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS, Android, Ouya 28 January 2014 Moai
realMyst: Masterpiece Edition Cyan Worlds Cyan Worlds Windows, OS X 5 February 2014
Jazzpunk Necrophone Games Adult Swim Games Windows, PlayStation 4 7 February 2014 Unity
The Samaritan Paradox Faravid Interactive Screen 7 Windows 20 March 2014
Moebius: Empire Rising Pinkerton Road Studio Pinkerton Road Studio Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS 15 April 2014
Fract OSC Phosfiend Systems Phosfiend Systems Windows, OS X 22 April 2014 Has rhythm game elements Unity
The Blackwell Epiphany Wadjet Eye Games Wadjet Eye Games Windows 24 April 2014 Adventure Game Studio
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure Big Finish Games Big Finish Games Windows, OS X, Android 7 May 2014 Part of the Tex Murphy series
Quest for Infamy[26] Infamous Quests Phoenix Online Studios Windows, OS X 10 July 2014
Gods Will Be Watching Deconstructeam Devolver Digital Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS 24 July 2014 GameMaker
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter The Astronauts The Astronauts Windows, PlayStation 4 26 September 2014 First video game to use photogrammetry Unreal Engine 3 (2014)

Unreal Engine 4 (redux)

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments Frogwares Focus Home Interactive Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One 30 September 2014 Part 9 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series Unreal Engine 3
A Golden Wake Grundislav Games Wadjet Eye Games Windows, Linux, OS X, 9 October 2014 Adventure Game Studio
Dreamfall Chapters Red Thread Games Red Thread Games Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation Network 21 October 2014 Initially released as part 1 of a 5-part series Unity
A Bird Story Freebird Games Freebird Games Windows, Linux, OS X 5 November 2014 RPG Maker
A Date in the Park[27] Cloak and Dagger Games Cloak and Dagger Games Windows 26 November 2014 Adventure Game Studio
Game of Thrones Telltale Games Telltale Games Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, Android 2 December 2014 Released as 6 episodes, last one available on 17 November 2015 Telltale Tool
The Talos Principle Croteam Devolver Digital Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch 11 December 2014 Serious Engine 4
Life Is Strange Dontnod Entertainment Square Enix Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch 30 January 2015 Unreal Engine 3
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 KING Art Games Nordic Games Windows, OS X, Linux 20 February 2015 Unity
Tormentum – Dark Sorrow OhNoo Studio OhNoo Studio Windows, OS X, Android, iOS 4 March 2015 Adobe AIR
Sunset Tale of Tales Tale of Tales Windows, OS X, Linux 21 May 2015 Unity
Technobabylon Technocrat Games Wadjet Eye Games Windows 21 May 2015 Adventure Game Studio
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die Access Games Microsoft Studios Windows, Xbox One 5 June 2015 Unreal Engine 3
Anna's Quest Krams Design Daedalic Entertainment Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 2 July 2015
The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures Capcom Capcom Nintendo 3DS, Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 9 July 2015 [proprietary engine]
King's Quest The Odd Gentlemen Activision (Under the Sierra Entertainment brand name) Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One 28 July 2015 Released as 5 episodes and an epilogue, concluding on 20 December 2016. Unreal Engine 3
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture The Chinese Room Sony Computer Entertainment Windows, PlayStation 4 11 August 2015 Unreal Engine 4
Fran Bow Killmonday Games Natalia Figueroa Windows, OS X, Linux, IOS, Android 27 August 2015 GameMaker
Stasis The Brotherhood Games The Brotherhood Games Windows, OS X 31 August 2015 Visionaire Studio
Dropsy Tendershoot Devolver Digital Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS, Android 10 September 2015 Unity
Soma Frictional Games Frictional Games Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 22 September 2015 HPL Engine 3
Else Heart.Break() Erik Svedäng Erik Svedäng Windows, macOS, Linux 24 September 2015 First open-world game to feature functional programming Unity
Armikrog Pencil Test Studios Pencil Test Studios Windows, Linux, OS X, Wii U 30 September 2015 Unity
The Beginner's Guide Everything Unlimited Ltd. Everything Unlimited Ltd. Windows, Linux, OS X 1 October 2015 Source
Lost Horizon 2 Animation Arts Deep Silver Windows, Nintendo Switch, Android 1 October 2015 Unity
2064: Read Only Memories MidBoss MidBoss Windows, OS X 6 October 2015 Unity
Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations Vicious Cycle Software Little Orbit Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS 20 October 2015 Vicious Engine 2[28]
The Park Funcom Funcom Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 27 October 2015 Unreal Engine 4
The Order of the Thorne - The King's Challenge Infamous Quests Infamous Quests Windows, macOS, Linux 16 January 2016
Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders Microids, Artefacts Studio Anuman Interactive Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 4 February 2016 Unity
Firewatch Campo Santo Panic Inc. Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 9 February 2016 Unity
Downfall Harvester Games Screen 7 Windows, Linux 15 February 2016
Californium Darjeeling, Nova Productions Arte Windows, OS X, 17 February 2016 Unity
The Town of Light LKA Wired Productions Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 26 February 2016 Unity
Deponia Doomsday Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment Windows OS X PlayStation 4, Xbox One 1 March 2016 Fourth installment of the Deponia franchise Visionaire Studio
Shardlight Wadjet Eye Games Wadjet Eye Games Windows 8 March 2016 Adventure Game Studio
Samorost 3 Amanita Design Amanita Design Windows, OS X, iOS, Android 24 March 2016 Adobe AIR
Pollen Mindfield Games Mindfield Games Windows, PlayStation 4 20 April 2016 Unity
Kathy Rain Clifftop Games Raw Fury Windows, OS X, iOS, Android 5 May 2016 Adventure Game Studio
Désiré Sylvain Seccia Sylvain Seccia Macintosh, Windows, Android, iOS 10 May 2016
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice Capcom Capcom Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android 9 June 2016 [proprietary engine]
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter Frogwares Bigben Interactive Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 10 June 2016 Part 10 of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series Unreal Engine 3
Zero Time Dilemma Chime Spike Chunsoft, Aksys Games, Rising Star Games Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, Windows, PlayStation 4 28 June 2016 Part of the Zero Escape series [proprietary engine]
Abzu Giant Squid Studios 505 Games Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2 August 2016 Unreal Engine 4
Batman - The Telltale Series Telltale Games Telltale Games Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 2 August 2016 Telltale Tool
Preston Sterling Animation Arts Animation Arts Windows 18 August 2016 Unity
Obduction Cyan Worlds Cyan Worlds Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Oculus Rift 24 August 2016 Unreal Engine 4
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment Windows, Mac OS September 2016
(fan release)
Cancelled on 22 May 1998: on 9 September 2016, a near feature-complete version of the game leaked online [proprietary engine]
Event 0 Ocelot Society Ocelot Society Windows, macOS 14 September 2016 Unity
Virginia Variable State 505 Games Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 22 September 2016 Unity
The Beard in the Mirror Oh, a Rock! Studios Oh, a Rock! Studios Windows 25 October 2016
The Tomorrow Children Q-Games Sony Interactive Entertainment PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 25 October 2016 [proprietary engine][29]
Tales Ape Marina Screen 7 Windows 14 November 2016
Silence[30] Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment Windows, OS X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Linux 15 November 2016 Sequel to The Whispered World
Quern - Undying Thoughts Zadbox Entertainment Zadbox Entertainment Windows, OS X, Linux 28 November 2016
Maize[31] Finish Line Games Finish Line Games Windows 1 December 2016 Unreal Engine 4
Milkmaid of the Milky Way Machineboy Machineboy Windows, iOS, Android, macOS 5 January 2017
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Spike Chunsoft NIS America, Spike Chunsoft PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 12 January 2017
Memoranda Bit Byterz[32] Digital Dragon Windows, OS X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Linux, iOS 25 January 2017
The Frostrune Grimnir AS Snow Cannon Games, Inc. Windows, OS X, Android, iOS 1 February 2017
The Mooseman Morteshka Sometimes Ypu Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS 17 February 2017 Unity
Four Last Things[33] Joe Richardson Joe Richardson Windows, OS X, Linux 23 February 2017
Thimbleweed Park Terrible Toybox Terrible Toybox Windows, OS X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Linux, Android, iOS 30 March 2017
Paradigm Jacob Janerka Jacob Janerka Windows, macOS 5 April 2017
The Franz Kafka Videogame Denis Galanin Daedalic Entertainment Windows, iOS, Android 6 April 2017 Moai
Conarium Zoetrope Interactive Iceberg Interactive Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 6 June 2017 Unreal Engine 4
Syberia III Anuman Interactive Anuman Interactive Windows, macOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 20 June 2017 Unity
Tacoma Fullbright Fullbright Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 2 August 2017 Unity
The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve Capcom Capcom Nintendo 3DS, Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 3 August 2017 [proprietary engine]
Observer Bloober Team Aspyr Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 15 August 2017 Unreal Engine 4
Jake Hunter Detective Story: Ghost of the Dusk Arc System Works Arc System Works, Aksys Games Nintendo 3DS 31 August 2017
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm Deck Nine Square Enix Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 31 August 2017 Unity
Midnight Scenes Octavi Navarro Octavi Navarro Windows, OS X 26 September 2017 Series of small games [unknown]
Legend of Hand[34] Cloak and Dagger Games Cloak and Dagger Games Windows 27 September 2017 Adventure Game Studio
Black Mirror KING Art Games THQ Nordic Linux, Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 28 November 2017 Unity
Finding Paradise Freebird Games Freebird Games Windows, OS X, Nintendo Switch, Linux, Android, iOS 14 December 2017 Freebird Games
Captain Disaster in: Death Has A Million Stomping Boots Team Disaster Team Disaster Windows 29 December 2017 Part 2 of the Captain Disaster series. Adventure Game Studio
Football Game[35] Cloak and Dagger Games Cloak and Dagger Games Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS Vita 13 February 2018 Adventure Game Studio
Quantum Derail Rubén López Aruma Studios Browser game 15 February 2018 PiXL engine
The Librarian Octavi Navarro Octavi Navarro Windows, OS X 11 April 2018 [unknown]
Unforeseen Incidents Backwoods Entertainment, Application Systems Heidelberg Application Systems Heidelberg Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS 24 May 2018 Unity
Detroit: Become Human Quantic Dream Sony Interactive Entertainment Windows, PlayStation 4 25 May 2018 [proprietary engine]
Unavowed Wadjet Eye Games Wadjet Eye Games Windows, macOS 8 August 2018 Adventure Game Studio
Lamplight City[36] Grundislav Games Application Systems Heidelberg Windows, macOS, Linux 13 September 2018 Adventure Game Studio
The Gardens Between The Voxel Agents The Voxel Agents Windows, OS X, Xbox One, PlayStation 5,PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Linux, Android, iOS 20 September 2018 Unity
Life Is Strange 2 Dontnod Entertainment Square Enix Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 27 September 2018 Unreal Engine 4
Deliver Us the Moon KeoKen Interactive[37] Wired Productions Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Stadia 28 September 2018 Unreal Engine 4
Eastshade Eastshade Studios Eastshade Studios Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 13 February 2019 Unity
The Occupation White Paper Games Humble Bundle Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 5 March 2019 Unreal Engine 4
Whispers of a Machine Clifftop Games Raw Fury Windows, OS X, iOS, Android 17 April 2019 Adventure Game Studio
Lorelai Harvester Games Screen 7 Windows 26 April 2019 Point & click hybrid Unity
Tales of the Neon Sea Palm Pioneer, YiTi Games Zodiac Interactive, Boke Technology Co., Ltd, Thermite Games Microsoft Windows, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 29 April 2019 Unity
Sumatra: Fate of Yandi[38] Cloak and Dagger Games Cloak and Dagger Games Windows, Xbox One 14 May 2019 Adventure Game Studio
Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love Artifex Mundi Artifex Mundi Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 16 May 2019 Spark Casual Engine
Outer Wilds Mobius Digital Annapurna Interactive Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 28 May 2019 Combatless peaceful exploration-focused game, despite "action-adventure" label Unity
The Sinking City Frogwares Frogwares, Bigben Interactive Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 26 June 2019 Unreal Engine 4
Yet Another Hero Story Sinking Sheep Sinking Sheep Windows, OS X, Linux 9 July 2019 Visionaire Studio
A Short Hike Adam-Robinson Yu Adam-Robinson Yu Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 30 July 2019 Unity
Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure Stuck In Attic Stuck In Attic Windows, OS X, Linux, 7 August 2019 Unity
AI: The Somnium Files Spike Chunsoft Spike Chunsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 17 September 2019 Unity
Little Misfortune Killmonday Games Killmonday Games iOS, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Android 18 September 2019 Unity
Jenny LeClue: Detectivú Mografi Mografi iOS, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 19 September 2019 Unity
The Terrible Old Man[39] Cloak and Dagger Games Cloak and Dagger Games Windows 10 October 2019 Adventure Game Studio
Blacksad: Under the Skin Pendulo Studios Microïds Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 14 November 2019 Adaptation of Blacksad Unity
Still There GhostShark Games Iceberg Interactive Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch 20 November 2019 Unity
Adventureland XL[40] Clopas[41] Clopas[41] Windows, macOS 2 December 2019 Remake of Adventureland

2020s[edit]

Notable graphic adventure games of the 2020s
Game Developer Publisher System Date released Notes Game engine
Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure Terrible Toybox Terrible Toybox Windows, macOS 9 May 2020 Follow-up to Thimbleweed Park [proprietary engine]
VirtuaVerse Theta Division Games Blood Music Windows 12 May 2020 Unity
Beyond a Steel Sky Revolution Software Revolution Software Windows, macOS 26 June 2020 Sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky Unreal Engine 4
Röki Polygon Treehouse United Label Games Windows, Nintendo Switch 23 July 2020 Unity
Transient Stormling Studios Iceberg Interactive Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 28 October 2020 Unreal Engine 4
ENCODYA Chaosmonger Studio Assemble Entertainment Windows, macOS, Linux 26 January 2021 Unity
Piposh Ronen and Roy Gluzman Ronen and Roy Gluzman Windows 31 March 2021 Unity
Strangeland Wormwood Studios Wadjet Eye Games Windows 25 May 2021 Adventure Game Studio
Nemezis: Mysterious Journey III Detalion Games[42] PlayWay, Detalion Games[42] Windows 8 July 2021 Unreal Engine 4
Road 96 DigixArt DigixArt Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 16 August 2021 Unity
Twelve Minutes Luis Antonio Annapurna Interactive Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 19 August 2021 Unity
Sable Shedworks Raw Fury Windows 23 September 2021 Unity
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft Bit Golem Bit Golem Windows 24 September 2021 Inspired by Dagon Unity
Impostor Factory Freebird Games Freebird Games Windows, macOS, Linux 30 September 2021 RPG Maker
Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo Pendulo Studios Microids Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 16 December 2021 Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's films, particularly Vertigo Unity
Watch Over Christmas Dionous Games Dionous Games Windows 21 December 2021 Visionaire Studio
Aquamarine Moebial Studios Hitcent Windows, Linux, OS X 20 January 2022 Unity
Submerged: Hidden Depths Uppercut Games Uppercut Games Windows,PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One 10 March 2022 Unreal Engine 4
Syberia: The World Before Microïds Microïds Windows 18 March 2022 Unity
Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit[43] Tag of Joy Thunderful Publishing Linux, macOS, Windows 6 May 2022
We Were Here Forever Total Mayhem Games[44] Total Mayhem Games[44] Windows 10 May 2022 Unity
Silt Spiral Circus Firecircus Games Windows,PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One 1 June 2022 Unity
AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative Spike Chunsoft Spike Chunsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One 23 June 2022 Unity
Intruder in Antiquonia[45] Aruma Studios Aruma Studios 8 July 2022 [proprietary engine]
Stray BlueTwelve Studio Annapurna Interactive Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 19 July 2022 Unreal Engine 4
Hindsight Team Hindsight Annapurna Interactive macOS, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S 4 August 2022 Unity
Lost in Play Happy Juice Games Joystick Ventures Windows, OS X, Nintendo Switch 10 August 2022 Unity
We Are OFK Team OFK Team OFK Windows, OS X, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 18 August 2022 [unknown]
Eolia[46] ROTU Entertainment[47] ROTU Entertainment[47] Windows 1 September 2022 VR adventure game with functional hand-tracking technology. Unreal Engine 4
Return to Monkey Island Terrible Toybox Devolver Digital Windows, OS X, Nintendo Switch 19 September 2022 Sixth entry in the Monkey Island series. [proprietary engine]
Sunday Gold[48] BKOM Studios Team17 Windows 13 October 2022 Adventure and role-playing hybrid [proprietary engine]
New Tales from the Borderlands Gearbox Software 2K Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 21 October 2022 Unreal Engine 4
Charon's Staircase[49] Indigo Studios[50] Soedesco Windows 28 October 2022 Unreal Engine 4
Pentiment Obsidian Entertainment Xbox Game Studios Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S 15 November 2022 [proprietary engine]
Somerville Jumpship[51] Jumpship[51] Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S 15 November 2022 Unity
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me Supermassive Games Bandai Namco Entertainment Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One 18 November 2022 Unreal Engine 4
Cats and the Other Lives Cultic Games Cultic Games Windows, OS X 21 November 2022 [unknown]
Azazel's Christmas Fable Greg Muhlbock Greg Muhlbock Windows 29 November 2022 Adventure Game Studio
Die O' Clock Darkest Room[52] Darkest Room[52] Windows 29 November 2022 [unknown]
Futurust Cobble Games[53] Cobble Games[53] Windows 30 November 2022 [unknown]
Children of Silentown[54] Elf Games[55] Daedalic Entertainment Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One 11 January 2023 [unknown]
Colossal Cave Cygnus Entertainment Cygnus Entertainment Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S 19 January 2023 Re-imagining of Colossal Cave Adventure, the first adventure game. Unity
A Space for the Unbound[56] Mojiken[57] Toge Productions[58] Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 19 January 2023 Unity
Season: A Letter to the Future Scavengers Studio Scavengers Studio Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 31 January 2023 Unreal Engine 4
Deliver Us Mars[59] KeokeN Interactive[37] Frontier Foundry Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One 2 February 2023 Sequel to Deliver Us the Moon. Unreal Engine 4
Blanc Casus Ludi Gearbox Software Windows, Nintendo Switch 14 February 2023 [unknown]
The Forest Cathedral[60] Brian Wilson Whitethorn Games Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One 14 March 2023
Simon The Sorcerer: Origins Leonardo Interactive Smallthing Studios Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One 28 March 2023 Prequel to Simon the Sorcerer [unknown]
The Library of Babel Tanuki Game Studio Neon Doctrine Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One 7 April 2023 Video game adaptation of Jorge Luis Borges' 1941 titular novel. Unity
Firmament Cyan Worlds Cyan Worlds Windows, OS X 18 May 2023 Unreal Engine 4
Star Trek: Resurgence[61] Dramatic Labs[62] Bruner House[63] Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One 23 May 2023 Unreal Engine 4, Beanie[64]
Layers of Fear (Remake) Bloober Team Bloober Team Windows, OS X, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S 15 June 2023 First adventure game powered by Unreal Engine 5 Unreal Engine 5
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals Night School Studio Netflix Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, Android, iOS 12 July 2023 Unity
My Friendly Neighborhood John Szymanski, Evan Szymanski DreadXP[65] Windows 18 July 2023 Unity
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case[66] Blazing Griffin Microids Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One 29 August 2023 [unknown]
Under the Waves Parallel Studio Quantic Dream Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One 29 August 2023 Game with strong ecologist themes, made alongside the non-profit Surfrider Foundation Unreal Engine 4
Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express Microids Microids Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One 19 October 2023 Remake of the 2006 graphic adventure with the same name Unity
The Invincible Starward Industries 11 Bit Studios Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S 6 November 2023 Unreal Engine 5
Sacred Line II[67][68] Sasha Darko[68] Sega Genesis 2024 GINCS
Scott Whiskers in: the Search for Mr.Fumbleclaw[69] Fancy Factory[70] Fancy Factory[70] Windows, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Android TV 2024 Unity
The Lost Legends of Redwall: The Scout Anthology Soma Games Soma Games Windows, PlayStation 4,Xbox One 30 January 2024 Full release of the episodic game Unity
Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley Hyper Games Raw Fury Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch 7 March 2024
Adam Vandell[71] Atmosphere Studios[19] Atmosphere Studios[19] Windows TBA Sequel to Vandell: Knight of Tortured Souls[72] TBA

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