1980s
+ Notable graphic adventure games of the 1980sGameDeveloperPublisherSystemDate releasedNotesGame engineMystery HouseOn-Line SystemsOn-Line SystemsApple IIFirst graphic adventure game, featuring black and white visuals.ADL (Adventure Development Language)Wizard and the PrincessOn-Line SystemsOn-Line SystemsApple II, Apple II Plus, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, IBM PC, PCjr, FM-7, PC-88, PC-98ADL (Adventure Development Language)Mission AsteroidOn-Line SystemsOn-Line SystemsApple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64ADL (Adventure Development Language)Cranston ManorOn-Line SystemsOn-Line SystemsApple II, FM-7, PC-88, PC-98ADL (Adventure Development Language)The Demon's ForgeBrian FargoSaber SoftwareApple II, IBM PCUnknown (possibly ADL engine from Mystery House)Ulysses and the Golden FleeceOn-Line SystemsOn-Line SystemsApple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MS-DOSADL (Adventure Development Language)Adventureland (re-release)Adventure InternationalAdventure InternationalApple IIThe graphic version of a 1978 text adventure game[proprietary engine]The Sands of EgyptDatasoftDatasoftApple II, Atari 8-bitDatasoft EngineTime ZoneOn-Line SystemsOn-Line SystemsApple IIADL (Adventure Development Language)TransylvaniaPenguin SoftwarePenguin SoftwareApple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, FM-7, Macintosh, PC-88, PC-98Graphics MagicianKabul SpySirius SoftwareSirius SoftwareApple II[proprietary engine]The Dark CrystalOn-Line SystemsOn-Line SystemsApple II, Atari 8-bitADL (Adventure Development Language)T&E SoftT&E Soft, JVCFM-7, MSX[proprietary engine]The Portopia Serial Murder CaseYuji Horii, ChunsoftEnix, Square EnixNEC PC-6001, MSX, Sharp X1, Family Computer, Mobile (i-mode, EZweb, Keitai)[proprietary engine]Dezeni LandHudson SoftHudson SoftFM-7, MSX, MZ-1500, PC-6001, PC-8001, PC-8801, PC-9801, Sharp X1Below the RootDale DisharoonWindham ClassicsMS-DOS, Commodore 64, Apple II, MSX[proprietary engine]The Black SanctumMark Data ProductsMark Data ProductsTRS-80, MS-DOSGraphical update of the 1981 originalThe Dallas QuestDatasoftDatasoftCommodore 64, Apple IIe, Atari 8-bit, TRS-80 Color ComputerDatasoft EngineYuji Horii, Login SoftwareASCII, EnixNEC PC-6001, PC-88, MSX, Family Computer, PC-98Spiritual successor to The Portopia Serial Murder Case[proprietary engine]Rendezvous with RamaTelariumTelariumMS-DOS, Commodore 64, Apple IISpinnaker Adventure LanguageThayer's QuestVirtual Image ProductionsInterplay3DO, Arcade, CD-i, MS-DOS, DVD player, LaserDisc, Mac OS, WindowsAlso known as Kingdom: The Far ReachesKing's Quest: Quest for the CrownSierra On-LineSierra On-LinePCjr, Tandy 1000, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Macintosh, MS-DOS, Master SystemAdventure Game Interpreter (AGI)Princess Tomato in the Salad KingdomHudson SoftHudson SoftPC-88, NEC PC-6001, FM-7, MSX, NES/Famicom[proprietary engine]The Death TrapSquareSquarePC-88, PC-98, Fujitsu FM-7[proprietary engine]WingmanTamTamEnixPC-88, FM-7[unknown]Time TunnelApplied Systems EngineeringU.S. GoldCommodore 64Karuizawa Yūkai AnnaiEnixPC-88, FM-7, Sharp X1, PC-6001, MSXTenshitachi no GogoJASTJASTPC-88, MSX[unknown]King's Quest II: Romancing the ThroneSierra On-LineSierra On-LineMS-DOS, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari ST, PCjrAdventure Game Interpreter (AGI)The Crimson Crown - Further Adventures in TransylvaniaPenguin SoftwarePenguin SoftwareAmiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, FM-7, Macintosh, PC-88, PC-98Graphics MagicianDéjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes TrueICOM SimulationsMindscape, KemcoApple IIGS, Macintosh, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amiga, MS-DOS, Game Boy Color, Windows, NESMacVenturePerry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin MurderTelariumAudiogenic SoftwareAmiga, Commodore 64, Apple II, MS-DOS, MSXSpinnaker Adventure LanguageThe Black CauldronSierra On-LineSierra On-LineAmiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, IBM PCAdventure Game Interpreter (AGI)Labyrinth: The Computer GameLucasfilm GamesActivisionApple IIe and IIc, Commodore 64/128, MSX2LucasArts in-house engineMurder on the MississippiActivisionActivisionApple II, Commodore 64/128, MSX2, Family Computer, Atari 800/XE/XL[proprietary engine]The ScoopTelariumTelarium, Spinnaker SoftwareApple II, MS-DOSDOS version released in 1989[unknown]Tass Times in TonetownInterplay Productions, Brainwave CreationsActivisionAtari ST, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Macintosh[proprietary engine]UninvitedICOM SimulationsMindscape, KemcoApple IIGS, Macintosh, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amiga, NES, MS-DOS, Windows, Windows MobileMacVentureAlphaSquareSquarePC-88, PC-98, Fujitsu FM-7, Sharp X1[proprietary engine]J.B. Harold Murder ClubRiverhillsoftRiverhillsoft, Micro Cabin, Broderbund, Hudson Soft, FonFunPC-98, MSX, TurboGrafx-CD, MS-DOS, Nintendo DS, iOS[proprietary engine]Space Quest: The Sarien EncounterSierra On-LineSierra On-LineMS-DOS, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari STAdventure Game Interpreter (AGI)King's Quest III: To Heir Is HumanSierra On-LineSierra On-LineMS-DOS, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari ST, Mac, Tandy Color Computer 3Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI)Dead ZoneSunsoftSunsoftFamicom Disk System[proprietary engine]Suishō no DragonSquareSquareFamicom Disk System[proprietary engine]La Abadía del Crimen (The Abbey of Crime)Opera SoftAmstrad CPC, MSX, PC, ZX Spectrum[unknown]The Faery Tale AdventureMicroIllusionsMicroIllusionsAmiga, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Genesis[proprietary engine]Mortville ManorLankhorLankhorAmiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Sinclair QL, MS-DOSMorteviellePolice Quest: In Pursuit of the Death AngelSierra On-LineSierra On-LineMS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple II, Apple IIGSAdventure Game Interpreter (AGI)JesusEnixEnixPC-88, FM-7, MSX2, X1, Famicom[proprietary engine]Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge LizardsSierra On-LineSierra On-LineMS-DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Apple IIGS, TRS-80, Windows, OS X, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, iOS, AndroidAdventure Game Interpreter (AGI)ShadowgateICOM SimulationsMindscape, KemcoApple IIGS, Atari ST, Amiga, CD-i, Game Boy Color, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo Entertainment System, Palm OS, MS-DOS, Pocket PC (ARM, MIPS), Mobile PhoneMacVentureManiac MansionLucasfilm GamesLucasfilm GamesCommodore 64, Apple II, IBM PC, Amiga, Atari ST, Nintendo Entertainment SystemSCUMMSpace Quest II: Vohaul's RevengeSierra On-LineSierra On-LineMS-DOS, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari STAdventure Game Interpreter (AGI)MéwiloCoktel VisionCoktel VisionMS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC[unknown]Captain BloodExxos (ERE Informatique)InfogramesAtari ST, Amiga, Apple IIGS, IBM PC, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Thomson TO7, MacintoshDéjà Vu II: Lost in Las VegasICOM SimulationsMindscapeApple IIGS, Macintosh; Atari ST, CD-i, Amiga, Game Boy Color, MS-DOS, Pocket PCMacVentureFamicom Detective Club: The Missing HeirNintendo R&D1, Tose (original); Mages (Switch)NintendoFamily Computer Disk System, Super Famicom, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo SwitchNintendo proprietary engineGold Rush!Sierra On-LineSierra On-LineMS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIGSAdventure Game Interpreter (AGI)Manhunter: New YorkEvrywareSierra On-LineMS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIGS, Tandy 1000Adventure Game Interpreter (AGI)NeuromancerInterplay ProductionsMediagenicAmiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, MS-DOSInterplay Productions proprietary engineRipple IslandSunsoftSunsoftFamicom, PlayStation, Mobile phone[unknown]Hoshi wo Sagashite...SegaSegaMaster SystemAlso known as Searching the Stars: The Story of MioSega proprietary engineKing's Quest IV: The Perils of RosellaSierra On-LineSierra On-LineMS-DOS, Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari STAdventure Game Interpreter (AGI) or Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places)Sierra On-LineSierra On-LineMS-DOS, Amiga, Atari STSierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)Zak McKracken and the Alien MindbendersLucasfilm GamesLucasfilm GamesAmiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, FM TownsSCUMMPolice Quest II: The VengeanceSierra On-LineSierra On-LineMS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, PC-98Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)SnatcherKonamiKonamiNEC PC-8801mkIISR, MSX2, PC Engine Super CD-ROM², Sega CD, PlayStation, SaturnIncomplete story in versions prior to 1992Konami proprietary engineAkiraTOSETaitoFamicomTOSE proprietary engineB.A.T.Computer's DreamUbisoftAmiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOSEmmanuelleCoktel VisionTomahawk, Coktel VisionMS-DOS, Amiga, Atari STFamicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands BehindNintendo R&D1, Tose (original); Mages (Switch)NintendoFamily Computer Disk System, Super Famicom, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo SwitchFuture WarsDelphine Software InternationalDelphine Software InternationalMS-DOS, Amiga, Atari STCinematique Evo1KULT: The Temple of Flying SaucersExxos, ERE informatiqueInfogrames, Data East Corporation (US)Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOSAlso known as Chamber of the Sci-Mutant PriestessKultLegend of DjelCoktel VisionTomahawk, Coktel VisionMS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST[unknown]Manhunter 2: San FranciscoEvrywareSierra On-LineMS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Mac OSAdventure Game Interpreter (AGI)Mean StreetsAccess SoftwareAccess SoftwareMS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64Part of the Tex Murphy series. First adventure game in 256 colors.Unknown (the flight sections use Echelon's game engine).Transylvania III: Vanquish the NightPolarwarePolarwareApple IIGS, MS-DOS[unknown]Space Quest III: The Pirates of PestulonSierra On-LineSierra On-LineMS-DOS, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari STSierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeLucasfilm GamesLucasfilm GamesMS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh, FM Towns, CDTVSCUMMIdol HakkendenNatsumeTowa ChikiFamicomNatsume proprietary engineThe Colonel's BequestSierra On-LineSierra On-LineAmiga, Atari ST, MS-DOSSierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a HeroSierra On-LineSierra On-LineMS-DOS, Amiga, Macintosh, PC-98, Atari STOriginally titled Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a HeroSierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)Codename: ICEMANSierra On-LineSierra On-LineMS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple MacintoshSierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating PectoralsSierra On-LineSierra On-LineMS-DOS, Amiga, Atari STSierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
1990s