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1987 PC

A classic point-and-click adventure where you explore a cursed castle as the chosen hero, solving tough inventory puzzles and surviving countless deadly traps to stop the Warlock Lord.

What defines Shadowgate:

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Fantasy setting
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

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Uninvited

90 %

1986 PC 2.99 € 👍 84 % Very positive, 73 reviews on Steam

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Fantasy setting

A classic 1980s horror adventure in which you explore a haunted mansion to rescue a family member, solving tricky puzzles while deadly dangers lurk around every corner. The tone is eerie with a streak of dark humor.

Dragonsphere

Puzzles and brain teasers

A classic 1994 point-and-click fantasy adventure in which you play a newly crowned king trying to stop the sorcerer Sanwe. The focus is on inventory and puzzle solving in a storybook-style world.

King's Quest III: To Heir is Human

Puzzles and brain teasers

As the enslaved boy Gwydion, you secretly learn magic under the watchful eye of the evil wizard Manannan, solving puzzles and escaping to uncover your identity as the lost prince of Daventry. A classic Sierra adventure with time pressure and unforgiving puzzles.

Zork

Puzzles and brain teasers

A landmark text adventure in which you type commands to explore an underground fantasy realm full of puzzles, treasure and dry wit, with no graphics at all.

Lure of the Temptress

Pure single-player experience

A classic point-and-click adventure from Revolution Software in which you play Diermot and free a medieval town from a wicked sorceress. Its Virtual Theatre system gives NPCs their own routines and makes the world feel alive.

King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!

Puzzles and brain teasers

A classic point-and-click adventure in which King Graham travels through a fairy-tale land to rescue his abducted family. Tricky inventory puzzles and sudden deadly pitfalls define the experience.

King's Quest: Quest for the Crown

Puzzles and brain teasers

A genre-defining classic that helped establish the graphical adventure: as Sir Graham you roam a fairy-tale kingdom, gather items and solve puzzles to recover three lost treasures. The world is full of traps and sudden deaths, which rewards experimentation.

Alundra

Dark, serious atmosphere

A Zelda-style 2D action adventure in which you play the dreamwalker Alundra, entering villagers' nightmares. Tough dungeon puzzles and a surprisingly dark story set it apart.

Only If

Dark, serious atmosphere

A surreal first-person puzzle adventure in which you wake up as Anthony after a night of heavy partying in an unfamiliar, eerie mansion and must escape while a menacing radio voice obstructs you. The puzzles are deliberately unconventional and unpredictable.

The Witch's House

Dark, serious atmosphere

A short pixel-art horror game in the RPG Maker style: a girl explores a witch's house full of puzzles, deadly traps and sudden scares. Behind the cute look hides a dark, disturbing story with multiple endings.

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