As Hamlet, your task is to kill the murderer but to prevent the deaths of innocents. That provides an interesting take on original play giving the ability to change the course of events and save some important characters. That includes actually killing rats instead of Polonius and saving Ophelia from madness and ultimate death.
A Christian text adventure game.
The player plods along through environments as varied as the Wayside Chapel, an Angel Barracks, the Blackclaw Forest, and the redundant Catacomb Caves, sporadically taking in deeper wisdom from angelic mentors on side-branches or applying that wisdom against demonic tormentors encountered on the main path. When exploring destinations numerous nuanced navigational options are offered (cardinal directions vs. the standard "Continue on"), but generally only one or two are valid, making this game, narratively, akin to a fixed-rail shooter... only with praying in place of shooting
Masters of Sound is a freeware point and click adventure that was released by Jospin Le Woltaire in 2004. It is somehow similar to Loom since the player has sonoric abilities that influences the games world with a tune.
A text adventure by Jyym and Robin Pearson set in the Vietnam War. The player is an escaped American POW lost somewhere in the dense jungle and his only chance for survival is to reach Saigon.
In the days of the Lion spawned of Devil's Brood, the Hooded Man shall come to the forest. There he will meet Herne the Hunter. The powers of Light and Darkness shall be strong within him. And the guilty shall tremble.
In this intense, story driven adventure, play the role of Adrian Blake and travel into the past, to the city of Pompeii, 79 A.D. In a world rich with characters and the flavor of a long forgotten era, journey along with Adrian and experience a life, long buried in history. Solve many puzzles and challenges while avoiding dangerous foes. Complete numerous side quests to accomplish your purpose. Immerse yourself in the beauty and the tragedy of a society rich with culture and ritual. Go back in time, before it’s too late…
You play as reporter for a big city newspaper. Recently, a rival reporter was found stabbed to death in a phone booth. Your job is to travel around the city following suspects, listening in on conversations, and even searching in their homes when they're away. Based on an Agatha Christie novella.