Atmospheric and absorbing, but nevertheless a game with puzzles to solve. A piece of Interactive Fiction written by Michael Gentry.
"A super saga of 23rd century satellite warfare!" A Super Nintendo horizontal shoot 'em up developed and published by Jaleco.
Aquaria is a 2D underwater Metroidvania game, in which players explore the underwater world of Aquaria while exploring the history of the world and the protagon...
Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of the Spooky Manor is a hidden object game for the Wii, PC, and iPad.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is the first of the "Stories" series where you play in Liberty City as Toni Cipriani. It was originally released exclusiv...
A work of interactive fiction from Infocom, their final game released before being purchased by Activision.
Play as Headdy to save the toys of North Town from the clutches of King Dark Demon in this 2D platformer.
Duke returns to his roots in this contemporary 3D side-scroller originally released in 2002.
The follow-up to Vice City takes the Grand Theft Auto series' free-roaming violence into 1992 and the fictional state of San Andreas as several criminal gangs w...
Dragon Quest V is a turn-based RPG released in 1992 and is the fifth installment in the popular Dragon Quest series. It is also the second entry in the Zenithia...
The Regular Army faces a new threat in the fifth sequential entry in the Metal Slug series.
Pursue a terrorist army throughout Vietnam to rescue a kidnapped super-scientist in this Cabal-style shooter for the Neo Geo. One of the four launch titles for ...
Tales of the Sword Coast is the official expansion pack to Baldur's Gate. It includes several new quests, enemies, and spells.
A student at G.U.E. Tech, you have braved a snowstorm to make it to the Computer Center. Trapped late at night you become aware that you are not alone.
The ninth installment of the King of Fighters series and the second "Dream Match" entry, removing the "Striker" system entirely for traditional 3-on-3 matches.
Squigs was a classic puzzle game for Amiga. In 2011 it was re-released for mobile devices.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations is the third entry in Capcom's courtroom adventure series. Uncover the shocking past of Phoenix Wright an...
Puzzle Pirates is a pirate themed MMO where puzzle mechanics are used to perform actions in the game world.
A work of interactive fiction from Infocom, putting a racy spin on 1930s sci-fi tropes.
A seminal accomplishment in Interactive Fiction, Trinity scripts a mesmerizing adventure as you travel through space and time, solving puzzles in an attempt to ...
A comedic parody of RPG games, The Bard's Tale picks on the original Bard's Tale and Baldur's Gate considerably. The ragamuffin Bard was voiced by veteran acto...
When Dr. Light receives a threat from another rogue scientist, it's up to Mega Man (now with the ability to charge his shots into powerful blasts) to put a stop...
Final Fantasy was the first entry in the now widely recognized Final Fantasy franchise, originally developed on the NES by Square (now Square-Enix).
When Sam can't sleep because of the his terrible fear of Darkness he dons his Pajama Sam costume and ventures forth to vanquish Darkness!
Sherlock Holmes comes across his strangest case yet, when a kidnapping leads him to bloody rituals and cultists set upon reawakening Cthulhu.
Everyone's a Wally is a game by Mikro-Gen where the main objective is to get into the bank and withdraw money via solving a series of linked puzzles and collect...
An action adventure RPG by developer BioWare which transports the player into a mystical and oriental setting based on ancient China where they must confront al...
A fighting game from 1987 that was released on various computer platforms.
Titan Quest is an Action-RPG set in ancient Greece, Egypt, and Asia filled with creatures and characters from both history and myth. The gameplay is heavily re...
In Gobliiins, you solve puzzles using the unique abilities of three small goblins.
The Shadow and The Flame is the sequel to Jordan Mechner's classic platform game, featuring many new locations filled with traps and other dangers.
The Longest Journey puts the player in the shoes of 18-year old April Ryan as you face various challenges to find the Guardian and restore Balance between the t...
Zidane Tribal and his troupe attempt to abduct Princess Garnet of Alexandria in this throwback to the classics of the series.
With the Jedi nearly extinct, the galaxy is on the verge of falling into complete anarchy. As an exiled Jedi Knight regaining the Force, you must choose your pa...
A JRPG from SquareSoft, originally released for the Super Famicom in late 1993. The second game in the series, it introduced several features that were not used...
A high-octane taxicab driving game for arcades. Instead of racing other opponents, the cabbies must race the clock and dodge traffic to deliver their patrons to...
A work of Interactive Fiction, written and implemented by Emily Short. It was placed (joint) 41st on the IFDB list 'Interactive Fiction Top 50 of All Time (2015...
Take control of the lovable but silent protagonist Crono in this time-spanning collaborative effort from Squaresoft's "Dream Team." Chrono Trigger follows the e...
All aboard! Travel from coast to coast and visit all the stops on the exciting train adventure Ticket to Ride™. Plan your routes and connect your cities acros...
The spiritual successor to the original Mega Man series of platformers, Mega Man X features a more technologically advanced hero and a darker storyline (set a c...
Akalabeth is an early fantasy roleplaying game with wire frame graphics and both first-person and top-down views. It was developed by Richard Garriot (a.k.a. Lo...
Freddi Fish and and his friend Luther search for the missing conch shell.
A sci-fi based shoot'em'up in which you pilot the spaceship X52-Arklight and fight back a host of alien hostiles who have invaded the outer territories of our s...
As a nameless karateka, infiltrate the fortress of the vile warlord Akuma to rescue your beloved Princess Mariko in this 1984 side-scrolling martial arts action...
Bioware's epic RPG lets players choose between a noble paladin, a sly rogue, or a powerful mage on a quest to erradicate a plague that's afflicting Neverwinter ...
Take the role of a hectic waitress as she has to seat customers, pass out menus, take orders, and serve food to hungry customers.
Prison Tycoon lets you run your own prison, controlling the buildings, inmates, and more.
A point and click adventure game aimed at kids starring Putt-Putt.
A 2D platformer by Microïds for the Amiga and Atari ST, ported to iOS and iPad in 2009 by DotEmu.
1942 is a vertical shooter set in an exaggerated World War 2 universe. It went on to be one of Capcom's very first hits.
LeChuck's Revenge continues the adventures of Guybrush Threepwood, mighty pirate, in his quest to find the grand treasure of Big Whoop, which inadvertently lead...
According to the website where it is located, Sumotori Dreams is: A little but very serious ragdoll game in small size. This is the game where beginners can be...
The fifth installment in SNK's tag-team fighting game series, bringing together most characters from the series' history in a non-canonical "Dream Match".
Take hold of your destiny as you journey across mysterious lands, encounter many magical creatures and meet many memorable characters in a large fantasy world.
The final game in the Fatal Fury franchise, Garou is set ten years after the death of Geese Howard, and features eleven brand new characters for the player to t...
The first remake of the hit 1993 puzzle-adventure game Myst, featuring a new real-time 3D engine that allowed players to free-roam around a dynamic environment,...
All of the competitors of the previous World Heroes tournaments come together for one final time-traveling contest to determine who is the strongest warrior in ...
This family friendly game combines Lego Star Wars, and Lego Star Wars: The Original Trilogy, into one adventure spanning the entire Star Wars universe.
A sprawling platformer for the the Genesis/Mega Drive notable for power-ups that change the player character's abilities and appearance.
From designer Ron Gilbert (creator of the "Monkey Island" adventure games), Putt-Putt joins the Parade was but one of the many adventure games made directly for...
Summer Games is a sports simulation game that includes various events from the Summer Olympics games.
Hearing your father has taken ill, you rush to his aid in this 17th century island romance tale.
Hide & Secret: Treasure of the Ages is a hidden object game.
The story of Lenneth, a Valkyrie charged with recruiting the souls of the fallen to fight in Ragnarok.
A top-down shooter where the goal is for players to defend themselves from waves upon waves of enemies, using an assortment of increasingly powerful weapons.
A piece of Interactive Fiction written by Nick Montfort. Is on the list Interactive Fiction Top 50 of all time (2015 edition).
An isometric action-adventure dystopia from the creator of Alone in the Dark.
Fantasy game released by Infocom in 1984.
Fighting Fantasy: The Forest of Doom
This point-and-click adventure game follows Simon, an unwilling teenage hero on his quest to save the wizard Calypso.
In the eighth numbered Final Fantasy title, Squall and his band of mercenaries fight to save their world from conquest and destruction. It introduced several ne...
The sequel to Pinball Dreams, this pinball game offers four different tables with four unique themes.
A difficult action-platformer starring the brave knight Arthur on a quest to rescue captured souls from the evil hordes of the Demon Realm. Ghouls 'N Ghosts is ...
A work of interactive fiction from Infocom, the first in the "Tales of Adventure" series.
The sequel to Namco's earlier fighting game Soul Edge, continuing the story of the cursed blade "Soul Edge" (now corrupting the noble knight Siegfried into the ...
A single-screen action game with puzzle elements and the sequel to the platformer Creatures. Clyde Radcliffe has now to save his kidnapped children and friedns ...
The spiritual successor to the 1992 full-motion video game Night Trap, putting players in remote control of an apartment complex's security system as they prote...
The first in the Sven series, this game stars a little black sheep named Sven who must have sex with as many sheep as possible within the time limit.
Point-and-click browser game where you try to prevent a collision course with your home world.
A fighting game set in Sengoku-era Japan, and the last fighting game by ADK.
The seventh numbered entry in the Final Fantasy franchise brings the series into 3D with a landmark title that set new industry standards for cinematic storytel...
Racing game made by Load Inc released in 2006. Competitive race modes and various mini-games take place in real world and fantasy environments.
Road Avenger is an interactive action movie game, telling the story of an ex-cop avenging the murder of his wife with his highly modified car. Essentially a ve...
A LucasArts adventure game that follows skeletal travel agent Manny Calavera's four-year journey across the Land of the Dead in a film-noir-inspired tale of lov...
The second game in the Ace Attorney franchise, you reprise your role as Phoenix Wright and take on new cases meeting characters new and old.
A visual novel game released in 2002 that focuses on a group of people who are trapped in an undersea theme park. Mysterious happenings are abound and time is r...
West of House. You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.
A sci-fi side-scrolling shoot-'em-up by SNK, drawing heavy inspiration fron the R-Type series with its use of a large satellite component guarding the ship.
A 2D side-scrolling shooter, and an arcade classic! Travel across space, power-up the companion orb, and bring down some of the toughest alien bosses in gaming.
Pac-Man enters the lucrative world of falling block puzzles.
A crazy adventure game about a goblin called Blount who is madly in love with the princess of the kingdom.
The evil Dr. Wily is back with eight new menacing creations, and it's up to Mega Man to foil his new plans for world domination! Known for bootstrapping the lon...
Struggling novelist and bookstore owner Gabriel Knight becomes wrapped up in a murder mystery involving a secret voodoo cult and an ancient blood rite.
Alter ego is a video game and a simulation type video game. Developed by Peter J. Favaro for the Commodore 64, Apple II, DOS and Mac OS, it was released in 1986...