Tex Murphy: Overseer is the adventure game of the 21st century. The client is drop-dead gorgeous. Her father is just plain dead - of an apparent suicide. She's certain he was murdered and is willing to do anything to prove it. Tex Murphy, the P.I., is willing to do almost anything to make rent. The investigation leads Tex into the heart of a dark secret. An elite team of specialists have created something unspeakable. Now each of them are marked for death, and so begins the reign of the Overseer...
According to its introduction, popol maya is “not just a game” but a belief system. Supposedly, its tenets are based on Maya mythology, though it flagrantly misinterprets everything about that culture save for a vaguely tropical setting. The game stumbles onto its own ideas instead, attempting to solve that universal question of how to find meaning in a disorderly, malevolent world.
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.
Popeye and the Quest for the Woolly Mammoth, is a game from Brilliant Digital Entertainment starring Popeye, for PC CD-ROM. Created via computer animation, it is a "Mutipath Movie", an interactive film where the viewer must choose Popeye's course of action by clicking onscreen icons at certain times.
Pilgrim is an adventure game set in the Middle Ages after the Crusades during the 13th century. It is the time of the Knights Templar, the Black Plague and the Inquisition when many were tortured and burned at the stake because of their religious beliefs.
An underappreciated gem by Infogrames, written by eminent author Paulo Coelho.
Based on the novel Obelisk by Dr. Judith Kaye Jones.
Explore the extraordinary realm of time travel as the riveting story line unfolds. Discover thrilling plot twists and astonishing scenarios in an exquisitely rendered setting throughout your quest. The quest will take you on an exhilarating adventure where clues and puzzles become your world.
Lego Island is a nonlinear game with a first-person perspective. The game features a series of missions including pizza delivery, jet ski racing, and putting the Brickster back in jail. It also features a variety of playable characters that each have unique abilities that can help the player throughout the game.
Welcome to a world of magic, mysterious traps and diabolical danger, graphical glory and fast, fiendish gameplay. Your desperate struggle against the forces of chaos will pit you against a relentless enemy onslaught; you'll need wits, cunning and expert swordsmanship to defeat the evil nemeses. Let's hope you don't pass out at the sight of blood.
Using unique Ellipsoid technology, Ecstatica 2 places you in a vast gaming world that'll keep you in its spell for a long, long time. With over 1,100 camera views, superbly animated characters and a huge array of magic weapons, this is an exceptional action adventure from one of the most creative teams around.