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Posted December 03, 2022
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1Byte2Bits: Here are some of my favorite adventure games that are not sold anywhere digitally today.

(1986) The Black Cauldron
(1988) Manhunter: New York
(1989) Manhunter 2: San Francisco
(1992) Dune
(1992) Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch
(1992) The Adventures Of Maddog Williams In The Dungeons Of Duridian
(1993) Veil Of Darkness
(1994) Igor: Objective Uikokahonia
(1994) Return To Ringworld
(1995) Discworld
(1995) Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity
(1995) Touche: The Adventures Of The Fifth Musketeer
(1996) Alien Incident
(1996) Discworld II: Mortality Bytes
(1996) Fable
(1996) Kingdom O' Magic
(1996) Orion Burger
(1997) The City Of Lost Children
(1998) Black Dahlia
(1998) Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy
(1999) Discworld Noir
(2002) Shadow Of Destiny

Most of them are only available as 2nd hand physical copies on eBay/Amazon/etc, but up to you if those prices are worth it. For some of them maybe the console ports/versions might be cheaper - who knows.

I would appreciate anyone that would sign the GOG wishlists for any of these games - I would love to see them sold DRM-free here.
This the first time for me to hear about many of these, thanks! A quick search on youtube revealed some very interesting games already. I'll put a vote for any I am intrigued by as I keep going through them.

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Ice_Mage: Prince of Persia (1989)
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and The Flame (1993)
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PixelBoy: And Prince of Persia 3D (1999).

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1Byte2Bits: Here are some of my favorite adventure games that are not sold anywhere digitally today.

I would appreciate anyone that would sign the GOG wishlists for any of these games - I would love to see them sold DRM-free here.
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PixelBoy: Man, that's a good list!

Far from complete, obviously, but every game I was about to mention so far, is on your list.

There are a lot of adventure games which are unavailable due to licensing issues.
Two Beavis & Butthead games, The X-Files adventure game, the largely forgotten Batman Returns point-and-click game, and so on.

Anyway, to the OP, are you familiar with Pagoda (Puzzle and Adventure
Game Online DAtabase)?

https://www.pagodagamedatabase.com

It's a great source, obviously incomplete in many ways, but you can check for certain years and find games you have probably never heard of.
I played the X-files game on PSX, I wonder if that's the same one. I figure a lot of games suffer because of licensing issues. Never heard of Batman Returns before, so I guess it IS largely forgotten. XD

I wasn't aware of the site, thanks for the link. I figured relying on GOG users for good games would be faster and yield better results than scouting websites, but those are interesting to visit anyway, there is always something to find.

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PixelBoy: Anyway, to the OP, are you familiar with Pagoda (Puzzle and Adventure
Game Online DAtabase)?
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1Byte2Bits: Nice website! I was not aware of it. Going to do some digging soon, thanks!

By the way, great thread, OP!
Can't wait to find out about interesting titles that I've never played over the years.
I thought it could be interesting for many, although I brought it up mainly for selfish reasons. XD

I figure anyone with an interest in gaming ends up thinking about this, sooner or later. I have been pleasantly surprised by old games many times, so I am always open to hear about more games which are currently hard to acquire.
Posted December 03, 2022
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CarChris: If you're looking for an adventure, then I propose you Tale of a Hero.
I tried to look for this, but I only seem able to find german playthroughs of it on youtube, is that the one?
Posted December 03, 2022
Myabandonware is a real mine of those games, including knowledge, screenshots, and reviews. Always check the installer from anywhere.
Posted December 03, 2022
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CarChris: If you're looking for an adventure, then I propose you Tale of a Hero.
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mdqp: I tried to look for this, but I only seem able to find german playthroughs of it on youtube, is that the one?
I played it this year from myabandoware. I just searched it and it's still there (2008). I don't think it's proper to post a link to it.
Posted December 03, 2022
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osm: The Last Express*
Interstate'76
Both of those are available here.
Post edited December 03, 2022 by DoomSooth
Posted December 03, 2022
The Dark Eye (1995)
Ace Ventura (1996)
Duckman: The Graphic Adventures of a Private Dick aka The Legend of the Fall (1997)
Posted December 03, 2022
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AB2012: Really there are thousands of "out of license" games not sold anywhere. Mobygames lists 7,985 DOS + 1,720 Win 3.x + 70,363 Win 32-64 games in total, or nearly 80,000 PC games ever made. For point & click games specifically, the ScummVM Wiki actually lists far more than the usual "compatibility page" on the main site (click on Supported & Unsupported games on the left sidebar) is probably a good start.
There's also this site: https://delistedgames.com/
Posted December 03, 2022
Drakan: Order of the Flame
Unreal Tournament 2003
Worms 3D
LOTR: The Battle for Middle Earth 1 and 2
LOTR: The Return of the King
and in general, LOTR games made by EA.
Post edited December 03, 2022 by idbeholdME
Posted December 03, 2022
Heart of Darkness

[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Darkness_(video_game]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Darkness_(video_game[/url])
Post edited December 03, 2022 by PaterAlf
Posted December 03, 2022
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PaterAlf: Heart of Darkness
Oh, yes, Heart of Darkness (1998), definitely!

And also (Captain) Claw (1997).
Post edited December 03, 2022 by Leroux
Posted December 03, 2022
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mdqp: Oh, wow! I didn't know the original Prince of Persia games aren't sold anywhere, that's kind of shocking.
If I'm not mistaken, at some point the original was supposed to be included with the upcoming Sands of Time Remake. That game however was stuck in development hell. In the end, Ubisoft scrapped the whole thing and began from scratch with a different studio. So now it has no release date and there's no mention of the original Prince of Persia in what's left of the game description.
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PixelBoy: And Prince of Persia 3D (1999).
I know it's not sold anywhere, but OP said good or interesting games.
Posted December 03, 2022
Good post and many great responses with places for digging around, thanks to the OP and everyone sharing ideas and resources!
Posted December 03, 2022
Action
No One Lives Forever 1 & 2

Adventure
Black Sect
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
Companions of Xanth
Dune (adventure/strategy hybrid)
Fable (1996 game)
James Clavell's Shogun (Infocom text adventure)
Neuromancer
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans

RPGs
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed
Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye
Dungeon Master
Dungeon Master 2: The Legend of Skullkeep
Hard Nova
The Magic Candle 1-3
Veil of Darkness (hyrbid RPG/Adventure)
Wizardry 1-5

Simulation
DragonStrike
The Sims
Uncharted Waters

Strategy
Dune 2
Dune 2000
King's Bounty (1990 New World Computing game)
Posted December 03, 2022
The Last Remnant (2009)

This SquareEnix jrpg was delisted on Steam a couple years ago and cannot be bought anywhere any longer. It was supposedly due to a remaster in UT4 that came out for PS4 and the Switch, yet no news about a PC port. Ridiculous and kinda scummy. Really enjoyable and often overlooked jrpg.
Posted December 03, 2022
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CarChris: I played it this year from myabandoware. I just searched it and it's still there (2008). I don't think it's proper to post a link to it.
Thanks for letting me know. Yeah, a link probably wouldn't be proper, given the nature of the beast.
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