The top 10 *freeware* adventure games of all time?

dooplex · Post by **dooplex** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:35 pm

What is your personal top 10 of freeware adventure games?

This is mine. I'll include URLs as well.

1.)
The Chzo Mythos
by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/games.htm
(technically 4 games, includes 7 Days a Stranger, 5 Days a Skeptic, Trilby's Notes and 6 Days a Sacrifice)

2.)
Adventures in the Galaxy of Fabulous Wonderment
by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/games.htm

3.)
Enclosure
by Femo Duo Entertainment
http://home.deds.nl/~femo/

4.)
Apprentice I (Deluxe)
by Herculean Effort
http://www.herculeaneffort.com/index.ph ... pprentice1

5.)
Missing
by RPGcreations
http://studioeres.com/games/missing

6.)
Apprentice II
by Herculean Effort
http://www.herculeaneffort.com/index.ph ... pprentice2

7.)
The White Chamber
by Studio Trophis
http://www.studiotrophis.com/site/proje ... itechamber

8.)
Cedric and the Revolution
by OrigamiHero.com
http://www.origamihero.com/games.php#3

9.)
Anna
by xii Games
http://xiigames.com/anna/

10.)
Maniac Mansion Deluxe
by LucasFan Games
http://www.lucasfangames.de/
http://www.bigbluecup.com/games.php?act ... ail&id=401

For the last one, it's such a pity that it is so incomplete/buggy, though it is completable.

I'll be happy to hear about your favourites and your thoughts, too. If you don't want to, you don't need to provide URLs (we all know how to use google).

LogicDeLuxe · Post by **LogicDeLuxe** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:16 pm

Are adventures which were formerly sold commercially allowed in this list? There are quite some which were officially released as freeware later.

dooplex · Post by **dooplex** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:18 pm

Of course, formerly commercial titles are allowed, too.

Nikioko · Post by **Nikioko** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:26 pm

Right now, I am missing Zak McKracken between time and space.

dooplex · Post by **dooplex** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:42 pm

I once tried "Zak McKracken - Between Time and Space". I didn't get it to work, it crashed right after the beginning and no solution helped. This problem persists with many different configurations... Also, as far as I know, there's no english translation yet.

It's a pity, as the game itself does look very good.

Post by **eriktorbjorn** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:58 pm

It's been too long since I played a freeware adventure game outside of ScummVM, but back then I quite liked Andrew Plotkin's Spider And Web. (It's a text adventure though, which may frighten some people off.)

Red_Breast · Post by **Red_Breast** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:34 pm

I've never tried the Zak game. I think I was put off by the size, not far off 2GB, and no English translation. Also I couldn't find any details about options like if it includes English subtitles.
In a top 10 freeware I think I'd include Broken Sword 2.5.
Even though it was a German release they said it had English subtitles and the game fits onto a CD. If I recall the download comes as a CD image. Besides that I can speak Dutch which I find helps with German.
This reminded me that the team had said they were going to make an English version. I just read a post on their site put up on the 14th March.

"After the release of the game, we haven't stopped working on it. In fact, we've prepared several additional language packages and the English voices are on their way. What is more, all of the characters already have their actors, just not all of them are fully recorded yet."
"Šarunas Ledas with the help of Dennis Keighron have chosen great voices, including very convincing ones for George (Stan Burdman) and Nico (Maggie Nolan)! We believe that all of you will love them, because not only are they very fitting, but also truly similar to the original voices of the main characters. So, keep waiting for the full English version, because it's not too long until it's out. In the meantime, you can listen to the dialogue of George and Nico, that has been accidentally recorded in Nico's answering machine."

If you go to the site those last 2 words from that post (answering machine) are a mp3 link.
http://www.brokensword25.com/

DrMcCoy · Post by **DrMcCoy** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:58 pm

eriktorbjorn wrote:It's been too long since I played a freeware adventure game outside of ScummVM, but back then I quite liked Andrew Plotkin's Spider And Web. (It's a text adventure though, which may frighten some people off.)

Speaking of which, one of my favourite freeware IF would be Blue Chairs.

dreammaster · Post by **dreammaster** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:02 pm

Another fairly good freeware adventure game is 'A Tale of Two Kingdoms'. http://www.crystalshard.net/atotk.php

The top 10 freeware adventure games of all time?

The top 10 freeware adventure games of all time?