HyperCard is a multimedia authoring tool created by Bill Atkinson and released by Apple Computer in 1987. It was incredibly popular, and it was used to create presentations, games, and even catalog physical media (and access it with a…
Swamp Witch was created by Jim Thompson in World Builder. He made the game for his kids, and they’re featured as the main characters. He actually created two versions: one where you play as his daughter and another with his son. The…
The aptly named The X-Files Game is a point-and-click FMV game developed by HyperBole Studios. It was released in 1998 for Macintosh and Windows, then for PlayStation the following year. It was directed by Greg Roach, based on a story by…
Shadowgate is a point-and-click adventure game developed by ICOM Simulations and released for Macintosh in 1987. It was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1989, one of many ports and remakes over the years. The game…
Enchanted Scepters is an early Macintosh game, programmed by William C. Appleton and published by Silicon Beach Software in 1984. It’s also the first English-language point-and-click adventure game. (There are a couple of Japanese games,…
Manhunter 2: San Francisco was developed by Evryware and published by Sierra On-Line in 1989 for MS-DOS, Macintosh, Amiga, and Atari ST. Manhunter was created by three siblings, Dave Murry, Barry Murry, and Dee Dee Murry. Manhunter 2 was…
Colossal Cave Adventure, often just called Adventure, is generally considered the first adventure game. (Wikipedia puts it as the first “well-known” adventure game. Firsts are always a bit complicated.) It’s also the reason we call them…
Uninvited is a horror-themed adventure game developed by ICOM Simulations and released on 1986 for Macintosh. It was part of the MacVenture series, some of the earliest point-and-click adventure games. They include some novel game…