Well, ok then.

1.
Grim Fandango

2.
The Longest Journey

3.
Syberia 1

4.
Dreamfall

5.
Syberia 2

6.
Still Life

7.
Post Morten

8.
King's Quest 4

9.
Zork:Nemesis

10.
MI:2: LeChuck's Revenge.

and all the Gabriel Knight games as well as
Shivers 2: Harvest of Souls

/Karsten

Here are the 20 I would play again and again.

1. Myst series (5)
2. Uru
3. Uru Path of the Shell
4. Mysterious Journey - Schizm 1
5. Mysterious Journey - Schizm 2
6. A Quiet Weekend in Capri
7. Rhem 1
8. Riddle of the Sphinx
9. Omega Stone
10. Black Mirror
11. Egyptian Prophesy
12. Broken Sword - Sleeping Dragon
13. Longest Journey
14. Crystal Key
15. Aura
16. Amerzone
17. Murder on Orient Express
18. Sacred Rings
19. Syberia I and II
20. Sentinel

Last minute entry

Uru: Complete Chronicles
Grim Fandango
Myst
Riven
Myst III
Gabriel Knight II: The Beast Within
Gabriel Knight I: Sins of the Fathers
Gabriel Knight III
Syberia
Syberia II
Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie: Orient Express
Timelapse
Mysterious Journey I
Shivers II: Harvest of Souls
Longest Journey
Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
Nancy Drew: Secret of Shadow Ranch
Tunguska
Echo: Secrets of the Lost Canyon

Jeepers,
Please select which game in the Myst series you want. Only one game per count. Thanks.

Before I post final results, here is my cross genre list.

Longest Journey
Dreamfall
Riven
Sentinel
Dark Fall
Blackstone Chronicles
Syberia 2
The Neverhood
Zork GI
Secret Files Tunguska
Still Life
Isabelle
Shadow of Destiny
Ceremony of Innocence
Faust
Runaway 2
Broken Sword 3
Morpheus
Gabriel Knight 2
Byzantine

Who said 20 made it easier!!

Here tis, the results for this year.
Perhaps a few surprises. Not for the first game, as it continues to prove its staying power with 4 in a row. But I for one expected Dreamfall to be much higher. That\ though is the beauty of such a list; lots of things to discuss and ponder.
As always, two lists follow, one in numerical order, and one in alphabetical order. I have taken some liberties with names to try and get series together, and have retained those names in the numerical list so as not to confuse.
I have also tried to use full titles, and alternative tiles as well.
No doubt I have missed some and made some errors - mea culpa and apologies in advance.
Hopefully you will find something to play that you might not have thought to play otherwise - maybe even Isabelle!
Enjoy

70 Syberia
51 Longest Journey, The
47 Syberia 2
41 Black Mirror
35 Secret Files: Tunguska
33 Keepsake
32 Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within
28 Myst/RealMyst
28 Still Life
27 AmerZone: The Explorer’s Legacy
26 Dark Fall: The Journal
25 Grim Fandango
25 Scratches
25 Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript
24 Myst 2: Riven
22 Longest Journey 2: Dreamfall
21 Aura: Fate of the Ages
21 Barrow Hill
20 Atlantis 2: Beyond Atlantis
20 Moment of Silence
19 Myst 3: Exile
19 Nibiru
18 Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars/Circle of Blood
18 Sanitarium
17 Ankh: Reverse the Curse
17 Zork Grand Inquisitor
16 Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
16 Blackstone Chronicles
16 Riddle of the Sphinx: An Egyptian Adventure
16 Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
15 Aura 2: The Sacred Rings
15 Gabriel Knight 1: Sins of the Fathers
15 Myst: Uru Chronicles
15 Paradise
15 Return to Mysterious Island
15 Runaway: A Road Adventure
14 Black Dahlia
14 Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
13 Agatha Christe: Murder on the Orient Express
13 Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror
13 Monkey Island 3: Curse of Monkey Island
13 Obsidian
13 Post Mortem
12 Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon
12 Sentinel: Descendants in Time
12 Shivers
12 Timelapse
11 Myst 4: Revelation
11 Morpheus
10 Amber: Journeys Beyond
10 Destination: Treasure Island
10 Discworld Noir
10 Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern
10 Lighthouse: The Dark Being
10 Monkey Island 1: The Secret of Monkey Island
10 Monkey Island 2: Le Chuck’s Revenge
10 Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
9 Dark Fall 2: Lights Out
9 Mysterious Journey: Schizm
9 Mysterious Journey 2: Chameleon
9 Phantasmagoria
9 Tex Murphy: Pandora Directive
8 Broken Sword 4: The Angel of Death/Secrets of the Ark
8 Jack the Ripper
8 Last Half of Darkness: Shadows of the Servants
8 Rhem
8 Runway 2: The Dream of the Turtle
8 Simon the Sorcerer
8 Zork Nemesis
7 Alida: The Enigmatic Giant
7 Riddle of the Sphinx 2: The Omega Stone
7 Dracula: The Last Sanctuary
7 Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time
7 Kings Quest 6: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
7 Neverhood
7 Secrets of Atlantis
6 80 Days
6 Byzantine: The Betrayal
6 Delaware St John: Town With No Name
6 Discworld
6 Dracula Resurrection
6 Egypt 3: The Egyptian Prophecy/The Fate of Ramses
6 Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
6 Sherlock Holmes: Case of the Rose Tattoo
5 Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman’s Mine
5 Cameron Files: Loch Ness
5 Carol Reed: Time Stand Still
5 Delaware St John: Curse of Midnight Manor
5 Journey to the Centre of the Earth
5 Faust
5 Messenger/Louvre: The Final Curse
5 Rhem 2
5 Tex Murphy: Overseer
4 A Quiet Weekend in Capri
4 AGON: The Mysterious Codex
4 Arthurs Knights: Tales of Chivalry
4 Carol Reed: Remedy
4 Carol Reed: Hope Springs Eternal
4 Conspiracies
4 Crystal Key 2: The Far Realm/Evany
4 Day of the Tentacle
4 Dig, The
4 Discworld 2: Missing Presumed..?
4 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
4 Legend of Kyrandia 1: Fables and Fiends
4 Myst 5: End of Ages
4 Myst: Uru Live
4 Sherlock Holmes: Mystery of the Mummy
4 Sherlock Holmes: Case of the Silver Earing
4 Shivers 2: Harvest of Souls
4 Tony Tough and the Night of the Roasted Moths
4 Voyage/Journey to the Centre of the Moon
4 Watchmaker, The
3 7th Guest
3 Atlantis 3: The New World
3 Bad Mojo/Bad Mojo Redux
3 Blade Runner
3 Cameron Files: Pharoahs Curse
3 Kings Quest 7: The Princeless Bride
3 Last Half of Darkness 2: Beyond the Spirit’s Eye
3 Legend of Kyrandia 2: The Hand of Fate
3 Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
3 Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
3 Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh
3 Pilgrim: Faith as a Weapon
3 Riddle of Master Liu
3 Safecracker 2006
3 Shadow of Destiny/Shadow of Memories
3 Simon the Sorcerer 2: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe
3 Stupid Invaders
3 Temujin
3 Touche: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer
3 Zork: Return to Zork

2 3 Skulls of the Toltecs, 9: The Last Resort, 11th Hour, Ankh 2: Heart of Osiris, The Arrangement, Atlantis: The Lost Tales; Atlantis Evolution; Azreal’s Tear, Beyond Time; Ceremony of Innocence, Clue Chronicles: Fatal Illusion, The Crystal Key, The Crystal Skull, CSI: Miami, Daemonica, Feeble Files, Hitchcock: The Final Cut, Inherent Evil, Jazz and Faust, Kings Quest 4: The Perils of Rosella, The Last Express, The Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin, Loom, Missing: Since January/In Memoriam, Mystery of the Druids, Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower, Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand, Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch, Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock, Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness, Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy, Rama, Reah: Face the Unknown, Realms of the Haunting, Ring: Legend of the Niberlungen, Safecracker, Sam and Max: Season 1, Scavenger Hunter, Starship Titanic, Tears of Betrayal, Toonstruck, Ugly Prince Duckling

1 American Magee’s Alice, The Arrival, Callahans Crosstime Saloon, CSI, Curse: The Eye of Isis, The Dark Eye, Darkseed, Deathgate, Dragon Riders of Pern, Drowned God, Duckman, Dust: A Tale of the Wired West, Egypt 2: The Heliopolis Prophecy, Full Throttle, Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Phungoria, Grail Quest, Golden Gate, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit, Intrigue at Oakhaven Plantation, Isabelle, Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time, Legend of Lotus Spring, Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail, Lost in Time, Lunar Deep, Magicama, Martin Mystere: Operation Dorian Grey/Crime Stories, Master of Dimensions, Mummy: Tomb of the Pharoah, Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion, Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island, Nancy Drew: Danger by Design, Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek, Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy, Pandoras Box, Qin: Tomb of the Middle Kingdom, Rent a Hero, Ripper, Road to India: Between Hell and Nirvana, Salammbo: Battle for Carthage, Sam and Max: Culture Shock, Shady Brook, Sherlock Holmes: Case of the Serrated Scalpel, Space Bar, Titanic: Adventure out of Time, Torin’s Passage, Traitors Gate, Twinsun: Little Big Adventure, Twinsun’s Odyssey, Valhalla Classics

2 3 Skulls of the Toltecs
3 7th Guest
2 9: The Last Resort
2 11th Hour
6 80 Days
4 A Quiet Weekend in Capri
16 Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
13 Agatha Christe: Murder on the Orient Express
4 AGON: The Mysterious Codex
5 Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman’s Mine
7 Alida: The Enigmatic Giant
10 Amber: Journeys Beyond
1 American Magee’s Alice
27 AmerZone: The Explorer’s Legacy
17 Ankh: Reverse the Curse
2 Ankh 2: Heart of Osiris
2 Arrangement, The
1 Arrival, The
4 Arthurs Knights: Tales of Chivalry
2 Atlantis: The Lost Tales
20 Atlantis 2: Beyond Atlantis
3 Atlantis 3: The New World
2 Atlantis Evolution
21 Aura: Fate of the Ages
15 Aura 2: The Sacred Rings
2 Azreal’s Tear
3 Bad Mojo/Bad Mojo Redux
21 Barrow Hill
2 Beyond Time
14 Black Dahlia
41 Black Mirror
16 Blackstone Chronicles
3 Blade Runner
18 Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars/Circle of Blood
13 Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror
12 Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon
8 Broken Sword 4: The Angel of Death/Secrets of the Ark
6 Byzantine: The Betrayal
1 Callahans Crosstime Saloon
5 Cameron Files: Loch Ness
3 Cameron Files: Pharoahs Curse
4 Carol Reed: Remedy
4 Carol Reed: Hope Springs Eternal
5 Carol Reed: Time Stand Still
2 Ceremony of Innocence
2 Clue Chronicles: Fatal Illusion
4 Conspiracies
2 Crystal Key, The
4 Crystal Key 2: The Far Realm/Evany
2 Crystal Skull, The
1 CSI
2 CSI: Miami
1 Curse: The Eye of Isis
2 Daemonica
1 Dark Eye, The
26 Dark Fall: The Journal
9 Dark Fall 2: Lights Out
1 Darkseed
4 Day of the Tentacle
1 Deathgate
5 Delaware St John: Curse of Midnight Manor
6 Delaware St John: Town With No Name
10 Destination: Treasure Island
4 Dig, The
6 Discworld
4 Discworld 2: Missing Presumed..?
10 Discworld Noir
1 Dragon Riders of Pern
6 Dracula Resurrection
7 Dracula: The Last Sanctuary
1 Drowned God
1 Duckman
1 Dust: A Tale of the Wired West
10 Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern
1 Egypt 2: The Heliopolis Prophecy
6 Egypt 3: The Egyptian Prophecy/The Fate of Ramses
5 Faust
2 Feeble Files
1 Full Throttle
15 Gabriel Knight 1: Sins of the Fathers
32 Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within
14 Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
1 Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Phungoria
1 Grail Quest
1 Golden Gate
25 Grim Fandango
2 Hitchcock: The Final Cut
1 I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
4 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
1 Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit
2 Inherent Evil
1 Intrigue at Oakhaven Plantation
1 Isabelle
8 Jack the Ripper
2 Jazz and Faust
1 Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
7 Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time
5 Journey to the Centre of the Earth
33 Keepsake
2 Kings Quest 4: The Perils of Rosella
7 Kings Quest 6: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
3 Kings Quest 7: The Princeless Bride
2 Last Express, The
8 Last Half of Darkness: Shadows of the Servants
3 Last Half of Darkness 2: Beyond the Spirit’s Eye
4 Legend of Kyrandia 1: Fables and Fiends
3 Legend of Kyrandia 2: The Hand of Fate
1 Legend of Lotus Spring
2 Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin
1 Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail
10 Lighthouse: The Dark Being
51 Longest Journey, The
22 Longest Journey 2: Dreamfall
2 Loom
1 Lost in Time
1 Lunar Deep
1 Magicama
1 Martin Mystere: Operation Dorian Grey/Crime Stories
1 Master of Dimensions
5 Messenger/Louvre: The Final Curse
2 Missing: Since January/In Memoriam
10 Monkey Island 1: The Secret of Monkey Island
10 Monkey Island 2: Le Chuck’s Revenge
13 Monkey Island 3: Curse of Monkey Island
20 Moment of Silence
11 Morpheus
1 Mummy: Tomb of the Pharoah
28 Myst/RealMyst
24 Myst 2: Riven
19 Myst 3: Exile
11 Myst 4: Revelation
4 Myst 5: End of Ages
15 Myst: Uru Chronicles
4 Myst: Uru LIve
9 Mysterious Journey: Schizm
9 Mysterious Journey 2: Chameleon
2 Mystery of the Druids
3 Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
2 Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower
1 Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion
2 Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand
6 Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
1 Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island
2 Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch
3 Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
2 Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock
1 Nancy Drew: Danger by Design
1 Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek
2 Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
7 Neverhood
19 Nibiru
2 Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy
13 Obsidian
1 Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy
1 Pandoras Box
15 Paradise
9 Phantasmagoria
3 Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh
3 Pilgrim: Faith as a Weapon
13 Post Mortem
1 Qin: Tomb of the Middle Kingdom
2 Rama
2 Reah: Face the Unknown
2 Realms of the Haunting
1 Rent a Hero
15 Return to Mysterious Island
8 Rhem
5 Rhem 2
3 Riddle of Master Liu
16 Riddle of the Sphinx: An Egyptian Adventure
7 Riddle of the Sphinx 2: The Omega Stone
2 Ring: Legend of the Niberlungen
1 Ripper
1 Road to India: Between Hell and Nirvana
15 Runaway: A Road Adventure
8 Runway 2: The Dream of the Turtle
2 Safecracker
3 Safecracker 2006
1 Salammbo: Battle for Carthage
1 Sam and Max: Culture Shock
2 Sam and Max: Season 1
18 Sanitarium
2 Scavenger Hunter
25 Scratches
35 Secret Files: Tunguska
7 Secrets of Atlantis
25 Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript
12 Sentinel: Descendants in Time
3 Shadow of Destiny/Shadow of Memories
1 Shady Brook
6 Sherlock Holmes: Case of the Rose Tattoo
1 Sherlock Holmes: Case of the Serrated Scalpel
4 Sherlock Holmes: Case of the Silver Earing
4 Sherlock Holmes: Mystery of the Mummy
16 Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
12 Shivers
4 Shivers 2: Harvest of Souls
8 Simon the Sorcerer
3 Simon the Sorcerer 2: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe
1 Space Bar
2 Starship Titanic
28 Still Life
3 Stupid Invaders
70 Syberia
47 Syberia 2
2 Tears of Betrayal
3 Temujin
10 Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
9 Tex Murphy: Pandora Directive
5 Tex Murphy: Overseer
12 Timelapse
1 Titanic: Adventure out of Time
4 Tony Tough and the Night of the Roasted Moths
2 Toonstruck
1 Torin’s Passage
3 Touche: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer
1 Traitors Gate
1 Twinsun: Little Big Adventure
1 Twinsun’s Odyssey
2 Ugly Prince Duckling
1 Valhalla Classics
4 Voyage/Journey to the Centre of the Moon
4 Watchmaker, The
17 Zork Grand Inquisitor
8 Zork Nemesis
3 Zork: Return to Zork

Hi flotsam

I don't know how you keep doing this .... but thank you very much FOR doing it !!

Brilliant stuff as always

Cheers.

Mad

Great Job very well done this was the first time I voted there are a lot of games on there that I have not played,but are willing to give them a try!Thank You for your time and effort

Thank you, flotsam.
We really appreciate all the hard work you do.
GB is not the same without the Annual Games List.

I am surprised about the result too!

Thanks Flotsam I always look forward to The List to help populate My list!



I thought it said 23-Skull of the Toltecs

Wow! Printing it up now to ponder and remark upon at length.

Thanks Flotsam for all your efforts put into this, it looks like hard work!

Many, many thanks for your hard work on the list, flotsam!

Being as you mentioned Isabelle, I wanted to point out that this game can actually be ordered from the publisher's website; this is how I got my copy. Previously I had thought it was "rare" and difficult to find, but no. It took about two weeks for me to receive it after having placed my order.

ISABELLE

So, here's a heads up for anyone interested in playing it.

Thank you so much Flotsam - you truly are a gem! Great to see some new ones in the mix!

I don't see Loom on the list. I voted for it and I don't think I was the only one.

Uncle reg,

Just trying to find out what happened - did you by any chance edit your posting of the list of games?

Hi Uncle Reg,
Occassionally things get lost in the editing, so I will check my raw data and edit the list if need be.
Thanks for the heads up.
And way to go Marian

Ok fixed now

No, I did not edit my original post. I remember seeing somebody else vote for Loom, and flotsam posted this (I think before I posted my vote):



Oops, it got fixed while I was writing this. Thanks flotsam, good work.

Great job Flotsam:
A lot of work for you, but, very rewarding for us. We thank you so much.

Interesting list.

The two Syberias are among the first three games
As well as The Longest Journey

I'm happy to see that SF: Tunguska and Keepsake also are very high on the list.

This shows that boommers knows good adventure games when they see them. And I do correctly in assuming that Gamebommer's review of adventure games are worth listening to when I'm decding what adventuregames I'm going to buy...

Good to hear that Karsten - it was the whole reason I started the list way back when. Who better to judge adventure games than all of us!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!