And so it begins
For those in the know, you can skip to the rules – there is a new and very important one this year. For everyone else, here is a reminder of what this thread is about.
Imagine someone asked you "I want to play adventure games, can you recommend 20 games to play". The purpose of this thread is to provide the answer.
It isn't meant to be a list of the 20 best games of all time. It isn't meant to be Adventure Game 101. It might end up being both those things, but first and foremost it is a list of games that you would recommend to someone else to play.
For that reason, you might not include something that is notoriously difficult to get to run, or which has clunky graphics by today's standard, or has no sound apart from a tinny midi soundtrack. You might not recommend a game that you found awesomely wonderful on the basis that no one else has your particularly strange sense of appreciation (see eg Isabelle, the most awesomest game ever ). You might not recommend every Myst clone you have ever played because even though they are your passion, a whole list of them might be just a little dull.
Or you might - many players have old game rigs and there are numerous programmes that help get old games to run on new machines, who said you need flashy graphics to tell a good story, and perhaps elaborate soundtracks simply cover up the flaws in a bad script. There might be someone out there just like you who doesn't know about your awesome game (see eg Isabelle), and perhaps too many Myst games is actually never enough.
The point is its up to you - if you think a game you have played is worth recommending to someone else to play, you can put it on your list.
So long of course as its an adventure game. And we all know what they are. Bioshock isn't one, however beautifully scripted you think it might be, but Myst is (so is Isabelle). Somewhere in between is a grey area which doesn't matter between friends, which we all are.
There are some rules though:

1. Games in our Hall of Fame are ineligible and votes for them will not be counted. Those games are:

Amerzone
Black Mirror
Dark Fall: The Journal
Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within
Grim Fandango
Longest Journey
Myst
Riven
Sanitarium
Syberia
Syberia 2
Timelapse
Zork Nemesis
Zork Grand Inqusitor

(to explain, we recently “retired” a number of games to our Hall of Fame. This was on the basis that they always did well, and we no longer needed to list them to know they were worth playing. It was either that, or continue to expand the number of choices to allow for the ever growing pool of adventure games.
This means you can spread your choices more widely, and we will list the Hall of Fame games alongside this years results when finished).

2. You can recommend a maximum of 20 games. You can choose to recommend less.
3. You cannot recommend a series. If you want to recommend all the Tex Murphy games, that will take 5 seperate recommendations, one for each game.
4. The following episodic adventures will be counted as one game - Sam & Max Season 1, Sam & Max Season 2, Wallace & Grommit, Strong Bad, Casebook, AGON, Tales of Monkey Island, Enter the Story.
5. Uru and its add ons will be counted as one game.
6. BadMojo and the Redux version are one game.
7. Directors cuts and Special Releases (eg Tales of Monkey Island) will be counted as the same game.
8. Adventure games only please (Dark Side games and Casual games get their own lists).

If at all possible, please list in alphabetical order - it makes counting so much easier. In doing so, ignore "the" (so The Lost Crown would be under "L" for Lost)

The thread stays open for about 3 weeks, and I will post updates as we go. Also, avoid editiing your lists after posting because Chief and I count as we go, and may miss a change.
So, batter up!

Thanks, flotsam.

Let's go - GameBoomers - let's have your list!

Here is my list in alphabetical order:


1-Broken Sword 3: Sleeping Dragon

2-Dark Fall-Lights Out

3-Dark Fall-Lost Souls

4-Dreamfall-Longest Journey

5-Journey to the Center of the Earth

6-Keepsake

7-Lost Crown

8-Machinarium

9-Myst 3 Exile

10-Nibiru

11-Rhiannon

12-Schizm-Mysterious Journey

13-Scratches

14-Sentinels Descendants in Time

15-Sherlock Holmes VS Arsene Lupin

16-Sherlock Holmes VS Jack the Ripper

17-Still Life

18-Still Life 2

19-Uru

20-Yoomurjak's Ring



Thanks flotsam.

Chief

It's list time!

Here is mine. I still had to eliminate some "finalists." :

1. Culpa Innata

2. Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

3. Gabriel Knight 1: The Sins of the Fathers

4. Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned

5. Journey to the Center of the Earth

6. King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow

7. King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride

8. Lost Crown, The

9. Moment of Silence, The

10. Murder in the Abbey

11. Overclocked

12. Paradise

13. Rhodan: Myth of the Illochim

14. Runaway: A Road Adventure

15. Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle

16. Runaway 3: A Twist of Fate

17. Sinking Island

18. So Blonde

19. Still Life

20. Whispered World, The


flotsam!

Agatha Christie : Evil Under The Sun
Art of Murder II : Hunt for the Puppeteer
Black Circle [Carol Reed]
**Black Mirror II
Chronicles of Mystery : Scorpio Ritual
Drawn : The Painted Tower
Lost Crown Ghost Hunting Adventure
Post Mortem
Return to Mysterious Island
Scratches
Secret Files 2 : Puritas Cordis
Secrets of Da Vinci
Sherlock Holmes : The Awakened

Thank you for taking this on again, flotsam

**EDIT :
I forgot to include the Black Mirror games. So I've emailed you , flotsam, to see if you will accept them as late entries
**EDIT 2 :
Thanks for replying, flotsam. I've added the Black Mirror game that's allowed

- 3 Skulls of the Toltecs
- Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble, The (aka Woodruff and the Schnibble of Azimuth)
- Black Mirror 2
- Broken Sword 1: The Shadow of the Templars
- Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror
- Feeble Files, The
- Gabriel Knight 1
- Paradise
- Rhodan: Myth of the Illochim
- Runaway: A Road Adventure
- Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (Remastered)
- So Blonde
- Whispered World, The

Alida
Amber Journey Beyond
Beyond Atlantis
Black Dahlia
Faust Seven Games of the Soul
Gabriel Knight Blood of the Sacred
Machinarium
Morpheus
Myst Exile
Neverhood
Obsidian
Outcry
Riddle of the Sphinx
Reah
Rhem
Shivers
Shivers 2 Harvest of the Souls
Schizm
Tex Murphy Pandora Directive
Uru Live

80 Days
Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
Black Circle: A Carol Reed Mystery
Black Mirror II
Culpa Innata
Dracula: Origin
Dracula: Resurrection
Dreamfall
Last Half of Darkness: Tomb of Zojir
Moment of Silence
Return to Mysterious Island
Safecracker 2006
Scratches
Secret Files: Tunguska
Secrets of Da Vinci
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
Sherlock Holmes: Case of the Silver Earring
Sherlock Holmes vs Arsene Lupin (aka Nemesis)
Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper
Still Life

Atlantis: The Lost tales
Broken Sword 1: The Shadow of the Templars
Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror
Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon
Broken Sword 4: The Angel of Death
Crystal Key 2, The
Egyptian Prophesy, The
Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Fungoria
Jack Keane
Keepsake
Moment of Silence, The
Nightlong
Overclocked
Paradise
Phastasmagoria
Runaway: A Road Adventure
Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
Still Life
The Ugly Prince Duckling

Ankh 1 Reverse the Curse
Broken Sword 1 Circle of Blood
Broken Sword 2 Smoking Mirror
Discworld 1
Discworld 2 Mortality Bytes
Dreamfall The Longest Journey
Fable
Gilbert Goodmate
Legend of Kyrandia 1 Fables and Fiends
Maniac Mansion Day of the Tentacle
Monkey Island 1 The Secret of Monkey Island
Monkey Island 2 LeChuck's Revenge
Monkey Island 3 The Curse of Monkey Island
Runaway 1 A Road Adventure
Secret Files 1 Tunguska
Simon the Sorcerer 1
Simon the Sorcerer 2 The lion, the wizard, and the wardrobe.
The Dig
Tony Tough 1 Night of the Roasted Moths
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.

Alida
Aura: Fate of Ages
Blackstone Chronicles (John Saul's)
Byzantine The Betrayal
Myst III Exile
Mysterious Journey II
A Quiet Weekend in Capri
Rhem
Schizm: Mysterious Journey
Sentinel: Descendants in Time

Obviously, I need to play more games.

Aura: Fate of Ages
Day of the Tentacle
Dracula Origin
Faust: Seven Games of the Soul
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
Loom
The Lost Crown
Moment of Silence
Morpheus
Myst III: Exile
Obsidian
Return to Mysterious Island
Riddle of the Sphinx
Schizm 2 (Mysterious Journey 2)
Secret of Monkey Island
Sentinel: Descendants in Time (aka Realms of Illusion)
Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper
Shivers
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
Uru

Thanks for doing this Flotsam

My list hasn't changed much from last year

Black Dahlia
Blackstone Chronicles
Dark Side of the Moon
Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within
Lighthouse: The Dark Being
Lost Crown, The
Myst IV: Revelation
Myst III: Exile
Myst V: End of Ages
Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh
Phantasmagoria: Prey its only a Nightmare
Rhem
Rhem 2
Rhem 3
Riddle of the Sphinx
Riven
Sherlock Holmes vs Arsene Lupin
Shivers
Syberia 1 + 2
Zork: Nemesis

Hi, flotsam!

Here's my list:

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father
Gabriel Knight: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
Jack the Ripper
Moment of Silence
Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island
Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch
Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy
Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek
NiBiRu
Phantasmagoria
Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper
Shivers
Shivers: Harvest of Souls
Still Life
Tex Murphy: UAKM
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
Tex Murphy: Overseer
Tunguska

Susan

3 Skulls of the Toltecs
Bad Mojo
The Dark Eye
The Dig
Discworld Noir
Duckman
Lighthouse:The Dark Being
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Myst: Exile
Neverhood
Nikopol
Obsidian
Overclocked
Salammbo
Simon The Sorcerer
Touche: Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer

Hi Flotsam and everyone

Here's my list:

CSI: Hard Evidence
CSI: New York
Memento Mori
Overclocked
Sherlock Holmes vs Arsene Lupin (Nemesis)

Thank you, flotsam, for doing this

Here's my list:

Overclocked
Sherlock Holmes: Awakened
Sherlock Holmes: Arsene Lupin
Sherlock Holmes: Jack the Ripper
Art of Murder: FBI Confidential
Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer
Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches
Post Mortem
Still Life
Dracula: Origin
Nostradamus
The secrets of Da Vinci
Sinking Island
Nikopol
Agon 4: The Mysterius Codex
Broken Sword 1
Broken Sword 2
King's Quest 4
King's Quest 5
King's Quest 6

And thank you again,. flotsam, for your hard work

Karsten, is your list in most favorite order? Overclocked is number one for me too

I love the list!

When possible, please alphabetize the list, not put it in order of your favorite! It's much easier to count (what ends up being) hundreds of entries if they are in alphabetical order!

great start people - and yes please on the alphabetised lists

Here goes!

A Tale of Two Kingdoms
And Then There Were None
Black Mirror II
Ceville
Dracula: Origin
Echo: Secret of the Lost Cavern
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
Last Half of Darkness: Tomb of Zojir
Paradise
Post Mortem
Samarost 2
Valhalla Classics 5: The Servant's Hall
Valhalla Classics 6: The Dungeons

Thanks for doing this, Flotsom. Here's my list.

01. Ankh 1: Reverse the Curse
02. Atlantis 2 (Beyond Atlantis): Your Journey Awaits
03. Atlantis 3 (Beyond Atlantis 2): New Worlds Await You
04. Aura 1: The Fate of Ages
05. Broken Sword 1: Circle of Blood (Shadow of the Templars)
06. Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror
07. Gabriel Knight 1: Sins of the Fathers
08. Journey to the Center of the Earth
09. Legend of Kyrandia 1: Fables and Fiends
10. Lighthouse: The Dark Being
11. Loom
12. Monkey Island 1, Secret of
13. Myst III: Exile
14. Myst IV: Revelation
15. Myst V: End of Ages
16. Mysterious Journey 1: Schizm
17. Omega Stone, The
18. Rhiannon
19. Riddle of the Sphinx: An Egyptian Adventure
20. Still Life 1

Broken Sword 4, Angel of Death
Dreamfall
Flower Sun and Rain
Gabriel Knight 1, Sins of Fathers
Lost Crown, The
Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney
Secret of Monkey Island, The
Shadow of the Comet
Shivah, The
Uru

Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer
Barrow Hill
Black Dahlia
Black Mirror 2
Broken Sword 1
Broken Sword 2
Gabriel Knight 1
Gabriel Knight 3
Nikopol
Overclocked
Post Mortem
Runaway 1
Runaway 2
Runaway 3
Secret Files 1: Tunguska
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
Sinking Island
Still Life
Tex Murphey: Under A Killing Moon
Tex Murphey: The Pandora Directive

Thanks, flotsam.
Here is my list in alphabetical order:

Azrael's Tear
Beyond Atlantis
Dreamfall: Longest Journey 2
Gabriel Knight: Blood of the Sacred
Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time
Lighthouse
Myst III: Exile
Myst IV: Revelation
Myst V: End of Ages
Myst URU (all CD-ROM releases thru Path of the Shell)
Obsidian
RAMA
Riddle of the Sphinx
Schizm
Sentinel: Descendants in Time
Shivers
Tex Murphy: Pandora Directive
Tex Murphy: UAKM

PeteS

thanks once again , flotsam !

my list:

Agatha Christie , and then there were none
Agatha Christie , evil under the sun
Ankh 1
Barrow Hill
Carol Reed , hope springs eternal
Dark Fall,lights out
Dracula , origins
Echo
Egyptian Prophecy
Isabelle
Murder in the Abbey
Nancy Drew , danger on deception island
Nancy Drew , Ghost dogs of moon lake
Post Mortem
Runaway , A road adventure
Secrets of DaVinci
Still Life
Wanted : a western adventure

A vote for Isabelle!

that was a neat little game !
did you play it?

The Hall of Fame list is a good idea. I can now put some of my other favorites on the list.

Agon: The Mysterious Codex
Alida
Amber: Journeys Beyond
Beyond Atlantis (Atlantis 2)
Dig, The
Feeble Files, The
Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time
Lighthouse: The Dark Being
Machinarium
Morpheus
Myst III: Exile
Myst IV: Revelation
Obsidian
Rhem
Rhem 2
Rhem 3
Riddle of the Sphinx
Space Bar, The
Starship Titanic
Titanic: Adventure Out of Time

Go Niteowl!!
(and nice dance becky)
Its certainly interesting reading taking the Hall of Fame games out.
Will start counting tomorrow and post some initial insights shortly after.

Here's mine...

Amber Journey Beyond
Armed and Delirous
Atlantis - Lost Tales
Beyond Atlantis (Atlantis 2)
Broken Sword 1
Broken Sword 2
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
Clandestiny
Drowned God
Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time *****
Legend of Kyrandia 2 - Hand of Fate
Lighthouse
Monkey Island 3 The Curse of Monkey Island
Myst 3 Exile
Neverhood
Physicus
Shivers
and Last but not Least.....
TA DA!!!
.Timelapse
Zork Nemesis
Zork Grand Inqusitor

I know these 3 won't be counted, but EVERY newbie should be made aware of them.

Thanks ever so much for undertaking this monumental task
once again flotsam.

Here's my first ever try at a:

"List Of Games I Would Recommend For Someone Else To Play"


1. Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman’s Mine
2. And Then There Were None: Agatha Christie
3. Ceville
4. Dream Of The Turtle, The: Runaway 2
5. Immortals of Terra, The: A Perry Rhodan Adventure
6. Jack Keane
7. Journey To The Center Of The Earth
8. Keepsake
9. Lost Crown, The
10. Moment Of Silence, The
11. Murder In The Abbey
12. Nemesis: Sherlock Holmes
13. Overclocked
14. Paradise
15. Return to Mysterious Island
16. Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches
17. Schizm
18. Shivers
19. So Blonde
20. Time Stand Still

Niteowl07 -- I haven't played Isabelle yet, but I know that flotsam has and feels that it is underappreciated.

Here are my recs-

Ankh 1
Broken Sword 1,2
Day of the Tentacle
Discworld 1,2
Dreamfall
Gilbert Goodmate
Kyrandia 1
Monkey Island 1,2,3,4
Runaway 1
Secret files 1
Simon the Sorcerer 1,2,4
Tony Tough 1
Zac McKracken

becky - it is unusual in many ways , and worth trying - and it ran fine for an older game.

Amber, Journeys Beyond
Black Dahlia
Crime Stories, Martin Mystere
Darkness Within, Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Dracula Origin
Dracula Resurrection
Drawn, The Painted Tower
Dreamfall
Keepsake
Lost Crown
Neverhood
Nibiru
Scratches
Secret Files, Tunguska
Secret Files, Puritas Cordis
Still Life
Tex Murphy, Pandora Directive

Thanks for compiling all of these votes!
Jeanne

I've been looking for Isabelle, but no luck so far.
This will have to do then.

Anacapri
And then there were none
Atlantis 3
Aura
Barrow Hill
Broken Sword 1
Byzantine, the Betrayal
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
Discworld 2
Discworld Noir
Echo, secrets of the lost cavern
Kyrandia 2 (hand of fate)
Morpheus
Normality
Tex Murphy: Pandora Directive
Tex Murphy: Under a killing moon
Sacred Rings (Aura 2)
Scratches
Titanic: adventure out of time
Vampyre Story

Art of murder : Hunt for the Puppeteer
Barrow Hill
Black Dahlia
Black Mirror 2
Blackstone Chronicles
Casebook 2: The watcher
Darkness within 1
Discworld Noir
Faust
Ghost in the sheet
Last Express
Last half of darkness: Beyond the spirit's eye
Lost crown
Murder on the Orient Express
Outcry
Overclocked
Return to Zork
Rhiannon
Scratches
Still Life 1

Sigh, it was an even tougher choice this year - thank you Flotsam, for undertaking the collating of everybody's choices again, it's always appreciated.

Hi, I am Venus's fiance. Here are my votes.

Culpa Innata
Dreamfall
Gabriel Knight 3 - Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island
Jack Keane
Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Lost Crown
Memento Mori
The Moment of Silence
Murder in the Abbey
Next Life
Overclocked
Paradise
Perry Rhodan
Runaway: A Road Adventure
Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle
Secret Files: Tunguska
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
Still Life
Undercover: Operation Wintersun

Venus's fiance.

Ana

And congrats to you both!

Wow

A marriage made in adventure heaven? Both into adventure games...hmmmm a wedding with an adventure game theme....now thats a title for a thread of its own.

1. 80 Days
2. Abbey
3. Broken Sword 3
4. Ceville
5. Gabriel Knight 3
6. Journey To The Center of The Earth
7. Last Express
8. Lost Crown
9. Machinarium
10. Memento Mori
11. Moment of Silence
12. Myst 3: Exile
13. Obsidian
14. Overclocked
15. Return To Mysterious Island
16. Return To Mysterious Island 2
17. Still Life
18. Tex Murphy: Pandora Directive
19. Vampyre Story
20. Voyage

Oh Man....
After reading everyone's lists,
I see so many favs I forgot

Can I just make up an alias and vote again

Sorry kat, not an option.
That is why I wait till the last day to vote. You can start your list for next year.

Ana

ROFLOL, Ana...
Knew ya'd catch me!

Thorsgoats! Great list, by the way.

Thanks, Becky!

@ GreyFuss - Does this mean we will have to solve puzzles at the wedding and switch between one another as playable characters?

It would be unique!

thorsgoat !

venus - great idea ! i can see it in my head !

Broken Sword: Circle of Blood
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
Broken Sword: Sleeping Dragon
Dagger of Amon Ra
Discworld Noir
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist
Gabriel Knight: 1
Gabriel Knight: 3
King's Quest 6
Lost Crown, The
Overclocked
Post Mortem
Scratches
Still Life
Tex Murphy: Overseer
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon

Amber: Journeys Beyond
Blade Runner
The Blackstone Chronicles
The Colonel's Bequest
The Dame Was Loaded
The Dark Eye
Discworld Noir
Kings Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella
Kings Quest V
Kings Quest VII: The Mask of Eternity
Leisure Suit Larry I: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards
Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti
Monkey Island 3: The Curse of Monkey Island
Morpheus
Myst III: Exile
Police Quest I: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
Police Quest IV: Open Season
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
Tex Murphy: The Overseer
Tex Murphy: Under A Killing Moon

Azrael's Tear
Bad Mojo
Blackstone Chronicles
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
Death Gate
Discworld
Discworld 2
Discworld Noir
Dust: A Tale of the Wired West
King's Quest 6
Lost Crown
Phantasmagoria
Return to Mysterious Island
Secret of Monkey Island
Shannara
Shivers
Syberia
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
Toonstruck
Touche: Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer

I'm choosing to be pretty strict on what games I allow myself to include on this list, so that's why I'm choosing to make it rather short. I feel like I'm forgetting something though. I might add to it later.

Alida
Morpheus
Myst III: Exile
Myst IV: Revelation
Obsidian
Reah
Rhem
Rhem 2
Rhem 3
Schizm
Sentinel: Descendants in Time

Ankh 1 (Reverse the Curse)
Aura 2 (The Sacred Rings)
Casebook Episodes
Colour of Murder, The (Carol Reed)
Dark Fall Lost Souls
Emerald City Confidential
Enter the Story
Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island
Memento Mori
(Monkey Island) Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition
(Monkey Island) Tales of Monkey Island
Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice
Sam & Max Save the World (Season One)
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
Secrets of Da Vinci, The: The Forbidden Manuscript
Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis
Simon the Sorcerer 4: Chaos Happens
Uru (MOULagain)
Whispered World, The
Yoomurjak's Ring

Sorry all - that pesky thing called real life got in the way!
Count started and will post progress report this weekend.

Amber Journeys Beyond
Black Dahlia
Blade Runner
Darkness Within, Pursuit Of Loath Nolder
Discworld Noir
Gabriel Knight Sins Of The Father
Keepsake
Myst
Obsidan
Mysterious Island
Over Clocked
Runaway A Road Adventure
Secret Files
Simon The Sorcerer
Still Life
Syberia
Tex Murphy Over Seer
Tex Murphy Under A Killing Moon
Tex Murphy Pandora Directive
Vampyre Story

Since I've posted 10 games in my previous post for this years list I reason 10 more, 20 in all, is according to the rules.

Blackwell Unbound
Gabriel Knight 3
King's Quest 1
Loom
Machinarium
Miles Edgeworth, Ace Attorney
Moment of Silence, The
Portal
Scratches
Whispered World, The

Black Dahlia
Byzantine: The Betrayal
Dame Was Loaded, The
Discworld Noir
Experiment, The (Experience 112)
Feeble Files, The
Last Express, The
Lost Crown, The
Moment Of Silence, The
Outcast
Overclocked
Seven Games Of The Soul
Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum
Tex Murphy: Overseer
Tex Murphy: Pandora Directive

One week down!
45 games not mentioned lat year are already on the list, which is already over 225 games in total.
Still Life leads the way, with Overclocked, Exile, Lost Crown and Pandora Directive not far behind.
Black Mirror 2 is doing well considering its short release time, and Tex and Gabriel keep on keeping on.
Six Kings Quest games have been mentioned, as have six Nancy Drew games. All the Monkey Island games, including the latest episodic outing, are on the list, as are all the eligible Myst games.
The Duck and the Dame are both back, but Delaware is so far missing in action.
And Isabelle is already on the list and I haven't even voted

Interesting facts! Thanks flotsam.

Ana

Thanks flotsam! Hope there will be even more surprises as we go.

flotsam for doing the list and giving us updates. I'm surprised that Keepsake and Runaway are not doing better. I guess Pandora Directive is the biggest surprise for me. It is pretty impressive that a game that old is still going strong. I have not played Black Mirror 2 yet but I am pleased to see it is getting support from the Boomers. Tex, Gabriel, and Monkey Island have always been favorites of mine so I am glad to see them doing well too.

Thanks for compiling the list, flotsam. Here's my list:

AGON
Ankh 1: Reverse the Curse
Broken Sword 1: Shadow of the Templars
Broken Sword 2: Smoking Mirror
Conspiracies

Culpa Innata
Disc World Noir
Dreamfall
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
Gabriel Knight 1: Sins of the Father

Keepsake
Lost Crown
Next Life
Paradise
Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches

Runaway: A Road Adventure
Secret Files 1: Tunguska
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
Sinking Island
Yoomurjak's Ring

Amber - Journeys Beyond
Art of Murder - Cards of Destiny
Art of Murder - Hunt for the Puppeteer
Art of Murder - FBI Confidential
Blackstone Chronicles
Carol Reed - Colour of Murder
Carol Reed - Black Circle
Darkness Within
Dig, The
Delaware St. John - The Seacliff Tragedy
Journeyman Project - Buried in Time
Last Half of Darkness - Beyond the Spirit's Eye
Last Half of Darkness - Tomb of Zojir
Lighthouse
Moment of Silence
Nostradamus
Omega Stone
Paradise
Shivers
Still Life

John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles
Dracula II: The Last Sanctuary
Dracula Unleashed
Dark Fall II: Lights Out
Phantasmagoria 1
Post Mortem
The Cameron Files 2: Pharaoh's Curse
Broken Sword 1: Circle of Blood
Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror
Wanted: A Wild West Adventure
Full Throttle

Only 11 this time. I'd add Hype: The Time Quest, but that is more action-adventure, and it probably only works on Windows 98 machines. Lots of Adventure Company/Dreamcatcher games I haven't played yet. Yikes.


Thanks,

Gamehound

Up to here

Here's my list:

1.Belief & Betrayal (Jonathan Danter)
2.Black Mirror 2
3.Broken Sword 3: Sleeping Dragon
4.Dark Fall-Lost Souls
5.Darkness Within, Pursuit of Loath Nolder
6.Dracula 3
7.Gabriel Knight 1
8.Gabriel Knight 3
9.King's Quest 7
10.King's Quest 8
11.Last Half of Darkness : Beyond the spirit's eye
12.Last half of Darkness: Shadows of the Servants
13.Last Half of Darkness: Tomb of Zojir
14.Legend of Kyrandia 2
15.Lost Crown
16.Overclocked
17.Rhiannon
18.Scratches
19.Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
20.Still Life

Thank you Flotsam for all your hard work!

Amber - Journeys Beyond
Anacapri
Barrow Hill
Echo - Secret of the Lost Cavern
Lost Crown
Quiet Weekend In Capri
Return to Mysterious Island
Return to Mysterious Island II
Voyage
Yoomurjak's Ring

Could only come up with these 10 but they are ones I play over and over while waiting for something new.

Hi all. Thanks to all who welcomed me. I might be on every once in a while. Venus and I were in the middle of "Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island". She was the one that recommended it to me. Her desktop is still not usable yet, so we're using my laptop until it becomes available. The last game we played was The Lost Crown, which turned out to be one of my favorite games. Venus thought it was scary but she still liked it, and I just found it disturbing in several parts.

Nonetheless, it was nice meeting everybody.

1.Amber
2.Azrael's Tear
3.Buried In Time
4.Dark Side Of The Moon
5.Culpa Innata
6.Echo
7.The Lost Crown
8.Mission Critical
9.Moment Of Silence
10.Overseer
11.Pandora Directive
12.Post Mortem
13.Remedy
14.Ripper
15.Scratches
16.Schizm
17.Space Quest 6
18.Still Life 1
19 N.D.: Treasure In The Royal Tower
20.Under A Killing Moon

And mine for this year are:

Art of Murder
Broken Sword 1
chronicles of Mystery
Discworld
Everlight
Gabriel Knight 2
Kings Quest 7
Kyrandia 2
Leisure Suit Larry 5
Moment of Silence
Momento Mori
Nibiru
The Riddle of Master Lu
Runaway
Secret Files
So Blond
Still Life
Tex Murphy Pandora Directive
Undercover Operation Wintersun
vampyre Story

Still Life now leads, with Lost Crown and Pandora Directive chasing hard.
Just looking through last years list, some surprise absentees so far might include Shadow of Destiny and Indigo Prophecy.
I am away till after the weekend, so will post something on my return (including my own list) and we will then be in the home stretch

Have a great weekend, Flotsam!

Here's mine
Ark of Time
Blackstone Chronicles
Broken Sword 1
Broken Sword 2
Drawn: the Painted Tower
Fairy Tales: Father Frost
Gabriel Knight 1
Gabriel Knight 3
Gilbert Goodmate
King's Quest 6
King's Quest 7
Nightlong: The Union City Conspiracy
Torins' Passage

Here are mine

1 Anacapri: The Dream
2 Dark Fall 3 lost souls
3 Dracula: Origin
4 The Dig
5 East Side Story
6 ECHO: Secrets of the Lost Cavern
7 Gabriel Knight 1: Sins of the Fathers
8 Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
9 Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island
10 Keepsake
11 the Lost Crown
12 Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy
13 Post Mortem
14 Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches
15 The Sacred Rings
16 Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis (Sherlock Holmes vs Arsène Lupin)
17 The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript
18 Voyage: Journey to the Center of the Moon
19 Wispered World
20 Yoomurjak's Ring


I am looking forward to seeing everyone's fav's,
and see what the top 10 now are
I really appreciate this list and site
because of it, I have continued to visit many
golden oldies but goodies

Marcia

Thank you yet again Flotsam for your hard work on getting this list together. I'm a lot behind with many of the newer games released over the last two years & it is so difficult to condense it to 20 as there are many games I've excluded that are on a par with the ones I have! But here goes:

Agon: The Mysterious Codex
Art of Murder: 3 Cards of Destiny
Black Circle (A Carol Reed Mystery)
Blackwell Convergence
Broken Sword 1
Culpa Innata
Diamonds in the Rough
Dracula 3
Gabriel Knight 1: Sins of the Fathers
Last Half of Darkness: Tomb of Zojir
Moment of Silence
Nostradamus
Overclocked
Secret Files 2 Puritas Cordis
Secret Files of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript
Shadow of Memories
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
So Blonde
Tears of Betrayal
Yoomurjak's Ring

Another surprise for me as I look over the lists is that the Discworld and Simon the Sorcerer games don't seem to get much attention. They seem pretty similar to the Monkey Island games to me which always seem to get quite a few mentions.

Here is my list. Thanks for compiling this - I look forward to seeing the results.


Agatha Christie: And then there were none
Barrow Hill
Carol Reed: The Colour of Murder
DarkFall: Lights Out
DarkFall: Lost Souls
Echo
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Lost Crown
Machinarium
Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
Return to Mysterious Island
Rhiannon
Sam and Max: Season 1
Scratches
Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis
Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Silver Earring
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
Still Life
Voyage: Journey to the Moon

Thank you Flotsam for giving us a place to list our favorite adventure games.
And thank you for the Hall of Fame. It makes the choices a bit easier.

80 Days
Amber, Journeys Beyond
Broken Sword – The Sleeping Dragon
Dig, The
Dragonsphere
Gabriel Knight – Sins of the Father
Indiana Jones – Fate of Atlantis
Journeyman Project – Buried in Time
Keepsake
King’s Quest VI – Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
Laura Bow, The Dagger of Amon Ra
Lost in Time
Monkey Island – Curse of Monkey Island
Mummy – Tomb of the Pharaoh
Secrets of Atlantis, The
Tex Murphy – The Pandora Directive
Tierra’s King’s Quest 2 – Romancing the Stones
Titanic Adventure Out of Time
Torin’s Passage
Wrath of the Gods

I haven't played much in the way of newer games, but here's my list:

Amber: Journeys Beyond
Black Dahlia
Blackstone Chronicles
Culpa Innata
Dark Eye
Darkness Within: Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Faust
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father
Keepsake
Last Half of Darkness: Beyond the Spirit's Eye
Lighthouse
Morpheus
Myst: Exile
Scratches
Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper
Shivers
Tex Murphy: Pandora Directive

Up to here!

Final results will be posted this weekend so last chance to vote.
In the meantime, here is my list.

Alida
Blackstone Chronicles
Broken Sword 3
Byzantine
Dreamfall
Faust
Isabelle
Last Half of Darkness: Tomb of Zojir
Machinarium
Morpheus
Myst 4
Neverhood
Outcry
Perry Rhodan
Rhem
Runaway
Schizm
Sentinel
Still Life
Tex Murphy: Overseer

Thanks flotsam

Agatha Christie Evil Under The Sun
Around The World In 80 Days
Belief & Betrayal
Black Mirror 2
Broken Sword 1
Broken Sword 2
Broken sword 3
Broken Sword 4
Dead Reefs
Dracula Origins
Dreamfall-Longest Journey
Gabriel Knight 1
Gabriel Knight 3
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Keepsake
Memento Mori
Murder in the Abbey
Nikopol
Secrets of Atlantis The sacred Legacy
Sherlock Homles Awakening
Sherlock Holmes Nemesis

Are we still allowed 21 for alpha order

Ankh1
Aura
Broken Sword: Sleeping Dragon
Destination Treasure Island
Dracula Origin
Dreamfall
ECHO
Egyptian Prophecy
Faust: The Seven Games of Soul
Jack Keane
Legend of the Prophet & Assassin
Lost Crown
Mysterious Journey (Schizm)
Return to Mysterious Island
Rhem 3
Riddle of the Sphinx
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper
Still Life 2
Yoomujak's Ring


Thanks, flotsam! Appreciate your doing this.
Chief!

"Nice and slow"!" thát's my motto!
Therefore, late but still, arriving at the finish...
and time for a little rest )


Blackstone chronicles
Darkfall
Broken Sword 1
Black Mirror
Post mortem
Runaway
Zork Grand Inquisitor
Scratches
Sanitarium
I have no Mouth,etc etc.
Syberia
The Lost Crown
Jack the Ripper (2004)
Still Life
Dark Seed 2
Secret Files 1
Darkness Within
The Awakened
Next Life
Amerzone

robert

1. Ankh 1
2. Barrow Hill
3. Blackstone Chronicles
4. Dracula Origins
5.. Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island
6 Last Half of Darkness: Beyond the Spirits Eye
7 Last Half of Darkness: Shadow of the Servants
8 Last Half of DArkness: Tomb of Zojir
9 Lost Crown, The
10 Machinarium
11 Moment of silence, The
12 Nibiru
13 Paradise
14 Runaway A Road Adventure
15. Runaway 3: A Twist of Fate
16 Safecracker 2006
17. Secret Files 1: Tunguska
18. Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
19. Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
20. Tales of Monkey Island

A big thanks to Flotsam and Chief!

Ana

My list:
Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express
Amerzone
Barrow Hill
Black Circle (Carol Reed)
Dracula: Path of the Dragon
Journey to the Center Of the Earth
Post Mortem
Siberia 1 & 2
Still Life
Tunguska
Yoomerak's Ring

1 Dreamfall
2 Monkey Island 2 LeChuck's Revenge
3 Day of the Tentacle
4 Broken Sword
5 Monkey Island 1 The Secret of Monkey Island
6 Myst 3 Exile
7 Voyage: Journey to the Moon
8 URU
9 Simon the Sorcerer 1
10 Monkey Island 3 The Curse of Monkey Island
11 Simon the Sorcerer 2
12 Tales of Monkey Island
13 The Moment Of Silence
14 The Feeble Files
15 The Dig
16 Amerzone
17 Maniac Mansion
18 Runaway 1 A Road Adventure
19 Secret Files 1 Tunguska
20 Keepsake

The count is up to here and is in the last stages.
Neck and neck up front!!
Having voted, its almost harder with the Hall of Fame games gone - at least I knew what to vote for then

Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express
Culpa Innata
Dracula 3 Path of the Dragon
Dreamfall
Everlight of Might and Power
Keepsake
Memento Mori
Moment of Silence, The
Murder in the Abbey
Next Life
Obsidian
Overclocked
Post Mortem
Road to India
Scratches
Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper
Still Life
Still Life2
Watchmaker, The

It's so hard to decide what to leave out, GameRN

now here

Amerzone
Art of Murder Cards of Destiny
Art of Murder Hunt for the Puppeteer
Aura
Barrow Hill
Belief and Betrayal
Black Circle A Carol Reed Mystery
Black Mirror I
Dead Reefs
Lost Crown
Overclocked
Post Mortem
Still Life 2
Scratches
Sinking Island

Anacapri 1
Anacapri (The Dream)
Agatha Christie: And then there were none
Barrow Hill
Carol Reed: The Colour of Murder
DarkFall: Lights Out
DarkFall: Lost Souls
Echo
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Lost Crown
Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor
Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
Return to Mysterious Island
Rhiannon
Scratches
Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis
Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Silver Earring
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
Still Life
Voyage: Journey to the Moon

Here comes my list:
Dark Fall: Lost Souls
Darknes Within: In Pursuit of Loath Noldor
Day of the Tentacle
Dig, The
Dreamfall
Feeble Files
Gabriel Knight 1: Sins of the Fathers
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood o the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
Höhlenwelt-Saga, Die (only german)
Journeymans Project: Buried in Time, The
Lost Crown, The
Myst 3: Exile
Neverhood, The
Riddle of Master Lu, The
Scratches
Shadow ot the Comet
Sherlock Holmes: The lost Files - and the Case of the Rose Tattoo
Tales of Monkey Island
Tex Murphy: Pandora Directive
Toonstruck

I included one game that has only a german version. Is this permitted?
Thanks flotsam for all your time and the neverending counting and sorting.
I'm sure i regrett my list as soon as i post it ...

24 hours to go!

In no particular order.

Gabriel Knight 1: Sins of the Fathers
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
The Last Express
Day of the Tentacle
The Lost Crown
Under a Killing Moon
Black Dahlia
Byzantine: The Betrayal
The Secret of Monkey Island
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Obsidian
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Titanic: Adventure Out of Time
The Journeyman Project 2: Buried In Time
Loom
Morpheus
Drowned God
Seven Games of the Soul (AKA Faust)
Amber: Journeys Beyond
Lighthouse

OK, here's my vote.
I can see a lot of games that I have yet to play.
These lists help to give me so much more to look forward to.
Thanx for doing this!

1 Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
2 Agatha Christie: Evil under the sun
3 Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express
4 Black Circle: A Carol Reed Mystery
5 Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon
6 Carol Reed, Hope Springs Eternal
7 Carol Reed, Colour of Murder
8 Carol Reed, Remedy
9 King's Quest 4
10 King's Quest 8
11 Monkey Island 1 The Secret of Monkey Island
12 Myst Exile
13 Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island
14 Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
15 Rhem 2
16 Riddle of the Sphinx
17 Secrets of DaVinci
18 Sherlock Holmes : The Awakened
19 Valhalla Classics 1
20 Valhalla Classics 6

now here

BeaSong! Another Valhalla Classics fan!

culpa innata
overclocked
moment of silence
machinarium
Tex Murphy series
black dahlia
tunguska series
Gabriel Knight series
Last Express
Nick Bounty series (Case of the Crabs, Goat in the grey fedora)
Magnetic (not an adventure, as no story but in honour of Mulawa Dreamings creator Peter, I name it, as it has such great puzzles and would be a good introduction to adventure gaming as it would get the player used to point and click ;-)
Feeble Files
Runaway series
Murder in the Abbey
Chronicles of mystery series
Broken Sword series (including 2.5 the fangame)
Monkey Island series
The dig
The Journeyman project series
The Neverhood
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oops, here is the edit:
culpa innata
overclocked
moment of silence
machinarium
Tex Murphy 2
black dahlia
Last Express
Nick Bounty Case of the Crabs
Magnetic (not an adventure, as no story but in honour of Mulawa Dreamings creator Peter, I name it, as it has such great puzzles and would be a good introduction to adventure gaming as it would get the player used to point and click ;-)
Feeble Files
Runaway 1
Murder in the Abbey
Chronicles of mystery 1
Chronicles of mystery 2
Broken Sword 1
Broken Sword 2
Broken Sword 2.5
The dig
The Journeyman project
The Neverhood