This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'Windows, casual, Mac, adventure' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/Windows/casual/Mac/adventure/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'Windows, casual, Mac, adventure' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'Windows, casual, Mac, adventure' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/Windows/casual/Mac/adventure/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> en-us Cave Story - Doukutsu Monogatari Cave Story is a freeware sidescrolling action/adventure/platformer title with leanings towards Wonderboy and recent sidescrolling Castlevania titles. You control a little amnesiac who runs around helping out these rabbit-ish creatures called Mimigas while trying to find your way out of the giant cave inside the floating island which makes up the game's setting.

This is a free game made by one man:

Pixel said,
It's been five years since I first thought to myself, "Hey, why not try making a game?" I developed Cave Story at my own pace, taking my time, and while doing so I released a few other smaller games as well.
]]> 26 Nov 2006 01:38:13 Space Trader

Hey you! Space Trader is now accepting Pre-Orders! Start playing immediately after you pre-order!


Space Trader has a brand new website! Chat with other players, learn more about the game, and see videos! Check it out!


Space Trader is the game where you challenge your friends, foes, and yourself in a bid to becomes the wealthiest Trader in space! Travel between exotic destinations buying and selling commodities, while avoiding the government that's trying to tax your way of life. Hunt down criminals to collect bounty rewards, or go take jobs from crime bosses to earn money under the table. Explore locations in search of hidden bonuses and other secrets! 8 Players can compete together and have your stats tracked in our online scoreboard.

Get into the game!


For more details or to start playing immediately, go to the Space Trader website and sign up for the beta. If you're a member of The Great Games Experiment, you're approved and can get into the game right away!Space Trader is in development by HermitWorks Entertainment, and the team consists of:

Cameron Tofer - Marcia Tofer - P D - Jordan Dennis - Kjell Iversen - Scott Brooks - Phill Djonov - Chris Fraysse - Matthew Regan - Lena Gilje
]]> 27 Dec 2006 09:38:49 GISH As an amorphous ball of tar that rolls and squishes around, players experience a one-of-a-kind, 2D side-scrolling action-adventure game featuring unique gameplay only provided by GISH.

Developer: Chronic Logic
Publisher: Chronic Logic
Release Date: September 2004
]]> 22 Sep 2006 06:29:09 Rise of the Dragon A futuristic adventure game that borrows graphical elements from Blade Runner (in fact, the title character's name is "Blade Hunter"). You must find out what is killing--by horrible, spontaneous mutation--inhabitants of the city, before it's too late. An oriental cult, drugs, and street informants are among the places you find clues.
]]> 25 Nov 2006 06:52:59 Day of the Tentacle One day, Purple Tentacle and Green Tentacle are out for a walk when Purple Tentacle decides to drink toxic waste. The waste causes him to grow arms, become evil, and eventually take over the world. It is up to Bernard, Hoagie, and Laverne to travel back in time and turn off the Sludge'o'Matic before Purple Tentacle can drink the ooze and become evil. Because Dr. Fred used an imitation diamond in his time machine, it breaks and sends Hoagie 200 years in the past and Laverne 200 years in the future. You must get everyone back to the present and save the world!
]]> 26 Nov 2006 01:03:10 Adventure Quest AdventureQuest is a fully Flash-animated RPG that you can play when you are on your lunchbreak, when the big game servers go down, or even for hours every day! You fight against hordes of monsters and enemies so that you can grow stronger and obtain ancient weapons of unimaginable power. You need nothing more than your web browser and the latest Macromedia Flash plugin to play.

Create a NEW Free Account today and enter the world of AdventureQuest! Explore an entire world, filled with over 700 monsters, hundreds of items, magical powers to gain, and many classes to master! Become a Fighter, Wizard, Ninja, Vampire Slayer, Rogue, Knight, Mage, Paladin, Dragonslayer, and more.

Always changing!
This game is in an ongoing development phase. We are always creating and adding new content to the game and updating the main game engine to improve the experience for everyone. New quests, areas, items or events show up every week in AdventureQuest!

There are currently over 600 unique enemies to encounter, 400 unique weapons, over 150 unique armors and shields to use, and hundreds of spells and pets to aid you in battle, all found in dozens of quests, towns and areas through the world.
]]> 29 Nov 2006 10:43:52 The Witch's Yarn A delightful read.
Inventive puzzles. Slowly ramps from super easy to darn hard.
Critically acclaimed interaction: IGF Finalist 2006.
AA quality music and art.
Relaxing and engaging.

Comic book, sit-com, stage-play.
You direct.

Shareware. Play first 2 chapters for free.
Small download: 5 minutes or less for broadband.
10+ hours of play.
]]> 01 Dec 2006 07:09:41 Teaminator 2: Santa's Revenge It's Christmas and Santa has marooned you on a snowy island. All you have to do is get home in time for Christmas. Simple, right?
]]> 02 Dec 2006 08:19:44 Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True A point-and-click adventure game released for the Mac in 1985 by MindScape. It was developed by ICOM Simulations, who pioneered the move from text-based interaction to point-and-click adventure games.

The story is set in the 1940s and you play a private eye who wakes up in a bar's bathroom stall. You find a body in the bar's office and have to track down the murderer to clear your name.

Developer: ICOM Simulations
Released: 1985
]]> 10 Dec 2006 12:12:33 Another World Another World, known as Out of this World in the US and Outer World in Japan, is a 1991 cinematic platformer designed and developed by Eric Chahi. The graphics and box art were designed by Chahi, while the music was composed by Jean-François Freitas.

While not a great commercial success, Another World was innovative in its use of cinematic effects in the graphics, sound and cut scenes, with characters communicating through their facial features, gestures, and actions only. This cinematic style granted Another World cult status amongst critics and fans.

The protagonist of the game is Lester Knight Chaykin; a young, athletic, red haired physicist. Lester arrives at his high-tech underground laboratory during a thunderstorm, and continues to work on his experiment using a particle accelerator. Right before the particles reach their intended destination, lightning strikes the lab and interferes with the accelerator causing the unforeseen teleportation of Lester to a barren alien planet.

The player can control Lester using the keyboard or gamepad using four directions buttons and two action buttons: one for main actions, and one for jumping. Depending on the player's current position, movement, and status, the main action key performs a variety of actions including attacking and interacting with Lester's environment. At the start of the game Lester can only kick to attack, but later he can acquire a gun. While the movement keys normally make Lester run, the game also features sections where the player must swim, roll, or drive a vehicle. The player only has one life, but there are multiple checkpoints he can return to by entering the relevant pass code given at each one.
]]> 10 Dec 2006 09:53:52 Billy Bob Abduction Explore the town as Happy McGreed and gather evidence to prove that Billy Bob is lying.
]]> 14 Dec 2006 02:36:09 Escape from Rhetundo Island Escape from Rhetundo Island is a side-scrolling adventure game. Your character is constantly moving and you have to change the environment around him to make sure he can stay alive.
]]> 14 Dec 2006 03:58:33 Hapland Hapland is a point and click puzzle game. You must find a way to light the two torches and activate the big portal.
]]> 15 Dec 2006 12:49:37 Hapland 2
Robin Allen said,
Restore power to the portal in order to...save a princess or something. Just light the damn torches
]]> 15 Dec 2006 01:03:15 The House You wake up next to a pool after being at a house party. You have lost your memory and have to find out why you are here.
]]> 18 Dec 2006 02:35:40 Myst V: End of Ages Decide the fate of a civilization in this triumphant final chapter to the Myst saga, Myst V: End of Ages. Embark on an epic journey into the heart of a shattered empire as the only explorer who can save it~ or destroy it with the wrong choices.
Myst V: End of Ages is the final wrap-up of the successful Myst saga.
Players of previous Myst games learned of the D'ni, the people whose world died due to wrong-doings and neglect. Meet again an older and discouraged Yeesha, the daughter of Atrus and Catherine, who implores you to reconstruct a powerful tablet comprised of 4 parts. Explore beautiful Ages to find the pieces that will make the whole, solving puzzles which require logic and deduction. Once the tablet is reconstructed, it will be up to you to make the right choice .. Revive the D'ni world .. or destroy it. Three distinct endings can occur depending upon your final decision.

This is the first and only game in the series to use real-time 3D which allows you to move fluidly throughout scenery that is alive with movement. Using new technology, facial expressions and movements are rendered by motion-capturing the faces of real actors and actresses as they spoke and then combining the result with the graphically rendered characters.
]]> 20 Dec 2006 11:00:01 Panda Adventure You are a panda and you must get to the bamboo forest of the coast of the island you are on. Point and click your way through the areas of the island.
]]> 27 Dec 2006 03:15:50 Space Quest Collection Roger Wilco. Ladies man, hero, man about town, Janitor.

If you've ever touched adventure games back in the late 80s you'll know about the brilliant work that Sierra did with the genre. Sadly, those days are long gone. However someone did something right and released the Space Quest Collection.

Contained on the DVD are episodes 1 to 6 of Space Quest, all of which follow our intrepid janitor hero as he gets into one (PUN)messy situation(/PUN) after another.

The games are all designed with the standard Sierra adventure game engine(s): AGI (SQ2), SCI (SQ1 VGA, SQ3, SQ4, SQ5). Space Quest 1, 4, 5 and 6 all use the later icon driven interface whilst 2 and 3 use the classic text parser to direct our gallant mop jockey.

The brilliant use of nerd (i.e. sci-fi, computer, etc...)humour blends perfectly with the game play/puzzles. The outlandish situations, and locales will remind you of less formal science fiction movies/tv shows as will the many pot shots at the established sci-fi franchises such as Star Wars, Star Trek and Aliens.

If you like aliens, if you like adventure games and if you like mops then I highly recommend picking up the Space Quest collection.
]]> 20 Jan 2007 08:22:02 Dirk Dashing Dirk Dashing is the new James Bond. Take on the roll of Dirk Dashing in this side scrolling adventure game. Dirk may have a license to kill but chooses to put his enemies to sleep with gas grenades.
]]> 29 Dec 2006 02:29:37 Blue Rabbit's Climate Chaos You are Blue Rabbit, and you are traveling to a small island chain to help the native chief find out what happened to his son. Walk around and explore to solve the puzzles.
]]> 29 Dec 2006 03:32:37 Tearsol In Tearsol Online, the player takes on the classic role of a lone protagonist, adventuring for wealth and fame while uncovering an ancient conspiracy of church and state.

Players may claim their own land plots and design their own buildings from the ground up, while developing their characters and taking part in events designed by other players.

The entire package can be ran on a range of operating systems and hardware configurations, without any installation. All assets are downloaded immediately as they are required, making this the ultimate office, school or library pastime!
]]> 07 Jan 2007 04:13:35 Glace Glace is a fast-paced 2D side scrolling adventure game. It plays just like the old Mario and Sonic games. The action is fun, the sound and graphics are great and the storyline is funny and well done. Glace is a great game for all ages. Also it's completely free.
]]> 09 Jan 2007 06:13:51 Myst IV: Revelation
Within the visually awe-inspiring world of Myst, a gripping family drama will slowly unfold. In Myst IV Revelation, players finally learn the fate of Sirrus and Achenar, two villains first introduced in the original Myst. The brothers have remained trapped in separate prison worlds, abandoned by their father for crimes they had committed. Players are engaged in uncovering the mystery surrounding a little girl's disappearance, daring to venture deep inside the intense worlds of the villainous brothers. Understanding their motives is key to the success of the investigation and will be a true "revelation."

Myst IV: Revelation uses the same 360 degree panorama view as Myst III: Exile, but with even more impressively rendered environments.
]]> 29 Jan 2007 08:42:19 Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds Grandma Grouper's kelp seeds are missing, and it is up to Freddi Fish and her friend Luther to follow the clues to find them. The game is for children 3-8, and is educational as well as adventurous.
]]> 06 Feb 2007 06:30:07 Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside Pajama Sam is a kid like any other his age. He reads comic books and is afraid of the darkness. He loves to read about his favorite comicbook hero, Pajama Man. In order to defeat the darkness and not be afraid, he becomes Pajama Sam and travels into his closet. However, once he gets there, some trees take his flashlight, mask, and Pajama Man lunchbox. You must help Pajama Sam get his stuff back in order to defeat Darkness.

Pajama Sam is a Junior Adventure for kids ages 3-8. It helps them experience adventure games, explore, and solve puzzles. On every screen there are things to find and click that cause funny animations. Also, the game has some different puzzles when it is played through again.
]]> 08 Feb 2007 04:31:07 Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise It's Kayla's birthday tomorrow, and her stuffed animal Fatty Bear wants to throw a surprise party for her. Guide Fatty Bear around the house to help him get everything ready. He has to find ingredients for a cake to make it, get presents, and set up party decorations. In addition to the adventure and puzzles, there are games to be played as well. These games include bowling, piano playing, and dress up with Fatty Bear.
]]> 08 Feb 2007 05:13:00 The Dig When a giant asteroid headed directly for Earth is discovered, a group of five scientists are sent to take a space shuttle to the asteroid and plant explosives on it knock it out of its course, and prevent it frome ver reaching Earth.

The team is made up by Boston Low, a retired astronaut, Dr. Ludger Drunk, an archaeologist and geologist, Maggie Robbins, a reporter and linguistics expert, Ken Border, the shuttle pilot, and Cora Miles, NASA technician and political candidate.

But the mission turns out to be far from what they expected.
]]> 09 Feb 2007 09:21:31 Spy Fox in 'Dry Cereal' William the Kid is attempting to steal the whole world's milk supply, and it is Spy Fox's job to stop him. How will children eat their cereal if there is no milk to pour on it? SPY Corps has outfitted Spy Fox with the latest gadgets and he is ready to go. Spy Fox is a Junior Adventure for kids that have grown out of Freddi Fish and Pajama Sam. Like the other Junior Adventure games from Humongous, there are different puzzles for multiple plays through the game. Also, there are mini games for kids to play such as go fish, and Happy Fun Sub which can be played on Fox's spy watch.
]]> 09 Feb 2007 06:05:05 Buried Alive You wake up in the darkness and have no idea where you are. Point and click to solve the puzzles and escape your terrible situation. Buried Alive is an "epic point and click adventure" that only the brave and cunning will be able to solve.
]]> 09 Mar 2007 05:44:04 Submachine 4: The Lab Submachine 4: The Lab is the fourth installment of the popular Submachine Flash Puzzle/Adventure game. Created by Mateusz Skutnik, Submachine is a compelling mystery that only gets more intriguing as time goes on. Scraps of paper, words etched into walls, and archaic computers leave clues as to what the Submachine is, and how you must escape it. All of the (so far) 5 Submachine games tie into one another, and references to previous ones are riddled throughout.
]]> 10 May 2007 02:38:54 Nearly Departed Nearly Departed is a graphic adventure that puts you in control of a guy who has recently become a zombie. Having no idea how you became a zombie, you must explore the city and find out who you were and what happened. The game is reminiscent of old Lucas Arts cartoon adventure games. Nearly Departed is still in development and does not yet have a set release date.
]]> 24 May 2007 06:01:43 Nick Bounty: A Case of the Crabs
Something stinks and it smells like crab, only there's something funny about these crustaceans. You play as Detective Nick Bounty, who despite his ability to solve the most tangled cases, has yet to work for a paying client. This time it's up to you to discover who knocked off a local seafood salesman and get to the bottom of a diabolical counterfeiting operation!
]]> 24 May 2007 06:43:45 RomZom One blistering night, when all seemed quiet;
A meteor came crashing and caused a big riot!
To edge closer or not? A question unanswered
as we stumbled through the forest, this way that, we
meandered.

Oh look! The circus is here! The children exclaimed!
And HULABOO-BUBBLE! of the juggling clown fame!

We entered the tent, with hopes and promises
of wonderous activities and sugar pop molasses.

13 green cotton candies, not 4 or 5.
Hung high from the ceiling, swaying here, swaying by.
But what's this? It drips! Red, sticky, warm blood.
A low humming voice whispers, and then a THUD!
]]> 18 Jul 2007 11:35:47 The 7th Guest
]]> 19 Jul 2007 02:55:15 Ankh
]]> 19 Jul 2007 10:19:18 Seven Deadly Sins
]]> 28 Sep 2007 03:17:21 Nanomite: The Battle Begins
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