The most interesting adventure games released in 1996

Adventure 19 January 1996

A series of improvements to the FPP adventure, which was originally released in 1994 on the PC-98 platform. The author of this science-fiction production is Hideo Kojima.

PS1

Adventure 29 February 1996

An adventure spy game, created partly in the convention of an interactive film. We play the role of a novice CIA agent who, trying to solve the mystery of a candidate for a Russian president, discovers a conspiracy that reaches the very heights of power in Russia and the USA. The production combines solving puzzles based on operational intelligence techniques with interactive FMV sequences recorded with the participation of live actors.

PC

Adventure 29 February 1996

A point-and-click adventure prepared in the form of an interactive film. We play the role of a reporter on the trail of a serial murderer of women called the Ripper. We explore the dark, cybernetic New York by talking to people we meet and solving puzzles. Famous actors, headed by Christopher Walken, played the roles of the protagonists.

PC

Adventure 29 February 1996

An action adventure game set in the Star Trek series: Deep Space Nine. As a young Tirrion diplomat, we come to the Federation's space station, where we are involved in the assassination of the ambassador. Our goal will be to solve the mystery of murder and bring about an agreement with a mysterious alien race.

PC

Adventure 29 February 1996

The main character in Bad Mojo's adventure game is Roger Samms, whose life has been a series of constant failures. He was, because our hero became the owner of a large amount of cash, which could change his life once and for all.

PC

Adventure 12 March 1996

In the last days of the Underground Empire, four of the greatest imperial alchemists have decided to go in the direction of the Forbidden Lands to find the mystery of immortality. When their hearing disappeared, a Bivotar spy rushed on a rescue mission, but he also failed to return alive from the expedition. At this point you, the player, enter the action.

PC

Adventure 01 April 1996

Action adventure game in the survival horror convention, which gave rise to a series that enjoys unflagging popularity around the world. The title was developed by Capcom, and its storyline draws heavily on horror films. In unexplained circumstances, bloodthirsty zombies appeared on the streets of a fictional city Raccoon City - to the rescue moves a special squad S.T.A.R.S.

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Adventure 25 April 1996

A unique point-and-click adventure game, developed in cooperation by the creator of Earthworm Jim - Doug TenNapela, DreamWorks Interactive film studio, and Steven Spielberg himself. The Neverhood takes us to a plasticine world, where we control a character named Klaymen. Our hero’s task is to retrieve the crown of his creator and father Hoborg, which, after it was stolen, allowed the thief, Klogg, to take over the world of Neverhood.

PC

Adventure 26 April 1996

Production, which can be described in the shortest possible way as a cave simulator. The task of the players is to create a civilization of prehistoric people. To this end, as one of the first representatives of homo sapiens, they must ensure the survival and development of their tribe.

PS1

Adventure 06 June 1996

Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures is the first product in a series of simple adventure games, which in the mid-1990s were directed to users of the Windows operating system.

PC

Adventure 11 June 1996

The second part of the adventures of the wizard Rincewind, one of the main characters of the famous book saga World of Drive by Terry Pratchett.

PCPS1

Adventure 15 June 1996

A funny adventure game for the youngest, set in a fairy tale world of amazing creatures, among which the biggest favorite is a tiny dragon.

PC

Adventure 30 June 1996

Crazy adventure game, belonging to the genre of so-called wacky adventures. The action takes place in the fictional city of Neutropolis, where normality and predictability have prevailed for years, and all manifestations of individualism are brutally suppressed. Playing the role of a crazy young man named Kent, we challenge the prevailing stagnation, trying to explain the reasons for the current state of affairs.

PC

Adventure 30 June 1996

Swirus is an adventure game with a point'n'click interface, produced by Crazy Computer Confederation studio. The player takes on the role of a daredevil who tries to stop the crazy scientist from causing world chaos. The fact that the action takes place mainly in Poland of the 80s of the last century adds to the taste of fun.

PC

Adventure 02 July 1996

Point'n'click adventure game created in the convention of an interactive film and based on an extremely popular, youth series of horror fiction books. The three heroes of the game go to the macabre amusement park, created by the demonic Madison Storm, and our task is to help the kids escape from this ghastly place.

PC

Adventure 10 July 1996

A funny two-dimensional point & click adventure in which the explosive mixture consists of: a resolute young man, a brilliant scientist and a complex black character.

PC

Adventure 23 July 1996

Alien Incident is a classic adventure game, using the "point & click" interface. The authors resigned from taking into account simple orders, known from other productions of this type. All commands are executed automatically, so just click on the object you are interested in, and Benjamin himself will decide whether you can use, pick up or see it.

PC

Adventure 31 July 1996

The fourth installment of the popular series of detective adventures in which the main role is played by Tex Murphy. This time we are looking for a scientist lost in mysterious circumstances and discover the secrets of the government conspiracy connected with the catastrophe of the flying saucer in Roswell.

PC

Adventure 11 August 1996

In Fable, an adventure game created by Simbiosis Software studio, we meet Quickthorpe, an inconspicuous young man delegated to perform a dangerous mission. The elders of the village of Balkhane, where our hero used to live in peace and quiet, send him into the world with the task of finding four magical crystals....

PC

Adventure 03 September 1996

A funny adventure parodying the film genre known as "spaghetti western". We play the role of Fillmore's shepherd, who turns into a hero searching for the legendary treasure of the Toltecs. The production was established in the mid-1990s, so it uses solutions typical for this period. An important feature of the game is a large load of good humour.

PC

Adventure 09 September 1996

A remake of an adventure created by LK Avalon company, referring to Juliusz Machulski's cult film "Seksmisja" (Sexmission). Players find themselves in a world ruled by women, and their task is to restore the natural order of things.

PC

Adventure 21 September 1996

Night is an adventure game created in 1996 by Avalon Computer Laboratory. The player plays the role of a hero whose task is to find friends lost in another reality - to do this you will have to travel in time.

PC

Adventure 30 September 1996

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars is a two-dimensional point-and-click adventure with drawn graphics, in which players conduct a private investigation into a mysterious attack. The title opened today's famous series of productions, which set many trends in the genre.

PCPS1

Adventure 31 October 1996

Toonstruck is a classic adventure with a "point & click" interface, in which we play the role of an aging cartoon animator, suddenly transferred to the world of fairy tales.

PC

Adventure 01 November 1996

Opening the series Legacy of Cain adventure game in which the camera presents events from the bird's eye view. The main character is an aristocrat turned into a vampire, who is looking for a way to regain his humanity.

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Adventure 04 November 1996

A controversial horror/gore adventure game. You play the role of Steve, who has to remember who he is and what he does in a town that is broken to the limits of its capabilities.

PC

Adventure 09 November 1996

Time Commando is a game that takes us into the world of the future, in which our planet stands on the verge of extinction. Playing the role of Stanley Opara, we save the Earth from extinction.

PC

Adventure 03 December 1996

An adventure game whose plot is a psychological horror full of unexplained murders and madness. The player takes on the role of Curtis Craig, a young man who left the hospital for the insane a year ago. The graphics use video sequences with live actors.

PC

Adventure 13 December 1996

Clock Tower is the sequel to 1995's Japan-only survival horror. One of the game's most important features is its dark, depressing story, widely considered one of the scariest narratives in the history of video games.

PS1

Adventure 31 December 1996

A detective adventure thriller made in the form of an interactive film. We play the role of an American journalist who, while investigating a dangerous drug dealer in Paris, is caught up in his murder. Our hero has to unravel the case and prove his innocence by exposing the influential politician behind the whole affair.

PC

Adventure 31 December 1996

Continuation of an epic fantasy adventure with RPG elements. We play the role of Werner von Wallenrod, known from the first part of the protagonist, who has to prove the rightness of his nomination as Dragon Knight. To this end, our protophile sets out to search for the ancient family dragon Maraach, which disappeared without a trace many years ago.

PC

Adventure 31 December 1996

Continuation of the action adventure game, which can be treated as Psygnosis's response to the Alone in the Dark series. Like the cult trilogy of Infogrames, the second Ecstatica is a bloody and brutal story about man's struggle against the world's greatest atrocities.

PC