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The most interesting adventure games released in 1997

All the best and most popular games of the year, upcoming releases, and hits from the past. Use filters to narrow down search.

Realms of the Haunting
Realms of the Haunting

Adventure 10 January 1997

The main character in Realms of the Haunting is Adam Randall, son of a pastor, who, at the request of a mysterious priest, sets off to a village in Great Britain called Hellston. The priest gives the young man the task of examining the abandoned property.

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Ark of Time
Ark of Time

Adventure 28 February 1997

A point-and-click adventure. We direct the actions of Richard Kendall, a journalist who unexpectedly gets a chance to report on his life. He is to find the British researcher and archaeologist Caldwell, whose expedition has disappeared in the vicinity of the Bermuda Triangle. Travellers supposedly tried to find the ruins of the mysterious Atlantis.

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Star Wars: Yoda Stories
Star Wars: Yoda Stories

Adventure 20 March 1997

Casual adventure game, in which we play the role of young Luke Skywalker, who is training at master Yoda. The game is about exploring a randomly generated world and performing missions commissioned by the master.

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Riven: The Sequel to Myst
Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Adventure 23 March 1997

Riven: The Sequel to Myst is a direct continuation of the well-known adventure game. Atrus, the central character of the first installment of the program, asks the player to find his wife Catherina, who has been imprisoned in the foreign world, the title Riven.

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The Last Express
The Last Express

Adventure 30 March 1997

One of the most innovative adventure games of the late 1990s. You play the role of Roberth Catha, an American with a mysterious past who has to solve the mystery of his friend's murder.

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The City of Lost Children
The City of Lost Children

Adventure 31 March 1997

Based on French film production, this is an adventure game in which players play the role of a child looking for their abducted friends. In the title there are no elements of the fight - the game is limited to exploring the city, solving riddles and searching for necessary items.

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Ace Ventura
Ace Ventura

Adventure 21 April 1997

Ace Ventura is a crazy adventure game in which players have the opportunity to play the title detective and deal with four hated animals raiders. The work of the 7th Level studio's development team is distinguished by its cartoon-like visual setting and a large dose of unsophisticated humour. The native distributor - CD Projekt - also took care of the full Polish language version of the game.

PC

Shivers Two: Harvest of Souls
Shivers Two: Harvest of Souls

Adventure 30 April 1997

Continuation of an excellent adventure game from 1995. As a member of a rock band we try to solve the mystery of disappearance of our friends and the curse that the mysterious Dark Cloud threw on the inhabitants of the town.

PC

Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant
Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant

Adventure 01 May 1997

The second game based on the popular book series is a first-person point'n'click adventure with graphics made in cell-shading technology. This time, together with the League of Comic Superheroes, we oppose the mutant that is going to turn the world into a giant comic book.

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Atlantis: The Lost Tales
Atlantis: The Lost Tales

Adventure 21 May 1997

Set in a fascinating world of technologically advanced civilization, FPP adventure game, in which the aim is to find the lost queen. Many puzzles await players during the exploration.

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Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: Generations

Adventure 21 May 1997

Action adventure game with strategic elements, based on the seventh full-length part of the Star Trek saga. In the game, we join the team of the Enterprise ship and set off to chase the mad scientist Soran, trying to predict the next movement of the enemy and stop its destructive tendencies.

PC

Simon the Sorcerer's Puzzle Pack
Simon the Sorcerer's Puzzle Pack

Adventure 15 June 1997

Simon the Sorcerer's Puzzle Pack is a package of four logical-arcade games prepared by Adventure Soft, the action of which was set in the magic universe of Simon the Wizard. Players have the opportunity to test their patience, create animated puzzles, save Swami's children and even raise their own demon.

PC

The Curse of Monkey Island
The Curse of Monkey Island

Adventure 30 June 1997

The Curse of the Monkey Island is the third part of a very popular series of Monkey Island adventure games, whose protagonist is the young pirate Guybrush Threepwood, who fights the spirit of the evil pirate LeChucka.

PC

Resident Evil: Director's Cut
Resident Evil: Director's Cut

Adventure 22 September 1997

A re-release of Resident Evil, released exclusively in digital form as part of the PSOne Classics service. Developed by Capcom, the production is an expanded and uncensored version of the hit title that debuted in 1996 on the PlayStation console. In comparison with the original, Resident Evil: Director's Cut can boast, above all, the presence of three gameplay variants. Original Mode is a faithful copy of the original, not subjected to any changes or improvements.

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Dark Earth
Dark Earth

Adventure 30 September 1997

An adventure with an action reaching 300 years into the future of our planet, when the Earth is no longer the same "blue planet" as we know it.

PC

Twinsen's Odyssey
Twinsen's Odyssey

Adventure 04 October 1997

Continuation of Little Big Adventure game from 1995, considered by players as "groundbreaking and cult". This time, players will have a much more extensive storyline than in the previous part and a larger world, where we can move around - generally speaking, a lot more gameplay at the highest level.

PC

Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror

Adventure 30 October 1997

The second in a series of adventure games in which the heroes are adventurers. This time the plot of the title refers to the motif of demonic powers and ancient civilizations from Central America.

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Zork: Grand Inquisitor
Zork: Grand Inquisitor

Adventure 31 October 1997

The next installment of the classic adventure game. Its action takes place after the events in which we participated in the previous part of the cycle - Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands.

PC

Hollywood Monsters (1997)
Hollywood Monsters (1997)

Adventure 31 October 1997

A classic adventure game with a point-and-click interface, reminiscent of the cult productions of LucasArts. The action of the game takes place at an event organized by a well-known film producer, where the most popular Hollywood monsters meet. Two competing journalists from The Quill appear at the ball. When Sue Bergman disappears in unexplained circumstances, her competitor Ron Ashman is given the task of clarifying the whole case.

PC

Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail
Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail

Adventure 19 November 1997

Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail is the sixth part of a series of humorous adventures by Al Lowe and the development team of Sierra. This time the faulty amateur Larry Laffer sets off on a cruise in the company of beautiful women. The player must help the main character conquer the hearts of the ladies and eventually seduce the charming captain Kasia. Due to the erotic references, the game is recommended for people over 16 years of age.

PC

Blade Runner
Blade Runner

Adventure 21 November 1997

An adventure game with a view from a third person's perspective, loosely referring to the novel "Are androids dreaming about electric sheep". Philip K. Dick and the film "Blade Runner". Detective Ray McCoy tries to discover the identity of a group of replicants suspected of killing animals.

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