The most interesting adventure games released in 1998
All the best and most popular games of the year, upcoming releases, and hits from the past. Use filters to narrow down search.
Hexplore
Adventure
January 8, 1998
Hexplore is an adventure and arcade game with role-plying elements, which was developed by Heliovision Productions. The action takes us to the year 1000 AD to a world in which magic and everyday life are interwoven with each other, and the greatest danger is the repulsive monsters.
The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time
Adventure
January 15, 1998
The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time is the last part of Gage Blackwood's adventures and Time Protection Agency. We observe the game again in the first person, and it focuses on exploring the location and solving riddles. In this part of the cycle we find ourselves in Atlantis and El Dorado.
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Adventure
January 21, 1998
The second installment in the best-selling survival horror action-adventure game series. Similarly to the original installment, the game has been developed by the Japanese studio Capcom. The action of Resident Evil 2 is set after the events shown in the first installment – nearly all citizens of Raccoon City have been infected by a mysterious virus, which changed them into bloodthirsty zombies. Once again, the player gets to control two characters – this time around it's Leon, a young police officer and Claire, a journalist. Their task is to save Raccoon City from complete destruction and stop the virus before it spreads all over the world. In Resident Evil 2, gameplay revolves around exploration and solving environmental puzzles – another important aspect of the game is fighting numerous foes using a wide range of weapons, limited by scarce amounts of ammunition. As befits an installment in the Resident Evil series, in order to survive and escape consecutive dangers, the player has to carefully manage the supplies they acquire on their adventure.
Black Dahlia
Adventure
February 28, 1998
Black Dahlia is a detective adventure game, maintained in the noir convention. The player takes on the role of an agent of the governmental COI organisation, who encounters the trail of the dangerous organisation "Brotherhood of Thule". The plot of the game produced by Take 2 Interactive is a blend of fictional and authentic events from the 1940s.
Tex Murphy: Overseer
Adventure
February 28, 1998
The fifth part of Tex Murphy's adventures - a private detective and life loser. In the game's plot based on the retrospective, we return to the case of the death of a university professor, the father of our protagonist's first wife. He worked on a secret project to develop a method of remote mind control. The classic story presented in the modern setting develops some threads, known to the players from the first installment of the series.
Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within
Adventure
March 12, 1998
The third installment of the series of adventure horrors using point & click mechanics. The production does not relate to the previous parts and introduces a few new features, such as the option to switch between the two personalities of the main character.
Sanitarium
Adventure
March 30, 1998
Sanitarium is an adventure game, realized in the convention of surrealistic horror. Developers from the DreamForge Entertainment studio were inspired by the literary work of Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe. The action takes place in several separate worlds, and players have the opportunity to play, among others, the cyclop of Grimwall and the Aztec god Olmec.
Ksiaze i Tchorz
Adventure
April 10, 1998
Ksiaze i Tchórz is a classic adventure game with a "point & click" interface, created by the development team of the Polish studio Metropolis Software. The plot of the game depicts the fate of a cowardly young man, who in a magical, fantastic world must show courage. The title is characterized by cartoon visuals and funny dialogues.
Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy
Adventure
April 13, 1998
A surrealistic point-and-click adventure realized from the perspective of the first person. Transferred in time, Mike is considered to be the chosen one to save the world from the apocalypse announced by the prophets. To defeat the dark Mr. Seventh Millennium, our hero has to deal with souls known from the history of sinners.
X-Files: The Game
Adventure
May 31, 1998
X-Files: The Game is an adventure game based on the themes of a popular TV series in the convention of interactive film, produced by Fox Interactive. The player plays the role of a young FBI agent who has to solve the mystery of the disappearance of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, a duo working on matters from the X archive. The screenplay was written by Chris Carter, and the main roles in the series - David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson - were also involved in the production.
Jack Orlando A Cinematic Adventure
Adventure
June 10, 1998
Jack Orlando A Cinematic Adventure is a classic adventure with a pint & click interface produced by the Polish developer studio TopWare Programs (currently Reality Pump). The action of the game was set in the 1930s, the last century, and the players are guided by the actions of a private detective, who must clear himself of the charges of murder and within 48 hours find a real murderer. The soundtrack by Harold Faltermeyer is one of the advantages of the game.
Kajko i Kokosz w Krainie Borostworow
Adventure
June 15, 1998
Kajko i Kokosz w Krainie Borostworów is an adventure game based on a popular comic series. When Hegemon's Robbers pollute the water in the castle well, the title pair of heroes must set off on a challenging journey to the Land of Borostworms to ask for the help of the Lady of Nature. Developers from Seven Stars Multimedia studio took care of humorous dialogues and a clear pro-ecological message of the game.
Wacki: Kosmiczna Rozgrywka
Adventure
July 1, 1998
Wacki: Space Game is a humorous adventure game with a classic point'n'click interface, created under the responsibility of the development team of the Polish studio Seven Stars Multimedia. The plot shows the adventures of Franco and Edek. A pair of crazy heroes embarks on a search for elements of a machine that can save a small planet in the Cosmos.
Titanic: Adventure out of Time
Adventure
July 14, 1998
Titanic: Reverse the course of history is an action game produced by Cyberflix studio, in which players have the opportunity to prevent the catastrophe of the largest liner of all time. The creators took care of a thrilling scenario, photorealistic graphics, a large number of independent characters and demanding puzzles. Players can also take care of sightseeing the magnificent ship, reconstructed on the basis of authentic photos.
Hopkins FBI
Adventure
July 16, 1998
A detective adventure with a point-n-click interface. As a ruthless FBI agent, you must find Bernie Berkson, a dangerous criminal, who escaped straight from the execution site on an electric chair. The game involves investigating, interrogating witnesses, collecting evidence and solving riddles.
RedJack: The Revenge of the Brethren
Adventure
July 31, 1998
An adventure game with numerous arcade elements. We play the role of seventeen-year-old Nicholas Dove, who, fleeing from the killers, decides to become a pirate. In the course of the story we face a chance to discover the mystery connected with the death of the famous sea wolf, RedJack.
Reah: Face the Unknown
Adventure
August 21, 1998
Created by the Polish development studio LK Avalon, this adventure game takes place in the distant future. A journalist imprisoned on a distant planet tries to find his way to the Earth and, at the same time, to solve a few problems tormenting its inhabitants.
Tunguska: Legend of Faith
Adventure
October 12, 1998
Tunguska: Legend of Faith is an action adventure game created by the development team of the Exortus studio. The player directs the actions of Jack Riley, unjustly sentenced to death, whose soul has been given a "second chance". The hero has to solve the mystery of the mysterious cosmic artifact that has fallen to Earth along with the Tunguska meteorite.
Grim Fandango (1998)
Adventure
November 30, 1998
An excellent adventure game that takes us to the posthumous world, where we play the role of an agent working for death, who solves the mystery of the problems digesting this land. The game consists mainly in conducting conversations, exploring the location and searching for objects and solving puzzles.
