The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time 1998
Why it still holds upThe disguise still lets a time traveler solve the past by pretending to belong to it.
Point-and-click adventures that still hold up
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The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time 1998
Why it still holds upThe disguise still lets a time traveler solve the past by pretending to belong to it.
Shivers 1995
Why it still holds upThe one slot still makes every capture a trip across the haunted museum with your hands full.
Sally Face 2016
Why it still holds upGoing back to a place in a later timeline to see what changed gives each location a story of its own today.
Finding Paradise 2017
Why it still holds upA story led game that asks for patience still rewards it with feeling.
2064: Read Only Memories 2015
Why it still holds upA robot friend who learns to feel still gives the mystery its heart today.
The Legend of Kyrandia 2: The Hand of Fate 1993
Why it still holds upThe cauldron still makes the answer a potion you have to work out how to brew.
Gobliiins 1991
Why it still holds upWorking out what each odd talent will do in a cartoon world with its own logic still turns every screen into a small puzzle box.
Torin's Passage 1995
Why it still holds upAn adventure made for a parent and a child, with a hint for whichever of them is stuck, is still a shared game today.
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! 1985
Why it still holds upThere is still always a next clue to follow on foot or by taxi, with a clock running on Ace's condition.
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive 1996
Why it still holds upThe three paths still leave the detective you are to decide how it ends.
Tiny Thief 2013
Why it still holds upThe levels are short and cleverly built, which still makes it suited to a few minutes of play at a time.
Deponia Doomsday 2016
Why it still holds upA time machine that undoes your mistakes still suits a puzzle game well.
Kathy Rain 2016
Why it still holds upA mystery told at the pace of a small town is still easy to follow.
Uninvited 1986
Why it still holds upThere is still a lot to find in a house full of hidden rooms and guarded corners.
The Room 4: Old Sins 2018
Why it still holds upThe one house still feels like a small connected place, because its puzzles connect from room to room.
Albion 1995
Why it still holds upThe story reviewers praised on release, set in a world this carefully built, is the reason to play it now.
The Walking Dead: Season Two 2013
Why it still holds upClementine is still the character you spent a season keeping alive, now the one who has to do it.
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure 2007
Why it still holds upEach stage is still a hands on experiment, with puzzles solved by gestures as if the remote were the tool.
Rusty Lake: Roots 2016
Why it still holds upFamily stories told one puzzle at a time are still easy to dip into.
Windosill 2009
Why it still holds upA short, quiet toy of a game is still easy to finish in one sitting.
Loom 1990
Why it still holds upAn adventure played by humming spells is still a distinct way to play today.
Realms of the Haunting 1996
Why it still holds upThe doors still hide a universe behind every one, in a haunted house that is also a shooter.
Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter 1986
Why it still holds upIt still has a character of its own, from a janitor for a hero and scenes you walk in front of and behind.
Blackwell Unbound 2007
Why it still holds upTwo ghost stories in a quiet city still make a pair of cases that are easy to follow.
Technobabylon 2015
Why it still holds upCentral is still a cyberpunk city whose governor is the thing under investigation.
The Room Two 2013
Why it still holds upThe room is still a puzzle box the size of a space you can walk around in.
Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge 1987
Why it still holds upA world that carries on while you type still makes a dangerous room a race between your fingers and whatever is coming.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All 2002
Why it still holds upDefending a client by catching a contradiction is still a good reason to play.
The Walking Dead: The Final Season 2018
Why it still holds upThe boy is still the child who was taught and becomes the one teaching, and the lessons are yours today.
Gorogoa 2017
Why it still holds upWith no language to read, every image is still something to study.
Professor Layton and the Last Specter 2009
Also known as Professor Layton and the Spectre's Call
Why it still holds upPuzzles taken in your own order, with hints that nudge without solving, still carry the mystery today.
Hidden Folks 2017
Why it still holds upScenes you can poke and prod still turn a search into a small toy.
Botanicula 2012
Why it still holds upAlmost everything in the tree still reacts when prodded today, with a seed to carry out of it.
80 Days 2014
Why it still holds upA world with so much text to find still makes each trip different.
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP 2011
Why it still holds upA concept album you can walk around in still gives its music a leading role today.
Year Walk 2013
Why it still holds upPlayed on a touch screen today, the puzzles still ask for the whole device: fingers, ears and a shake all come into it.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure 1989
Why it still holds upBecause there are several ways to finish it, a second run is still tempting today.
Samorost 3 2016
Why it still holds upThe flute still makes the puzzle often a song, and the world hums back.
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut 2009
Why it still holds upIt is still the 1996 adventure with its second lead given her own half, and a hint when Paris stumps you.
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders 1988
Why it still holds upIt is still an adventure played as a team, with the world's oddest places to send them.
Sam & Max: Save the World 2006
Why it still holds upCases that each tell a complete story still make it easy to play one episode at a time.
Batman: The Enemy Within 2017
Why it still holds upChoosing between the man and the mask still makes each scene a decision.
Detention 2017
Why it still holds upA short game set under martial law still leaves a mark beyond its scares today.
Syberia II 2004
Why it still holds upSince you cannot die or get stuck, it still suits a slow, relaxed pace.
The Room Three 2015
Why it still holds upEvery box is still a place to look into as well as at, with a lens that reaches inside keyholes.
Her Story 2015
Why it still holds upEvery player finds the pieces in a different order, which still keeps it worth solving.
Myst 1993
Why it still holds upAn island that explains nothing, with puzzles as its only voice, is still there to wander today.
Escape from Monkey Island 2000
Why it still holds upA funny pirate story with puzzles of all kinds still suits a slow evening.