Games like Starquake

After crashing your plane at sea, you end up drifting to a small island, with not much to survive. You explore, and find out the island was inhabited, years ago. But why did the people leave? And why is there a fence around the white house at the top of the hill? "Sizzler! [...] Outstanding, one of the best modern text adventures to date." -- ZZap!64"The game's density is very satisfying. More th…

Exile is a single-player action-adventure video game originally published for the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro in 1988 by Superior Software and later ported to the Commodore 64, Amiga, CD32 and Atari ST, all published by Audiogenic. Exile's game physics engine qualifies it to be the first game to have a complete Newtonian motion model. At the time of its release it was considered to push the bound…

The Ghosts of Blackwood Manor is an award-winning interactive horror from Stefan Vogt, the acclaimed author of Hibernated and The Curse of Rabenstein. Take on the role of novelist Thomas King and his wife Cora as they move into a remote Scottish manor house, just days before Christmas 1986. Seeking inspiration for his next book, Thomas begins to explore the history of Blackwood Manor, only to unc…

Accolade Sports Collection is a retro collection featuring some of the most iconic sports games from the early 90s. This collection includes titles like Summer Challenge, Winter Challenge, Hardball 1&2 and Hoops Shut Up and Jam!. This collection offers a complete retro gaming experience, where players can easily select from the different titles available, with features like save states, filters o…

Story Your balloon goes down over an island inhabited by dinosaurs. Your goal is to escape. This game was written with Adventuron Classroom (scroll down page for more information). Look at Source Code. DX Version Escape from Dinosaur Island DX is a (gentle) remaster of Escape From Dinosaur Island (by Richard Pettigrew), which was an IFComp 2018 entry, and one of the first Adventuron games released…

Have you ever dreamed about a journey far beyond the known regions of the universe? Close to Alpha Centauri, Olivia Lund is on the trail of one of mankind's greatest secrets and a thousand-year-old mystery. After nearly 20 years in hypersleep, she wakes up alone on her stranded ship, the Polaris-7. The artificial intelligence Io seems to be her only remaining friend now. Hibernated 1 - This Place…

Loopz is a puzzle video game originally designed and programmed by Ian Upton for the Atari ST in 1989. He previously worked as head game designer for Audiogenic, who acquired exclusive rights to the game, then in 1990 arranged for Mindscape to publish it for computers in North America and consoles worldwide. The Nintendo Entertainment System version (programmed by Bits Studios) and the Game Boy v…

My 8-Bit Syndrome is a zine dedicated to the golden era of retro computer gaming, focusing on iconic 8-bit systems from the 1970s and 1980s, including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad, Atari, Oric, BBC Micro, and more. Produced in Greece and written in English, My 8-Bit Syndrome is your gateway to rediscovering the charm and nostalgia of classic computer gaming. You can order a physical cop…

Encerrada en una fría celda en una isla, no recuerdas desde cuándo estás allí, pero hoy todo va a cambiar. ERINIA es un relato interactivo programado inicialmente en PAWS para ordenadores ZX Spectrum. Escribe AYUDA en cualquier momento del juego para recibir unas indicaciones básicas. El 1/12/2023 se subió la versión DAAD de la aventura, que ahora es multiplataforma, para AMSTRAD CPC, ZX Spectrum…

Captain Dynamo is a platform game developed by Codemasters and released in 1992. Versions were published for the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and MS-DOS. Captain Dynamo, an aging superhero, is brought out of retirement to recover a haul of stolen diamonds from the trap-infested rocket-ship of the villainous Austen Von Flyswatter. The game is a vertically…