Just beat Night Manor!

[BrankoBear]

Hey good people of Ufo50! I I just beat Night Manor and I'm realizing that I love these kind of games. Any recommendations on Steam that'll scratch that itch. I know it's a classic genre but I just don't know which games are worth my time. Thanks a lot!

[fakename]

Macventure bundle
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/59404/

[swiftcutter]

If you are wanting more short, classic-style adventure games (not necessarily horror), check out Escape Lala 1 & 2.

[♥Puroseki (she/her)]

One of the early greats of the genre was Shadowgate. You can easily find it on Steam or play the original version on your NES.

[Aquillion]

The game is heavily based on the MacVenture series (especially Uninvited), so the collection linked above is the obvious first place to start.

The recently-released Beyond Shadowgate is also based on those games, being a sequel to the MacVenture game Shadowgate.

If you're looking for old-style graphical adventure games in general, you might also enjoy The Crimson Diamond, which is based more on the first Laura Bow game.

You might also enjoy Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok, though it is based more on Quest for Glory. It's free, so it's worth a try to see if you like that sort of game.

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream is another classic of the point-and-click adventure genre.

Many other games in this genre are so old that they are not on Steam; generally they are for older systems like the original NES, which will require emulation. The original Portopia Murder Case[www.romhacking.net] is great, say; the version on Steam is unfortunately broken in the sense that the experimental AI they tried to use for it just doesn't work, but there's a translation patch for the old NES version.

Other NES games you might want to try include Jesus: Tale of the Dreadful Bio-Monster (yes, that's its name), Metal Slader Glory, and Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom.

The way the serial killer works is also inspired by Clock Tower[aeongenesis.net]; the original SNES one in particular. Again, it'll require a translation patch and emulation to play today.

[BrankoBear]

Originally posted by fakename:

https://store.steampowered.com/sub/59404/

Thanks for the link

[BrankoBear]

Originally posted by swiftcutter:

If you are wanting more short, classic-style adventure games (not necessarily horror), check out Escape Lala 1 & 2.

Thanks

[BrankoBear]

Originally posted by ♥Puroseki (she/her):

One of the early greats of the genre was Shadowgate. You can easily find it on Steam or play the original version on your NES.

Ah okay. Great. Thanks

[⑨ ChocolateMystia]

If you just mean point and click adventure games, you should check out the LucasArts ones (especially Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, as well as the Monkey Island series), and you could also check out the Broken Sword series (1st one just got a remake)

[Herbspiceguy]

Check out:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1896750/Cursed/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1960630/Cursed_2/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2110460/Cursed_3/
The're quite similar, 'first person' point & clicky with creepy vibes.
All of them are available on Steam for free.

Also a few more that fit the bill, but I haven't played myself yet (on my wishlist):
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2066300/Escape_The_Endless_Dogwatch/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/913740/WORLD_OF_HORROR/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1179080/FAITH_The_Unholy_Trinity/

[BrankoBear]

Originally posted by ⑨ ChocolateMystia:

If you just mean point and click adventure games, you should check out the LucasArts ones (especially Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, as well as the Monkey Island series), and you could also check out the Broken Sword series (1st one just got a remake)

Thanks

[Herbspiceguy]

Originally posted by ⑨ ChocolateMystia:

If you just mean point and click adventure games, you should check out the LucasArts ones (especially Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, as well as the Monkey Island series), and you could also check out the Broken Sword series (1st one just got a remake)

It should be said that many classic point and click adventures, namely the Monkey Island series, are notorious for their difficult, sometimes extremely non-sensical solutions/puzzles.
My experience with Night Manor was the opposite. Except for 1 thing, I was able to complete everything without having to pull up a guide.

[Scratch-O]

Originally posted by Herbspiceguy:

Originally posted by ⑨ ChocolateMystia:

If you just mean point and click adventure games, you should check out the LucasArts ones (especially Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, as well as the Monkey Island series), and you could also check out the Broken Sword series (1st one just got a remake)

It should be said that many classic point and click adventures, namely the Monkey Island series, are notorious for their difficult, sometimes extremely non-sensical solutions/puzzles.
My experience with Night Manor was the opposite. Except for 1 thing, I was able to complete everything without having to pull up a guide.

Just out of curiosity, what was the thing you had to look up? I'm guessing it was using the crowbar to get the ornamental egg.

[Herbspiceguy]

Originally posted by Scratch-O:

Originally posted by Herbspiceguy:

It should be said that many classic point and click adventures, namely the Monkey Island series, are notorious for their difficult, sometimes extremely non-sensical solutions/puzzles.
My experience with Night Manor was the opposite. Except for 1 thing, I was able to complete everything without having to pull up a guide.

Just out of curiosity, what was the thing you had to look up? I'm guessing it was using the crowbar to get the ornamental egg.

That's funny, I used a different method:
I'm pretty sure I opened the egg on the vice, which was my first logical thought, actually I was thinking vice + wrench, but vice was enough. That means there are multiple solutions, that's interesting.
So the thing I had to look up was the PC password. I don't remember reading any hints about that? I guess it hindsight it kinda makes sense to use a magnifying glass on the miniature house.

[Castlevaniac]

There is a game coming out on Steam in October (already out on itch) that's kind of a similar style of game. It's less puzzel-y and more atmospheric (played it on itch) but fits the bill of retro point and click horror. Might wanna give it a try:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3160240/Narrow_Woods_Hotel/

[Foamed]

Very similar games similar to Shadowgate and Deja Vu:

• Infested[grahfmetal.itch.io] - Free
  
• Spectacle[grahfmetal.itch.io] - Free
  
• Nightshade[www.gog.com]
  
• Hotel Dusk: Room 215[en.wikipedia.org] - Only released on the Nindento DS, but it can be emulated. It's one of the best games on the DS, I highly recommend it.
  
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  Adventure and point & click games such as:

  
  
• Legends of Murder Collection[www.gog.com]
  
• https://www.gog.com/en/game/phantasmagoria
  
• Waxworks[www.gog.com]
  
• Shivers[www.gog.com]
  
• Shivers II - Harvest of Souls[www.gog.com]
  
• The Colonels Bequest[www.gog.com]
  
• The Dagger of Amon Ra[www.gog.com]
  
• The Last Express[www.gog.com]
  
• Sanitarium[www.gog.com]
  
• Caper in the Castro[en.wikipedia.org]
  
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  Text parser games such as:

  
  
• Timequest[www.gog.com]
  
• Gateway[en.wikipedia.org]
  
• Gateway II: Homeworld[en.wikipedia.org]
  
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  Lastly you have your Myst/Riven games and your detective/mystery games such as the Tex Murphy, Gabriel Knight and Broken Sword series.
  
  By the way, some of these games are much better enjoyed using ScummVM instead of DOSBox. You can grab the latest version over at:
  
  
• https://www.scummvm.org/