Where can you play retro adventure games today?
Mystery, horror and text-driven adventures. Technically the easiest to port, yet often blocked by licensing and voice rights.
Of the 51 titles listed here, 25 are playable on Nintendo Switch and 16 on Steam, while 22 have never been ported at all.
| Title | Original release | Where you can play it |
|---|---|---|
| Relics | PC-8801 · 1986 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via EGGCONSOLE (PC-8801) |
| Asteka II: Templo del Sol | PC-8801 · 1986 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via EGGCONSOLE (PC-8801) |
| Manhattan Requiem | PC-8801 · 1987 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via EGGCONSOLE (PC-8801) |
| Snatcher | PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 · 1988 | Not available on any current platform — original PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 hardware only |
| Kohakuiro no Yuigon | PC-8801 · 1988 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via EGGCONSOLE (PC-8801mkIISR) |
| The Sword of Hope | Game Boy · 1991 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via Nintendo Switch Online |
| The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls | Game Boy · 1992 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via Nintendo Switch Online |
| Ecco the Dolphin | Mega Drive / Genesis · 1992 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via Ecco the Dolphin (Steam) |
| Policenauts | PlayStation · 1994 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation hardware only |
| Eve: Burst Error | PC · 1995 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via EVE burst error R |
| D | Sega Saturn · 1995 | Not available on any current platform — original Sega Saturn hardware only |
| Sakura Taisen | Sega Saturn · 1996 | Not available on any current platform — original Sega Saturn hardware only |
| Tomb Raider | PlayStation · 1996 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via Tomb Raider I-III Remastered |
| YU-NO | PC-9801 · 1996 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via YU-NO — remake / remaster |
| Doukoku Soshite... | Sega Saturn · 1996 | Not available on any current platform — original Sega Saturn hardware only |
| Enemy Zero | Sega Saturn · 1996 | Not available on any current platform — original Sega Saturn hardware only |
| Diddy Kong Racing | Nintendo 64 · 1997 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via Nintendo Switch Online |
| Kowloon's Gate | PlayStation · 1997 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation hardware only |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo 64 · 1998 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack |
| Sonic Adventure | Dreamcast · 1998 | Playable on Steam (PC) via Sonic Adventure DX |
| Sakura Wars 2 | Sega Saturn · 1998 | Not available on any current platform — original Sega Saturn hardware only |
| Sentimental Graffiti | Sega Saturn · 1998 | Not available on any current platform — original Sega Saturn hardware only |
| Kanon | PC · 1999 | Not available on any current platform — original PC hardware only |
| To Heart | PlayStation · 1999 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation hardware only |
| Survival Kids | Game Boy Color · 1999 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via Nintendo Switch Online |
| Boku no Natsuyasumi | PlayStation · 2000 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation hardware only |
| Air | PC · 2000 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, PS4 / PS5 via AIR |
| Gyakuten Saiban | Game Boy Advance · 2001 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5, Mobile (iOS / Android) via Gyakuten Saiban — modern re-release |
| Ico | PlayStation 2 · 2001 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation 2 hardware only |
| Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy | PlayStation 2 · 2001 | Playable on PS4 / PS5 via Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy — subscription service |
| Sakura Wars 3 | Dreamcast · 2001 | Not available on any current platform — original Dreamcast hardware only |
| Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem | GameCube · 2002 | Not available on any current platform — original GameCube hardware only |
| Clock Tower 3 | PlayStation 2 · 2002 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation 2 hardware only |
| Ever 17: The Out of Infinity | PlayStation 2 · 2002 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation 2 hardware only |
| Sakura Wars 4 | Dreamcast · 2002 | Not available on any current platform — original Dreamcast hardware only |
| Chulip | PlayStation 2 · 2002 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation 2 hardware only |
| Final Fantasy X-2 | PlayStation 2 · 2003 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster |
| Gregory Horror Show | PlayStation 2 · 2003 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation 2 hardware only |
| Shadow of the Colossus | PlayStation 2 · 2005 | Playable on PS4 / PS5 via Shadow of the Colossus — remake / remaster |
| Chibi-Robo! | GameCube · 2005 | Not available on any current platform — original GameCube hardware only |
| Uncharted: Drake's Fortune | PlayStation 3 · 2007 | Playable on PS4 / PS5 via Uncharted: Drake's Fortune — remake / remaster |
| Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney | Nintendo DS · 2007 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy |
| Steins;Gate | Xbox 360 · 2009 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5, Mobile (iOS / Android) via STEINS;GATE |
| Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth | Nintendo DS · 2009 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth — remake / remaster |
| Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | PSP · 2010 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5, Mobile (iOS / Android) via Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc — remake / remaster |
| Ace Attorney Investigations 2 | Nintendo DS · 2011 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via Ace Attorney Investigations 2 — modern re-release |
| Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair | PSP · 2012 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5, Mobile (iOS / Android) via Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair — remake / remaster |
| Ciel Nosurge | PS Vita · 2012 | Not available on any current platform — original PS Vita hardware only |
| The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles | Nintendo 3DS · 2015 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles — remake / remaster |
| Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice | Nintendo 3DS · 2016 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy |
| The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve | Nintendo 3DS · 2017 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve — modern re-release |