The Age of Exploration

Recommendations by Walter Sandsquish

Adventure games typically involve a great deal of exploration, but few are set during the Age of Exploration. Nevertheless, here's a list of games which do explore the 15th through the 18th centuries.

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1. All Roads
by Jon Ingold
(2001)
Average member rating: (152 ratings)

Walter Sandsquish says:

Practice espionage in the Republic of Venice.

2. Blighted Isle
by Eric Eve
(2007)
Average member rating: (43 ratings)

Walter Sandsquish says:

Test your seaman's loyalties in the Old World.

3. Border Reivers
by Vivienne Dunstan
(2018)
Average member rating: (7 ratings)

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Find a murderer among Scottish raiders.

4. Captain Cutter's Treasure
by Garry Francis
(2021)
Average member rating: (9 ratings)

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Rescue a scullery maid, and find some treasure.

5. Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter, by Mike Gentry and David Cornelson (2009)
Average member rating: (7 ratings)
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Navigate the alleyways and politics of Grubber's Market.

6. The King of Shreds and Patches
by Jimmy Maher
(2009)
Average member rating: (76 ratings)

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Investigate the occult in London Towne.

7. Metamorphoses
by Emily Short
(2000)
Average member rating: (127 ratings)

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Explore arcane knowledge in a Renaissance laboratory.

8. Midnight. Swordfight.
by Chandler Groover
(2015)
Average member rating: (77 ratings)

Walter Sandsquish says:

Exploit palace intrigue.

9. Napier's Cache
by Vivienne Dunstan
(2020)
Average member rating: (13 ratings)

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Hunt for the occult treasure of a Scottish castle.

10. Plundered Hearts
by Amy Briggs
(1987)
Average member rating: (63 ratings)

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Escape from pirates to visit the governor of St. Sinistra.

11. Savoir-Faire
by Emily Short
(2002)
Average member rating: (128 ratings)

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Practice an arcane art in a Baroque manor.

12. Shogun
by James Clavell, Dave Lebling
(1989)
Average member rating: (15 ratings)

Walter Sandsquish says:

First, survive a shipwreck, then, survive the politics of Nippon.

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