Test Yourself - Are You a True Adventure Gamer?
 

Always wondered how experienced you are in the adventure games "scene"? Now's your chance to find out!

Below are 100 snippets from 100 different adventure games - old, new, well-known, obscure, classics, indie etc. Go through the snippets and count how many you undoubtedly recognize the game from which they were taken. Then check your result at the bottom to get a detailed, and scientifically accurate, analysis! (which was previously calibrated using a control group - honest! ;))

Don't forget to share your results!:)

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Less than 10: Rookie -
Welcome to the adventure games genre! You've tried some of the more well-known games and now want more? Here's a great place to start.

10-20: Young Adventurer -
You're no stranger to the adventure game genre. You've tried, liked what you saw, and are now looking to make the next step. This website and forums are a great place to do just that. You have much to learn and experience young one.

20-30: Adventurer -
You've already tried quite a few adventure games, certainly all of the most well-known ones. Time to try some of the (slightly) less-known games, there are some true gems to be found! (The Last Express, Amber: Journeys Beyond, I have No Mouth And I must scram, Sanitarium, to name a few...).

30-40: Veteran -
It's the late 80s\early 90s, you're a young boy, your older sister introduces you to the King's Quest series or perhaps Day of the Tentacle - it's a love at first sight:9~. It's not surprising to find you in these forums, but even for you there are new things to experience. Have you tried any indie games yet?

40-50: Super Adventurer -
Wow! You don't play games do you?
Actually, that's all you ARE doing! You're no doubt an experienced veteran of the genre, know almost every game that's worth knowing. Respect.
For you I can only recommend to look into the future, the adventure genre is experiencing somewhat of a renewed revival in recent years and there are some nice things to look forward to.

51+: Adventurer God -
Holy sh*t! You, my friend, are insane. You gobble adventure games as if they were some midday snacks. Not only do you know every adventure game ever created, you also have the visual perception of a reconnaissance satellite. I salute you. Even though you might want to consider trying some other things in life...;)

Disclaimer: This quiz was made so you could have some fun. It is by no means comprehensive or authoritative and the results are to be taken accordingly. Thanks! :)

I'm awful at recognising scenes. Funnily enough, in this list I recognise more icons from games that I haven't played than I have

21 recognized.

I recognize about 45.
However, much of my knowledge is from various quizzes rather than playing the games...

That's challeging. I recognized 50 and I'm glad I'm not insane)

I got 37 myself. You should post an answer key there are a few I think I know but not 100%. It'd be nice to see for sure.

I used to be but now not much left to play..38

35 recognized (well, not sure to be :) or :frusty:)

Anyway great test.

I got 51
There are few more that look familiar.



Now I'm waiting for zobraks to swoop in & show off.

They are too small to see.:frown:

Never liked this. Scenic obsession doesn't make you a true gamer, just the experience in playing them. Though this does look fun though. Sadly my brain isn't working all that much right now.

Sorry for that. Wanted to get them all showing without having a huge pic... You can press Ctrl+scroll the mouse wheel to enlarge the pic though, it should help quite a bit.

Trying to do this as objectively as I can - i.e not counting anything I have the slightest doubt I wouldn't have recognized have I not made this - I get 36. Though I think that's being a little too hard on myself and that my "real" score is more around 38-43...

@cuchulain
I might do an answers post eventually. I originally did this a while ago, and in the meantime have forgotten which games a few of the pics come from...:frusty:
For now you can spoiler-ask regarding any individual pics you want to know about and either me or the other users can try and answer:)

Too many of these are concept- or box art or otherwise not in-game. For a test going to such fine details, you'd expect a bit more care. (Yeah, I'll figure out my score later. Nice concept for sure.)
Lol.

The scores are somewhat calibrated to take into account all of the obscure pics and/or concept art - there's a reason why there are 100 pics yet the highest score is 51...;)
Also, MOST of the box art pics chosen are instantly recognizable by anyone who played the game anyway.

Regarding the misspelling of scream - I saw that shortly after posting but it was so funny that I decided to leave it unedited :D

Edit: Forgot to mention the most important thing - this wasn't originally made to be a quiz, it was made as a decorative element for another adventure forum I'm participating in. After I was done I thought it could be nice to also give it out as a nice test yourself quiz :)

Great quiz! Even though I'm kinda sucking at it lol.

There's a lot that I'm torn between which sequel it is. I think I'd narrowily squeak into obsessive territory, but I need to look a bit more carefully when I've got more time.

Spoiler:

Simon the Sorceror 1 vs 2?? I didn't even know the sprites were different!

Nice idea! :)

Just 37 of them for sure-sure...

And I doubt on a couple ones...

Nice test. I got about 28 or so...

Sounds about right to me. :) I've already played The Last Express and Amber (though they weren't for me) and I've yet to try Sanitarium and I Have No Mouth...

So...we going to put together a solution?

I know about 22 definitely, and there are maybe 7-8 of which I'm not too sure.

Turns out I'm just a few short of 30, which makes the scoring feel right to me. Good stuff.

I think the scoring that best describes me would be the Veteran, because my brother did introduce me to Kings Quest V. The lower end of Veteran, at least. And my score's a little below that mark :shifty:...but I saw some of my favorite games on there, so I'm happy. I do echo some of the others when I say I wish some of them were bigger.

I got 21, but I've played all those you mentioned in the parentheses and the only picture I recognized was from Last Express.

20 recognised. 2 seem familiar but I'n not 100% certain.

Is this intentionally misspelled? :P It actually works quite well...

Anyways, I got around 20, lost count, plus it depends on how super-accurate you have to be.

I recognised about 35, but can't be 100% sure... Veteran, yay!

Hic Rhodus, hic salta! ;)

I only recognized 20 for sure at the first glance, and I'm labeled a young adventurer :( ??? No, no, no... I consider myself a veteran adventurer, hehe... so...

edit: Went back for a second round, and I'm able to add 7 more, so 27 total now...

Fun quiz, but I do think some pics are a tad too small. If there's a slightly larger set I'm certain I can recognize a few more.

I'm terrible at this! I've been playing adventure games since as early as I can remember almost, played pretty much every famous series, every big release, and dozens upon dozens of other games, and can only get maybe 15-20 of these. :x

Overestimated my skills a bit - I've comfortable gotten 40+ (46 if all my sequels and a couple of guesses are correct.

Guesses below, working from the bottom row upwards, for confirmation's sake:

Spoiler:

neverhood
vampyre story
torin's passage
ecoquest
runaway
overclocked
scratches
syberia
mata hari(?)
wallace & gromit
little big adventure
machinarium
codename iceman
king's quest 1
fahrenheit
9
conquest of the longbow
flight of the amazon queen
inherit the earth
les manley 2: lost in la
freddie pharkas
ankh(1?)
blade runner
laura bow 2: dagger of amon rah
gabriel knight 3
operation stealth
heavy rain
simon ths sorceror 2?
gray matter
gobliins
blackwell legacy
zack mckracken & the alien mindbenders
heart of china
day of the tentacle
laura bow 1
sam & max
last express
monkey island 4
another code
grim fandango
space quest 3
phantasmagoria
dreamfall
legend of kyrandia
broken sword remake

29, of which 6 I'm not 100% sure.

Just 1 shy of the rating that best describes me... :)

38 and pleasantly surprised. :D

Counting a bit generously (not worrying too much about which game in a series is shown, for example), I end up with about 33. Here's my take:

Spoiler:

• 1: Loom
• 2:
• 3: Broken Sword N?
• 4:
• 5:
• 6: Dreamfall?
• 7:
• 8:
• 9: Space Quest N?
• 10: Grim Fandango
• 11: Trace Memory
• 12:
• 13: Tales of Monkey Island
• 14:
• 15: The Last Express
• 16:
• 17:
• 18: Al Emmo
• 19: Sam & Max
• 20: The Colonel's Bequest
• 21:
• 22:
• 23: Day of the Tentacle
• 24: Beneath a Steel Sky?
• 25:
• 26:
• 27:
• 28:
• 29:
• 30: Zak McKracken
• 31:
• 32: Trilby's Notes
• 33: The Blackwell Legacy
• 34:
• 35:
• 36: Gobliins (2?)
• 37:
• 38: Conquests of Camelot
• 39:
• 40: The Dig
• 41:
• 42:
• 43: Simon the Sorcerer
• 44:
• 45:
• 46:
• 47:
• 48:
• 49: Gabriel Knight 3
• 50: The Dagger of Amon Ra
• 51:
• 52:
• 53: Blade Runner
• 54: Ankh?
• 55:
• 56: Freddie Pharkas?
• 57:
• 58: Inherit the Earth
• 59:
• 60:
• 61:
• 62:
• 63: Keepsake
• 64:
• 65: Conquests of the Longbow
• 66:
• 67: 9
• 68: Fahrenheit
• 69:
• 70: King's Quest
• 71: Leisure Suit Larry N
• 72:
• 73:
• 74: Machinarium
• 75:
• 76: Wallace & Gromit
• 77: Mata Hari?
• 78:
• 79: Syberia
• 80:
• 81:
• 82: (Some Sherlock Holmes game)
• 83:
• 84: Still Life
• 85:
• 86: Scratches
• 87:
• 88:
• 89:
• 90:
• 91: Runaway
• 92: Eco Quest?
• 93: Woodruff and the Schnibble of Azimuth
• 94: So Blonde
• 95:
• 96:
• 97: A Vampyre Story
• 98:
• 99: Phoenix Wright
• 100: The Neverhood

I can't make sense of OneFlesh's list (or even really figure out what order it's supposed to be in).

I'll add a few to the pics already identified by OneFlesh and Afterabrisknap (although I have my doubts about one or two, for instance imo #78 = Beneath A Steel Sky).

17. Barrow Hill
46. The Lost Crown
62. Culpa Innata
81. Moment of Silence

Ah, that should have been #79. Fixed.

Hmmm... turns out that the whole list between 60 and 80 had been displaced by one number. My mistake.

You've lost me, I'm afraid. IMO, #78 is correct. I was referring to your #24.

But I don't have a #78 now, so it can't be correct. What are you talking about?

It's possible #24 is not BASS. That's why it's listed with a question mark. However, looking at #78 more closely, I'm pretty sure that's not BASS either. My guess would be Full Throttle.

Don't have much time, unfortunately, so for now I'll confirm that #24 is indeed BASS, and #78 is Full Throttle - nice going After a brisk! You've managed to nail some of the scenery ones which I thought will be almost impossible to recognise - like Full Throttle, The Dig and Al Emmo :) Also, I belive you nailed almost everything else you answerd, except for a couple or so...

Oh boy, this trivia is very tough :frusty:I managed to get approximately 65, but for the last dozen I had to squeeze my brain very hard :D
This list includes After a brisk nap and OneFlesh guesses so there are 74 (hopefully) correct answers:

Spoiler:

1: Loom
2:
3: Broken Sword, director's cut
4: Amber, journeys beyond
5: Legend of Kyrandia series
6: Dreamfall
7:
8: Phantasmagoria
9: Space Quest 3
10: Grim Fandango
11: Trace Memory (aka Another Code)
12:
13: Tales of Monkey Island
14:
15: The Last Express
16:
17: Barrow hill
18: Al Emmo
19: Sam & Max
20: The Colonel's Bequest
21: I have no mouth and I must scream
22:
23: Day of the Tentacle
24: Beneath a Steel Sky
25:
26:
27:
28: Heart of China
29:
30: Zak McKracken
31: Future wars / Operation stealth
32: Trilby's Notes
33: The Blackwell Legacy
34:
35: Adventures in Odyssey: the Treasure of the Incas
36: Gobliiins
37:
38: Conquests of Camelot
39: Gray Matter
40: The Dig
41: Black mirror
42: Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
43: Simon the Sorcerer 2
44: Heavy rain
45: Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
46: The lost crown
47:
48:
49: Gabriel Knight 3
50: The Dagger of Amon Ra
51:
52: Countdown
53: Blade Runner
54: Ankh
55: Dragonsphere
56: Freddie Pharkas
57: Les Manley in: Lost in L.A.
58: Inherit the Earth
59:
60: Flight of The Amazon Queen
61:
62: Culpa Innata
63: Keepsake
64:
65: Conquests of the Longbow
66:
67: 9: the last resort
68: Fahrenheit (aka Indigo Prophecy)
69: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
70: King's Quest
71: Code-Name: Iceman
72: Lost Horizon
73:
74: Machinarium
75: Little Big Adventure
76: Wallace & Gromit
77: Mata Hari
78: Full throttle
79: Syberia
80:
81: The Moment of Silence
82: The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel
83:
84: Still Life
85: Noctropolis
86: Scratches
87: Puzzle bots
88: Overclocked: A History of Violence
89:
90: Sanitarium
91: Runaway
92: EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus
93: Torin's Passage
94: So Blonde
95:
96:
97: A Vampyre Story
98:
99: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
100: The Neverhood

Still 26 to grab ;)

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