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* [[Adventure Game|Adventure Games]], such as by [[Sierra]], [[Lucas Arts]] etc. The game follows a storyline progression but the player must point and click through (with some dialog boxes) to solve problems and advance. Scripted in detail with elaborate stories, painted background graphics, and [[Choose Your Own Adventure]] side-plots. Their biggest heyday came in the '90s, followed by a bust in the wake of ''[[Doom]]''. Today dozens of excellent games are made every year.

* Room escape games - the player [[You Wake Up in A Room|awakens (usually) to find themselves trapped in a locked room]]. These games usually involve little [[Backstory]] asides from what is necessary to get the player into the room in the first place.

* Room escape games - the player [[You Wake Up in a Room|awakens (usually) to find themselves trapped in a locked room]]. These games usually involve little [[Backstory]] asides from what is necessary to get the player into the room in the first place.

* Search and Mystery Games - The player must utilise their logical skills and exploration abilities to uncover a mystery, find a solution to a problem or even uncover a crime. Elements of these are often found in the more urban Adventure Games.

* Exploration Games - Such as ''[[Mystery of Time and Space]]'', are mainly a combination of Escape the Room games and Exploration games, requiring both sets of skills. Often these games contain higher levels of story-telling.