Adventure Game of the Year - Nominees

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Developer: Bethesda Softworks


An adventure game set in Bethesda's epic role-playing universe (the basis for Arena, Daggerfall, and Battlespire), Redguard featured unique puzzles, swashbuckling combat, and a great story.

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Grim Fandango
Publisher: LucasArts
Developer: LucasArts


Marking the return of the creator of Full Throttle and Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango told its unique tale of corruption in the land of the dead with excellent writing and well-integrated puzzles.

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King's Quest: Mask of Eternity
Publisher: Sierra
Developer: Sierra Studios


The eighth King's Quest chapter combined its traditional puzzle-solving and fairytale storytelling with action elements heretofore unseen in the series.

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Sanitarium
Publisher: ASC Games
Developer: ASC Games


ASC Games' saga of insanity and sorrow came out of nowhere, using some innovative puzzles and a wide variety of strange characters to tell a frightening and mysterious tale.

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