# Suggest Sierra games that are good to start with **URL:** \ **Category:** Adventure/Lucasfilm Games\ **Created:** [April 30, 2022, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054 "2022-04-30T10:32:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![asterothe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/asterothe/32/550_2.png) [@asterothe](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/asterothe)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/21 "2022-05-09T23:22:38Z")
I have to add 3 Microprose adventures: Dragonspehere, Rex Nebular and Return of the Phantom. They were very memorable to me with full voiceovers. ---
**Author:** ![Pouyan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/pouyan/32/15256_2.png) [@Pouyan](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Pouyan)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/22 "2022-05-10T19:18:32Z")
Thanks dude! ---
**Author:** ![Pouyan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/pouyan/32/15256_2.png) [@Pouyan](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Pouyan)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/23 "2022-05-10T19:19:59Z")
Thanks man ---
**Author:** ![seguso](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/seguso/32/1232_2.png) [@seguso](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/seguso)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2022, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/24 "2022-06-22T11:25:23Z")
I’m playing “Eco Quest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest” and it’s Monkey Island quality. Wow. You can’t die, there are no deadends, and puzzles and art are amazing. It’s not easy as I thought. In fact it’s harder than TWP. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/25 "2022-06-22T12:27:24Z")
> [@seguso](#): > > In fact it’s harder than TWP. I haven’t played it yet, but I thought the Eco Quest games were made for kids…? 🤔 So this surprises me too. ---
**Author:** ![seguso](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/seguso/32/1232_2.png) [@seguso](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/seguso)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/26 "2022-06-22T12:28:57Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > were made for kids I thought so too ☹ Apparently the “being for kids” is only about deaths and dead ends, the age of the protagonist, and some edutainment. They still had to make money via the hint line 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pouyan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/pouyan/32/15256_2.png) [@Pouyan](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Pouyan)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/27 "2022-06-22T13:09:05Z")
It should be great, I’m going to try it right now. ---
**Author:** ![Nor\_Treblig](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/nor_treblig/32/216_2.png) [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/28 "2022-07-08T13:13:32Z")
This is maybe not what you have asked for but in case you like Myst-style adventure games then I can recommend **Lighthouse: The Dark Being** from 1996 ([GOG](https://www.gog.com/game/lighthouse_the_dark_being)). There aren’t really dead ends (I can think of one way but even there you get something like five tries). Sometimes you get into situations where you think you may have messed up, but there are always ways to recover. ---
**Author:** ![Pouyan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/pouyan/32/15256_2.png) [@Pouyan](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Pouyan)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/29 "2022-07-09T06:04:31Z")
Yeah, I heard about it, but I didn’t have time to play at that time, thank you ---
**Author:** ![LogicDeLuxe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/logicdeluxe/32/15335_2.png) [@LogicDeLuxe](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LogicDeLuxe)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/30 "2022-07-09T06:36:47Z")
I din’t play Myst until recently. I tried the original version, but I didn’t like the controls, which remind me on those RPG’s of the 90’s, which I didn’t like either. Then I got the 2021 remake, and I liked it. If you like first person adventures with abandoned places, you also might like https://store.steampowered.com/widget/251110 You can die a lot in that game, but there are no unwinnable situations, afaIk. Quicksaves and 2 autosave slots are there to prevent frustration. It has an unusual realistic inventory system, as you can only pick up a limited amount of batteries and many items can’t even be pocketed. That leads to multiple walks sometimes when you need to bring multiple items somewhere, but nothing excessive. If you don’t care for achievements, it can be played without Steam as well. And it goes to deep discount every few weeks. And another first person adventure with Myst vibes, I also liked: > **[Quern - Undying Thoughts](https://www.gog.com/game/quern_undying_thoughts)** > > You try to clear your vision and get on your feet after your arrival. You hear the portal ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/31 "2022-07-09T07:16:24Z")
Ah yes, Lighthouse! I remember not being able to get very far in that one. Slightly further than Space Quest IV, where I never managed to go anywhere before being zapped by some space police… pigs? (And this was in pre-internet days, so if you got stuck, that was it) To this day, I haven’t revisited either of those games. I have higher hopes for the Space Quest series now I am older, can read English better and have the whole series so I can start with the first game. But somehow Sierra games never quite clicked with me. ---
**Author:** ![Pouyan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/pouyan/32/15256_2.png) [@Pouyan](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Pouyan)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/32 "2022-07-09T11:58:08Z")
I prefer 2D adventures, but wow, this is so cool, I’ll definitely give it a try ---
**Author:** ![seguso](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/seguso/32/1232_2.png) [@seguso](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/seguso)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/33 "2022-07-18T16:41:55Z")
I’ve been playing some Sierra point&clicks (not the parser ones), and it seems most “unfair” puzzles fall into few categories. So if you take a habit of regularly checking these things, most of the games become enjoyable. 1. I got stuck because I missed an exit. =\> Observe the locations carefully. Understanding what are the exits is a puzzle in itself. (Eco quest 2, Space quest V, Larry 1 remake) 2. I got stuck because missed an hotspot (pixel hunting). Use the eye on everything, even parts of an object that looks as a whole. (Eco quest 2, eco quest 1, space quest V) 3. I got stuck because I didn’t realize I could walk over a precise object (space quest V). 4. you need to use some inventory object on _yourself_, WHILE in a precise location. (Larry 1 remake, Space Quest V). Don’t forget to try this. 5. you should have done something first and can’t go back. Save game every 10 minutes (Robin hood: it happens but you never need to go back more than 5-10 minutes). 6. you need to go to a location _adjacent_ to the one that makes sense, and something happens (Robin Hood) 7. you need to go to a location and wait 15 seconds, and something happens (Robin Hood) Note: KQIV seems to defy even this, it is hopelessly broken. ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/34 "2022-07-18T16:50:48Z")
> [@seguso](#): > > So if you take a habit of regularly checking these things, most of the games become enjoyable. I’d rephrase that as “it’s because you have to do these tedious things constantly, that most of the games aren’t that enjoyable.” Ymmv, de gustibus, etc. ---
**Author:** ![LowLevel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/lowlevel/32/48_2.png) [@LowLevel](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LowLevel)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/35 "2022-07-18T17:10:52Z")
> [@seguso](#): > > if you take a habit of regularly checking these things, most of the games become enjoyable. If you take a habit of regularly checking these things, most of the games become work. Don’t get me wrong: I love games where there is a lot of “work” involved (e.g. chess) but that’s not what I search for in an adventure game. ---
**Author:** ![seguso](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/seguso/32/1232_2.png) [@seguso](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/seguso)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/36 "2022-07-18T19:15:54Z")
@LowLevel @Frenzie I understand but I realize I have been misleading. I shouldn’t have said “if you take a habit of doing these things regularly”, but “if you remember these things _can be done_”. You don’t need to do them regularly, you only need to remember they can be done when you are stuck. In other words: all these things (well, almost all of them) are things that make sense, that you should think of doing, that you should try to do regardless, but you tend to _assume they can’t be done,_ because you forget the quirks of the interface. ---
**Author:** ![LogicDeLuxe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/logicdeluxe/32/15335_2.png) [@LogicDeLuxe](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LogicDeLuxe)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/37 "2022-07-18T21:09:08Z")
> [@seguso](#): > > I’ve been playing some Sierra point&clicks (not the parser ones), and it seems most “unfair” puzzles fall into few categories. So if you take a habit of regularly checking these things, most of the games become enjoyable. Number 5 is the only really objectionable one. Missing the others can also be frustrating for sure, but number 5 is really sadistic, actually. And don’t count on it that a savegame 10 minutes ago would save you. In their early games, there are instances where you could play an unwinnable state without knowing it for hours. Well, since you only played their later point & click titles, those are really tame in comparison to the text parser titles. ---
**Author:** ![Nor\_Treblig](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/nor_treblig/32/216_2.png) [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054/38 "2022-08-20T10:10:27Z")
> [@seguso](#): > > Use the eye on everything, even parts of an object that looks as a whole. Oh yeah, this can happen in other adventure games too a lot. Like having a clock object and separate hot spots for buttons on that clock. [Previous page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/suggest-sierra-games-that-are-good-to-start-with/5054.md?page=1)