The Lurking Horror

This was one of the first text adventures I played as a kid, and it stuck with me. When I finally came back to finish it years later, it was just a good as I remembered, if not better.

The story is fun and engaging, although a bit simple. The puzzles are rather obvious, but the main puzzle is inventory management, as you cannot carry everything at once and some things are difficult to bring certain places.

I'd recommend this game to nearly everyone, even as a first text adventure game.