Engine:ScummVM

ScummVM

Developers
ScummVM Team
Website
https://scummvm.org/
First release date
2001

Key points

Multi-platform interpreter for SCUMM, M.A.D.E., AGOS, Virtual Theatre, ADL, AGI, SCI, Groovie, SAGA, and others.
See the compatibility page.

Adds additional options not available in DOSBox, notably including mouse pointer integration and a GUI launcher. It also can play versions of the games from systems other than DOS, such as Amiga, Apple II, or Windows.

General information

Official forums

Official Discord server

Other information

Access individual game options

From pause menu
While in-game, press Control+F5. Choose Return to Launcher Click the game you wish to edit to highlight it. Click Edit Game.... Make any desired changes. Click OK to save changes.

From desktop
Open ScummVM. Click the game you wish to edit to highlight it. Click Edit Game.... Make any desired changes. Click OK to save changes.

Launch game directly from desktop shortcut (Windows)

Use Command line arguments

Open the ScummVM launcher and edit the game's options. On the game tab, take note of the ID. You can change this if desired. Create a shortcut to ScummVM. Edit the shortcut, using the ID of the desired game as a Command line parameter. No - or / is necessary. (Optional) Rename the shortcut and change the icon, as desired. Apply changes. To launch without the ScummVM Status Window, use the Command line parameter --no-console

Issues fixed

Game appears stretched horizontally

Fix incorrect aspect ratio
Many ScummVM games are designed to run at 320x200 or 640x400, but with a 4:3 aspect ratio. To set this, enable Aspect ratio correction in the Graphics tab of the game's options. This is likely to cause unevenly sized pixels. See Some pixels are taller than others. This option is not available (nor necessary) for titles that use square pixels.

Some pixels are taller than others

This is usually caused by aspect ratio correction, but can also be caused by the image not being displayed at a pixel-perfect resolution.

Enable filter graphics
Open the ScummVM launcher and edit the game's options. Under the Graphics tab, check Filter graphics. Click OK. This will result in a slightly blurrier picture. For optimal results, use in conjunction with a scaler such as 3x.

Games

Game	Developer	Publisher	First release	Available on
Beneath a Steel Sky	Revolution Software	Virgin Interactive	March 1, 1994
Blade Runner	Westwood Studios	Virgin Interactive, Electronic Arts, Alcon Interactive Group	November 14, 1997
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror	Revolution Software	Virgin Interactive, Sold Out Software	October 1, 1997
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars	Revolution Software	Virgin Interactive, Sold Out Software	September 30, 1996
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise	Humongous Entertainment	Humongous Entertainment, Night Dive Studios	March 26, 1993
Flight of the Amazon Queen: 25th Anniversary Edition	MojoTouch, Red Sprite Studios	MojoTouch	May 17, 2021
Freddi Fish and Luther's Maze Madness	Humongous Entertainment	Night Dive Studios	November 22, 1996
Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds	Humongous Entertainment	Night Dive Studios	October 28, 1994
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream	The Dreamers Guild, Cyberdreams	Cyberdreams, Night Dive Studios	November 17, 1995
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis	LucasArts	LucasArts, Disney Interactive Studios	June 1, 1992
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure	Lucasfilm Games	Lucasfilm Games, Disney Interactive Studios	July 1, 1989
King Graham's Board Game Challenge	Sierra On-Line		January 1, 1992
Lighthouse: The Dark Being	Sierra On-Line	Sierra On-Line, Activision	January 1, 1996
Loom	LucasArts	LucasArts, Disney Interactive Studios	May 1, 1990
Lure of the Temptress	Revolution Software	Virgin Interactive	June 1, 1992
Maniac Mansion	LucasArts		March 12, 1988
Myst	Cyan Worlds	Brøderbund	September 24, 1993
Myst III: Exile	Presto Studios	Ubisoft	May 7, 2001
Obsidian	Rocket Science Games	SegaSoft, Call Your Vegetables	December 1, 1996
Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside	Humongous Entertainment	Night Dive Studios	October 4, 1996
Putt-Putt and Fatty Bear's Activity Pack	Humongous Entertainment	Humongous Entertainment, Night Dive Studios	March 25, 1994
Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama	Humongous Entertainment	Humongous Entertainment, Night Dive Studios	January 1, 1996
Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick	Humongous Entertainment	Humongous Entertainment, Night Dive Studios	October 31, 1996
Putt-Putt Enters the Race	Humongous Entertainment	Humongous Entertainment, Night Dive Studios	January 1, 1998
Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon	Humongous Entertainment	Humongous Entertainment, Night Dive Studios	October 1, 1993
Putt-Putt Joins the Circus	Humongous Entertainment	Humongous Entertainment, Night Dive Studios	December 31, 2000
Putt-Putt Joins the Parade	Humongous Entertainment	Humongous Entertainment, Night Dive Studios	January 1, 1992
Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo	Humongous Entertainment	Humongous Entertainment, Night Dive Studios	January 1, 1995
Putt-Putt Travels through Time	Humongous Entertainment	Night Dive Studios	November 21, 1997
Riven	Cyan Worlds	Red Orb Entertainment	October 29, 1997
Sam & Max Hit the Road	LucasArts		November 1, 1993
Space Quest 6: Roger Wilco in The Spinal Frontier	Sierra On-Line	Sierra On-Line, Activision	March 1, 1995
Space Quest I: Roger Wilco in The Sarien Encounter	Sierra On-Line	Sierra On-Line, Activision	August 20, 1991
Space Quest II: Chapter II - Vohaul's Revenge	Sierra On-Line	Sierra On-Line, Activision	November 14, 1987
Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon	Sierra On-Line	Sierra On-Line, Activision	March 24, 1989
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers	Sierra On-Line	Sierra On-Line, Activision	March 4, 1991
Space Quest V: Roger Wilco - The Next Mutation	Sierra On-Line	Sierra On-Line, Activision	February 5, 1993
Space Quest: Chapter I - The Sarien Encounter	Sierra On-Line	Sierra On-Line, Activision	October 1, 1986
Spy Fox: Dry Cereal	Humongous Entertainment	Night Dive Studios	October 17, 1997
Starship Titanic	The Digital Village	Simon & Schuster Interactive, Nightdive Studios	April 2, 1998
Syberia	Microids	The Adventure Company, Anuman Interactive, 1C Company, Microids	January 9, 2002
Syberia II	Microids	Anuman Interactive, 1C Company, Microids	March 30, 2004
The 7th Guest	Trilobyte	Virgin Interactive	April 1, 1993
The 7th Guest: 25th Anniversary Edition	MojoTouch, Trilobyte	MojoTouch	April 2, 2019
The Curse of Monkey Island	LucasArts		October 31, 1997
The Dig	LucasArts		November 1, 1995
The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime	Presto Studios	Bandai, Presto Studios	June 19, 1997
Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths	Nayma Software	Protonic Interactive, Got Game Entertainment, DTP Entertainment, Night Dive Studios	December 1, 1997
Toonstruck	Burst Studios	Virgin Interactive, Interplay Entertainment	November 4, 1996
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders	LucasArts	Disney Interactive Studios	January 1, 1988