What Is ScummVM?

ScummVM is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical adventure and role-playing games, provided you already have their data files. The clever part about this: ScummVM just replaces the executables shipped with the games, allowing you to play them on systems for which they were never designed! ScummVM is a complete rewrite of these games' executables and is not an emulator.

ScummVM supports an extensive library of over 325 adventure games, including classic titles from iconic studios such as LucasArts, Sierra On-Line, Revolution Software, Cyan, Inc. and Westwood Studios. Alongside groundbreaking games like the Monkey Island series, Broken Sword, Myst, Blade Runner and numerous well-known titles, you can experience truly obscure adventures and discover hidden gems.

You can find a full list with details on which games are supported and how well on the compatibility page. ScummVM is continually improving, so check back often. Among the systems on which you can play those games are Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, PS Vita, Switch, Dreamcast, AmigaOS, Atari/FreeMiNT, RISC OS, Haiku, PSP, PS3, Maemo, GCW Zero and many more...

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Latest Developments
Sep 30, 2026: White Birds, Dark Waters, and a Curse at the Louvre
Posted by Scorp

Amerzone screenshot

The ScummVM Team is pleased to announce that Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy, The Cameron Files: The Secret at Loch Ness, and The Messenger / Louvre: The Final Curse are ready for public testing!

In Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy, an old explorer’s final wish sends a young journalist to a hidden land with some precious cargo: the stolen egg of the legendary White Birds. Sail, drive, and puzzle your way through Benoît Sokal’s world of strange wildlife, rusting machinery, and forgotten history.

Loch Ness takes private investigator Alan P. Cameron to the Scottish Highlands, where ghostly apparitions trouble Devil’s Ridge Manor—and his client has vanished. Search for clues, uncover a secret laboratory, and keep an eye on the loch. Some mysteries lurk beneath the surface.

In The Messenger/ Louvre: The Final Curse, agent Morgane Sinclair must recover four dangerous artefacts before the Black Templars can unleash their power. Travel through different eras of the Louvre’s history, mixing modern gadgets with ancient magic. This museum visit comes with considerably more at stake than the admission fee.

All three games run on the PhoenixVR engine, also used by Dracula: Resurrection and Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary.

Please note that only the Windows versions of these games are supported. The Macintosh and PSX versions use a different engine.

To join the testing, grab a recent daily development build and your original game data files. Report any bugs on our issue tracker, including your ScummVM version, game edition and language, and steps to reproduce the problem.

Mind the egg, watch the water, and try not to end the world. Happy testing!

Sep 28, 2026: Four More Cases for Nancy Drew
Posted by bluegr

Nancy15 screenshot

Grab your magnifying glass and pack your bags, because Nancy is back on the road! We are pleased to announce that ScummVM now supports four more titles from the Nancy Drew adventure game series, taking the famous detective from a charming 1930s country inn all the way to the volcanic slopes of Hawaii.

In Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock, Nancy visits the Lilac Inn, run by 17-year-old Emily Crandall. A kindly neighbor promised Emily his estate, but when he dies, his will leaves everything to someone else! Meanwhile, objects vanish and reappear, and whispers echo through the empty halls of the inn.

In Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon, Nancy and the Hardy Boys join socialite Lori Girard on a train trip to solve a century-old mystery: the disappearance of the train's original owner, Jake Hurley, rumored to have found a fabulous gold mine. But as soon as the journey begins, Lori herself vanishes...

In Nancy Drew: Danger by Design, Nancy goes undercover in Paris as an assistant to Minette, a couture fashion designer who has been throwing tantrums, firing her staff, and refusing to be seen without a mask covering her face. What is she hiding?

In Nancy Drew: The Creature of Kapu Cave, Nancy arrives in Hawaii to assist entomologist Dr. Quigley Kim, only to find her camp ravaged and the doctor missing. Locals whisper that a legendary creature has awoken to prowl the island, and it's up to Nancy and the Hardy Boys to team up and crack the case.

As usual, you will need the original game data files to play these games. The games are available for purchase through HeR Interactive's website or Steam. To play them with ScummVM, you will need a daily development build. If you encounter any issues, please submit a bug report to our issue tracker, following our bug submission guidelines.

The case files are open, and the clues are waiting. Happy investigating!

Sep 22, 2026: Detectives Wanted: Eagle Eye Mysteries Ready for Testing
Posted by neuromancer

Eagle Eye Mysteries screenshot

The ScummVM Team is pleased to announce that Eagle Eye Mysteries and Eagle Eye Mysteries in London are ready for public testing!

In each case, you accompany either Jake or Jennifer Eagle, the teenage twin detectives behind the Eagle Eye Detective Agency. Visit locations throughout Richview, question suspects, spot the details that don't quite fit, and record every clue in TRAVIS (Text Retrieval And Video Input System). Follow the evidence, identify the culprit, and solve the mystery. As you progress, cases become increasingly challenging, and each one can be replayed with a different outcome.

In the sequel, the twins cross the Atlantic, leaving Richview behind for the streets of London and a fresh collection of increasingly difficult mysteries. The new cases revolve around a mysterious thief known as Macavity, whom you'll need to unmask before returning home.

Published by EA*Kids and developed by Stormfront Studios, the Eagle Eye games sit in that rare corner of educational software that took its own genre seriously: a real deduction game, with suspects who lie, clues that only matter in hindsight, and mysteries that expect you to keep notes. Each case is self-contained, and there are plenty of them.

For this testing period, ScummVM supports the Eagle Eye Mysteries DOS releases, in English and Spanish, and the Macintosh release and the Eagle Eye Mysteries in London DOS release. The Macintosh version of Eagle Eye Mysteries in London is still under development and is not part of this testing round.

As usual, you will need the original game data files to play. To join the test, grab a recent daily development build, add your game directory to ScummVM, and play through the games. Please report any problems you encounter on our issue tracker, following our bug submission guidelines. Screenshots and saved games demonstrating an issue are always helpful.

The case files are open. Good luck, detective.

Sep 17, 2026: The Trail to Silver Lake
Posted by mgerhardy

Der Schatz im Silbersee (DOS/German)

The ScummVM Team is pleased to announce that Der Schatz im Silbersee (The Treasure of Silver Lake) is ready for public testing!

Play as Old Firehand, with Winnetou and Aunt Droll at your side, in this 1993 point-and-click adventure by Linel and Software 2000. Based on Karl May's novel, the hunt for the legendary treasure begins aboard the steamer Dogfish and leads all the way to Silver Lake.

For this testing period, ScummVM supports the DOS game, the DOS demo, and the Amiga demo (with some known issues). The original release is German-only. We are working on an English translation and need help to finish it. If you speak German and English and would like to contribute, please get in touch with us.

Help us test the games by grabbing a daily build. Read through our testing guidelines. And please take some screenshots along the way.

Sep 9, 2026: Help us test Wintermute games
Posted by aquadran

The Wintermute engine reaches a major milestone. After years since the Wintermute engine was introduced to ScummVM in 2012, and following the addition of its 3D support in 2020, the engine has now reached an important milestone: over 140 Wintermute games are expected to be supported in an upcoming ScummVM release.

Notable games:

  • Alpha Polaris
  • Art of Murder: FBI Confidential
  • Face Noir
  • Reversion series
  • Shadows on the Vatican series
  • The Lost Crown - A Ghost-Hunting Adventure
  • Dark Fall: Lost Souls
  • Barrow Hill - The Dark Path
  • Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches
  • Hamlet
  • 1½ Ritter
  • Dirty Split
  • Ghost in the Sheet
  • Devil In The Capital
  • Murder In Tehran's Alleys 2016
  • Murder In Tehran's Alleys 1933

The "Games tested at least once" section of the Wintermute/Games wiki page reflects the current state of compatibility and lists the games that are expected to be supported.

We'd like to ask for your help testing them. You can pick your favorite game and give it a try!