Play Demo: Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu Online

I remember picking up the demo for Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu back in 1995, published by Sanctuary Woods for MS-DOS. It was one of those point-and-click adventures that felt right at home on the platform, sitting alongside titles like King's Quest or Myst, though it leaned more into real-world oddities than pure fantasy. The game had a certain charm, rooted in the strange but true stories Ripley was known for, and it didn't try to oversell itself with flashy graphics or over-the-top concepts.

You control Robert Ripley himself, navigating screen by screen through exotic locations, from ancient temples to peculiar museums. The main goal is to solve the central riddle by interacting with objects, collecting clues, and talking to a cast of unusual characters. The puzzles often require careful observation and combining inventory items in logical, if sometimes quirky, ways. The pacing is deliberate; you won't rush through it, and some puzzles can stump you if you aren't paying close attention to details. It feels like stepping into one of those old Ripley's books, where every click might reveal something fascinating or utterly bizarre.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".