Play The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Online – MS-DOS Game

Game Overview

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a classic text-based interactive fiction game developed by Infocom in 1984, based on Douglas Adams’ beloved sci-fi series. You play as Arthur Dent, an ordinary Englishman thrust into an absurd interstellar adventure after Earth is destroyed. With the help of your friend Ford Prefect and a cryptic electronic guidebook, you’ll navigate bizarre puzzles, quirky characters, and sudden (often humorous) deaths. True to Infocom’s style, the game emphasizes careful exploration, inventory management, and creative problem-solving—though its unpredictable challenges and dead ends are part of its charm.

Co-written by Adams himself with Steven Meretzky, the game expands on the source material with original scenarios while retaining the series’ signature wit. Originally packaged with whimsical collectibles like peril-sensitive sunglasses and a "DON’T PANIC" button, it remains a standout in interactive fiction for its humor, depth, and faithful yet playful adaptation of a sci-fi classic. Just remember: bring a towel.
Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".