I use it for The Longest Journey. Means you can add mods to make text more legible for example
this post was submitted on 05 Apr 2026
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TIL you can run Longest Journey with SCUMMVM! That's so cool. I remember the retail release on disc being quite fickle to run properly.
Runs perfectly. Arguably better than the Steam version directly (though that's where I bought it through) which kept crashing for me. Add on the mods recommended in the Steam community page and it gives it a big boost too. Highly recommended.
First time I had to use a xp virtual machine. The latest time, it was almost out of the box on the steam deck. Nice to know that scumm might be the best way now.
The review for Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness (2000) on Steam (91 positive, 116 negative) and on GOG (3.3 with 56 reviews) suggests it's not total trash.
And it's made by Microids, a relatively well known studio in the adventure games space. They made a bunch of early 3D euro-adventures starting from the early to mid 2000s including; the Syberia series, the Atlantis series, Amerzone (which recently saw a remake released).
My personal favourite is Post Mortem (2002), which is a bit formulaic, but I like the 1920s Paris setting.
A lot of their games are not on GOG and while you can find them without too much difficulty, I suspect some don't run well and require modding. I am personally curious about Road to India: Between Hell and Nirvana; I like the setting, even if the main story seems somewhat cliche.