RISC-V · 360 MHz
Two cores.
One adventure.
The heart of Tab5. Our firmware runs at 360 MHz; the chip also includes a PPA 2D graphics accelerator and a MIPI-DSI display interface.
M5STACK TAB5 · TEST VERSION 0.3
13 adventures.
Your Tab5.
Classic point-and-click games from the nineties on a five-inch touchscreen. Nine are free (two of them through a free GOG account); four more work with copies you bought on GOG. You install everything from this page over a USB cable; once installed, the games run from a memory card without internet.
The M5Stack Tab5 is a five-inch maker tablet, PLN 289 in Poland. This page offers one thing to make of it: a player for classic adventure games. What you need ↓
The collection. In numbers.
From cyberpunk to Polish comedy. Classic point-and-click adventures: explore, talk and solve puzzles.
13adventures tried on Tab5
57–82 hof fun in total
30–53 hfor free, in 9 games
27–29 hin 4 games you buy on GOG
300+locations to discover
3games in Polish
The lower figure is what players and reviewers report for the original games. The upper one adds how long a reviewer took without a walkthrough, where we know it: nineties adventures are harder than today's games, so many of us will take longer.
Playtime, style and sources
| Game | Style | Language | About how long | Price | Sources |
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| Beneath a Steel Sky | Cyberpunk | EN | ≈ 5.5 h · main story | free, GOG account | Source ↗ |
| Flight of the Amazon Queen | Adventure comedy | EN | ≈ 7 h · main story | free, GOG account | Source ↗ |
| Sołtys | Polish comedy | PL | ≈ 3 h · few player reports | free | Source ↗ |
| Sfinx | Sci-fi comedy | PL | ≈ 1.4 h · few player reports | free | Source ↗ |
| Lure of the Temptress | Medieval fantasy | EN | ≈ 3 h · main story; 7.4 h · without a walkthrough | free | Source ↗ · without a walkthrough ↗ |
| Teenagent | Spy comedy | EN | ≈ 2.5 h · main story | free | Source ↗ |
| Dragon History | Fairy-tale adventure | PL | ≈ 6 h · reviewer's playtime | free | Source ↗ |
| Dráscula | Vampire comedy | EN | ≈ 1.8 h · main story | free | Source ↗ |
| Nippon Safes, Inc. | Crime comedy | EN | ≈ 18.7 h · without a walkthrough | free | without a walkthrough ↗ |
| Sam & Max Hit the Road | Detective comedy | EN | ≈ 5 h · main story; 6.8 h · without a walkthrough | your GOG copy | Source ↗ · without a walkthrough ↗ |
| Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | Archaeological adventure | EN | ≈ 8 h · main story | your GOG copy | Source ↗ |
| The Dig | Sci-fi adventure | EN | ≈ 6.5 h · main story | your GOG copy | Source ↗ |
| The Curse of Monkey Island | Pirate comedy | EN | ≈ 7.5 h · main story | your GOG copy | Source ↗ |
Times refer to the original games on other platforms, from players' and reviewers' reports, not measured full play-throughs on Tab5. Different play styles and slowdowns on Tab5 are not added in. Missing data doesn't mean zero hours.
300+ locations across Beneath a Steel Sky, Amazon Queen, Lure and Dragon History, according to their publishers and author. This describes game content, not the number of locations tested on Tab5.
The 13 games
Nine are free, four need your own GOG copy. Three are in Polish; the other ten are in English. The pictures come from our tests on the device, still in version rc1, when the side buttons were called LEFT, RIGHT and MOVE; tap one to see it full size.
Tab5 keeps count of your adventures
The device has a player profile: your active play time, your favourite worlds with minutes for each game, how many games you've tried and points for discovering new ones. Menus and pauses don't count, and the clock stops when you leave the game idle. It all stays on your memory card, because the system never goes online.
NEW IN RC3
Turn it around. Keep playing.
Tab5 works in either landscape position, right way up or upside down. Turn it around and hold it still for about a second: the game and menus rotate to stay upright, and taps still land where you touch. With a finger on the screen, or the tablet lying flat, the picture stays put. You can lock rotation in QUICK, and the lock survives a restart.
CRT mode (beta): a retro look
Thin horizontal lines and a faint grid that follow the brightness of the scene, like an old tube TV. Turn CRT on in QUICK and compare it with the original. It's off by default and can make games less smooth, and in some games QUICK shows “CRT unavailable”.
Two screenshots of the same scene, taken at different moments of the animation. Click or tap one to see the whole screen.
Already on rc1 or rc2? Repeat step 1 (install the system). Games and saves stay on the card; there's no need to copy the games again. Install the system on Tab5 ↓
MEET THE HARDWARE · M5STACK TAB5
Small size.
Plenty of possibilities.
Five inches for your adventures. Inside, an ESP32-P4 dual-core microcontroller runs our classic ScummVM games.
Polish price · Botland C145
PLN 289
M5Stack · global offer ↗
Botland · Polish offer ↗
Paid partnership. M5Stack pays us a commission when you buy through our link; Botland gives us devices to test.
Two cores.
5″. The scene at your fingertips.
IPS touchscreen · 1280 × 720 pixels
Memory for code and graphics
32 MB PSRAM + 16 MB Flash
Your library. On a card.
Games and saves on microSD. Install over USB-C.
Sound under your control
Speaker and 3.5 mm audio jack. In-game volume and mute, right on the sidebar.
And next? Your next project.
Tab5 also has Wi-Fi 6 via a separate ESP32-C6, a 2 MP camera and expansion connectors. These are hardware features for other projects; this adventure firmware runs locally and uses neither Wi-Fi nor the camera.
PLN 289 incl. VAT for C145 without a battery. Botland offer checked 23 September 2026; price may change and excludes shipping. A microSD card and USB-C data cable are also needed. The NP-F550 battery is optional.
What you need
- M5Stack Tab5 (model C145, sold without a battery). In Poland: PLN 289 plus shipping at Botland (price checked 23 September 2026). The NP-F550 battery is optional; without it Tab5 runs only on a USB cable (from a computer or a charger). Shops ↑
- A microSD card. Easiest: 32 GB or smaller, since those usually come ready. A bigger card must be reformatted to FAT32, which the usual Windows format window doesn't offer.
- A USB-C cable that carries data, not a charge-only one.
- A computer with Chrome or Edge. Other browsers and phones can't install it.
This system uses neither Wi-Fi nor the camera. More about Tab5 · Specifications ↗
Install in four steps
Do them in order, on a computer. You can come back later to add more games.
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Install the system on Tab5
replaces Tab5's softwarePut the microSD card into Tab5 first and leave it there. Then plug Tab5 straight into the computer, not through a hub. Click “Install the system” below, pick “USB JTAG/serial debug unit” in the small window and click Connect. Close that window when it says it's done. Your memory card is left alone.
This browser can't install it. Open this page in Chrome or Edge on a computer. Installing only works on the secure https:// address of this page. Already have an older version of this system? Do this step again first. Your games and saves stay on the card.
Nothing in the list?
Use a cable that carries data and try another USB port. Close other programs or browser tabs that may be using Tab5, then unplug it and plug it back in. You can close the window and try again later.
Want the old software back later?
This step replaces the program that is in Tab5 now, for example the maker's demo; the card stays as it is. This page doesn't keep a copy of the old program and can't bring it back. If it matters to you, check in the M5Stack documentation how to put it back before you start. M5Stack Tab5 ↗
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Download the games and choose the files
For each game you want, first get the file with the link at the top of its frame, then press “Choose file” and pick it. Don't open or unzip it. When you've chosen them all, press “Check my files”. The files stay on your computer; nothing goes to our server.
Games from GOG, step by step
- GOG is an online game shop. Beneath a Steel Sky and Flight of the Amazon Queen are free there; the other four you need to have bought. Log in only on gog.com.
- In your GOG library open “Download offline backup game installers”, then choose macOS and English, even if your computer runs Windows.
- Download the file whose name is shown with the game below. Don't run it; come back here and choose it.
- Any other file (another version, .exe or .dmg) won't be accepted. We check the file on your computer and never ask for your GOG login.
9 free games
Download ↗Dráscula needs two files: the game and this music pack. Download both and choose both, without unzipping. Adding the music alone works only once the game is on the card.
4 games from your own GOG library: Sam & Max, Indiana Jones, The Dig, Curse of Monkey Island
You need your own copy of each on GOG; take the macOS installer there, even on Windows. Big ones, especially The Dig and Curse, can take tens of minutes to copy.
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Copy the games to the card
If you're in the middle of a game, save it first: Tab5 restarts when this page connects to it. Click “Connect Tab5 and copy the games”, pick “USB JTAG/serial debug unit” again and click Connect. Nothing is deleted: new games join the ones you have, and your saves stay. Big games can take tens of minutes; until it reaches 100%, keep this page open and the cable plugged in.
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Play
after step 3Tap a game's cover on Tab5, then ▶. Without a battery, keep the cable plugged in. How to play →
How to play
Tap the scene to walk or act: it works like a mouse click. The buttons on both sides of the game do the rest. QUICK, top right, opens quick settings.
- L CLICK
- Left mouse button: clicks where the pointer is.
- R CLICK
- Right mouse button. What it does depends on the game.
- POINTER
- ON: point at something without clicking, then press L CLICK or R CLICK. OFF: tapping the scene clicks.
- QUICK
- Quick settings: volume, mute, rotation lock, CRT mode and help with the controls in English or Polish.
- MENU
- Save, load, or go back to the game list.
- SKIP
- Works like the Esc key: skips an intro if the game allows it.
- KEYS
- Opens the on-screen keyboard.
To save: MENU → Save → an empty slot → Save. Wait until the game is back before you unplug.
Sound, looks and tips for individual games: full guide.
This is a test version
In the earlier test versions (rc1 and rc2), we installed the system and all 13 games from this page onto a real Tab5, the same way you will. Every game started. We also checked the beginning of each game: walking, some actions, saving and loading (what exactly depends on the game). In rc3 we tested the new parts on the same Tab5: rotation, the rotation lock after a restart, and touch. We didn't re-test the 13 games for rc3. Nobody has finished any of them on Tab5 yet. What we tested and how we check the files.
MADE WITH AI
Built with AI. We counted the tokens.
Tab5 Free Adventures was made together with AI models: agents ported ScummVM to the Tab5, wrote the installer and these pages. A person chose what to build, tested it on the device and decided what ships.
≈ 3,000,000,000tokens in total
Codex Astra · Sol
≈ 2,000,000,000ScummVM port, firmware, installerClaude Code Fable · Opus
≈ 1,000,000,000these pages, checks, deploymentRough figures from the work on this project.