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Adventure games. They include three fundamental elements: exploration, solving puzzles and strongly emphasized story. Controlled characters collect items and use them in puzzles in order to push the story further. Adventure games usually offer only single player mode and the point-and-click interface. This category includes also HOPAs (Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure games) which put emphasis on searching items hidden on the screen. more

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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Five Nights at Freddy's 4

Adventure 29 November 2019

The fourth and final installment of the independent horror game series by Scott Cawthon. In Five Nights at Freddy’s 4, we have to face the murderous animatronic toys yet again. Compared to its predecessors, the title's gameplay formula has been changed. While plying, we do not assume the role of a security guard anymore, but a small child that has to survive the five eponymous nights in his own home which is overrun by bloodthirsty toys.

Kursk
Kursk

Adventure 14 July 2022

A first-person perspective adventure game that combines elements of spy movies and horror. It is the first large game developed by the Polish studio Jujubee known mostly for its futuristic racing series Flashout. The story of the game focuses on the mysterious disaster of the Russian submarine K-141 Kursk which sank during the summer of 2000 on the Barents Sea. It was never determined what caused the incident.

N.E.R.O: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure
N.E.R.O: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure

Adventure canceled

Developed by the debuting independent studio Storm in a Teacup, an unusual first-person adventure game, the visuals of which are strongly connected with the plot and mechanics. The action of N.E.R.O. takes place in a surreal world that is projected in a little boy’s mind. The uniqueness of the title comes from omnipresent bioluminescence – dark sceneries are lighted up by bright, phosphorescent objects that at the same time serve as a kind of road signs.

Return of the Obra Dinn
Return of the Obra Dinn

Adventure 18 October 2019

Return of the Obra Dinn is an FPP adventure game by Lucas Pope, in which you play as an investigator working for the East India Company in the 19th century and your task is to discover the truth behind the disappearance of the entire crew of a trading ship.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

Adventure 09 April 2019

Re-edition of three parts of a popular series of legal games, previously published on Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS consoles. The protagonist of the game is a young lawyer who undertakes further cases. The game is broken down into the phase of gathering evidence, and a proper trial, during which our hero tries to prove the innocence of his client.

Grim Fandango Remastered
Grim Fandango Remastered

Adventure 01 November 2018

A remake of a legendary adventure game from Lucas Arts, known as one of the best and most original point-and-click adventure games. The new edition was developed by Double Fine Production, a studio led by Tim Schafer, the co-author of the original title. The action of the game takes place in a unique version of the afterlife, inspired by noir movies and Mexican folklore.

Abzu
Abzu

Adventure 29 November 2018

The first project by Giant Squids, an independent studio founded by Matt Nova – the artistic director of the extremely successful game called Journey, created for PlayStation consoles. Abzu is an interactive exploration production in which you reveal secrets of a lively underworld. The player assumes the role of a cat-like diver who delves into the ocean and meets schools of fish, groups of aquatic mammals, as well as some other truly majestic creatures and remnants of an ancient civilization.

Bulb Boy
Bulb Boy

Adventure 06 July 2017

Developed by an independent Polish studio Bulbware, an adventure game with survival horror elements. The action of Bulb Boy kicks off when GRANDPArafin and Mothdog disappear from the hero’s hometown. As an admirable child, you decide to find them. The game employs a classic point’n’click mechanics. The journey takes us to various locations in which we solve puzzles with the use of various items.

White Night
White Night

Adventure 17 May 2018

A third-person survival horror from the independent French studio OSome, inspired by the Alone in the Dark series. White Night takes place in 1930’s, following a hero trapped in an old family mansion that hides a dark secret of the past. Our main enemy are the dark and mysterious creatures that dwell in it, forcing us to solve many puzzles based on light and dark mechanics.

Fire: Ungh's Quest
Fire: Ungh's Quest

Adventure 12 May 2021

A humorous point-and-click adventure game set in the Stone Age, developed by the well-known authors of many successful adventure titles from Daedalic Entertainment studio. We play as somewhat dull-witted caveman named Ungh, who neglected his duty and let the fire of the tribe to die out. To redeem himself, he must find a new source of the precious element and deliver it to his village.

Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Games Series
Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Games Series

Adventure 23 March 2021

An episodic adventure game set in the universe of the Gearbox Software’s Borderlands series. This title was developed by Telltale Games studio that specializes in this genre. Story-wise, the game follows the plot started in Borderlands 2, following two characters: Fiona, a con artist, and Rhys, an employee of the Hyperion corporation equipped with cybernetic implants. The game’s goal is to remove the discrepancies within the story stemming from the mixed narrative of the two protagonists.

Draw a Stickman: EPIC
Draw a Stickman: EPIC

Adventure 03 February 2022

An original adventure game by the independent Chinese-American studio Hitcents. You begin with customizing your character with the use of a “virtual pencil”. The gameplay consists of exploring the cartoon world and solving various puzzles which require drawing and breathing life into different tools and weapons which can be used not only to solve puzzles, but also to combat dangerous enemies and to avoid obstacles.

realMYST: Masterpiece Edition
realMYST: Masterpiece Edition

Adventure 21 May 2020

Prepared to mark the 20th anniversary of the release, a fully re-mastered version of one of the most important adventure games of all time. The authors based on the three-dimensional version of RealMYST from 2000, enriching it with the latest graphic effects and a whole range of improvements and new possibilities.

Monstrum
Monstrum

Adventure 22 May 2020

A survival horror game from an independent studio, Team Junkfish. Player takes control of a man trying to escape from a giant, decaying ship, with a titular monster pursuing him all the time. The beast cannot be confronted directly, meaning the hero can only hide or distract the creature with various items. The world is observed from third-person perspective, and all but crucial rooms are randomly generated.

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2

Adventure 05 February 2019

A continuation of the 2009 hilarious adventure game developed by KING Art Games that tells a story of the search for a powerful magical artifact. The story of the second installment picks up one year after the events shown by its predecessor, allowing the players to control the team of heroes aided by an amiable creature named Critter – one might remember all these characters from the first game.

Kholat
Kholat

Adventure 14 May 2020

A first-person survival horror game developed by Polish development studio IMGN.pro. The game's story is inspired by true events that took place in 1959 at the Dyatlov Pass in the Ural mountains, where the dead bodies of nine Russian hikers were found, and the cause of their death remained unclear. We only know that most of them died of hypothermia, and evidence indicates that they were forced to flee from an unknown danger.

Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Octodad: Dadliest Catch

Adventure 09 November 2017

Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a sequel to the 2010 Octodad adventure by students from DePaul University. The title character still tries to hide his nature of the octopus, and when the suspicious wife insists on a visit to the oceanarium, the cephalopod is hanging in the air.

Cinders
Cinders

Adventure 14 February 2019

Cinders is an independent production being a graphic novel. The game is loosely inspired by the fairy tale of Cinderella and tells the stories of four women who have to make difficult decisions affecting their future. The Polish studio MoaCube is responsible for the title.

Anna's Quest
Anna's Quest

Adventure 30 June 2021

Anna's Quest: Vol. 1 - Winfriede's Tower is the first game in an adventure trilogy telling the story of a little girl with telekinetic powers. The game consists in exploring the location, conducting conversations, collecting objects and solving riddles.

Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition

Adventure 28 January 2020

An episode-broken 2D adventure game enveloped in an atmosphere of anxiety and loneliness. We play the role of a supplier of antique furniture and help him to fulfill his last order. We travel through abandoned areas in search of adventures and meet a handful of unusual characters.

Stick It to The Man!
Stick It to The Man!

Adventure 23 November 2017

Full of absurd humour game Swedish studio Zoink! Games, combining platformer and adventure elements. The action takes place in the world of cardboard cut-outs. The main character accidentally becomes a vector of the tentacle, which allows him to read and transmit the thoughts of others. These skills turn out to be extremely helpful in escaping from agents and the mysterious jegomosc, known as The Man.

Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood
Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood

Adventure 25 May 2018

Continuation of Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek, a casual adventure published in 2011. Playing the role of a detective tracking down an evil preacher, the player sets out to help the Simson family, which was attacked by a dark creature near the Ravenwood reserve. The title was produced by HOPA studio Artifex Mundi, which specializes in the genre of HOPA.

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition

Adventure 03 December 2021

A detective adventure game from the visual novel genre. It was developed by Japan studio Spike Chunsoft. The main protagonist of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Naegi Makoto, is a teenager who starts his education in an elite high school. In contrast to his colleagues, he has no remarkable achievements and he was accepted to the school by winning a lottery.

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Anniversary Edition
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Anniversary Edition

Adventure 03 December 2021

A sequel to the detective adventure visual novel released in 2010 by Spike Chunsoft. In Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair the player assumes the role of a completely new protagonist named Hajime Hinata. He is accepted to an elite high school despite the fact that he cannot remember what he did to earn that honor. During one of the school trips the class of the protagonist is imprisoned on a tropical island.