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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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The Inquisitor
The Inquisitor

Adventure 08 February 2024

The production is based on The Inquisitor Cycle, a series of novels by Jacek Piekara. In I, the Inquisitor we become the Inquisitor on behalf of Jesus Christ, who takes revenge on his tormentors and spreads the Gospel.

Read Only Memories: Neurodiver
Read Only Memories: Neurodiver

Adventure 16 May 2024

Read Only Memories: Neurodiver is a point-and-click adventure game with several endings to unveil, set in a cyberpunk Neo-San Francisco. The MidBoss studio is responsible for its creation and release.

Visage
Visage

Adventure 30 October 2020

A psychological horror game and the debut work from SadSquare - an independent studio. The story is non-linear and focuses on a gloomy household that has seen many frightening events throughout the years - it has a history of driving entire families insane, leading to numerous killings and suicides. The protagonist is trapped inside the house, and apart from getting out of there, their goal is to solve the mystery behind the place.

ReCore
ReCore

Adventure 13 September 2016

A science-fiction TPP action game that depicts a vision of mankind’s future and its possible fall. The title is a joint work of Comcept – a studio that co-created MegaMan, founded by Keiji Inafune, an ex-employee of Capcom – and Armature Studio, which hires the creators of the Metroid Prime series. In Recore you play as a girl named Jewel, who is one of the last representatives of the human race.

Corpse Party
Corpse Party

Adventure 25 April 2016

A visual novel adventure game developed by studio 5pg. The game is an improved version of the independent game created by Makoto Kedouin and originally released in 1996. Corpse Party takes place in a high school building that was built on the ruins of an old grade school in which a terrible and mysterious crime has occurred. One day, due to unexplainable events, a group of students enters a terrible and grotesque version of their school in which the corridors are filled with decomposing corpses.

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Adventure 18 February 2016

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.

American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice

Adventure 22 November 2000

A bloody and dark adaptation of Alice's fairy tale in Wonderland, in which Alice has to deal with the evil Queen of the Dark with a whole arsenal of deadly weapons. Fun mechanics combines the typical platform exploration of large three-dimensional levels with a combat system realized as in the best shooters.

Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut

Adventure 29 October 2013

Deadly Premonition is an adventure game enriched with elements of survival-horror and RPG. We lead a young FBI agent to explain the mysterious murders in a small American town.

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

Adventure 25 October 2013

A third-person perspective action-adventure game developed by Ninja Theory. The game is a modern adaptation of one of the most famous classics of Chinese literature, the epic Journey to the West. The action of the game takes place in the 22nd century, after the third and fourth World War. During the gameplay, we assume the role of a lone man called Monkey, who gets imprisoned by the machines ruling the world. He manages to escape along with a young woman called Trip.

Day of the Tentacle: Remastered
Day of the Tentacle: Remastered

Adventure 22 March 2016

A remastered edition of a classic adventure game created by LucasArts in 1993. That game, along with its sequel, Maniac Mansion, became famous as the grandfather of modern adventure games. The Remastered Edition was prepared by Double Fine Productions, a studio founded by Tim Schafer – one of the co-creators of the original hit. In the game you play as a trio of heroes who are trying to save the world from a threat posed by the titular tentacle.

Pathologic 2
Pathologic 2

Adventure 23 May 2019

Remake of a unique horror action adventure game from Ice-Pick Lodge, which originally launched in 2005 for PC. Its new version was created according to the developers’ first concept, which was previously impossible to realize in full, due to technological and financial limitations. Pathologic takes you to a small town, whose citizens suffer from a mysterious disease.

ParanormalHK
ParanormalHK

Adventure 06 January 2020

ParanormalHK is an FPP horror adventure game. The action takes place in one of Hong Kong's districts, and the plot is based on local legends. In combination with realistic locations it gives the game an educational value.

Star Trek: Resurgence
Star Trek: Resurgence

Adventure 23 May 2023

A narrative adventure game set in the Star Trek universe. Star Trek: Resurgence tells the story of First Officer Jara Rydek and Engineer Carter Diaz, tasked with solving a mystery of two conflicted civilizations.

Broken Sword: Parzival's Stone
Broken Sword: Parzival's Stone

Adventure 2025

The sixth installment in an iconic series of point-and-click adventure games. Broken Sword: Parzival's Stone stars George and Nico, searching for the mythical Holy Grail, the fate of the world in their hands.

The Casting of Frank Stone
The Casting of Frank Stone

Adventure 2024

The Casting of Frank Stone is a horror adventure game set in the universe of Dead by Daylight. It tells the story of a group of friends, learning the secrets of the town of Cedar Hills and the titular Frank Stone.

Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - Reforged
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - Reforged

Adventure September 2024

A remastered version of an iconic point-and-click adventure game. Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - Reforged stars George Stobbart, uncovering the mystery of the titular order alongside the journalist Nicole Collard.

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Directive 8020
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Directive 8020

Adventure 2024

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Directive 8020 is the premiere episode of the second season of Supermassive Games studio's horror series. This is an adventure game that offers a non-linear storyline and gameplay revolving around exploration and arcade and logic challenges.

Post Trauma
Post Trauma

Adventure May 2024

Horror action adventure game, a single player project inspired by the cult classic of horror games - Silent Hill. The main protagonist of Post Trauma is Roman - a 57-year-old man who unexpectedly wakes up in an eerie and mysterious subway.

Renai Karichaimashita: Koikari - Love for Hire
Renai Karichaimashita: Koikari - Love for Hire

Adventure 22 October 2021

Renai Karichaimashita: Koikari - Love For Hire is a Japanese visual novel adventure game. It tells the story of a high school student who agrees to pretend to be the boyfriend, lover, brother and friend of various girls from his school for money.

Resident Evil
Resident Evil

Adventure 12 September 1997

Action adventure game in the survival horror convention, which gave rise to a series that enjoys unflagging popularity around the world. The title was developed by Capcom, and its storyline draws heavily on horror films. In unexplained circumstances, bloodthirsty zombies appeared on the streets of a fictional city Raccoon City - to the rescue moves a special squad S.T.A.R.S.

Chronicles of Mystery: The Tree of Life
Chronicles of Mystery: The Tree of Life

Adventure 03 November 2009

Continuation of the adventure game Chronicles of Mystery: Scorpio Ritual, created in 2008 by Polish City Interactive. This time the main character has to deal with the mystery of the ship Marie Celeste and the mystery of Count de Saint-Germain.

Evil Dead: Regeneration
Evil Dead: Regeneration

Adventure 13 September 2005

Evil Dead: Regeneration is a classic survival-horror in which the action is observed from the third person perspective (TPP). The game refers directly to the bloody films under the same title.

Mini Ninjas
Mini Ninjas

Adventure 08 September 2009

An action fighting game. The players assume the role of a young ninja named Hiro who together with his friends is tasked with banishing evil from the virtual world. The game features simple RPG mechanics. During the adventure, the protagonist and his friends are constantly improving their skills.

Hype: The Time Quest
Hype: The Time Quest

Adventure 18 November 1999

Adventures of knight Hyp in the land of dragons, fairies and giants. The game combines arcade and adventure elements and is designed for younger players. The authors have taken advantage of the Playmobil license, thanks to which the characters resemble people from the bricks produced by this company.