Adventure Video Games51
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.
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Knee Deep
Adventure 06 July 2015
An episodic noir adventure story developed by Prologue Games. The action takes place in Cypress Knee, a small town located in the swampy region of Southern Florida. The story begins with an alleged suicide of a washed-out Hollywood star whose corpse is found hanging from a tower at a local amusement park. However, some of the evidence contradicts the leading theory, while the case is investigated by three individuals: a private detective, a local journalist, and a popular blogger.
Til Morning's Light
Adventure 21 May 2015
Til Morning's Light is an action-adventure game developed by the indie studio Way Forward Technologies. We play as Erika Page, a teenager stuck in a cursed mansion. Our job is to find the residence's many secrets and, first and foremost, a way to escape. We have to do it before the sunrise, or else Erika will be turned into a ghost and join the many supernatural creatures that haunt the place.
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD
Adventure 19 December 2012
Refreshed edition of the third installment of the cult Oddworld series. This time, Abe, known from the previous parts, is accompanied by a wheelchair-driven Munch. Together they try to recover the Gabbits' eggs, which are the last chance for the survival of this dying species.
Detective Grimoire
Adventure 02 January 2014
Detective Grimoire is an Android-based detective adventure by the SFB Games team. While playing, we are investigating death in the marshes, where the main suspect is a legendary monster that is a local tourist attraction.
Hollywood Monsters (1997)
Adventure 31 October 1997
A classic adventure game with a point-and-click interface, reminiscent of the cult productions of LucasArts. The action of the game takes place at an event organized by a well-known film producer, where the most popular Hollywood monsters meet. Two competing journalists from The Quill appear at the ball. When Sue Bergman disappears in unexplained circumstances, her competitor Ron Ashman is given the task of clarifying the whole case.
City of Fools
Adventure 25 July 2012
Casual adventure game of the genre "hidden object", told with a great sense of humor. As a journalist of a popular magazine, we find ourselves in a dilapidated city, which the mayor is trying to hide from the world the fact of UFO landing.
Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Games Series
Adventure 25 November 2014
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.
The Solus Project
Adventure 07 June 2016
A science fiction survival sandbox game that combines arcade elements with numerous logic puzzles. It was developed by Teotl, a Swedish studio known for such productions as Unmechanical or The Ball. The story of The Souls Project is set in the world of the latter game, although the action takes place in the distant future where the Earth is at the verge of an ecological disaster. In the game, we assume the role of a space colonist, a member of an expedition to find new inhabitable worlds.
realMYST: Masterpiece Edition
Adventure 05 February 2014
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.
Adr1ft
Adventure 28 March 2016
An action adventure game set in a science-fiction world created by Three One Zero - a studio led by former Microsoft employee, Adam Orth. The hero of the game is an astronaut trying to survive in space after a disaster destroyed his mother station. Core of the gameplay is exploring and solving logical puzzles, which mainly consist of repairing various equipment which allows us to keep ourselves alive in space.
Dragon Lore II: The Heart of the Dragon Man
Adventure 31 December 1996
Continuation of an epic fantasy adventure with RPG elements. We play the role of Werner von Wallenrod, known from the first part of the protagonist, who has to prove the rightness of his nomination as Dragon Knight. To this end, our protophile sets out to search for the ancient family dragon Maraach, which disappeared without a trace many years ago.
Secret Diaries: Florence Ashford
Adventure 02 November 2010
A romance-like adventure "hidden object" in which we play the role of Countess Ashford, forced to marry. After arriving at the estate, the chosen awning Henry Buckleberr, our heroine discovers that she and her family have fallen victim to planned fraud. Therefore, she decides to reveal the truth and understand the real motives behind her husband's actions.
Urban Runner
Adventure 31 December 1996
A detective adventure thriller made in the form of an interactive film. We play the role of an American journalist who, while investigating a dangerous drug dealer in Paris, is caught up in his murder. Our hero has to unravel the case and prove his innocence by exposing the influential politician behind the whole affair.
Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed
Adventure 07 November 2013
Three-dimensional adventure game with RPG elements and a combat system known for its beat 'em up production. Players hunt for vampire-like creatures that impersonate ordinary Tokyo residents. During the adventure we will visit one of the most famous districts of the city - Akihabara.
One Way Trip
Adventure canceled
An original adventure game where the heroes learn that as a result of a mysterious chemical attack they fell victim to a deadly poison. It kills 6 hours after infection, causing a stubborn hallucination that resembles the state after taking the drug. The authors try to answer the question of how we would behave in the face of inevitable death and touch upon a number of important topics, such as interpersonal relationships, morality and the irreversible consequences of human actions.
The Last Crown: Blackenrock
Adventure TBA
Another installment of the adventure game series about ghost hunters. It was developed by the independent studio Darkling Room, the creators of the critically acclaimed Dark Fall series. The Last Crown: Blackenrock is a story spin-off which focuses on the unresolved mystery from The Lost Crown: A Ghosthunting Adventure. This way, the production is a sort of a interquel of the first and the second part of the story.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Adventure 07 February 2012
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
Adventure 27 January 2015
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.
Nightmares from the Deep: Davy Jones
Adventure 27 March 2014
The third part of the pirate trilogy by the native Artifex Mundi studio, which combines the best features of point-and-click adventures with puzzles like "find hidden objects". This time, Sara Black, known from previous scenes of the cycle, will set off to help her daughter, enslaved by the legendary pirate Davy Jones.
Richard & Alice
Adventure 21 February 2013
Richard & Alice is a classic point'n'click adventure where the creators did not want to create complex puzzles, but a thought-provoking story about survival, despair and family. The plot presents the fate of the title characters in difficult, postapocalyptic conditions prevailing on Earth. The game was shown in atmospheric retro graphics, reminiscent of 16-bit productions from the last century.
Tormentum: Dark Sorrow
Adventure 04 March 2015
A classic 2D point-and-click adventure game with extremely characteristic visuals inspired by such artists as H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. This is a debut project by the Polish three-man studio OhNoo. During the game, you assume the role of a nameless hero who travels through a surreal world on the border between dreams and nightmares. The protagonist knows neither his identity nor the reason why he's stuck there. His mission is to find out the truth about himself and the world around him.
Bulb Boy
Adventure 29 October 2015
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.
Exogenesis: Perils of Rebirth
Adventure 20 April 2019
An adventure game enriched by elements characteristic of visual novels. Exogenesis: Perils of Rebirth takes place in post-apocalyptic Japan. The player assumes the role of a member of a treasure hunter group, who searches for an ancient artifact that can resurrect his dead sister. To find the treasure, the protagonist has to gather a team of similar adventurers, and embark on the dangerous journey. The developers were mainly inspired by games such as Zero Escape or the Ace Attorney series.
Alone With You
Adventure 23 August 2016
An SF adventure game developed by Benjamin Rivers – the creators of the horror game Home. In Alone With You the player assumes the role of a colonist who is a lone survivor of a catastrophe that befell his base on an alien planet that will be completely destroyed in the span of a single month. You cannot leave the planet as the only spaceship available is broken and the hero has neither knowledge nor abilities to make it work again.