Adventure Video Games12
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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Bionicle: The Game
8.2 Game Score
Three-dimensional adventure game, containing a large number of fast-paced action and logical elements, referring to the best-selling series of plastic toys by Lego called Bionicle.
Sam & Max Hit the Road
8.2 Game Score
One of the best and funniest LucasArts adventure games, based on characters created by Steve Purcell. Sam and Max are a pair of detectives, always acting against generally accepted social norms and professing orthodox methods of investigative work.
The Stanley Parable
8.2 Game Score
Original adventure game, which is an improved commercial version of Half-Life 2 modification released in 2011. Responsible for its creation is Galactic Cafe independent studio, founded by the creators of the original mod. We play as title Stanley - employee of big corporation whose task is to execute commands that appear on the computer screen.
Astroneer
8.2 Game Score
A sandbox game by System Era Softworks. Astroneer is set in the 25th century, when the civilization on Earth has developed enough for interstellar travel to become an everyday occurrence. It resulted in a certain kind of gold fever — people started to explore other planets on their own, driven by the desire of getting rich quick. The open world of the game is procedurally generated, and the surfaces of planets and moons are made of voxels.
The Inner World
8.2 Game Score
The Inner World is an adventure game with a point & click interface, produced by an independent German studio Fizbin. Deep beneath the surface of the Earth is a bizarre land known as Aposia. Its existence is endangered when three fountains of divine wind dry up unexpectedly. Guided by Robert, a novice at the Unexpected Events Centre, the player must determine the cause of the situation and save the Apossians.
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
8.2 Game Score
The fifth installment of a classic series of point and click adventure games whose origins can be traced back to 1996. The player travels around the planet while leading a pair of heroes that solve the puzzles of old. The game was developed thanks to a crowdfunding campaign at Kickstarter.
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
8.2 Game Score
A humorous action adventure game and the debut title from Crows Crows Crows. The action of Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist takes place in Europe during a hot summer that made history as a result of a series of thefts of some of the most valuable works of art. The players assume the role of a thief that committed those crimes and his next target is a vault in a highly-secured manor full of valuables.
That Dragon, Cancer
8.1 Game Score
An extraordinary, story-driven adventure game with point-and-click interface, developed by Numinous Games and crowdfunded by fans via Kickstarter. The story of That Dragon, Cancer is based on true events from the life of Ryan and Amy Green – the game’s developers. It tells of a married couple whose child is dying with cancer with only a couple of months of life left.
Devotion
8.1 Game Score
First person adventure game with elements of survival horror. Devotion takes place in Taiwan in the 1980s. The game presents a story inspired by Far Eastern beliefs and folklore. The Taiwanese Red Candle Games studio is responsible for its creation.
The Night of the Rabbit
8.1 Game Score
The Night of the Rabbit is cartoonish adventure game from Daedalic. The game tells the story of a boy who becomes a disciple of a famous wizard. The game is about exploring locations, collecting objects, conducting conversations and solving riddles. The gameplay is enriched by a magic system that allows you to cast spells.
Until Dawn (2015)
8.1 Game Score
A horror adventure game designed specially for PlayStation Move controller. This title was developed by the British studio Supermassive Games who previously created Wonderbook: Walking with Dinosaurs and Start the Party!. The game’s story is inspired of B-class horror films. Horror fans will easily notice numerous references to their favorite film genre when it comes to dialogues and typical plot twists.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
8.1 Game Score
Animal Crossing: New Leaf is a life simulator in which we play the role of a resident of a village inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. In this environment we can undertake various works, get to know the stories of other characters, explore the surroundings and influence the environment. One of the novelties in this part of the series is the option of becoming a mayor.
Torin's Passage
8.1 Game Score
A fairy tale point and click adventure created by Al Lowe, the creator of the Leisure Suit Larry series. We play the role of a young man Torin, who sets out to rescue his parents kidnapped by the evil sorceress Lycentia. In order to do so, we travel through vast, underground lands full of extraordinary heroes and puzzles.
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
8.1 Game Score
A sequel the spin-off game from from the classic horror series Resident Evil, originally developed for 3DS and then brought to PC and seventh generation of consoles. Its story is set between the events of the fifth and sixth main entry in the series, featuring Claire Redfield and Moira Burton, the daughter of one of the side characters in Resident Evil, as main protagonists. After they were kidnapped, they find themselves abandoned in a facility on a gloomy, desolate island.
Life is Strange
8.1 Game Score
An episodic adventure game created by the developers of Remember Me, a French studio DONTNOD. The game bears a resemblance to Telltale Games titles. Its protagonist is a 12th grade student named Max Caulfield, who returns to her home town in Oregon after years of absence. Together with her old friend she tries to solve the mysterious disappearance of her schoolmate, which prompts a series of strange events.
Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero
8.1 Game Score
The first part of one of the most interesting, but also the most underestimated series of adventures signed with the Sierra On-Line logo. Lori Ann Cole, the main initiator of the project, decided to make the classic convention more attractive by adding elements close to the RPG genre.
Police Quest 2: The Vengeance
8.1 Game Score
The second installment of the Police Quest series continues the threads started in the memorable prototype. Jesse "Death Angel" Bains escapes from prison. The player will again play the role of Sonny Bonds, who, after being promoted to the Murder Department, will have to take on a dangerous drug trafficker again.
Blade Runner
8.1 Game Score
An adventure game with a view from a third person's perspective, loosely referring to the novel "Are androids dreaming about electric sheep". Philip K. Dick and the film "Blade Runner". Detective Ray McCoy tries to discover the identity of a group of replicants suspected of killing animals.
Conan: The Dark Axe
8.1 Game Score
Conan: The Dark Axe is a third person perspective adventure game (TPP), whose plot is set in a fantastic universe invented by Robert E. Howard. The player directs the actions of the title barbarian, who has to face a dangerous cult after returning to his native Cymeria. Developers at Cauldron studio have taken care of a large enough arsenal of weapons that Conan can wreak havoc on enemies.
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
8.1 Game Score
A sequel to the well-received 2006’s point-and-click adventure game, developed in cooperation with Fusionsphere Systems, the creators of the original. The title’s plot revolves around a worldwide series of unexplainable phenomena boggling even the greatest of minds. Everything indicates that there may actually be something in the prophecy of imminent dooms preached by Pat Shelton on the TV.
Peter Jackson's King Kong
8.1 Game Score
King Kong is an action adventure game based on the "remake" of a film under the same title, directed by Peter Jackson (including the Lord of the Rings trilogy). The player will play the role of Jack Driscoll, a scientist, who together with a team of faithful companions ends up on a fantastic island....
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut
8.1 Game Score
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.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2 - Dark Motives
8.1 Game Score
The second part of the adventure game based on the popular in the United States crime series CSI: Crime Scene, about the work of federal agents who are members of the CSI branch in Las Vegas.
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
8.1 Game Score
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is a remake of one of the best adventure games in history, prepared by developers from LucasArts. Players take on the role of pirate Guybrusha Threepwood, who intends to defeat the cruel corsair LeChuk and win the heart of the beautiful governor Elaine Marley. The creators took care of, among others, a new audio-visual setting for the game, as well as a useful hint system.