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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.

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Hidden Mysteries: Salem Secrets - Witch Trials of 1692
Hidden Mysteries: Salem Secrets - Witch Trials of 1692

Adventure 20 August 2010

Hidden Mysteries: Salem Secrets - Witch Trials of 1692 is a detective adventure with hidden objects and puzzles, produced by Gunnar Games. The player plays the role of Hawthorne's constable, who, at the command of the governor of Massachusetts, must investigate rumours of forbidden witch practices in the titular town.

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Corpse Party
Corpse Party

Adventure 12 August 2010

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.

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The Curfew
The Curfew

Adventure 01 August 2010

A browser adventure game about civil liberties and authoritarianism. In a state controlled by the regime, we try to find allies among the four young people in hiding during the police hour. We observe their fate and talk to people we meet, realizing what life is like in a state ruled by ruthless politicians.

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Cart Life
Cart Life

Adventure 29 July 2010

An independent two-dimensional adventure game. She tries to present the monotony and stagnation of life of her three main characters who face personal problems, lack of a well-paid job and prospects for the future. The title was awarded at the IGF festival in 2013.

PC

Alan Wake: The Signal
Alan Wake: The Signal

Adventure 27 July 2010

The first DLC pack for the adventure game Alan Wake by Remedy Entertainment. It takes place immediately after the events of the main game. The protagonist, a writer called Alan Wake, find himself trapped in another nightmare, in which he has to face his own subconscious. He is being aided by Thomas Zane, known from the core game, who helps him escape.

X360

King's Quest: The Silver Lining
King's Quest: The Silver Lining

Adventure 10 July 2010

The Silver Lining is the unofficial ninth part of a memorable series of adventure games called King's Quest, launched in the first half of the 1980s. This product was created by an amateur group of designers and deals with the adventures of three people (King Graham, Princess Rosella and Prince Alexander) from a family in power in Daventry.

PC

The Mystery of the Crystal Portal 2
The Mystery of the Crystal Portal 2

Adventure 09 July 2010

Hidden object adventure, in which we move with the help of the title portal to another world, setting off on a search for the lost father of the main character. While playing, we find objects, talk and solve puzzles.

PC

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge

Adventure 06 July 2010

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge is a remake of a cult adventure story prepared by LucasArts and originally published in 1991. The player directs the actions of pirate Guybrusha Threepwood, who sets out to look for a legendary treasure. The creators remained faithful to the story of the original, enriching the game with a modern audio-visual setting.

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Puzzle Agent
Puzzle Agent

Adventure 01 July 2010

A detective adventure game. We play the role of the title Agent, who is sent to Skoggins to investigate strange events.

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Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister
Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister

Adventure 29 June 2010

Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister is the next installment of Her Interactive adventure games, allowing players to test their detective skills. This time we face not only riddles, but also all kinds of cyclones and hurricanes.

PC

Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House
Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House

Adventure 24 June 2010

Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House on the Nintendo DS portable console allows us to play the role of the title investigator, in order to find the perpetrator of crime on a national scale.

NDS

Cherry Tree High Comedy Club
Cherry Tree High Comedy Club

Adventure 20 June 2010

A Japanese cartoon-style game about setting up a school comedy club. Our task is to wander the virtual city in search of peers with whom we can make friends. To make new acquaintances, there is an extensive mechanics of conducting dialogues, where various topics of conversation are separate skills that we need to develop.

PC

A Vampire Romance: Paris Stories
A Vampire Romance: Paris Stories

Adventure 18 June 2010

A Vampire Romance: Paris Stories is a casual adventure with hidden object puzzles. (Hidden Objects Game) created by French studio Anuman Interactive for teenage players. The plot of the game depicts the fate of Leila Saraostre, who comes to Paris to study art and falls in love with a vampire.

PC

Hakuoki: Stories of Shinsengumi
Hakuoki: Stories of Shinsengumi

Adventure 17 June 2010

Hakuoki: Stories of Shinsengumi is a 2D visual novel adventure game set in 19th century Japan at the dawn of the Meiji Restoration. Players take on the role of a young woman named Chizuru, who is searching for her missing father in Kyoto.

PS3

Samantha Swift and the Mystery from Atlantis
Samantha Swift and the Mystery from Atlantis

Adventure 09 June 2010

Samantha Swift and the Mystery from Atlantis is a casual adventure, the third installment of the cycle about the adventures of the title young archaeologist. This time the player has to help the main heroine in searching for treasures from the legendary Atlantis. Developers from the Mumbo Jumbo studio have prepared 40 puzzles of the hidden objects type, enriched with a dozen or so logical puzzles and mini-games.

PC

Hotel
Hotel

Adventure 07 June 2010

The hotel is a classic adventure game, created by the Cateia Games development studio. The player directs the actions of New York police officer Bridget "Biggi" Brightstone, who is sent to France to investigate strange events in the castle, which has been transformed into a hotel for several hundred years. Soon an officer comes across a dangerous sect that wants to take over the world.

PC

Jolly Rover
Jolly Rover

Adventure 07 June 2010

A humorous adventure in pirate climates, set in a world inhabited by humanoid animals. The game consists in searching the location, conducting conversations, collecting objects and using them to solve riddles. The gameplay is enhanced by attractive cartoon graphics.

PC

Doctor Who: The Adventure Games
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games

Adventure 05 June 2010

An episodic adventure game based on the themes of the popular British sci-fi series. The story tells the adventures of the eleventh incarnation of the cult Doctor Who, who, as always, must save the universe from evil. The game is about exploring the location, conducting conversations and solving riddles. Occasional mini-games add variety to the game.

PC

Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage

Adventure 28 May 2010

Adventure in the climates of psychological horror that is another part of the series Darkness Within. As police investigator Howard E. Loreid we run away from a mental hospital and then we go to the town of Arkhamend and other dark locations to settle the past. The whole was presented in a nice three-dimensional setting. Sound effects create an atmosphere full of darkness and horror.

PC

Witch's Wish
Witch's Wish

Adventure 25 May 2010

Witch's Wish is an adventure game produced by the Japanese studio Natsume, whose main character is Vicky, a student of the school of magic. Players must help the young witch combine school duties with a mission to save a world threatened by the forces of darkness. The game abounds in dialogues with independent characters, as well as logical puzzles and skill skirmishes with spells.

NDS

Real Crimes: Jack The Ripper
Real Crimes: Jack The Ripper

Adventure 24 May 2010

Another one combining the "hidden object" genre with adventure elements. The action takes place in London in 1880. Our task is to help Scotland Yard detectives capture Kuba's Ripper. Fun mechanics combines standard on-screen discovery of hidden objects with more traditional puzzles.

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Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

Adventure 18 May 2010

Another major installment in the famous action adventure game series. In terms of story, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is set between The Sands of Time and Warrior Within, and focuses on the events that caused the drastic, dark change within the Prince. Upon reaching his brother’s realm, the Prince finds the capital city about to fall, besieged by an enemy army.

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Alan Wake
Alan Wake

Adventure 14 May 2010

A psychological horror third-person action game inspired by the works of Stephen King. It was developed by Remedy Entertainment, the creators of the Max Payne series. The game’s protagonist is an author of widely-read novels who decides to go on vacation to the remote town of Bright Falls in hope of overcoming his writer’s block. After just a few days, Alan’s wife goes missing in unexplained circumstances and the writer sets out to find her.

PCX360

3D Dot Game Heroes
3D Dot Game Heroes

Adventure 11 May 2010

3D Dot Game Heroes is an attempt to recreate the atmosphere of classic games from the 80s of the last century. According to the title, there are pixels on the screen, but they have been presented in accordance with the current graphic standards.

PS3