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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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Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds
Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds

Adventure 16 May 2017

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds is an improved and expanded version of a visual novel game initially released on PSP and PlayStation 3. It was developed by Idea Factory. The game takes place in the 19th century Japan and tells the story of a young girl named Chizuru Yukimura, who travels to Kyoto in search for her father, a respected physician and scientist.

PCPSV

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles

Adventure 18 July 2017

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher is a fantasy action game developed by a novice Australian studio Prideful Sloth. The game takes place on a magical island Gamea and we play as a kid that was sent there by his, or hers, parents. We soon realize that our new home is not the paradise we thought it was and was overtaken by dark forces. Our task is to save Gamea. As we play, we will explore the open world of Gamea, collect various items, solve riddles, and fight with the encountered enemies.

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Demon Hunter 3: Revelation
Demon Hunter 3: Revelation

Adventure 16 November 2016

A HOPA adventure co-developed by Brave Giant from Serbia and Artifex Mundi from Poland. Just like its two previous parts, Dawn Harlock is the protagonist. She conducts an investigation into a homicide of a woman and a mysterious disappearance of her daughter. The heroine soon learns that there is a new and evil force involved in the case and the unusual events may have something to do with her own vague origin.

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Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within
Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within

Adventure 12 March 1998

The third installment of the series of adventure horrors using point & click mechanics. The production does not relate to the previous parts and introduces a few new features, such as the option to switch between the two personalities of the main character.

PS1

Beneath a Steel Sky
Beneath a Steel Sky

Adventure 11 April 1994

Oldschool adventure game produced in 1994 by Revolution, which has a well-known series of games "Broken Sword".

PC

Police Quest: In Pursuit Of The Death Angel
Police Quest: In Pursuit Of The Death Angel

Adventure 07 September 1987

Precursor of Sierra adventure games, the theme of which is the hard work of a policeman. Sonny Bonds' first task will be to stop the drug dealer, the title Death Angel.

PC

Egypt II: The Heliopolis Prophecy
Egypt II: The Heliopolis Prophecy

Adventure 15 September 2000

The second part of the adventures in ancient Egypt takes us to the city of the sun Heliopolis, where as a young priestess Tifet we have to find a cure for a sick father and other inhabitants of the metropolis.

PC

Frank Herbert's Dune
Frank Herbert's Dune

Adventure 03 December 2001

Action adventure game created by the Widescreen Games team. The player plays the role of Paul Atrides, in whose skin he visits the desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. His task is to win the trust of the Fremen people living there and regain the power over the globe, taken away from his family by the house of the ruthless Harkonnenes.

PCPS2

Riddle of the Sphinx
Riddle of the Sphinx

Adventure 30 November 2000

This is an adventure game whose plot takes us into a distant future to Egypt. The game offers us an interesting addictive story, a lot of puzzles and locations, all in a perfect audiovisual setting.

PC

Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy (1999)
Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy (1999)

Adventure 20 October 1999

An adventure in which we move to the title land of Amerzone. The production resembles a classic Myst - we travel through more static locations, look for objects and solve puzzles. In this way we save the mystical world from extinction. Noteworthy are interesting projects of fantastic locations.

PCANDiOSPS1

King's Quest II: Romancing The Throne
King's Quest II: Romancing The Throne

Adventure 03 November 1985

Continuation of the great adventure game King's Quest, which set the course for the further development of adventure games for home computers. We play the role of Graham, king of Daventry. One day, sitting eminently on the royal throne, he saw in the mirror a vision of a beautiful princess trapped in a glass tower. The game tells the story of his expedition to liberate the girlfriend.

PC

King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human
King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human

Adventure 02 December 1986

The third part of the legendary adventure game called King's Quest, set in the magical kingdom of Daventry and surrounding lands.

PC

Twinsen's Odyssey
Twinsen's Odyssey

Adventure 04 October 1997

Continuation of Little Big Adventure game from 1995, considered by players as "groundbreaking and cult". This time, players will have a much more extensive storyline than in the previous part and a larger world, where we can move around - generally speaking, a lot more gameplay at the highest level.

PC

Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!
Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!

Adventure 15 June 1993

Another part of Larry Laffer's adventures, the biggest rider of all time. This time the protagonist goes to a luxurious resort, where beautiful women are crowded.

PC

Space Quest VI: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier
Space Quest VI: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier

Adventure 27 November 1995

Space Quest VI: The Spinal Frontier is the last part of Sierra's great Space Quest series (which later ceased to develop) and also the first to be released only on CD-ROM media. SQ6 is the most amazing, best-looking, funniest and most challenging position in this saga for the player.

PC

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

Adventure 03 March 2004

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed is an adventure film based on a full-length film of the same title (continuation of a cinematic film directed by Raj Gosnell, shown for the first time in 2002).

PCGBA

Shadow of Memories
Shadow of Memories

Adventure 05 March 2001

Quite unconventional representative of the adventure game genre realized by programmers from Konami company. We play Eike, a boy who dies at the very beginning of the story, to get a second chance and find out who is behind the tragic events.

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Myst (1995)
Myst (1995)

Adventure 15 February 1995

One of the most recognized classic adventure games, in which we move to the surreal world of the Myst islands, ruled by different laws, which we must learn to solve its secrets.

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Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun
Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun

Adventure 16 October 2007

Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun is the third adventure game based on Agatha Christie's literary output, prepared by the combined forces of AWE Productions and The Adventure Company. This time, a book from 1941, known in Poland under three different titles, was used by developers as a feature base: A hotel on the coast, Evil lurks everywhere and Evil, which lives under the sun.

PCWii

Blair Witch, volume one: Rustin Parr
Blair Witch, volume one: Rustin Parr

Adventure 03 October 2000

The first installment of a series of interactive horrors developing the story told in the film hit Blair Witch. We are moving on until 1941 and as a detective we must investigate the murders in Burkittsville. The game combines adventure aspects with arcade action sequences.

PC

The Neverhood
The Neverhood

Adventure 25 April 1996

A unique point-and-click adventure game, developed in cooperation by the creator of Earthworm Jim - Doug TenNapela, DreamWorks Interactive film studio, and Steven Spielberg himself. The Neverhood takes us to a plasticine world, where we control a character named Klaymen. Our hero’s task is to retrieve the crown of his creator and father Hoborg, which, after it was stolen, allowed the thief, Klogg, to take over the world of Neverhood.

PC

The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel

Adventure 20 September 1992

A classic adventure game in which we play the role of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Our task will be to find the murderer of a young actress whose corpse was found in a dark alley near the theatre. Whether it will be the famous Ripper Cuba, it will turn out in the course of an arduous investigation.

PC

Soltys
Soltys

Adventure 23 May 1995

Soltys is an interesting adventure game set in the realities of the Polish countryside. Our task is to find someone called Leon, who escaped from the altar to his daughter during the wedding ceremony.

PC

The Omega Stone
The Omega Stone

Adventure 19 March 2003

An adventure game that continues the story of its predecessor Riddle of the Sphinx. Previously, the player followed in the footsteps of the mystery of the "Rosetta Stone" stone, which was hidden in an ancient manuscript found in the Centennial Chamber under the Sphinx - this time he must discover the mystery of the "Omega Stone" stone.

PC