Adventure Video Games87
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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AER: Memories of Old
Adventure 25 October 2017
An unusual action adventure game developed by an independent Swedish studio Forgotten Key. The player assumes the role of a shapeshifter girl named Auk, who travels through a surrealistic world in search for memories and pieces of an ancient prophecy. The protagonist is able to transform into a bird and is tasked with helping her kin by gathering resources and discovering ancient technology.
Troll and I
Adventure 21 March 2017
An action-adventure game from Spiral House studio, set in 1950 in Northern Europe. Player takes control of two characters – a boy named Otto and a big Troll. As the village of the first protagonist is destroyed by a mysterious cataclysm, they set on a journey to find a new home for him. Most of the game comes down to exploring locations, solving simple puzzles and fighting or avoiding enemies.
Seclusion: Islesbury
Adventure canceled
An independent adventure game that introduces players to an atmosphere of uttermost terror. In Seclusion: Islesbury, one assumes the role of detective Jason Endel, who handles the investigation on a mysterious murder. The game takes place in the titular city of Islesbury, which long ago has fallen into ruin and become deserted due to mass riots. The main protagonist attempts to solve an unclosed investigation from a decade before.
Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock
Adventure 17 February 2015
Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock is a first-person science fiction adventure game and a commercial remake of the popular flash adventure game Morningstar that was released in May 2009. We play as an astronaut who is the sole survivor of a mysterious space ship crash landing. He has to figure out what caused the crash of his and many other ships on the surface of an unknown planet and find a way to escape the peril.
Renoir
Adventure 16 November 2016
An atmospheric platformer game with logic elements, referencing classic noir movies in terms of style. Renoir is the debut project of the independent studio Souldbound Games that secured necessary funding thanks to a crowdfunding campaign at Kickstarter. In the game, we assume the role of an experienced detective, James Renoir, who is to solve his last case.
Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan
Adventure 26 September 2014
The second part of the series of casual adventures by Grim Legends, combining the motifs of well-known fairy tales and legends with elements of horror. This time we play the role of a healer, who is summoned to the queen affected by the strange affliction. In order to discover the secret of the ruler and remove the mysterious curse, we will have to go to the ruined Kingdom of Swans.
Shiftlings
Adventure 03 March 2015
An entertaining platformer/logic game developed by Rock Pocket Games and distributed by Sierra. Shiftlings sees us assume control of two quirky aliens that take part in an intergalactic reality show hosted by Zookod, a charismatic presenter. We are given over 50 levels taking place on 5 different planets. Each level is filled with various riddles that often see us employ various laws of physics.
Last Inua
Adventure 08 May 2014
Two-dimensional adventure platform game, which takes place on the faraway, ice-soaked North. Playing the role of father and son, possessing magical power and superhuman physical strength respectively, we face the sinister Toner and the ice demons controlled by him.
Aviary Attorney
Adventure 21 December 2015
A legal adventure game inspired by the works of J.J. Grandville, a French caricaturist. It was developed by the independent studio Sketchy Logic Games. The action of Aviary Attorney is set in an alternative version of the 19th-century Paris inhabited by humanoid animals. It tells the story of two characters: a falcon lawyer named Jayjay Falcon and his assistant, a sparrow by the name of Sparrowson, who try to clear their clients of charges during subsequent trials.
Where The Water Tastes Like Wine
Adventure 28 February 2018
A debut production of the independent studio Dim Bulb Games set up by Johnnemann Nordhagen – the gaming industry veteran who has worked on e.g. BioShock 2. The title is set in American folklore, and the plot focuses on traveling and the stories connected with it. During gameplay, you interact with other voyagers and diverse communities, like migrants from Europe, native Americans, and black slaves.
Hellraid: The Escape
Adventure 10 July 2014
First-person point-and-click adventure with logical elements, which is a kind of a prelude to the RPG of Hellraid action by Techland, which is being created at the same time. Playing the role of a prisoner imprisoned in dark catacombs, we have to get out of captivity, solving a number of logical puzzles allowing us to leave the next labyrinth rooms. The game is enriched by arcade sequences and the ability to eliminate enemies using elements of the environment.
Lethe
Adventure 01 August 2016
A first-person adventure game featuring elements associated with survival horrors. Robert Dawn, the game's protagonist, explores the area of a former pharmaceutical facility located on an abandoned mining settlement, far away from the civilization and dating back to the late 1800s. Apparently, a mysterious incident took place in the lab back then, and the player's goal is to get to the bottom of this.
Wander
Adventure 04 June 2015
An unusual MMO game, focusing completely on relaxing exploration, which you do on your own or with other players. Unlike other games in the genre, Wander features absolutely no rivalry element. The game is set on an alien planet. The protagonist wakes up in the middle of a tropical forest, unable to remember how she got there, and, to her surprise, discovers that she can shapeshift. She embarks on a journey through the mysterious world, trying to learn all its secrets.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Adventure 03 April 2009
Continuation of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which, like its predecessor, was originally released on the Nintendo 64 console. In the game we again play the role of Link, who ends up in the mysterious land of Termina, facing the approaching apocalypse. To prevent it, our protagonist will have to find a forest creature named Skull Kid and recover the ancient Major Mask from his hands.
Dragon Age: The Last Court
Adventure 09 November 2014
Dragon Age: The Last Court is a text adventure game by Failbetter Games. Production allows us to assume the role of a ruler of a small region and our task is to manage estates and subordinates and lead political games at the court.
The Interactive Adventures of Dog Mendonça & Pizza Boy
Adventure 22 September 2015
A classical point ‘n’ click adventure game developed by the independent developer Okam Studio. The title is based on the themes of The Adventures of Dog Mendonça & Pizza Boy comic book, although it tells a completely new story. Its action takes place in an alternative version of Lisbon which is inhabited not only by humans but also by other various, supernatural creatures. The latter have to abide by a special code. Failure to do so alarms special investigators who specialize in such cases.
9 Clues 2: The Ward
Adventure 17 September 2014
9 Clues 2: The Ward is the second installment of Tap It Games' casual adventure series with hidden object puzzles. We play the role of a private detective, a woman who has to solve the mystery of murders in a gloomy shelter for the insane. The game is about solving puzzles and finding hidden objects.
The Black Glove
Adventure canceled
The Black Glove is a unique combination of FPP adventure game with arcade retro style games. The action takes place in a surrealist theatre from the 1920s, in which time and space are curved. The protagonist uses these phenomena to change reality by playing slot machines for 80's productions. It is the work of an independent studio Day For Night Games, founded by former employees of the Irrational Games team (responsible for the BioShock series).
Duke Grabowski, Mighty Swashbuckler!
Adventure 06 October 2016
A cartoonish point-and-click adventure game by Venture Moon. In Duke Grabowski, Mighty Swashbuckler! You play as the eponymous uncouth pirate, who, following his mentor's death, decides to take on his role as a captain. Unfortunately, he finds no support among the other members of the crew, so the protagonist is put to a special test to prove that he is worthy of the title. The test consists of gaining the love of three women, but it quickly turns out that they're not what Grabowski expected.
2Dark
Adventure 10 March 2017
An unusual survival horror game created by Frederick Raynal and Gloomywood - a French studio. The game offers pixel-art visuals and is played from the classic top-down view. The player takes on the role of a criminologist by the name of Smith, whose wife got murdered and his children were kidnapped by unknown assailants.
The Shopkeeper
Adventure 23 October 2014
The Shopkeeper is an adventure game developed by Verse Publications team in which we play the role of a man looking for a gift for a member of his family in an antique shop. The whole campaign is stylized as an anthology of independent stories, which together reveal the truth about the main character.
Nancy Drew: Labyrinth of Lies
Adventure 14 October 2014
The thirty-first episode of a popular adventure series about the adventures of teenage detective Nancy Drew. This time the action takes place in Greece, where valuable museum exhibits disappear in mysterious circumstances a few days before the planned exhibition.
Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today
Adventure 10 April 2015
Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow comes Today is a point-and-click adventure game and the first title developed by Fictiorama. The game takes place in a not so distant future and tells the story of Michael. To regain his identity, he will have to uncover the truth about the two catastrophic events that led the civilization to the brink of destruction. One of them was a series of natural disasters, the other one an epidemic. And now a third inevitable event is on the way.
Nancy Drew: The Shattered Medallion
Adventure 20 May 2014
"The thirtieth edition of the popular Her Interactive adventure series. In this part of the cycle Nancy Drew goes to New Zealand to take part in a reality show called Pacific Run. When things on the set start to slip out of control, the brave teenager decides to explain who or what is behind the series of mysterious events.