Adventure Video Games21
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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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Adventure 16 August 1999
Set in a dark world, an action adventure game with a view of TPP, in which the banished vampire Raziel realizes a plan of revenge on his former ruler. Successful production combines action sequences with logical challenges.
Discworld Noir
Adventure 15 July 1999
An adventure game set in the reality of the fantastic Disc World created by writer Terry Pratchett. The title tells the story of the first detective of this universe, Levton, who is entangled in a mysterious intrigue.
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon
Adventure 14 November 2003
The third part of the Broken Sword adventure series. Again, we play the roles of George and Nico (heroes known from previous parts) and follow a mysterious story dating back to the Middle Ages.
Obscure: Learn about Fear
Adventure 02 September 2004
An action adventure game realized in the survival horror convention, reminiscent to some extent of such productions as Silent Hill. The action takes place on the premises of a private school and the main characters are five teenage pupils. The game consists of two elements: fighting monsters and solving puzzles.
Machinarium
Adventure 16 October 2009
An original two-dimensional adventure game developed by Amanita Design - an independent Czech studio popular for the Samorost series. The action is set in a bizarre world made entirely of metal. All the plants, wildlife and humans were replaced by robots. The player assumes the role of one such robot, wrongfully sent to a junkyard. Once back in town, the protagonist discovers the existence of a conspiracy aiming to murder its leader.
Diabolik: The Original Sin
Adventure 16 October 2008
Adventure, shown in its entirety by means of three-dimensional graphics. It combines the classic point & click interface with scrambling elements. The game is based on the popular Italian comic book.
Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter
Adventure 20 June 2003
Combination of dynamic action/FPS game, comic ship pilot simulator and adventure game. The player as the title character, Mace Griffin, must discover the reason why his comrades in arms were betrayed.
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
Adventure 02 November 2002
Adventure of the Ukrainian band Frogwares. We play the role of the most famous detective of all time, Holmes, who this time was asked by Elisabeth Montcalfe to explain the mysterious disappearance of her father. The game is about exploring the location, collecting evidence and solving riddles.
Syberia
Adventure 18 June 2002
An adventure game designed by Benoit Sokal, the famous Belgian comic writer, in cooperation with studio Microids. Syberia is the first chapter of the adventures of Kate Walker, an American lawyer hired by the company that produces automatons – mechanical toys. She is tasked with finishing the formalities related to taking over a factory located in a small city in Europe. The game begins when the protagonist arrives at the factory and learns that its owner, Anna Voralberg, is dead.
Runaway: A Twist of Fate
Adventure 18 November 2009
The third part of the adventure trilogy by the development team of Spanish Pendulo Studios. Players have the opportunity to learn about the end of the story of the main characters - Brian and Gina. The game is based on the proven point'n'click mechanics. However, the creators took care of a few new elements, including a useful system of hints, which help in solving puzzles.
Thor: God of Thunder
Adventure 29 April 2011
Thor: God of Thunder is an action adventure game created by Liquid Entertainment based on Kenneth Branagh's film and the popular comic book series released by Marvel. Players take on the role of the title Nordic god and set off to fight the monsters that threaten the land of Asgaard. The gameplay is based on spectacular clashes with enemies and deriving deadly combinations of blows.
Secret Files: Tunguska
Adventure 01 September 2006
A classic, two-dimensional point-and-click adventure game developed by German studio Fusionsphere Systems. The story of the game is closely related to the famous Tunguska event which occurred in 1908 and which to this day was never fully explained. There are a few theories explaining what occurred there and some of them are quite unusual. The main protagonist of the game is Nina Kalenkov, a Russian girl living in Germany.
Perils of Man
Adventure 11 March 2014
Perils of Man is a PC adventure game. The player takes on the role of a teenager looking for the lost father of a scientist. The game is about exploring the location, talking to characters and solving riddles, which is helped by numerous inventions of the heroine's parent.
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water
Adventure 27 September 2014
The fifth fully-fledged installment of the survival horror series started on PlayStation 2. In the game we play the role of three heroes who come to the area of the mysterious Hikayama Mountain, guided by various personal motives. The game is divided into episodes during which we search for missing persons. An inseparable element of the characters' equipment is a special camera that allows them to exorcise ghosts by taking pictures of them.
Silent Hills
Adventure canceled
Another fully-fledged installment of the cult survival cycle of Silent Hill horrors. Norman Reedus and Guillermo del Toro, led by Hideo Kojima, were involved in the production. As a result of a conflict with the publisher Konami, the project was cancelled shortly after the release of its famous demo version, called P.T.
Cult County
Adventure canceled
Cult County is a survival horror adventure game in which events are shown from the first person perspective (FPP). The story takes place in a desert town in Texas, where the protagonist finds himself in search of a sister. He finds an atmosphere of fear and distrust caused by sinister cultists, and soon comes to fight for survival. The game combines a dramatic struggle with exploratory elements in locations with a partially open structure.
Return of the Obra Dinn
Adventure 18 October 2018
Return of the Obra Dinn is an FPP adventure game by Lucas Pope, in which you play as an investigator working for the East India Company in the 19th century and your task is to discover the truth behind the disappearance of the entire crew of a trading ship.
Monster High: 13 Wishes
Adventure 29 October 2013
3D platformer based on Monster High full-length animated film: 13 Wishes. Driven by the actions of Monster High's favourite heroines, players must enter the world inside a magical lamp in order to save the title high school. The game was produced by Game Machine studio.
The Walking Dead: 400 Days
Adventure 02 July 2013
Expansion in the form of paid DLC to the popular adventure game The Walking Dead. The addition was created by Telltale Games studio's development team and introduces a completely new chapter to the presented story. Players have the opportunity to track the first 400 days since the outbreak from the perspective of five new characters. The common denominator of individual fragments of the story is the place - a truck stop near the exit of the state highway in Georgia.
Robotics;Notes Elite
Adventure 28 June 2012
A Japanese adventure game of the visual novel sub-genre. Players have the opportunity to play the role of a young high school student and a beginner mechanic, whose dream is to build a real mecha several meters long.
1954: Alcatraz
Adventure 24 January 2014
1954: Alcatraz is a classic adventure with a point-n-click interface. We play the role of a convict trying to escape from the title prison. Playing is about searching the location, conducting conversations and solving riddles. The plot is largely non-linear, and the game offers several alternative endings.
Golden Trails: The New Western Rush
Adventure 23 December 2010
Golden Trails: The New Western Rush is a Wild West-based casual adventure of the kind of "hidden objects", produced by the development team at Awem studio. The player takes on the role of Sheriff Jack and tries to track down the perpetrators of the bold attack on the bank in Sunnyville.
AI: The Somnium Files
Adventure 17 September 2019
Detective adventure game with visual novel elements, in which we try to solve the mystery of murders taking place in technologically advanced, modern Tokyo. The game was created by the authors of the Zero Escape series.
