Adventure Video Games26
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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Tormentum: Dark Sorrow
Adventure 04 March 2015
A classic 2D point-and-click adventure game with extremely characteristic visuals inspired by such artists as H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. This is a debut project by the Polish three-man studio OhNoo. During the game, you assume the role of a nameless hero who travels through a surreal world on the border between dreams and nightmares. The protagonist knows neither his identity nor the reason why he's stuck there. His mission is to find out the truth about himself and the world around him.
Neverending Nightmares
Adventure 26 September 2014
Original independent adventure game, maintained in the convention of psychological horror. Infinitap Games team is responsible for its creation and the story was inspired by real life experiences of the studio boss and his fight with severe depression. In the game, we play as Thomas, who can't break out of a nightmare dream and, trapped in his mind, moves from nightmare to nightmare, facing his fears and the monsters lurking around him.
Uncanny Valley
Adventure 23 April 2015
A two-dimensional pixel art survival horror. It is a debut title of the independent Slovenian studio Cowardly Creations. In the game the player assumes the role of a night watchman who guards a mysterious factory in shifts with his friend. To kill some time, the protagonist decides to explore the building. He discovers things he would rather not know. As the story progresses, he learns new dark secrets about his working place.
Assassin's Creed: Unity - Dead Kings
Adventure 13 January 2015
The first DLC expansion for Assassin’s Creed: Unity. The add-on is included in the season pass for the game. It takes place after the events presented in the base version of the game and takes the player from the streets of Paris into the dark catacombs of Saint-Denis. There Arno becomes part of a new intrigue related to the tomb raiders who are profaning the tombs of French kings in order to find valuable treasures.
NightCry
Adventure 29 March 2016
An action-adventure game stylistically inspired by Japanese horrors. The game was developed by Nude Maker studio in cooperation with many genre veterans, who have created such franchises as Clock Tower, Silent Hill, and the Ju-On movie series. Night Cry takes place on a passenger ship. A series of brutal murders that take place there scares the passengers and makes it impossible to continue the cruise.
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.
Kodoku
Adventure canceled
Inspired by Japanese horrors and the rich culture of the Land of the Cherry Blossom, this is an adventure game with strong sneaky accents. As a book collector, we find ourselves on the gloomy island of Kodok, where, as the trail indicates, a rare bibliophile specimen has been hidden. The deserted place turns out to be the habitat of demons, and our task will be to survive and find an escape route from the island.
Dragon Lore II: The Heart of the Dragon Man
Adventure 31 December 1996
Continuation of an epic fantasy adventure with RPG elements. We play the role of Werner von Wallenrod, known from the first part of the protagonist, who has to prove the rightness of his nomination as Dragon Knight. To this end, our protophile sets out to search for the ancient family dragon Maraach, which disappeared without a trace many years ago.
Serena
Adventure 30 January 2014
An independent short point-and-click adventure game, created while working on Asylum. We play the role of a lonely man waiting for the return of his wife, who disappeared many years ago. In order to recreate memories, he has to find objects that once belonged to a woman.
realMYST: Masterpiece Edition
Adventure 05 February 2014
Prepared to mark the 20th anniversary of the release, a fully re-mastered version of one of the most important adventure games of all time. The authors based on the three-dimensional version of RealMYST from 2000, enriching it with the latest graphic effects and a whole range of improvements and new possibilities.
Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine
Adventure 12 July 2009
Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine is a detective adventure game produced by the Frogwares studio. The player plays the role of Alice Wright, the agent of a secret government organization to counter the threat from paranormal forces. The heroine is given the task of finding nine powerful items that disappeared during a mysterious fire at Grimestone Residence.
Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Games Series
Adventure 25 November 2014
An episodic adventure game set in the universe of the Gearbox Software’s Borderlands series. This title was developed by Telltale Games studio that specializes in this genre. Story-wise, the game follows the plot started in Borderlands 2, following two characters: Fiona, a con artist, and Rhys, an employee of the Hyperion corporation equipped with cybernetic implants. The game’s goal is to remove the discrepancies within the story stemming from the mixed narrative of the two protagonists.
Estranged: Act I
Adventure 16 January 2014
Self-modification to Half-Life 2, in which we play the role of a lonely fisherman trying to face the dangers on a mysterious island. The project, which turned into a fully-fledged, but free production, runs on a Source engine known from the second installment of the famous Valve series.
Sweet Fuse: At Your Side
Adventure 27 August 2013
Sweet Fuse: At Your Side is an adventure game in the form of an interactive graphic novel. The main character, whose actions are directed by the player, takes part in a deadly game to free her uncle, the famous video game creator Keiji Inafune from the hands of a madman. The title was produced by Idea Factory's Otomate studio.
Pavilion
Adventure 22 September 2016
An isometric adventure game that is a debut title of an independent studio VisionTrick Media. Pavilion is described as a fourth-person perspective game. This means that the player doesn’t have any direct control over the hero. Instead, the player assumes the role of the being that looks after the protagonist, influencing his movements through manipulation of environment and his senses. The story of Pavilion takes place in an oneiric world, which often surprises with its rules.
Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
Adventure 09 January 2011
A sequel to the Japanese game developed by studio 5pb. in 2010. The game combines old school, two-dimensional horror with the visual novel genre. The story of Corpse Party: Book of Shadows relates to events depicted in the original game and sheds new light on the plot and characters that were shown there. The game consists of seven chapters which present separate stories in which the protagonists from the original game participate.
Vampire Saga: Welcome to Hell Lock
Adventure 14 July 2011
Vampire Saga: Welcome to Hell Lock is the second part of a series of HOG (Hidden Objects Game) casual adventures by the development team of Alawar Entertainment. The player plays the role of a motorcyclist who, after an accident, finds himself in a shrouded in darkness, a deserted town. His task is to explain how he found himself in this place and why there are traces of a bite on his neck.
Vampire Saga: Break Out
Adventure 08 March 2012
Vampire Saga: Beginning is the third installment of a series of casual adventures in a horror climate. Players once again move to the deserted town of Hell Lock, where they try to solve the mystery of a mysterious plague that has turned residents into bloodthirsty beasts. Alawar developers have used the proven gameplay mechanisms to create a solid dose of hidden object puzzles and mini-game puzzles.
Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
Adventure 10 January 2011
Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde is a casual adventure by Anuman Interactive development studio. The plot of the game refers to the motifs of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic literary novel. The player directs the actions of Gabriel Utterson, a London lawyer who tries to prove the innocence of his friend Dr. Henry Jekyll and find the dangerous Mr. Hyde.
Ancient Spirits: Columbus’ Legacy
Adventure 22 December 2010
Ancient Spirits: Columbus' Legacy is an adventure game enriched with puzzles of the "hidden objects" type, for which the German Cerasus Media studio is responsible. The player takes on the role of Virginia Carter, assistant to the famous archaeologist Professor MacNamara, and tries to solve the mystery of the cursed ship from the fleet of Christopher Columbus.
The Island: Castaway 2
Adventure 14 December 2011
Continuation of a casual adventure game in which we travel through a vast, mysterious island and perform hundreds of tasks. The action of the title takes place before the events of the first part. We play the role of Yati, a young orphan plagued by mysterious dreams and visions.
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.
The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief
Adventure 23 July 2013
The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief is a classic point and click adventure game created by the German KING Art studio. During the game we play as a mysterious burglar named Kruk and a detective chasing him. The action takes place in Europe in the middle of the last century.
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Adventure 11 August 2015
An unusual FPP adventure game that lets you relive the last day of several characters facing impending apocalypse. The game was created by The Chinese Room, the developer known for Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Dear Esther. The game is set in a small village in Britain. Each playthrough lasts 60 minutes and you have no clear objectives to follow. The open world is inhabited by 6 independent characters, each one having their own ideas on how to spend the last moments of life.