Adventure Video Games72
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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Once Upon a Time in Japan: Earth
Adventure canceled
Once Upon a Time in Japan: Earth is the first part of a trilogy of adventure games that allow players to move to historical Japan. The game is the first title developed by the Texan developer Abborado Studios.
Sam & Max: Season 1 – The Mole, the Mob, and the Meatball
Adventure 26 January 2007
The third episode of the new adventures (launched in October 2006) of the popular dog Sam and his rabbit companion Max is entitled The Mole, the Mob, and the Meatball. This time, two crazy detectives, known from Steve Purcell's comic books, have to infiltrate a criminal organization called the Toy Mafia.
Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Phungoria
Adventure 11 June 2001
Beautifully crafted cartoon adventure game, offering a captivating story full of high humour. The game consists mainly of talking to independent characters, exploring the location and searching for objects necessary to solve the riddles.
Hexplore
Adventure 08 January 1998
Hexplore is an adventure and arcade game with role-plying elements, which was developed by Heliovision Productions. The action takes us to the year 1000 AD to a world in which magic and everyday life are interwoven with each other, and the greatest danger is the repulsive monsters.
Flashback: The Quest For Identity
Adventure 12 September 1993
Two-dimensional adventure and arcade game, reminiscent from the strictly technical side of such programs as Another World (the same developer - Delphine Software) and Prince of Persia.
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
Adventure 22 April 1992
The next installment of the popular adventure game series, launched in the first half of the 1980s. Jet is the story of Prince Alexander, tormented by memories of the beautiful Princess Cassima, whom he saw for the last time many years ago. One day a magical mirror shows him a vision of his beloved living in the remote Green Islands. The hero quickly sets off on an expedition to find his beloved.
Trace Memory
Adventure 24 June 2005
Another Code: Two Memories is the first real-life adventure game released on the Nintendo Dual Screen console. Playing the role of a young girl, we try to unravel the greatest mystery of her life. Another Code: Two Memories produced and released Nintendo.
First Samurai
Adventure 23 April 1991
At first glance First Samurai resembles a traditional platformer. Use the cursor keys to jump, climb vertical walls and exterminate enemies with a rich array of fist strokes and kicks.
The Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin
Adventure 14 December 2000
Move into mystical, medieval times and follow the footsteps of the false prophet Simon de Lancrois, the traitor of his faithful disciples, in the form of the knight Tancrede de Nerac.
Vigil: Blood Bitterness
Adventure 14 December 2006
Vigil: Blood Bitterness is the first part of a planned series of episodic adventure games. Authors from the French studio Freegamer created a title in which the most important is the atmosphere.
Full Pipe
Adventure 28 November 2003
Atmospheric adventure with point-n-click interface, where our task is to find a lost slipper. The game is characterized by minimalism - the main character does not even have a name and cannot speak. The game consists mainly in exploring the location and solving riddles. The game is enriched by simple arcade mini games appearing from time to time.
Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka 2
Adventure 27 October 2006
Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka 2 is a sequel to an adventure game inspired by the work of Russian writer Nikolai Gogol, published at the end of 2005. Special attention was paid to the stories collected in the collection Evenings on a choir near Dikanka.
Die Hard: Vendetta
Adventure 15 November 2002
A dynamic action game in which we observe events from the perspective of the first person. This title clearly refers to the famous cinema trilogy. There are several dozen different levels to overcome.
Bone: The Great Cow Race
Adventure 12 April 2006
The second (after Out from Boneville) installment of the adventure, inspired by Jeff Smith's work, namely comics with three cousins - Fone Bone, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone.
Hidden Rooms
Adventure canceled
Hidden Rooms is a classic adventure game created in the Russian programming studio Lullaby Studios. In order to show the action to the users, it uses quite a popular Wintermute graphic engine, i.e. the so-called engine 2.5D.
Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands
Adventure 12 March 1996
In the last days of the Underground Empire, four of the greatest imperial alchemists have decided to go in the direction of the Forbidden Lands to find the mystery of immortality. When their hearing disappeared, a Bivotar spy rushed on a rescue mission, but he also failed to return alive from the expedition. At this point you, the player, enter the action.
The Secret of Monkey Island
Adventure 02 September 1990
The Secret of Monkey Island is a cult adventure game produced by LucasArts, which started one of the most famous cycles of the genre. The main character, Guybrush Threepwood, is a beginner pirate who wants to save his beloved Elain from the hands of cruel LeChucko. In order to do so, he has to complete the ship's crew and sail to the mysterious Monkey Island.
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Adventure 30 June 1991
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge is a continuation of the cult adventure by Ron Gilbert and the LucasArts development team. Players have the opportunity to learn more about the adventures of pirate Guybrusha Threepwood, who, while searching for legendary treasures, accidentally restores his greatest enemy, LeChucko, to the world of life.
Inherent Evil: The Haunted Hotel
Adventure 29 October 1999
Discover the unexplained circumstances surrounding the disappearance of your brother, the reasons for the death of your parents and, above all, the dark mystery of the Red Hotel.
Timeline
Adventure 22 November 2000
Timeline is an adventure game created by Timeline Computer studio based on Michael Crichton's novel. Players take on the role of Christopher Hughes, a member of the archaeological team, who moves back in time to 14th century war-torn France to save his mentor, Professor Edward Johnson. The title was considered to be one of the worst games in history.
Eye of the Kraken
Adventure 15 August 2002
Eye of the Kraken is an adventure game based on the classic point & click interface, offering elegant two-dimensional graphics, reminiscent of the memorable game called Prisoner of Ice from the mid-1990s. The authors of this product were clearly inspired by Agatha Christie's famous novel Death on the Nile.
The Sacred Rings
Adventure 13 March 2007
The Sacred Rings is a continuation of the adventure game Aura: Fate of the Ages, published in 2004. The title was produced by Streko-Graphics development studio. Players take on the role of Umanga, a member of the Guardian Order, who is sent on a mission to find the five holy rings before they reach the leader of an enemy clan.
Resident Evil: Outbreak - File #2
Adventure 26 April 2005
The second installment of the warmly received spin-off of the Resident Evil series, developed by Capcom. The production continues the threads started in the predecessor - the player once again finds himself in the zombie-ridden city of Raccoon City, which he travels in the skin of one of eight different characters. Tasks are varied and the game is designed to be played with others in up to four-player co-op mode.
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.