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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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Alan Wake: The Writer
Alan Wake: The Writer

Adventure 12 October 2010

The second DLC pack for the action-adventure horror game by Remedy Entertainment. Alan Wake: The Writer touches upon many plot threads both from the main game and the first DLC, The Signal. However, while previously the protagonist was trying to understand the eerie reality he'd found himself in and make some sense out of it, this time—again with the help of Thomas Zane—Wake engages in the final fight against the nightmare that's plaguing him.

X360

Cate West: The Velvet Keys
Cate West: The Velvet Keys

Adventure 24 April 2009

A classic "hidden object" adventure game, which is based on searching for the required objects and constantly tests the player's perceptiveness.

PC

Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Waters Edge
Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Waters Edge

Adventure 19 October 2010

The indefatigable detective Nancy Drew returns in the twenty-third installment of the series. This time the action takes place in a Japanese ryokan convoy, which is hung. The mechanics of play will follow typical adventure paths and consists in visiting the location, conducting conversations and solving riddles. The game is diversified by mini games based on sudoku, pachinko and origiami.

PC

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D

Adventure 02 June 2011

Second installment of the cult survival horror action game series, developed by Capcom for Nintendo 3DS console. The mainstay of this production is the Mercenaries mode, known from Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5. The task that awaits you during the subsequent missions is to eliminate hordes of enemies and fight for the best score possible.

3DS

Theseis
Theseis

Adventure canceled

Theseis is a title belonging to the adventure game genre. Its creators are Greeks from the Track7 studio, so it's not surprising that the game is full of references to Greek mythology, and especially to the less known stories.

PC

Black Circle: A Carol Reed Mystery
Black Circle: A Carol Reed Mystery

Adventure 17 February 2010

A classic hidden object adventure about the adventures of detective Carol Reed. The heroine must help her friend Oscar, who gets involved in a mysterious murder. The game itself resembles other games of this type - while playing, we have to search for hidden objects on the screen, talk to characters we meet and solve puzzles.

PC

Doctor Who: The Adventure Games
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games

Adventure 05 June 2010

An episodic adventure game based on the themes of the popular British sci-fi series. The story tells the adventures of the eleventh incarnation of the cult Doctor Who, who, as always, must save the universe from evil. The game is about exploring the location, conducting conversations and solving riddles. Occasional mini-games add variety to the game.

PC

Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth
Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth

Adventure canceled

Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth is a classic adventure game, produced by an independent studio Screen 7. The product refers to great hits from the turn of the eighties and nineties - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and (above all) Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.

PC

Delaware St. John Volume 3: The Seacliff Tragedy
Delaware St. John Volume 3: The Seacliff Tragedy

Adventure 01 June 2007

Delaware St. John: The Seacliff Tragedy is the third part of the adventures of an intelligent detective, combining adventure with action game elements. Big Time Studios is responsible for its creation, but not very well known but solid team.

PC

J.U.L.I.A.
J.U.L.I.A.

Adventure 02 March 2012

An adventure game realized in the convention of science fiction. We play the title character who is awakened from a cryogenic dream on an abandoned spacecraft. Solving the mystery of the disappearance of the crew requires visiting the mass of the location and solving many puzzles.

PC

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote

Adventure 12 November 2009

Adventure based on the popular CBS series. We solve five different criminal cases, investigating crime scenes, interrogating witnesses and analysing the evidence gathered.

PC

Delaware St. John Volume 1: The Curse of Midnight Manor
Delaware St. John Volume 1: The Curse of Midnight Manor

Adventure 28 June 2005

Delaware St. John Volume 1: The Curse of Midnight Manor is an adventure game by Bryan Wiegale, who previously worked on Inherent Evil: The Haunted Hotel and Whiplash.

PC

Leather Goddesses of Phobos! 2
Leather Goddesses of Phobos! 2

Adventure 23 March 1992

The second part of the popular Infocom adventure game. The plot of the program focuses on the meteorite, which falls to Earth near the American town of Atom City.

PC

Feud
Feud

Adventure 23 March 1988

In Feud, an action/adventure game signed with Mastertronic's logo, you will play the role of sorcerer Learic, who was challenged for a deadly duel by his brother, Leanoric.

PC

Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars

Adventure 15 March 2002

Modification of the first installment of the popular series of adventure games. The action begins in Paris, where a bomb explosion takes place. An American present on the ground decides to investigate the case. Very quickly it turns out that the protagonist got entangled in a serious intrigue. The game is a typical representative of the genre - you will find in it conversations with characters, riddles and diverse locations.

GBA

Haven: Call of the King
Haven: Call of the King

Adventure 21 November 2002

Adventures in quite complex worlds, as well as frequent use of various types of vehicles - this is an interesting combination, which the programmers from Traveller's Tales have decided on.

PS2

Herdy Gerdy
Herdy Gerdy

Adventure 22 February 2002

Your dad, who is about to stand up to the great shepherd's duel today, has fallen into a mysterious dream. Gerdy - you have to fight yourself to take your curse off and win the tournament!

PS2

Lost in Blue
Lost in Blue

Adventure 27 September 2005

Konami, inspired by Robinson Crusoe and television reality shows, decided to create Lost in Blue. We start the game as Keith, who sets off on his first lonely journey during the summer holidays. Everything is beautiful as long as the ship with which it is sailing turns upside down. The boy lands on a beach on an unknown island and his only companion is Skye.

NDS

Tanita: Plasticine Dream
Tanita: Plasticine Dream

Adventure 29 August 2006

Position directed to adventure game fans, prepared by Russian devloper studio, Trickster Games. Already the first glance at the title of the game and screens brings to mind the classic "Plasticine" adventure game Neverhood.

PC

Siren
Siren

Adventure 12 March 2004

Another survival horror by the creator of "Silent Hill" - Keiichiro Toyama. In this 78-stage game, dozens of characters try to save their lives and escape from a cursed seaside village.

PS4PS2

Primal
Primal

Adventure 25 March 2003

Jen and Scree, a girl and a gargoyle, set off on an adventure full of puzzles, battles, creatures of unheard of beauty, but also a form of cruelty and inborn evil. Will you restore the balance of power in the fantastic world of Oblivion?

PS4PS2

Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime

Adventure 17 November 2002

Metroid Prime is a game that shows action from the eye view. This fact is undeniably associated with the FPP shooting genre. I Metroid Prime is it, but not entirely.

GCN

The Mark of Kri
The Mark of Kri

Adventure 30 July 2002

Mark of Kri turned out to be a breakthrough game. No video game has ever had such a solved combat system. This innovation turned out to be successful.

PS4PS2

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Adventure 24 March 2003

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is an action adventure game with elements of cRPG, created by Shigeru Miyamoto and his development team of Nintendo. The plot of the title tells the story of a boy who sets off on a dangerous journey to free his sister and face his destiny. Visual setting of the game was created with the use of cell-shading technique.

GCN