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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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Phoenix Springs
Phoenix Springs

Adventure August 2024

An indie point & click neo-noir adventure game. Phoenix Sprigns has us playing as Iris, a reporter searching for her brother. The game de-emphasizes regular puzzles in favor of the map of thoughts.

PC

Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition
Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition

Adventure TBA

The remastered version of a 2003 action adventure game, developed by the creator of Rayman. Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition features upgraded visuals, controls and 4K resolution.

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Forgotlings
Forgotlings

Adventure June 2024

An action adventure platforming metroidvania with adventure game elements. Forgotlings is set in a land inhabited by the titular beings born from forgotten objects, facing a deadly looming threat.

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Holstin
Holstin

Adventure October 2024

Holstin is a survival horror action adventure game set in a small 1990s Polish town. It revolves around combat, resource management and puzzle solving.

PC

Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

Adventure June 2024

A remaster of the third instalment in the Sam & Max series. Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse features the titular duo facing the galactic gorilla Skun-ka'pe and other villains, all of whom attempt to gain control over Max's supernatural powers.

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Punch Line
Punch Line

Adventure 31 August 2018

A visual novel, in which the player embodies the spirit of a high school student. The hero of Punch Line must find a way to return to his body while being careful not to look at the underwear of his female friends and high school teens. Otherwise, he will bring an apocalypse to Earth.

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World End Syndrome
World End Syndrome

Adventure 30 August 2018

A visual novel with dating simulator features. During the game, the player assumes the role of the protagonist who arrives at the seaside city of Mihate. There, he meets two girls. His fate depends on the actions and decisions made by the players.

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Catherine: Full Body
Catherine: Full Body

Adventure 14 February 2019

A remastered and expanded version of Catherine, a game that debuted in 2011. This unique game that combines traits of an adventure game and a logic game was developed by Atlus, a Japanese studio known for the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona series. During the game, the players assume the role of Vincent, a thirty-year-old man who must face his worst nightmares – both metaphorically and literally.

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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition

Adventure 25 November 2010

A detective adventure game from the visual novel genre. It was developed by Japan studio Spike Chunsoft. The main protagonist of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Naegi Makoto, is a teenager who starts his education in an elite high school. In contrast to his colleagues, he has no remarkable achievements and he was accepted to the school by winning a lottery.

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Silent Hill
Silent Hill

Adventure 31 January 1999

A classic survival horror movie from PlayStation, which started one of the most popular series in its genre. In the game we play the role of Harry Mason, who together with his daughter goes on holiday to the title town of Silent Hill. On the spot, the protagonist undergoes an accident, after which it turns out that his daughter has disappeared and the city is shrouded in dense, mysterious fog.

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Neverending Nightmares
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.

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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2006)
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2006)

Adventure 23 November 2006

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened studio Frogwares is an adventure-detective game genre. This title is realized in the point & click convention, and the action takes place in the world made entirely in 3D.

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Lucius
Lucius

Adventure 26 October 2012

A horror adventure game that references the cult Omen movie series. It is a debut title of the independent studio Shiver Games. In the game, the player assumes the role of the titular boy, who was born on June 6, 1966. The soul of the innocent boy was tainted by the devil and the protagonist, once he reaches the age of six, is starting to show his true colors. The game takes place in a giant mansion and the player is tasked with killing the inhabitants of the mansion.

PC

Atlantis: The Lost Tales
Atlantis: The Lost Tales

Adventure 21 May 1997

Set in a fascinating world of technologically advanced civilization, FPP adventure game, in which the aim is to find the lost queen. Many puzzles await players during the exploration.

PCPS1

The Book of Unwritten Tales
The Book of Unwritten Tales

Adventure 26 March 2009

A humorous point and click adventure game, developed by the team of the German studio KING Art Games. The team consisted of developers who have worked on such cycles as The Black Mirror or Simon the Sorcerer. The action of the game takes us to the fairy-tale-like fantasy world and focuses on the mysterious artifact found by an archaeologist, giving us the power to influence the fate of the world.

PC

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

Adventure 25 October 2005

A horror action adventure game. The production refers to the work of H.P. Lovecraft and the universe he created. In the game, taking place in the year 1920, we play as detective Jack Walters, who has to find a missing person. The trails eventually lead the protagonist to the bottom of the town's dark secret. The game focuses on traveling through various locations, fighting against opponents and searching for clues.

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Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition

Adventure 09 March 2010

Special, expanded version of the fifth installment of the bestselling Resident Evil series, prepared by Capcom especially for the users of seventh generation consoles. In addition to the base game released in 2009, the edition also includes two story-based DLCs, published after the release of the original.

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So Blonde: Back to the Island
So Blonde: Back to the Island

Adventure 14 March 2008

So Blonde is an adventure game released by Anaconda, for which the script was written by Steve Ince, the author of stories for such games as Broken Sword or Beneath a Steel Sky. This guarantees good fun, an interesting story and, above all, an extraordinary sense of humour.

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Diabolik: The Original Sin
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.

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Sinking Island
Sinking Island

Adventure 04 October 2007

Sinking Island is an adventure game produced by White Birds Productions studio and signed by Benoit Sokala, the creator of the Siberia series. Players direct the actions of Jacek Norma, a policeman investigating a murder on a small tropical island. The game has a classic "point&click" interface, and the gameplay consists primarily of searching rooms, talking to independent heroes and solving logical puzzles.

PCNDS

Myst III: Exile
Myst III: Exile

Adventure 08 May 2001

Myst III: Exile is the third part of the highly acclaimed adventure game series, which dates back to 1995. This time the axis of the plot is the revenge Saavedro wants to make on Atrus and his sons. The player takes on the role of an unnamed hero who tries to thwart the villain's plans. Developers from Presto studio took care of properly complicated riddles and implemented a new graphical engine allowing to generate 3D image.

PC

Project Eden
Project Eden

Adventure 15 October 2001

Move into a world of the future full of amazing mega metropolises, command a group of technician warriors and lead them through slums full of criminals and mutants.

PCPS2

Grumpa
Grumpa

Adventure 16 March 2003

A family adventure game designed for the youngest computer users. The main character of this production is a brave and fearless ladybug, the title Grumpa, who opposes the tyranny of pirate Szczurzobrode.

PC

The Longest Journey
The Longest Journey

Adventure 20 April 2000

The Longest Journey is a classic adventure game produced by FunCom's development team. The main character, April Ryan, must save two twin worlds: Arcadia and Stark. The game uses a point & click interface. Players have the opportunity to talk to 50 NPCs and visit more than 100 locations.

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