Adventure Video Games13
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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The Descendant
Adventure 24 March 2016
An episodic adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. It was developed by a Swedish studio Gaming Corps. The player is brought into a world where climate changes and dwindling natural resources led to a global conflict and the destruction of human civilization. However, the last humans survived in underground shelters, where they were supposed to remain in cryogenic chambers until the surface of the Earth becomes inhabitable again.
Little Big Adventure
Adventure 12 October 1994
A revolutionary adventure game from 1994, made by Adeline Software International and published by Electronic Arts. The player becomes a young Quetch called Twinsen, who takes on the tyranny of Funfrock.
Bionicle Heroes
Adventure 14 November 2006
A dynamic action adventure game set in the world of Bionicle, which is one of the series of thematic blocks of Lego concern. The developers from Traveller's Tales studio are responsible for its development, thanks to whom we owe both parts of the excellent LEGO Star Wars series.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
Adventure 09 October 2001
Sequel a well-known action game with a little different title Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain. Again we play the role of a vampire named Raziel, who, still in the pursuit of revenge on his former lord Cain, moves in time to the past and continues his crusade there.
The Cursed Crusade
Adventure 07 October 2011
Action game with a third person perspective and historical context. Templar Denz and mercenary Esteban travel across 12th century Europe trying to save their cursed souls from eternal condemnation.
The Golden Compass
Adventure 30 November 2007
The Golden Compass is an adventure action game with a third person's perspective (TPP) based on Philip Pulman's book trilogy "The Dark Materials" and Chris Weitz's film. The player directs Lyra Belaqua, a 12-year-old inhabitant of a parallel, fantastic universe, who sets out to save her friend, kidnapped by The Gobblers, a mysterious organisation. The game was produced by Shiny Entertainment development studio.
Discworld
Adventure 20 March 1995
Discworld is a classic two-dimensional adventure game, whose plot refers to Terry Pratchett's book saga about the World of Disc. In the title we play the role of an incompetent magician named Rincewind, who is given the task of driving away a terrible dragon summoned by a mysterious cult from another dimension.
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.
Grim Fandango (1998)
Adventure 30 November 1998
An excellent adventure game that takes us to the posthumous world, where we play the role of an agent working for death, who solves the mystery of the problems digesting this land. The game consists mainly in conducting conversations, exploring the location and searching for objects and solving puzzles.
Shade: Wrath of Angels
Adventure 01 October 2004
Shade: Wrath of Angels is a horror-style action game with a third person view by Black Element Software studio. Players are sent to a small town in Europe, where supernatural phenomena begin to take place. Their task is to solve an ancient mystery, which hides the town and its vicinity.
Asylum
Adventure October 2024
An FPP adventure game with survival-horror features, developed by the team at Senscape studio in cooperation with Augustin Cordes, co-creator of Scratches. The story of Asylum takes place in a terrifying mental hospital of Hanwell. Players assume the role of a hero traversing its hallways, meeting its numerous employees and patients, and running away from horrors lurking in the dark. Asylum’s plot has been inspired by such works as H.P. Lovecraft’s prose and Hammer Film Productions’ movies.
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.
Phantasmagoria
Adventure 31 July 1995
Phantasmagoria is an adventure game, created in the convention of an interactive film, which allows us to play the role of Adrianne Delaney, solving the mystery of the Victorian home.
Broken Sword 2,5: The Return of the Templars
Adventure 28 September 2008
Unofficial continuation of the famous series of adventure games coming from Revolution Software. The action of the game takes place a few years after the events known from Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror and, of course, still tells the story of the two heroes George and Nico.
Maniac Mansion
Adventure 15 October 1987
Dave and two friends set out to rescue his girlfriend Sandy. She was kidnapped by Dr. Fred, who under the influence of a dark meteorite intended to turn her into a zombie.
Myst IV: Revelation
Adventure 28 September 2004
The fourth installment of the extremely popular series "Myst". (the first part was published in the early 1990s). We are dealing here with an adventure played in a static environment. The fourth part of the series is a kind of return to the roots (taking into account what we saw in Uru: Ages Beyond Myst), which means that the player moves on the photorealisticly accurate boards, and all commands are given with the mouse.
Cold Zero: The Last Stand
Adventure 13 April 2003
An action adventure game created using an advanced three-dimensional graphic engine. As a private investigator, John McAffrey has to complete 16 difficult missions, including the Italian Mafia.
The Hobbit
Adventure 07 November 2003
The Hobbit is an action adventure game based on the famous novel by J. R. R. R. Tolkien, created by the development team of Amaze Entertainment studio. The player plays the hobbit Bilbo Baggins and together with Gandalf and a team of dwarves sets off on a dangerous journey. The gameplay combines elements characteristic of action, adventure, cRPG, arcade, logic and even "sneaking" games.
Eragon
Adventure 14 November 2006
Eragon is an action/adventure game based on a film with the same title, which in turn is a screen adaptation of Christopher Paolini's novel. During the game, we observe the hero's actions from the third person's perspective.
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.
Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp
Adventure 14 September 2010
An action adventure game in which Scooby-Doo and his friends go to the wetlands to meet a mysterious girl. During the game we solve puzzles, find traces and fight enemies. We control any member of the package, playing alone or acting in cooperation with another person.
Bratz Rock Angelz
Adventure 04 October 2005
Adventure game, designed for younger players, and especially for young representatives of the female part of our society, who love to play with Bratz Rock Anglez - one of the most popular dolls in the world.
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.
Tormentum II
Adventure 2024
A point and click adventure set in a dark, surreal world filled with monsters from a nightmare. Tormentum II was inspired by the works of H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. Polish developer OhNoo Studio is responsible for the game.