Adventure Video Games54
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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Lovecraft Tales
Adventure canceled
An adventure game with RPG and survival features. It was inspired by the works of Howard Philips Lovecraft. The title was created by Polish studio Crystalvision led by Sewer Hrehorowicz, the co-creator of OddPlanet platform game. Lovecraft Tales takes place in Vermont in New England, in an open world featuring hand-drawn 2D environment. The protagonist must eat, drink and find a safe hideout for the night in order to avoid madness.
Dead Secret
Adventure 28 March 2016
A horror first-person perspective detective adventure game developed by Robot Invader studio led by Chris Pruett, a man known for his love of the horror genre. The story of Dead Secret takes place in the 60s. During the game player assumes the role of a journalist who is trying to solve the mystery of the death of an eccentric professor, exploring the rooms of his mansion and gathering various items, hidden documents, evidence, and clues.
The Lion's Song
Adventure 07 July 2016
A peculiar adventure game created by Mi'pu'mi Games, constituting a fully developed version of the freeware app released in 2014 for the Ludum Dare event. The Lion's Song takes place in Austria, in the early 20th century, and the plot in centered around three creative people at the defining moments of their careers: a young composer preparing to create her greatest work, a middle-aged inventor, and a brilliant mathematician working on a groundbreaking equation.
Valley
Adventure 24 August 2016
An FPP action-adventure game featuring sci-fi elements and focusing on exploration. It was developed by Blue Isle Games - a Canadian team popular for Slender: The Arrival. The player is taken to the titular valley, which is a mysterious place located somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. Assuming the role of an unspecified character, the player traverses a set of diversified locations, trying to discover the secrets hidden in the area. The protagonist makes use of the L.E.A.F.
The Works of Mercy
Adventure 26 September 2018
A first-person perspective adventure game exploiting the psychological thriller genre. The plot in The Works of Mercy draws inspiration from such films as The Tenant by Roman Polanski and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. The title was developed by Polish studio Pentacle, whose team members have worked on titles such as The Witcher or Call of Juarez. The player is in control of a man whose family got kidnapped by a psychopath.
Mystery Stories: Mountains of Madness
Adventure 20 January 2012
Mystery Stories: Mountains of Madness is a casual adventure of the kind of "hidden objects", whose plot is based on H.P. Lovecraft's novel "In the mountains of madness". The player's task is to help the two heroes explain what happened in a secluded polar research facility, as well as discover the secrets of an ice-bound, ancient city.
Golden Trails: The New Western Rush
Adventure 23 December 2010
Golden Trails: The New Western Rush is a Wild West-based casual adventure of the kind of "hidden objects", produced by the development team at Awem studio. The player takes on the role of Sheriff Jack and tries to track down the perpetrators of the bold attack on the bank in Sunnyville.
Samantha Swift and the Fountains of Fate
Adventure 14 March 2011
Samantha Swift and the Fountains of Fate is a casual adventure created by the Mumbo Jubo development team. The player's task is to help the young archaeologist, the title Samanta Swift, in the search for the legendary source of youth. As in previous editions of the series, the gameplay is based on puzzles such as "hidden objects" and logical-skillful mini-games.
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
Adventure 07 January 2013
An episode-broken 2D adventure game enveloped in an atmosphere of anxiety and loneliness. We play the role of a supplier of antique furniture and help him to fulfill his last order. We travel through abandoned areas in search of adventures and meet a handful of unusual characters.
A Vampire Romance: Paris Stories
Adventure 18 June 2010
A Vampire Romance: Paris Stories is a casual adventure with hidden object puzzles. (Hidden Objects Game) created by French studio Anuman Interactive for teenage players. The plot of the game depicts the fate of Leila Saraostre, who comes to Paris to study art and falls in love with a vampire.
Metal Dead
Adventure 01 December 2011
Metal Dead is a classic, fun adventure game with a point'n'click interface. The title was produced by an independent Australian studio Walk Thru Walls. The plot depicts the adventures of two lovers of heavymetal music who are trying to survive in a world dominated by zombies.
Swirus
Adventure 30 June 1996
Swirus is an adventure game with a point'n'click interface, produced by Crazy Computer Confederation studio. The player takes on the role of a daredevil who tries to stop the crazy scientist from causing world chaos. The fact that the action takes place mainly in Poland of the 80s of the last century adds to the taste of fun.
The First Crown
Adventure TBA
The First Crown is an adventure game designed by Jonathan Boakes and the Darkling Room team. The story tells the story of the investigation of contemporary ghost hunters who use a number of modern gadgets in their work.
Die Pferdebande: Falsches Spiel bei der Pferdeshow
Adventure 03 November 2006
Saddle Detective is an adventure game for younger players. The story shows the adventures of three friends from an equestrian club who try to explain the causes of an accident to their friend. Soon, the heroes fall into a conspiracy. The title was produced by German studio Radon Labs.
Stray Souls: Dollhouse Story
Adventure 01 March 2011
Stray Souls: Dollhouse Story is a horror-style casual adventure. The title was produced by Alawar Entertainment, a company specializing in this type of games. The player directs the actions of a woman who sets off to rescue her husband kidnapped by a psychopathic murderer. The game combines puzzles such as "hidden objects" and puzzles in the form of logical mini-games.
Weird Park: Broken Tune
Adventure 10 November 2011
Weird Park: Broken Tune is the first installment of a mini-series of casual adventures by Alawar Entertainment's development team. The player takes on the role of a private detective and tries to find out the truth about the causes of death of the park's employees. The game combines puzzles such as "hidden objects". (Hidden Objects Game) and logical mini-games.
Shannara
Adventure 30 October 1995
First-person adventure game with action elements created on the basis of a series of fantasy books under the same title by Terry Brooks. We face the difficult task of saving the land from the evil sorcerer Brona. On the way to the goal we solve numerous puzzles, complete the team and from time to time we take part in battles characterized by little interactivity.
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.
Proteus
Adventure 30 January 2013
Proteus is an exploratory adventure by Ed Key. The game consists mainly of travelling through a randomly generated world, discovering its secrets and learning how the environment reacts to the player's presence.
Special Report Division
Adventure 23 September 2012
An adventure game in which we play the role of investigative journalists working for a television program dealing with the description of supernatural phenomena. The task of the players is to collect testimonies of witnesses and evidence of inexplicable events and to come to the truth, which will be shown to the viewers on a small screen.
Little Busters!
Adventure 24 December 2009
Little Busters! is a visual novel adventure game produced by the Key studio. The game tells the story of a group of Japanese high school students, and the game boils down mainly to following the plot and making choices from time to time. The fun is diversified by mini games.
Angelica Weaver: Catch Me When You Can
Adventure 07 January 2013
An adventure game with a focus on hidden object puzzles. We play the role of the title character using her paranormal abilities during detective investigations. We are trying to solve the mystery of a series of murders, moving between the modern Chicago and London a hundred years ago.
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.
Tink
Adventure canceled
Tink is an action adventure game, produced by an independent German development studio Mimimi Productions. As a magical boy, you have to save the world of imagination, Tinkerworld, from fading. The title was honoured with several prestigious awards and received financial support from the crowd-funding platform Gambitious.