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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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Demetrios: The BIG Cynical Adventure
Demetrios: The BIG Cynical Adventure

Adventure 31 May 2016

Demetrios: The BIG Cynical Adventure is a first-person point-and-click adventure game in which we play Bjorn, a drunkard and an antique trader. Together with our neighbor, we set off on the trail of thieves who robbed our apartment one night.

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35MM
35MM

Adventure 28 May 2016

A climatic adventure game with a first person view, which allows us to visit the areas of postapocalyptic Russia - in a world where humanity was beaten up by a dangerous disease. The production was developed by Russian independent artist Sergey Noskov (author of The Train and The Light).

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Lifeline: Whiteout
Lifeline: Whiteout

Adventure 24 May 2016

Another installment in a series of mobile adventure titles developed by 3 Minute Games. The plot is centered around a man called V. Adams, who wakes up in a distant corner of the Earth one day, right in the middle of a raging snow storm. Without remembering how he got there, he realizes he has no chances of survival just on his own. However, a special text message system allowing him to contact the player becomes helpful in his attempt to make his way out of that dangerous place.

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Time Machine VR
Time Machine VR

Adventure 19 May 2016

An action-adventure game developed for the Oculus Rift virtual reality set. Time Machine VR was developed by independent studio Minority Media, the creators of Papo & Yo. In the game the player goes back in time to the prehistoric era and is given an opportunity to watch dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals in their natural habitat – large valleys and ocean deeps.

PC

The Song of Seven
The Song of Seven

Adventure 17 May 2016

An episodic, fairytale-like point-and-click adventure game by an American developer Enlightened Games. The plot of The Song of Seven is set in a fantasy world of Pria, inhabited by fantastic races and original creatures. The main character is a boy named Kiba. When a mythical evil starts growing in strength, and slowly casts its shadow upon the land, the adolescent protagonist has to leave the village and find a way to deal with the danger.

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Shadow of the Beast
Shadow of the Beast

Adventure 17 May 2016

It is a slasher action-adventure game that reboots an old platform game franchise, popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s on the Amiga console. The game is set in a grim fantasy world called Karamoon, ruled by a cruel tyrant named Meletoth. The player becomes a warrior who tries to fight the armies of the tyrant and overthrow him. Gameplay is focused mainly on combat against hordes of enemies, employing a complex system of strikes and special attacks.

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Empathy: Path of Whispers
Empathy: Path of Whispers

Adventure 16 May 2016

A somewhat surrealistic FPP adventure game and a debut of Pixel Night studios, focusing on exploration and plot. The story of Empathy takes place in a collapsing world, where the few remaining cities were reduced to shelters for small human populations, and where life seems to be dying out. We explore the setting through the eyes of a child led by a mysterious spirit on their journey to return the order to this world.

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NCIS: Hidden Crimes
NCIS: Hidden Crimes

Adventure 10 May 2016

A casual detective game with hidden objects, based on the license of a popular police procedural TV series, NCIS. The game has a similar feel to CSI: Hidden Crimes, a title of the same genre released two years earlier. We are thrown into various investigations, led by the titular agents in many different locations. We visit crime scenes, interrogate the witnesses, cataloguing and analyzing the evidence and clues we find.

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Kathy Rain
Kathy Rain

Adventure 05 May 2016

An old-school point-and-click detective adventure game, and also a debut project of Swedish Clifftop Games studio. The game is set in mid 90s, where we play as the titular girl, whose main interest include rock music, motorcycles and playing detective. When she receives the sad message of her grandfather’s death, our protagonist decides to visit her hometown, Conwell Springs, for the first time in years.

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Fragments of Him
Fragments of Him

Adventure 03 May 2016

A unique adventure game from the Dutch studio of Sassybot. Fragments of Him tells a story of Will – a young man who died in a car accident, leaving his mourning partner Harry and their friend Sarah. Game uses first-person perspective with players as observers, having them not only recreate past events with the protagonist, but also make decisions that affect the plot and fate of the characters. Unlike other games from the genre, Fragments of Him has almost no puzzles.

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Fated: The Silent Oath
Fated: The Silent Oath

Adventure 28 April 2016

An episodic action adventure game by Frima, set in the mythical world of the Vikings. The title was designed with VR headsets in mind. Fated: The Silent Oath was developed by a former writer for the Assassin’s Creed series and focuses on a certain family that faces Ragnarok, which is the Nordic counterpart of the end of days. We assume the role of the father who tries to protect his loved ones from the wrath of gods. The action is shown from the first-person perspective.

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NORTH
NORTH

Adventure 27 April 2016

A short experimental adventure game with logical elements. We play the role of an immigrant who escapes poverty and ends up in a strange and technologically advanced country. During the game he faces completely incomprehensible customs, culture and religion of his hosts.

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P.O.L.L.E.N.
P.O.L.L.E.N.

Adventure 20 April 2016

A first-person science-fiction adventure game and the debut project of Mindfield Games, an independent Finnish studio. The story of P.O.L.L.E.N. takes us to an alternative version of the 90s, when a combination of the American and Russian space programs resulted in a rapid progress in the field. The player assumes the role of a new employee of Rama Industries, a company that builds a base on one of the Saturn’s moons.

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Goetia
Goetia

Adventure 14 April 2016

A dark, Victorian-themed adventure game developed by Ynnis Interactive, an independent French studio. The story takes the player to the mysterious Blackwood Manor, where the female protagonist died years ago. Her name was Abigail, and her spirit has been summoned once again. The protagonist has to find out what happened here after she died, and what was the cause behind the Manor's abandonment.

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The Gallery
The Gallery

Adventure 05 April 2016

An exploration game, designed with virtual reality devices in mind. The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed is the first episode in a series called The Gallery: Six Elements. The protagonist enters a fantastic world brimming with secrets in order to find his sister. The action is presented from a first-person perspective, and the player can look freely around the game world.

PC

Adventure Time: Magic Man's Head Games
Adventure Time: Magic Man's Head Games

Adventure 05 April 2016

A three-dimensional platformer based on the popular TV series Adventure Time and requiring virtual reality goggles. Players take ion the role of the series’ protagonist, Finn, who along with shape-shifting dog Jake traverse a fantasy land of Ooo, trying to lift the curse of the titular Magic Man. Gameplay focuses on classical features, like jumping on platforms, avoiding traps and obstacles, and lastly – fighting with enemies, all of which is shown from third-person perspective.

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1979 Revolution: Black Friday
1979 Revolution: Black Friday

Adventure 05 April 2016

An unconventional action game developed by the American iNKstories studio, focused on The Iranian Revolution - the events of 1979 that led to the overthrow of the dictatorial regime of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in Iran. 1979 Revolution is set in an open-world environment, reminiscent of subsequent installments in the Grand Theft Auto series.

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Adam's Venture: Origins
Adam's Venture: Origins

Adventure 01 April 2016

A new version of an adventure game that initially came out for PC in three separate episodes released between 2009 and 2012. It was developed by the Dutch Vertigo Games. In the game, we assume the role of the eponymous adventurer and treasure hunter who happened to find notes pointing to a supposed location of the biblical Garden of Eden in an old Templar church.

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Anatomy
Anatomy

Adventure 01 April 2016

Anatomy is a horror adventure game developed by independent author Kitty Horrorshow. Try to control your fear as you explore the desolate recesses of a darkened apartment. Only the voice from the cassettes will keep you company.

PC

Tokyo Babel
Tokyo Babel

Adventure 31 March 2016

Tokyo Babel is a visual novel in which we find ourselves in the title city which serves as a purgatory. The hero has to cross its seven floors to get a chance for salvation.

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Epistory: Typing Chronicles
Epistory: Typing Chronicles

Adventure 30 March 2016

An action-adventure game with metroidvania features. The player assumes the role of a muse, one of the goddesses of fine arts from the Greek mythology – the main protagonist is tasked with finding inspiration for the female writer who asked her for help in writing a new book. In order to complete this objective, the protagonist will travel through a fantasy, fairy-tale world, face various dangers and solve numerous environmental riddles.

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NightCry
NightCry

Adventure 29 March 2016

An action-adventure game stylistically inspired by Japanese horrors. The game was developed by Nude Maker studio in cooperation with many genre veterans, who have created such franchises as Clock Tower, Silent Hill, and the Ju-On movie series. Night Cry takes place on a passenger ship. A series of brutal murders that take place there scares the passengers and makes it impossible to continue the cruise.

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The Last Door: Season 2
The Last Door: Season 2

Adventure 29 March 2016

An episodic adventure game with a point-n-click interface, which is a continuation of The Last Door from 2014. The story is kept in a horror mood and draws on the works of such classics as H. P. Lovecraft and Edgar Alan Poe.

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Adr1ft
Adr1ft

Adventure 28 March 2016

An action adventure game set in a science-fiction world created by Three One Zero - a studio led by former Microsoft employee, Adam Orth. The hero of the game is an astronaut trying to survive in space after a disaster destroyed his mother station. Core of the gameplay is exploring and solving logical puzzles, which mainly consist of repairing various equipment which allows us to keep ourselves alive in space.

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