The most interesting adventure games this year (3)

All the best and most popular games of the year, upcoming releases, and hits from the past. Use filters to narrow down search.

Adventure
Way to the Woods

Way to the Woods

PCXbox

Adventure

2025

A third person perspective action adventure game developed singlehandedly by a 16-year-old Australian Anthony Tan. The player assumes control of a doe and a young fawn that travel through a strange surreal world attempting to find their way back home.

Kokopa's Atlas

Kokopa's Atlas

PC

Adventure

2025

Kokopa's Atlas is an action adventure game in which we take the role of the cat - a cosmonaut. He crashes on an unexplored planet and decides to settle there. The robot Pollimero helps him in developing his own settlements.

Where Birds Go to Sleep

Where Birds Go to Sleep

PC

Adventure

2025

Where Birds Go to Sleep is a narrative visual novel adventure game set on a Persian-Byzantine island. In the game we become a whisper in the head of a sadistic criminal, and every action and dialogue has its consequences.

Vokabulantis

Vokabulantis

PC

Adventure

2025

A platform game with adventure game elements, made with the use of stop-motion animation and photogrammetry techniques. In Vokabulantis we follow the fates of Karla and Kurt, who lost their mouths and found themselves in a desolate world.

Professor Layton and the New World of Steam

Professor Layton and the New World of Steam

Nintendo

Adventure

2025

A detective adventure game and a new installment in the iconic series originating from 2007. Professor Layton and The New World of Steam tells the tale of yet another mystery solved by the titular character and his apprentice, Luke Triton.

Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Remastered

Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Remastered

PC

Adventure

2025

A remaster of the second installment in an iconic series of action adventure games. Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Remastered has the player once again facing a great threat, though the game's scale was massively increased since its predecessor.

One-Eyed Likho

One-Eyed Likho

PC

Adventure

2025

One-Eyed Likho is a psychological horror adventure game based on a Slavic fable. It tells the story of a blacksmith who's never experienced evil, exploring a grim forest, escaping a miserable end.

Scarlet Deer Inn

Scarlet Deer Inn

PCXboxNintendo

Adventure

2025

A narrative indie adventure game inspired by Slavic folklore and Studio Ghibli films. Scarlet Deer Inn is especially distinctive thanks to its animations, which were embroidered frame-by-frame before being moved into the game.

The Fold: Ingression

The Fold: Ingression

PC

Adventure

July 2025

An FPP action adventure thriller inspired by Norwegian legends and the works of H. P. Lovecraft. The Fold: Ingression puts the player in the role of a Norwegian, facing powers beyond his understanding to discover the secrets held by an old church.

Gloomy Eyes: The Game

Gloomy Eyes: The Game

PC

Adventure

April 2025

An isometric adventure game based on an animated short film, Gloomy Eyes. Gloomy Eyes: The Game stars a young girl Neny and a zombie boy Gloomy, who must bring about sunrise and put an end to an eternal night.

The Mermaid's Tongue

The Mermaid's Tongue

PC

Adventure

2025

The sequel to Tangle Tower and the third installment in a series of point-and-click adventure games originating from 2014. The Mermaid's Tongue stars Detective Grimoire and Sally, investigating the death of the captain of the world's strangest submarine.

Cairn

Cairn

PC

Adventure

2025

A TPP action adventure game devoted to climbing, with additional survival and simulation elements. In Cairn we follow the story of the climber Aava hoping to reach the top of the Kami peak. We must plan our climb and use various climbing gadgets along the way.

Wanderstop

Wanderstop

PCPlayStation

Adventure

March 11, 2025

A TPP adventure game with life simulator elements. In Wanderstop we play as a warrior named Alta. Instead of fighting the protagonist opens her own teashop in the magical forest. Our job is to obtain ingredients and serve the tea to our customers according to their preferences.

Mixtape

Mixtape

PCPlayStationXbox

Adventure

2025

An arcade adventure TPP game set in the 1990s. In Mixtape we follow a group of high school friends from California. On their way to the farewell party they share their memories, taking part in a unique journey accompanied by the music of that time period.

Harmonium: The Musical

Harmonium: The Musical

PCXboxMobile

Adventure

2025

A musical-adventure game starring a deaf girl, trying to create music one can see and feel. Harmonium The Musical lets us witness her symphony come to life. The game makes use of American Sign Language, other kinds of non-verbal communication and features many accessibility options.

Nirvana Noir

Nirvana Noir

PCXbox

Adventure

2025

A detective adventure game and a sequel to the critically acclaimed Genesis Noir. Nirvana Noir stars No Man, dealing with the consequences of his actions and opposing the threat of the mysterious Bigger Bang.

Digested

Digested

PC

Adventure

2025

A first-person survival horror displayed from a bodycam perspective. Digested tasks us with finding an extraction capsule and escaping a massive, hungry snake.

PuffPals: Island Skies

PuffPals: Island Skies

PCNintendo

Adventure

July 2025

A cross between an adventure game and a life sim, developed by an indie studio Fluffnest. Puffpals: Island Skies is set in a fantasy world inhabited by adorable plushies.

Townseek

Townseek

PC

Adventure

2025

An adventure game, tasking us with exploring a fantasy world. In Townseek we play as an airship pilot, setting out on a long journey through the land of Explora to discover its wonders, secrets and find the legacy of Sir Reginald Sharkingston.

OPUS: Prism Peak

OPUS: Prism Peak

PC

Adventure

2025

The fourth installment of the adventure game series OPUS, the first installment of which released in 2015. OPUS: Prism Peak is a tale of a photographer trying to find his way home, using his camera to uncover secrets hidden by the ethereal world he wanders.

Sword of the Sea

Sword of the Sea

PCPlayStation

Adventure

2025

An arcade adventure game about traversing a sand-covered land. Our main means of transportation in Sword of the Sea is the Hoversword, letting us reach high speeds and jump far.

Moonbriar

Moonbriar

PC

Adventure

2025

Moonbriar is a fantasy visual novel. Its protagonist is Fern, a young rabbit tasked with saving her community from disaster.

to a T

to a T

PCXbox

Adventure

2025

A humorous adventure game, in which we play as a permanently T-posing teenager. to a T has us helping the protagonist through his everyday life, learning how to perform various actions and letting him learn his unique abilities.

Everdeep Aurora

Everdeep Aurora

PCNintendo

Adventure

2025

Everdeep Aurora is an adventure platformer by Nautilus Games, set underneath a fantasy world. It stars Shell, a young cat delving deep underground to find her missing mother.

Arctic Awakening

Arctic Awakening

PC

Adventure

2025

Arctic Awakening is an episodic adventure game with action set in the Arctic wilderness. In the game we take on the role of a pilot who survived a plane crash. Together with accompanying AI he tries to find his colleague and the way home.

The Season of the Warlock

The Season of the Warlock

PC

Adventure

2025

Humorous point-and-click adventure game. In The Season of the Warlock we find ourselves in Eastern European Groldavia and investigate the mysteries of the sorcerer Waldemar, who ruled this land centuries ago.

Forever Ago

Forever Ago

PC

Adventure

2025

Forever Ago is an adventure game from independent Third Shift studio. It is a walking simulator, in which we play the role of an older man named Alfred. The protagonist goes on a journey to atone for his mistakes and come to terms with his fate.

Peace Island

Peace Island

PC

Adventure

November 17, 2025, Early Access

Peace Island is a charming exploratory game showing the adventures of a gang of nine cats that are trying to solve the mystery of disappearing people from the title island. The production was developed by independent developer Erich Blumrich.

Red Sails

Red Sails

PC

Adventure

July 2025

Red Sails is an artistic adventure game focused on exploring the endless desert. On the deck of a sailing boat moving on the sand, we help lost strangers while searching for people close to us.

SOPA: Tale of the Stolen Potato

SOPA: Tale of the Stolen Potato

PCXbox

Adventure

2025

Adventure game, inspired by the works of Studio Ghibli, masterpieces of Hayao Miyazaki and the novel The Little Prince. In Sopa we play as Miho, who travels through a fantastic, oneiric land. After each such trip, the protagonist is a bit taller, and his grandmother - a bit older...

The Courier

The Courier

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

Adventure

2025

Open-world adventure game in which we play the role of a courier who explores picturesque islands. In The Courier with every delivered package we learn more and more about the archipelago and find out its secrets.

Foolish Mortals

Foolish Mortals

PC

Adventure

2025

Full of horror and supernatural phenomena, this 2D point-and-click adventure game from indie Inklingwood Studios. The player's task is to find hidden treasure in a mansion haunted by ghosts.

Among the Wild

Among the Wild

PC

Adventure

2025, Early Access

A first-person farming simulator set in a fantasy world. In Among the Wild we play as a young farmer. It's our job to take care of the farm, catch and then breed various creatures, and participate in adventures based on combat and exploration.