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Dark Arcana: The Carnival
Adventure 08 October 2012
Casual adventure produced by Artifex Mundi, a development studio in Zabrze. The player plays the role of a detective, and his task is to find a young mother who disappeared in the funfair. The investigation of this case leads to the discovery of an alternative world stretching beyond the mirror and a pact concluded with the forces of evil. The game combines puzzles such as hidden objects with ingenious puzzles.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice
Adventure 09 June 2016
Another installment in the legal thriller adventure game series by Japanese studio Capcom, created for Nintendo 3DS. As always, the game's protagonist is the reputable lawyer Phoenix Wright, who this time leaves Japan and travels to a fictional country, the dominant religion of which is based on spirit worship. Upon arrival Phoenix gets involved in a series of crimes and has to defend the unfairly accused in court.
Subsurface Circular
Adventure 17 August 2017
An adventure game, in which you assume the role of a detective on the track of mysterious vanishing of menial robot workers. In order to crack the case, he travels by titular Subsurface Circular – a kind of metro – and questions the passengers.
Riddlord: The Consequence
Puzzle 01 December 2017
A logic puzzle game inspired by The Room series, developed by Russian studio Amrita. You play as Jack Reed, a former detective, who has to face the mysterious Riddlord. The game features supernatural elements and cases inspired by real-life unsolved crimes.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Adventure 19 February 2008
A very interesting adventure game, many of which is played in the courtroom. Once again we play the role of a lawyer. This time, however, it is not Phoenix Wright, but the title Apollo.
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2
Adventure 03 February 2011
Another part of the acclaimed series of legal adventures of the Ace Attorney. It is the second time that the main protagonist is the prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, who comes to investigate a number of difficult criminal cases again.
Root Letter: Last Answer
Adventure 20 December 2018
A detective visual novel adventure game by Kadokawa Games, set in contemporary Japan. The production is extended by a new content of the original remake, which was released in 2016. The re-edition replaced the original two-dimensional illustrations with photographs and films of actors characterized as heroes of the title.
WILL: A Wonderful World
Adventure 06 June 2017
Unusual visual novel, in which we play the goddess changing the destiny of ordinary people. The game consists mainly of reading and changing the order of sentences in order to influence the presented story.
Retro Synthesis
Adventure canceled
The first adventure we've been on since the alternative version in 1999. Playing the role of police detective Harrison Noels, we travel through the dark corners of dystopian New Venice, talk to neutral figures and solve various riddles.
Collar X Malice
Adventure 28 July 2017
Collar X Malice is a visual novel game created by Idea Factory. During the game, the players take on the role of a policewoman who tries to unravel the mystery of the organization that has taken over the city.
Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil
Adventure 10 January 2020
Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil is a point-and-click adventure game. The whole story focuses on a paranormal investigation that takes place in a mysterious manor house. The player's job is to solve the mystery of this place.
The Invisible Hours
Adventure 10 October 2017
Original adventure game prepared by Tequila Works studio with VR goggles in mind. The Invisible Hours tells the story of several colourful characters invited to a mysterious estate who are trying to solve the mystery of the death of their host Nikola Tesla.
Daedalus: The Awakening of Golden Jazz
Adventure 23 May 2019
A visual novel adventure game in which we try to solve a criminal case. The production offers attractive graphic design and several original mechanics. Neilo Inc. studio is responsible for its creation. The publisher is Arc System Works.
Bear With Me: The Lost Robots
Adventure 31 July 2019
Bear With Me: The Lost Robots is an adventure game by Exordium Games. It tells the story of Flint and Ted E. Bear, who investigate a series of mysterious events that take place in Paper City.
Lucifer Within Us
Adventure 15 October 2020
An adventure game in which we investigate and look for possessed criminals. Solving the riddles in Lucifer Within Us is about gathering evidence, interrogating witnesses and looking for weaknesses in their testimony, and recreating the course of events.
A Case of Distrust
Adventure 08 February 2018
A Case of Distrust is a text noir adventure game set in San Francisco in the 1920s. In the production of the independent studio The Wandering Ben, we play the role of a young woman, Phyllis, who decided to become a private detective.
The Painscreek Killings
Adventure 27 September 2017
The Painscreek Killings is a first-person adventure and detective game in which we play the role of journalist Janet and investigate an old, unexplained case of the murder of the mayor's wife in the town. This is the debut project of the independent EQ Studios team.
Rainswept
Adventure 01 February 2019
An adventure game in which we play detective Michael Stone, trying to explain the mystery of the death of a couple. While playing in Rainswept, we travel through the sleepy town of Pineview, talk to its inhabitants and solve riddles.
Professor Layton and the Lost Future HD
Adventure 13 July 2020
Professor Layton and the Lost Future HD is an adventure game which is a re-mastered version of the production originally released on Nintendo DS. It is distinguished by its graphic design, and various kinds of puzzles, which play a significant role in its gameplay.
Murder by Numbers
Adventure 05 March 2020
A visual novel adventure game in which we solve a criminal puzzle. In the production we will also find numerous mathematical puzzles. The production was developed by authors from the Mediatonic studio.
Aviary Attorney
Adventure 21 December 2015
A legal adventure game inspired by the works of J.J. Grandville, a French caricaturist. It was developed by the independent studio Sketchy Logic Games. The action of Aviary Attorney is set in an alternative version of the 19th-century Paris inhabited by humanoid animals. It tells the story of two characters: a falcon lawyer named Jayjay Falcon and his assistant, a sparrow by the name of Sparrowson, who try to clear their clients of charges during subsequent trials.
The Silver 2425
Adventure 15 March 2017
A compilation of two detective adventure games by Grasshopper Interactive. The Silver 2425 bundle includes a remastered version of The Silver Case, originally released in 1999 for PlayStation, and its remake, titled The 25th Ward: The Silver Case that came out in 2005 for mobile devices. While playing, we are taken to the Japan of 1999, and our task is to solve cases of mysterious murders.
Demon Hunter 3: Revelation
Adventure 16 November 2016
A HOPA adventure co-developed by Brave Giant from Serbia and Artifex Mundi from Poland. Just like its two previous parts, Dawn Harlock is the protagonist. She conducts an investigation into a homicide of a woman and a mysterious disappearance of her daughter. The heroine soon learns that there is a new and evil force involved in the case and the unusual events may have something to do with her own vague origin.
Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness
Adventure 23 March 2021
The second part of the point & click adventure games series based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft. In Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness we play as Lone Carter plagued by dark visions and nightmares, Abdul Alhazred - the author of Necronomion - and Lovecraft himself.