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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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Crossing the line
Crossing the line

Adventure canceled

Crossing the line is a dark FPP shooting game in which the main character solves the death of his wife. Russian studio Zomboko Entertainment used an advanced CryEngine 3 engine to create a convincing and mysterious world.

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Coma: Mortuary
Coma: Mortuary

Adventure 13 May 2014

First-person adventure game, maintained in the convention of horror and telling the story of a man who decides to commit suicide out of longing after losing his beloved. He manages to survive, but falls into a coma and ends up in a mysterious world of the dead. The character of the game changes gradually as the plot progresses, moving from a calm adventure to a dynamic survival horror.

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

Adventure 07 February 2012

Re-edition of three parts of a popular series of legal games, previously published on Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS consoles. The protagonist of the game is a young lawyer who undertakes further cases. The game is broken down into the phase of gathering evidence, and a proper trial, during which our hero tries to prove the innocence of his client.

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Grim Fandango Remastered
Grim Fandango Remastered

Adventure 27 January 2015

A remake of a legendary adventure game from Lucas Arts, known as one of the best and most original point-and-click adventure games. The new edition was developed by Double Fine Production, a studio led by Tim Schafer, the co-author of the original title. The action of the game takes place in a unique version of the afterlife, inspired by noir movies and Mexican folklore.

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One Way Trip
One Way Trip

Adventure canceled

An original adventure game where the heroes learn that as a result of a mysterious chemical attack they fell victim to a deadly poison. It kills 6 hours after infection, causing a stubborn hallucination that resembles the state after taking the drug. The authors try to answer the question of how we would behave in the face of inevitable death and touch upon a number of important topics, such as interpersonal relationships, morality and the irreversible consequences of human actions.

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The Last Crown: Blackenrock
The Last Crown: Blackenrock

Adventure TBA

Another installment of the adventure game series about ghost hunters. It was developed by the independent studio Darkling Room, the creators of the critically acclaimed Dark Fall series. The Last Crown: Blackenrock is a story spin-off which focuses on the unresolved mystery from The Lost Crown: A Ghosthunting Adventure. This way, the production is a sort of a interquel of the first and the second part of the story.

PC

MIND: Path to Thalamus
MIND: Path to Thalamus

Adventure 05 August 2014

First-person perspective adventure game set in a surreal reality, which is a product of human imagination. The title was developed by Carlos Coronado, who became known as the creator of modifications to Left 4 Dead 2. The main character of the game is a man trapped in his own mind, trying to return to reality.

PCPS4

N.E.R.O: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure
N.E.R.O: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure

Adventure 15 May 2015

Developed by the debuting independent studio Storm in a Teacup, an unusual first-person adventure game, the visuals of which are strongly connected with the plot and mechanics. The action of N.E.R.O. takes place in a surreal world that is projected in a little boy’s mind. The uniqueness of the title comes from omnipresent bioluminescence – dark sceneries are lighted up by bright, phosphorescent objects that at the same time serve as a kind of road signs.

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Murder at Mystery Manor
Murder at Mystery Manor

Adventure canceled

An atypical detective adventure for up to eight players in multiplayer gameplay. The action takes us to a residence where murder takes place during a lavish reception. One player takes on the role of a killer, and the remaining players are asked to collect and analyze clues in order to expose and capture the perpetrator.

PC

Nightmares from the Deep: Davy Jones
Nightmares from the Deep: Davy Jones

Adventure 27 March 2014

The third part of the pirate trilogy by the native Artifex Mundi studio, which combines the best features of point-and-click adventures with puzzles like "find hidden objects". This time, Sara Black, known from previous scenes of the cycle, will set off to help her daughter, enslaved by the legendary pirate Davy Jones.

PCXONEPS4ANDiOSWP

Last Life
Last Life

Adventure canceled

A noir-style adventure game about the unusual case of detective Jacek Parker, who has to find his murderer. The title draws inspiration from popular productions of this type (The Walking Dead from Telltale Games studio and Kentucky Route Zero) and focuses primarily on telling an intriguing story.

PC

Adam's Venture Chronicles
Adam's Venture Chronicles

Adventure 05 February 2013

A classic adventure game set in the 1920s, in which we try to solve the mystery of a mysterious manuscript located in the garden of Eden, playing the role of the traveller Adam Venture. The compilation consists of three episodes previously released on computers and provides about 10 hours of gameplay in the main plot.

PCPS3

The Girl and the Robot
The Girl and the Robot

Adventure 18 August 2016

This is the debut of Flying Carpet Games - members of the studio that formerly co-created many popular mobile games. The game offers a third-person action-adventure experience offering a story about a girl imprisoned in a castle, built using ancient technology, by an evil queen. However, the protagonist manages to cast off the invisible shackles with the help of a multipurpose robot.

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The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2

Adventure 08 February 2015

A continuation of the 2009 hilarious adventure game developed by KING Art Games that tells a story of the search for a powerful magical artifact. The story of the second installment picks up one year after the events shown by its predecessor, allowing the players to control the team of heroes aided by an amiable creature named Critter – one might remember all these characters from the first game.

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The Old City: Leviathan
The Old City: Leviathan

Adventure 03 December 2014

An independent adventure game focused on exploration and plot. The title, developed by American studio PostMod, takes the player to an abandoned city, where they are tasked with discovering the reasons why the place became desolated. During the journey the player is looking for answers to philosophical questions related to humans and the choices they make. The action is slow-paced and the gameplay focuses on traveling through half-open levels and interacting with items and witnessed events.

PC

City of Fools
City of Fools

Adventure 25 July 2012

Casual adventure game of the genre "hidden object", told with a great sense of humor. As a journalist of a popular magazine, we find ourselves in a dilapidated city, which the mayor is trying to hide from the world the fact of UFO landing.

PC

Mystery of the Ancients: Curse of the Black Water
Mystery of the Ancients: Curse of the Black Water

Adventure 31 October 2012

Mystery of the Ancients: Curse of the Black Water is a hidden object adventure developed by the Mariaglorum team. The plot was inspired by Greek myths and the game is mainly about solving riddles and finding objects.

PC

Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure
Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure

Adventure 31 October 1995

A point-n-click adventure in the FPP convention, the plot of which continues the threads known from the popular comic book series, set in the alien universe. As the commander of the terraforming team, we set out to help an isolated mountain colony, from which our ship captured the S.O.S. signal. On the spot it turns out that the post was captured by xenomorphs.

PC

Flights of Fancy: Two Doves
Flights of Fancy: Two Doves

Adventure 13 September 2013

A fantasy, casual adventure game of the "hidden objects" type. We play the role of a countess, whose property was stolen from a legendary pigeon, possessing a powerful magical power. Our goal is to find the thieves and take away the bird before its power is used to carry out the evil plans of a Goblin aristocrat.

PC

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 - Revelations
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 - Revelations

Adventure 25 March 2014

An extensive DLC for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 - a third-person hack and slash game. The expansion enriches the plot of the core game with a new thread. Interestingly, the Revelations DLC puts the player in the shoes of a different character, which is the main feature here. The player assumes the role of Alucard - a vampire son of Count Dracula, known under the name Trevor Belmont before turning into a bloodsucker.

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Hush
Hush

Adventure 29 July 2015

An episodic action-adventure game which is the debut project of a Portuguese developer Game Studio 78. Hush tries to approach numerous human fears and anxieties – those which human beings are subject to during their childhood, and those that we experience everyday. Each episode contains 3 chapters, focusing on a chosen phobia, e.g. darkness, ghosts, lightning, clowns, or spiders.

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Mind Snares: Alice's Journey
Mind Snares: Alice's Journey

Adventure 11 March 2014

An adventure game of the genre HOPA, realized in the convention of psychological thriller. We play the role of a young, ambitious Alice Dahl, who, tired of her work, suffers an accident and ends up in a strange place, reminiscent of a hospital. To get out of the trap, a woman has to find four mysterious totems and face her own fears and demons trapped in her mind.

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Ku: Shroud of the Morrigan
Ku: Shroud of the Morrigan

Adventure 17 March 2014

Inspired by the old-Irish legend of the great warrior Cú Chulainn, this action adventure game combines the fascinations of rich Celtic culture with the modern steampunk current. In the game we move to the future of Ireland, devastated by the techno-magical war, and play the role of a young orphan, Ku, who sets out to look for the treasure of the goddess Morrigan, who can save humanity from the inevitable destruction.

PC

Caffeine
Caffeine

Adventure 05 October 2015

A science fiction horror adventure game by an independent one-man studio, Incandescent Imaging. The action takes place in the future in which the eponymous caffeine is a valuable resource obtained in space with special mining ships. Aboard one of them, a young boy awakens and discovers that for some unknown reason the vessel is completely deserted. Exploring the dark interior of the ship, the protagonist learns new facts and clues that lead him to the solution of the mystery.

PC