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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. more

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Corpse of Discovery
Corpse of Discovery

Adventure 26 August 2015

A science fiction action adventure game enriched with survival elements. It was developed by Phosphor Games which is mainly known for Nether. While playing, we assume the role of an astronaut who is a member of an organization that explores uncharted regions of space. The protagonist awakens in a base on an alien planet and discovers that his ship was destroyed and his entire equipment scattered around the surrounding areas.

The Town of Light
The Town of Light

Adventure 26 February 2016

First-person adventure game in the form of a psychological thriller and the debut of an independent Italian studio Lka.it. The game's plot is set in an mental institution located in the Italian town of Volterra. Creators of The Town of Light decided to depict in their game the history of an actually existing place, focusing on dramas of its residents, treated by facility staff like animals.

Void and Meddler
Void and Meddler

Adventure 28 October 2015

An episodic cyberpunk point-and-click adventure game; it's prototype came third in the PointClickJam competition. The game is set in a futuristic city, where gender and species differences became blurred, and a new hobby emerged: collecting people's memories. Fyn, a girl tired of her present life, decided to go through somebody else's memories to rediscover her own identity. The story in each episode may take a different turn, depending on your actions.

Edge of Nowhere
Edge of Nowhere

Adventure 06 June 2016

An interesting action adventure game with horror elements, created with virtual reality hardware in mind. Edge of Nowhere was developed by the experienced studio Insomniac Games, the creators of such well-known tiles as the Spyro series, Ratchet & Clank, Resistance or Sunset Overdrive. Unlike other productions for VR hardware, Edge of Nowhere is a TPP game. You play as a rescue team member searching for a lost expedition in the Antarctic.

Robinson: The Journey
Robinson: The Journey

Adventure 07 February 2017

A first-person adventure game focused on exploration. The game was developed by the German team at Crytek (famous for the best-selling Crysis series) and designed to support virtual reality technology. The story is set on an unknown distant planet combining tropical flora with prehistoric fauna embodied by powerful dinosaurs. The surface of the planet is littered with remnants of technologically advanced but now extinct civilization.

Lara Croft GO
Lara Croft GO

Adventure 27 August 2015

A spin-off to the adventures of the beautiful archaeologist Lara Croft, created for mobile platforms users by one of Square Enix’s studios, which also created a mobile game featuring Agent 47. Gameplay combines elements characteristic for the Tomb Raider series – e.g. exploring ruins and tombs filled with traps – with turn-based logic game mechanics borrowed from Hitman GO.

ENKI
ENKI

Adventure 31 July 2015

An FPP survival-horror with elements of logic game, which came out as the second project (after an adventure game NERO) of the Italian developer Storm in a Teacup. The game features the theme of trying to escape from a dangerous serial killer. Taking a desperate attempt to save his life, the player has to face many challenges and logic puzzles.

Hollywood Monsters (1997)
Hollywood Monsters (1997)

Adventure 31 October 1997

A classic adventure game with a point-and-click interface, reminiscent of the cult productions of LucasArts. The action of the game takes place at an event organized by a well-known film producer, where the most popular Hollywood monsters meet. Two competing journalists from The Quill appear at the ball. When Sue Bergman disappears in unexplained circumstances, her competitor Ron Ashman is given the task of clarifying the whole case.

Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness
Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness

Adventure 19 May 2015

32nd installment in the adventure game series by Her Interactive. The game's protagonist is Nancy Drew, a young detective girl known from the detective novel series by Carolyn Keene. This time the story focuses on the disappearance of Magnus, the captain of the famous ship called the Heerlijkheid, also serving as a museum. Drew has to find him and put an end to the rumors, according to which Magnus ran off with a treasure he found or gave himself up to some dark forces.

Downward
Downward

Adventure 13 July 2017

An action-adventure game developed by Italian studio Caracal Games. Its action takes place a thousand years after the biblical apocalypse – a global cataclysm has destroyed Earth during the Middle Ages, decimating the human population. Some survivors have managed to live on, but they weren’t able to recreate even the foundations of the former civilization.

Starr Mazer
Starr Mazer

Adventure TBA

A science fiction production by Imagos Softworks, combining a classical point ‘n’ click adventure game with an arcade side-scrolling shoot 'em up title. The action of Starr Mazer takes place 130 years after the Grand War that plunged the galaxy into chaos. While playing, we assume the role of a mercenary pilot called Brick M. Stonewood who, having awoken from hibernation, tries to recollect the key facts from his past.

Blues And Bullets
Blues And Bullets

Adventure 23 July 2015

A noir mix of an action and adventure game developed by the team at A Crowd of Monsters. We play as a former detective, Patton, who wants to face the wave of crime that plagues the city of Santa Esperanza, as well as the demons from his past. He must solve the case of a series of brutal murders, either by interrogating and speaking with key characters or through scenes straight from an action movie. Interestingly, the plot changes depending on our decisions.

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.

Ghost Towns: The Cats of Ulthar
Ghost Towns: The Cats of Ulthar

Adventure 15 February 2012

Ghost Towns: The Cats of Ulthar is a thrilling casual adventure by Taba Games. It was inspired by the work of Howard Philips Lovecraft, and its plot revolves around a small town whose inhabitants practice the cult of cats.

Monstrum
Monstrum

Adventure 20 May 2015

A survival horror game from an independent studio, Team Junkfish. Player takes control of a man trying to escape from a giant, decaying ship, with a titular monster pursuing him all the time. The beast cannot be confronted directly, meaning the hero can only hide or distract the creature with various items. The world is observed from third-person perspective, and all but crucial rooms are randomly generated.

The Solus Project
The Solus Project

Adventure 07 June 2016

A science fiction survival sandbox game that combines arcade elements with numerous logic puzzles. It was developed by Teotl, a Swedish studio known for such productions as Unmechanical or The Ball. The story of The Souls Project is set in the world of the latter game, although the action takes place in the distant future where the Earth is at the verge of an ecological disaster. In the game, we assume the role of a space colonist, a member of an expedition to find new inhabitable worlds.

Nancy Drew: The Silent Spy
Nancy Drew: The Silent Spy

Adventure 22 October 2013

Detective adventure with a point'n'click interface, which is the next installment of the popular series about the adventures of Nancy Drew. This time the title character learns that her mother's death was not accidental. Trying to solve a riddle from the past, the young heroine gets entangled in an intricate intrigue. The game was produced by Her Interactive.

Mystery Case Files: Shadow Lake
Mystery Case Files: Shadow Lake

Adventure 20 November 2012

Mystery Case Files: Shadow Lake is a Big Fish Games adventure game enriched with elements of the casual hidden object genre. The action takes place in a small town, on which a monstrous curse has fallen, and we play the detective who has to defeat it.

Alex Hunter: Lord of the Mind
Alex Hunter: Lord of the Mind

Adventure 03 December 2013

A simple adventure game of the hidden objects type, which is designed for Sunday players. In Alex Hunter: Lord of the Mind, we take control of the title detective and solve the mystery of the mysterious disappearance of Professor Patterson, a famous scientist.

Mystery Case Files: Fate's Carnival
Mystery Case Files: Fate's Carnival

Adventure 26 November 2013

The tenth installment of the popular series, combining elements of detective adventure games with casual entertainment based on finding hidden objects. This time, thanks to the spirit of Madame Fate, we return to the funfair known from the fourth part of the game in order to confront the sinister witch and free the people trapped by her.

Shelter 2
Shelter 2

Adventure 09 March 2015

The second installment in a unique simulation game series, developed by an independent studio, Might and Delight. In contrast to the first installment, in which we played as a female badger, Shelter 2 gives us an opportunity to play as a pregnant female lynx. The game recreates the life of the species in its natural habitat. During the gameplay, the player has to ensure adequate conditions for the development of their offspring.

Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland
Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland

Adventure 02 July 1996

Point'n'click adventure game created in the convention of an interactive film and based on an extremely popular, youth series of horror fiction books. The three heroes of the game go to the macabre amusement park, created by the demonic Madison Storm, and our task is to help the kids escape from this ghastly place.

Star Trek: Judgment Rites
Star Trek: Judgment Rites

Adventure 30 November 1993

An action-enriched point-and-click adventure set in the legendary first seasons of the series. The game continues Star Trek threads: 25th Anniversary. Once again we play the role of captain James Kirk, in order to take part in another 8 unrelated missions together with the USS Enterprise crew.

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.