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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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The Long Dark
The Long Dark

Adventure 01 August 2017

A first person survival sandbox game, developed by independent Canadian studio Hinterland. The team includes veteran game developers, who previously worked for Relic Entertainment, Volition, and BioWare. The game takes you into a post-apocalyptic world after a massive geomagnetic storm. With all electronic devices disabled and water and food supplies running low, the player has to struggle to survive the incoming winter.

Samorost 3
Samorost 3

Adventure 24 March 2016

The third installment in a light-hearted adventure game series created by Czech developer Amanita Design, who also created such titles as Botanicula and Machinarium. Once again, you play as the little space gnome, who does not speak and communicates with the world solely by gestures and strange sounds. In terms of gameplay, Samorost 3 is a typical point-and-click adventure game that focuses on exploration of diversified locations and solving inventive logic puzzles.

Astroneer
Astroneer

Adventure 06 February 2019

A sandbox game by System Era Softworks. Astroneer is set in the 25th century, when the civilization on Earth has developed enough for interstellar travel to become an everyday occurrence. It resulted in a certain kind of gold fever — people started to explore other planets on their own, driven by the desire of getting rich quick. The open world of the game is procedurally generated, and the surfaces of planets and moons are made of voxels.

Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain

Adventure 24 June 2019

An interactive thriller adventure game developed by studio Quantic Dream (Fahrenheit, Omikron: The Nomad Soul). The player controls several seemingly unrelated characters, each with their own storylines and motivations. How the story develops depends greatly on the decisions made by the player as all plots intertwine until they meet at the game's finale. What’s characteristic for the game is its focus on matters of morality and ethics.

Layers of Fear 2
Layers of Fear 2

Adventure 28 May 2019

The second installment of a horror adventure game cycle, developed by the Polish studio Bloober Team. In Layers of Fear 2, we get aboard a ship on the high seas and take part in the making of another masterpiece film.

The Night of the Rabbit
The Night of the Rabbit

Adventure 29 May 2013

The Night of the Rabbit is cartoonish adventure game from Daedalic. The game tells the story of a boy who becomes a disciple of a famous wizard. The game is about exploring locations, collecting objects, conducting conversations and solving riddles. The gameplay is enriched by a magic system that allows you to cast spells.

The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series - Season One
The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series - Season One

Adventure 24 April 2012

An episodic adventure game from Telltale Games, based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman. The main theme of The Walking Dead: Season One revolves around a dramatic struggle for survival in a world infested by zombies. The player assumes the role of Lee Everett, one of the few survivors. The gameplay emphasizes exploration, dialogues, collecting items, and puzzle solving.

Subnautica: Below Zero
Subnautica: Below Zero

Adventure 14 May 2021

An expansion for Subnautica, in which we explore the ice-bound areas of the planet 4546B. As we play, we explore the game world and reveal its secrets.

Underground Blossom
Underground Blossom

Adventure 27 September 2023

The next installment in a series of adventure games set in the world of Rusty Lake. Underground Blossom has us solving puzzles at seven subway stations, learning about Laura Vanderboom along the way.

Black Mirror II
Black Mirror II

Adventure 25 September 2009

Continuation of the famous adventure film from 2003. This time we play the role of a hero named Darren. We do board searches, solve puzzles and have conversations with independent figures.

Indigo Prophecy
Indigo Prophecy

Adventure 16 September 2005

Featuring paranormal mystery/thriller esthetics, a third-person action-adventure game by Quantic Dream studio. The plot of Indigo Prophecy – perhaps better known as Fahrenheit - is set in New York City in year 2009. The city is witness to a series of inexplicably violent acts of murder committed by seemingly ordinary, lawful citizens. The action is presented from the point of view of two separate characters.

Layers of Fear (2016)
Layers of Fear (2016)

Adventure 16 February 2016

A first person psychological horror adventure game inspired of 19th-century paintings and architecture. It was created by Polish developer Bloober Team, known for such titles as BRAWL, A-Men and Music Master: Chopin. The game is set in an ominous manor, while you assume the role of an insane painter striving to finish his masterpiece at all cost. Gameplay boils down to exploration, as the player searches for the source of the hero’s madness and the tools needed to complete the painting.

The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Games Mini-Series
The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Games Mini-Series

Adventure 23 February 2016

A three-part episodic adventure game by Telltale Games that came out as an expansion to The Walking Dead: Season Two. The game takes us back to the world where human population was decimated by a zombie virus. As the title suggests, it focuses on one of the most recognizable characters from the original graphic novel – Michonne, the series' relentless, sword-wielding heroine.

Ultimate Custom Night
Ultimate Custom Night

Adventure 27 June 2018

A survival horror created by Scott Cawthon. The game is part of the very popular series Five Nights at Freddy’s. The players assume the role of a guard who uses cameras, automatic doors and various gadgets to survive in a building filled with evil animatronics. The game is exceptional because it combines the features of all the previous entries in the series. This means that, during the game, the players can face 50 iconic opponents.

Nekopara Vol. 3
Nekopara Vol. 3

Adventure 25 May 2017

The visual novel adventure novel is the third installment of the Necopara series. The action takes place in a world inhabited by cats taking on a human figure. Players take on the role of the owner of the La Soleil confectionery, who takes care of six cats belonging to his family.

Black Mirror
Black Mirror

Adventure 28 November 2017

A reboot of the popular gothic horror adventure game series, developed by KING Art Games. The action takes the player to Scotland of the year 1926, where the hero – David Gordon – conducts an investigation into the circumstances of his father’s suicide.

Moonstone Island
Moonstone Island

Adventure 20 September 2023

An adventure game with RPG and life sim elements. Moonstone Island is set in a fantasy world of floating islands, which the player explores, learns its secrets and faces threats hidden within.

Nekopara Vol. 2
Nekopara Vol. 2

Adventure 20 February 2016

Continuation of Nekopara Vol. 1 - a classic visual novel adventure set in a world inhabited by cats taking on a human figure. Players take on the role of the owner of the confectionery, who has to take care of and help several cats belonging to his family.

Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3

Adventure 07 November 2003

Silent Hill 3 is the third installment of the survial-horror series produced by Konami. The main character is 17-year-old Heather, who unexpectedly finds herself in an alternative, nightmarish reality. The girl has to discover the mystery of a monstrous world and thwart the plans of a mysterious cult wishing to resurrect a cruel god. The title combines elements of an action game and adventure, but due to the macabre scenes is addressed to older players.

Silent Hill: Homecoming
Silent Hill: Homecoming

Adventure 06 November 2008

The fifth part of the highly popular series. This time the main character is Alex Shepherd. He sets out to look for his brother, visiting, among other things, the titular town of Silent Hill.

Road 96
Road 96

Adventure 16 August 2021

Road 96 is an adventure game from Digixart studio. We play the role of a teenager who decides to escape from an authoritarian state. Together with her, we embark on a procedurally generated journey which, depending on our decisions, ends differently.

Lust from Beyond
Lust from Beyond

Adventure 11 March 2021

An erotic Polish adventure game in the convention of psychological horror in which we play Victor Holloway - a freshly baked member of the Cult of Ecstasy, trying to get to Lusst'ghaa, a gloomy land of pain and pleasure. The work of Movie Games Lunarium is a continuation of Lust for Darkness.

Observation
Observation

Adventure 21 May 2019

Unusual adventure game, in which we play the artificial intelligence SAM, dealing with the service of the station orbiting the ground. The production was made by No Code studio, and it was released by Devolver Digital company.

Full Throttle Remastered
Full Throttle Remastered

Adventure 18 April 2017

Full Throttle Remastered is a remastered edition of the classic 1995 point-and-click adventure game that was developed by LucasArts. Just like the remaster of the Day of the Tentacle, the refreshed version of Full Throttle was created by Double Fine Productions, a studio made of developers of the original game. The game takes place in a grim future where classic vehicles were replaced with the machines powered by antigravity-based engines.