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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 Little Acre
The Little Acre

Adventure 13 December 2016

An adventure game taking place in a fantasy universe, released by an independent studio Pewter Games. The Little Acre begins in 1950 in Ireland. As a result of a series of uncanny events, the main hero, along with his daughter, is taken to an alternative reality, which mixes the elements of fairytales, steampunk, and science fiction, and where humans exist alongside anthropomorphic animals.

The Miskatonic
The Miskatonic

Adventure 20 July 2018

The Miskatonic is a side-scrolling adventure game with visual novel elements, inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. The game offers a rather comical twist on the concepts created by the Loner from Providence. The players assume the role of a young witch, who gets admitted to the titular university of Miskatonic. She wants to use the knowledge gained over the course of her studies to summon one of the Outer Gods, Shub-Niggurath.

Through the Woods
Through the Woods

Adventure 27 October 2016

A horror adventure game and the debut production of Antagonist, a Norwegian studio. The action of Through the Woods takes place in modern times in a dark forest somewhere on the western shore of Norway. While playing, we assume the role of a desperate woman named Karen who tries to find her lost son. She is constantly interrupted by various evil creatures inspired by Nordic mythology and Scandinavian folklore.

The Shattering
The Shattering

Adventure 21 April 2020

The Shattering is a PC-based action adventure game. The production offers a climate of psychological horror, allowing us to explore the interior of the mind of a mentally troubled hero, where we have to deal with both puzzles and agility challenges.

Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom
Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom

Adventure 10 November 2016

An adventure game with hidden object puzzle elements, created by indie studio World-LooM. Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom is set in a fantasy world. The protagonist is a young alchemy adept, who returns home and tries to find her lost parents. The search leads her towards a dark secret, which threatens the whole kingdom. The gameplay in Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom consists of solving various puzzles and finding various hidden objects.

Rusty Lake: Roots
Rusty Lake: Roots

Adventure 20 October 2016

A point ‘n’ click adventure game developed by Rusty Lake, the creators of the well-received Rusty Lake Hotel. In Rusty Lake: Roots, we assume the role of James Vanderboom who inherited a house and a special seed, which, if sown, will enable him to start his own family. The action is set in the 19th and 20th century, and the player controls three generations of Vanderbooms.

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds
Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds

Adventure 24 August 2017

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds is an improved and expanded version of a visual novel game initially released on PSP and PlayStation 3. It was developed by Idea Factory. The game takes place in the 19th century Japan and tells the story of a young girl named Chizuru Yukimura, who travels to Kyoto in search for her father, a respected physician and scientist.

Her Majesty's Spiffing
Her Majesty's Spiffing

Adventure 07 December 2016

A three-dimensional adventure game funded via Kickstarter, and a debut production from the Irish studio BillyGoat Entertainment. Her Majesty’s Spiffing is a humorous story taking place in modern times. The Queen of Great Britain has decided to add new lands to the empire, but the modern times don’t allow a simple conquest of the neighboring countries anymore.

Divide
Divide

Adventure 17 November 2017

An isometric action-adventure game taking place in a science-fiction universe inspired by Blade Runner. The plot of Divide tells a story of an ordinary man named David, who has to leave his daughter and enter a new realm, controlled by Vestige, a powerful corporation. His objective is to search for various clues and hack into computer systems to discover the reasons behind his current situation, and to find a way back to his world.

Black The Fall
Black The Fall

Adventure 11 July 2017

An action-adventure title developed by the independent developer Sand Sailor Studio. The action of Black The Fall takes place in a communist industrial dystopia where the inhabitants are completely subject to the regime. The main hero, named Black, is a obedient worker at one of the many factories. However, when the entrance door gets damaged, he takes the opportunity to break free. Gameplay featuring a side-view focuses on exploration of the mysterious environment.

Unknown Fate
Unknown Fate

Adventure 06 September 2018

An unusual, surrealistic adventure game developed by MarsLitGames and published by 1C Company. The main protagonist of Unknown Fate is a man named Richard. He is being taken to a parallel dimension. There he experiences unusual events and meets original characters, animals and weird creatures from a different world. He also finds artifacts of unknown origin. There are many questions asked during the game, many of which remain unanswered.

Hevn
Hevn

Adventure 24 September 2018

Hevn is an action-adventure game with survival elements, developed for PC Windows. In the game, you try to survive on an alien planet. To manage that, you have to gather resources and take care of your health, fight hostile animals, and complete quests given by the mining corporation you work for.

Perfect
Perfect

Adventure 16 December 2016

A virtual exploration game for VR goggles, developed by the British nDreams studio. Perfect offers no plot – the players are given three different environments which can be freely explored. We visit sunny, tropical beach, high peaks of mountains and snowy valley with a scenic aurora above it. We observe the world from first-person perspective and we look around by turning our head. Dedicated controllers let us interact with some objects.

Memoranda
Memoranda

Adventure 25 January 2017

A classic point-and-click adventure developed by the independent studio Bit ByterZ, the game was funded via a successful Kickstarter project. Memoranda takes us to a small town inhabited by strange individuals who have lost something. This also happens to the heroine - she is slowly forgetting her own name. Your objective is to find out why this is happening.

A Mortician's Tale
A Mortician's Tale

Adventure 18 October 2017

Developed by the Canadian studio Laundry Bear Games, A Mortician’s Tale is an adventure game that with arcade elements. In the game, the player assumes the role of a little girl by the name of Charlie, who has recently finished a course preparing her for a job at a mortuary. After an internship at a small family business, she begins working for a large corporation, which offered her better conditions and some entirely new challenges.

ARK Park
ARK Park

Adventure 22 March 2018

An exploration game designed exclusively for Virtual Reality headgear – ARK Park takes the players to a futuristic Jurassic Park clone. The action of the game includes references to the popular online survival game called ARK: Survival Evolved. In the game, one can observe the natural habitat of dinosaurs, and even ride the gigantic reptiles. The locations one gets to explore are much diversified – there is a tropical jungle, snow-capped mountain peaks, and even vast steppes.

Wrath of Loki VR Adventure
Wrath of Loki VR Adventure

Adventure 31 August 2016

A hidden-object adventure game for VR hardware, developed by Polish studio The House of Fables. Wrath of Loki is set in Asgard, the realm of gods in Norse mythology. You play as the thunder god, Thor, whose task is to stop the malicious Loki from starting Ragnarok, the end of the world. To achieve it, Thor has to find Heimdall's magical horn. The game utilizes a first person view and its mechanics do not differ much from those of a typical hidden-object adventure games.

Mage: The Ascension - Refuge
Mage: The Ascension - Refuge

Adventure 16 February 2017

An adventure storytelling game for mobile devices, created by White Wolf Entertainment and Swedish novelist Karin Tidbeck. Mage the Ascension: Refuge is based on a tabletop role-playing game. The production takes place in today's Sweden, and you play as a woman, who recently learned that she's a mage and gradually discovers her powers, which allow her to shape reality. Unfortunately, enemy factions want to use her powers to conquer the magical society.

Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition

Adventure 14 February 2017

A remake of Dear Esther, a popular narrative exploration game from 2012 that started a whole new genre – the so-called walking simulators. It was developed by the independent studio The Chinese Room. Contrary to the base version of the game that was powered by the Source engine and released only on personal computers, this edition is powered by the Unity technology. This enabled the developers to release their game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well.

Narcosis
Narcosis

Adventure 29 March 2017

An underwater survival game developed by Honor Code studio, putting us in the role of a professional diver clad in a heavy diving suit to reach greater depths. During a task for an underwater laboratory, an accident occurs and the hero finds himself abandoned on the ocean floor. He must survive and find a way to escape the trap before his oxygen supply runs out. We explore underwater locations, fighting aggressive animals and solving occasional puzzles.

Starship Commander: Arcade
Starship Commander: Arcade

Adventure 10 September 2020

A science-fiction action game developed exclusively for Virtual Reality headgear. In Starship Commander, the player assumes the role of a spaceship captain tasked with a mission that may have crucial effect on the intergalactic war. The player can issue orders to his subordinates and make difficult decisions. The game features speech recognition system developed based on the technology created by Microsoft’s Cognitive Services department.

Stories Untold
Stories Untold

Adventure 27 February 2017

An unique horror game by No Code, combining four separate stories. In Stories Untold you play as a person sitting in front of a computer, and your task is to acquaint yourself with a series of eerie recordings. In time, the protagonist immerses themselves in the stories so much that they begin to spot inexplicable things in the nooks of the shabby rooms. The game features a first-person view and you are free to look around your surroundings.

Old Man's Journey
Old Man's Journey

Adventure 18 May 2017

Old Man's Journey is an adventure game developed by the independent studio Broken Rules. The game's protagonist is a bearded elderly man who goes on the titular journey in order to meet with his family. The plot is told only through a series of pictures. As we play, we get to know the most important moments of our protagonist's life. We explore various areas in Old Man's Journey, like small towns, river valleys, and even mountain tops.

Milkmaid of the Milky Way
Milkmaid of the Milky Way

Adventure 05 January 2017

Developed by the one-man studio Machineboy, a classic point-and-click adventure game. Milkmaid of the Milky Way tells the story of a girl named Ruth who lives a dull and poor life on a farm during the 1920s. One day she notices a mysterious, golden spaceship and is forced to embark on a life-changing adventure. The production is inspired by classic adventure games from the 90s, and introduces no revolutionary changes to the genre.