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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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Karma. Incarnation 1
Karma. Incarnation 1

Adventure 14 May 2021

A point’n’click adventure game developed by independent Russian studio AuraLab. The player assumes the role of Pip. Transformed into a worm, he travels through the spirit world in order to find his beloved one, who was abducted by evil forces. Gameplay is observed from the side-view. Exploration of the psychedelic environment, completing different quests, and solving puzzles are the key elements of the title.

Stories Untold
Stories Untold

Adventure 16 January 2020

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 20 February 2018

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.

Holy Potatoes! We're in Space?!
Holy Potatoes! We're in Space?!

Adventure 17 January 2019

Holy Potatoes! We're in Space?! is an indie game developed by Daylight Studios, creators of Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!, that combines the elements of strategy, adventure, and rougelike games. The game protagonists are Casie and Fay. The girls travel through the space to find their grandfather Jiji, who was kidnapped by the evil Eclipse federation. Holy Potatoes! We're in Space?!

The Long Reach
The Long Reach

Adventure 15 March 2018

The Long Reach is an unusual adventure with the action set soon after a outbreak of an epidemic that turns people into bloodthirsty psychos. During gameplay, you need to figure out the way of neutralizing or avoiding enemies. Each of them is a separate riddle with a unique way of defeating.

Beholder: Complete Edition
Beholder: Complete Edition

Adventure 06 December 2018

Beholder is an indie adventure game, inspired by the works of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and Ray Bradbury. The game takes place in a dystopian world, where the lives of its citizens are fully controlled by the regime, and privacy and freedom of speech are relics of the past. The players take on the role of the manager of an apartment complex. His job is to - under the guise of care - surveil and report any signs of opposition against the government.

Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom
Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom

Adventure 29 April 2022

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.

The Artful Escape
The Artful Escape

Adventure 25 January 2022

The Artful Escape of Francis Vendetti is a hybrid of adventure and arcade, enriched with elements of a musical game. While playing, the player explores two-dimensional levels inspired by old music videos (especially David Bowie's music), fights enemies, solves riddles and collects sounds, which he then uses to compose simple songs affecting elements of the environment and enemies.

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles

Adventure 17 May 2018

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher is a fantasy action game developed by a novice Australian studio Prideful Sloth. The game takes place on a magical island Gamea and we play as a kid that was sent there by his, or hers, parents. We soon realize that our new home is not the paradise we thought it was and was overtaken by dark forces. Our task is to save Gamea. As we play, we will explore the open world of Gamea, collect various items, solve riddles, and fight with the encountered enemies.

Her Majesty's Spiffing
Her Majesty's Spiffing

Adventure 01 February 2018

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.

Black The Fall
Black The Fall

Adventure 14 December 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 05 March 2019

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.

Memoranda
Memoranda

Adventure 06 November 2020

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.

Detention
Detention

Adventure 01 March 2018

A side-scrolling horror/adventure game. Detention is a debut project of Taiwanese studio Red Candle Games. The action of the game takes place in Taiwan during the 1960s, in the middle of martial law that lasted 37 years. We are taken to Greenwood, a high-school placed in a mountainous area. The players assume the role of two students who discover that the school became inhabited by wicked monsters known from local legends.

Seasons of Heaven
Seasons of Heaven

Adventure canceled

An action-adventure game developed by independent studio Any Arts Production for Nintendo Switch. Seasons of Heaven is based on a novel written by Nico Augusto. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world and focuses on a group of survivors who are trying to stay alive in a dangerous environment. The player controls two characters: Yannem, a boy with Asperger’s syndrome, and Ani, his faithful dog companion.

Necrobarista
Necrobarista

Adventure 11 August 2021

Necrobarista is a visual novel game that takes place in a unique coffee shop where both living and dead come to drink. The place is located near the center of the city of Melbourne. In Necrobarista we will meet many interesting characters coming from all kinds of social groups: baristas, hipsters, even sinister gangsters and necromancers. The players have to uncover the secrets of this world by themselves.

Giraffe and Annika
Giraffe and Annika

Adventure 25 August 2020

A three-dimensional adventure game in which players play Annika, a girl with cat ears who explores the mysterious island of Spika.

Code: Realize - Future Blessings
Code: Realize - Future Blessings

Adventure 23 April 2020

A sequel to the classic visual novel game Code: Realize – Guardian of Rebirth that debuted in the Western markets in 2014. The new game features four additional scenarios that expand the story of the original title with new plots and characters. They also present further adventures of the protagonists.

Code: Realize - Bouquet of Rainbows
Code: Realize - Bouquet of Rainbows

Adventure 13 September 2018

A pack of two games from the Code: Realize series of romantic visual novels. The action of the games takes place in a fantasy world inspired by 19th-century Europe. The main female protagonist of the game encounters characters inspired by protagonists of classic novels and legends.

Backbone
Backbone

Adventure 09 February 2022

Adventure with elements of a sneaky and action game, in which we get to the retrofuturistic version of Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. While playing in Backbone we play Howard Lotor's shed, which is a private detective who undertakes various tasks.

Yomawari: The Long Night Collection
Yomawari: The Long Night Collection

Adventure 26 October 2018

A compilation of two stealth games with survival horror features – Yomawari: Night Alone and Yomawari: Midnight Shadows.

Disease: Hidden Object
Disease: Hidden Object

Adventure 05 July 2018

A HOPA game in which we play the role of a former doctor who travels through a ruined hospital and learns about the mysterious past of the facility. In the course of the game, our main task is to search for cleverly hidden objects and solve logical puzzles.

Neo Cab
Neo Cab

Adventure 03 October 2019

Unusual mix of visual novel adventure with survival in cyberpunk climates. We play the last human carrier in a city dominated by cars driven by artificial intelligence, trying to keep working through conversations with passengers and gain time to find a lost friend.

Beyond Blue
Beyond Blue

Adventure 11 November 2021

Beyond Blue is an exploratory adventure game, the action of which has been placed in the oceanic depths. The player takes on the role of the head of a research group which, with the help of modern gadgets, explores submarine abysses.