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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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FAR: Lone Sails
FAR: Lone Sails

Adventure 18 August 2019

The debut game by indie studio Mr. Whale's Game Service, designed with the single player mode in mind. The production is set in a ruined world, which you traverse in an unusual vehicle resembling a combination of a boat and a train. The gameplay in Far: Lone Sails focuses on exploring locations in search of items, which allow you to survive. However, instead of seeking food or building shelters, you have to take care of your vessel.

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.

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.

Unforeseen Incidents
Unforeseen Incidents

Adventure 27 January 2022

Unforeseen Incidents is a classic point-and-click adventure game. The players get involved in a grand scheme related to a mysterious plague, and their decisions will affect the fate of many people.

Minit
Minit

Adventure 09 August 2018

An adventure game, in which the gameplay lasts only sixty seconds – after the time elapses, we begin the game anew in the protagonist’s home, keeping progress in the story and picked-up items. Minit offers pixel-art visuals inspires by titles from the 8-bit era.

YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World
YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World

Adventure 01 October 2019

Visual novel being a remake of a game released on PC-98 and Sega Saturn systems in 1998. The plot of YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World is strongly based on the concept of parallel worlds.

Closed Nightmare
Closed Nightmare

Adventure 19 July 2018

A horror adventure game, in which we take the role of Maria Kamishiro. The heroine of Closed Nightmare gets captured and is forced to take part in an experiment – the only way to win her freedom is to complete it.

Path to Mnemosyne
Path to Mnemosyne

Adventure 16 April 2019

An original adventure game, in which we take control of a girl who wants to regain her lost memories. The game's protagonist runs, getting past obstacles and solving puzzles, which allows her to move on.

Eastward
Eastward

Adventure 16 September 2021

A top-down 2D action adventure game reminiscent of the old versions of The Legend of Zelda series. As we play, we follow the fate of two characters - an older miner and a young girl who are trying to survive in a dangerous world.

Monster Prom: XXL
Monster Prom: XXL

Adventure 21 May 2020

A dating simulator, in which we court one of the six students of Spooky High and try to succeed before the titular Monster Prom takes place. During the game, we often take part in absurd situations, and the game’s final result largely depends on the decisions we make.

Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story
Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story

Adventure 07 January 2021

The adventure maintained in the convention of survival horror, which takes us to cyberpunk Neo Hong Kong full of references to Chinese folklore. In Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story we play the role of Mei Lin Mak, who investigates an apartment building hiding a bloody secret. In the course of the game we not only talk to the inhabitants of the city and solve riddles, but also face the ghosts wandering through the corridors and rooms of the gloomy building.

My Child Lebensborn
My Child Lebensborn

Adventure 01 June 2021

An unusual production, in which we play as a babysitter of an adopted child. My Child Lebensborn takes place in the 20th century, in Norway of the 50’s, with the kid we take care of being the titular Lebensborn – a kid which was born as part of a special program to increase a number of Aryans in the world. This lead to it being ridiculed by others due to having a German father.

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.

The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince
The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince

Adventure 12 February 2019

An platform/adventure game that allows us to take control of a female wolf able to transform into a beautiful princess. The heroine attempts to guide a blind prince to the center of the forest inhabited by a witch that will help him regain his eyesight.