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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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Call of the Sea
Call of the Sea

Adventure 08 December 2020

Call of the Sea is an adventure game in which we observe the action from the first person perspective. The game tells the story of a woman searching for a missing expedition, in which her husband took part. The game was developed by Raw Fury.

Subnautica
Subnautica

Adventure 04 December 2018

A sandbox game by Unknown Worlds that combines elements of action-adventure productions and RPGs. As the game’s universe draws inspiration from such novels as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, at the bottom of the ocean you can find bizarre sea monsters, as well as remnants of futuristic buildings and ships. The player assumes the role of a captain of an advanced submarine, and explores the depths of the ocean.

Observer
Observer

Adventure 15 August 2017

A psychological first-person horror from the Polish developer studio Bloober Team, known best for another horror game, entitled Layers of Fear. Observer is set in a cyberpunk universe, in Cracow of 2048. In the game you play as Daniel Lazarski (starred by Rutger Hauer, known from the film Blade Runner), a detective able to hack into people’s minds.

Obduction
Obduction

Adventure 10 April 2020

A first-person perspective adventure game with logic elements, developed by Cyan - the creators of the cult adventure game series, Myst. Obduction, created as a Myst’s spiritual successor, tells a story of a man who finds a bizarre organic artifact that fell from the sky and is taken by it into a strange world. In the game, our task is to figure out where are we, and then find a way back home.

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.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

Adventure 27 April 2022

The Stanley Parable, first-person adventure game from 2013, has been extended with new elements. The title is a narrative experiment, in form of a dynamic movie, where player makes important choices. We play the role of the title Stanley - an employee of a large corporation, whose task is to perform the commands that appear on the computer screen.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Adventure 19 January 2018

A dark, first-person adventure game developed by The Astronauts - a Polish team led by Adrian Chmielarz, the co-founder of People Can Fly. The player is put in the shoes of Paul Prospero - a detective who has developed certain paranormal abilities. The protagonist tries to solve the mystery behind the vanishing of a young boy. The player traverses an extensive, open world - the game is non-linear and the player is free to explore and look for subsequent clues.

Insurmountable
Insurmountable

Adventure 24 April 2024

Roguelike game made in the convention of TPP exploration adventure game with survival elements. In Insurmountable we play the role of one of three climbers and our task is to climb three increasingly higher and more difficult peaks.

Titanic: Honor and Glory
Titanic: Honor and Glory

Adventure canceled

A first-person adventure game from ORM Entertainment, which was initially supposed to be nothing more than modification to the popular shooter Crysis 2. Its story revolves around the disaster of the famous ocean liner, which sunk in 1912 with hundreds of people on board. We play as a man named Robert Morgan, who, due to false accusations, has to hide aboard the liner from the police.

Deliver Us Mars
Deliver Us Mars

Adventure 02 February 2023

Deliver Us Mars is a sequel to Deliver Us The Moon. Like the original, it is a sci-fi adventure in which we deal mainly with exploration and solving puzzles. Occasional arcade challenges add variety to the gameplay.

Martha Is Dead
Martha Is Dead

Adventure 24 February 2022

First-person adventure game maintained in the genre of a dark psychological thriller. Martha is Dead transfers us to Tuscany in 1944. The production is the responsibility of an independent studio LKA, the creator of The Town of Light.

The Town of Light
The Town of Light

Adventure 06 June 2017

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.

Botany Manor
Botany Manor

Adventure 09 April 2024

A relaxing exploration game with riddles and other puzzle game elements. Botany Manor is set in 19th century England and tells the story of a retired botanist, Arabella Greene, who is trying to develop the best methods of growing rare plants.

Lifeless Planet
Lifeless Planet

Adventure 06 June 2014

Lifeless Planet is a science fiction action adventure game developed by Stage 2, an independent studio. The protagonist is a lone astronaut sent to explore a newly discovered planet where scientists believe life has evolved. Unfortunately, during the landing the ship crashed, crashing into this mysterious and - as it soon turns out - desolate world.

Submerged
Submerged

Adventure 07 August 2015

A third person action adventure game that combines a post-apocalyptic setting with fantasy elements. The game was created by Uppercut Games, a developer studio founded by industry veterans who previously worked on such classics as Fallout Tactics and the BioShock franchise. You take on the role of a young girl, who brings her wounded brother into a submerged city. Gameplay is based on exploration (on foot or by boat) in search of any items that could give the boy some relief.

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.

Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition

Adventure 20 September 2016

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.

Deliver Us the Moon
Deliver Us the Moon

Adventure 24 April 2020

A science-fiction action-adventure game featuring survival elements. It is the first major project of KeokeN – an independent Dutch developer. The player is taken to the year 2069, when humanity has to face total depletion of natural resources. Established by governments of world powers, the Worldwide Space Agency decides to resume the exploration of the Moon's surface and the player is cast in the role of an astronaut sent there among others.

Under the Waves
Under the Waves

Adventure 29 August 2023

A TPP adventure game about dealing with loss. In Under the Waves, we play the role of a professional diver who ventures into the ocean depths to try to come to terms with his traumatic past and accept his new future.

Arise: A Simple Story
Arise: A Simple Story

Adventure 03 December 2019

An adventure game with platform elements in which we play the role of a hero taking part in a journey through the afterlife, which is a metaphor of his life. Arise: A Simple Story was developed by the independent Piccolo Studio team and released by Techland Publishing.

In Rays of the Light
In Rays of the Light

Adventure 17 March 2021

Remake of a short exploratory FPP game The Light produced by independent Russian developer. Sergei Noskov refreshed the graphics of the game, in which we visit a man-made abandoned city in Eastern Europe on the way to one of the two endings.

Cozy Grove
Cozy Grove

Adventure 08 April 2021

The game on the verge of life simulation and adventure game. In Cozy Grove we explore an island inhabited by ghosts and help them in solving various problems.

Before I Forget
Before I Forget

Adventure 29 April 2021

Before I Forget is an adventure game in walking simulator style, produced and published by independent studio 3-Fold Games. Take on the role of the main character and help her rediscover the elusive elements of the past.

Walden, a game
Walden, a game

Adventure 02 July 2021

Unusual adventure game with survival elements created by Game Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California. In Walden and the game, we play the role of American philosopher Henry David Thoreau, striving to strike a balance between the activities necessary for survival and the search for inspiration.