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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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Decay: The Mare
Decay: The Mare

Adventure 13 February 2015

An adventure game created in the convention of psychological horror, which is a continuation of Decay's independent, episodic adventure. In the game we play the role of a man who wants to deal with drug addiction and ends up at a mysterious Reaching Dreams centre. Unfortunately, during the first night something goes wrong and our hero hits the middle of the nightmare, forced to explore dark rooms and solve a series of puzzles.

Elegy for a Dead World
Elegy for a Dead World

Adventure 10 December 2014

An unusual adventure game in which the player explores three unique worlds. Their observations are written as a diary. Elegy for a Dead World was developed by an independent studio Dejobaan Games, known for games like AaaaaA!!! A Reckless Disregard for Gravity and Drunken Robot Pornography. The main protagonist travels across the surfaces of three planets in search for the remains of a forgotten civilizations.

What Remains of Edith Finch
What Remains of Edith Finch

Adventure 25 April 2017

What Remains of Edith Finch is a unique adventure game developed by Giant Sparrow, which focuses on the evanescence of life. The game tells a set of short stories about the fate of the members of a certain American family that has been cursed. The history told in those episodes takes place over a span of one hundred years in Washington state, a place filled with forests and mountains, a location that resembles a little the cult TV show Twin Peaks.

Last Inua
Last Inua

Adventure 11 December 2014

Two-dimensional adventure platform game, which takes place on the faraway, ice-soaked North. Playing the role of father and son, possessing magical power and superhuman physical strength respectively, we face the sinister Toner and the ice demons controlled by him.

Hatoful Boyfriend
Hatoful Boyfriend

Adventure 04 September 2014

Original Japanese visual novel game. The main character moves to a secondary school for intelligent and speaking birds. On the spot she can make friends with her students and find true love.

The Assembly
The Assembly

Adventure 19 July 2016

A first-person action-adventure game created by nDreams (a British developer), specifically for VR sets. The game is set in a secret research laboratory located somewhere in the deserts of Nevada. Here, far away from civilization, incredible government experiments are conducted by the titular organization that gathers scientists who tend to choose progress over ethics. However, when the scientists lose control of a deadly virus, the future of the Assembly becomes problematic.

Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness
Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness

Adventure 19 May 2015

32nd installment in the adventure game series by Her Interactive. The game's protagonist is Nancy Drew, a young detective girl known from the detective novel series by Carolyn Keene. This time the story focuses on the disappearance of Magnus, the captain of the famous ship called the Heerlijkheid, also serving as a museum. Drew has to find him and put an end to the rumors, according to which Magnus ran off with a treasure he found or gave himself up to some dark forces.

Lara Croft GO
Lara Croft GO

Adventure 27 August 2015

A spin-off to the adventures of the beautiful archaeologist Lara Croft, created for mobile platforms users by one of Square Enix’s studios, which also created a mobile game featuring Agent 47. Gameplay combines elements characteristic for the Tomb Raider series – e.g. exploring ruins and tombs filled with traps – with turn-based logic game mechanics borrowed from Hitman GO.

ENKI
ENKI

Adventure 31 July 2015

An FPP survival-horror with elements of logic game, which came out as the second project (after an adventure game NERO) of the Italian developer Storm in a Teacup. The game features the theme of trying to escape from a dangerous serial killer. Taking a desperate attempt to save his life, the player has to face many challenges and logic puzzles.

Time Machine VR
Time Machine VR

Adventure 19 May 2016

An action-adventure game developed for the Oculus Rift virtual reality set. Time Machine VR was developed by independent studio Minority Media, the creators of Papo & Yo. In the game the player goes back in time to the prehistoric era and is given an opportunity to watch dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals in their natural habitat – large valleys and ocean deeps.

Hollywood Monsters (1997)
Hollywood Monsters (1997)

Adventure 31 October 1997

A classic adventure game with a point-and-click interface, reminiscent of the cult productions of LucasArts. The action of the game takes place at an event organized by a well-known film producer, where the most popular Hollywood monsters meet. Two competing journalists from The Quill appear at the ball. When Sue Bergman disappears in unexplained circumstances, her competitor Ron Ashman is given the task of clarifying the whole case.

Perception
Perception

Adventure 30 May 2017

A first-person horror adventure game and the debut project of The Deep End Games studio. In Perception, we play as a blind girl named Cassie, who tries to discover the mystery of a certain mansion, whose visions has been haunting her in her dreams for some time. It turns out that the place is haunted by a ghost, which has been terrorizing the inhabitants of the house, and now it targets Cassie. We explore the dark mansions and look for clues to reveal the dark past of the building.

Corpse Party: Blood Drive
Corpse Party: Blood Drive

Adventure 10 October 2019

Another installment in the series of Japanese survival horror visual novels developed by 5pb. Corpse Party: Blood Drive takes place after the events shown in Book of Shadows and concentrates on one of its protagonists, Ayumi Shinozaki. The girl's new adventure starts when her aunt visits her. She informs her that since centuries the duty of the Shinozaki family is to guard the mysterious Book of Shadows which, should it fall in the wrong hands, might lead the world to doom.

Devastated Dreams
Devastated Dreams

Adventure canceled

An action adventure horror game by Infinitap Games. You play as Angel, a young woman, who suspects she may be pregnant. Angel has to face demons from the Filipino mythology, full of creatures eating babies, both born and unborn. The gameplay of Devastated Dreams focuses on exploring eerie locations, such as Tacloban, a port town destroyed by a hurricane, or the Kabayan caves. Another important aspect includes solving puzzles, managing your equipment, and avoiding enemies.

Malebolgia
Malebolgia

Adventure 06 May 2015

A scary adventure title created by Jochen Mistiaen – an independent developer from Belgium. In Malebolgia, you assume the role of Leopold who, in unclear circumstances, finds himself in a mansion built in the heart of hell. His objective is to get out of this horrid residence, which requires not only exploring the ominous palace, but also solving various puzzles and fighting bloodthirsty demons. Luckily, the hero is not defenseless – he battles his way through hell with a halberd.

Detective Grimoire
Detective Grimoire

Adventure 02 January 2014

Detective Grimoire is an Android-based detective adventure by the SFB Games team. While playing, we are investigating death in the marshes, where the main suspect is a legendary monster that is a local tourist attraction.

Demon Hunter: Chronicles from Beyond
Demon Hunter: Chronicles from Beyond

Adventure 04 December 2014

Demon Hunter: Chronicles from Beyond is an adventure enriched with elements of the casual hidden object species. The campaign takes place shortly before the Second World War, and the script tells the story of a girl hunting for a demon who entered the world of mortals.

Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock
Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock

Adventure 17 February 2015

Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock is a first-person science fiction adventure game and a commercial remake of the popular flash adventure game Morningstar that was released in May 2009. We play as an astronaut who is the sole survivor of a mysterious space ship crash landing. He has to figure out what caused the crash of his and many other ships on the surface of an unknown planet and find a way to escape the peril.

Renoir
Renoir

Adventure 16 November 2016

An atmospheric platformer game with logic elements, referencing classic noir movies in terms of style. Renoir is the debut project of the independent studio Souldbound Games that secured necessary funding thanks to a crowdfunding campaign at Kickstarter. In the game, we assume the role of an experienced detective, James Renoir, who is to solve his last case.

Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan
Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan

Adventure 26 September 2014

The second part of the series of casual adventures by Grim Legends, combining the motifs of well-known fairy tales and legends with elements of horror. This time we play the role of a healer, who is summoned to the queen affected by the strange affliction. In order to discover the secret of the ruler and remove the mysterious curse, we will have to go to the ruined Kingdom of Swans.

Shiftlings
Shiftlings

Adventure 03 March 2015

An entertaining platformer/logic game developed by Rock Pocket Games and distributed by Sierra. Shiftlings sees us assume control of two quirky aliens that take part in an intergalactic reality show hosted by Zookod, a charismatic presenter. We are given over 50 levels taking place on 5 different planets. Each level is filled with various riddles that often see us employ various laws of physics.

Seasons after Fall
Seasons after Fall

Adventure 02 September 2016

An action-adventure game with significant platform elements. In Seasons after Fall, we assume the role of a fox trying to restore the balance to the world of nature, as the seasons of the year are starting to fade away. To save the world, the sympathetic protagonist has to find the four guardians of seasons.

Amnesia: Memories
Amnesia: Memories

Adventure 25 August 2015

Targeted at female visual novel adventure players. It tells the story of a young girl suffering from amnesia, who has the opportunity to get involved with one of the five men during the game. While playing, the player passively follows the story and at key moments makes decisions that are important for the story being told.

Knee Deep
Knee Deep

Adventure 06 July 2015

An episodic noir adventure story developed by Prologue Games. The action takes place in Cypress Knee, a small town located in the swampy region of Southern Florida. The story begins with an alleged suicide of a washed-out Hollywood star whose corpse is found hanging from a tower at a local amusement park. However, some of the evidence contradicts the leading theory, while the case is investigated by three individuals: a private detective, a local journalist, and a popular blogger.