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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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Anoxemia
Anoxemia

Adventure 28 March 2017

A two-dimensional action-adventure horror game. The title was developed by a Russian studio BSK Games and tells the story of an explorer of the depths, doctor Bailey, who faces a threat of dying when his ship malfunctions. The player controls ATMA, a drone that shows the scientist where he should go.

Where The Water Tastes Like Wine
Where The Water Tastes Like Wine

Adventure 29 November 2019

A debut production of the independent studio Dim Bulb Games set up by Johnnemann Nordhagen – the gaming industry veteran who has worked on e.g. BioShock 2. The title is set in American folklore, and the plot focuses on traveling and the stories connected with it. During gameplay, you interact with other voyagers and diverse communities, like migrants from Europe, native Americans, and black slaves.

AER: Memories of Old
AER: Memories of Old

Adventure 25 October 2017

An unusual action adventure game developed by an independent Swedish studio Forgotten Key. The player assumes the role of a shapeshifter girl named Auk, who travels through a surrealistic world in search for memories and pieces of an ancient prophecy. The protagonist is able to transform into a bird and is tasked with helping her kin by gathering resources and discovering ancient technology.

Goetia
Goetia

Adventure 18 December 2020

A dark, Victorian-themed adventure game developed by Ynnis Interactive, an independent French studio. The story takes the player to the mysterious Blackwood Manor, where the female protagonist died years ago. Her name was Abigail, and her spirit has been summoned once again. The protagonist has to find out what happened here after she died, and what was the cause behind the Manor's abandonment.

Five Nights at Freddy's
Five Nights at Freddy's

Adventure 29 November 2019

An original horror game created by Scott Cawthon, an independent gamemaker. The player assumes the role of a watchman who takes up a seasonal job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. What is important about the restaurant, is that mechanical mascots are its main attraction. A seemingly easy job turns into a true nightmare during the very first night, when the protagonist discovers that the sympathetic animatronics come to life after dark and display a hostile attitude towards humans.

Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Adventure 29 November 2019

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 provides a continuation to an unusual game created by Scott Cawthon and awarded a series of prizes - it was considered the most original horror title of 2014. In this second installment, the player takes on the role of a new watchman working at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Despite the warnings received from his predecessor, he decided to give it a try and stay at the restaurant overnight.

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.

Tacoma
Tacoma

Adventure 02 August 2017

A science-fiction, first-person action adventure game created by the Fullbright Company - a developer popular for Gone Home. The player is taken to the year 2088, where the world has developed substantially and space flights have become available for everyone. The player takes on the role of Amy Ferrier - a woman who picked up a job at a space station. On her arrival however, it turns out that her new workplace is abandoned and her only contact is the station's on-board computer - ODIN.

Decay: The Mare
Decay: The Mare

Adventure 13 October 2017

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.

What Remains of Edith Finch
What Remains of Edith Finch

Adventure 19 July 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.

Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek

Adventure 08 April 2016

A detective adventure game enriched with puzzles like "hidden objects". The player plays the role of a private detective who tries to find a lost teenager in the title town. Developers from Artifex Mundi studio took care of the plot full of surprising twists and the atmospheric audio-visual setting.

Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart
Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart

Adventure 04 September 2015

An adventure game of the "hidden objects" type, in which we go to the mysterious and forgotten world of pirates. The heroine chases the undead captain to save her daughter. The game combines traditional location searches with mini-games and interactive scenes. Hand-painted, extremely detailed backgrounds make a great impression.

Gone Home
Gone Home

Adventure 12 January 2016

An original exploration adventure drama with first-person perspective. Gone Home is a debut project of an indie developer The Fullbright Company, whose members previously worked on a successful DLC for BioShock 2, Minerva’s Den. Gone Home is set in the United States of 1990s. You play as a young woman named Katy, who returns home after spending a year away in Europe. When she gets home, instead of her family she is welcomed by an empty house.

Among The Sleep
Among The Sleep

Adventure 03 June 2016

A first-person horror adventure game. Our hero is a two years old child, with all the physical and mental traits of this age. He gets woken up from sleep by a mysterious sounds and realizes that his mother is missing, so he decides to search for her together with his teddy bear. The gameplay focuses on exploring the gloomy household distorted by the child's imagination, while solving simple puzzles and searching for a way to reach subsequent locations.

Beyond a Steel Sky
Beyond a Steel Sky

Adventure 30 November 2021

Beneath a Steel Sky 2 is an adventure game by Revolution Software team. The whole is maintained in cyberpunk climates and combines a gloomy vision of the future with a lot of humour. The game consists mainly in exploring the location, conducting talks and solving puzzles.

Nevermind
Nevermind

Adventure 07 June 2017

A first-person horror adventure game that started as a research project by a group of students from University of South California. We play as a member of Neurostalgia Institute, which focuses on unveiling the secrets within the patients’ minds. Gameplay comes down to exploring, solving puzzles and discovering mysteries hidden by the inmates.

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Adventure 12 August 2015

A fairy tale adventure and arcade game created by the Swedish Starbreeze studio, known for such titles as Kroniki Riddicka or Syndicate. The production tells the story of two brothers travelling through picturesque lands in search of medicine for their sick father. During the game, we control both characters at the same time, and most of the challenges we face require their close cooperation.

Anna's Quest
Anna's Quest

Adventure 30 June 2021

Anna's Quest: Vol. 1 - Winfriede's Tower is the first game in an adventure trilogy telling the story of a little girl with telekinetic powers. The game consists in exploring the location, conducting conversations, collecting objects and solving riddles.

Dark Arcana: The Carnival
Dark Arcana: The Carnival

Adventure 17 March 2017

Casual adventure produced by Artifex Mundi, a development studio in Zabrze. The player plays the role of a detective, and his task is to find a young mother who disappeared in the funfair. The investigation of this case leads to the discovery of an alternative world stretching beyond the mirror and a pact concluded with the forces of evil. The game combines puzzles such as hidden objects with ingenious puzzles.

Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition

Adventure 28 January 2020

An episode-broken 2D adventure game enveloped in an atmosphere of anxiety and loneliness. We play the role of a supplier of antique furniture and help him to fulfill his last order. We travel through abandoned areas in search of adventures and meet a handful of unusual characters.

Back to the Future
Back to the Future

Adventure 13 October 2015

An episodic adventure game based on Back to the Future, the cult film trilogy by Robert Zemeckis. The game was developed by experts in this genre – American studio Telltale Games, also known for such titles as Sam & Max and a couple CSI games. The game depicts the adventures of two film heroes: Marty McFly and the crazy scientist Dr. Emmett Brown, taking off six months after the conclusion of the trilogy.

Machinarium
Machinarium

Adventure 16 April 2020

An original two-dimensional adventure game developed by Amanita Design - an independent Czech studio popular for the Samorost series. The action is set in a bizarre world made entirely of metal. All the plants, wildlife and humans were replaced by robots. The player assumes the role of one such robot, wrongfully sent to a junkyard. Once back in town, the protagonist discovers the existence of a conspiracy aiming to murder its leader.

Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes

Adventure 14 August 2019

Continuation of a bizarre, yet humorous, German adventure from the Edna & Harvey series. Lilla's protagonist and the plush rabbit Harvey get caught up in a new trouble: the girl begins to see the little gnomes influencing reality, and the plush is kidnapped by a mad doctor. Caricatured graphics, psychedelic motifs and comic atmosphere make the game stand out from other adventures.

Corpse Party
Corpse Party

Adventure 20 October 2021

A visual novel adventure game developed by studio 5pg. The game is an improved version of the independent game created by Makoto Kedouin and originally released in 1996. Corpse Party takes place in a high school building that was built on the ruins of an old grade school in which a terrible and mysterious crime has occurred. One day, due to unexplainable events, a group of students enters a terrible and grotesque version of their school in which the corridors are filled with decomposing corpses.