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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.

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Silent Hill: The Short Message
Silent Hill: The Short Message

Adventure 01 February 2024

A psychological horror and a new installment of Konami's classic franchise. Silent Hill: The Short Message is a game about Anita, a girl trapped in a mysterious abandoned building, who needs to face her fears in order to escape.

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Outcast
Outcast

Adventure 31 July 1999

Action adventure game set in a parallel world called Adelpha. We play the role of the American commander, Cutter Slade, who, together with three scientists and the Talan race, tries to save the world from extinction.

PC

Tail of the Sun
Tail of the Sun

Adventure 26 April 1996

Production, which can be described in the shortest possible way as a cave simulator. The task of the players is to create a civilization of prehistoric people. To this end, as one of the first representatives of homo sapiens, they must ensure the survival and development of their tribe.

PS1

Kursk
Kursk

Adventure 07 November 2018

A first-person perspective adventure game that combines elements of spy movies and horror. It is the first large game developed by the Polish studio Jujubee known mostly for its futuristic racing series Flashout. The story of the game focuses on the mysterious disaster of the Russian submarine K-141 Kursk which sank during the summer of 2000 on the Barents Sea. It was never determined what caused the incident.

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Ace Ventura
Ace Ventura

Adventure 21 April 1997

Ace Ventura is a crazy adventure game in which players have the opportunity to play the title detective and deal with four hated animals raiders. The work of the 7th Level studio's development team is distinguished by its cartoon-like visual setting and a large dose of unsophisticated humour. The native distributor - CD Projekt - also took care of the full Polish language version of the game.

PC

Asylum
Asylum

Adventure 06 March 2025

An FPP adventure game with survival-horror features, developed by the team at Senscape studio in cooperation with Augustin Cordes, co-creator of Scratches. The story of Asylum takes place in a terrifying mental hospital of Hanwell. Players assume the role of a hero traversing its hallways, meeting its numerous employees and patients, and running away from horrors lurking in the dark. Asylum’s plot has been inspired by such works as H.P. Lovecraft’s prose and Hammer Film Productions’ movies.

PC

Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove
Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove

Adventure 25 November 2009

A "hidden object" type game included in the well-known Mystery Case Files series. Fun mechanics combines standard finding hidden objects on the screen with complex adventure elements consisting in free exploration of the location, collecting objects and solving puzzles.

PC

Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail
Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail

Adventure 19 November 1997

Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail is the sixth part of a series of humorous adventures by Al Lowe and the development team of Sierra. This time the faulty amateur Larry Laffer sets off on a cruise in the company of beautiful women. The player must help the main character conquer the hearts of the ladies and eventually seduce the charming captain Kasia. Due to the erotic references, the game is recommended for people over 16 years of age.

PC

Curse: The Eye of Isis
Curse: The Eye of Isis

Adventure 21 October 2003

An action adventure game maintained in the horror convention. The plot of the game disappearance about the ancient Egyptian statuette. The action starts in the museum and ends in Egypt itself. The events are shown from the perspective of a third person. The game is mainly about murdering monsters. From time to time we also have to deal with logical riddles.

PC

Escape from Monkey Island
Escape from Monkey Island

Adventure 07 November 2000

The fourth part of the adventures of a young pirate from the Malpiej Wyspa, full of crazy corsairs, black characters, adventurers, as well as intricate riddles and disarming humour. The game is made on an improved "Grim Fandango" engine, thanks to which three-dimensional characters move through the full details of pre-rendered 2D backgrounds.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Adventure 14 November 2005

A position that combines elements of adventures and action games. It was created based on a film of the same title made jointly by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media.

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Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition

Adventure 09 March 2010

Special, expanded version of the fifth installment of the bestselling Resident Evil series, prepared by Capcom especially for the users of seventh generation consoles. In addition to the base game released in 2009, the edition also includes two story-based DLCs, published after the release of the original.

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Syberia
Syberia

Adventure 18 June 2002

An adventure game designed by Benoit Sokal, the famous Belgian comic writer, in cooperation with studio Microids. Syberia is the first chapter of the adventures of Kate Walker, an American lawyer hired by the company that produces automatons – mechanical toys. She is tasked with finishing the formalities related to taking over a factory located in a small city in Europe. The game begins when the protagonist arrives at the factory and learns that its owner, Anna Voralberg, is dead.

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Obscure: Learn about Fear
Obscure: Learn about Fear

Adventure 02 September 2004

An action adventure game realized in the survival horror convention, reminiscent to some extent of such productions as Silent Hill. The action takes place on the premises of a private school and the main characters are five teenage pupils. The game consists of two elements: fighting monsters and solving puzzles.

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Open Season
Open Season

Adventure 19 September 2006

Open Season is a family adventure action game, the plot of which is modelled on an animated cinema picture of the same title, for which Sony Pictures Animation is responsible.

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Eragon
Eragon

Adventure 14 November 2006

Eragon is an action/adventure game based on a film with the same title, which in turn is a screen adaptation of Christopher Paolini's novel. During the game, we observe the hero's actions from the third person's perspective.

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Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness
Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness

Adventure 10 December 1993

Another product from the Quest for Glory series. It appeared less than a year after the release of Wages of War. This time the creators of the game decided to present to us the charms of the land of Mordavia, in many respects reminiscent of the legendary Transylvania.

PC

The Great Escape
The Great Escape

Adventure 23 July 2003

An adventure game with arcade elements based on the famous film "The Great Escape" from 1963. The player takes control of four Allied soldiers whose task is to escape from the German POW camp Stalag Luft III.

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Blade Runner
Blade Runner

Adventure 21 November 1997

An adventure game with a view from a third person's perspective, loosely referring to the novel "Are androids dreaming about electric sheep". Philip K. Dick and the film "Blade Runner". Detective Ray McCoy tries to discover the identity of a group of replicants suspected of killing animals.

PC

Maniac Mansion
Maniac Mansion

Adventure 15 October 1987

Dave and two friends set out to rescue his girlfriend Sandy. She was kidnapped by Dr. Fred, who under the influence of a dark meteorite intended to turn her into a zombie.

PC

Discworld
Discworld

Adventure 20 March 1995

Discworld is a classic two-dimensional adventure game, whose plot refers to Terry Pratchett's book saga about the World of Disc. In the title we play the role of an incompetent magician named Rincewind, who is given the task of driving away a terrible dragon summoned by a mysterious cult from another dimension.

PCPS1

Penumbra: Overture
Penumbra: Overture

Adventure 30 March 2007

Penumbra: Overture is the first episode of the Penumbra cycle prepared by Frictional Games studio. The action of the program takes place in Greenland, in an abandoned research complex, which was captured by strange and very dangerous creatures.

PC

Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth
Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth

Adventure canceled

Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth is a classic adventure game, produced by an independent studio Screen 7. The product refers to great hits from the turn of the eighties and nineties - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and (above all) Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.

PC

Pat & Mat: The Game
Pat & Mat: The Game

Adventure 01 October 2009

Pat and Mat are well-known figures who have been appearing on television since the second half of the seventies of the last century. In the end, after almost thirty years, friendly neighbors also waited for their game.

PC