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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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Adam's Venture Chronicles
Adam's Venture Chronicles

Adventure 05 February 2013

A classic adventure game set in the 1920s, in which we try to solve the mystery of a mysterious manuscript located in the garden of Eden, playing the role of the traveller Adam Venture. The compilation consists of three episodes previously released on computers and provides about 10 hours of gameplay in the main plot.

PCPS3

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

Adventure 07 February 2012

Re-edition of three parts of a popular series of legal games, previously published on Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS consoles. The protagonist of the game is a young lawyer who undertakes further cases. The game is broken down into the phase of gathering evidence, and a proper trial, during which our hero tries to prove the innocence of his client.

PCXONEPS4SwitchANDiOS3DS

Abzu
Abzu

Adventure 02 August 2016

The first project by Giant Squids, an independent studio founded by Matt Nova – the artistic director of the extremely successful game called Journey, created for PlayStation consoles. Abzu is an interactive exploration production in which you reveal secrets of a lively underworld. The player assumes the role of a cat-like diver who delves into the ocean and meets schools of fish, groups of aquatic mammals, as well as some other truly majestic creatures and remnants of an ancient civilization.

PCXONEPS4Switch

Tormentum: Dark Sorrow
Tormentum: Dark Sorrow

Adventure 04 March 2015

A classic 2D point-and-click adventure game with extremely characteristic visuals inspired by such artists as H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. This is a debut project by the Polish three-man studio OhNoo. During the game, you assume the role of a nameless hero who travels through a surreal world on the border between dreams and nightmares. The protagonist knows neither his identity nor the reason why he's stuck there. His mission is to find out the truth about himself and the world around him.

PCANDiOS

Prince of Persia: The Shadow and the Flame
Prince of Persia: The Shadow and the Flame

Adventure 25 July 2013

Remake of a 1993's classic platformer and second installment in the cult series from Broderbund Software studio, redesigned for mobile devices. Plot of Prince of Persia: The Shadow and The Flame continues the story of the first part of the franchise. Happiness of the Prince of Persia and the daughter of the Sultan is interrupted by the vengeance of Vizier Jaffar.

ANDiOS

The Silent Age
The Silent Age

Adventure 06 December 2012

The Silent Age is an adventure game developed mainly for mobile devices, maintained in the climates of science fiction. Players take on the role of a 70's cleaner, who uses a time machine to try to stop the apocalypse four decades later.

PCANDiOSWP

Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas

Adventure 08 November 2013

Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas is an action adventure game produced by the Cornfox & Brothers team, modelled on The Legend of Zelda. While playing as a teenager, we explore the land of fantasy, looking for a lost father and try to save the world from extinction. The project is an improved PC version of an older mobile title.

PCXONEPS4SwitchANDiOS

Sea of Solitude
Sea of Solitude

Adventure 05 July 2019

An episodic action platformer that deals with themes of love and loneliness. In Sea of Solitude you play as a young girl named Kay, who begins to transform into a dark monster one day. During her solitary journey across the flooded world Kay is trying to find out what exactly is happening to her. Soon she realizes that her true enemy are not monsters encountered on the way, but something much more powerful and dangerous.

PCXONEPS4Switch

Lumino City
Lumino City

Adventure 02 December 2014

An adventure title mixed with logic elements. You take on the role of a girl named Lumi who is searching for her abducted grandfather. The title stands out from the crowd due to its unusual graphics which were created with the use of cardboard characters and buildings.

PCANDiOS

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.

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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.

PCXONEPS4Switch

Goetia
Goetia

Adventure 14 April 2016

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.

PCXONEPS4Switch

Sons of Anarchy: The Prospect
Sons of Anarchy: The Prospect

Adventure 29 January 2015

A first-person action-adventure title released in episodic form. It is a mobile game adaptation of the Sons of Anarchy TV series, which tells the story of the titular biker gang. It is the work of Orpheus Interactive studio, which cooperated with Kurt Sutter, one of the creators of the original.

ANDiOS

Technobabylon
Technobabylon

Adventure 21 May 2015

An oldschool adventure game in a cyberpunk setting. Technobabylon is an expanded version of a free episodic adventure game from Technocrat. This version was developed by the indie studio Wadjet Eye Games, which has previously created such titles as Primordia and Gemini Rue.

PCiOS

Adventure in Serenia
Adventure in Serenia

Adventure 31 December 1982

A PC version of the classic Wizard and the Princess adventure game, released in 1980 on Apple II computers and considered a prelude to the legendary King's Quest series. In the game we play the role of a wanderer, who in exchange for half of the kingdom decides to free Princess Serenia Priscilla from the hands of the evil wizard Harlin.

PC

Anna's Quest
Anna's Quest

Adventure 24 September 2012

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.

PCXONEPS4Switch

ToeJam & Earl
ToeJam & Earl

Adventure 22 December 2006

Renewal of a humorous roguelike game originally published in the early 90s. We play the role of two aliens-rappers, whose ship crashed on the surface of Earth. We travel through randomly generated islands suspended in the air and try to find scattered fragments of UFOs.

PCX360PS3Wii

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies

Adventure 25 July 2013

Ace Attorney 5 is Capcom's legal adventure. The most famous hero of the cycle, Phoenix Wright, the lawyer, returns there. The game is about defending the wrongly accused. To this end, we conduct our own investigation and interview witnesses, and then use the evidence gathered in this way during the hearings.

ANDiOS3DS

Dream
Dream

Adventure 31 July 2015

A surrealistic first person adventure game, created as a debut project by an indie developer Hypersloth Games. You play as a medical university graduate. Unable to find his own place in the society, he escapes into the world of nightmares. Your job is to lead the hero through his dreams and find something that could help him get back to reality.

PC

Companions of Xanth
Companions of Xanth

Adventure 01 January 1993

First-person point-and-click adventure based on Piers Anthony's book Demons don't sleep. A young boy named Dug moves into the title world of Xanth after launching a computer game. Together with a snake woman, she travels through a surreal and humorous land trying to help her friend Kim and return to reality. During our adventure we talk to the characters we meet, collect items and solve often absurd puzzles.

PC

Depth Hunter 2: Deep Dive
Depth Hunter 2: Deep Dive

Adventure 24 August 2014

The sequel to Depth Hunter, a diving simulator developed by the Russian studio Biart. The action of the game takes us once again to the faithfully reproduced depths of the ocean, located in six different locations around the world. As a professional diver we undertake a number of different missions, such as photography, hunting or treasure hunting. The money we earn in this way we invest in better equipment, allowing us to take on more difficult challenges.

PCX360PS3

Beyond a Steel Sky
Beyond a Steel Sky

Adventure 26 June 2020

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.

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Shannara
Shannara

Adventure 30 October 1995

First-person adventure game with action elements created on the basis of a series of fantasy books under the same title by Terry Brooks. We face the difficult task of saving the land from the evil sorcerer Brona. On the way to the goal we solve numerous puzzles, complete the team and from time to time we take part in battles characterized by little interactivity.

PC

The Island: Castaway 2
The Island: Castaway 2

Adventure 14 December 2011

Continuation of a casual adventure game in which we travel through a vast, mysterious island and perform hundreds of tasks. The action of the title takes place before the events of the first part. We play the role of Yati, a young orphan plagued by mysterious dreams and visions.

PC