Adventure Video Games28
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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White Heaven
Adventure TBA
A horror adventure game developed by the independent studio Dreampainters, the creators of Anna. White Heaven takes place in an abandoned hotel located deep in a grim forest. The player assumes the role of Eric Blanc, a rich young man kidnapped for ransom by a group of criminals. One day he wakes up and discovers that the door to his prison is open. However, in the meantime Eric had fallen in love with Linda, a member of the gang.
Lost Horizon 2
Adventure 28 August 2015
A sequel to the well-received adventure game from Animation Arts, the creators of the Secret Files series. The action is set in 1956, 20 years after the events of the original game. Starring, once again, Fenton Paddock who came back to the British army after he had escaped Hong Kong. While in Africa, the hero receives a confidential order from the HQ which marks the beginning of another great adventure. The gameplay resembles classic adventure games.
Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition
Adventure 21 September 2011
Refreshed version of the highly acclaimed action adventure game. The player directs the actions of a young scientist - Lester Knight Knight Chaykin, who, as a result of an unsuccessful experiment, finds himself in a dangerous and alien world.
The Solus Project
Adventure 07 June 2016
A science fiction survival sandbox game that combines arcade elements with numerous logic puzzles. It was developed by Teotl, a Swedish studio known for such productions as Unmechanical or The Ball. The story of The Souls Project is set in the world of the latter game, although the action takes place in the distant future where the Earth is at the verge of an ecological disaster. In the game, we assume the role of a space colonist, a member of an expedition to find new inhabitable worlds.
Mystery Case Files: Fate's Carnival
Adventure 26 November 2013
The tenth installment of the popular series, combining elements of detective adventure games with casual entertainment based on finding hidden objects. This time, thanks to the spirit of Madame Fate, we return to the funfair known from the fourth part of the game in order to confront the sinister witch and free the people trapped by her.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 - Revelations
Adventure 25 March 2014
An extensive DLC for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 - a third-person hack and slash game. The expansion enriches the plot of the core game with a new thread. Interestingly, the Revelations DLC puts the player in the shoes of a different character, which is the main feature here. The player assumes the role of Alucard - a vampire son of Count Dracula, known under the name Trevor Belmont before turning into a bloodsucker.
Cult County
Adventure canceled
Cult County is a survival horror adventure game in which events are shown from the first person perspective (FPP). The story takes place in a desert town in Texas, where the protagonist finds himself in search of a sister. He finds an atmosphere of fear and distrust caused by sinister cultists, and soon comes to fight for survival. The game combines a dramatic struggle with exploratory elements in locations with a partially open structure.
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
Adventure 29 January 2015
A remastered edition of the adventure game developed by Quantic Dream, which debuted in 2005 on computers and sixth generation consoles. The story of the game takes place in the New York City in year 2009. The city is mortified by a series of brutal murders committed by otherwise lawful citizens for no apparent reasons. The player assumes the role of Kane, a man who, haunted by strange visions, kills a person he was completely unfamiliar with.
Deliver Us the Moon
Adventure 10 October 2019
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.
Bohemian Killing
Adventure 21 July 2016
A three-dimensional adventure game in the form of a courtroom drama, inspired by the popular Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series. It was created by The Moonwalls studio's sole member - a lawyer and a game enthusiast who developed the game almost entirely on his own. The story is set in a steampunk alternative vision of the 19th century Paris. The protagonist faces the court, being accused of a brutal murder of a young woman. The player's task is to convince the court of his innocence.
Outreach
Adventure canceled
A first person adventure game featuring some exploration elements, developed by British Pixel Spill. The game takes players to an alternative version of the 1980s - the main protagonist is an astronaut tasked with a peculiar investigation. He is to discover the secret behind the lost communications with a Soviet space station. Upon reaching the place, our character quickly discovers that the crew have vanished.
Lovecraft Tales
Adventure canceled
An adventure game with RPG and survival features. It was inspired by the works of Howard Philips Lovecraft. The title was created by Polish studio Crystalvision led by Sewer Hrehorowicz, the co-creator of OddPlanet platform game. Lovecraft Tales takes place in Vermont in New England, in an open world featuring hand-drawn 2D environment. The protagonist must eat, drink and find a safe hideout for the night in order to avoid madness.
Batman: Arkham VR
Adventure 13 October 2016
A detective adventure game with arcade elements, created with PlayStation 4 and virtual reality sets in mind. The title is a spin-off of a popular series of action games created by Rocksteady. The action of Batman: Arkham VR takes place in a famous DC comic book universe, with the players assuming the role of the titular superhero, who takes it upon himself to solve the case of mysterious murders and stop the conspiracy that threatens Dark Knight’s closest allies.
Grim Legends 3: The Dark City
Adventure 31 May 2016
The third installment in the casual hidden-objects adventure game series, developed by Polish studio Artifex Mundi. You play as Sylwia, an amnesiac acolyte of the monster-hunting Order. When a powerful artifact, containing a malevolent being known as the Nightmare, is stolen from the Order's headquarters, Sylwia and her mentor embark on a quest to find it.
Husk
Adventure 03 February 2017
A first-person perspective survival horror inspired by such classic titles as Alan Wake, Silent Hill, and Alone in the Dark. Husk is produced by Polish studio UndeadScout, supported by IMGN.PRO – the creators of the successful horror Kholat. The title takes you to a mysterious town of Shivercliff, the destination of the game's main hero – Matthew Palmer. After a train wreck, he tries to find his family, which requires delving into the town’s dark secrets.
Clock Tower: Rewind
Adventure 29 October 2024
Clock Tower is a remastered version of the first game in an iconic Japanese horror series. It's an adventure game with survival horror elements, tasking us with solving puzzles while avoiding a murderous stalker.
Night Trap - 25th Anniversary Edition
Adventure 15 August 2017
A remastered edition of Night Trap, a game that debuted in 1992. The new version was developed by Screaming Villains. Similarly to its predecessor, the game uses full motion video technology that utilizes interactive video footage with real actors. The developers of the remaster have cleaned up ninety minutes of the recordings used in the original game and they created a new interface that supports FullHD resolution.
Outer Wilds
Adventure 30 May 2019
An exploration adventure game, in which you play as a recruit of the new space program called Outer Wilds Ventures. Your task is to study a mysterious solar system functioning in a time loop.
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
Adventure 22 February 2018
An unusual adventure simulator inspired by political thrillers and real-world situations - Orwell: Ignorance is Strength allows the players to assume the role of a government official working on a top-secret wiretap program. The game is a sequel to the well-received 2016 Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You.
FoxTail
Adventure 01 March 2018
Two-dimensional adventure referring to classic point-and-click games, including King's Quest and Monkey Island series. While playing, we follow the fate of a young fox looking for a cure for her sick grandmother.
Unforeseen Incidents
Adventure 24 May 2018
Unforeseen Incidents is a classic point-and-click adventure game. The players get involved in a grand scheme related to a mysterious plague, and their decisions will affect the fate of many people.
Backbone
Adventure 08 June 2021
Adventure with elements of a sneaky and action game, in which we get to the retrofuturistic version of Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. While playing in Backbone we play Howard Lotor's shed, which is a private detective who undertakes various tasks.
Nekopara Vol. 0
Adventure 17 August 2015
A visual novel adventure, which is a prequel to the Necopara series. Players follow one day in the life of Shigure Minaduki, the younger sister of the main character of the cycle, and her six kittens well known to the fans of the cycle. The title is extremely short - we will finish it in just over an hour.
Nekopara Extra
Adventure 27 July 2018
A visual novel adventure game. It is the second (after Nekopara Vol. 0) prequel to the Nekopara series. The game takes place one and a half year before the events depicted in the main entry in the series.