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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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Marie's Room
Marie's Room

Adventure 13 April 2018

A short exploration game. You play as a girl named Kelsey, who visits the former room of her friend, Marie, to find her diary. By analyzing the room and listening to the recollections of the protagonist, you discover the details of the tragic events from several years ago.

PC

The Beast Inside
The Beast Inside

Adventure 17 October 2019

A Polish survival horror game that tells the story of Adam, a CIA analytic. After arriving at a new home he finds the diary of a man named Nicolas. The nightmares described in the diary are invading reality, forcing the protagonist to fight for his life.

PCPS5XSXXONESwitch

Detective Gallo
Detective Gallo

Adventure 30 May 2018

A point-and-click adventure game, in which we assume control of the eponymous Detective Gallo – an anthropomorphic bird that attempts to solve the mystery behind the murder of five exotic plants. During the game, we often solve puzzles and conduct conversations with neutral characters in order to shed new light on the case. When it comes to visuals, we are dealing with hand-drawn 2D graphics.

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OneShot
OneShot

Adventure 09 December 2016

An unusual, surreal, two-dimensional adventure game whose mechanics goes beyond what we see on the screen. The production has been designed to give players the opportunity to think and force them to go beyond the usual patterns.

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Discovery Tour by Assassin's Creed: Ancient Egypt
Discovery Tour by Assassin's Creed: Ancient Egypt

Adventure 20 February 2018

A standalone production based on an educational mode for the Assassin's Creed Origins game. The developers of Discovery Tour by Assassin’s Creed: Ancient Egypt allow the players to embark on a virtual journey to the ancient empire of the pharaohs, and discover various curiosities about the everyday life of its inhabitants, about its monumental structures, renowned historical figures and the mysterious mummification process.

PC

Rakuen
Rakuen

Adventure 10 May 2017

An adventure game with RPG elements, in which we play the role of a boy exploring the fairy-tale land; the protagonist must submit to a series of attempts to help the inhabitants in order to meet with the Watchman of the Forest, who fulfils their wishes. Rakuen is non-violent - instead, the game is enriched with logical and environmental riddles.

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The City of Lost Children
The City of Lost Children

Adventure 31 March 1997

Based on French film production, this is an adventure game in which players play the role of a child looking for their abducted friends. In the title there are no elements of the fight - the game is limited to exploring the city, solving riddles and searching for necessary items.

PS1

Detective Pikachu
Detective Pikachu

Adventure 23 March 2018

An adventure detective game that takes place in the universe known from the Pokemon series. The players learn the story of a young boy named Tim and a Pikachu that can speak human voice and who works as a professional detective. Together they solve mysterious cases and problems of the citizens of Ryme City.

3DS

Inner Voices
Inner Voices

Adventure 10 May 2017

An exploration/adventure horror by the independent studio Sigma Games from Poland. The main hero of Inner Voices is John Blake who is trapped in a dimension resembling purgatory. The protagonist suffers from amnesia and the only way to reveal his mysterious past is to follow a strange voice. The hints it drops lead the hero to eerie places which reflect his own memories distorted by an unknown, evil force. The action is presented from the first-person perspective.

PCSwitch

Anna: Extended Edition
Anna: Extended Edition

Adventure 13 April 2013

Improved edition of the 2012 PC Adventure Anna. Developers took care not only of nicer graphics, but also new locations, additional puzzles or a changed interface.

PCX360PS3

Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition
Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition

Adventure 19 December 2016

Created for Windows 10, a special edition of the successful sandbox game by Mojang AB. The general premise is the same as in Minecraft, but unlike the original game, based on the first java edition, this one draws from the mobile edition called Minecraft: Pocket Edition. Therefore, gameplay is not as extensive, and the game itself is not compatible with the original Minecraft.

PC

Attentat 1942
Attentat 1942

Adventure 31 October 2017

A text-based adventure game with interface-based minigames taking place in occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. The grandfather of the main hero has been arrested by Gestapo following a successful assassination attempt on Reinhardt Heydrich. Our task is to find him and learn the truth about his role in the whole operation. Attentat 1942 offers a complete adventure game experience, consisting of conversations with encountered characters and demanding minigames.

PCSwitch

Unavowed
Unavowed

Adventure 08 August 2018

A thriller adventure game by Wadjet Eye Games. You play as a person, who for the last six months was possessed by a demon using their body to wreak havoc in New York. The protagonist was exorcised by the eponymous organization, which fights dark forces, and decides to join it, having lost their previous life, including their home, family, and friends. During the game, you explore locations, talk to NPCs, gather useful items and solve puzzles.

PCSwitch

Virginia
Virginia

Adventure 22 September 2016

An adventure game created by an independent studio Variable State. The player assumes the role of a rookie FBI agent, who receives a task of investigating the case of a young boy’s disappearance. The plot is filled with supernatural elements, and science-fiction motifs. The plot of Virginia is completely linear, so the players can focus on experiencing the story.

PCXONEPS4

Detention
Detention

Adventure 12 January 2017

A side-scrolling horror/adventure game. Detention is a debut project of Taiwanese studio Red Candle Games. The action of the game takes place in Taiwan during the 1960s, in the middle of martial law that lasted 37 years. We are taken to Greenwood, a high-school placed in a mountainous area. The players assume the role of two students who discover that the school became inhabited by wicked monsters known from local legends.

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Everlasting Summer
Everlasting Summer

Adventure 18 November 2014

Representative of the visual novel genre, created by an independent Russian studio Soviet Games. The player plays the role of Semyon, who in unexplained circumstances ends up in a communist pioneer camp. Its task is to unravel the mystery behind the mysterious incident and to make acquaintances with the residents of the facility.

PCANDiOS

Eastshade
Eastshade

Adventure 13 February 2019

Eastshade is an adventure exploration game, in which, apart from visiting locations and absorbing the plot, you can also craft items and paint pictures of the locations you visit, which is an important aspect of the gameplay.

PCXONEPS4

The Last Express Gold Edition
The Last Express Gold Edition

Adventure 22 November 2013

Refreshed edition of the classic adventure game from 1997, for which the creator of the cult Prince of Persia Jordan Mechler is responsible. The action takes place entirely on board the title Orient Express, where, trying to escape from his problems, the hero controlled by us gets entangled in a complicated intrigue of lies, political intrigues and private interests of passengers, as well as love and murder.

PC

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Adventure 28 June 2016

An interactive adventure horror game from visual novel genre and a third entry in Zero Escape series, created ChunSoft in cooperation with Aksys Games. It takes place in Martian research facility, ordered to survey reactions of people locked and isolated from the rest of the world. Gameplay doesn’t differ much from that of previous parts of the series and presents fans with well-known characters.

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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.

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Edge of Nowhere
Edge of Nowhere

Adventure 06 June 2016

An interesting action adventure game with horror elements, created with virtual reality hardware in mind. Edge of Nowhere was developed by the experienced studio Insomniac Games, the creators of such well-known tiles as the Spyro series, Ratchet & Clank, Resistance or Sunset Overdrive. Unlike other productions for VR hardware, Edge of Nowhere is a TPP game. You play as a rescue team member searching for a lost expedition in the Antarctic.

PC

Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Five Nights at Freddy's 4

Adventure 23 July 2015

The fourth and final installment of the independent horror game series by Scott Cawthon. In Five Nights at Freddy’s 4, we have to face the murderous animatronic toys yet again. Compared to its predecessors, the title's gameplay formula has been changed. While plying, we do not assume the role of a security guard anymore, but a small child that has to survive the five eponymous nights in his own home which is overrun by bloodthirsty toys.

PCXONEPS4SwitchANDiOSWP

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD

Adventure 19 December 2012

Refreshed edition of the third installment of the cult Oddworld series. This time, Abe, known from the previous parts, is accompanied by a wheelchair-driven Munch. Together they try to recover the Gabbits' eggs, which are the last chance for the survival of this dying species.

PS3ANDiOSPSV

Empathy: Path of Whispers
Empathy: Path of Whispers

Adventure 16 May 2016

A somewhat surrealistic FPP adventure game and a debut of Pixel Night studios, focusing on exploration and plot. The story of Empathy takes place in a collapsing world, where the few remaining cities were reduced to shelters for small human populations, and where life seems to be dying out. We explore the setting through the eyes of a child led by a mysterious spirit on their journey to return the order to this world.

PC