Adventure Video Games4
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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Moonstone Island
Adventure 20 September 2023
An adventure game with RPG and life sim elements. Moonstone Island is set in a fantasy world of floating islands, which the player explores, learns its secrets and faces threats hidden within.
Still Life 2
Adventure 03 April 2009
Still Life 2 is a sequel to a great adventure, which turned out to be one of the hits of 2005. The plot of the game presents the fate of FBI agent Victoria McPherson, a tracing psychopathic murderer. The development team of the French GameCO studio tried to create a captivating script, atmospheric audio-visual setting and memorable riddles to solve.
Return to Monkey Island
Adventure 19 September 2022
Return to Monkey Island is a point-and-click adventure game. It is the first part of the series in 30 years, with the series creator Ron Gilbert taking part in its development.
American McGee's Alice
Adventure 22 November 2000
A bloody and dark adaptation of Alice's fairy tale in Wonderland, in which Alice has to deal with the evil Queen of the Dark with a whole arsenal of deadly weapons. Fun mechanics combines the typical platform exploration of large three-dimensional levels with a combat system realized as in the best shooters.
Poppy Playtime
Adventure 12 October 2021
Episodic survival horror with FPP puzzle game elements. In Poppy Playtime we explore the mysteries of an abandoned toy factory, and the fight for survival is varied by numerous environmental puzzles.
Shadows of Doubt
Adventure 26 September 2024
Shadows of Doubt is an FPP combination of a detective adventure game and a stealth game. It's set in a bustling city, its buildings all fully explorable and its citizens all unique, with distinctive personalities and daily schedules.
Indigo Prophecy
Adventure 16 September 2005
Featuring paranormal mystery/thriller esthetics, a third-person action-adventure game by Quantic Dream studio. The plot of Indigo Prophecy – perhaps better known as Fahrenheit - is set in New York City in year 2009. The city is witness to a series of inexplicably violent acts of murder committed by seemingly ordinary, lawful citizens. The action is presented from the point of view of two separate characters.
Silent Hill: Homecoming
Adventure 30 September 2008
The fifth part of the highly popular series. This time the main character is Alex Shepherd. He sets out to look for his brother, visiting, among other things, the titular town of Silent Hill.
Amnesia: The Bunker
Adventure 06 June 2023
The next installment in an iconic FPP survival horror series by Frictional Games. The game is set in a WWI-era bunker, while the player, for the first time in the series, can wield a firearm.
Endling
Adventure 19 July 2022
An adventure game with survival elements. In Endling we play as a fox trying to escort three puppies to a place where people cannot hurt them. The game presents a dystopian vision of the future where the overexploitation of natural resources led to total devastation of the environment.
Layers of Fear (2016)
Adventure 16 February 2016
A first person psychological horror adventure game inspired of 19th-century paintings and architecture. It was created by Polish developer Bloober Team, known for such titles as BRAWL, A-Men and Music Master: Chopin. The game is set in an ominous manor, while you assume the role of an insane painter striving to finish his masterpiece at all cost. Gameplay boils down to exploration, as the player searches for the source of the hero’s madness and the tools needed to complete the painting.
Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game
Adventure 15 September 2006
Broken Sword: The Angel of Death is the fourth installment of the adventure series with Georg Stobbart in the lead role. This time the protagonist gets entangled in a complicated intrigue connected with a mysterious substance, which according to legends was in the Arc of the Covenant. The addictive scenario of the game is the work of Revolution Software, while the development was taken care of by Sumo Digital studio.
Deponia Doomsday
Adventure 01 March 2016
The fourth installment in the comedy adventure game series initially planned as a trilogy. however, under the pressure of fan expectations, the creators from Daedalic Entertainment decided to create one more entry in the franchise. Deponia Doomsday continues the story of Rufus, who had a vision of a disaster striking the idyllic floating city of Elysium and his home, garbage heap-planet Deponia.
Amnesia: Rebirth
Adventure 20 October 2020
The third part of the popular first-person survival horror series. In Amnesia: Rebirth we play as Tasi Trianon, who is trying to discover her past in the Algerian desert. The game was developed by the creators of the original - Frictional Games studio.
Full Throttle Remastered
Adventure 18 April 2017
Full Throttle Remastered is a remastered edition of the classic 1995 point-and-click adventure game that was developed by LucasArts. Just like the remaster of the Day of the Tentacle, the refreshed version of Full Throttle was created by Double Fine Productions, a studio made of developers of the original game. The game takes place in a grim future where classic vehicles were replaced with the machines powered by antigravity-based engines.
The Council
Adventure 13 March 2018
The Council is an adventure game comprising of five separate episodes. The action of the game is set on an island, on which members of a secret society of influential people from the second half of 18th century arrive to hold their meetings. During their adventure, the players have to explore various locations, talk to NPCs, make difficult decisions, and solve puzzles using the system of fifteen skills that can be developed throughout the game.
Layers of Fear 2
Adventure 28 May 2019
The second installment of a horror adventure game cycle, developed by the Polish studio Bloober Team. In Layers of Fear 2, we get aboard a ship on the high seas and take part in the making of another masterpiece film.
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Adventure 17 April 2006
The second part of a great adventure game, The Longest Journey, which was realized and released in 2000 by Funcom. Its action was set in the same realities as we had the opportunity to stay in the original The Longest Journey, i.e. compilation of fantasy and science fiction.
The Forgotten City
Adventure 28 July 2021
Forgotten City is a FPP adventure game developed for PCs. The action takes place in a lost Roman city, where one of the contemporary researchers committed a serious sin, for which supernatural powers punished the whole group with death. The player must go back in time and change the course of events to discover a sequence that will save all victims.
We. the Revolution
Adventure 21 March 2019
Inspired by a popular game Papers, Please, this is an unusual mix of genres by the Polish studio Polyslash. We. The Revolution is set in the 18th-century Paris during the French Revolution. The player takes the role of a judge in the Revolutionary Tribunal, who judges both revolutionists and their enemies, as well as criminals and ordinary citizens.
Ultimate Custom Night
Adventure 27 June 2018
A survival horror created by Scott Cawthon. The game is part of the very popular series Five Nights at Freddy’s. The players assume the role of a guard who uses cameras, automatic doors and various gadgets to survive in a building filled with evil animatronics. The game is exceptional because it combines the features of all the previous entries in the series. This means that, during the game, the players can face 50 iconic opponents.
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
Adventure 24 February 2003
Action adventure game with a third person perspective. The player becomes a heroic archaeologist and this time he has to find a powerful ancient artifact, a black pearl called the Dragon's Heart.
Outbound
Adventure 2026
An adventure game with survival elements. In Outbound we explore a vast world behind the wheel of our car. We can pick from various vehicles, as well as upgrade them so that they become more useful and suit our preferences. The game supports both single and multiplayer.
Heavy Rain
Adventure 23 February 2010
An interactive thriller adventure game developed by studio Quantic Dream (Fahrenheit, Omikron: The Nomad Soul). The player controls several seemingly unrelated characters, each with their own storylines and motivations. How the story develops depends greatly on the decisions made by the player as all plots intertwine until they meet at the game's finale. What’s characteristic for the game is its focus on matters of morality and ethics.