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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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Know by Heart
Know by Heart

Adventure 10 February 2022

Know by Heart is an indie adventure game about a group of friends meeting again and feeling a sense of loss. The production was developed and published by the Russian studio Ice-Pick Lodge, known for the games Pathologic and The Void.

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Torn Away
Torn Away

Adventure 29 September 2023

An adventure arcade game with stealth elements. Torn Away is set during World War II and stars Asya - a little girl trying to survive as she travels east through Germany and Poland.

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Dark Fracture
Dark Fracture

Adventure 2025

Dark Fracture is a psychological FPP horror game about exploration, taking place in a isolated forest region of the United States in the 1990s. The introduction to the game' story can be experienced through a free prologue and demo.

PC

The Endless Cylinder
The Endless Cylinder

Adventure TBA

The Endless Cylinder is an independent project of Carlos Bordeu, one of the founders of the ACE Team. In this surreal adventure game we play the role of a small and helpless creature who travels through a dangerous planet.

PC

Lovecraft Tales
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.

PC

Nekopara Extra
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.

PC

Eastward
Eastward

Adventure 16 September 2021

A top-down 2D action adventure game reminiscent of the old versions of The Legend of Zelda series. As we play, we follow the fate of two characters - an older miner and a young girl who are trying to survive in a dangerous world.

PCXONESwitch

Not Tonight
Not Tonight

Adventure 17 August 2018

An adventure game set in the grim vision of post-Brexit Great Britain. We play as a European who waits for deportation from The British Islands while trying to earn for living as a bouncer in clubs and on festivals.

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Doki Doki Literature Club
Doki Doki Literature Club

Adventure 22 September 2017

Developed by Team Salvato, Doki Doki Literature Club is an unusual visual novel. You assume the role of a member of a school literature club and meet its other, female members. Soon, however, the plot takes a very interesting twist.

PC

Rite of Ilk
Rite of Ilk

Adventure TBA

An adventure game with elements of the arcade, designed for fun in cooperation. At Rite of Ilk, we take control of two children heading to the top of the Ceremonial Tower to devote ourselves there to serve the gods. The cooperation is forced on them by the presence of a rope, which they are connected with - they can use it both during the exploration of exotic places, as well as in order to solve puzzles.

PC

OverBlood 2
OverBlood 2

Adventure 23 July 1998

The second part of the series created by Riverhillsoft studio - in contrast to the first part of the series, we are not dealing with survival horror, but with an adventure game emphasizing the exploration of futuristic locations and solving riddles.

PS1

Outer Wilds
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.

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Great Ace Attorney 2
Great Ace Attorney 2

Adventure 03 August 2017

Great Ace Attorney 2 is an adventure game dedicated to Nintendo 3DS portable console. The plot sees us assume control of Ryunosuke Naruhodo, a XIX-century Japanese lawyer who is an ancestor of Phoenix Wright (Ryuichi Naruhodo in the Japanese version). During the game, our goal is to defend our clients and help them by getting them acquitted, which will require private investigations, as well as taking part in hearings.

3DS

Signs of Life
Signs of Life

Adventure 27 January 2014

A survival sandbox game, in which you try to survive on an inhospitable planet. You do that by building shelters, crafting tools and weapons, etc.

PC

Norse Noir: Loki's Exile
Norse Noir: Loki's Exile

Adventure TBA

Norse Noir: Loki's Exile is a traditional adventure game developed by the Kreative Spill team with a point-n-click interface. The action takes place in the United States in the 1920s, but the standard crime story has been enriched here with threads taken from legends and beliefs of Scandinavian peoples.

PC

Minecraft: Pocket Edition
Minecraft: Pocket Edition

Adventure 07 October 2011

A mobile edition of Minecraft ā€“ the cult sandbox game from Swedish company Mojang AB, which spawned millions of fans worldwide over several years since its beta release, becoming a phenomenon of modern day pop-culture. Overall the gameplay mechanics featured in Minecraft: Pocket Edition are no different than in other versions.

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Silent Hill
Silent Hill

Adventure 31 January 1999

A classic survival horror movie from PlayStation, which started one of the most popular series in its genre. In the game we play the role of Harry Mason, who together with his daughter goes on holiday to the title town of Silent Hill. On the spot, the protagonist undergoes an accident, after which it turns out that his daughter has disappeared and the city is shrouded in dense, mysterious fog.

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Starr Mazer
Starr Mazer

Adventure TBA

A science fiction production by Imagos Softworks, combining a classical point ā€˜nā€™ click adventure game with an arcade side-scrolling shoot 'em up title. The action of Starr Mazer takes place 130 years after the Grand War that plunged the galaxy into chaos. While playing, we assume the role of a mercenary pilot called Brick M. Stonewood who, having awoken from hibernation, tries to recollect the key facts from his past.

PC

Psychic Detective
Psychic Detective

Adventure 30 November 1995

An unconventional detective adventure game created in the convention of an interactive film. Playing the role of Eric Fox, wielding powerful and very useful parapsychic skills, we try to solve the mystery of the death of the father of the mysterious dancer Laina.

PCPS1

Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!
Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!

Adventure 25 March 2010

A Japanese adventure, part of the visual novel sub-genre. It is a side title of Chaos;Head published in 2008. Unlike him, he is not a science-fiction thriller, but a romantic comedy in which the protagonists of the original play the main roles.

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Sweet Fuse: At Your Side
Sweet Fuse: At Your Side

Adventure 27 August 2013

Sweet Fuse: At Your Side is an adventure game in the form of an interactive graphic novel. The main character, whose actions are directed by the player, takes part in a deadly game to free her uncle, the famous video game creator Keiji Inafune from the hands of a madman. The title was produced by Idea Factory's Otomate studio.

PSP

Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet

Adventure 09 May 2008

Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet is an adventure game produced by Frogwares with the casual market in mind. The famous detective, whose actions are directed by the player, must solve the mystery of the death of a young painter, whose corpses were found in a rolled Persian carpet. The game is based on puzzles such as "hidden objects" and various types of puzzles.

PC

Routine
Routine

Adventure TBA

A science-fiction survival horror game developed by the independent studio Lunar Software. The story focuses on discovering the causes behind the staff disappearance at the Lunar Research Station. In the game, the player travels through dark and claustrophobic chambers of the facility, gradually uncovering its secrets. The main item the player uses throughout the game is a special fixing tool which resembles a pistol.

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Kya: Dark Lineage
Kya: Dark Lineage

Adventure 14 November 2003

An action adventure game with a view from behind the main character's back in cartoon style. A girl named Kya and her younger brother Frank move to a land inhabited by friendly animals called Nativs. They live in constant danger from Wolfuns' werewolves. The heroine decides to help them and for this purpose she travels through a dangerous world full of traps, abysses and other obstacles.

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