Adventure Video Games49
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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Sam & Max: Season 2 - Chariots of the Dogs
Adventure 13 March 2008
The fourth episode of the second season of adventures of rabbit Max and dog Sam. This time, the two detectives set out to search for their friend Bosco, who was kidnapped by the aliens.
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
Adventure 28 August 2009
We play the role of a young woman and examine the decks of two ships whose crews have disappeared in unexplained circumstances. We travel through beautifully made boards and solve complex puzzles.
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
Adventure 28 May 2010
Adventure in the climates of psychological horror that is another part of the series Darkness Within. As police investigator Howard E. Loreid we run away from a mental hospital and then we go to the town of Arkhamend and other dark locations to settle the past. The whole was presented in a nice three-dimensional setting. Sound effects create an atmosphere full of darkness and horror.
Penumbra: Requiem
Adventure 27 August 2008
Add-on to Penumbra's horror-converted adventure: Black Plague. It is the culmination of the whole cycle. Again, we have to go through the nooks and crannies of the abandoned research complex in Greenland on the way meeting well known figures from previous episodes.
Simon the Sorcerer: Who'd Even Want Contact?
Adventure 26 March 2009
Simon the Sorcerer: Who'd Even Want Kontact (Simon the Sorcerer: Who will make contact) is the fifth installment of the point'n'click adventure series. The game was created by a team of Silver Style studio. Players take on the role of the title young sorcerer, who tries to save the Magic Kingdom and the whole world from the threat of invasion from space.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Adventure 11 January 2011
A humorous adventure by the father of the Phoenix Wright series. We play the role of a spirit that must solve the mystery of its own death and stop the perpetrator from murdering more people. The game is about saving potential victims by manipulating inanimate objects on the screen.
Black Sails
Adventure 22 April 2010
Adventure created by authors of such games as Jack Keane, Ankh or Venetica. We move there until 1884 and meet two heroes - Anna and Lex - who find themselves on a mysterious ship devoid of crew and cargo. While playing, we travel through suspicious locations and look for answers to numerous questions.
Sam & Max: Season 2 - What's New, Beelzebub?
Adventure 10 April 2008
The final episode of the second season of adventures of two detectives Sam and Max. This time the heroes face the final judgment day and have to deal with the ruler of hell, Satan himself.
Dear Esther
Adventure 14 February 2012
Dear Esther is an adventure game with a first person perspective, with a rather heavy and dark climate. Here we are only exploring the surroundings and listening to the scraps of stories, which we have to put together into a coherent story.
Hector: Badge of Carnage
Adventure 27 April 2011
A humorous adventure game in which we play the role of a not too clumsy policeman. The game is about exploring the location, collecting objects, conducting conversations and solving riddles. It is worth mentioning the attractive cartoon graphics and excellent plot, often stuffed to the brim with vulgar, but at the same time extremely funny jokes.
CSI: Crime City
Adventure 20 October 2010
CSI: Crime City is a casual browser adventure based on the license of the popular detective series CSI, aired here as CSI: Las Vegas Criminal puzzles. As a member of the CSI team, we play the role of a forensic engineer, looking for evidence and analyzing the place of crime. The game is supported by characters known from the series, from which many threads and stories have also been borrowed. In addition, we can conduct investigations together with our friends in the collaborative mode.
Overclocked: A Story of Violence
Adventure 12 October 2007
Overclocked is another adventure from House Of Tales studio. In the case of a German producer we could always count on an interesting and captivating plot (e.g. The Moment of Silence), often touching on sensitive topics. It is no different this time.
Team ICO Collection
Adventure 22 September 2011
Team ICO Collection is a compilation of Team ICO games, previously released on PlayStation 2. The package includes Ico and Shadow of Colossus. Thanks to Sony Computer Entertainment's efforts, both games have been remastered, which allowed to adjust the quality of the visuals to HD standards and improve the smoothness of the animation.
Heaven's Hope
Adventure 25 February 2016
A point-and-click adventure game created by a German developer, Mosaic Mask Studio. The game combines the dark atmosphere of the 19-th century with comedy elements. The main character is called Talorel and is an angel candidate attending a stunt school located in the heavens. During one of his flights, he has an accident and falls to the ground near the eponymous town.
Gladiator Begins
Adventure 14 October 2010
Gladiator Begins is an action-RPG game produced by Acquire's development team. The player directs the actions of a courageous gladiator, who, apart from fighting in the Colosseum, also performs various orders for prominent residents of ancient Rome. The game is based on spectacular duels, thanks to which you can gain the publicity and experience necessary to develop the hero's skills.
Drawn: The Painted Tower
Adventure 04 September 2009
Very visually nice adventure game containing many mini-games and puzzles. The player has to save a girl locked at the top of a mysterious painted tower.
The Second Guest
Adventure 26 January 2012
The Second Guest is a point'n'click episode adventure game created by Twice Effect studio. Players play the role of Jacek Ice, a young man who unexpectedly became the heir to the murdered Lord Averton. It turns out, however, that the murderer is also lurking in his life. The game's visual setting is inspired by Tim Burton's films. The gameplay consists mainly of talking to independent characters, searching rooms and finding applications for the collected objects.
Shiver: Vanishing Hitchhiker
Adventure 29 August 2011
Hidden object adventure in which we set off on a search for the title hitchhiker. Shiver Action: Vanishing Hitchhiker takes place in the deserted city of Gordon Creek. The game consists of finding interactive objects and solving logical puzzles.
Cradle
Adventure 24 July 2015
A science fiction adventure game set in a vast open world setting. The game was created by an Ukrainian developer studio with a somewhat unique name – Flying Cafe for Semianimals, whose members formerly worked on such titles as Heroes of Might & Magic V and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. The story focuses on a young man and his robotic female companion, who travel to desert hills of Mongolia. The player has to find his partner’s missing body parts and bring her back to full functionality.
Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney
Adventure 29 November 2012
An adventure game in which the protagonists of the Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright series play: Ace Attorney. The title characters are transferred to another world, where they must discover the secrets of the mysterious city and lead to the acquittal of a girl accused of being a witch. The game is about taking part in a virtual process and solving puzzles.
Stasis
Adventure 31 August 2015
An isometric science fiction adventure game created by a South African indie developer The Brotherhood Games. The game is set in an abandoned research facility, where the main hero, John Maracheck, wakes up. Throughout the game the protagonist has to discover what happened in the facility and find his relatives. Easy to guess, seemingly empty laboratory hides loads of traps and dangers.
Faust: The Seven Games of The Soul
Adventure 22 October 1999
Marcellyus Faust must resolve the dispute between God and Mephistopheles over the fate of the souls of people living in the Dream Park.
Inquisition
Adventure 29 November 2002
An action adventure game set in the realities of 14th century France. The player becomes a young thief named Matthew looking for the legendary Templar treasure. Before he reaches his destination, he faces numerous enemies, city guards and the spitzes of the Great Inquisitor. He will also have to break through labyrinths full of traps.
The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure 05 June 2008
The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes is a detective game for the mass audience, which, as the name suggests, refers to the most famous literary character in this profession.