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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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The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes
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.

PC

Sam & Max: Season 2 - Ice Station Santa
Sam & Max: Season 2 - Ice Station Santa

Adventure 08 November 2007

The first episode of the second season of Sam's adventures and his crazy rabbit companion Max. The main characters set out for the North Pole in an attempt to prevent the Christmas crisis.

PC

Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles
Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles

Adventure 17 October 2001

Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles is a third person perspective adventure game (TPP), produced by In Utero's development team. The player directs the actions of a 10-year-old Cypriot. Unknown forces take the hero to a world of sleep, which is in great danger. A resolute boy is the only chance for the inhabitants of the ethereal land to survive.

PCPS2

Realms of the Haunting
Realms of the Haunting

Adventure 10 January 1997

The main character in Realms of the Haunting is Adam Randall, son of a pastor, who, at the request of a mysterious priest, sets off to a village in Great Britain called Hellston. The priest gives the young man the task of examining the abandoned property.

PC

Stonewall Penitentiary
Stonewall Penitentiary

Adventure 14 May 2018

Stonewall Penitentiary is a thriller/horror adventure game. It was developed by Christopher M. Brendel, the creator of titles like Lifestream and Shady Brook.

PC

Atlantis III: The New World
Atlantis III: The New World

Adventure 02 November 2001

Continuation of the flagship series of adventure games by the French band Cryo Interactive, whose plot focuses on the archaeologists' search for the lost city of Atlantes.

PC

The Blackwell Legacy
The Blackwell Legacy

Adventure 07 February 2007

The Blackwell Legacy is an extensive adventure game, prepared by a team of five programmers from the Wadjet Eye Games studio. The full title consists of several separate episodes, which can be downloaded for a fee.

PCANDiOS

Anderson & The Legacy of Cthulhu
Anderson & The Legacy of Cthulhu

Adventure 21 July 2007

Anderson & The Legacy of Cthulhu is an action adventure game with elements of horror, realized by programmers from Homegrown Games group. Due to the fact that the studio consists partly of fantasy literature experts, masters of the paper RPG Call of Cthulhu and the authors of the campaign for this system, the game draws full bits from the prose of H.P. Lovecraft, guaranteeing the recipients a solid dose of blood-chilling experiences.

PC

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Adventure 15 November 2004

The main character of "Metroid Prime 2: Echoes" is again Samus Aran, an intergalactic award hunter. Hired by the government of the Galaxy Federation, she travels to the planet Aether to find the lost troop of the federation's soldiers and help him return home.

GCN

Sam & Max: Season 1 – Bright Side of The Moon
Sam & Max: Season 1 – Bright Side of The Moon

Adventure 26 April 2007

Sam & Max: Season 1 - Bright Side of The Moon is the sixth and last episode of the new adventures of the dog Sam and his rabbit companion Max developed by Telltale Games studio. This time, two crazy detectives, known from Steve Purcell's comic books, move to the moon, where they will eventually face madmen who want to control the minds of all inhabitants of the earth.

PC

Mozart Requiem
Mozart Requiem

Adventure 16 October 2008

The main role in this adventure is played by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Together with him we visit the charming nooks and crannies of eighteenth-century Prague, conducting a private investigation into a mysterious case.

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Pitfall: The Big Adventure
Pitfall: The Big Adventure

Adventure 23 September 2008

Action game, in many ways referring to the cult "Tomb Raider". We play the role of the title traveler, exploring, among others, the Peruvian jungle.

Wii

Hamlet
Hamlet

Adventure 08 April 2010

A humorous adventure game inspired by William Shakespeare's classic work. Players take on the role of a time traveler from the future, who gets entangled in an intrigue known from the literary prototype. The game is about exploring the location, solving puzzles and enjoying the twisted sense of humour of the creators.

PC

Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty

Adventure 21 August 2008

Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty is the second part of the trilogy initiated by Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction, part of the Insomniac Games platforming cycle. The title is a combination of arcade and logical game elements. Players direct Ratchet's actions to rescue Clank, kidnapped by invisible robots from Hoolefar Island.

PS3

Hannibal
Hannibal

Adventure 29 March 2004

Hannibal is an action adventure game based on Thomas Harris' novel and a film directed by Ridley Scott. The player directs the actions of FBI agent Clarice Starling and follows the path of psychopathic doctor Hannibal Lecter. Developers from Arxel Tribe studio took care of the dark climate of production, which is addressed to adult customers.

PC

Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders (2009)
Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders (2009)

Adventure 13 October 2009

Adventure based on Agatha Christie's work. We try to track down a dangerous murderer by taking on the role of the famous detective Hercules Poirot.

NDS

Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!
Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!

Adventure 11 June 1996

The second part of the adventures of the wizard Rincewind, one of the main characters of the famous book saga World of Drive by Terry Pratchett.

PCPS1

Sam & Max: Season 2 - Night of the Raving Dead
Sam & Max: Season 2 - Night of the Raving Dead

Adventure 13 February 2008

Sam & Max Episode 203: Night of the Raving Dead is the third episode of the second season released as an episodic adventure game created by Telltale Games. Its characters are a pair of crazy detectives, the dog Sam and Max, a rabbit with sadistic inclinations, who are well known to readers of Steve Purcell's comic books.

PC

Nancy Drew: Danger by Design
Nancy Drew: Danger by Design

Adventure 11 July 2006

Nancy Drew: Danger by Design is another item in a very popular series of adventure and detective games. This time, fans of a friendly detective lady have the opportunity to visit Paris and get to know more about the exclusive world of fashion designers and beautiful models.

PC

Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo
Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo

Adventure 20 October 2009

An action adventure game developed under the supervision of Bandai Namco. The players have the possibility of experiencing the fantastic exploits of Goku and his friends. The plot, based on the events of the manga series by Akira Toriyama, features unique humor which is the hallmark of the franchise. The title also offers Japanese dubbing (characters are voiced by the actors known from the original) and an atmospheric soundtrack.

Wii

Return to Mysterious Island 2
Return to Mysterious Island 2

Adventure 17 July 2009

Return to Mysterious Island 2 is a sequel to an adventure game published in 2004, referring to the novel "Mysterious Island" by Julius Verne. The main character is again Mina, and the player is supposed to help her to restore the barriers protecting the title island before it is destroyed by the approaching catastrophe. Kheops developers have remained true to the classic point & click interface, but have introduced new gameplay elements, including the ability to steer a monkey named Jep.

PC

Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall
Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall

Adventure 14 May 2013

28th installment of a series of adventure games about the adventures of detective Nancy Drew. This time with the title character we have to solve the mystery of the mysterious disappearance of a certain Jessalyn Thornton, who disappeared at the party, just before her wedding.

PCANDiOS

Downfall
Downfall

Adventure 15 February 2016

Downfall is a bloody horror adventure with a classic point & click interface. The player directs the actions of Joe Davis, who tries to find his lost wife in a hotel like a nightmare. Due to the dark subject matter and extremely brutal scenes, the game is addressed only to adult audiences.

PC

A Bird Story
A Bird Story

Adventure 07 November 2014

A Bird Story is an adventure game produced by independent Freebird Games studio. The action takes place in a universe known from To the Moon, and players get to know the story of a boy and a bird with a broken wing. The production is distinguished by the narration of the story and the atmospheric audiovisual setting.

PC