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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 Silver Case
The Silver Case

Adventure 07 October 2016

A detective adventure game prepared by Goichi Suda and Playsim studio and a remake of a title originally released for PlayStation in 1999. The Silver Case retains the same plot, with only minor changes. The story takes place in Japan, in an area known as 24 Districts. A series of brutal and very strange murders takes place, with the famous killer Kamui Uehara pinned as the main suspect. Problem is that he was killed a few years earlier by one of the local detectives.

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Detective Hayseed: Hollywood
Detective Hayseed: Hollywood

Adventure 07 October 2016

A humorous classic adventure game full of pop-culture references, developed by the experienced Czech studio Zima Software. The story of Detective Hayseed: Hollywood takes place in the eponymous city of movie-making. Just one day before the Oscars ceremony, the list of winners is stolen. To make things worse, an anonymous perpetrator threatens to detonate a bomb during the show. This is where the eponymous Detective Hayseed steps in, his task being to thwart the blackmailers' evil plan.

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Syndrome
Syndrome

Adventure 06 October 2016

A first-person science fiction survival horror game developed by the independent studio Camel 101. The action of Syndrome is set on board of a vast space station where the protagonist wakes up from a cryogenic sleep and discovers that, as a result of unexplained events, part of the crew is dead and the rest have turned into bloodthirsty monsters. The hero’s goal is naturally to solve the mystery behind this situation while being hindered by numerous enemies and a myriad of other dangers.

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Duke Grabowski, Mighty Swashbuckler!
Duke Grabowski, Mighty Swashbuckler!

Adventure 06 October 2016

A cartoonish point-and-click adventure game by Venture Moon. In Duke Grabowski, Mighty Swashbuckler! You play as the eponymous uncouth pirate, who, following his mentor's death, decides to take on his role as a captain. Unfortunately, he finds no support among the other members of the crew, so the protagonist is put to a special test to prove that he is worthy of the title. The test consists of gaining the love of three women, but it quickly turns out that they're not what Grabowski expected.

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Wuppo
Wuppo

Adventure 29 September 2016

A sidescrolling adventure game developed by a duo of independent developers known as Knuist & Perzik. Wuppo sees us assume control of a wum, a small round being that has been exiled from its home village. Our task – which is to find a new home – quickly evolves into an attempt to solve an ancient conflict.

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Burly Men at Sea
Burly Men at Sea

Adventure 29 September 2016

Burly Men at Sea is an unusual adventure with elements of visual novel. Players will learn about the fate of three fishermen who have set out into the world in search of adventures. The production consists of many short stories set in Scandinavian folklore.

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Barrow Hill: The Dark Path
Barrow Hill: The Dark Path

Adventure 22 September 2016

Barrow Hill: The Dark Path is a horror adventure game that continues the story from Barrow Hill: The Curse of the Stone Circle. The game focuses on exploring and solving puzzles, which often require the use of archaeological methods as well as modern technology.

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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.

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The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day

Adventure 22 September 2016

An episodic exploration adventure game, created by an independent studio ComonGames. The plot takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which humanity, as a result of multiple, prolonged wars, has become completely extinct. Earth is now a home to simple life forms and AI-controlled robots. In a series of episodes, we assume the role of various machines, the main task of which is to discover the human nature and reasons for the fall of a whole civilization.

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Sorcery! 4: The Crown of Kings
Sorcery! 4: The Crown of Kings

Adventure 22 September 2016

The fourth (and, according to its creators, final) entry in the warmly-welcomed adventure RPG series from inkle based on Sorcery!, a popular gamebook from 1983. Like the three previous titles, Sorcery! 4 offers a completely new story, so knowledge of the earlier games isn’t necessary to play. Once again, we can create a completely new character or import our old hero from the previous parts of the series. The gameplay of Sorcery!

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Pavilion
Pavilion

Adventure 22 September 2016

An isometric adventure game that is a debut title of an independent studio VisionTrick Media. Pavilion is described as a fourth-person perspective game. This means that the player doesn’t have any direct control over the hero. Instead, the player assumes the role of the being that looks after the protagonist, influencing his movements through manipulation of environment and his senses. The story of Pavilion takes place in an oneiric world, which often surprises with its rules.

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The Bunker
The Bunker

Adventure 20 September 2016

An full-motion video adventure game created as a result of cooperation between Splendy Interactive and Wales Interactive. The action begins 30 years after a huge nuclear explosion destroyed Great Britain. The player takes on the role of the last survivor of a fallout shelter. In order to save his life, he decides to reach the surface.

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Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition

Adventure 20 September 2016

A remake of Dear Esther, a popular narrative exploration game from 2012 that started a whole new genre – the so-called walking simulators. It was developed by the independent studio The Chinese Room. Contrary to the base version of the game that was powered by the Source engine and released only on personal computers, this edition is powered by the Unity technology. This enabled the developers to release their game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well.

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Wheels of Aurelia
Wheels of Aurelia

Adventure 20 September 2016

Production with an emphasis on the story. The action takes place in Italy from the seventies of the last century. Players play the role of Lella travelling by car on the title road Via Aurelia. During her voyages, the protagonist encounters various characters, who she gets to know more closely during long, often turbulent discussions. The adventures are determined by the player's actions and decisions.

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Event[0]
Event[0]

Adventure 14 September 2016

A first-person science-fiction adventure game focusing on the relations between a human being and a machine. Due to an unspecified course of events, the protagonist finds himself alone aboard the Nautilus - an abandoned space vessel which is heading in unknown direction. With the help of the on-board Artificial Intelligence, the protagonist has to survive and find out what really happened here. However, cooperation with the AI is bound to cause some problematic situations.

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ReCore
ReCore

Adventure 13 September 2016

A science-fiction TPP action game that depicts a vision of mankind’s future and its possible fall. The title is a joint work of Comcept – a studio that co-created MegaMan, founded by Keiji Inafune, an ex-employee of Capcom – and Armature Studio, which hires the creators of the Metroid Prime series. In Recore you play as a girl named Jewel, who is one of the last representatives of the human race.

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Seasons after Fall
Seasons after Fall

Adventure 02 September 2016

An action-adventure game with significant platform elements. In Seasons after Fall, we assume the role of a fox trying to restore the balance to the world of nature, as the seasons of the year are starting to fade away. To save the world, the sympathetic protagonist has to find the four guardians of seasons.

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Wrath of Loki VR Adventure
Wrath of Loki VR Adventure

Adventure 31 August 2016

A hidden-object adventure game for VR hardware, developed by Polish studio The House of Fables. Wrath of Loki is set in Asgard, the realm of gods in Norse mythology. You play as the thunder god, Thor, whose task is to stop the malicious Loki from starting Ragnarok, the end of the world. To achieve it, Thor has to find Heimdall's magical horn. The game utilizes a first person view and its mechanics do not differ much from those of a typical hidden-object adventure games.

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Space Rangers: Quest
Space Rangers: Quest

Adventure 31 August 2016

A text-based science-fiction adventure game from SNK Productions, loosely related to the previous games from the 2002’s series of Space Rangers. It tells a story of mysterious threat that can eradicate all living creatures in galaxy. We play as a space pilot that tries to find out the source of this danger and stop it. We travel across many parts of galaxy, completing plot quests.

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Claire: Extended Cut
Claire: Extended Cut

Adventure 30 August 2016

An extended edition of Claire - a survival horror game released in 2014. In comparison to the original release, the new edition brings mainly improved audiovisuals. Once again, the development works were carried out by Hailstorm Games. The game still offers a two-dimensional environment and pixel-art graphics. However, the creators managed to implement both 3D objects and depth of field effects.

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Agent Walker: Secret Journey
Agent Walker: Secret Journey

Adventure 30 August 2016

An adventure/hidden object game taking place during World War II, created as a result of cooperation between Brave Giant studio and the distributor Artifex Mundi. The plot of Agent Walker: Secret Journey focuses around a mythical artifact called The Spear of Destiny, which according to certain beliefs has the power to change the course of the war.

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Pan-Pan
Pan-Pan

Adventure 25 August 2016

A point ‘n’ click adventure game with logic elements and the debut project of a one-man studio Spelkraft from Sweden. The action of Pan-Pan takes place in an unknown fantasy world, where we assume the role of a heroine whose ship had a failure that forced her to land on an uncharted planet. Traversing the mysterious land, talking to non-player characters and solving puzzles, the protagonist tries to get a hold of technical devices that can help her repair her ship and go back home.

PC

Valley
Valley

Adventure 24 August 2016

An FPP action-adventure game featuring sci-fi elements and focusing on exploration. It was developed by Blue Isle Games - a Canadian team popular for Slender: The Arrival. The player is taken to the titular valley, which is a mysterious place located somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. Assuming the role of an unspecified character, the player traverses a set of diversified locations, trying to discover the secrets hidden in the area. The protagonist makes use of the L.E.A.F.

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Obduction
Obduction

Adventure 24 August 2016

A first-person perspective adventure game with logic elements, developed by Cyan - the creators of the cult adventure game series, Myst. Obduction, created as a Myst’s spiritual successor, tells a story of a man who finds a bizarre organic artifact that fell from the sky and is taken by it into a strange world. In the game, our task is to figure out where are we, and then find a way back home.

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