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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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Dexter: Hidden Darkness
Dexter: Hidden Darkness

Adventure 16 July 2015

A mobile adventure game from the HOPA genre, based on the popular TV series Dexter. Dexter: Hidden Darkness lets us play as the titular serial murderer, who works for the Miami police as a forensics expert, hunting down people who deserve death to satisfy his own murderous instinct. The campaign provides several cases to solve and we must cooperate with the characters known from the series, such as Debra, Batista and Masuka.

iOS

Normality
Normality

Adventure 30 June 1996

Crazy adventure game, belonging to the genre of so-called wacky adventures. The action takes place in the fictional city of Neutropolis, where normality and predictability have prevailed for years, and all manifestations of individualism are brutally suppressed. Playing the role of a crazy young man named Kent, we challenge the prevailing stagnation, trying to explain the reasons for the current state of affairs.

PC

The Silent Age
The Silent Age

Adventure 06 December 2012

The Silent Age is an adventure game developed mainly for mobile devices, maintained in the climates of science fiction. Players take on the role of a 70's cleaner, who uses a time machine to try to stop the apocalypse four decades later.

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Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror - Remastered
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror - Remastered

Adventure 02 December 2009

A remastered edition of Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror, the second installment of the cult Revolution Software adventure series. In the game we meet again a pair of adventurers known from the first part of the cycle, who, following in the footsteps of the mysterious Mayan stone, will discover that the drug trail running in the heart of Central America is in fact the way to the demonic powers of ancient civilization.

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Hiversaires
Hiversaires

Adventure 20 April 2013

Hiversaires is a FPP adventure with a jumping mobility system. From a first-person perspective, the player explores the depopulated black-and-white world and has to solve difficult logic puzzles.

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Prince of Persia: The Shadow and the Flame
Prince of Persia: The Shadow and the Flame

Adventure 25 July 2013

Remake of a 1993's classic platformer and second installment in the cult series from Broderbund Software studio, redesigned for mobile devices. Plot of Prince of Persia: The Shadow and The Flame continues the story of the first part of the franchise. Happiness of the Prince of Persia and the daughter of the Sultan is interrupted by the vengeance of Vizier Jaffar.

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Demon Hunter: Chronicles from Beyond
Demon Hunter: Chronicles from Beyond

Adventure 04 December 2014

Demon Hunter: Chronicles from Beyond is an adventure enriched with elements of the casual hidden object species. The campaign takes place shortly before the Second World War, and the script tells the story of a girl hunting for a demon who entered the world of mortals.

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Simon the Sorcerer: 20th Anniversary Edition
Simon the Sorcerer: 20th Anniversary Edition

Adventure 26 August 2013

A remastered version of the classic 1993 point-and-click adventure, prepared to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original premiere. In the game we play the character of a teenager Simon, who, after finding a mysterious book, moves to the magical world of fantasy.

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Simon the Sorcerer 2: 20th Anniversary Edition
Simon the Sorcerer 2: 20th Anniversary Edition

Adventure 19 June 2014

Created on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the premiere, the second installment of the cult adventure series about the adventures of a teenager, transferred to the land of magic. To return to his world, Simon has to find magical fuel for his magic wardrobe.

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Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan
Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan

Adventure 26 September 2014

The second part of the series of casual adventures by Grim Legends, combining the motifs of well-known fairy tales and legends with elements of horror. This time we play the role of a healer, who is summoned to the queen affected by the strange affliction. In order to discover the secret of the ruler and remove the mysterious curse, we will have to go to the ruined Kingdom of Swans.

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Amelia and Terror of the Night
Amelia and Terror of the Night

Adventure 06 December 2012

The style of Tim Burton's films, an interactive story about friendship, acceptance, courage and perseverance. In the game we play the title character of Amelia and her friends, who face a monster stealing souls named Skowyt. The game boils down to searching fully interactive boards, full of puzzles, hidden objects and simple mini-games.

iOS

AER: Memories of Old
AER: Memories of Old

Adventure 25 October 2017

An unusual action adventure game developed by an independent Swedish studio Forgotten Key. The player assumes the role of a shapeshifter girl named Auk, who travels through a surrealistic world in search for memories and pieces of an ancient prophecy. The protagonist is able to transform into a bird and is tasked with helping her kin by gathering resources and discovering ancient technology.

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Monolith
Monolith

Adventure 11 October 2023

Monolith is a science fiction adventure game developed by Animation Arts, where we play as an astronaut, Nolan Carter. He was traveling on a space ship that crashed on an unknown planet. After he awakes from the cryogenic sleep, he manages to find a signal that promises to lead him to something that will help him save his life. Without any other options, he decides to follow it. He questions his knowledge and sanity along the way.

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Adventure in Serenia
Adventure in Serenia

Adventure 31 December 1982

A PC version of the classic Wizard and the Princess adventure game, released in 1980 on Apple II computers and considered a prelude to the legendary King's Quest series. In the game we play the role of a wanderer, who in exchange for half of the kingdom decides to free Princess Serenia Priscilla from the hands of the evil wizard Harlin.

PC

Gobliiins Trilogy
Gobliiins Trilogy

Adventure 20 February 2014

Re-edition of the first three installments of the cult series of Coktel Vision's adventure-logical series, originally published in 1991-93. During the game, we accompany friendly goblins, who must use their unique skills to solve puzzles hidden in subsequent locations.

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Jenny LeClue: Detectivu
Jenny LeClue: Detectivu

Adventure 19 September 2019

A point-and-click detective adventure game developed by Mografi, a one-man American studio led Joe Russ. In Jenny LeClue we play as a young miss detective, whose mother has been accused of murdering a school principal adored by the local community. Refusing to believe in her mother’s guilt, the heroine decides to solve the case by herself and discovers that the truth is much more complicated than it seemed. The gameplay focuses on visiting locations, gathering evidence, and dialogues.

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Neverending Nightmares
Neverending Nightmares

Adventure 26 September 2014

Original independent adventure game, maintained in the convention of psychological horror. Infinitap Games team is responsible for its creation and the story was inspired by real life experiences of the studio boss and his fight with severe depression. In the game, we play as Thomas, who can't break out of a nightmare dream and, trapped in his mind, moves from nightmare to nightmare, facing his fears and the monsters lurking around him.

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Tormentum: Dark Sorrow
Tormentum: Dark Sorrow

Adventure 04 March 2015

A classic 2D point-and-click adventure game with extremely characteristic visuals inspired by such artists as H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. This is a debut project by the Polish three-man studio OhNoo. During the game, you assume the role of a nameless hero who travels through a surreal world on the border between dreams and nightmares. The protagonist knows neither his identity nor the reason why he's stuck there. His mission is to find out the truth about himself and the world around him.

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Sunset
Sunset

Adventure 21 May 2015

A unique adventure game from independent studio Tale of Tales, set in 1972 in a fictional South American metropolis. We play as Angela Burnes – a maid hired by a influential business tycoon Gabriel Ortega. Every evening she cleans the millionaire’s house and then snoops around his private things, soon she discovers a wide-scale plot to overthrow the military regime that rules the country. What role will Miss Burnes play in this intrigue depends entirely on player’s actions.

PC

Fire
Fire

Adventure 09 April 2015

A humorous point-and-click adventure game set in the Stone Age, developed by the well-known authors of many successful adventure titles from Daedalic Entertainment studio. We play as somewhat dull-witted caveman named Ungh, who neglected his duty and let the fire of the tribe to die out. To redeem himself, he must find a new source of the precious element and deliver it to his village.

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Subject 13
Subject 13

Adventure 26 May 2015

The game was developed by Microids studio, whose back catalogue includes, among others, the cult adventure game series, Siberia. The protagonist of this game is Franklin Fargo, a PhD of physics kidnapped by a shady organization. The game begins when he wakes up in a mysterious facility, already under the alias of Subject 13. As you might guess, from there on the main task of his is to escape. The gameplay is based on exploration of 3D environments and interaction with its elements.

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Abzu
Abzu

Adventure 02 August 2016

The first project by Giant Squids, an independent studio founded by Matt Nova – the artistic director of the extremely successful game called Journey, created for PlayStation consoles. Abzu is an interactive exploration production in which you reveal secrets of a lively underworld. The player assumes the role of a cat-like diver who delves into the ocean and meets schools of fish, groups of aquatic mammals, as well as some other truly majestic creatures and remnants of an ancient civilization.

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Chromophore: The Two Brothers Directors Cut
Chromophore: The Two Brothers Directors Cut

Adventure 25 August 2015

A 2D action-adventure game for WiiU, and an enhanced and extended edition of Two Brothers, a game released for PC in 2013. The game's protagonist is Roy Guarder, a scientist, philosopher and inventor, who embarks on an expedition to find the source of all life. When he finds what he was looking for, he almost dies, and on the “other side” he notices beautiful colors unlike those in his monochromatic world. Obsessed with them, he starts to cross the line separating life from death.

WiiU

Coma: Mortuary
Coma: Mortuary

Adventure 13 May 2014

First-person adventure game, maintained in the convention of horror and telling the story of a man who decides to commit suicide out of longing after losing his beloved. He manages to survive, but falls into a coma and ends up in a mysterious world of the dead. The character of the game changes gradually as the plot progresses, moving from a calm adventure to a dynamic survival horror.

PC