Adventure Video Games92
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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Nova-111
Adventure 25 August 2015
An unusual adventure game by Funkatronic Labs, combining elements of platformer and turn-based strategy productions. The plot of Nova-111 revolves around the effects of an experiment conducted by 111 ingenious scientists from an alternate world, where time flows in turns. The result of their actions is an anomaly that merged both worlds. As a pilot of the research vessel Nova, we have to find and rescue the scientists and to remove the anomaly to separate the dimensions.
Shape of the World
Adventure 05 June 2018
An experimental, first-person adventure game created by Hollow Tree Games – an independent, Canadian developer. Shape of the World does not offer a plot as such; rather, it focuses on delivering a certain visual experience. The player takes on the role of a nameless traveler who introduces different changes to the world around along his way. The changes made are divided into two kinds: the passive (as the player follows the designated path) and the active.
Nubs' Adventure
Adventure 27 May 2015
A pixel-art two-dimensional platform game developed and released by IMakeGames, an independent Austrian game developer. Nubs' Adventure enables us to assume the role of an inconspicuous pixelated being living in a small hut upon the hill. One day, his home is visited by two red monsters that ransack his home and throw him into the abyss.
Supreme League of Patriots
Adventure 29 January 2015
Supreme League of Patriots is a full of fussy humor point’n’click adventure game, developed by the British studio No Bull Intentions. The player assumes the role of Kyle Keever, who unexpectedly gets to fulfill his innermost dream – he becomes a superhero. As The Purple Patriot, he fights for justice on the streets of New York and is aided by a sarcastic sidekick – Mel.
ENKI
Adventure 31 July 2015
An FPP survival-horror with elements of logic game, which came out as the second project (after an adventure game NERO) of the Italian developer Storm in a Teacup. The game features the theme of trying to escape from a dangerous serial killer. Taking a desperate attempt to save his life, the player has to face many challenges and logic puzzles.
Time Machine VR
Adventure 19 May 2016
An action-adventure game developed for the Oculus Rift virtual reality set. Time Machine VR was developed by independent studio Minority Media, the creators of Papo & Yo. In the game the player goes back in time to the prehistoric era and is given an opportunity to watch dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals in their natural habitat – large valleys and ocean deeps.
MISSING: An Interactive Thriller
Adventure 04 December 2014
An episodic adventure game developed using the FMV technology, regarded obsolete today, but popular in the 1990s. The game was inspired by crime TV series and features two protagonists: detective Lambert, trying to crack a case of mysterious disappearances, and David Newcastle, one of the abducted. The production is an interactive movie, consisting entirely of scenes played by real-life actors, but also features some adventure game mechanics.
The Last Crown: Midnight Horror
Adventure 29 October 2015
An adventure horror game from Darkling Room studios, creators of the Last Crown series and the Dark Fall trilogy. Once again, we assume the role of Nigel Danvers, a researcher who devoted himself to supernatural cases. This time, he planned to spend Halloween investigating a haunted hotel in small port town. The story of The Last Crown: Midnight Horror draws inspiration from old tales and beliefs related to Celtic festival of Samhain.
Eventide: Slavic Fable
Adventure 19 November 2015
A hidden object adventure game inspired by Slavic mythology. The production is the fruit of cooperative labor of The House of Fables and Artifex Mundi, which specializes in the genre. In the game, we assume the role of a famous botanist who arrives at an old Slavic open-air museum to save a valuable plant at the request of her grandmother.
Forever Lost
Adventure 01 October 2012
Forever Lost is a horror adventure developed for PCs. The action takes place in a haunted psychiatric hospital. The player's task is to find a way to escape from this place, which requires solving a large set of ingenious puzzles.
Brave & Little Adventure
Adventure 26 November 2015
A classic point ’n’ click adventure game and the debut project from an independent studio LightDrop Games. The developers were inspired by the tale of Red Riding Hood – the player assumes the role of Molly, a girl who decides to visit her grandmother living in the city. Unfortunately, granny has fallen ill. The only medicine able to help her is the edelweiss flower, which grows high in the mountains. The protagonist embarks on a journey to find this rare plant.
Someday You'll Return
Adventure 05 May 2020
Someday You'll Return is an adventure horror story designed for PlayStation 4. Players take on the role of the father looking for his missing daughter in the gloomy Czech forest. The action is observed from the protagonist's eyes, and the game consists mainly in exploring the three-dimensional environment, collecting objects and solving riddles.
That Dragon, Cancer
Adventure 12 January 2016
An extraordinary, story-driven adventure game with point-and-click interface, developed by Numinous Games and crowdfunded by fans via Kickstarter. The story of That Dragon, Cancer is based on true events from the life of Ryan and Amy Green – the game’s developers. It tells of a married couple whose child is dying with cancer with only a couple of months of life left.
Dark Years
Adventure 17 October 2015
An action-adventure game developed by RSK Entertainment, based on authentic events from Iran’s history. The plot of Dark Years takes us to 1950s, where, as a result of a secret pact between Great Britain and USA, a democratically chosen government led by Mohammad Mosaddegh is overthrown, resulting in a serious political crisis as well as destabilization and violence among local communities.
Rusty Lake Hotel
Adventure 14 December 2015
A surrealistic point-and-click adventure game developed by the Dutch Rusty Lake studio. In the game we are taken to a mysterious animal hotel which is visited by five guests. Our task is to “take care” of them properly — kill them, that is. We have to tend separately to each of the five unfortunate guests, shortening their life by various means, for example poisoning.
Pinstripe
Adventure 25 April 2017
A two-dimensional action adventure game created by Thomas Brush (who worked for Atmos Games), the creator of such free games as Coma! and Skinny!. Pinstripe focuses on two important topics: faith and fatherhood. The player assumes the role of a former pastor, named Teddy, whose daughter was kidnapped by a mysterious creature which calls itself God. The player starts chasing the creature and soon reaches the hell – surprisingly covered with ice.
White Noise Online
Adventure 22 February 2013
Extended version of a simple, independent survival horror movie from 2012. We play the role of one of the four detectives who are trying to discover the secrets of a darkened location. Our footsteps are followed by a deadly creature.
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Adventure 04 December 2015
A humorous action adventure game and the debut title from Crows Crows Crows. The action of Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist takes place in Europe during a hot summer that made history as a result of a series of thefts of some of the most valuable works of art. The players assume the role of a thief that committed those crimes and his next target is a vault in a highly-secured manor full of valuables.
Great Detective Pikachu: The Birth of a New Duo
Adventure 03 February 2016
A mystery adventure game, set in the universe of the Pokémon series and developed by Game Freak studio, creators of most of the entries in this popular series. The story of Great Detective Pikachu: The Birth of a New Duo offers a different view on the aforementioned franchise and revolves around a boy named Tim, whose favorite activity are detective investigations.
Demon Hunter 3: Revelation
Adventure 16 November 2016
A HOPA adventure co-developed by Brave Giant from Serbia and Artifex Mundi from Poland. Just like its two previous parts, Dawn Harlock is the protagonist. She conducts an investigation into a homicide of a woman and a mysterious disappearance of her daughter. The heroine soon learns that there is a new and evil force involved in the case and the unusual events may have something to do with her own vague origin.
Bye-Bye Boxboy!
Adventure 02 February 2017
Bye-Bye Boxboy! is the third installment of the logical platform game series developed by HAL Laboratory. Just like in the previous games, we play as Qbby, a square character that can replicate his shape. This time, he has to save Qbabies, beings that look like smaller versions of him. As a reward for his help, they will give him additional abilities. The game is made of eighteen diverse locations where we will have to solve logical and environmental puzzles and avoid traps.
Outlast Trinity
Adventure 25 April 2017
A complete collection of three games contained in the popular survival horror series Outlast, created by Red Barrels. The collection, entitled Outlast Trinity, includes the first installment, originally released in 2013, together with its official expansion Outlast: Whistleblower as well as its full-fledged sequel Outlast 2 from 2017.
World to the West
Adventure 05 May 2017
A 3D action adventure game with elements of logic puzzle and RPG, developed by Rain Games – independent studio who also created Teslagrad. The story in World to the West focuses on four different characters, who join forces in order to stop a villain and recover a treasures he has stolen.
Whispers of a Machine
Adventure 17 April 2019
Whispers of a Machine is a science fiction adventure developed for PCs. The action takes place in the future, at a time when humanity has deliberately retreated in technological development in order to remove the threat of being dominated by advanced artificial intelligences. We play the role of a detective investigating a series of murders in a sleepy city. The game boils down mainly to exploring the location, conducting conversations and solving puzzles.