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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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Great Ace Attorney 2
Great Ace Attorney 2

Adventure 03 August 2017

Great Ace Attorney 2 is an adventure game dedicated to Nintendo 3DS portable console. The plot sees us assume control of Ryunosuke Naruhodo, a XIX-century Japanese lawyer who is an ancestor of Phoenix Wright (Ryuichi Naruhodo in the Japanese version). During the game, our goal is to defend our clients and help them by getting them acquitted, which will require private investigations, as well as taking part in hearings.

3DS

Signs of Life
Signs of Life

Adventure 27 January 2014

A survival sandbox game, in which you try to survive on an inhospitable planet. You do that by building shelters, crafting tools and weapons, etc.

PC

Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!
Chaos;Head Love Chu Chu!

Adventure 25 March 2010

A Japanese adventure, part of the visual novel sub-genre. It is a side title of Chaos;Head published in 2008. Unlike him, he is not a science-fiction thriller, but a romantic comedy in which the protagonists of the original play the main roles.

X360PS3PSP

Sweet Fuse: At Your Side
Sweet Fuse: At Your Side

Adventure 27 August 2013

Sweet Fuse: At Your Side is an adventure game in the form of an interactive graphic novel. The main character, whose actions are directed by the player, takes part in a deadly game to free her uncle, the famous video game creator Keiji Inafune from the hands of a madman. The title was produced by Idea Factory's Otomate studio.

PSP

Kya: Dark Lineage
Kya: Dark Lineage

Adventure 14 November 2003

An action adventure game with a view from behind the main character's back in cartoon style. A girl named Kya and her younger brother Frank move to a land inhabited by friendly animals called Nativs. They live in constant danger from Wolfuns' werewolves. The heroine decides to help them and for this purpose she travels through a dangerous world full of traps, abysses and other obstacles.

PS2

Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet

Adventure 09 May 2008

Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet is an adventure game produced by Frogwares with the casual market in mind. The famous detective, whose actions are directed by the player, must solve the mystery of the death of a young painter, whose corpses were found in a rolled Persian carpet. The game is based on puzzles such as "hidden objects" and various types of puzzles.

PC

Norse Noir: Loki's Exile
Norse Noir: Loki's Exile

Adventure TBA

Norse Noir: Loki's Exile is a traditional adventure game developed by the Kreative Spill team with a point-n-click interface. The action takes place in the United States in the 1920s, but the standard crime story has been enriched here with threads taken from legends and beliefs of Scandinavian peoples.

PC

Minecraft: Pocket Edition
Minecraft: Pocket Edition

Adventure 07 October 2011

A mobile edition of Minecraft – the cult sandbox game from Swedish company Mojang AB, which spawned millions of fans worldwide over several years since its beta release, becoming a phenomenon of modern day pop-culture. Overall the gameplay mechanics featured in Minecraft: Pocket Edition are no different than in other versions.

ANDiOSWP

Silent Hill
Silent Hill

Adventure 31 January 1999

A classic survival horror movie from PlayStation, which started one of the most popular series in its genre. In the game we play the role of Harry Mason, who together with his daughter goes on holiday to the title town of Silent Hill. On the spot, the protagonist undergoes an accident, after which it turns out that his daughter has disappeared and the city is shrouded in dense, mysterious fog.

PS3PS1PSPPSV

Starr Mazer
Starr Mazer

Adventure TBA

A science fiction production by Imagos Softworks, combining a classical point ‘n’ click adventure game with an arcade side-scrolling shoot 'em up title. The action of Starr Mazer takes place 130 years after the Grand War that plunged the galaxy into chaos. While playing, we assume the role of a mercenary pilot called Brick M. Stonewood who, having awoken from hibernation, tries to recollect the key facts from his past.

PC

Psychic Detective
Psychic Detective

Adventure 30 November 1995

An unconventional detective adventure game created in the convention of an interactive film. Playing the role of Eric Fox, wielding powerful and very useful parapsychic skills, we try to solve the mystery of the death of the father of the mysterious dancer Laina.

PCPS1

Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil
Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil

Adventure 25 December 2008

Refreshed edition of the remake of the first installment of the legendary Resident Evil series from 1997. The plot of the game does not differ from the original, and during the game we play as two members of a special unit STARS: Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine. They are sent to Raccoon City to investigate reports of strange events taking place there.

Wii

Fade to Black
Fade to Black

Adventure 02 March 1995

Fade to Black is a continuation of a futuristic adventure game called Flashback: The Quest for Identity, which brought fame to the French team Delphine Software in mid-1993.

PCPS1

Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper

Adventure 29 January 2004

A classic style adventure game with intuitive "point and click" control and a significant detective storyline.

PC

The Secret of Monkey Island
The Secret of Monkey Island

Adventure 02 September 1990

The Secret of Monkey Island is a cult adventure game produced by LucasArts, which started one of the most famous cycles of the genre. The main character, Guybrush Threepwood, is a beginner pirate who wants to save his beloved Elain from the hands of cruel LeChucko. In order to do so, he has to complete the ship's crew and sail to the mysterious Monkey Island.

PC

Grim Fandango (1998)
Grim Fandango (1998)

Adventure 30 November 1998

An excellent adventure game that takes us to the posthumous world, where we play the role of an agent working for death, who solves the mystery of the problems digesting this land. The game consists mainly in conducting conversations, exploring the location and searching for objects and solving puzzles.

PC

Evil Dead: Hail to the King
Evil Dead: Hail to the King

Adventure 05 December 2000

A production based on the soot "Dead Evil", which depicts the further fate of the heroic Asha. The title is a survival horror film that uses proven mechanisms and motifs characteristic for the whole genre.

PCPS1

Law & Order: Legacies
Law & Order: Legacies

Adventure 25 January 2012

An adventure game based on the popular American crime series Law & Order. We play the role of a detective and conduct an investigation trying to determine on the basis of evidence found at the scene of the crime and interrogation of witnesses who committed the crime. We then take part in a court hearing, striving for a fair judgment.

PC

Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Frozen City
Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Frozen City

Adventure 25 October 2012

A climatic adventure game in which we play the role of the title detective. We solve the riddles, interrogate the characters we meet and combine all the clues into one whole. This time our task is to unravel the mystery behind the sudden drop in temperature in London.

3DS

1979 Revolution: Black Friday
1979 Revolution: Black Friday

Adventure 05 April 2016

An unconventional action game developed by the American iNKstories studio, focused on The Iranian Revolution - the events of 1979 that led to the overthrow of the dictatorial regime of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in Iran. 1979 Revolution is set in an open-world environment, reminiscent of subsequent installments in the Grand Theft Auto series.

PCXONEPS4SwitchX360PS3ANDiOS

Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove
Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove

Adventure 25 November 2009

A "hidden object" type game included in the well-known Mystery Case Files series. Fun mechanics combines standard finding hidden objects on the screen with complex adventure elements consisting in free exploration of the location, collecting objects and solving puzzles.

PC

Lucius
Lucius

Adventure 26 October 2012

A horror adventure game that references the cult Omen movie series. It is a debut title of the independent studio Shiver Games. In the game, the player assumes the role of the titular boy, who was born on June 6, 1966. The soul of the innocent boy was tainted by the devil and the protagonist, once he reaches the age of six, is starting to show his true colors. The game takes place in a giant mansion and the player is tasked with killing the inhabitants of the mansion.

PC

The Experiment
The Experiment

Adventure 11 October 2007

eXperience112 is an unusual adventure created by Lexis Numérique studio. The heroine of the game is professor Lea Nichols, who in unclear circumstances ends up on board a mysterious ship. By controlling the ship's deck systems, the player tries to help the woman get out of the prison she found herself in.

PC

3 Cards to Midnight
3 Cards to Midnight

Adventure 07 May 2009

Three Cards to Midnight is an adventure by Big Finish Games, a company founded by Chris Jones and Aaron Conners. They are co-creators of Tex Murphy, the main character of five well-known production genres - Mean Streets, Martian Memorandum, Under a Killing Moon, The Pandora Directive, Tex Murphy: Overseer.

PC