Adventure Video Games31
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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Runaway: A Road Adventure
Adventure 05 March 2001
Runaway: A Road Adventure is a classic adventure game produced by the genre's specialist studio Pendulo. The player directs the actions of a young physicist, who is entangled in a dangerous crime intrigue. The creators took care of a large number of puzzles to solve and eye-catching cartoon visual setting.
Inquisition
Adventure 29 November 2002
An action adventure game set in the realities of 14th century France. The player becomes a young thief named Matthew looking for the legendary Templar treasure. Before he reaches his destination, he faces numerous enemies, city guards and the spitzes of the Great Inquisitor. He will also have to break through labyrinths full of traps.
Uru: Complete Chronicles
Adventure 21 April 2004
Special version of the adventure game Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, enriched with two extensions - To D'Ni (which was a free downloadable file on the Internet) and Uru: The Path of the Shell (addon appeared in a boxed, paid version).
Sam & Max: Season 1 – The Mole, the Mob, and the Meatball
Adventure 26 January 2007
The third episode of the new adventures (launched in October 2006) of the popular dog Sam and his rabbit companion Max is entitled The Mole, the Mob, and the Meatball. This time, two crazy detectives, known from Steve Purcell's comic books, have to infiltrate a criminal organization called the Toy Mafia.
Driver 76
Adventure 08 May 2007
Driver 76 is an item from the popular series of action games "Driver. Fans of fast driving and gangster climates can enjoy dynamic car and motorcycle chases, exploring the virtual city on foot, shooting with a variety of weapons and many other elements characteristic of this cycle.
Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst
Adventure 26 November 2008
An adventure game of the kind of "hidden object". The game is based on solving a variety of puzzles, consisting both in searching for objects indicated in the list, as well as those in which the essence of the game is the proper use of objects.
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.
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.
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.
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror
Adventure 30 October 1997
The second in a series of adventure games in which the heroes are adventurers. This time the plot of the title refers to the motif of demonic powers and ancient civilizations from Central America.
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.
Face Noir
Adventure 31 July 2012
Noir-style point-and-click adventure game created by Mad Orange, an independent Italian studio. The action of the game is set in America of the 30s of the 20th century, during the great economic crisis. We play as Jack Del Nero - former policeman and now private detective, slowly sinking into alcoholism. However, his life changes dramatically when his former police colleague arrives in town and Jack loses his job and spends a year in prison because of him.
Sam & Max: Season 1 – Situation: Comedy
Adventure 20 December 2006
The second episode of a popular series of adventure games, which tells the adventures of an unusual pair of detectives - Sam and Maks. This time the tireless guardians of law go to a television studio, where the famous presenter gets crazy while shooting one of her programs.
Ico
Adventure 25 September 2001
A third-person perspective action-adventure game developed by the Japanese developer Team Ico. The story tells about a young boy named Ico who was marked with an eternal curse. Due to that curse, he was born with mysterious horns on his head and, similarly to his predecessors, he is to be taken to a mysterious castle where he is going to be slain. While awaiting death, the boy notices a girl locked in a cage.
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.
Jurassic Park
Adventure 15 November 2011
An episodic adventure game with arcade elements, whose plot enriches a popular series of books and films under the same title. Most of the time we visit and search new locations, conduct conversations, collect objects and tips and solve puzzles. From time to time, however, we have to show reflexes in arcade sequences.
Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter
Adventure 20 June 2003
Combination of dynamic action/FPS game, comic ship pilot simulator and adventure game. The player as the title character, Mace Griffin, must discover the reason why his comrades in arms were betrayed.
Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp
Adventure 14 September 2010
An action adventure game in which Scooby-Doo and his friends go to the wetlands to meet a mysterious girl. During the game we solve puzzles, find traces and fight enemies. We control any member of the package, playing alone or acting in cooperation with another person.
Destroy All Humans! (2005)
Adventure 19 June 2005
He is nasty, has a large saucer, comes from space and makes us say: IMPORTANT! Who is it? Crypto! Haven't you heard? Without fear, you will certainly hear many times! This ghastly alien liked our Earth. She says she will find her lost DNA on it. Who knows him there. But beware of him!
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge
Adventure 06 July 2010
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge is a remake of a cult adventure story prepared by LucasArts and originally published in 1991. The player directs the actions of pirate Guybrusha Threepwood, who sets out to look for a legendary treasure. The creators remained faithful to the story of the original, enriching the game with a modern audio-visual setting.
Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
Adventure 29 August 2008
A sequel to the well-received 2006’s point-and-click adventure game, developed in cooperation with Fusionsphere Systems, the creators of the original. The title’s plot revolves around a worldwide series of unexplainable phenomena boggling even the greatest of minds. Everything indicates that there may actually be something in the prophecy of imminent dooms preached by Pat Shelton on the TV.
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
Adventure 06 November 2001
The third installment of the Oddworld series for the first time takes the player into a three-dimensional world. This time, Abe, known from the previous parts, is accompanied by a wheelchair-driven Munch.
Open Season
Adventure 19 September 2006
Open Season is a family adventure action game, the plot of which is modelled on an animated cinema picture of the same title, for which Sony Pictures Animation is responsible.