Adventure Video Games65
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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Stories Untold
Adventure 27 February 2017
An unique horror game by No Code, combining four separate stories. In Stories Untold you play as a person sitting in front of a computer, and your task is to acquaint yourself with a series of eerie recordings. In time, the protagonist immerses themselves in the stories so much that they begin to spot inexplicable things in the nooks of the shabby rooms. The game features a first-person view and you are free to look around your surroundings.
Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy
Adventure 13 April 1998
A surrealistic point-and-click adventure realized from the perspective of the first person. Transferred in time, Mike is considered to be the chosen one to save the world from the apocalypse announced by the prophets. To defeat the dark Mr. Seventh Millennium, our hero has to deal with souls known from the history of sinners.
Endless Fables: The Minotaur's Curse
Adventure 13 December 2016
A casual adventure game featuring hidden objects and developed as a result of the cooperation between a Hungarian studio Sunward Games and Artifex Mundi - a Polish publisher. The game focuses on the character of Pamela Cavendish, who has is given a chance to learn the truth behind a popular myth. Using Ariadne's Thread, the protagonist explores many diverse locations and overcomes the numerous obstacles she encounters.
Sara is Missing
Adventure 25 October 2016
An original adventure game developed by Monsoon Lab. In Sara is Missing the player becomes a finder of a smartphone, whose owner has mysteriously gone missing. The task ahead of you is to discover the secret behind these events. Sara is Missing features unique gameplay mechanics – the User Interface looks like a mobile operating system and what you do is solve puzzles and talk to people from the phone’s contact list.
Necrobarista
Adventure 17 July 2020
Necrobarista is a visual novel game that takes place in a unique coffee shop where both living and dead come to drink. The place is located near the center of the city of Melbourne. In Necrobarista we will meet many interesting characters coming from all kinds of social groups: baristas, hipsters, even sinister gangsters and necromancers. The players have to uncover the secrets of this world by themselves.
Beautiful Desolation
Adventure 26 February 2020
Beautiful Desolation is a post-apocalyptic adventure game developed by The Brotherhood Games. Game's story begins in 1980 when a mysterious monolith appears in the sky. Thanks to the technology gathered there, mankind made a colossal civilization leap. Initially, the nations of the Earth were united by the amazing discovery, but it was only a matter of time before old feuds reemerged. This lead to a global conflict. Many years have passed since that time.
Fetch
Adventure 24 January 2017
A combination of an adventure and a platform game, developed by Big Fish Studios. The player takes control of Milo, who lives in a grim metropolis ruled by the Embark corporation. One day, company’s employees kidnap the protagonist’s dog, forcing the former to set on a dangerous journey – not only to rescue his quadruped friend, but also to find out why Embark steals dogs in the entire town. Fetch shows player’s character from the side perspective, and every puzzle features arcade sequences.
Holy Potatoes! We're in Space?!
Adventure 14 February 2017
Holy Potatoes! We're in Space?! is an indie game developed by Daylight Studios, creators of Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!, that combines the elements of strategy, adventure, and rougelike games. The game protagonists are Casie and Fay. The girls travel through the space to find their grandfather Jiji, who was kidnapped by the evil Eclipse federation. Holy Potatoes! We're in Space?!
Anna: Extended Edition
Adventure 13 April 2013
Improved edition of the 2012 PC Adventure Anna. Developers took care not only of nicer graphics, but also new locations, additional puzzles or a changed interface.
DreamBreak
Adventure 21 July 2016
DreamBreak is an independent adventure game developed by the Russian studio Aist. The game is set in an alternate cyberpunk version of USSR. The player is tasked with solving a criminal case linked to a conspiracy.
Yono and the Celestial Elephants
Adventure 12 October 2017
Yono and the Celestial Elephants is a colorful, charming adventure game with a fairy-tale-like style. It was developed by Neckbolt Games. The player assumes the role of a young elephant who – similarly to other elephants in this world – is a defender of the world. When controlling the protagonist, the player travels through various locations, solves riddles and fights. The first of the mentioned activities is the most important aspect of the game.
Overboard!
Adventure 02 June 2021
Visual novel, in which we play the heroine trying to cover the traces of a murder she committed. Overboard! has a non-linear plot formed by our decisions.
The Myth Seekers: The Legacy of Vulcan
Adventure 26 July 2017
An adventure game representing the "hidden objects" genre, developed by Sunward Games and published by Artifex Mundi - a company specializing in this kind of video games. The action of The Myth Seekers: The Legacy of Vulcan is set in Italy in 1920. The main protagonist of the game is Amelie, a Roman mythology expert who works for the titular agency called The Myth Seekers.
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix
Adventure 21 February 2001
An extraordinary mix of many different species, which is a prequel to the 2000 release of the Fear Effect. The production combines elements of survival horror and action games, successfully weaving into them the mechanics known from RPGs and logical games.
Orwell's Animal Farm
Adventure 10 December 2020
Production combining elements of economic strategy and adventure game, which is an adaptation of the book Animal Farm by George Orwell. The action begins on the eve of the putsch, as a result of which the animals were banished from the farmer's farm and took over power in it - playing one of them, players gradually discover that what was supposed to be a real paradise for animals on Earth, quickly turns out to be a prison.
Hiveswap
Adventure 14 September 2017
Hiveswap is an adventure game based on the popular webcomic Homestuck. It was financed though a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, gathering almost 2.5 million dollars. Initially, the game was to be developed by two studios: What Pumpkin, founded by Andrew Hussie, the creator of the original comic, and Odd Gentlemen. The latter, however, abandoned the production to work on the episodic reboot of the King's Quest series together with Activision. Hussie calls Hiveswap an adventure game parody.
Cyanide & Happiness: Freakpocalypse
Adventure 11 March 2021
Point-and-click adventure based on Cyanide & Happiness network comic. We play as a boy known from the original who has to survive until the last day of the school year. It's not easy, because the world around him is getting closer to the apocalypse every day. Mechanisms of the game remain faithful to the traditions of the genre. During the game we have to explore locations, collect items, talk to encountered characters and solve puzzles.
Wandersong
Adventure 27 September 2018
An unusual game that combines traits of a side-scrolling platform game, a music game, and an adventure game.
Beat The Game
Adventure 07 September 2017
A surreal adventure game, in which the player assumes the role of a musically gifted traveler. On one of his adventures, his machine breaks down; however, there is still hope. If he manages to pull off a concert, he might attract some new means of transport. The gameplay in Beat The Game revolves around ideas similar to those featured in classic adventure games.
Choices: Stories You Play
Adventure 22 June 2016
A simple text adventure game developed by Pixelberry (a studio established by former employees of Electronic Arts) known for creating High School Story and Hollywood U. In Choices: Stories You Play, the player gets to learn diverse stories – in one case, he can be fighting for a lost throne, in another, he can become a private detective trying to catch a murderer. The player can also be a student at a school, where teenagers form life-long relationships, while others are looking for love.
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
Adventure 13 March 2018
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is a detective game for PC, which is a remaster of a mobile production. During the game, the player needs to conduct a series of investigations primarily concerning various kinds of murders, and each case is presented from the perspective of several characters.
Das Boot: VR Demise
Adventure 06 June 2019
VR game based on the famous 1981 German film Das Boot directed by Wolfgang Petersen, which was nominated for six Academy Awards. The picture tells the story of the crew of one of the U-Boot submarines, patrolling the waters of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. During the game we find ourselves on the board of this type of machine and take part in military operations, performing various missions. Das Boot: The VR Game is, as the name suggests, a game designed for virtual reality goggles.
Signs of Life
Adventure TBA (early access since 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.
Summer Lesson: Allison Snow Seven Days Garden
Adventure 22 June 2017
A simple adventure game developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation VR. The title was at first developed as a technological demo. In Summer Lesson the player assumes the role of a teacher who provides summer Japanese lessons to an American exchange student. He meets with the girl on the porch of a traditional country house. The gameplay is very simple and player’s interactions with the virtual world are limited to performing a few gestures.