Adventure Video Games86
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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Crossing the line
Adventure canceled
Crossing the line is a dark FPP shooting game in which the main character solves the death of his wife. Russian studio Zomboko Entertainment used an advanced CryEngine 3 engine to create a convincing and mysterious world.
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.
Exogenesis: Perils of Rebirth
Adventure 20 April 2019
An adventure game enriched by elements characteristic of visual novels. Exogenesis: Perils of Rebirth takes place in post-apocalyptic Japan. The player assumes the role of a member of a treasure hunter group, who searches for an ancient artifact that can resurrect his dead sister. To find the treasure, the protagonist has to gather a team of similar adventurers, and embark on the dangerous journey. The developers were mainly inspired by games such as Zero Escape or the Ace Attorney series.
Without Memory
Adventure canceled
An action-adventure thriller game created by Dino Games - an independent Russian developer. The game is set in three parallel worlds and decisions made in one affect developments in the other two. The plot is non-linear - the course of events is largely dependent on the player's actions. The creators were inspired mainly by Heavy Rain, thus exploration, puzzle solving and conversations are at the core of this experience; the events are viewed from various cinematic perspectives.
Shelter 2
Adventure 09 March 2015
The second installment in a unique simulation game series, developed by an independent studio, Might and Delight. In contrast to the first installment, in which we played as a female badger, Shelter 2 gives us an opportunity to play as a pregnant female lynx. The game recreates the life of the species in its natural habitat. During the gameplay, the player has to ensure adequate conditions for the development of their offspring.
Last Life
Adventure canceled
A noir-style adventure game about the unusual case of detective Jacek Parker, who has to find his murderer. The title draws inspiration from popular productions of this type (The Walking Dead from Telltale Games studio and Kentucky Route Zero) and focuses primarily on telling an intriguing story.
The Last Tinker: City of Colors
Adventure 12 May 2014
A colourful 3D platformer, in which we play the role of the boy named Kuru, brought up in the slums of the title City of Colours. Our task will be to oppose the mysterious forces sucking out colours and to restore the gray metropolis to its former colour.
MIND: Path to Thalamus
Adventure 05 August 2014
First-person perspective adventure game set in a surreal reality, which is a product of human imagination. The title was developed by Carlos Coronado, who became known as the creator of modifications to Left 4 Dead 2. The main character of the game is a man trapped in his own mind, trying to return to reality.
The Girl and the Robot
Adventure 18 August 2016
This is the debut of Flying Carpet Games - members of the studio that formerly co-created many popular mobile games. The game offers a third-person action-adventure experience offering a story about a girl imprisoned in a castle, built using ancient technology, by an evil queen. However, the protagonist manages to cast off the invisible shackles with the help of a multipurpose robot.
Murder at Mystery Manor
Adventure canceled
An atypical detective adventure for up to eight players in multiplayer gameplay. The action takes us to a residence where murder takes place during a lavish reception. One player takes on the role of a killer, and the remaining players are asked to collect and analyze clues in order to expose and capture the perpetrator.
Nightmares from the Deep: Davy Jones
Adventure 27 March 2014
The third part of the pirate trilogy by the native Artifex Mundi studio, which combines the best features of point-and-click adventures with puzzles like "find hidden objects". This time, Sara Black, known from previous scenes of the cycle, will set off to help her daughter, enslaved by the legendary pirate Davy Jones.
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.
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.
Haunted House: Cryptic Graves
Adventure 25 November 2014
The next installment of the Haunted House series, launched in 1982. The action of the production takes place in the haunted house in the title, and the player plays Ana Graves - a girl with supernormal abilities, who has to expel spirits and monsters from the property.
NightCry
Adventure 29 March 2016
An action-adventure game stylistically inspired by Japanese horrors. The game was developed by Nude Maker studio in cooperation with many genre veterans, who have created such franchises as Clock Tower, Silent Hill, and the Ju-On movie series. Night Cry takes place on a passenger ship. A series of brutal murders that take place there scares the passengers and makes it impossible to continue the cruise.
Silence of the Sleep
Adventure 01 October 2014
Original side-scrolling adventure game, maintained in a psychological horror convention and developed entirely by Jesse Makonen from Finland. We play as Jacob Reeves who lost the will to live and decided to commit suicide. This attempt, however, instead of ending his torment, became the beginning of a whole new nightmare.
The Tale of Three
Adventure canceled
Action adventure game with RPG elements, inspired by the works of such writers as Andersen, Perrault and the Brothers Grimm. Warsaw-based gameDNA studio is responsible for the creation of the game. It was inspired by both classics like Fable and modern action/RPG productions. In the game we cross the fate of three heroes, who are united by the lust for wealth and fame.
Kona
Adventure 17 March 2017
A first-person adventure game featuring survival elements. It is the first major project of the Canadian Parabole studio. The story is set in the northern regions of the Quebec province, in the 1970s. The game tells the story of a conflict between the owner of the most profitable copper mine in the region - a rich man called W. Hamilton, and the native local community accusing him of devastating sacred sites in search for more profit.
Sylvio
Adventure 05 June 2015
A horror-themed action-adventure game allowing us to assume the role of Juliette Waters, a woman whose occupation is recording the voices of spirits. Interestingly enough, Sylvio is a project of an independent developer, Niklas Swanberg. Our heroine travels to an abandoned amusement park, left to decay after a powerful storm had led to a landslide. It quickly turns out that the spirits living in the park are very vicious, and the whole area is under the influence of a mysterious curse.
Beyond Eyes
Adventure 04 August 2015
An unusual adventure game by tiger & squid, and independent Dutch studio. The protagonist of Beyond Eyes is a ten-year-old girl named Rae who lost her sight in an accident while firing up fireworks. Ever since that day, she spends most of the time in the garden next to her house, accompanied by a cat named Nani. One day, the animal disappears, and Rae decides to leave the house for the first time in a long time to find her lost pet.
htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary
Adventure 19 June 2014
A climatic adventure platform game in which we try to help a lost girl get out of a dark maze. Two fairies (the so-called "skylights"), representing the power of light and darkness, will be an invaluable help in the journey. Using their abilities will allow us to change our perspective and see all the elements important for the course of the game.
Lethe
Adventure 01 August 2016
A first-person adventure game featuring elements associated with survival horrors. Robert Dawn, the game's protagonist, explores the area of a former pharmaceutical facility located on an abandoned mining settlement, far away from the civilization and dating back to the late 1800s. Apparently, a mysterious incident took place in the lab back then, and the player's goal is to get to the bottom of this.
Wander
Adventure 04 June 2015
An unusual MMO game, focusing completely on relaxing exploration, which you do on your own or with other players. Unlike other games in the genre, Wander features absolutely no rivalry element. The game is set on an alien planet. The protagonist wakes up in the middle of a tropical forest, unable to remember how she got there, and, to her surprise, discovers that she can shapeshift. She embarks on a journey through the mysterious world, trying to learn all its secrets.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Adventure 03 April 2009
Continuation of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which, like its predecessor, was originally released on the Nintendo 64 console. In the game we again play the role of Link, who ends up in the mysterious land of Termina, facing the approaching apocalypse. To prevent it, our protagonist will have to find a forest creature named Skull Kid and recover the ancient Major Mask from his hands.