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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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The Secret Society: Hidden Mystery
The Secret Society: Hidden Mystery

Adventure 21 November 2012

A casual adventure game of the hidden object genre. In the game we follow in the footsteps of a lost uncle who belonged to a secret association known as the Order of Explorers, bringing together people who can travel among the worlds.

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Tsioque
Tsioque

Adventure 07 November 2018

A 2D point-and-click adventure game inspired by such titles as Dragon’s Lair and the Pajama Sam series. The game was developed by OhNoo Studio (responsible for e.g. Tormentum: Dark Sorrow and Amelia and Terror of the Night) from Poland. You assume the role of a young girl named Tsioque. She is imprisoned in her family’s castle by the Evil Wizard, who cast a powerful spell on it, turning the whole castle into a deadly trap.

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D-TEAM: The kidnapping of Teacher Zig
D-TEAM: The kidnapping of Teacher Zig

Adventure 17 May 2012

D-TEAM: The kidnapping of Teacher Zig is an adventure game developed by Bigmoon Interactive based on the animated children's series Tic Tac Tales. In the production in question, a group of heroses (the title D-Team) undertake the terrible task of freeing Professor Zig from the hands of the evil sorcerer Xarabin.

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Nova-111
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.

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Shape of the World
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.

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Nubs' Adventure
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.

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The Deer God
The Deer God

Adventure 27 February 2015

The Deer God is an original platform game with roguelike and RPG elements, developed by the independent studio Cinopt Studios in cooperation with Crescent Moon Games. We observe the action from a side-scrolling perspective and play as a hunter who was reborn as a deer. From now on, his most important goal is to survive in a hostile environment. He will also have to do some quests, like growing old, achieving a godlike karma balance, or finding every statuette of knowledge.

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Steamburg
Steamburg

Adventure 02 November 2017

A mobile point-and-click adventure game with logic puzzle and arcade elements, and a sequel to the well-received Steampunker by Polish studio Telehorse. In contrast to its predecessor, payable in full, Steamburg is a freemium app. The game is set in a steampunk universe, in which the Earth has been invaded by an army of robots from outer space. The only hope to defeat them lies in the electrical machines created by a genius scientist, who's also the protagonist.

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HeadLander
HeadLander

Adventure 26 July 2016

A science-fiction side-scrolling platform game developed by studio Double Fine Productions led by Tim Schafer. HeadLander combines the features of the classic video game series Metroid with a few completely new features. During the game, the player assumes the role of a character who wakes up in a trashy world of the future, inhabited only by robots. The protagonist discovers that he consists only of… a head placed in a special helmet equipped with a rocket propulsion system.

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Sons of Uruzime
Sons of Uruzime

Adventure 13 May 2015

An adventure gamebook with RPG elements for mobile devices. Sons of Uruzime was inspired by stories by Howard Philips Lovecraft and utilizes many motives from the Cthulhu Mythos. You play as a University of Miskatonic professor, who receives a letter from a missing student. The student warns the professor against a dark cult involving much of the university's staff. The story is shown mostly via text with occasional pictures.

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Devastated Dreams
Devastated Dreams

Adventure canceled

An action adventure horror game by Infinitap Games. You play as Angel, a young woman, who suspects she may be pregnant. Angel has to face demons from the Filipino mythology, full of creatures eating babies, both born and unborn. The gameplay of Devastated Dreams focuses on exploring eerie locations, such as Tacloban, a port town destroyed by a hurricane, or the Kabayan caves. Another important aspect includes solving puzzles, managing your equipment, and avoiding enemies.

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Supreme League of Patriots
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.

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ENKI
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.

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Time Machine VR
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.

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The Last Crown: Midnight Horror
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.

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Brave & Little Adventure
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.

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Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
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.

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MISSING: An Interactive Thriller
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.

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Eventide: Slavic Fable
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.

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Forever Lost
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.

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Pinstripe
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.

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Great Detective Pikachu: The Birth of a New Duo
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.

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Rusty Lake Hotel
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.

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Someday You'll Return
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.

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