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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. more

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Facility 47
Facility 47

Adventure 19 May 2016

An adventure game developed by the British Inertia Software studio, classified as a representative of the "escape the room" sub-genre. The game is set in the eponymous Facility 47 - a secret research facility located in the Antarctic. The game's protagonist wakes up in a cell having no clue about neither his own identity nor the actions that led him there. His task is to escape, first the cell, then the facility, and survive.

CodeRed: Agent Sarah's Story
CodeRed: Agent Sarah's Story

Adventure 12 December 2017

A detective adventure game developed by a Polish studio called LivinThing. In CodeRed: Agent Sarah’s Story a player assumes the role of an FBI special agent and runs an investigation aimed at arresting an incredibly dangerous villain, who is planning to detonate a bomb in New York City. Gameplay mechanics combine an interactive story with management elements, logical puzzles, and minigames such as locating hidden objects. The game also delivers some arcade elements like car chases and shootouts.

2064: Read Only Memories
2064: Read Only Memories

Adventure 06 October 2015

A classic adventure game developed by independent studio MidBoss. Assuming the role of a journalist, the player finds himself in cyberpunk Neo-San Francisco of 2064 and conducts an investigation so as to find the creator of the machine called Turing – the world’s first Artificial Intelligence with self-consciousness and an ability to think independently. The setting is retrofuturistic – the creators have drawn inspirations from the 1980s’ vision of the future.

Sylvio 2
Sylvio 2

Adventure 11 October 2017

A sequel to the very well-received indie FPP horror adventure game. In Sylvio 2, you once again play as Juliette Waters, whose job is recording the voices of the dead. The game is set several days after the events of the first installment and takes place during the day. The gameplay focuses on exploring and solving puzzles, as well as occasional fights with the ghosts. The protagonist's equipment is similar to that from the previous game, although she also has a few new gadgets.

Contradiction: Spot The Liar!
Contradiction: Spot The Liar!

Adventure 10 July 2015

A detective adventure game based on the Full Motion Video (FMV) technology. In Contradiction: Spot the Liar! developed by Baggy Cat, the player gets to follow the adventures of detective Jenks, who is tasked with investigating the Atlas training center, where a number of mysterious events have occurred recently. In terms of gameplay mechanics, the game is a combination of adventure games similar to Myst and classic FMV productions.

MISSING: An Interactive Thriller
MISSING: An Interactive Thriller

Adventure 25 May 2015

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.

Draw a Stickman: EPIC 2
Draw a Stickman: EPIC 2

Adventure 09 July 2015

The second installment of the popular original adventure game series developed by the Chinese-American Hitcents studio. This time, the players are in control of two self-created heroes who find themselves inside a magic book that represents a world conquered by dark forces. Your objective is to help the inhabitants and put an end to the invasion. Once again, gameplay is based on solving various puzzles, fending off opponents, and avoiding numerous traps.

Adam's Venture: Origins
Adam's Venture: Origins

Adventure 01 April 2016

A new version of an adventure game that initially came out for PC in three separate episodes released between 2009 and 2012. It was developed by the Dutch Vertigo Games. In the game, we assume the role of the eponymous adventurer and treasure hunter who happened to find notes pointing to a supposed location of the biblical Garden of Eden in an old Templar church.

Sorcery! 2
Sorcery! 2

Adventure 02 February 2016

A sequel to a unique adventure RPG by inkle studio, and an adaptation of a popular gamebook by Steve Jackson and John Blanche. The story of Sorcery! 2 continues the tale of its predecessor and takes us to Khare, town of outlaws, where The Festival of Thieves is celebrated. Players have to discover the mysteries of the town, overthrow the council ruling it, and stop an incoming invasion.

Sorcery! 4: The Crown of Kings
Sorcery! 4: The Crown of Kings

Adventure 22 September 2016

The fourth (and, according to its creators, final) entry in the warmly-welcomed adventure RPG series from inkle based on Sorcery!, a popular gamebook from 1983. Like the three previous titles, Sorcery! 4 offers a completely new story, so knowledge of the earlier games isn’t necessary to play. Once again, we can create a completely new character or import our old hero from the previous parts of the series. The gameplay of Sorcery!

Between Me and the Night
Between Me and the Night

Adventure 22 January 2016

The game is the debut work from the RainDance studio. It is an action adventure game featuring arcade elements. The story is focused on two figures: a boy living in the modern, surrealistic world, and a medieval knight traveling across a magical land. Both storylines are tightly interconnected and are being gradually brought together as the game progresses. The mechanics combine elements of typical point-and-click adventure games with classic arcade elements.

Crossbow Warrior: The Legend of William Tell
Crossbow Warrior: The Legend of William Tell

Adventure 10 December 2015

An action adventure game in the convention of a 2.5D platformer, presenting the fate of one of the most famous, realistically existing medieval characters - the title Wilhelm Tell. The plot of the game faithfully reflects the legendary history of the Swiss national hero, and the fun - apart from the classic platforming stages - is diversified by bonus levels, in which we can test our sniper skills or steer the boat that flies along the turbulent current of the river.

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.

Eclipse: Edge of Light
Eclipse: Edge of Light

Adventure 01 November 2018

An adventure and exploratory game from White Elk studio, founded by Jonathan Hawkins, who previously worked in Sony Santa Monica, among others, on three parts of the God of War slasher series. Players find themselves on a mysterious planet, which they have to explore and discover its secrets.

Deal with the Devil
Deal with the Devil

Adventure TBA

First-person adventure game with a complex narrative layer and elements of survival horror. We play the role of 30-year-old Amelia, who faces dark, ancient secrets in the unfriendly reality of the 1920s of the last century. The key element of the game is the ability to make difficult moral choices and constantly balance on the border of good and evil, using the light and dark sides of the heroine's personality.

Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin
Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin

Adventure 19 April 2018

A spin-off entry in the popular platform game series, originally launched by Double Fine Productions in 2005, developed exclusively for Sony’s platform to make use of PlayStation VR sets. The game starts exactly where first Psychonauts has ended, acting is a bridge between it and the sequel.

Steins;Gate 0
Steins;Gate 0

Adventure 08 May 2018

A visual novel adventure game developed by Nitroplus and 5pb. Studios. The game is a direct continuation of the original Steins;Gate from 2009. The plot picks off using one of the alternative endings of the predecessor. Okabe Rintaro, a student heartbroken after the tragic death of his friend Kurisu Makise, makes an appointment to a psychiatric health facility.

Conarium
Conarium

Adventure 06 June 2017

A psychological horror adventure game. The developers at Zoetrope Interactive were inspired by the works of Howard Philips Lovecraft, especially the novella entitled At the Mountains of Madness. The action of Conarium takes place in the 30s, and the player find himself in Upuaut.

Into the Belly of the Beast
Into the Belly of the Beast

Adventure 22 June 2016

A colorful, two-dimensional action game from the German studio Lucky Brograms, in which the players concentrate on combining DNA of marine animals. We play as a likeable worm named Sploosh, whose children were abducted by a mighty sea monster as they were taking a carefree bath. Desperate, Sploosh chases after the beast and manages to get inside its body.

Three Fourths Home
Three Fourths Home

Adventure 20 March 2015

An unusual narrative/adventure game developed by [bracket] games and Digerati Distribution. Three Fourths Home tells the story of a young woman named Kelly who is currently on her way to her family home in Nebraska after a years’ absence. We accompany the woman during conversations with her parents and her younger brother, learning more about the complicated relationship she has with them. The game cannot be easily assigned a genre, as we are given a mix of an adventure game and a visual novel.

Detective Hayseed: Hollywood
Detective Hayseed: Hollywood

Adventure 07 October 2016

A humorous classic adventure game full of pop-culture references, developed by the experienced Czech studio Zima Software. The story of Detective Hayseed: Hollywood takes place in the eponymous city of movie-making. Just one day before the Oscars ceremony, the list of winners is stolen. To make things worse, an anonymous perpetrator threatens to detonate a bomb during the show. This is where the eponymous Detective Hayseed steps in, his task being to thwart the blackmailers' evil plan.

The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime
The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime

Adventure 28 March 2014

Pegasus Prime is a refreshed version of the first part of The Journeyman Project, offering better graphics and smoother animations. The action of the game is presented from the perspective of the main character and touches on the issue of time travel.

Grim Legends 3: The Dark City
Grim Legends 3: The Dark City

Adventure 02 June 2016

The third installment in the casual hidden-objects adventure game series, developed by Polish studio Artifex Mundi. You play as Sylwia, an amnesiac acolyte of the monster-hunting Order. When a powerful artifact, containing a malevolent being known as the Nightmare, is stolen from the Order's headquarters, Sylwia and her mentor embark on a quest to find it.

Symmetry
Symmetry

Adventure 20 February 2018

An independent Polish game developed by Sleepless Clinic. The players are tasked with taking care of a research team that crash landed on an alien planet covered with ice. The players must make sure that the researchers survive. In order to achieve this goal, they must satisfy their basic needs by providing them with food and rest. They must also fix the broken ship.