PC Adventure Video Games114
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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Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul
Adventure 15 August 2017
Paranormal Activity: Lost Souls is a first-person horror adventure game. It was developed by VRWerx and based on the Paranormal Activity horror movies. We play as a person who got stuck in a haunted house, just like the characters in the movies. To survive, we will have to discover the house's secret and find out what creatures want to kill us. Gameplay in Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul is based on the standard formula used in many other horror adventure games.
Peregrin
Adventure 08 August 2017
Created by independent studio Domino Digital Limited, Peregrin is an exploration adventure game with action game elements. The inspiration for Peregrin creators came from the Hebrew beliefs as well as a number of science fiction and fantasy stories. The game’s plot is set after the cataclysm that concluded the war between humans and gods. The surviving remnants have split into large and small tribes.
Attentat 1942
Adventure 31 October 2017
A text-based adventure game with interface-based minigames taking place in occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. The grandfather of the main hero has been arrested by Gestapo following a successful assassination attempt on Reinhardt Heydrich. Our task is to find him and learn the truth about his role in the whole operation. Attentat 1942 offers a complete adventure game experience, consisting of conversations with encountered characters and demanding minigames.
The Occupation
Adventure 05 March 2019
A first-person adventure game created by White Paper Games - an independent British studio. The story involves politics to a large extent, and is set in England of the 1980s. The player takes on the role of a journalist who is investigating the circumstances of passing a controversial bill that reduces the citizens' freedoms. For the most part, the player explores the in-game locations and solves puzzles.
Bad Dream: Coma
Adventure 09 March 2017
Bad Dream: Coma is an adventure game by Desert Fox. The gameplay focuses on solving puzzles by using items found in the game’s world. The game set inside a nightmare, and the hero who gets trapped inside is ready to go to great lengths just to get out. In order to wake up, he needs to visit a number of horrifying locations, like a ruined bridge, gloomy swamps, or a disturbing hospital. He also meets different characters who are, just like him, trapped in this dreadful dimension.
Figment
Adventure 22 September 2017
An action-adventure game offering a surrealistic atmosphere and developed by Bedtime Digital Games. Figment is set in a world which depicts the subconsciousness of a 40-year-old man. When his calm mind got attacked by nightmares symbolizing everyday frights, two friends stood up to them. Dusty is an embodiment of courage; as for Rusty, she manifests optimism and bears a resemblance to birds.
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?!
Wrath of Loki VR Adventure
Adventure 31 August 2016
A hidden-object adventure game for VR hardware, developed by Polish studio The House of Fables. Wrath of Loki is set in Asgard, the realm of gods in Norse mythology. You play as the thunder god, Thor, whose task is to stop the malicious Loki from starting Ragnarok, the end of the world. To achieve it, Thor has to find Heimdall's magical horn. The game utilizes a first person view and its mechanics do not differ much from those of a typical hidden-object adventure games.
Mage: The Ascension - Refuge
Adventure 16 February 2017
An adventure storytelling game for mobile devices, created by White Wolf Entertainment and Swedish novelist Karin Tidbeck. Mage the Ascension: Refuge is based on a tabletop role-playing game. The production takes place in today's Sweden, and you play as a woman, who recently learned that she's a mage and gradually discovers her powers, which allow her to shape reality. Unfortunately, enemy factions want to use her powers to conquer the magical society.
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Adventure 14 February 2017
A remake of Dear Esther, a popular narrative exploration game from 2012 that started a whole new genre – the so-called walking simulators. It was developed by the independent studio The Chinese Room. Contrary to the base version of the game that was powered by the Source engine and released only on personal computers, this edition is powered by the Unity technology. This enabled the developers to release their game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well.
Heaven's Vault
Adventure 16 April 2019
Adventure game inspired by graphic novels, combining the climate of science fiction and Middle Eastern colors. Heaven's Vault was developed by British studio inkle Ltd, known for the warmly received adventure 80 Days. The game is set in a mysterious Nebula - an interstellar structure composed of inhabited moons and rivers of water and air connecting them. How this peculiar phenomenon came into existence - is unknown.
Whispers of a Machine
Adventure 17 April 2019
Whispers of a Machine is a science fiction adventure developed for PCs. The action takes place in the future, at a time when humanity has deliberately retreated in technological development in order to remove the threat of being dominated by advanced artificial intelligences. We play the role of a detective investigating a series of murders in a sleepy city. The game boils down mainly to exploring the location, conducting conversations and solving puzzles.
Old Man's Journey
Adventure 18 May 2017
Old Man's Journey is an adventure game developed by the independent studio Broken Rules. The game's protagonist is a bearded elderly man who goes on the titular journey in order to meet with his family. The plot is told only through a series of pictures. As we play, we get to know the most important moments of our protagonist's life. We explore various areas in Old Man's Journey, like small towns, river valleys, and even mountain tops.
Milkmaid of the Milky Way
Adventure 05 January 2017
Developed by the one-man studio Machineboy, a classic point-and-click adventure game. Milkmaid of the Milky Way tells the story of a girl named Ruth who lives a dull and poor life on a farm during the 1920s. One day she notices a mysterious, golden spaceship and is forced to embark on a life-changing adventure. The production is inspired by classic adventure games from the 90s, and introduces no revolutionary changes to the genre.
Narcosis
Adventure 29 March 2017
An underwater survival game developed by Honor Code studio, putting us in the role of a professional diver clad in a heavy diving suit to reach greater depths. During a task for an underwater laboratory, an accident occurs and the hero finds himself abandoned on the ocean floor. He must survive and find a way to escape the trap before his oxygen supply runs out. We explore underwater locations, fighting aggressive animals and solving occasional puzzles.
Starship Commander: Arcade
Adventure 10 September 2020
A science-fiction action game developed exclusively for Virtual Reality headgear. In Starship Commander, the player assumes the role of a spaceship captain tasked with a mission that may have crucial effect on the intergalactic war. The player can issue orders to his subordinates and make difficult decisions. The game features speech recognition system developed based on the technology created by Microsoft’s Cognitive Services department.
Small Radios Big Televisions
Adventure 08 November 2016
An experimental logic exploration game developed by the independent developer Fire Face Corporation. In it, our task is to find thirty cassettes that take us to other worlds. They are hidden in abandoned industrial buildings that we observe from the third-person perspective, similarly to typical 2.5D platformer productions. In Small Radios Big Televisions, we do not control any protagonist, only the camera and the cursor, with which we interact with various objects.
Ylands
Adventure 05 December 2019
A survival-oriented sandbox created by an in-house studio of Bohemia Interactive. Ylands allows the player to create their own interactive world. Building your own worlds is one of the mainstays of the game. They can be placed in a number of settings and conventions: from Wild West, through forests and farms, and up to medieval castles and arenas inspired by Feudal Japan. The player can modify the topography, as well as build objects and items.
Karma. Incarnation 1
Adventure 19 October 2016
A point’n’click adventure game developed by independent Russian studio AuraLab. The player assumes the role of Pip. Transformed into a worm, he travels through the spirit world in order to find his beloved one, who was abducted by evil forces. Gameplay is observed from the side-view. Exploration of the psychedelic environment, completing different quests, and solving puzzles are the key elements of the title.
Weeping Doll
Adventure canceled
A horror with logical game elements, created by Chinese studio TianShe Media. The player assumes the role of a housemaid, who decides to solve the mystery behind the mysterious disappearance of the Victorian residence’s inhabitants. The gameplay in Weeping Doll is presented from a first person perspective, and focuses on exploration, searching for story clues and keys, and finally solving various riddles which involve object manipulation.
Don't Knock Twice
Adventure 05 September 2017
A horror game developed by the independent studio Wales Interactive, which was inspired by an urban legend of a demonic witch. The protagonist, searching for her lost daughter, is led to a grim mansion that hides a dark secret. In Don’t Knock Twice, the action is presented from the first-person perspective, while the gameplay is focused on exploration of the vast house in search of carefully hidden hints as well as fighting encountered opponents with the use of various items.
Emily Wants to Play
Adventure 10 December 2015
A simple first-person survival horror adventure game and the debut project from Shawn Hitchcock, an independent designer. In Emily Wants to Play, we assume the role of a pizza delivery guy who gets imprisoned late in the evening in a suspiciously-looking house. Inside, a deceased girl named Emily with her three dolls wants to play a ghastly game with the unfortunate man. The player’s task is to survive a night in the haunted house and solve the dark secret of that place.
Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom
Adventure 10 November 2016
An adventure game with hidden object puzzle elements, created by indie studio World-LooM. Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom is set in a fantasy world. The protagonist is a young alchemy adept, who returns home and tries to find her lost parents. The search leads her towards a dark secret, which threatens the whole kingdom. The gameplay in Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom consists of solving various puzzles and finding various hidden objects.