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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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Faust: The Seven Games of The Soul
Faust: The Seven Games of The Soul

Adventure 22 October 1999

Marcellyus Faust must resolve the dispute between God and Mephistopheles over the fate of the souls of people living in the Dream Park.

The Blackwell Legacy
The Blackwell Legacy

Adventure 07 February 2007

The Blackwell Legacy is an extensive adventure game, prepared by a team of five programmers from the Wadjet Eye Games studio. The full title consists of several separate episodes, which can be downloaded for a fee.

Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny
Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny

Adventure 23 February 2010

The adventure in which we play the role of Nicole Bonnet, a FIB agent prosecuting a dangerous criminal. During the game we gather evidence, look for clues, listen to witnesses. Most of these activities are presented in the form of logic-arcade mini-games. Noteworthy is the interesting graphics - 3D characters have been juxtaposed with nice backgrounds.

The Big Red Adventure
The Big Red Adventure

Adventure 12 February 1995

After the fall of communism, Western capital begins to flow into Russia. The effects of great changes can be seen at every step, from McRomanov fast food bars, through PlayBoris cricket kiosks, to Lenintendo, a company that produces well-known video games.

Mystery Case Files: Prime Suspects
Mystery Case Files: Prime Suspects

Adventure 06 April 2006

Mystery Case Files: Prime Supspects is an adventure game with logical elements, produced by Big Fish Games studio. The player takes on the role of a detective who tries to find a diamond stolen from the Natural History Museum in Smithson. In order to do so, however, it must carry out a complex investigation involving more than 20 puzzles to be solved. The game is based on perceptiveness, reflection and logical thinking skills.

Dear Esther
Dear Esther

Adventure 14 February 2012

Dear Esther is an adventure game with a first person perspective, with a rather heavy and dark climate. Here we are only exploring the surroundings and listening to the scraps of stories, which we have to put together into a coherent story.

Puzzle Agent 2
Puzzle Agent 2

Adventure 30 June 2011

Puzzle Agent 2 is a continuation of an adventure book by Telltale Games studio published in 2010. The title character again has to go to the town of Skoggins to solve another mysterious matter. The game consists mainly in exploring locations, chatting with independent characters and solving puzzles. The visual setting of the title was maintained in a cartoon style.

The Blackwell Unbound
The Blackwell Unbound

Adventure 04 September 2007

Blackwell Unbound is an adventure game created by developers from the Wadjet Eye Games studio. This title is a prequel to The Blackwell Legacy (the studio's previous adventure), so it tells us the story that takes place before the events described in it.

Laura Bow in the Dagger of Amon Ra
Laura Bow in the Dagger of Amon Ra

Adventure 12 November 1992

The Dagger of Amon Ra is an adventure game by Sierra On-Line, which was realized in a similar convention to The Colonel's Bequest released in 1989. Here, too, we are dealing with a programme where evidence gathering, interviews with suspects and fact-finding are of great importance.

Black Sails
Black Sails

Adventure 22 April 2010

Adventure created by authors of such games as Jack Keane, Ankh or Venetica. We move there until 1884 and meet two heroes - Anna and Lex - who find themselves on a mysterious ship devoid of crew and cargo. While playing, we travel through suspicious locations and look for answers to numerous questions.

Sam & Max: Season 2 - What's New, Beelzebub?
Sam & Max: Season 2 - What's New, Beelzebub?

Adventure 10 April 2008

The final episode of the second season of adventures of two detectives Sam and Max. This time the heroes face the final judgment day and have to deal with the ruler of hell, Satan himself.

Fairy Tale: About Father Frost, Ivan and Nastya
Fairy Tale: About Father Frost, Ivan and Nastya

Adventure 10 November 2000

Basn o Dziadku Mrozie, Iwanie i Nastce is an adventure game with educational elements, based on folk tales and legends, created mainly for younger audiences. Helping the title character Taste, players are supposed to lead to a happy ending of the fairy tale. The work of the Bohemia Interactive development team is characterized by an eye-catching, cartoon-like visual setting.

Haunted
Haunted

Adventure 17 August 2011

A point & click adventure made in a comic style. It tells the story of a young woman who can talk to the spirits of the dead. The heroine wants to find her sister, who was lost many years ago.

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste

Adventure 28 August 2009

We play the role of a young woman and examine the decks of two ships whose crews have disappeared in unexplained circumstances. We travel through beautifully made boards and solve complex puzzles.

Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage

Adventure 28 May 2010

Adventure in the climates of psychological horror that is another part of the series Darkness Within. As police investigator Howard E. Loreid we run away from a mental hospital and then we go to the town of Arkhamend and other dark locations to settle the past. The whole was presented in a nice three-dimensional setting. Sound effects create an atmosphere full of darkness and horror.

Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon

Adventure 20 August 2010

A point-and-click adventure in which we play the role of a former British soldier, Fenton Paddock's currently recruited smuggler. We try to prevent the Nazis from awakening ancient, dark powers.

Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice
Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice

Adventure 08 July 2008

The next installment of the adventures of the title lady detective. This time Nancy Drew goes to Venice to expose a thief of precious artifacts.

Beowulf: Viking Warrior
Beowulf: Viking Warrior

Adventure canceled

Beowulf of German company 4Head Studios (a bastion of people responsible for The Guild series) is an action game that puts a lot of emphasis on fighting, but also contains some cRPG elements. The plot draws on an Anglo-Saxon poem written about a thousand years ago by an anonymous author.

The Second Guest
The Second Guest

Adventure 26 January 2012

The Second Guest is a point'n'click episode adventure game created by Twice Effect studio. Players play the role of Jacek Ice, a young man who unexpectedly became the heir to the murdered Lord Averton. It turns out, however, that the murderer is also lurking in his life. The game's visual setting is inspired by Tim Burton's films. The gameplay consists mainly of talking to independent characters, searching rooms and finding applications for the collected objects.

Drawn: The Painted Tower
Drawn: The Painted Tower

Adventure 04 September 2009

Very visually nice adventure game containing many mini-games and puzzles. The player has to save a girl locked at the top of a mysterious painted tower.

Heaven's Hope
Heaven's Hope

Adventure 25 February 2016

A point-and-click adventure game created by a German developer, Mosaic Mask Studio. The game combines the dark atmosphere of the 19-th century with comedy elements. The main character is called Talorel and is an angel candidate attending a stunt school located in the heavens. During one of his flights, he has an accident and falls to the ground near the eponymous town.

Undercover: Operation Wintersun
Undercover: Operation Wintersun

Adventure 29 September 2006

Undercover: Operation Wintersun by the Austrian Sproing Interactive studio is an adventure game created in a classic style with the use of point&click interface. The authors placed the story told during the Second World War.

Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure

Adventure 07 May 2014

An adventure from the detective franchise focusing on Tex Murphy. Similarly to its three previous installments, the game offers 3D locations featuring recorded actors. Gameplay comes down to collecting evidence, interrogating witnesses, and solving puzzles.

The Cave
The Cave

Adventure 24 January 2013

A humorous adventure with elements of an arcade platformer and a puzzle game. The title was produced by Ron Gilbert and the development team from Double Fine studio (Psychonauts, Brutal Legend, Stacking and others). The action of The Cave takes place in the title cave, full of secrets and traps. The player directs the actions of a group of three heroes who roam the corridors of the cave in search of an enigmatic "something". (the goals vary depending on the chosen team composition).