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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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Alone in the Dark (2008)
Alone in the Dark (2008)

Adventure 20 June 2008

Alone in the Dark is another part of the popular cycle, launched in 1992. Edward Carnby, a private investigator specializing in investigations of paranormal issues, plays the role of the main character again.

Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

Adventure 26 March 2003

Action adventure game with a third person perspective. The player becomes a heroic archaeologist and this time he has to find a powerful ancient artifact, a black pearl called the Dragon's Heart.

Resident Evil
Resident Evil

Adventure 12 September 1997

Action adventure game in the survival horror convention, which gave rise to a series that enjoys unflagging popularity around the world. The title was developed by Capcom, and its storyline draws heavily on horror films. In unexplained circumstances, bloodthirsty zombies appeared on the streets of a fictional city Raccoon City - to the rescue moves a special squad S.T.A.R.S.

Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda

Adventure 03 June 2008

Kung Fu Panda is an arcade game based on an animated film of the same title. It was created in the DreamWorks studio, where Shrek and Madagascar. The film tells the story of the adventures of an extremely lazy panda named Po.

Dreamfall Chapters
Dreamfall Chapters

Adventure 21 October 2014

The third installment in the series of adventure games started in 1999 with Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. Dreamfall: Chapters was developed by Red Thread Games led by Ragnar Tornquist. The story of the game presents further adventures of the young protagonist, Zoe Castillo, who thanks to her highly unusual powers is able to travel between three worlds: the magical Arcadia, the technologically advanced Stark and the mysterious Storytime.

My Child Lebensborn
My Child Lebensborn

Adventure 01 June 2021

An unusual production, in which we play as a babysitter of an adopted child. My Child Lebensborn takes place in the 20th century, in Norway of the 50’s, with the kid we take care of being the titular Lebensborn – a kid which was born as part of a special program to increase a number of Aryans in the world. This lead to it being ridiculed by others due to having a German father.

Chuchel
Chuchel

Adventure 07 March 2018

A point-and click adventure game by indie Czech studio Amanita Design. In Chuchel, you play as the eponymous critter, whose task is to catch a mysterious criminal and get back his stolen cherry. On his way, Chuchel has to solve puzzles, complete various challenges, and get through levels inspired by classic video games. The production is rich with situational humor.

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Directive 8020
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Directive 8020

Adventure 2024

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Directive 8020 is the premiere episode of the second season of Supermassive Games studio's horror series. This is an adventure game that offers a non-linear storyline and gameplay revolving around exploration and arcade and logic challenges.

Islands of Insight
Islands of Insight

Adventure 13 February 2024

Project S is a puzzle adventure game taking players to a fantastic world, where puzzles form the very warp of reality. The game was developed by the creators of Dead by Daylight, and offers quite a few puzzles that can be solved alone or together with friends.

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

Adventure 23 May 2024

An adventure game with a lot of humor. In Duck Detective: The Secret Salami we play as the titular investigator, interrogating suspects, gathering various clues and trying to solve the conspiracy. The game features cartoonish graphics and characters made as 2D sprites.

Undercover Missions: Operation Kursk K-141
Undercover Missions: Operation Kursk K-141

Adventure 11 December 2015

A third-person point-and-click espionage thriller adventure game developed by The Game Species. The action of Undercover Missions: Operation Kursk K-141 is set aboard the eponymous Russian submarine which went missing under suspicious circumstances in August of 2000. In the game we assume the role of a secret agent whose mission is to detect and capture the leader of a criminal organization that's been stealing Russian weapon systems.

Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

Adventure 09 March 2023

The fourth part of the popular survival horror series, in which the main weapon of the characters is a camera used to photograph ghosts. Many years ago five girls were kidnapped by a maniacal murderer, but thanks to the involvement of a detective they were freed. 10 years later, two of the girls die in strange circumstances, and the remaining girls decide to return to the place of those events and explain its dark secret.

Randal's Monday
Randal's Monday

Adventure 12 November 2014

Randal's Monday is an adventure game by Nexus Game Studios. The script is based on an idea similar to Swistak's Day, and as the title Randal, we are forced to live through one unceasing Monday, trying to find a way to change the disastrous course of events.

The Raven Remastered
The Raven Remastered

Adventure 13 March 2018

A remastered edition of the point-and-click game The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief. You try to solve the mystery of an ancient ruby stolen from the British Museum and discover the thief's identity. The remastered game features vastly improved visuals – the studio focused mostly on lighting and animations.

12 Minutes
12 Minutes

Adventure 19 August 2021

12 Minutes is an interactive adventure thriller. The player takes on the role of a man trapped in a time loop lasting twelve minutes. He must try different sequences of events and activities to find the one that will allow him to save his life and that of his wife.

Unholy
Unholy

Adventure 20 July 2023

Unholy is the debut game of a Polish studio Duality, formed out of many experienced developers of first-person horror games. It tells the story of a mother searching for her abducted child in the last human city on a desolate planet.

King's Quest
King's Quest

Adventure 28 July 2015

An episodic point-and-click adventure game, and the ninth major installment in the cult King’s Quest series, whose last part was released 17 years ago. This game was developed by The Odd Gentlemen (known for The Adventures of P.B. Winterbottom), while the development process was supervised by the original creators of the franchise from the reactivated Sierra Studios. The game’s story is built around a series of flashbacks.

Fate/stay night
Fate/stay night

Adventure 30 January 2004

A Japanese adventure game of the visual novel sub-genre. The action of the title takes place in contemporary Japan. Players follow the fate of a high school student, by chance becoming a participant in a magical tournament, in which his life is at stake and the prize is the fulfillment of all wishes.

Corpse Party
Corpse Party

Adventure 25 April 2016

A visual novel adventure game developed by studio 5pg. The game is an improved version of the independent game created by Makoto Kedouin and originally released in 1996. Corpse Party takes place in a high school building that was built on the ruins of an old grade school in which a terrible and mysterious crime has occurred. One day, due to unexplainable events, a group of students enters a terrible and grotesque version of their school in which the corridors are filled with decomposing corpses.

Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure

Adventure 14 February 2006

Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure is a title that combines the characteristic elements of several genres: action adventure game, fighting and stealth. The whole is signed with the name and surname of Marc Ecko - designer and artist, who stands behind a number of fashion brands popular among young people today.

Evil Dead: Regeneration
Evil Dead: Regeneration

Adventure 13 September 2005

Evil Dead: Regeneration is a classic survival-horror in which the action is observed from the third person perspective (TPP). The game refers directly to the bloody films under the same title.

American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice

Adventure 22 November 2000

A bloody and dark adaptation of Alice's fairy tale in Wonderland, in which Alice has to deal with the evil Queen of the Dark with a whole arsenal of deadly weapons. Fun mechanics combines the typical platform exploration of large three-dimensional levels with a combat system realized as in the best shooters.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Adventure 25 September 2014

A dark, first-person adventure game developed by The Astronauts - a Polish team led by Adrian Chmielarz, the co-founder of People Can Fly. The player is put in the shoes of Paul Prospero - a detective who has developed certain paranormal abilities. The protagonist tries to solve the mystery behind the vanishing of a young boy. The player traverses an extensive, open world - the game is non-linear and the player is free to explore and look for subsequent clues.

Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game
Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game

Adventure 15 September 2006

Broken Sword: The Angel of Death is the fourth installment of the adventure series with Georg Stobbart in the lead role. This time the protagonist gets entangled in a complicated intrigue connected with a mysterious substance, which according to legends was in the Arc of the Covenant. The addictive scenario of the game is the work of Revolution Software, while the development was taken care of by Sumo Digital studio.