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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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Demetrios: The BIG Cynical Adventure
Adventure 02 August 2017
Demetrios: The BIG Cynical Adventure is a first-person point-and-click adventure game in which we play Bjorn, a drunkard and an antique trader. Together with our neighbor, we set off on the trail of thieves who robbed our apartment one night.
Late Shift
Adventure 18 April 2017
An adventure game in the form of an interactive FMV thriller, developed by the Swiss team at CtrlMovie and directed by Tobias Weber; the script on the other hand, was written by Michael Robert Johnson. Though the game debuted on mobile devices, it also came out for PC and consoles a year later. Matt, the protagonist, is a young student of mathematics, who tries to make some money as a car park guard. He gets charged with stealing Chinese porcelain from an auction house in London.
Lantern
Adventure canceled
An unusual exploration game developed by Italian studio Storm in a Teacup. The plot of the game focuses on an Asian princess whose tears caused the world around her to lose its colors and start dying. The player assumes the role of a small lantern and is tasked with returning the life and colors to the realm by making everyone remember about the power of love. There are four areas to visit, each with different architecture and environment.
ZED
Adventure canceled
A first-person exploration adventure game developed by Eagre Games led by Chuck Carter, the co-creator of the cult Myst series. The player assumes the role of a Dreamer whose task is to piece together the most important memories and pass them on to his granddaughter before his imminent death.
Fe
Adventure 16 February 2018
A third-person perspective action game with platform genre features developed by Swedish studio Zoink Games as part of EA Originals, an initiative created in order to support independent developers. The game takes place in a mysterious realm inhabited by weird animals of which one the players control. The gameplay mechanics of the game combine solving riddles with classic platform-genre exploration.
Three Fourths Home
Adventure 27 November 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.
Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala
Adventure 06 April 2018
The third installment of the series of investigation adventure/hidden object games that is one of the more popular franchises created by Polish studio Artifex Mundi. In Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala the player follows the protagonists known from the previous installments of the series, who join forces with hopes of catching the series' main antagonist, the demonic preacher.
Demon Hunter: New Chapter
Adventure 20 January 2023
A sequel to the casual HOPA game developed cooperatively by the Serbian Brave Giant and the Polish Artifex Mundi. The action of Demon Hunter 2: A New Chapter takes place 20 years after the events of the original. When the foster father of the heroine dies while fighting a demonic opponent that tried to reenter our world, the protagonist becomes the last living member of the ancient Demon Hunter order and the only person that can face the enemy who is now stronger than ever.
The Fall Part 2: Unbound
Adventure 13 February 2018
An action adventure game with platformer elements, developed by the independent studio Over the Moon Games. The production is a direct sequel to The Fall which debuted in 2014. After the events of the original, ARID reaches the global network and her primary task is to save herself — the heroine, who is an advanced artificial intelligence, takes over various robots to do so. The gameplay of The Fall Part 2: Unbound is presented from a side view.
Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness
Adventure 28 May 2015
An adventure game/visual novel developed by 5pb, a Japanese studio known with immense experience with the genre. Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness takes place in the world of Psycho-Pass, a popular science-fiction anime series. We are introduced to a grim version of 2113, in which a complex computer system called Sybil monitors the actions, thoughts, and emotional state of the inhabitants, creating a criminal behavior estimate for every citizen.
Valley
Adventure 24 August 2016
An FPP action-adventure game featuring sci-fi elements and focusing on exploration. It was developed by Blue Isle Games - a Canadian team popular for Slender: The Arrival. The player is taken to the titular valley, which is a mysterious place located somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. Assuming the role of an unspecified character, the player traverses a set of diversified locations, trying to discover the secrets hidden in the area. The protagonist makes use of the L.E.A.F.
Conarium
Adventure 12 February 2019
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.
Grim Legends 3: The Dark City
Adventure 11 May 2018
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.
The Works of Mercy
Adventure canceled
A first-person perspective adventure game exploiting the psychological thriller genre. The plot in The Works of Mercy draws inspiration from such films as The Tenant by Roman Polanski and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. The title was developed by Polish studio Pentacle, whose team members have worked on titles such as The Witcher or Call of Juarez. The player is in control of a man whose family got kidnapped by a psychopath.
Chaos;Child
Adventure 18 December 2014
Chaos;Child is a visual novel sci-fi adventure game. Players are following the story of a high school student working for a school newspaper on the case of mysterious deaths, potentially related to an equally mysterious case that had shaken Tokyo a few years earlier.
RymdResa
Adventure canceled
A sandbox game developed by Morgondag, a Spanish studio. The player assumes the role of a lone astronaut who searches for a new home in the unwelcoming interplanetary space. At the core of the gameplay lies exploration of space, gathering new materials and technologies, and devising new parts for eight modifiable ships. The protagonist can also be developed — the experience points we gather while playing can be spent on enhancing skills from the extensive skill tree.
The Town of Light
Adventure 06 June 2017
First-person adventure game in the form of a psychological thriller and the debut of an independent Italian studio Lka.it. The game's plot is set in an mental institution located in the Italian town of Volterra. Creators of The Town of Light decided to depict in their game the history of an actually existing place, focusing on dramas of its residents, treated by facility staff like animals.
Draw a Stickman: EPIC 2
Adventure 21 January 2020
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
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.
Deliver Us the Moon
Adventure 24 April 2020
A science-fiction action-adventure game featuring survival elements. It is the first major project of KeokeN – an independent Dutch developer. The player is taken to the year 2069, when humanity has to face total depletion of natural resources. Established by governments of world powers, the Worldwide Space Agency decides to resume the exploration of the Moon's surface and the player is cast in the role of an astronaut sent there among others.
Eastshade
Adventure 21 October 2019
Eastshade is an adventure exploration game, in which, apart from visiting locations and absorbing the plot, you can also craft items and paint pictures of the locations you visit, which is an important aspect of the gameplay.
Hauntii
Adventure 23 May 2024
Hauntii is a cross between an adventure game and a twin-stick shooter. The player explores the afterlife as a ghost, solving puzzles, fighting enemies, possessing other characters and objects.
Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance
Adventure 16 August 2023
The third installment in a series of adventure games inspired by fables of Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimm brothers. Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance has us playing as the titular Ingrid, seeking a way out of hell, where she ended up due to her misdeeds.
Haunted House
Adventure 12 October 2023
A remake of an Atari 2600 horror game, originally released in 2982. Haunted House was developed by Orbit. It's set in the titular mansion, tasking us with avoiding monsters and rescuing our friends.