Best Adventure Games
3,542 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Released: Apr 10, 2020
Critic rating: 89.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
A modern reimagining of one of the most iconic games of all time, Final Fantasy VII Remake harnesses the very latest technology to recreate and expand Square Enix's legendary RPG adventure for the current generation.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
Released: Oct 31, 2001
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Soul Reaver 2 picks up where Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver left off, with Raziel having just plunged through the Chronoplast time portal in his relentless pursuit of Kain.
Silent Hill 2
Released: Oct 8, 2024
Critic rating: 86.6 / 100
Stephen Popovich's rating: 9.4
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Silent Hill 2 Remake is a ground-up reimagining of the 2001 psychological horror game.
Paper Mario
Released: Aug 11, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Nintendo 64, Wii U
Game modes: Single player
Paper Mario, a turn-based JRPG entry in the Mario franchise with a paper-based aesthetic and platforming elements, sees the titular character working his way through the Mushroom Kingdom's diverse locales and biomes, meeting its inhabitants, fighthing unruly enemies and recruiting an array of companions in order to once again save Princess Peach from the clutches of the evil Koopa King Bowser.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Released: Nov 19, 2006
Critic rating: 97.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was initially developed with the Nintendo GameCube in mind, but ended up receiving a Wii port when it was released to promote the new console.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - HD Edition
Released: Nov 8, 2011
Critic rating: 88.5 / 100 • 35 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Android, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - HD Edition feature an increased 720p resolution and a 16:9 aspect ratio, providing a clearer and wider view of the player's surroundings compared to the original 480p resolution and 4:3 ratio of the PlayStation 2 version.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Released: Dec 9, 2024
Critic rating: 89.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, a first-person, single-player adventure set between the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Released: Dec 12, 1998
Critic rating: 88.5 / 100 • 195 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX is an updated re-release of Link's Awakening with several new additions, the most notable of which being the entire game is now in color.
Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna
Released: Nov 11, 2003
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Players venture out from the familiar Kingdom of Ehb into the savage realm of Aranna.
Pilot Brothers
Released: Sep 22, 1997
Critic rating: 88.5 / 100 • 22 votes
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
The case of the stolen elephant!
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Released: Mar 9, 1996
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
A JRPG entry in the Super Mario franchise in which Mario meets many unlikely allies in order to jump and fight his way through the Mushroom Kingdom and collect stars to repair the Star Road, the pathway that grants people's wishes, which was destroyed by Smithy, the otherworldly entity that hijacked Bowser's castle and threw the Kingdom into disarray.
Assassin's Creed II
Released: Nov 17, 2009
Critic rating: 90.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Discover an intriguing and epic story of power, revenge and conspiracy set during a pivotal moment in history: the Italian Renaissance.
Marvel's Spider-Man
Released: Sep 7, 2018
Critic rating: 89.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player
Starring the world’s most iconic Super Hero, Spider-Man features the acrobatic abilities, improvisation and web-slinging that the wall-crawler is famous for, while also introducing elements never-before-seen in a Spider-Man game.
Persona 4 Golden
Released: Jun 13, 2020
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.
Toonstruck
Released: Nov 30, 1996
Critic rating: 88.5 / 100 • 43 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player
Toonstruck is an adventure game released in 1996 in which, although all the imagery is drawn and scanned into the game, the protagonist Drew Blanc (played and voiced by Christopher Lloyd) is an actual video-captured representation of the actor (the name is a pun, since the character has "drawn a blank" on coming up with a new idea for a character).
Persona 3 Reload
Released: Feb 2, 2024
Critic rating: 88.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Step into the shoes of a transfer student thrust into an unexpected fate when entering the hour "hidden" between one day and the next.
Monster Hunter: World
Released: Jan 26, 2018
Critic rating: 93.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Welcome to a new world!
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Released: Oct 8, 2009
Critic rating: 86.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
In the near future, a mysterious, growing, black void appears at the Earth's southern pole.
Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark
Released: Dec 2, 2003
Critic rating: 88.4 / 100 • 48 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark is the second expansion for the role-playing game Neverwinter Nights.
God of War
Released: Mar 22, 2005
Critic rating: 93.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
God of War is an action-adventure hack-and-slash video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE).
Batman: Arkham Knight
Released: Jun 23, 2015
Critic rating: 91.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Batman: Arkham Knight is an action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios, released in 2015.
Slay the Spire
Released: Jan 23, 2019
Critic rating: 92.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Slay the Spire is a single-player roguelike deck-building game.
Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne
Released: Sep 6, 2019
Critic rating: 91.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Let your hunting instinct take you further than ever!
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Released: Dec 1, 1991
Critic rating: 88.4 / 100 • 595 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Mac, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge is a point-and-click graphic adventure and the second entry in the Monkey Island series.
Day of the Tentacle
Released: Jun 25, 1993
Critic rating: 88.4 / 100 • 466 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure
Platforms: Mac, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Day of the Tentacle, also known as Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle, is a 1993 graphic adventure game developed and published by LucasArts.