Best Adventure Games
3,542 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Henry Stickmin Collection
Released: Aug 7, 2020
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100 • 84 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Henry Stickmin Collection is a Newgrounds choose-your-own-path classic, reborn and revitalized.
Skies of Arcadia
Released: Oct 5, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player
Arcadia is a world where continents float high above, and people travel by airships.
Lorelai
Released: Apr 26, 2019
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100 • 29 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Lorelai, a brand new emotional horror ride from the maker of The Cat Lady and Downfall, tells a coming of age story of a young girl trying to escape the hell of her toxic family home.
Fate/Stay Night
Released: Jan 30, 2004
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100 • 56 votes
Genres: Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Fate/Stay Night is a Japanese visual novel, which was originally released as an adult game.
Black Myth: Wukong
Released: Aug 20, 2024
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game developed by Game Science, inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West.
Quake
Released: Aug 19, 2021
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In addition to support for modern systems and improved rendering techniques, this remastered version includes both mission packs, Scourge of Armagon and Dissolution of Eternity.
Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!
Released: Nov 30, 1996
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100 • 37 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Released: Oct 15, 2010
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Genres: Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Umineko no Naku Koro ni takes place in 1986 on October 4 and 5 on a secluded island called Rokkenjima.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Released: Apr 27, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Nintendo 64, 64DD, Wii U
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is a direct sequel to Ocarina of Time, it utilizes the same engine and visual style as its predecessor.
Stardew Valley
Released: Feb 26, 2016
Critic rating: 90.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG!
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Remastered
Released: Jan 28, 2022
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100 • 84 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
A remastered version of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End included in the Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection.
Deus Ex
Released: Jun 26, 2000
Critic rating: 90.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A philosophical first-person WRPG set in a dystopian 2052 in which JC Denton, a nano-augmented agent for the anti-terrorist organization UNATCO, is tasked with stopping the invasion of Liberty Island by the terrorist group NSF.
Path of Exile 2
Released: Dec 6, 2024
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100 • 215 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Path of Exile 2 is a next generation Action RPG created by Grinding Gear Games.
Nier Replicant
Released: Apr 22, 2010
Critic rating: 88.2 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
NieR RepliCant is a Japanese PS3 version of NieR Gestalt with a younger main character.
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Released: Jan 12, 2017
Critic rating: 87.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to a new world of Danganronpa, and prepare yourself for the biggest, most exhilarating episode yet.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Released: Jun 11, 2021
Critic rating: 90.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Go dimension-hopping with Ratchet and Clank as they take on an evil emperor from another reality.
Dead Space 2
Released: Jan 25, 2011
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl.
Mass Effect 2
Released: May 14, 2021
Critic rating: 88.2 / 100 • 43 votes
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
A remaster of the original Mass Effect 2 included in the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition bundle.
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered
Released: Sep 20, 2019
Critic rating: 89.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered on PlayStation 4 and PC features brilliant new visual enhancements, letting PlayStation 4 players enjoy the game at 1080p resolution and with a super-smooth frame rate of 60 frames per second (fps).
Xenoblade Chronicles
Released: Jun 10, 2010
Critic rating: 90.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player
Xenoblade Chronicles follows Shulk and his band of friends as they search for answers about the mysterious "Monado" sword and defend their homeland from violent robotic creatures known as the Mechon.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Released: Sep 22, 2017
Critic rating: 94.5 / 100
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Literature Club is full of cute girls!
Dragon Warrior IV
Released: Feb 11, 1990
Critic rating: 88.1 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Dragon Warrior IV differs from the rest of the series by breaking up the game into five distinct chapters, each of which focuses on a different protagonist or protagonists.
Shenmue
Released: Dec 29, 1999
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player
"He shall appear from a far Eastern land across the sea.
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition
Released: Jan 24, 2006
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition is a re-release of Devil May Cry 3 with gameplay changes and additional content.
Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways
Released: Sep 21, 2023
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
The mission requires secrecy.