Best Adventure Games
3,488 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Scorn
Released: Oct 14, 2022
Critic rating: 63.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Scorn is an atmospheric first person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Rule of Rose
Released: Jan 19, 2006
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Rule of Rose is a survival horror game in which the player, who controls Jennifer, explores the game environments and furthers the plot by accomplishing tasks and experiencing cut-scenes while sporadically encountering enemies and bosses.
Sea of Thieves
Released: Mar 20, 2018
Critic rating: 66.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Sea of Thieves is a first-person multiplayer action-adventure game in which players take on the role of pirates exploring an open world ocean.
Draugen
Released: May 29, 2019
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Draugen is a first-person psychological horror adventure, set amongst the deep fjords and towering mountains of Norway’s awe-inspiring west coast.
Mount & Blade
Released: Sep 30, 2008
Critic rating: 65.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Mount & Blade is an immersive medieval action/tactics game taking place in a fictitious land named Calradia.
The Whispered World
Released: Aug 28, 2009
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The beautiful adventure game The Whispered World whisks the player away to a fascinating fantasy world.
One Piece: Unlimited World RED
Released: Nov 21, 2013
Critic rating: 73.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
One Piece: Unlimited World Red is an Action/Adventure video game based on the famous One Piece manga and anime.
DC Universe Online
Released: Jan 11, 2011
Critic rating: 73.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
DC Universe Online is a free-to-play superhero / supervillian MMORPG that lets players create their own unique tights-wearing hero or villain and roam the streets of places like Gotham City and Metropolis fighting or creating crime.
Assassin's Creed: Rogue Remastered
Released: Mar 20, 2018
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
In addition to running in 4K, Assassin's Creed Rogue Remastered sports higher-resolution textures and shadows, improved environmental rendering, and new visual effects, making its sprawling wilderness, Arctic icescapes, and bustling version of New York City more striking than ever.
The Sims 3: Ambitions
Released: Jun 1, 2010
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Imagine a world where you can make your Sim anything they want to be.
A Story About My Uncle
Released: May 28, 2014
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: EC
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A Story About My Uncle is a non-violent First-Person platform adventure game built in the Unreal Engine.
Myst V: End of Ages
Released: Sep 20, 2005
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Myst V: End of Ages is a 2005 adventure video game, and the fifth and final installment in the Myst series.
Rain World
Released: Mar 28, 2017
Critic rating: 62.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Rain World is a survival platformer set in an abandoned industrial environment ravaged by a shattered ecosystem.
Conarium
Released: Jun 6, 2017
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature.
Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Released: Sep 20, 2013
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U
Game modes: Single player
"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.
The Casting of Frank Stone
Released: Sep 3, 2024
Critic rating: 75.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past.
Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle
Released: Nov 17, 2006
Critic rating: 60.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle is a point and click adventure game released by Péndulo Studios, S.L.
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown
Released: May 10, 1984
Critic rating: 68.7 / 100 • 37 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Sega Master System/Mark III
Game modes: Single player
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown is the first game in the King's Quest series.
Oddworld: Soulstorm
Released: Apr 6, 2021
Critic rating: 74.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Oddworld: Soulstorm is a modern re-imagining of the 1998 title Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus.
Commander Keen in Keen Dreams
Released: Dec 31, 1991
Critic rating: 58.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Trapped in a land where giant vegetables rule the day, you must fight your way through an army of vicious broccoli beasts, savage asparagus warriors and a bushel of other leafy green nasties before battling the fiercest spud of all, King Boobus Tuber.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Released: Nov 16, 2001
Critic rating: 64.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the first Harry Potter video game for the PlayStation, and one of several different games based on the book and movie.
Death's Gambit
Released: Aug 13, 2018
Critic rating: 67.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Death's Gambit is a challenging Action-RPG where you explore an alien medieval planet filled with beasts, knights, and horrors.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate
Released: Mar 5, 2013
Critic rating: 71.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Initially set 25 years after the events of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Mirror of Fate will reveal the story of Gabriel's descendants, as they battle their own destiny in each era only to discover their true, shocking fate.
Far Cry New Dawn
Released: Feb 15, 2019
Critic rating: 72.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dive into a transformed vibrant post-apocalyptic Hope County, Montana, 17 years after a global nuclear catastrophe.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Released: Oct 27, 2004
Critic rating: 68.7 / 100 • 54 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
On a heroic, comedic quest through 18 levels of platform, driving and sliding action, SpongeBob and Patrick leave Bikini Bottom and journey to new and unexplored lands.