Best Adventure Games
3,488 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Back to the Future: The Game
Released: Dec 22, 2010
Critic rating: 68.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Back to the Future: The Game is one of Telltale Games' popular episodic games.
Hidden Agenda
Released: Oct 24, 2017
Critic rating: 66.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Hidden Agenda follows homicide detective Becky Marney and district attorney Felicity Graves as they investigate doubts about a convicted serial killer's guilt.
Crab Champions
Released: Apr 1, 2023
Critic rating: 68.4 / 100 • 26 votes
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Platform, Racing, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale
Claw your way across exotic islands combining fluid movement with fast paced combat to become a Crab Champion in this third person shooter with roguelike elements.
Victor Vran
Released: Jul 24, 2015
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Victor Vran is an isometric Action-RPG with a massive selection of weapons, items, outfits, demon powers and destiny cards.
Yooka-Laylee
Released: Apr 11, 2017
Critic rating: 69.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet (and beat) an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of shiny collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka (the green one) and Laylee (the wisecracking bat with the big nose) embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B and his devious scheme to absorb all the world’s books… and convert them into pure profit!
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Released: Nov 1, 2011
Critic rating: 66.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is a co-op Action RPG that immerses you and your friends in a brutal new chapter in the War of the Ring.
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Released: Oct 18, 2005
Critic rating: 62.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Be the Zombie.
Absolver
Released: Aug 29, 2017
Critic rating: 74.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Absolver is an online multiplayer combat RPG where players are placed behind the mask of a Prospect under control of the Guides, the new rulers of the fallen Adal Empire, who have placed you here to determine your worth in joining their elite corps of Absolvers.
Old Man's Journey
Released: May 16, 2017
Critic rating: 68.3 / 100 • 97 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, reconciliation, and hope.
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Released: Aug 17, 2010
Critic rating: 69.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is a raw and intense third person shooter designed to take players on an visceral story driven experience, following two of gaming's most disturbed criminals through the gritty Shanghai underworld.
Darksiders III
Released: Nov 27, 2018
Critic rating: 64.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Return to an apocalyptic planet Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash action adventure where players take on the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins.
Ryse: Son of Rome
Released: Nov 22, 2013
Critic rating: 66.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Ryse: Son of Rome is a stunning action-adventure that follows Marius Titus on a heroic quest to avenge the death of his family, and preserve the honor of Rome, at all costs.
Asterix & Obelix: Kick Buttix
Released: Nov 21, 2003
Critic rating: 68.3 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Asterix & Obelix: Kick Buttix is an action platformer starring Asterix and Obelix on a mission to save their captured friends from the Roman Empire.
Long Live the Queen
Released: Jun 2, 2012
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Rule the world or die trying!
Alien 3
Released: Oct 1, 1992
Critic rating: 68.3 / 100 • 47 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Alien³ was released after the Alien 3 film.
Ark: Survival Evolved
Released: Aug 27, 2017
Critic rating: 68.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Battle Royale
Ark: Survival Evolved is an open-world action-adventure survival game where players awaken stranded on a mysterious island populated by dinosaurs, prehistoric creatures, and mythical beasts.
Total Overdose
Released: Sep 16, 2005
Critic rating: 66.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Take control of Ramiro Cruz, a man on a crazy mission through Mexico's drug-fueled underworld.
Dragon Age: Origins - Warden's Keep
Released: Nov 3, 2009
Critic rating: 68.3 / 100 • 39 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
"Some claim the fortress of Soldier's Peak is corrupted and overrun by demons.
Warhammer: Chaosbane
Released: Jun 4, 2019
Critic rating: 65.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
In a world ravaged by war and dominated by magic, you must rise up to face the Chaos hordes.
The First Tree
Released: Sep 14, 2017
Critic rating: 68.3 / 100 • 59 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a young couple dealing with a tragedy in their own.
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Released: Oct 29, 1999
Critic rating: 68.3 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The PC version of Rayman 2: The Great Escape retains the same level structure from the Nintendo 64 version with higher resolution graphics and a higher frame rate.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
Released: Feb 25, 2014
Critic rating: 63.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is an action-adventure game and a sequel to the 2010 game, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, and the 35th installment on the Castlevania franchise.
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
Released: Oct 18, 2011
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Annihilate an evil penguin regime in this cinematic platform adventure game offering full solo and co-op campaigns with anaglyph 3D support.
Knack II
Released: Sep 5, 2017
Critic rating: 71.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Meet Knack, a little guy with surprising moves and the ability to transform from big to small and back again in this family-friendly adventure from the developers at PlayStation.
Frogger
Released: Sep 30, 1997
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
A remake and reimagining of Frogger.