Best Adventure Games
3,543 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Ravendawn
Released: Jan 16, 2024
Critic rating: 86.9 / 100 • 29 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Ravendawn is a free-to-play MMORPG that seeks to revive the nostalgic isometric art style, emphasizing depth of gameplay, community, and unique character design over superficial graphics.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Released: Aug 27, 2007
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii
Game modes: Single player
The trilogy closes as corruption creeps over the universe… and into Samus Aran.
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Released: Feb 16, 2012
Critic rating: 85.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The second game in the Zero Escape series.
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Released: Nov 27, 2004
Critic rating: 86.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is the eighth installment in the Dragon Quest series, developed by Level-5 and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 video game console.
The Talos Principle
Released: Dec 11, 2014
Critic rating: 87.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Talos Principle is a philosophical first-person puzzle game from Croteam, the creators of the legendary Serious Sam series, written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
Demon's Souls
Released: Feb 5, 2009
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
A third-person action RPG with cooperative and competitive multiplayer elements in which the player enters the kingdom of Boletaria as it is being ravaged by a fog that spawns murderous demons.
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Released: Jun 30, 2022
Critic rating: 86.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, Cuphead and Mugman are joined by Ms.
Trials of Mana
Released: Sep 30, 1995
Critic rating: 86.8 / 100 • 53 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Satellaview, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Switch, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Trials of Mana is the third installment of the Mana series, developed by Square under the direction of series creator Koichi Ishii.
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut
Released: Sep 16, 2008
Critic rating: 86.8 / 100 • 100 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Experience The Witcher: Enhanced Edition as the developers intended in The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, with mature content not previously available to North American gamers.
Pikmin 2
Released: Apr 29, 2004
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In Pikmin 2, Captain Olimar returns to the planet he was originally stranded on, to collect trinkets for his failing company to sell back at home.
South of the Circle
Released: Oct 30, 2020
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
South of the Circle is an emotional narrative experience exploring the relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics caught up in the political conflict of the Cold War.
The Longest Journey
Released: Nov 19, 1999
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
The Longest Journey is an amazing graphical adventure, where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey between parallel universes.
Shantae: Risky's Revenge
Released: Oct 4, 2010
Critic rating: 91.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Wii U, Nintendo DSi
Game modes: Single player
The sequel to the critically acclaimed Shantae is here!
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Released: Jun 10, 2021
Critic rating: 92.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Chicory: A Colorful Tale is an adventure game about a dog wielding a magic paintbrush!
Blasphemous II
Released: Aug 24, 2023
Critic rating: 88.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle.
Pokémon HeartGold Version
Released: Sep 12, 2009
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version are paired Generation IV remakes of the Generation II games Pokémon Gold and Silver.
Pizza Tower
Released: Jan 26, 2023
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Pizza Tower is a 2D platformer mainly inspired by Wario Land and Earthworm Jim.
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition
Released: Apr 16, 2012
Critic rating: 88.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
All existing owners of The Witcher 2 received free upgrades to the Enhanced Edition, and could pre-load the update starting 11 April 2012.
StarTropics
Released: Dec 1, 1990
Critic rating: 86.6 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Find out just how resourceful you can be in this classic game, with its mixture of adventure and RPG elements.
UFO 50
Released: Sep 18, 2024
Critic rating: 89.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games from the creators of Spelunky, Downwell, Time Barons, Skorpulac, and Madhouse.
Dark Souls III
Released: Mar 24, 2016
Critic rating: 86.1 / 100
Mpopovich16's rating: 8.4
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dark Souls III is an action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
In Stars and Time
Released: Nov 20, 2023
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Stars and Time is a time-looping RPG adventure.
Bully
Released: Oct 17, 2006
Critic rating: 91.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
As a mischievous schoolboy, you’ll stand up to bullies, get picked on by teachers, play pranks, win or lose the girl, and ultimately learn to navigate the obstacles of the worst school around, Bullworth Academy - a corrupt and crumbling prep school with an uptight facade.
Spiritfarer
Released: Aug 18, 2020
Critic rating: 87.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Spiritfarer is a cozy management game about dying.
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Released: Jun 1, 2004
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Escape from Butcher Bay is set in the futuristic science fiction universe of the Chronicles of Riddick franchise, and is a prequel to the film Pitch Black.