Best Adventure Games
3,488 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Released: Jul 26, 2021
Critic rating: 85.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
This bundle is "The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures" and "The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve" in one package.
Dead Cells
Released: Aug 6, 2018
Critic rating: 90.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dead Cells is a 2D side-scrolling action platformer combining roguelike and Metroidvania design.
Forza Horizon 4
Released: Oct 2, 2018
Critic rating: 90.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Sport, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale
Forza Horizon 4 is an open world racing game set in a fictionalized representation of Great Britain, featuring regions inspired by Edinburgh, the Scottish Highlands, the Lake District, and the Cotswolds.
Far Cry 3
Released: Nov 28, 2012
Critic rating: 89.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Explore an island playground as stunningly beautiful as it is diverse – from mountain ranges to swampy grasslands and white sandy beaches.
Katamari Damacy
Released: Mar 18, 2004
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
The King of All Cosmos accidentally destroyed the stars and—having recovered—wants the prince to rebuild them.
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Released: Dec 10, 2009
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
The game is a murder mystery visual novel with a heavy story focus that requires multiple playthroughs to figure out and involves puzzle rooms used to progress through the story with dialogue choices to be made inbetween them.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Released: Nov 17, 2017
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dragons, long lost to the passages of the Elder Scrolls, have returned and the future of Skyrim hangs in the balance.
Mina the Hollower
Released: May 29, 2026
Critic rating: 90.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Mina the Hollower is a bone-chilling action-adventure game featuring classic gameplay and an 8-bit aesthetic in the style of Game Boy Color, refined for the modern era.
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.
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Released: Mar 3, 2017
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
This game is a free expansion included in the main game, Shovel Knight, and its updated title, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.
Jagged Alliance 2
Released: Apr 19, 1999
Critic rating: 86.4 / 100 • 51 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Jagged Alliance 2 is a perfect blend of strategy, roleplaying and tactical combat.
Finding Paradise
Released: Dec 14, 2017
Critic rating: 93.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
Pikmin 4
Released: Jul 21, 2023
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Meet Pikmin, small, plantlike creatures you can grow, pluck, command, and overpower your enemies with!
Omori
Released: Dec 25, 2020
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A turn-based surreal horror RPG in which a child traverses various mundane, quirky, humourous, mysterious and horrific lands with his friends in search of a missing person while confronting his past and his fears.
Pentiment
Released: Nov 15, 2022
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A 16th-century narrative adventure set in Upper Bavaria, following Andreas Maler, a journeyman artist working in the bygone scriptorium of Kiersau Abbey during a time of great social unrest.
Bastion
Released: Jul 20, 2011
Critic rating: 90.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A hack-and-slash RPG featuring a reactive narrator, various unlockable weapons, weapon upgrades, practice mini-games and optional difficulty modifiers, set in an imaginary world in the aftermath of an uncertain apocalypse, in which the player embodies a teenager with a troubled past as he and the narrator work together to rebuild the world out of a persisting hub called the Bastion.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Released: Oct 24, 2011
Critic rating: 86.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Kirby and his friends are back in an adventure designed to satisfy longtime Kirby fans and beginners alike.
The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition
Released: Mar 7, 2023
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition is the ultimate way to play the award-winning RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division.
LocoRoco
Released: Jun 23, 2006
Critic rating: 91.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation Portable, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player
The peaceful world of the LocoRoco are under attack by the not-so-nice Moja Corps!
Bayonetta
Released: Oct 29, 2009
Critic rating: 90.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
A member of an ancient witch clan and possessing powers beyond the comprehension of mere mortals, Bayonetta faces-off against countless angelic enemies, many reaching epic proportions, in a game of 100% pure, unadulterated all-out action.
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows
Released: Sep 17, 2015
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows is a free expansion for Shovel Knight that follows Plague Knight in his own quest.
Devil May Cry 5
Released: Mar 8, 2019
Critic rating: 90.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Devil May Cry 5 is a brand-new entry in the legendary over-the-top action series Devil May Cry.
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
Released: Oct 7, 2015
Critic rating: 85.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection is a remastered compilation of the action-adventure shooter platform video games Drake's Fortune, Among Thieves, and Drake's Deception.
Deemo
Released: Nov 12, 2013
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Adventure
Platforms: Android, iOS, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Rayark brings you Deemo, a hybrid of music rhythm game and the story of urban fantasy, with hand-drawn art, story-telling gallery and real instrumental feedback of piano key sound.
Pokémon Silver Version
Released: Nov 21, 1999
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokemon Silver is a role-playing game played from a top-down perspective, in which the player explores the world, catches wild creatures called Pokemon, and trains them through turn-based battles.