Best Adventure Games
3,544 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
Paradigm
Released: Apr 5, 2017
Critic rating: 87.3 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
"Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz.
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.
NBA Street Vol. 2
Released: Apr 28, 2003
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Sport, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
NBA Street Vol.
Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
Released: Mar 29, 2007
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100 • 50 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
In September 2006, Square Enix announced Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, featuring new scenes and gameplay elements.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
Released: Dec 6, 2004
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords is a sequel to the blockbuster RPG Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic.
Hypnospace Outlaw
Released: Mar 12, 2019
Critic rating: 84.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hypnospace Outlaw is a '90s internet simulator in which players act as Enforcers, volunteer moderators who scour Hypnospace's surreal network of weird and wonderful websites to hunt down wrongdoers while also keeping an eye on their inbox, avoiding viruses and adware, and downloading a plethora of apps that may or may not be useful.
Rayman Origins
Released: Nov 15, 2011
Critic rating: 89.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Bubble Dreamer, Rayman, his best friend Globox, and some Teensy friends are chilling out at the Bubble Dreamer's resting grounds, the Snoring Tree.
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
Released: Dec 17, 1993
Critic rating: 86.2 / 100 • 74 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player
The adventure of Gabriel Knight starts with gathering materials for his new book, and ends up becoming a fight for his very soul.
Resident Evil 4
Released: Sep 8, 2011
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Resident Evil 4 is directly based off the Wii port, having all the new features that the Wii added.
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Released: Mar 24, 2017
Critic rating: 89.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Zero welcomes you to take part in both the Nonary Game and the Nonary Game: Ambidex Edition as the award-winning escape-the-room visual novels Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (999) and its sequel, Virtue’s Last Reward (VLR), are together for the first time.
Enderal: Forgotten Stories
Released: Feb 14, 2019
Critic rating: 86.2 / 100 • 45 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Enderal is a total conversion for TES V: Skyrim: a game modification that is set in its own world with its own landscape, lore and story.
Final Fantasy VIII
Released: Feb 11, 1999
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Final Fantasy VIII is the eighth main installment in the Final Fantasy series.
Final Fantasy IX
Released: Jul 7, 2000
Critic rating: 84.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Final Fantasy IX is the ninth main installment in the FF series.
Cocoon
Released: Sep 29, 2023
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Cocoon is a puzzle adventure game developed by Geometric Interactive and published by Annapurna Interactive.
Banjo-Tooie
Released: Nov 20, 2000
Critic rating: 86.1 / 100 • 178 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 64
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Grunty returns—and that's bad news for Banjo and Kazooie!
The Stanley Parable
Released: Oct 17, 2013
Critic rating: 88.5 / 100
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A first-person exploration game built around branching narrative choices and an omniscient narrator who reacts to the player's decisions.
Dino Crisis 2
Released: Sep 13, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Dino Crisis 2 is a third-person action-adventure game and sequel to Dino Crisis.
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
Released: Aug 17, 2023
Critic rating: 92.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
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Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra
Released: Jul 6, 2006
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
The story of Xenosaga III starts a year after "Xenosaga II" ended.
Persona 3 Portable
Released: Nov 1, 2009
Critic rating: 87.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Persona 3 Portable is an enhanced remake of Persona 3 for the PlayStation Portable.
Return to Monkey Island
Released: Sep 19, 2022
Critic rating: 91.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Return to Monkey Island, the long-awaited follow-up to the legendary Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge by Ron Gilbert's Terrible Toybox in collaboration with Devolver Digital and Lucasfilm Games, coming 2022.
World of Warcraft: Legion
Released: Aug 30, 2016
Critic rating: 87.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
World of Warcraft: Legion ushers in an era of unprecedented conflict for the Alliance and the Horde as the Burning Legion’s crusade against creation enters a terrifying new stage.
Luigi's Mansion 3
Released: Oct 31, 2019
Critic rating: 88.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Luigi embarks on a dream vacation with Mario and friends upon receiving an invitation to a luxurious hotel.
Devotion
Released: Feb 19, 2019
Critic rating: 89.3 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
‘Devotion’ is a first-person atmospheric horror game set in the 1980s Taiwan.