Best Adventure Games
3,544 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Dispatch
Released: Oct 22, 2025
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Web browser, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter.
Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition
Released: Feb 28, 2014
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition is the second port of Resident Evil 4 to Windows, this time based on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions with updated graphics.
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Released: Jan 28, 2014
Critic rating: 88.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is a re-release of Tomb Raider, developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square-Enix for the Playstation 4 and the Xbox One.
Golden Sun
Released: Aug 1, 2001
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Evil is slowly covering the world.
Cuphead
Released: Sep 29, 2017
Critic rating: 86.9 / 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
Cuphead is a run-and-gun action game focused primarily on boss battles.
Punch-Out!!
Released: May 18, 2009
Critic rating: 86.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Sport, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Get ready for some head-to-head punching action!
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
Released: Jul 11, 2017
Critic rating: 87.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE improves upon the 2006 classic FINAL FANTASY XII, now more beautiful and easier to play than ever.
King's Bounty: Armored Princess
Released: Nov 19, 2009
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
This new world of King's Bounty: Armored Princess is full of mysteries and dangers.
Super Mario Sunshine
Released: Jul 19, 2002
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player
Super Mario Sunshine is a Mario action-adventure 3D platformer.
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Released: Nov 27, 2003
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Crimson Butterfly is the second installment in the Fatal Frame series, although not a direct sequel to the first title, Fatal Frame.
Grand Theft Auto IV
Released: Apr 29, 2008
Critic rating: 88.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Grand Theft Auto IV is an action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games.
SteamWorld Dig 2
Released: Sep 21, 2017
Critic rating: 89.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
SteamWorld Dig 2 takes you on a platform mining adventure forged in Metroidvania flames.
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Released: Oct 29, 2009
Critic rating: 91.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony is the second of the two episodic expansion packs available for Grand Theft Auto IV.
The Banner Saga 2
Released: Apr 19, 2016
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The award winning and BAFTA nominated saga continues in The Banner Saga 2.
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
Released: Jul 31, 2025
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
Batman: Return to Arkham - Arkham Asylum
Released: Oct 17, 2016
Critic rating: 85.7 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
A remastered version of Arkham Asylum developed by Virtuos using Unreal Engine 4 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix
Released: Oct 2, 2014
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix is an HD remastered compilation of Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix.
Grim Fandango
Released: Oct 28, 1998
Critic rating: 85.7 / 100 • 391 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
A neo-noir adventure to the Land of the Dead.
Legend of Grimrock 2
Released: Oct 15, 2014
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Legend of Grimrock 2 is a dungeon crawling role playing game with a modern execution but an oldschool heart.
L.A. Noire
Released: May 17, 2011
Critic rating: 89.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Released: Nov 17, 2003
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
An evil witch has replaced Princess Peach's fair speech with explosives!
Braid
Released: Aug 6, 2008
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Braid is a puzzle-platformer, drawn in a painterly style, where you can manipulate the flow of time in strange and unusual ways.
The Last of Us: Left Behind
Released: Feb 14, 2014
Critic rating: 87.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
Left Behind is the first single player DLC for the critically acclaimed survival horror game The Last of Us, developed by Naughty Dog.
Strange Horticulture
Released: Jan 21, 2022
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
An occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store.
Steins;Gate
Released: Oct 15, 2009
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Steins;Gate is a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb.