Best Adventure Games
3,488 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Witcher
Released: Oct 26, 2007
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Based on the novel series by Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher follows Geralt of Rivia, an amnesiac witcher (problem solver and slayer of monsters) whose home, the Kaer Morhen citadel, is besieged by an organization called the Salamandra, who steal their valuable potions and get away.
Child of Light
Released: Apr 29, 2014
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Black Queen has stolen the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Released: Apr 9, 2009
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player
Based on ancient Japanese lore, Murumasa: The Demon Blade plunges players into the mystical Genroku era, ruled by the skilled shogun Tsunayoshi Tokogawa.
Shadow Complex
Released: Aug 19, 2009
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Shadow Complex is a side-scrolling action-adventure game presented in a 2.5D style, where the world is rendered in three dimensions but movement stays on a two-dimensional plane.
Jak II
Released: Oct 14, 2003
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Jak II is an open-world platform, third-person shooter, and an action-adventure video game.
AI: The Somnium Files
Released: Sep 17, 2019
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
Released: Mar 4, 2016
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD is a Wii U enhanced remaster of the original game.
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1
Released: Oct 19, 2016
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
True Fear: Forsaken Souls takes the best of the psychological thriller, blending in fun and intuitive gameplay mechanics.
Machinarium
Released: Oct 16, 2009
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Machinarium is award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost and Botanicula.
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Released: Oct 21, 1999
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 64
Game modes: Single player
With its enchanted storybook look beautifully translated into 3D, lush, vibrant colors, funny enemy designs, and clever jumping puzzles, Rayman 2 is platforming perfection.
Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh
Released: Nov 30, 1996
Critic rating: 84.9 / 100 • 30 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS
Game modes: Single player
Curtis Craig is a quiet young man.
Tales of Arise
Released: Sep 10, 2021
Critic rating: 87.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
On the planet Dahna, reverence has always been given to Rena--the planet in the sky--as a land of the righteous and divine.
Deltarune: Chapter 1
Released: Oct 31, 2018
Critic rating: 84.9 / 100 • 136 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The story follows a human named Kris who lives in a world inhabited by monsters.
Diablo III: Eternal Collection
Released: Jun 27, 2017
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Generations of gamers have battled the demonic hordes of Diablo, and now it’s your turn to take part in the action-RPG legacy.
Everlasting Summer
Released: Nov 18, 2014
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100 • 151 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Semyon, a poster child contemporary chan culture consumer, falls asleep in the bus, only to wake up in front of the gates of Sovyonok, a pioneer camp of the late Soviet Russia.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted
Released: May 28, 2019
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Meta Quest 3, Oculus Rift, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe.
Dishonored
Released: Oct 9, 2012
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge.
Minecraft: Java Edition
Released: Nov 18, 2011
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Minecraft focuses on allowing the player to explore, interact with, and modify a dynamically generated map made of one-cubic-meter-sized blocks.
Operation: Tango
Released: Jun 1, 2021
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
It takes two to save the world in this Asymmetrical Spy Thriller.
Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt
Released: Nov 1, 1988
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100 • 35 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A compilation of Duck Hunt and Super Mario Bros.
Chrono Cross
Released: Nov 18, 1999
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100 • 137 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
CHRONO CROSS, the sequel to the SNES favorite CHRONO TRIGGER, is one of the most ambitious role-playing games ever made.
Is This Seat Taken?
Released: Aug 7, 2025
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Is This Seat Taken?
Before Your Eyes
Released: Apr 8, 2021
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
A first person narrative adventure which tells the story of a soul’s journey into the afterlife using your real-life blinks.
Mouthwashing
Released: Sep 26, 2024
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The five crew members of The Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset.
Final Fantasy IV
Released: Sep 8, 2021
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The original Final Fantasy IV comes to life with completely new graphics and audio!