Best Adventure Games
3,488 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Neverhood
Released: Oct 31, 1996
Critic rating: 84.6 / 100 • 123 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
The game follows the adventure of a claymation character named Klaymen as he discovers his origins and his purpose in a world made entirely out of clay.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Released: Oct 20, 2022
Critic rating: 88.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Team up with Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Rabbid Peach, Rabbid Luigi, and their friends on a galactic journey to defeat a malevolent entity and save your Spark companions.
Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds
Released: Nov 7, 2017
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The Frozen Wilds contains additional content for Horizon Zero Dawn, including new storylines, characters and experiences in a beautiful but unforgiving new area.
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Released: Aug 22, 2017
Critic rating: 86.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is a single-player action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective, and a standalone expansion in the Uncharted series.
Chicken Police
Released: Nov 5, 2020
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Chicken Police is an "Animal Noir Adventure Game", set in the fictional world of the Wilderness, featuring a gripping, dark story, mature themes and a unique sense of humor.
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Released: Jun 21, 2016
Critic rating: 83.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Learn about daily life in a cyberpunk dystopia.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Released: Sep 26, 2024
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The people of Hyrule are being stolen away by strange rifts that have appeared, and with a certain swordsman among those missing, it’s up to Princess Zelda to save her kingdom.
The Curse of Monkey Island
Released: Oct 31, 1997
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100 • 326 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Curse of Monkey Island is the third installment in the Monkey Island adventure game series.
Blade Runner
Released: Nov 14, 1997
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100 • 81 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Blade Runner is an adventure game with an emphasis on detective work rather than on puzzles.
Wildermyth
Released: Jun 15, 2021
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Wildermyth is a character-driven, procedurally-generated tactical RPG.
Resident Evil 4
Released: Jan 11, 2005
Critic rating: 81.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player
Resident Evil 4 is the sixth installment in the Resident Evil series and is often noted for its departure from the fixed camera angles of earlier titles.
Replaced
Released: Apr 14, 2026
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Replaced is a 2.5D sci-fi retro-futuristic action platformer where you play as R.E.A.C.H.
Portal Stories: Mel
Released: Jul 25, 2015
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100 • 62 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Portal Stories: Mel is a community made, free modification for Portal 2 based in the Portal universe.
Wasteland 3
Released: Aug 27, 2020
Critic rating: 87.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
As the sole survivor of Team November, a Ranger squad dispatched to the icy Colorado wastes, you find this is a land of buried secrets, lost technology, fearsome lunatics, and deadly factions.
Darkest Dungeon II
Released: May 8, 2023
Critic rating: 83.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The eagerly awaited follow-up to Red Hook's smash hit gothic horror RPG!
Daxter
Released: Mar 14, 2006
Critic rating: 89.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Daxter is a platformer developed by Ready at Dawn and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Death's Door
Released: Jul 20, 2021
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Death's Door is an action-adventure game developed by Acid Nerve and published by Devolver Digital.
Sonic Mania
Released: Aug 15, 2017
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Sonic Mania is a side-scrolling platformer that pays homage to the original Sega Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog games.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Released: Jul 29, 2017
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Dragon Quest XI continues the gameplay of previous games in the series, in which players explore worlds and fight against various monsters, including the ability to explore high areas.
Mega Man ZX Advent
Released: Jul 12, 2007
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In Mega Man ZX Advent, the main characters discover the power of the mysterious "Biometal model A," which on its own has several attacks, but also has a special Megamerge ability which allows the character to transform into one of eight "Pseudoroid" bosses that each have a unique set of abilities.
The Last Express
Released: Mar 30, 1997
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player
A point-and-click adventure game that takes place on a European train shortly before the outbreak of World War I.
Shin Megami Tensei V
Released: Nov 12, 2021
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Shin Megami Tensei V, the fifth numbered game of the Shin Megami Tensei series, is a role-playing video game set in modern-day Tokyo.
Omno
Released: Jul 28, 2021
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders.
Mullet Madjack
Released: May 15, 2024
Critic rating: 89.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Mullet Madjack is a single-player fast-paced FPS that brings you directly inside a classic anime.
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Released: Dec 26, 2002
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Skies of Arcadia Legends is an enhanced GameCube port of Skies of Arcadia.