Best Adventure Games
3,544 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Dark Souls II: Crown of the Ivory King
Released: Sep 30, 2014
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dark Souls II: Crown of the Ivory King is the third DLC expansion for Dark Souls II, released in September 2014.
MDK2
Released: Mar 29, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Kurt Hectic in his snazzy suit with ribbon chute is back to save the universe.
Beautiful Katamari
Released: Oct 16, 2007
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Experience the new high-definition, next generation sights and sounds of Beautiful Katamari as the Prince takes on a new high-rolling adventure, with his famous cousins in tow, to save the Katamari universe once again after the King of All Cosmos has a very un-royal and unfortunate accident.
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Released: Jun 28, 2002
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The story of Golden Sun: The Lost Age picks up right near the end of the first game.
Red Dead Redemption
Released: Aug 17, 2023
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A bundle containing ports of Red Dead Redemption and the Undead Nightmare expansion missing multiplayer components and including some parts of the GOTY release.
Half-Life
Released: Nov 19, 1998
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Windows.
Monster Hunter Rise
Released: Mar 26, 2021
Critic rating: 88.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Rise to the challenge and join the hunt!
Devil May Cry HD Collection
Released: Mar 22, 2012
Critic rating: 81.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Devil May Cry HD Collection is a collection of high-definition remasters of the PS2 games of the first three games in the Devil May Cry franchise.
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
Released: May 31, 2007
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition includes the bonus content from the PlayStation 2 version and introduces several changes to accommodate the Wii Remote's motion controls.
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Released: Jul 26, 2012
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The follow up to Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Released: Nov 10, 2015
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Rise of the Tomb Raider is a third-person action-adventure game in which players control Lara Croft as she searches for the legendary city of Kitezh and a promise of immortality.
Resident Evil
Released: Mar 22, 2002
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player
Resident Evil is the 2002 remake of the original 1996 video game of the same name featuring various improvements and gameplay overhaul.
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.
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
Released: Nov 21, 2014
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
During your adventure, you will battle Team Magma in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Team Aqua in Pokémon Alpha Sapphire.
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
Released: Jan 3, 2017
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is a dungeon-crawling shoot-'em-up that's literally a different game each and every time you play it!
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Released: Jun 14, 2007
Critic rating: 89.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Ninja Gaiden Sigma, stylized as Ninja Gaiden Σ, is an action-adventure game developed by Team Ninja for the PlayStation 3.
Distance
Released: Sep 18, 2018
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Racing, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Distance is a survival racing game where you pilot a versatile car through a mysterious, ruined world, using boost, jump, rotate, and flight abilities to navigate treacherous tracks and uncover the story of its past.
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Released: Nov 12, 2020
Critic rating: 88.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a third-person action-adventure game and a standalone continuation of Marvel's Spider-Man (2018).
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers - 20th Anniversary Edition
Released: Oct 15, 2014
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Experience one of adventure gaming’s most stunning masterpieces all over again in this blockbuster retelling of the award-winning 1993 murder-mystery, which adds all-new puzzles, scenes, and HD graphics!
Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
Released: Oct 2, 2014
Critic rating: 84.1 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
An HD remaster of Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, which was originally exclusive to Japan.
Metroid Dread
Released: Oct 7, 2021
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Join intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran in her first new 2D Metroid story in 19 years.
Halo Infinite
Released: Dec 8, 2021
Critic rating: 87.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Halo Infinite is a first-person shooter and the sixth mainline entry in the Halo series.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Released: Aug 7, 2017
Critic rating: 84.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is a single-player action-adventure game set in a dark fantasy world inspired by Norse mythology and Celtic culture.
Mirror's Edge
Released: Sep 2, 2009
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Windows Phone, iOS
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Mirror's Edge is a side-scrolling platform game developed by IronMonkey Studios and published by Electronic Arts.
Keeper
Released: Oct 17, 2025
Critic rating: 88.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, Keeper is an atmospheric puzzle adventure in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding.