Best Adventure Games
3,545 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Released: Mar 20, 2006
Critic rating: 80.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, the fourth game in the Elder Scrolls story, is set within the province of Cyrodiil, the heartland and Imperial capital of Tamriel.
Salt and Sanctuary
Released: Mar 15, 2016
Critic rating: 85.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Salt and Sanctuary is a 2D action role-playing game developed by Ska Studios and released in 2016.
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Released: Dec 10, 2011
Critic rating: 80.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The popular fantasy action franchise Monster Hunter is now one of the most iconic gaming series in the world selling over 21 million copies worldwide since the series began in 2004.
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Released: Jun 23, 2007
Critic rating: 89.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is the first Zelda game for the Nintendo DS and a direct sequel to The Wind Waker.
Riven
Released: Jun 25, 2024
Critic rating: 85.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player
The 1997 Riven: The Sequel to Myst remade from the ground up.
Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium
Released: Dec 21, 2023
Critic rating: 82.8 / 100 • 40 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
GIRLS' FRONTLINE 2: EXILIUM is the official sequel to the mobile game Girls' Frontline.
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Released: Apr 28, 2016
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Harness the power of a mysterious mech to stop ruthless invaders from mechanizing Kirby's home world.
Pokémon X
Released: Oct 12, 2013
Critic rating: 87.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
An all-new 3D Pokemon adventure packed with never-before-seen Pokemon will launch worldwide in October 2013.
Yakuza 5
Released: Dec 6, 2012
Critic rating: 84.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
Yakuza 5 is an open-world action-adventure game and the fifth main title in the Yakuza series developed by Sega.
The Lord of the Rings Online
Released: Apr 24, 2007
Critic rating: 89.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Lord of the Rings Online is the premier MMORPG set in J.R.R.
Nobody Saves the World
Released: Jan 18, 2022
Critic rating: 85.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), 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, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Nobody Saves the World is an action role-playing game played from a top-down perspective.
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Released: Mar 4, 2021
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A narrative-driven RPG set in a gritty world where a person's Lot is determined at birth, while the gods are real and preside over the fates of men.
When the Darkness comes
Released: Jan 12, 2019
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Taking around an hour on the first play-through, "When The Darkness Comes" feels like you're wandering around a glitchy hard drive full of abstract dreams and beautiful nightmares.
Look Outside
Released: Mar 21, 2025
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Explore the warped interior of the apartment building you are stuck in.
Honkai: Star Rail
Released: Apr 26, 2023
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Honkai: Star Rail is an all-new strategy-RPG title in the Honkai series that takes players on a cosmic adventure across the stars.
Pokémon Black Version 2
Released: Jun 23, 2012
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 are the second and final paired versions of Generation V and are the sequels of Pokémon Black and White, respectively.
Rayman Legends
Released: Aug 30, 2013
Critic rating: 80.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Rayman Legends is a side-scrolling platform game supporting up to four simultaneous players.
Pikmin 3
Released: Jul 13, 2013
Critic rating: 86.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Adventure
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Explore an alien world like no other in the third edition of Nintendo's strategic adventure series.
Control Resonant
Released: Sep 24, 2026
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Explore a warped Manhattan on the brink of paranatural annihilation in this thrilling action-adventure RPG.
Aquaria
Released: Dec 7, 2007
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
A massive ocean world, teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets.
Atom RPG
Released: Dec 19, 2018
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 37 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Atom RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, System Shock, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
I Wanna Be the Guy
Released: Oct 5, 2007
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
I Wanna Be the Guy: The Movie: The Game is a 2D platform indie freeware video game created by independent developer Michael "Kayin" O'Reilly for Microsoft Windows using Multimedia Fusion 2.
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Released: Mar 9, 2004
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player
The Twin Snakes features graphical improvements over the original, new cutscenes written and directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, and gameplay functions originally introduced in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
Crysis
Released: Nov 13, 2007
Critic rating: 84.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
From the makers of Far Cry, Crysis offers FPS fans the best-looking, most highly-evolving gameplay, requiring the player to use adaptive tactics and total customization of weapons and armor to survive in dynamic, hostile environments including Zero-G.
Ib
Released: Feb 27, 2012
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 58 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Ib is a freeware adventure video game with elements of psychological horror released in 2012 for Microsoft Windows by the Japanese artist kouri, running on RPG Maker 2000.