Best Adventure Games
3,545 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Released: Apr 20, 2017
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
In 1992, the second game in the Fire Emblem series, Fire Emblem Gaiden, launched exclusively in Japan.
Kirby Super Star
Released: Mar 21, 1996
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Kirby Super Star, released as Kirby's Fun Pak in PAL regions, is a platforming video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.
Ring Fit Adventure
Released: Oct 18, 2019
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Sport, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In this fitness-focused title, you'll be moving the ring and a leg strap -- both of which house a Switch Joy-Con -- to move your character through a fantasy world.
Observer: System Redux
Released: Nov 10, 2020
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The year is 2084.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Released: Oct 5, 2017
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
"The game that launched the Mario & Luigi series returns looking better than ever before.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
Released: Aug 27, 2026
Critic rating: 81.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is an upcoming action-adventure game developed by Asobo Studio and published by Focus Entertainment.
ToeJam & Earl
Released: Mar 12, 1991
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 50 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
ToeJam & Earl is an early 1990s dungeon crawler.
Deponia: The Complete Journey
Released: Jun 2, 2014
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 41 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Showered in top-scores and awards, the Deponia-Trilogy, created by the developers of Edna&Harvey: The Breakout, The Whispered World and Memoria, managed to reach cult-status almost instantly.
Dinkum
Released: Apr 23, 2025
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
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We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie
Released: Jun 2, 2023
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie is a remaster of the PS2 game We Love Katamari.
Book of Demons
Released: Dec 13, 2018
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Book of Demons is a deck-building hack and slash adventure, with a dark theme reminiscent of classics of the PC ARPG genre.
Kingdom Hearts III
Released: Jan 25, 2019
Critic rating: 89.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Kingdom Hearts III is the third main installment in the Kingdom Hearts series developed and published by Square Enix.
Fable II
Released: Oct 21, 2008
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Fable 2 is the second game in the fable series by Lionhead Studios, it is an open world role-playing game.
Rabi-Ribi
Released: Jan 28, 2016
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume!
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Released: Feb 2, 1994
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 291 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
The game is a sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the same system and follows on directly from the end of the game, in which Sonic defeated his enemy, Dr.
Alan Wake: The Signal
Released: Oct 12, 2010
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The Signal is an additional Alan Wake episode released via DLC.
Tomb Raider
Released: Oct 24, 1996
Critic rating: 84.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Windows Mobile, PlayStation 3, Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Tomb Raider is a 3D action game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive.
Rez Infinite
Released: Oct 13, 2016
Critic rating: 91.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Music, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation VR2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Oculus Rift, Daydream, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
The ultimate version of Sega's psychodelic rail-shooter adventure Rez, fully remastered and evolved, including VR support and additional new content, all by members of the original development team
Pokémon Sapphire Version
Released: Nov 21, 2002
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100 • 312 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sequel to Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions (1999), Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions offer 135 new Pokémon, more complex battling and training systems, new crime organizations, a longer and more story-focused campaign and upgraded graphics to create a new and technically improved Pokémon experience.
Monument Valley II
Released: May 30, 2017
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Guide a mother and her child as they embark on a journey through magical architecture, discovering illusionary pathways and delightful puzzles as you learn the secrets of the Sacred Geometry.
Tinykin
Released: Aug 30, 2022
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to help Milo discover the origins of humankind - and get back to his home planet!
The House in Fata Morgana
Released: Dec 31, 2012
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion.
Bayonetta
Released: Sep 20, 2014
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The port to Nintendo consoles adds Nintendo themed costumes and touch controls.
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
Released: Sep 16, 2008
Critic rating: 85.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Based on the novels by a popular Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher is an action-oriented, epic fantasy RPG that takes players on a journey through a world which in many ways mirrors our own.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Released: Jun 18, 2019
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a gothic horror action side-scrolling RPG set in 19th century England.