Best Adventure Games
3,488 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2 - Fly in a Web
Released: May 5, 2022
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Three times the size of Chapter 1, you must descend deeper into the toy factory.
Final Fantasy IV Advance
Released: Dec 12, 2005
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
Final Fantasy IV Advance is largely based on the WonderSwan Color version.
Kid A Mnesia Exhibition
Released: Nov 18, 2021
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Kid A Mnesia Exhibition is an upside-down digital/analogue universe created from original artwork and recordings to commemorate 21 years of Radiohead’s Kid A and Amnesiac.
Hitman 2
Released: Nov 13, 2018
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Travel the globe and track your targets across exotic sandbox locations in Hitman 2.
Antichamber
Released: Jan 31, 2013
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Antichamber is a single-player first-person puzzle-platform video game.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Released: Sep 26, 2013
Critic rating: 81.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is the sixth installment in the main Trails series, serving as the beginning to the Erebonia arc.
Wild Guns
Released: Aug 12, 1994
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Satellaview, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
Released in 1994, Wild Guns is a shooting gallery video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, developed by Natsume.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Released: Oct 5, 2010
Critic rating: 83.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Gabriel Belmont learns of a mask with the power to raise the dead and sets out on a mission to obtain it to bring his recently murdered wife back from the dead.
Beyond Good & Evil HD
Released: Mar 2, 2011
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
For centuries, the planet Hillys has been locked in conflict with a race of relentless alien invaders.
Breath of Fire IV
Released: Apr 27, 2000
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Breath of Fire IV is a single-player game that continues the story with these "dragon people," who gave their lives to eradicate the evil goddess and restore peace in their world.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Released: Sep 30, 2014
Critic rating: 83.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a open world third-person action role-playing video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros.
Banjo-Kazooie
Released: Jun 29, 1998
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 64
Game modes: Single player
Trouble brews when Gruntilda the witch captures the unbearably beautiful cub, Tooty.
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
Released: Nov 12, 2020
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered is a PlayStation 5 and PC version of the open-world action-adventure game originally released for PlayStation 4 in 2018.
Chaos on Deponia
Released: Nov 6, 2012
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
With this long-expected sequel to the critically highly acclaimed and lavishly praised Deponia, the player enters round two.
Guacamelee!
Released: Apr 9, 2013
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
"Guacamelee!
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven
Released: Mar 3, 2003
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Move like a shadow.
Mega Man Battle Network
Released: Mar 21, 2001
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100 • 67 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
In the future, a young net-battler named Lan, boots his 'personal exploration terminal' (PET) and prepares to hack into the network to battle net crime.
Carto
Released: Oct 27, 2020
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Carto is a tile placement adventure game where you explore the lands you placed and discover the secrets while exploring.
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Released: Jul 4, 2005
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player
A complete 3D reimagining of the 16-bit console classic "Ys III: Wanderers From Ys," Ys: The Oath in Felghana is a fast-paced action role-playing game with tight controls, Metroidvania-style exploration elements, intense combat with epic screen-filling boss battles, and a thrashing, percussive arranged soundtrack that's been heralded by many as one of the best of all time.
Terraria
Released: May 16, 2011
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Terraria is a 2D sandbox action-adventure game with platforming and role-playing elements.
The Outer Worlds
Released: Oct 25, 2019
Critic rating: 85.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Outer Worlds is a new single-player sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Released: Sep 30, 2013
Critic rating: 84.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Lego Marvel Super Heroes is a 2013 Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros.
Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
Released: Aug 15, 2000
Critic rating: 81.6 / 100 • 65 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Tenchu 2 is a prequel to Tenchu, telling a tale of events prior to those of the previous game.
Abiotic Factor
Released: Jul 22, 2025
Critic rating: 92.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility.
The Sims 4: City Living
Released: Nov 1, 2016
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Do your Sims long to leave the suburbs behind?