Best Adventure Games
3,489 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Bully: Scholarship Edition
Released: Feb 4, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Bully: Scholarship Edition is an action-adventure game developed by Rockstar Games, set in the fictional boarding school of Bullworth Academy.
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Released: Nov 1, 1996
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain is a top-down action-adventure video game with role-playing game elements.
Legend of Mana
Released: Jul 15, 1999
Critic rating: 80.4 / 100 • 46 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
While incorporating action role-playing game elements from the three games which preceded it, Legend of Mana has its own distinct style of gameplay.
Indivisible
Released: Oct 8, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Indivisible is a side-scrolling RPG in the vein of Valkyrie Profile, spanning a huge fantasy world inspired by our own world’s various cultures and mythologies.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
Released: Jul 16, 2021
Critic rating: 83.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is a remaster of the 2011 game Skyward Sword that features enhanced graphics and frame rate.
Citizen Sleeper
Released: May 5, 2022
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism.
The Walking Dead: Season Two
Released: Dec 17, 2013
Critic rating: 81.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Ouya, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Similar to the previous season, The Walking Dead: Season Two is a point-and-click adventure game.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Released: Sep 29, 2009
Critic rating: 80.0 / 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, Multiplayer, Split screen
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 is an action-adventure hack and slash game, an enhanced version of Ninja Gaiden II with updated visuals, higher resolution, and reworked content.
Iconoclasts
Released: Jan 23, 2018
Critic rating: 85.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet.
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Released: Nov 2, 2004
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
A 3D platform video game and the third installment in the Ratchet & Clank series.
Fire Emblem Engage
Released: Jan 20, 2023
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Become the Divine Dragon and save the continent of Elyos!
The Count Lucanor
Released: Mar 3, 2016
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.
Pikmin
Released: Oct 26, 2001
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player
Pikmin is a whole new breed of gameplay from Nintendo.
Shadowrun: Hong Kong
Released: Aug 20, 2015
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Shadowrun: Hong Kong is the third standalone game in Harebrained Schemes’ critically-acclaimed Shadowrun cRPG series.
Unravel
Released: Feb 9, 2016
Critic rating: 81.2 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Unravel is a game about Yarny, a tiny character born from a single thread.
Demon's Crest
Released: Oct 21, 1994
Critic rating: 80.4 / 100 • 44 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
This is the third game featuring Firebrand from the Gargoyle's Quest series.
No More Heroes
Released: Dec 6, 2007
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The journey to become the #1 assassin begins with a single slice.
What the Golf?
Released: Sep 19, 2019
Critic rating: 87.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Sport, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, visionOS, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The golf game for people who hate golf.
Persona 5 Strikers
Released: Feb 20, 2020
Critic rating: 81.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Persona 5 Strikers is a crossover between Koei Tecmo's hack and slash Dynasty Warriors series and Atlus's turn-based role-playing game Persona series.
Avowed
Released: Feb 18, 2025
Critic rating: 85.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to the Living Lands, a mysterious island filled with adventure and danger.
Harvest Moon
Released: Aug 9, 1996
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 65 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Satellaview, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Ever wanted to live life on a farm, with nothing but the sun, the fresh scent of your crops, the muddy fields underneath, and cows and chickens to keep you company?
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Released: Nov 29, 2012
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Join forces with expert investigator Professor Layton and ace attorney Phoenix Wright in this unbelievable crossover adventure!
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Released: Aug 29, 2017
Critic rating: 83.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
This is the story of an unexpected encounter between Mario and the irreverent Rabbids.
Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk
Released: Aug 26, 2020
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 97 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be.
Faeria
Released: Mar 8, 2017
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Faeria is a digital collectible card and turn-based strategy game that takes place on a dynamic playing board set in a fantasy universe.