Best Adventure Games
3,545 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 • 45 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.
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.
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.
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?
Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk
Released: Aug 26, 2020
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 99 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.
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!
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.
Mega Man Battle Network 2
Released: Dec 14, 2001
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 46 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Enter the futuristic universe of Mega Man.EXE in this new adventure in the Battle Network series.
Loop Hero
Released: Mar 4, 2021
Critic rating: 84.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos.
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Released: Mar 21, 2016
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is a mind-bending, time travel, cartoon puzzle adventure game in which three unlikely friends work together to prevent an evil mutated purple tentacle from taking over the world!
Simon the Sorcerer
Released: Jan 2, 1993
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 58 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Simon the Sorcerer is an adventure game that was released by Adventure Soft on 2 January 1993 for Amiga and DOS formats.
Devil May Cry 4
Released: Jan 31, 2008
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Devil May Cry 4 is the second sequel to the original Devil May Cry game.
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Released: Oct 31, 1995
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 81 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, DOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is a point-and-click adventure game based upon Harlan Ellison's short story of the same title.
Dragon Warrior VII
Released: Aug 26, 2000
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Dragon Quest VII is the seventh installment of the popular Dragon Quest series of role playing games and the first in the series to not be a part of a larger trilogy.
Metro: Last Light Redux
Released: Aug 26, 2014
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 283 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Metro: Last Light Redux is the definitive version of the critically acclaimed ‘Metro: Last Light’, rebuilt in the latest and greatest iteration of the 4A Engine for Next Gen.
Jet Force Gemini
Released: Oct 11, 1999
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 56 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 64
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The insect invasion has begun.