Best Adventure Games
3,489 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Mega Man Battle Network 2
Released: Dec 14, 2001
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 45 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.
V Rising
Released: May 8, 2024
Critic rating: 88.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Awaken as a vampire.
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 • 57 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.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Released: Oct 29, 2024
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Max Caulfield, photographer-in-residence at the prestigious Caledon University, discovers her closest new friend Safi dead in the snow.
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.
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Released: Oct 31, 1995
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 80 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.
Metro: Last Light Redux
Released: Aug 26, 2014
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 277 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), 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.
Gorogoa
Released: Dec 13, 2017
Critic rating: 82.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Gorogoa is a beautiful hand-drawn story suspended inside a completely unique puzzle.
Castlevania Anniversary Collection
Released: May 16, 2019
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Konami's Castlevania Anniversary Collection traces the origins of the historic vampire franchise.
SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
Released: Apr 25, 2019
Critic rating: 79.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
SteamWorld Quest is the roleplaying card game you’ve been waiting for!
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Released: Dec 1, 2025
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a side-scrolling beat 'em up featuring 15 playable Marvel heroes.
The Witch's House
Released: Oct 3, 2012
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The Witch's House falls within the tradition of Japanese horror RPGs with heavy emphasis on puzzle-solving and jump scares.
Raging Loop
Released: Dec 3, 2015
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Immerse yourself in a thrilling psychological horror visual novel taking place in the secluded Japanese village of Yasumizu.
Homeworld: Emergence
Released: Sep 1, 2000
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Homeworld: Emergence was originally released as "Homeworld: Cataclysm".
Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't so Frightening
Released: Oct 2, 1998
Critic rating: 80.2 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Join Pajama Sam, the world's youngest superhero as he journeys to World Wide Weather, the storm-stirring factory in the sky!
Sword of the Sea
Released: Aug 19, 2025
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Sword of the Sea is an action-adventure game developed by Giant Squid, the studio behind Abzû and The Pathless.
Jak and Daxter Collection
Released: Feb 7, 2012
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Racing, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
The Jak and Daxter Collection is a compilation of the first three main instalments in the Jak and Daxter series (The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, and Jak 3) remastered in full 720p HD with support for 3D graphics and PlayStation Network trophies.
L.A. Noire
Released: Nov 14, 2017
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
L.A.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Released: Aug 16, 1999
Critic rating: 80.2 / 100 • 180 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player
A third-person action-adventure game set after the events of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (1996).
Until Then
Released: Jun 25, 2024
Critic rating: 80.2 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Mark, an average irresponsible high school student, tries to get by and find purpose in a humdrum life of scrolling, cramming, and traffic.
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
Released: Oct 11, 2016
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick!