Best Adventure Games
3,545 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Jusant
Released: Oct 31, 2023
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game.
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!
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.
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.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Released: Aug 16, 1999
Critic rating: 80.2 / 100 • 182 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!
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Released: Aug 23, 2016
Critic rating: 82.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided directly follows the aftermath of the Aug Incident, a day when mechanically augmented citizens all over the world were stripped of control over their minds and bodies, resulting in the deaths of millions of innocents.
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
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Absolum
Released: Oct 9, 2025
Critic rating: 89.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Crafted with passion by the dream team that redefined side-scrolling beat 'em ups, Absolum mixes top-of-the-class combat action with modern roguelite elements, bringing all the vibes of the fantasy arcade hits of the past into an immersive adventure set in the original world of Talamh.
Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
Released: Mar 1, 1988
Critic rating: 80.2 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Sharp X68000, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, FM Towns, Amiga, Apple II
Game modes: Single player
After a century of relative peace, the Avatar of Virtue is summoned back to the medieval kingdom of Britannia to deal with a new threat: the usurper Lord Blackthorn, a formerly honorable nobleman who has been corrupted by strange new creatures called the Shadowlords.
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
Released: Feb 7, 2013
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Travel to the past to save the present in this classic Dragon Quest adventure that has been completely remade from the ground up for Nintendo 3DS.
Heavenly Sword
Released: Sep 12, 2007
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
Developed by Ninja Theory, Heavenly Sword is a visually stunning martial arts drama set in a mythical time and place in the Far East.
Sally Face
Released: Dec 14, 2016
Critic rating: 80.2 / 100 • 62 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past.
Ingress
Released: Oct 30, 2013
Critic rating: 96.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Ingress is an augmented reality massively multiplayer online role playing GPS-dependent game created by Niantic Labs, a startup within Google, originally for Android devices, and since July 14, 2014 for Apple's iOS.
Deadly Premonition
Released: Feb 23, 2010
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Playing as special agent Francis York Morgan (call him York – everyone else does), it’s your job to investigate the brutal murder of a young local beauty in the town of Greenvale.
Battle Chef Brigade
Released: Nov 20, 2017
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Battle Chef Brigade features fantasy chefs, including Orcs, Elves, and Humans, who need to hunt dangerous monsters for ingredients.
Remnant II
Released: Jul 25, 2023
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Remnant II is the sequel to the best-selling game Remnant: From the Ashes that pits survivors of humanity against new deadly creatures and god-like bosses across terrifying worlds.