Best Adventure Games
3,545 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Catherine Classic
Released: Jan 10, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
An enhanced version of the original 2011 game.
Bowser's Fury
Released: Feb 12, 2021
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Team up with Bowser Jr.
The Punisher
Released: Apr 12, 2004
Critic rating: 78.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Legacy Mobile Device, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Crime is everywhere on the streets of New York City.
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Released: Feb 27, 2017
Critic rating: 82.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Torment: Tides of Numenera is a game set in the world of Monte Cook's new tabletop RPG setting, Numenera.
Azur Lane
Released: May 25, 2017
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100 • 44 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Azur Lane is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by Chinese developers Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi, released in 2017 for the iOS and Android operating systems.
Syberia
Released: Aug 9, 2002
Critic rating: 77.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.
Ape Out
Released: Feb 28, 2019
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Ape Out is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.
Metro Exodus: Sam's Story
Released: Jan 11, 2020
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Second story-driven dlc for Metro Exodus.
Life Is Strange 2
Released: Sep 26, 2018
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Life Is Strange 2 is an episodic adventure game played from a third-person perspective.
Little Nightmares
Released: Apr 28, 2017
Critic rating: 77.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Little Nightmares is a puzzle-platform horror adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
A Normal Lost Phone
Released: Jan 26, 2017
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A Normal Lost Phone is a game about exploring the intimacy of an unknown person whose phone was found by the player.
Silent Hill: Townfall
Released: Sep 24, 2026
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Silent Hill: Townfall is a full-length, self-contained psychological horror set against the cold, isolated backdrop of Scotland, 1996.
Gobliiins
Released: Dec 31, 1991
Critic rating: 79.2 / 100 • 37 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Gobliiins is an adventure game where the player controls a team of three goblins: Oups, Ignatius and Asgard (Hooter, Dwayne, and BoBo in the US release) to find four magic components.
Rakuen
Released: May 10, 2017
Critic rating: 78.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A hospitalized Boy comes to terms with his own story by traveling with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world; ultimately helping his fellow patients find closure by walking a mile in their shoes.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore
Released: Jan 17, 2020
Critic rating: 88.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You and the rising stars you call friends will need to call on your own creative power - manifested as iconic Fire Emblem characters - to wage a secret war on rogue spirits that feed on creativity.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Released: Feb 10, 2016
Critic rating: 84.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse is a post-apocalyptic role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus for the Nintendo 3DS.
Omensight
Released: May 15, 2018
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Omensight is an action role-playing game framed as an action murder mystery.
Sayonara Wild Hearts
Released: Sep 19, 2019
Critic rating: 81.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Sayonara Wild Hearts is a euphoric music video dream about being awesome, riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.
Resident Evil 3
Released: Apr 3, 2020
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Resident Evil 3 is a remake of the original Resident Evil 3: Nemesis released in 1999.
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969
Released: Mar 31, 1999
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Color, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 is a mission pack for Grand Theft Auto.
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
Released: Sep 26, 2005
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves is a stealth-action platformer developed by Sucker Punch Productions and released for PlayStation 2 in 2005.
The Pathless
Released: Nov 12, 2020
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Pathless is a mythic adventure where you play as the Hunter, a skilled archer who explores a mysterious cursed island with an eagle companion.
The Operator
Released: Jul 22, 2024
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
As an Operator, you will assist FDI's field agents by analyzing evidence on your computer and making deductions.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Released: Jul 12, 2013
Critic rating: 80.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Mario and Luigi embark on the adventure of their dreams in a hilarious action RPG that combines the resort world of Pi’illo Island with the wild landscapes of Luigi’s imagination, where anything can happen.
Blasphemous
Released: Sep 10, 2019
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Blasphemous is a punishing action-platformer that combines the fast-paced, skilled combat of a hack-n-slash game with a deep and evocative narrative core.