Best Adventure Games
3,545 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Released: Mar 21, 1995
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100 • 75 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Game modes: Single player
Kirby returns and has joined forces with new friends in this thrilling sequel!
Kirby: Canvas Curse
Released: Mar 24, 2005
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
Your DS stylus has been infused with the power to paint!
VectorMan 2
Released: Nov 15, 1996
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A routine sludge barge excursion is cut short when a mysterious missile critically damages VectorMan’s ship.
Hell is Us
Released: Sep 4, 2025
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
If war is the closest we get to hell on earth, it's because Earth harbours the worst of demons: humankind.
Metal Slug X
Released: Mar 10, 1999
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Web browser, Neo Geo MVS, Linux, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Metal Slug X is upgraded version of Metal Slug 2 (Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/I), which was released in March 1999 for the Neo Geo MVS.
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
Released: Aug 31, 2023
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy will take Amadeus the Wizard, Zoya the Thief, and Pontius the Knight on their most action-packed journey yet!
Wario Land II
Released: Mar 9, 1998
Critic rating: 78.9 / 100 • 50 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy
Game modes: Single player
What kind of no-good ruffians would break into my castle and steal my treasures?!
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
Released: Oct 9, 2018
Critic rating: 78.9 / 100 • 56 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja.
Outlast: Whistleblower
Released: May 6, 2014
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Whistleblower starts the story that led to Outlast, and stretches past the events of the first game to show the true final chapter in the story of Mount Massive Asylum.
Heat Signature
Released: Sep 21, 2017
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Fly your tiny defenceless pod up to larger ships, dock with their airlock, and sneak inside.
Abzu
Released: Aug 2, 2016
Critic rating: 80.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Abzu is an exploration game where you are a lone diver in a lush ocean world.
Babbdi
Released: Dec 22, 2022
Critic rating: 78.9 / 100 • 32 votes
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Find your way out of Babbdi.
Resistance: Fall of Man
Released: Nov 11, 2006
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
In an alternate 1951, Sgt.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Released: Oct 30, 2012
Critic rating: 84.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Racing, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Need for Speed: Most Wanted takes on the gameplay style of the first Most Wanted title in the Need for Speed franchise.
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
Released: Oct 15, 1994
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player
Enter the virtual world of Under A Killing Moon, where it is December 2042, and you, as Tex Murphy, must stop the forces of evil before they destroy mankind and rob you of your next unemployment check.
Yoshi's Island DS
Released: Nov 13, 2006
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
Yoshi's Island DS is a 2D platformer for the Nintendo DS in the Yoshi's Island series.
The Long Dark
Released: Aug 1, 2017
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to The Long Dark, the innovative exploration-survival experience Wired magazine calls "the pinnacle of an entire genre".
Donkey Kong Land 2
Released: Sep 23, 1996
Critic rating: 78.9 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Game modes: Single player
Donkey Kong Land 2 is the first sequel to Donkey Kong Land for the Nintendo Game Boy and was released in 1996.
Sexy Beach 3
Released: Sep 29, 2006
Critic rating: 78.9 / 100 • 27 votes
Genres: Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Sexy Beach 3 is the third game in the Sexy Beach franchise developed by Illusion Software.
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Released: Aug 15, 2012
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Released: Oct 24, 2005
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Racing, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is an action-adventure game set in Liberty City in 1998, serving as a prequel to Grand Theft Auto III.
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Released: Dec 5, 2006
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
MPO is the fourth Metal Gear title made specifically for the PSP and the first one to retain the series' action-based play mechanics.
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Released: Jun 2, 2009
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Open World Guerrilla Warfare - You decide who, when, where and how to battle.
Deponia Doomsday
Released: Mar 1, 2016
Critic rating: 78.9 / 100 • 62 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
One fateful night, Rufus awakes from a haunting nightmare: he sacrificed himself to save Deponia.
Technobabylon
Released: May 21, 2015
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell!