Best Adventure Games
3,489 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Gardens Between
Released: Sep 20, 2018
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure through memory, moments and time that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands.
Metroid Prime Hunters
Released: Mar 20, 2006
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Metroid Prime Hunters is a first-person action-adventure game that combines exploration, shooting, and competitive multiplayer gameplay.
Hylics
Released: Oct 2, 2015
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100 • 32 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.
Prison Architect
Released: Oct 6, 2015
Critic rating: 81.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The game is a top-down 2D construction and management simulation where the player takes control of building and running a prison.
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
Released: Mar 7, 2002
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Onimusha 2 is the second installment in the Onimusha series of video games released in May of 2002.
Dungeon of the Endless
Released: Oct 27, 2014
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In Dungeon of the Endless, the player takes the role of the survivors of a prison spaceship, its escape pod having crashed to the surface of a strange planet.
Dordogne
Released: Jun 13, 2023
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dordogne is a narrative adventure game in which you play as Mimi, a 32-year-old woman visiting the house of her recently deceased grandmother.
Nuclear Throne
Released: Dec 5, 2015
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Nuclear Throne is an action roguelike-like by Vlambeer about mutants fighting their way through a post-apocalyptic world.
Cronos: The New Dawn
Released: Sep 5, 2025
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Cronos: The New Dawn is a pulse-pounding, third-person survival horror game that throws you into the heart of a deadly struggle against overwhelming foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of a twisted time travel story.
EverQuest
Released: Mar 16, 1999
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
EverQuest is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released on March 16, 1999.
Dune
Released: Mar 14, 1992
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100 • 65 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: DOS, Amiga, Sega CD
Game modes: Single player
Dune is a 1992 video game, based upon Frank Herbert's science fiction novel of the same name.
Gravity Rush 2
Released: Jan 18, 2017
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player
Another mind-bending adventure awaits gravity queen Kat as a new danger emerges to threaten the fabric of the universe itself.
Castle Crashers
Released: Aug 27, 2008
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
This four player RPG adventure will let you hack, slash, and smash your way to victory.
Creature in the Well
Released: Sep 6, 2019
Critic rating: 73.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Fighting, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Pinball, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Creature in the Well is a top-down, pinball-inspired hack and slash dungeon crawler.
Thief: The Dark Project
Released: Nov 30, 1998
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Thief is a first-person stealth game that likes the dark.
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja
Released: Mar 31, 1992
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja is a light-hearted action-adventure game for 1-2 players by Konami, and was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991.
Infernax
Released: Feb 14, 2022
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic.
Prey
Released: May 4, 2017
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032.
Hidden Folks
Released: Feb 15, 2017
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes.
RuneScape
Released: Jan 4, 2001
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100 • 145 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
RuneScape is a high fantasy open world MMORPG.
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Released: Oct 10, 2014
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Definitive Edition of the critically acclaimed, award winning open-world action adventure, reworked, rebuilt and re-mastered for the new generation.
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard - End of Zoe
Released: Dec 12, 2017
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
End of Zoe is the epilogue chronicling the final events of Resident Evil 7.
Mega Man X3
Released: Nov 30, 1995
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100 • 128 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Legacy Mobile Device, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Mega Man X and his trusty partner Zero have a new force to reckon with.
Grimm's Hollow
Released: Oct 31, 2019
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100 • 34 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother.
Onimusha: Warlords
Released: Jan 15, 2019
Critic rating: 75.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
This enhanced HD version of Onimusha: Warlords now supports 16:9 wide screen resolution as well as the old 4:3 ratio.