Best Adventure Games
3,545 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring the Legend of Zelda
Released: Jun 13, 2019
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda is a rhythmic action-adventure game where you can enjoy the gameplay of Crypt of the NecroDancer in the setting of The Legend of Zelda series.
Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches
Released: Aug 13, 2013
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Continue your journey as the legendary assassin, Daud, in Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches.
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.
Yakuza 2
Released: Dec 7, 2006
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Yakuza 2 plunges you once more into the violent Japanese underworld.
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.
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
Released: Apr 24, 2000
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100 • 42 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Color
Game modes: Single player
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel is a Game Boy Color spinoff of the popular stealth action game Metal Gear Solid.
Anno: Mutationem
Released: Mar 17, 2022
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Anno: Mutationem set up a near future Metropolis after the catastrophy.
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.
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.
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.
Fae Farm
Released: Sep 8, 2023
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Escape to the fairytale life of your dreams in Fae Farm, a cozy farm-sim RPG for 1-4 players.
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.
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 • 66 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.
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Released: Oct 24, 2005
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth combines an action-horror game with a fairly realistic and immersive first-person shooter, with good stealth elements.
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.
Crow Country
Released: May 9, 2024
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The year is 1990.
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.
RuneScape
Released: Jan 4, 2001
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100 • 144 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.
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.