Best Adventure Games
3,490 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Samorost 2
Released: Dec 8, 2005
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100 • 94 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Samorost2, the sequel to free browser based game Samorost1 is a short point-and-click adventure in which you must help out a little space gnome as he searches for his dog, which has been taken away by aliens.
Coromon
Released: Dec 21, 2020
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Coromon is a modern monster taming game with retro pixelart.
Slay the Princess
Released: Oct 23, 2023
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100 • 63 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
You're here to slay the princess.
Narita Boy
Released: Mar 29, 2021
Critic rating: 76.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The retro-futuristic pixel game Explore and fight in a retro-futuristic world. Swim deep into a oneiric, poetic and unique experience across dimensional planes. The aesthetic of the game was inspired by retro pixel adventures (Castlevania, Another World, Double Dragon) with a modern touch (Superbrothers, Sword and Sorcery) and an 80s plot homage (Ready Player One, He-Man, The Last Starfighter), accompanied by the retro synth touch of the old glory days.
The Sims 3: University Life
Released: Mar 5, 2013
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Are your Sims ready for the time of their lives?
Grounded
Released: Sep 27, 2022
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant.
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Released: Apr 16, 2013
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
What if our greatest heroes became our greatest threat?
Moonlighter
Released: May 29, 2018
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Released: Nov 13, 1997
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Soul Hackers delivers a first-person, dungeon-crawling RPG experience set in a future where technology and otherworldly forces meet in a macabre fusion of cyberpunk futurism and gothic horror.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Released: Feb 13, 2018
Critic rating: 73.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire.
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy
Released: Jan 25, 2021
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
This story takes place three years after the events of the previous game “Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout,” and depicts the reunion of Ryza and her friends, who go through new encounters and goodbyes to discover a true priceless treasure.
Sonic Colors
Released: Dec 11, 2010
Critic rating: 76.2 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
An extraordinary amusement park has been seen orbiting around the home planet of Sonic the Hedgehog, and rumors are spreading that an alien race of Wisps, who have a unique colorful energy, are being held captive there by the evil Dr.
Myst
Released: Dec 10, 2020
Critic rating: 72.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Oculus VR, Meta Quest 2, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Mac, Oculus Rift, Xbox One, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
A reimaged version developed by Cyan, this version builds the original from the ground up to enable play in VR and flatscreen PC, with new art, sound, interactions, and optional puzzle randomisation.
Shenmue II
Released: Aug 6, 2001
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player
Yu Suzuki's cinematic masterpiece returns with more spellbinding adventure and an even more immersive world.
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 - Launch of the Screaming Narwhal
Released: Jul 27, 2009
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
A new Monkey Island adventure dawns with Guybrush Threepwood in a typically tight spot.
Reigns: Her Majesty
Released: Dec 6, 2017
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Reigns: Her Majesty is the revolutionary sequel to the smash swipe 'em up hit Reigns.
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Released: Oct 25, 2002
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A remake of the original Kirby's Adventure for the NES.
Hob
Released: Sep 26, 2017
Critic rating: 72.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Hob is set on a beautiful and dangerous unknown world, with buzzing life above and the whirrs of mysterious machinery below.
LEGO The Lord of the Rings
Released: Nov 13, 2012
Critic rating: 77.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Based on The Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy, LEGO The Lord of the Rings follows the original storylines of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, taking players through the epic story events reimagined with the humor and endless variety of LEGO play.
Core Keeper
Released: Aug 27, 2024
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
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
Explore an endless cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players.
Axelay
Released: Sep 1, 1992
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
An unknown alien race came to this planet and promptly laid waste to it.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Released: Sep 28, 2022
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure.
Pepper Grinder
Released: Mar 28, 2024
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, 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
Pepper Grinder is an action-packed pirate adventure starring the titular Pepper, a seafaring soul with a passion for prospecting, and Grinder, her super-powered drilling device.
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code
Released: Jun 30, 2023
Critic rating: 68.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A brand new dark fantasy detective action game from the minds behind the Danganronpa series!
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
Released: Jul 12, 2023
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Five years after the events of Oxenfree, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals.