Best Adventure Games
3,545 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Samorost 2
Released: Dec 8, 2005
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100 • 96 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.
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.
Second Sight
Released: Aug 27, 2004
Critic rating: 72.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Second Sight is primarily stealth-action, using psychic abilities to stealthily move through levels.
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.
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.
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
Released: Aug 15, 2013
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Plants vs.
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy
Released: Dec 3, 2020
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.
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.
Shadow Warrior 2
Released: Oct 13, 2016
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter following the further misadventures of former corporate shogun Lo Wang.
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.
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.
Shenmue II
Released: Aug 6, 2001
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player
Yu Suzuki's cinematic masterpiece returns with more spellbinding adventure and an even more immersive world.
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.
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.
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.
Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
Released: Nov 17, 2005
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Play as man.
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.
Core Keeper
Released: Aug 27, 2024
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, 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.
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.
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.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
Released: Feb 4, 2016
Critic rating: 75.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Experience the exhilarating full-adventure Naruto Shippuden and follow Naruto Uzumaki on all his fights.