Best Adventure Games
3,545 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
Dirt 5
Released: Nov 5, 2020
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Dirt 5 is the bold new off-road racing experience created by Codemasters.
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!
Endling: Extinction is Forever
Released: Jul 19, 2022
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100 • 30 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
As the last mother fox on Earth, your cubs need all your care to survive in a merciless world that slowly destroys itself.
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.
Last Day of June
Released: Aug 31, 2017
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience.
Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition
Released: Apr 8, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Assassin's Creed is a non-linear action-adventure video game, during which the player controls a 12th-century Levantine Assassin named Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad during the Third Crusade, whose life is experienced through the Animus by his 21st century descendant, Desmond Miles.
Dawn of Discovery
Released: Jun 23, 2009
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Dawn of Discovery (Known as "Anno 1404" in Europe) is a city-building and economic simulation game with real-time strategy elements.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Released: Jan 23, 2020
Critic rating: 84.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2, Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, Meta Quest 3, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe.
Gish
Released: May 10, 2004
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Sport, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Gish isn't your average hero.
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Released: Jun 6, 2002
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100 • 121 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
Nearly fifty years has past since Simon Belmont rescued the land from the curse of Dracula.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Released: Aug 31, 2017
Critic rating: 77.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game.
Just Cause 3
Released: Nov 30, 2015
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Just Cause 3 is a third-person, open-world action-adventure game set on the fictional Mediterranean island nation of Medici.
World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
Released: Dec 1, 1992
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100 • 41 votes
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Alakazam!
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Released: May 22, 2013
Critic rating: 74.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
From the dust of a gold mine to the dirt of a saloon, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is a real homage to the Wild West tales.
Sonic Generations
Released: Nov 1, 2011
Critic rating: 75.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!
Crysis Warhead
Released: Sep 16, 2008
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Adapt to Survive.
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
Released: Jan 28, 2015
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100 • 86 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered is a remastered version of the 2005 interactive drama, originally released as Fahrenheit and titled Indigo Prophecy in North America.
Beast of Reincarnation
Released: Aug 4, 2026
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
In post-apocalyptic Japan, humanity’s last hope may rest with Emma and her loyal canine companion, Koo.
This War of Mine: The Little Ones
Released: Jan 29, 2016
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
This War of Mine: The Little Ones explores the hardships of wartime survival as seen from an entirely new perspective; that of a child.
Suzerain
Released: Dec 4, 2020
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland.
Icey
Released: Nov 17, 2016
Critic rating: 76.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Icey is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a meta game in disguise.
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Released: Feb 17, 2010
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Enter a macabre and comical silent world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie.
Little Nemo: The Dream Master
Released: Sep 1, 1990
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100 • 23 votes
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Little Nemo: The Dream Master is a platform game that revolves around a young boy in his own surreal dreams as he journeys to Slumberland.
Everhood
Released: Mar 3, 2021
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Expect the unexpected in an ineffable tale of the inexpressible world of Everhood.