Best Adventure Games
3,545 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Detention
Released: Jan 12, 2017
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Detention is a atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law.
Downwell
Released: Oct 14, 2015
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Downwell is a curious game about a young man with guns for boots venturing down a well in search of untold treasures.
Biped
Released: Mar 26, 2020
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Biped is a coop action game with physics.
Gato Roboto
Released: May 30, 2019
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Resident Evil Village: Shadows of Rose
Released: Oct 28, 2022
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100 • 40 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Resident Evil Village: Shadows of Rose is a story expansion set 16 years after the events of the main game.
Card Shark
Released: Jun 2, 2022
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit.
Shantae
Released: Jun 2, 2002
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Genie-girl Shantae is the self-appointed guardian of a small fishing village, Scuttle Town.
Dying Light
Released: Jan 26, 2015
Critic rating: 72.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dying Light is a first-person, action survival horror game set in a vast and dangerous open world.
Death and Taxes
Released: Feb 20, 2020
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In this 2D, narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper...
Disney's The Jungle Book
Released: Jul 1, 1994
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The Jungle Book game is based on a Disney movie hero Mowgli.
Dragon Age: Origins - Leliana's Song
Released: Jul 6, 2010
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
"Assume the role of Leliana, a young bard involved in a criminal ring that deals in political secrets.
Caravan SandWitch
Released: Sep 12, 2024
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Embark on a journey across vast landscapes in Caravan SandWitch, a captivating narrative-driven exploration adventure game.
Dying Light: The Beast
Released: Sep 18, 2025
Critic rating: 81.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dying Light: The Beast Restored Land is a new enhanced version of the game that includes the base game, all previously released updates and the premiere Restored Land content in one package.
Gnog
Released: May 2, 2017
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Music, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, SteamVR, Mac, Oculus Rift
Game modes: Single player
From acclaimed indie studio KO_OP and in association with beloved game-making initiative Double Fine Presents, Gnog is a 3D puzzle game set in a tactile world of toys and secrets.
Donut County
Released: Aug 28, 2018
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground.
Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter
Released: Oct 1, 1986
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II
Game modes: Single player
He's out to clean up the universe...
Aperture Desk Job
Released: Mar 1, 2022
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100 • 93 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Aperture Desk Job reimagines the been-there-done-that genre of walking simulators and puts them in the lightning-spanked, endorphin-gorged world of sitting still behind things.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Released: Apr 22, 2025
Critic rating: 83.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.
River City Girls
Released: Sep 4, 2019
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
River City Girls stars Kyoko and Misako, two street-tough high-schoolers who must fight their way through the six regions of River City to rescue their kidnapped boyfriends, series mainstays Kunio and Riki.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Released: Oct 31, 2003
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Legacy Mobile Device, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The video game adaption of the acclaimed film of the same name.
Wasteland 2
Released: Sep 19, 2014
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Wasteland 2 is a post-apocalyptic role-playing video game developed by inXile Entertainment and published by Deep Silver.
Mass Effect
Released: May 14, 2021
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100 • 43 votes
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
A remaster of the original Mass Effect included in the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition bundle.
Saints Row: The Third Remastered
Released: May 22, 2020
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Saints Row: The Third Remastered gives you control of the Saints at the height of their power, and you live the life to show for it.
Strider
Released: Feb 18, 2014
Critic rating: 78.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Strider Hiryu, the original assassin that inspired many third person action titles returns in a completely new game for a new generation of gamers as he takes on the Grand Master Meio.
Cozy Grove
Released: Mar 19, 2021
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to Cozy Grove, a life-sim game camping on a haunted, ever-changing island.