Best Adventure Games
3,489 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Bugsnax
Released: Nov 12, 2020
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Bugsnax takes you on a journey to Snaktooth Island, home of the legendary half-bug half-snack creatures, Bugsnax.
Penumbra: Overture
Released: Mar 30, 2007
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Penumbra:Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Far Cry 6
Released: Oct 7, 2021
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dive into the gritty world of a modern-day guerrilla revolution to liberate a nation from its oppressive dictators.
Gamedec
Released: Sep 16, 2021
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Gamedec is an adaptive cyberpunk RPG.
God of War: Ascension
Released: Mar 12, 2013
Critic rating: 75.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
God of War: Ascension, the seventh instalment in the God of War series, acts as a prequel to the preceding games.
Tomb Raider I•II•III Remastered
Released: Feb 14, 2024
Critic rating: 72.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Tomb Raider I•II•III Remastered is a collection of the first three Tomb Raider games, originally released between 1996 and 1998, updated with enhanced visuals and modern controls.
Snatcher
Released: Oct 23, 1992
Critic rating: 75.2 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Sega CD
Game modes: Single player
Snatcher is a cyberpunk-themed graphic adventure game directed and written by Hideo Kojima and produced by Konami.
Dragon Age II
Released: Mar 8, 2011
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Dragon Age II is the sequel to Dragon Age: Origins and the second major game in the series.
The Deadly Tower of Monsters
Released: Jan 19, 2016
Critic rating: 75.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Deadly Tower of Monsters is an action-packed adventure, full of time-honored literary themes: the daughter versus the tyrant father, the planet full of innocent ape-creatures, the dashing space-age liberator, the robot companion, the tower full of treacherous mutations...
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Released: Oct 31, 2006
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Racing, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The PlayStation Portable follow-up to Rockstar's monumental handheld entry in the series, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
Nintendo Land
Released: Nov 18, 2012
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Racing, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Nintendo Land is a fun and lively virtual theme park filled with attractions based on popular Nintendo game worlds.
Scratches
Released: Mar 8, 2006
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Scratches is a mystery adventure computer game by game developer Nucleosys.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake
Released: Feb 28, 2024
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Guide two brothers on an epic journey of discovery, loss, adventure and mystery remade for the latest generation of graphics, performance, and gameplay.
Pac-Man World 2
Released: Feb 24, 2002
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Long ago, back in medieval times, an evil spirit known as Spooky had terrorized all of Pac-Land.
Kero Blaster
Released: May 11, 2014
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Kero Blaster is a platform video game created by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya.
Metroid: Other M
Released: Aug 31, 2010
Critic rating: 77.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player
A part of the Metroid series, it features gameplay in both first- and third-person perspectives, and is the first installment of the franchise to feature melee attacks which could only be executed when an enemy's health was reduced to a certain degree.
Everspace 2
Released: Apr 6, 2023
Critic rating: 86.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Everspace 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting.
Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil
Released: Sep 25, 2009
Critic rating: 75.1 / 100 • 48 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil is a third-person point-and-click horror adventure game developed by Cranberry Production.
ZombiU
Released: Nov 18, 2012
Critic rating: 77.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, the studio behind critically acclaimed titles like From Dust, Beyond Good & Evil and, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, ZombiU puts players in the middle of London circa 2012, where an outbreak has infected the population, destroying their humanity and turning them into mindless monsters preying on the flesh of the few remaining survivors.
Tchia
Released: Mar 21, 2023
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A tropical open-world adventure.
Crystalis
Released: Apr 13, 1990
Critic rating: 75.1 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
You must save the world from evil magic by finding the four powerful swords that form Crystalis.
11-11: Memories Retold
Released: Nov 8, 2018
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
11th November 1916, a young photographer leaves Canada to join the western front in Europe.
Minit
Released: Apr 3, 2018
Critic rating: 77.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.
Nihilumbra
Released: Jun 27, 2012
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Nihilumbra is played as a standard platform game, by controlling Born as he walks and jumps across the game's levels.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Released: Nov 16, 2001
Critic rating: 75.1 / 100 • 90 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
In the PC versions, the game is played like a third-person action and puzzle game.