Best Adventure Games
3,489 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Tomba!
Released: Dec 25, 1997
Critic rating: 74.9 / 100 • 44 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Tomba!
Gex: Enter the Gecko
Released: Feb 24, 1998
Critic rating: 74.9 / 100 • 45 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
"Is it just me, or am I engulfed in flames?" is one of the many one-liners uttered by Gex, a wise cracking gecko who should check himself into television rehab; he's addicted to it.
The Pedestrian
Released: Jan 29, 2020
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Pedestrian is a 2.5D puzzle platformer that takes "puzzle platforming" literally.
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2
Released: Aug 4, 2000
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.
Steep
Released: Dec 1, 2016
Critic rating: 72.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Ride a massive open world of the Alps and Alaska, where the powder is always fresh and the run never ends.Defy and master the world’s most epic mountains on skis, wingsuit, snowboard, and in paraglide.
Primordia
Released: Dec 5, 2012
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Life has ceased.
LittleBigPlanet 3
Released: Nov 18, 2014
Critic rating: 77.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In LittleBigPlanet 3, explore a world filled with creativity as you explore all corners of the Imagisphere, meet the inhabitants of the mysterious planet Bunkum and face the nefarious Newton.
Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension
Released: Mar 29, 1996
Critic rating: 74.9 / 100 • 26 votes
Genres: Fighting, Adventure
Platforms: Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension is a 2D fighting game and the last DBZ game made for the Super Famicom (SNES).
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Released: May 23, 2024
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Solving crime is no walk in the pond.
Rise of the Ronin
Released: Mar 22, 2024
Critic rating: 75.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Rise of the Rōnin is a combat focused open-world action RPG that takes place in Japan at a time of great change.
Escape the Backrooms
Released: Oct 23, 2025
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Explore the seemingly infinite expanse of eerily familiar levels in the backrooms based on the popular creepypasta lore.
Gods Will Be Watching
Released: Apr 30, 2013
Critic rating: 64.0 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face narrative puzzles and moral dilemmas that will affect both the lives of your team and the people you’re are sworn to protect.
Industria
Released: Sep 30, 2021
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Industria is a first-person shooter that takes you from East Berlin into a parallel reality, shortly before the end of the Cold War.
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Released: Oct 11, 2018
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Why did Emily go missing?
The Simpsons: Hit & Run
Released: Sep 16, 2003
Critic rating: 72.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Strange wasp-shaped spy cameras, shady black vans lingering about, and a brand new flavor of Buzz Cola that everyone seems a bit too excited about.
One Piece: Pirate Warriors
Released: Mar 1, 2012
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
Pirate Warriors is an action game incorporating elements from both the Dynasty Warriors series and the One Piece series.
NieR
Released: Apr 22, 2010
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Nothing is as it seems in Square Enix's latest action adventure game, set in a crumbling world plagued by disease and dark, unrecognizable creatures.
Dante's Inferno
Released: Feb 4, 2010
Critic rating: 74.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Dante's Inferno is an epic single player, third-person action adventure game inspired by "Inferno", part one of Dante Alighieri's classic Italian poem, "The Divine Comedy." Featuring nonstop action rendered at 60 frames-per-second, signature and upgradable weapons, attack combos and mana-fueled spells and the choice of punishing or absolving the souls of defeated enemies, it is a classic Medieval tale of the eternal conflict with sin and the resulting horrors of hell, adapted for a new generation and a new medium.
Soul Blazer
Released: Jan 31, 1992
Critic rating: 74.8 / 100 • 44 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Satellaview, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Soul Blazer, known in Japan as Soul Blader, is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System action role-playing game developed by Quintet and published by Enix (now Square Enix).
Resident Evil 5: Lost in Nightmares
Released: Feb 17, 2010
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
Lost in Nightmares is the first story-based DLC for Resident Evil 5, set during a previous mission hinted at in flashback from that game.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
Released: Nov 17, 2017
Critic rating: 75.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR
Game modes: Single player
A true, full-length open-world game for VR has arrived.
Exo One
Released: Nov 18, 2021
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Exo One is a multi-planetary exploration game where you pilot an interstellar spacecraft capable of manipulating gravity.
Hidden Through Time
Released: Mar 12, 2020
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Embark on a colourful hand drawn journey of discovery through the ages!
Wild Hearts
Released: Feb 16, 2023
Critic rating: 81.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Prepare for an epic adventure set in a fantasy world inspired by feudal Japan.
Mirror's Edge
Released: Nov 11, 2008
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Mirror's Edge is a first-person action-adventure game focused on parkour and free-running.