Best Adventure Games
3,545 Adventure games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Shenmue I & II
Released: Aug 21, 2018
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
"Originally released for the Dreamcast in 2000 and 2001, Shenmue I & II is an open world action adventure combining jujitsu combat, investigative sleuthing, RPG elements, and memorable mini-games.
Stacking
Released: Feb 8, 2011
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Embark on an adventure to rescue Charlie’s family from the nefarious industrialist known only as the 'Baron.
Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
Released: Nov 16, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Take your Pokémon journey to the Kanto region with your energetic partner, Pikachu, to become a top Pokémon Trainer as you battle other trainers.
Luigi's Mansion
Released: Sep 14, 2001
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Luigi steps out from the shadow of his brother Mario and into the gloomy shadows of a very haunted house in this, his first-ever starring role.
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
Released: Oct 16, 2012
Critic rating: 63.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes, players return to the world of adventure game hit Edna & Harvey: The Breakout.
Epic Mickey
Released: Nov 25, 2010
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Wii
Game modes: Single player
Disney Epic Mickey is an action-adventure platforming game for Wii console that sends Mickey Mouse on an epic journey of creativity and discovery.
1979 Revolution: Black Friday
Released: Apr 4, 2016
Critic rating: 70.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
1979 Revolution, the action/adventure game, immerses players into the gritty, euphoric streets of revolution – where the choices you make may betray you.
Ibb & Obb
Released: Aug 6, 2013
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The green creature, ibb, and the pink creature, obb, travel through a world divided by a thin horizon line; on either side of the barrier, everything is inverted and gravity works in opposite directions.
Kamiko
Released: Apr 13, 2017
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
KAMIKO is a game styled around Japanese Shinto beliefs.
Tomba!
Released: Dec 25, 1997
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100 • 45 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Tomba!
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.
Destroy All Humans! 2
Released: Oct 17, 2006
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Assume the role of the human-hating alien Crypto once again, in the sci-fi action-adventure spoof, bound to enslave mankind.
The Saboteur
Released: Dec 4, 2009
Critic rating: 78.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Experience the ultimate open-world action/adventure as The Saboteur.
Sniper Elite 4
Released: Feb 13, 2017
Critic rating: 76.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Sniper Elite 4 combines genre-defining ballistics, breathless emergent stealth, and gripping third person action across the largest and most diverse environments ever seen in a Sniper Elite game.
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).
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Released: Nov 16, 2001
Critic rating: 74.9 / 100 • 91 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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.