The Best Adventure Games

Update, : Valiant Hearts: Coming Home added at rank #45.
1

Sam & Max Save the World (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox 360 Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

The Freelance Police are back in a remastered version of their first season of episodic adventure games, lovingly updated by a small group of the original developers with the blessing of Sam & Max creator Steve Purcell.


  • episodic
  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • comedy
  • funny
  • detective
  • inventory
  • satire

2

Bugsnax (2020)

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Playstation 5 Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 4

Catch mysterious living snacks and feed them to your friends in this unusual island adventure!

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  • puzzle
  • narrative
  • horror
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • inventive
  • discovery
  • cute
  • muppet
  • comedy
  • story
  • colourful
  • psychological
  • first-person
  • collector

3

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022)

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Playstation 5 PC Windows

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection is an action-adventure game set in an epic globe-trotting journey. You will control Nathan Drake, a thief, and his brother Sam as they search for the legendary pirate treasure. Join Chole Frazer on her quest to track down the jeweled tusk of Shiva's son and enjoy the same quality of story, characters, action, and general intrigue that the series is known for delivering.

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Pros:
  • Epic adventure with real emotions
  • Fun melee
  • Stealth
  • And heavy action combat
  • Excellent narrative driven gameplay
  • Great puzzle-solving mechanics
  • Beautiful visuals with ultra settings
Cons:
  • Hardware intensive
  • Aim assist or manual aiming required for shooting
  • Puzzles can be challenging

  • stealth
  • adventure
  • shooter
  • cover
  • action-adventure
  • puzzle
  • platform
  • story
  • action
  • combat
  • narrative
  • fps
  • third-person
  • tps
  • controller-support

4

Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space Remastered (2021)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch

The Freelance Police are back on the crime beat in a newly remastered version of their second episodic season. Zombies will dance. Mariachis will sing. A giant battle robot will trash the streets. And when their friends’ lives are at stake, Sam & Max will risk their very souls to set things right.

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  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • episodic
  • puzzle
  • comedy
  • zombies
  • vampire
  • boxing
  • inventory
  • detective
  • funny
  • conundrum
  • classic
  • bogart

5

Beyond a Steel Sky (2020)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS IOS iPhone Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X

From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.


  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • cyberpunk
  • dystopian
  • sci-fi
  • puzzle
  • classic
  • futuristic
  • narrative
  • third-person
  • hacking
  • thriller
  • story
  • post-apocalyptic
  • sequel

6

Return to Monkey Island (2022)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Linux Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Join Guybrush Threepwood on an adventure in the Monkey Island series with Return to Monkey Island. Experience an intuitive design with puzzles that are tricky yet solvable, self-referential humour, familiar music with a modern edge and voice acting from the original cast. Enjoy accessibility features like subtitles, level adjustments and post-credit sequences.


Pros:
  • Intuitive design
  • Puzzles are tricky yet solvable
  • Self-referential humour
  • Familiar music with a modern edge
  • Voice acting from original cast
  • Accessibility features available such as subtitles
  • Level adjustments and post-credit sequences
Cons:
  • Art style may be off-putting for some players
  • Colour blind players may not benefit from all of the accessibility features
  • No insult-based combat as in previous titles

  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • pirates
  • inventory
  • funny
  • classic

7

Chicory: A Colorful Tale (2021)

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Mac OS Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 PC Windows Playstation 4

Chicory: A Colorful Tale is a whimsical adventure game that lets you color your way through a black-and-white world as a plucky dog-character. With simple controls, fun puzzles, and no enemies in the main game, Chicory encourages exploration and creativity. Its beautiful art style and emotionally resonant story about self-discovery and overcoming self-doubt make it a work of art that everyone should experience.


Pros:
  • Fun puzzles
  • Simple controls
  • Beautiful art style
  • Emotionally resonant story
  • Encourages creative exploration
Cons:
  • Boss battles can be challenging

  • boss-fight
  • zelda
  • puzzle
  • adventure
  • top-down
  • platform
  • boss
  • cooperative
  • cute
  • exploration
  • combat
  • controller-support
  • rpg
  • narrative

8

Syberia: The World Before (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.


  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • steampunk
  • mystery
  • cinematic
  • story
  • graphic
  • investigation
  • narration
  • narrative
  • third-person
  • emotional
  • detective
  • historical

9

Sumire (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Mac OS Android

One Day, One Life. Sumire is a magical narrative adventure about choices made, and dreams lost and found. Embark on a mysterious journey to help Sumire achieve her deepest wishes, before the day ends and the sky turns to twilight.


  • narrative
  • choices
  • adventure
  • visual-novel
  • card
  • fiction
  • anime
  • emotional
  • colourful
  • supernatural
  • relaxing
  • collectathon
  • cute
  • interactive
  • well-paced

10

TOEM (2021)

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90
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Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Mac OS PC Windows

Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!


  • hand-drawn
  • relaxing
  • cozy
  • editing
  • photo
  • wholesome
  • adventure
  • photography
  • puzzle
  • cute
  • funny
  • exploration
  • soundtrack
  • music
  • nature

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