Adventure
Description
In adventure games, the emphasis is placed on experiencing a story as seen by one or more user-controlled characters, often by manipulating said character(s) and the environment they exist in. Adventure games are characterized by general lack of reflex-based gameplay (action), though they may feature such segments sporadically.Adventure games initially featured text input and little to no graphics (interactive fiction). Afterwards, graphical adventures became more prominent and text input was replaced by a limited amount of icons/menus with verb commands.
Two distinct sub-genres of adventure games are Western-style adventures (also referred to as puzzle-solving adventure) and Japanese adventures, which typically have no puzzles and minimal interaction. Visual novels are traditionally also considered a sub-genre of adventure games.
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DOS (1993) Oseong and Haneum were the pen names of two distinguished scholars who lives in Korea in the late 16th and... |
 PlayStation 2 (2000) In this interactive movie video game you play as a man who dies in a motorcycle accident. However, that is... |
 Windows (2009) Miranda is a writer suffering from an exasperating lack of fresh ideas. While struggling for inspiration, she receives a mysterious... |
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Windows (2004) Other Worlds is a freeware adventure game created using AGS. Gameplay is classic third person point-and-click similar to old Sierra... |
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 Nintendo DS (2008) Otoshi Keiji (meant to be read as Otoshi Deka) is a detective adventure game spanning four cases. You are Jun... |
 Browser (2008) Rack your brains before they get racked for you! Hearkening back to Choose-Your-Own-Adventure gamebooks and horror FMV titles like Night... |
 Windows (2008) Outcry is a point and click adventure game which delves into the surreal, philosophical themes and the paranormal.The main character... |
 Browser (2004) Outlaws of the Sierra Nevadas is an adventure game, and a part of the Adventure Games Live series. Like all... |
 Browser (2005) Ouverture Facile is a flash-based browser puzzle game. The premise of the game is simple, the player has to get... |
 Windows (2007) Overclocked is a psychological thriller presented as a point-and-click adventure game. There are 6 playable characters in total, each with... |
 Nintendo DS (2006) A portable adventure game based on the animated movie of the same name and which chronicled the adventures of a... |
 Windows (2012) You play as Oz Orwell, founder, director, cameraman and ghost-investigator of the internet portal "Ghosts & Mansions" where weekly a... |
 PlayStation 2 (2005) PachiPara 12: Ōumi to Natsu no Omoide is one of the many titles in Irem's long-running pachinko simulation series. It... |
 PlayStation 2 (2006) PachPara 13 is one of the many titles in Irem's long-running pachinko simulation series. It features faithful 3D recreations of... |
 PlayStation 2 (2007) PachPara 14 is the last PS2 release in Irem's long-running pachinko simulation series. It features faithful 3D recreations of two... |
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 PlayStation (1999) Twenty years after Pac-Man's first adventure in Pac-Land, Pac-Man returns one day to his house only to find it deserted.... |
Windows (2008) Padal proshlogodnij sneg. Zolotoe izdanie is a compilation of the two games, based on famous USSR cartoon «Last Year's Snow... |
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MobyRank
Top games by as rated by the press:
- 94 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - Special Edition
- 94 Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle
- 93 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
- 93 Marsport
- 93 The Cat Lady
- 92 The Stanley Parable
- 92 Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
- 92 Shenmue II
- 92 Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou koto Nakare
- 92 Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
Games must have at least a MobyRank of 80 to be considered.
MobyScore
Top games by as rated by our users:
- 3.65 1912: Titanic Mystery (2010)
- 5.00 A Case of the Crabs! (2004)
- 5.00 The Adventure Collection (1995)
- 5.00 The Adventure Collection (1995)
- 5.00 Alabama Smith in Escape from Pompeii (2011)
- 5.00 Alabama Smith in Escape from Pompeii (2011)
- 5.00 Alabama Smith in Escape from Pompeii (2011)
- 5.00 Alabama Smith in Escape from Pompeii (2011)
- 5.00 Alabama Smith in Escape from Pompeii (2008)
- 5.00 Ankh: Edition Collector (2006)
Games must have at least 1 votes and a MobyScore of 4.0 to be considered.
Basic Genres
Adventure is part of Basic Genres. This group of genres contain:
