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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MSX (1991), PC-98 (1991) and Sharp X68000 (1991) Kazuyuki is just an ordinary Japanese high-school student... or so he was before he saw a strange dream. In that... |
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Windows (1995), Windows 3.x (1995) and Macintosh (1995) Cosmology of Kyoto takes place in Heiankyo (today's Kyoto), the capital of Japan in the 10th and 11th centuries, the... |
Windows (2006) Cosmos Quest I: To Find a Sun is sci-fi point-and-click adventure game. It is set in Yellow Fog Galaxy, somewhere... |
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 DOS (1990) Upon awakening, you don’t know much. Your name is Mason Powers. You used to work for the CIA. But what... |
Windows (2007) Countdown 1 - The Body is the first of a trilogy of text adventure games released as a prequel, of... |
Windows (2007) Countdown 2 - The Soul is the second of a trilogy of text adventure games released as a prequel, of... |
Windows (2007) Countdown 3 - The Mind is the third of a trilogy of text adventure games released as a prequel, of... |
 DOS (1987), ZX Spectrum (1988), BBC Micro (1982) and Electron (1985) After your spaceship's crash-landing on Doom's inhospitable surface, you emerge from the wreckage to realise that unless you can locate... |
 Commodore 64 (1986) In Countdown to Shutdown, also known as Countdown to Meltdown, you control eight droids on the mission to find the... |
Amiga (1990), Atari ST (1990), Commodore 64 (1989), ZX Spectrum (1989) and Amstrad CPC (1989) Count Duckula (in No Sax Please - We're Egyptian) is a 2D platformer with adventure elements. The game is based... |
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 Commodore 64 (1985), Apple II (1981), Atari 8-bit (1981), VIC-20 (1981), TI-99/4A (1981), TRS-80 (1981), Browser (2002), PC-88 (1985), PC-98 (1985) and FM-7 (1984) You awaken in a sealed wing of the Count's Transylvanian castle, seemingly restrictive but yielding further avenues of secret passages... |
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Windows 3.x (1992) A guest in your Uncle Willy's farmhouse, your relation leaves a note for you asking for you to go to... |
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 Windows (1999) An old friend sends you a mysterious package and pleads for your help in uncovering a massive conspiracy that could... |
 DOS (1989), Commodore 64 (1989), Apple II (1989) and Macintosh (1989) Return to Mordor, where a dull red sky is filled with the dust and heat of Mount Doom. Brave the... |
Windows (2007) Not only mainstream games are parodied, even indie games cannot escape the vile claws. The Crackwell Legacy takes a few... |
Atari 8-bit (1984) The player controls a crewman on the USS Sea Moss, a nuclear submarine patrolling the icy waters of the North... |
 VIC-20 (1983) Crater Raider is a multi-screen action game. The object of the game is to destroy a giant asteroid that is... |
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 Shenmue II
- 93 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
- 93 Marsport
- 93 The Cat Lady
- 92 Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
- 92 The Stanley Parable
- 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 (2008)
- 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 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:
