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TARAKAN surfaces on PC and mobile devices

New slideshow-style adventure from the creator of MISTICO and AYUDA available now for Windows, iOS and Android.

Gordian Rooms sequel leading to A Curious Island

Upcoming 'escape island' adventure for Windows PC ready for wishlisting on Steam.

Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness coming to town in 2022

Pixel art adventure with survival elements from the creators of Nine Witches unveiled for PC and consoles.

Goblin’s Quest gearing up to get underway

Point-and-click antihero fantasy adventure from the creator of Metaphobia currently in production for PC.

New Agatha Christie mystery detectived on the horizon from Microids

The First Cases to star a young Hercule Poirot when it launched September 28th on PC and consoles.

Steam now home to Clown in a House

Overhead pixel art adventure from the creator of animated webseries CatGhost available now for download on Windows PC.

Bramble: The Mountain King growing closer to 2022 release

Third-person 3D horror adventure inspired by Nordic folklore coming to PC and consoles next year.

The Bookwalker steps ever closer to Steam release

Sci-fi fantasy adventure in which you can physically inhabit the worlds of books unveiled for Windows PC.

The Tartarus Key set to open next year

Retro PlayStation-styled first-person captivity thriller set in trap-filled mansion unveiled for PC.

Planet of Lana on horizon for late 2022 release

Beautiful side-scrolling cinematic puzzle-platformer announced for PC and Xbox consoles.

Production hopping on Frog Detective 3

The Light remake shines again on consoles

Commercial reimagining of 2012 'first-person meditative quest' rebranded In Rays of the Light for PlayStation and Xbox p

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Adventure Gamers started as a humble fan site in 1998 but grew into one of the premier online magazines of its kind and the largest English-language website devoted to the adventure genre. We specialize in covering computer and video games that focus on puzzle solving within a narrative framework, from the oldest text and graphic adventures (such as Zork, King’s Quest, and Monkey Island) up through today’s upcoming releases (such as Happy Game, STASIS: BONE TOTEM, Life Is Strange: True Colors, and The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles).

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Popular Adventure Games

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Happy Game

A psychedelic horror adventure that represents a radical departure from Amanita’s usual charming, family-friendly style.

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STASIS: BONE TOTEM

An all-new story from The Brotherhood in the same universe as STASIS and CAYNE.

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Life Is Strange: True Colors

An all-new, non-episodic installment in DONTNOD's popular narrative adventures series developed by Deck Nine Games.

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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

A collection of ten cases starring the ancestor of Phoenix Wright in the late nineteenth century.

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IMMORTALITY

The new game from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.

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FAR: Changing Tides

Sequel to the 2018 postapocalyptic side-scrolling vehicle adventure FAR: Lone Sails.

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Vertigo

An original story loosely based on the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece.

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Oxenfree II: Lost Signals

An all-new story about mysterious radio signals set five years after the original.

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The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

Third standalone installment in Supermassive's horror series.

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Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One

A prequel in Frogwares' long-running series starring a young Sherlock Holmes solving his mother's murder.

Happy Game

STASIS: BONE TOTEM

Life Is Strange: True Colors

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

IMMORTALITY

FAR: Changing Tides

Vertigo

Oxenfree II: Lost Signals

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One

Based on reader feedback and the staff's assessment of preview material and press demos. Hover titles for details.

Trending Adventure Games (Weekly)

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The Last Show of Mr. Chardish

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The Fabled Woods

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Lacuna

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Gordian Rooms 2: A curious island

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Minute of Islands

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Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness

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Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don’t Dry

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Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases

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Last Stop

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Sally Face: Episode Four – The Trial

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The Magnificent Trufflepigs

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Overboard!

What are (point and click) adventure games?

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