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Markus Ritter: Ghosts of the Past seeking a future on Kickstarter

Free introductory chapter to fan-made point-and-click FMV adventure in Austria available to download on Steam

Best Month Ever! is coming soon on PC and consoles

Choice-driven 1969 road trip adventure of single dying mother and young son unveiled by Klabater and Warsaw Film School.

Torn Away being pieced together for early 2022 release

Genre-bending tale inspired by the diaries written by children in WWII coming to Steam on Windows PC.

Alice returns in Trapped Beyond Wonderland

Port of former mobile-exclusive casual adventure without hidden object scenes available now for Windows PC on Steam.

Kickstarter to determine fate of Schrodinger’s Catgirl

Demo available for visual novel-styled time-twisting mystery from the creators of Retrace: Memories of Death.

The Revenge of Sophia Red to be served up on September 22nd

Solo-developed first-person 'psychedelic horror adventure' unveiled for Windows PC.

Road 96 winds up on Windows PC and Switch

Procedurally generated narrative road trip adventure launched today by the creators of 11-11: Memories Retold.

Tales of the Mirror breaks out on Windows, Mac and mobile devices

Murder mystery set during China's Ming Dynasty available now to download on Steam, the App Store and Google Play.

Playable prologue offers first taste of Apopia: Sugar Coated Tale

Comedic cartoon-styled fantasy adventure blending puzzles, minigames and rhythm battles coming to Windows and Mac in 2022.

A Cure for Jessica fixing to launch in early 2022

Short story-driven, first-person 3D adventure about saving a dying child unveiled for Windows PC on Steam.

BURN warming up for 2022 release on PC and Xbox consoles

Choice-driven interactive story about a 'pop star tragedy' revealed by the creator of STONE.

Ashland Dossier set to open in October

Demo available for spy-themed WWII tactical adventure about tracking down Nazi war criminals.

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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 Life Is Strange: True Colors, Happy Game, STASIS: BONE TOTEM, and Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One).

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Popular Adventure Games

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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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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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Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One

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

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Vertigo

An original story loosely based on the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece.

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IMMORTALITY

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

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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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Syberia: The World Before

A new game from Benoît Sokal and Microïds continuing the story of Kate Walker.

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Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases

An original new whodunit starring the famed Belgian detective early in his career.

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The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

Third standalone installment in Supermassive's horror series.

Life Is Strange: True Colors

Happy Game

STASIS: BONE TOTEM

Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One

Vertigo

IMMORTALITY

Oxenfree II: Lost Signals

Syberia: The World Before

Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

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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Myst (2021)

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Root Film

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Detective from the Crypt

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The Forgotten City

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Operation: Tango

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Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don’t Dry

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Not Another Weekend

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Lacuna

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Almost My Floor

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Creepy Tale 2

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Alice Trapped Beyond Wonderland

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Behind the Frame

What are (point and click) adventure games?

Adventure games are all about stories, exploring worlds and solving puzzles. Adventure games focus on puzzle solving within a narrative framework, generally with few or no action elements. Other popular names for this genre are “graphic adventure” or “point and click adventure”, but these represent only part of a much broader, diverse range of games.

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