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Latest reviews for adventure games

interview Video interview: Pontus Wittenmark – Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack

The host of Weird Gaming Adventure sits down for a lengthy chat with the creator (and his cat) of the upcoming multi-character time-traveling romp.

review Tell Me Why

Even with a more limited scope than usual, there are plenty of good reasons to check out this intimate, thought-provoking narrative adventure from DONTNOD.

review ENCODYA

There's no hidden secret behind what makes this gorgeous dystopian cyberpunk adventure such a compelling point-and-click experience.

review The Medium

With great scares and atmosphere but poor storytelling and repetitive gameplay, the quality of Bloober Team's dual-world horror adventure ends up somewhere in the middle.

feature 2020 Aggie Award Nominees

Don't write off 2020 just yet, as we look back and celebrate the best and brightest adventure games with the year's final nominees for the upcoming Aggies!

New and upcoming adventure games

Legal Dungeon re-opened on Switch

Port of Somi's 2019 investigative mystery with lite RPG-style word battles available now on the Nintendo eShop

Retrace: Memories of Death springs to life on consoles

Ports of time-twisting pixel art 'game of mystery, adventure and queer love stories' available now on PS4, Xbox One and Switch.

Space Rescue: Code Pink gets premature launch on Early Access

Work-in-progress cartoon-styled 'adult' adventure available now for download on Steam.

Playable demo shows early results of Therefore

Surreal pixel art point-and-click fantasy adventure coming to Windows and Linux.

Steam launch shines light on Darkness Under My Bed

Black-and-white slideshow-style horror game explored via remote-controlled robot available now for Windows PC.

The Plane Effect preparing for landing on PC and consoles

First details unveiled for upcoming dystopian 'time-and-mind-bending' isometric adventure.

My Father My Son generating momentum for 2022 release

Upcoming dual-character side-scroller can be played solo or co-op on PC and current/next gen consoles.

Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing unlocked

Sequel to last year's time-jumping romcom adventure gets Valentine's Day release for Windows, Mac and Switch.

Ultreïa shuffling its way toward June release

Steam demo available for alien-world point-and-click robot adventure coming to PC this summer.

Maskmaker unveiled with first details

Mystical VR puzzle-adventure from the creator of A Fisherman's Tale set to arrive on April 20th.

The Past Within looks to come out in foreseeable future

Multiplayer installment in the Rusty Lake series unveiled for release later this year.

NUTS cracked open on PC, Switch and iOS devices

Firewatch-style squirrel-spying adventure available now on Steam, the Nintendo eShop and Apple Arcade.

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Game updates

Lust for Darkness free for all on Steam this weekend only
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Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery expands with PC release
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Playable prologue offers tune-up for Song of Farca
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Story trailer points the way to Lost Paradise
Demo sprouts up from EBE for Windows PC
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We Were Here series makes its way to PlayStation
Kosmonavtes: Academy Escape released on Windows, Mac and Linux
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Dry Drowning re-emerges on Switch
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The Sinking City re-emerges better than ever on PS5
Voyage gets underway on Steam
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Kosmonavtes: Escape Reality port gets out on PC
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Mutropolis open for exploration on Windows, Mac and Linux
Buddy Simulator 1984 ready for players to hang out with
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Tales from the Borderlands returns to digital storefronts

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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, Syberia: The World Before, and Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One).

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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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Syberia: The World Before

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

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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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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

A new six-case anthology of supernatural comic mysteries.

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Dustborn

A story-driven road trip from the creators of Dreamfall.

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Open Roads

A mother-daughter road trip adventure from the creators of Gone Home and Tacoma.

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The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

Third standalone installment in Supermassive's horror series.

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Firmament

A new steampunk adventure from the creators of Myst and Obduction.

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Old Skies

Upcoming time travel adventure from Wadjet Eye Games.

Happy Game

STASIS: BONE TOTEM

Syberia: The World Before

Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

Dustborn

Open Roads

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

Firmament

Old Skies

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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Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don’t Dry

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TOHU

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Sarawak

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Sally Face: Episode Four – The Trial

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Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest

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Sally Face: Episode Three – The Bologna Incident

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ENCODYA

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Henry Mosse and the Wormhole Conspiracy

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Legal Dungeon

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Sally Face: Episode Five – Memories and Dreams

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A Painter’s Tale: Curon, 1950

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Sally Face: Episode Two – The Wretched

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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