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Exploring the Top Android Adventure Games of 2023

Adventure games fall under a broad category that entices you with their thrills and intrigue. On the Play Store, point-and-click adventures have established a cozy home for themselves, amassing a collection of challenges that put your problem-solving abilities to the test. 

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This genre will far surpass your expectations if you're looking for variety. The story focus and straightforward, elegant art style of the point-and-click experience transition well to touch interfaces. The greatest Android phones, however, provide a wide variety of adventure games that you can easily find on GGBET

Thimbleweed Park

Back in the day, LucasArts was well renowned for its fantastic point-and-click adventures like Maniac Mansion. Thimbleweed Park was produced by two of the same individuals that contributed to those classics. 

Thimbleweed Park is unquestionably one of the best point-and-click adventures available, and it runs well on Android, making it well worth the $10 asking price. It is at the top of today's roundup because it lives up to the quality of LucasArts. It's a new game that plays like old-school classics, with a plot that pays homage to the X-Files and a fun sense of humor.

Children of the Light 

With titles like Journey, Flower, and Flow, that game developer has had some success on consoles. Using these triumphs as inspiration, the studio made a free-to-play mobile game that rivals Journey in quality. 

Sky: Children of the Light is a game that borders on a live service, giving events and ongoing updates. Like Journey in gameplay, Sky: Children of the Light offers a seamless online experience where you can play with friends and explore an odd environment while piecing together the developing plot. Although it occasionally feels aimless, that's all part of the fun—figuring out what is happening.

80 Days

80 Days is a classic game that debuted on Android in 2014. You play the part of a wealthy world traveler's helper in this adventure game; therefore, you'll make all the arrangements to aid your employer in traveling the world in 80 days. You are responsible for deciding on the locations and the stores to visit. 

The game is enjoyable and still plays well despite its age. It implies you might not complete a trip worldwide on your first, third, or tenth tries. However, half of the enjoyment is deciding on the best courses while watching how the action develops as you make each decision.

Machinarium

Samorost, a quirky browser-based adventure game released in 2003 by Amanita Design, featured stunning landscapes and challenging riddles. However, Machinarium's creator gained success in 2009, making significant gameplay improvements to the brain-teasing title. 

Thanks to its fantastic art and challenging puzzles, Machinarium is still one of Amanita Design's best games today. It's on the list today because it's unquestionably among the top adventure games on Android. The best part is that if you've previously played Machinarium, Amanita Design has several terrific, well-priced adventure games that are similar to it available on the Play Store.

Layton: Curious Village in HD

The Professor Layton series, an adventure series where you look for clues to solve puzzles to solve mysteries, made its Nintendo DS debut in 2007. Professor Layton and the Curious Village is the first game, eventually released as an HD version for mobile devices in 2018. 

Although it took some time, all three games in this series are now on Android. Since this was the first game in the series, Curious Village is the ideal place to start. Remember that this is a Level-5 game as well; they are the same developers of the Yo-kai Watch and Ni no Kuni RPG series. This studio excels in animation, and Layton: Curious Village in HD does a fantastic job of showcasing this skill.

Ace Attorney Trilogy

The Ace Attorney Trilogy should also be mentioned since we're already discussing retro Nintendo DS ports with the Layton series. The original trilogy's three films are included in this far more current release, which debuted on Android only in 2022 and is in HD. Like Layton, you'll conduct your investigation by solving puzzles, but you'll also get to present your case in court, where things become interesting. 

All of this is presented in a common way for adventure games, primarily through text and cutscenes, and the transition to HD makes the game look fantastic on both phones and tablets. Phoenix Wright represents the defense; thus, you can offer information to acquit your client. Although the collection is pricey, it contains three different titles to play through and is a full-featured release from Capcom, which is a fairly decent deal.

Oxenfree: Netflix Edition

Oxenfree may not be the most well-known game in this collection. Still, it consistently receives positive reviews because of its 80s-style adventure, in which many pals unintentionally open a ghoulish rift. It will be your task to work out how to stop the bizarre occurrence while navigating a secret island and solving puzzles. 

The game's dark aesthetics make it incredibly beautiful, but the plot is also instead engaging. Especially given that your decisions affect how the group acts, the discourse is quite impressive. As a result, you can enjoy the 5-hour plot more than once, increasing replayability. Remember that a Netflix subscription is necessary because the game will be on Netflix.

Pikmin Bloom

Nothing beats a game that makes use of the portability of cell phones. A mobile adventure game called Pikmin Bloom is based on the same-named Nintendo franchise. If you've played Pokémon GO, the gameplay will be familiar; you wander the real world capturing Pikmin and planting flowers. 

Your current Pikmin will start to grow flowers and put on various goofy hats as a result of the game tracking how many steps you go and how many Pikmin you collect. 

Final Thought

It completes AP's list of the top Android adventure games. The good thing is that these lists are regularly updated, so you don't have to worry about skipping out on any outstanding adventure games. You can keep checking GGBET for more games and upcoming leagues.

AP has you covered everything from point-and-click adventures that make the most of the finest Android tablets' greater screen sizes for detecting hidden features to sandbox adventures that transport you to another universe. With these games, the sky's the limit. 

NOTE: This is a contributed post, meaning that the opinions within it reflect those of the contributor, and not of Adventure Gamers. Our policy is that a game reviews can never be contributed.
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