Best rated Adventure Games
Below you'll find an overview of Adventure Games that have received a very high rating based on our reviews, the list is sorted based on highest rated Adventure Game first combined with recency of the review we've done.
Arkhangel: The House of the Seven Stars (2018)
Arkhangel offers some fascinating lore for those with the patience to see it through, but obstructing enjoyment are a number of unfortunate shortcomings.
Lisssn (2017)
With a lot of gimmicky, trial-and-error-based audio puzzles connected by a bit of light exploration, Lisssn has little to recommend it save for those who like poking and prodding things just to see what happens.
Walden, a game (2017)
The gamification of Walden is a gallant attempt to adapt Henry David Thoreau’s principles into an interactive experience, but the result is too boring to inspire much thoughtful reflection on the author’s message.
Alice VR (2016)
Although much more playable on standard PCs, Alice is a great idea lost amid mountains of technical issues in VR. If you have endless amounts of patience and like Lewis Carroll a whole heck of a lot, this is your game. Otherwise, you probably won’t find it your cup of tea.
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm (2017)
Very self-aware of being a prequel to a bestseller, Before the Storm puts fan service and farfetched melodrama above cohesive storytelling, resulting in a superficial and disappointing experience.
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm – Episode One: Awake (2017)
Very self-aware of being a prequel to a bestseller, Before the Storm puts fan service and farfetched melodrama above cohesive storytelling, resulting in a superficial and disappointing experience.
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm – Episode Two: Brave New World (2017)
Very self-aware of being a prequel to a bestseller, Before the Storm puts fan service and farfetched melodrama above cohesive storytelling, resulting in a superficial and disappointing experience.
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm – Episode Three: Hell Is Empty (2017)
Very self-aware of being a prequel to a bestseller, Before the Storm puts fan service and farfetched melodrama above cohesive storytelling, resulting in a superficial and disappointing experience.
How to shoot a criminal (2017)
Other than the mildly non-linear, Her Story-style keyword investigation, How to shoot a criminal’s dull story and boring videos don’t leave much else to see in this FMV mystery game.
Among the Innocent: A Stricken Tale (2017)
While Among the Innocent has a solid foundation for a tense psychological thriller, this exceptionally short game as a whole never really comes together and is neither intriguing or scary.
Elena: Displaced Reality (2016)
Elena has an interesting premise but it lacks execution and leads to an uninspired ending. It is worth playing if you like photorealism and environmental storytelling (lots of it) but it has few other redeeming qualities to maintain interest.
Escape from Pleasure Planet (2017)
The ideas behind Escape from Pleasure Planet are more impressive than its execution. As it stands, the game needs refinement to push its LGBTQ themes more to the forefront of the video game landscape.
Midvinter (2016)
While Midvinter starts with a unique premise and a lot of cultural history to draw from, its extremely short length and lack of complexity leaves it feeling rather shallow.
Memoranda (2017)
Memoranda is visually stunning with an inviting atmosphere, but the lack of both plot and puzzle logic is too great to overcome.
Detective Hayseed: Hollywood (2016)
Detective Hayseed has a fun art style and simple but solid gameplay, but as a parody of Hollywood it gets tripped up by its weak storyline, characters, and an unforgivably poor localization.
Don’t Disturb (2016)
The superficial use of Asian motifs and a playable dog protagonist aren’t enough to flesh out the universal themes of life and death in the stylish but extremely short Don’t Disturb.
The Detail (2016)
The Detail sets out to provide a memorable police thriller with visual flair, but can’t quite seal the deal in either storytelling or gameplay across its three-part narrative arc.
The Detail: Episode 1 - Where the Dead Lie (2014)
The Detail sets out to provide a memorable police thriller with visual flair, but can’t quite seal the deal in either storytelling or gameplay across its three-part narrative arc.
The Detail: Episode 2 - From the Ashes (2015)
The Detail sets out to provide a memorable police thriller with visual flair, but can’t quite seal the deal in either storytelling or gameplay across its three-part narrative arc.
The Detail: Episode 3 - Devil in the Detail (2016)
The Detail sets out to provide a memorable police thriller with visual flair, but can’t quite seal the deal in either storytelling or gameplay across its three-part narrative arc.
NightCry (2016)
NightCry is confusing mess of a game that nevertheless manages to provide a bit of schlocky B movie horror fun, particularly for those with fond memories of Clock Tower.
The Grandfather (2016)
Some slick visuals and good intentions can’t make up for the fact that The Grandfather is simply too short and under-developed to deliver on its intriguing premise and experimental aspirations.
Layers of Fear (2016)
More an incoherent collection of jump scares than a horror game, Layers of Fear occasionally spooks but doesn’t make much of a lasting impression.
The Preposterous Awesomeness of Everything (2016)
The Preposterous Awesomeness of Everything only half lives up to its name, wrapping a clever bit of satirical absurdity up in a self-confessed underwhelming adventure game experience.
Rusty Lake Hotel (2015)
As the first commercial installment in on ongoing series, Rusty Lake Hotel comes with both story and gameplay reservations for newcomers, and only escape-the-room fans should bother checking it out.
Jerry McPartlin: Rebel with a Cause (2015)
It’s based on a fun idea and setting, but Jerry McPartlin isn’t nearly ambitious enough or committed enough to its humor to leave any lasting impact. What a drag.
