Adventure games

The team behind Newtown's popular escape rooms attraction, Beyond Breakout, has developed a series of adventure games that can be taken to businesses, outdoors, and schools. The Magic Portal combines the best of escape rooms, treasure…

Updated July 27, 2021: new entries added Since the late 90s, gamers have lamented that they no longer create point-and-click adventure games. The golden age of LucasArts games like Monkey Island was over and gamers moved on to a simpler,…

How many everyday Japanese icons can you find on a walk around the neighborhood? Of Ring shaped adventure up to Pokémon GO, there is a range of video games designed to get us off the couch and move around, but now we've!-->…

It's time for a midsummer update on explorations this month that will leave you wet, wild, well-fed, and starry-eyed, plus two questions that have been around for winged creatures. Is it more buggy around a bog?As I reported last week,…

GOG honors the late comic book artist and storyteller Benoît Sokal with a special gift of his two award-winning adventure game masterpieces - Syberia I & II. To claim the pair of games, simply head over to GOG and…

The point-and-click adventure game genre is loved and not just because it's been around since the early days of PC gaming. The genre also offers variety and has an easy to grasp and play…

In case you didn't know yet, Amazon Prime Gaming rewards members with monthly free PC games at a single $ 2.99 per month. and if you're a kid of the '90s, you'll remember the good old days of point-and-click adventure games from…

Amazon today announced that it will offer a series of classic LucasArts games to its Prime users throughout the summer. In total, Amazon will be offering three games to Prime users: The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition on July 1,…

For many, the most exciting aspect of E3 is the wave of announcements of new games. And while this year may not have had as many surprises in store as it has in previous years, there have certainly been a handful of hugely exciting game…

2021 looks to be shaping up to be a good year for indie titles, and some of this year's best releases come in the form of text-based adventure games.…

In the years since its launch, Nintendo Switch has hosted games of all genres, including a line of old-fashioned point-and-click adventure games, a genre that flourished on PCs back then. and which Nintendo's hybrid console offers a…

Criminal life, for some reason, has always had a place in modern entertainment, whether it's gangster movies, rap, or games like GTA. The franchise centers around the various criminal transactions of all kinds of criminals. From…

Most of the games serve as an escape from reality in big adventures, full of thrilling action and energetic characters. This is exactly what most action-adventure games attempt to…

One of the most popular game franchises on the planet, the Unexplored The series has been considered fit for a movie…

Point-and-click adventures were once the ruling class of video games. At a time when PC gaming was at its peak, these adventures entertained a whole generation of children. While advancements in technology and the move to more complex…

Electronic arts is building a brand new Seattle-based games studio that will focus on open-world action-adventure games, and it's headed up by the former vice president of Monolith Productions Kevin Stephens.

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The continued increase in the importance of the gaming industry has resulted in the injection of more money into upcoming releases, making the games longer and more in-depth than ever…

Characteristics(Image credit: Avenir)This article first appeared in issue 354 of PC Gamer magazine, in our PC Gaming Legends column. Each month, we bring exclusive features that explore the world of PC gaming, from behind-the-scenes…

Stadia is gearing up to release more new games in the future and two of the upcoming ones will be in the action-adventure genre, including Trine 4.If you've never played a Trine game before, the gameplay style is very action-adventure with…

The New Game Plus Expo 2021 event aired on March 4 at 8:00 a.m. PST. The seven-hour live stream was hosted by SungWon Cho (ProZD) and featured titles from 10 different Japanese developers / publishers, including NIS America, Aksys Games,…

If you love classic adventure games, chances are you've used ScummVM, a program that allows many classic game engines to run on modern PCs. Although it started out focusing on LucasArts' SCUMM engine - hence the name - the project…

Roblox is an online gaming platform where gamers around the world can play or create games. Roblox games are easily recognizable due to their pixelated graphics and Lego-esque characters. From adventure games to intense shooter titles,…

AI Dungeon is a text-based adventure role-playing game from developer Nick Walton. The game is available for iOS and Android smartphones as an endlessly generated text adventure fueled by deep learning. Gamers all over the world…

The wild and varied landscape of modern adventure games is the subject of some love in Steam's latest digital event, The Big Adventure Event, which takes a few days to show you the frankly astonishing array of things to come in the game.…

If you are a fan of PS4 games, adventure games can immerse you for long hours. PS4 adventure games are primarily purchased for their compelling storytelling, action-packed adventures, and incredible graphics resolution. These PS4…

Despite the best efforts of several national governments, there is a reasonable chance that we could leave our homes at some point in 2021. But until then, there are plenty of adventure games we can play from the comfort of…

Once a bastion of inspiration and imagination, the action / adventure genre in video games has grown to be complacent over the years. I'm not going to lie to you and tell you that the annual releases of "Assassin's…

As this year draws to a close the eighth generation of consoles, it has bid farewell with a swansong to great games in 2020, some of which are arguably the most impressive ever on PS4 and Xbox One. Today, as part of Twinfinite's annual…

THEtaking stock of the past year and remembering all the video games that have left their mark is never easy. But this year has been particularly difficult when it comes to the Best Action-Adventure category. The vast array of…

If we haven't left the house much this year, video games have still given free rein to our imagination and take flight. Adventure games are often characterized by single players and limited character interaction, this year…

The adventure genre, especially the third-person action-adventure subgenre, has come to the forefront of the gaming industry in recent years. This is best exemplified by the best-selling…

Indie developers don't always get the credit they deserve for creating captivating and unique adventures for players. That's why these indie adventure games will be highlighted with a wide range of gameplay features, stories, popularity…

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Getting into Union City is a real headache. Union City is a giant futuristic city in the heart of Gap, the desolate post-apocalyptic alien wasteland, and when you start playing Beyond a Steel Sky, you might find yourself…

Adventure is one of the oldest genres of video games. Need proof? The former didn't even feature graphics or visuals of any kind and were entirely text-based. From the first days of…

The adventure genre makes up such a wide range of games that some titles have very little in common other than being, generally, story-driven and involving exploration to some degree. Whether it's a short indie project or a sprawling…

Trapped in our homes, often confined to the constraining environments of our bedrooms, has there never been a better time to browse a list of the best adventure games? The escape found in adventure titles feels like a savior at the best…

These days, the "gamer" tag is applied to almost everyone who plays games, regardless of how often they do so and what platform they use. This platform can be anything from a PC, Mac, console, smartphone, tablet, or anything that has a…

There are plenty of retro gaming options for the Raspberry Pi, but almost all of them are about arcade action. But one key genre of classic gaming is often overlooked: point-and-click adventures. Here's how you can install mouse-driven…

Black mirror: Bandersnatch plunged into the nostalgia that many who lived in the 1980s have for a book format called "Choose…

Top 5 Android games of the week include PUBG Mobile and many more. These are action-adventure titles for your Android smartphones. These require Android 4.1 or higher to work. The 5 best games on Android to play this weekend are…

Choose your own adventure games help us all deal with the tough decisions we face every day. With the Telltales The Walking Dead: The Final Season ongoing, let's take a collective look at some of the choose-your-own adventure games…

Text-based adventure games (also known as interactive fiction or IF) are a classic game genre where all interaction takes place through on-screen words. Despite their primitive origins born out of hardware limitations, this kind of…

From exploring new worlds to uncovering ancient mysteries, adventure games let players live out their wildest fantasies. But with so many different adventure games available, it can be difficult to decide which one is right for you.…

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Adventure games are exciting, in-depth experiences for patient, curious players who enjoy rich, fantastical stories. Mobile device touchscreens are!-->…

Mobile games have come a long way over the past few years, but no matter what platform or type of games you prefer, everyone needs a little adventure once in a while. So we have compiled a list of some of the best adventure games for…

Many people who don't consider themselves gamers have immersed themselves in puzzle games. Games like Candy Crush Saga, Bejeweled, and Angry Birds are easy to play because they have a very low learning curve. There isn't much depth to…

As much as I love turning on my gaming system and cutting a swath of carnage out of a digital landscape, I sometimes long for something more challenging and immersive. Rather than solving problems with…

When I spotted Evolandincluding the studio based in Bordeaux, France Shiro Games is billed as "a short history of the evolution of adventure video games", two thoughts crossed my mind. First, it looked like an equally clever but…

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machinarium are revealed in the very animations and mechanics of its props - all hand-drawn, with the utmost care and attention.Despite its striking worldview and new approach to dialogue,machinarium is a fairly typical point-and-click.…

Classic point-and-click adventure games seem like a natural fit for tablets, and the iPad in particular, but right now there aren't many, aside from The…

Martin Kool describes himself as ""just a guy" with a family at home with 3 kids to take care of (and one to come) and a day job" who also has an insatiable love for Sierra's adventure games the old school. This day job he mentions…