Adventure Games

Games that focus on you getting completely lost in foreign worlds, adventures focus on exploration and other hallmarks of a journey. These games, be they linear with set paths or open for you to explore at your own pace, all share the same feeling of discovery and wonder that comes with going on an adventure.

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  1. Half-Life icon
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    Half-Life is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Software, the company's debut product and the first in the Half-Life series.

    Half-Life screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Doom iconDoomandQuake iconQuake20 alternatives
  2. Grand Theft Auto icon
     176 likes

    Experience action-adventure gameplay in open-world settings, with missions and side activities set in cities reflecting American locales.

    • Open World Game
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    GTA III
    Best alternatives are Saints Row iconSaints RowandSleeping Dogs iconSleeping Dogs28 alternatives
  3. Terraria icon
     192 likes

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. The world is your canvas and the ground itself is your paint.

    • Crafting Game
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    Terraria screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Starbound iconStarboundandVeloren iconVeloren73 alternatives
  4. Limbo icon
     76 likes

    Limbo (stylized as LIMBO) is a puzzle-platform video game and the premiere title of independent Danish game developer Playdead. The game was released in July 2010 as a platform exclusive title on Xbox Live Arcade, and was later re-released as part of a retail game pack along...

    • Platform Game
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • SteamOS
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    Limbo screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Inside iconInsideandMachinarium iconMachinarium47 alternatives
  5. Zenless Zone Zero is an action role-playing game. The player assumes the role of a Proxy (the protagonist known as Wise or Belle), a character who helps others explore the hostile alternate dimensions called Hollows.

    • Adventure Game
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Epic Games Store
    • Playstation
    Banner
    Best alternatives are Genshin Impact iconGenshin Impact5 alternatives
  6. Survive, farm, build, explore, play with friends, and do much more. Inspired by Minecraft, pushing beyond.

    Minetest looks almost exactly like Minecraft.
    Best alternatives are Minecraft iconMinecraft53 alternatives
  7. Hollow Knight icon
     20 likes

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    • Platform Game
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • SteamOS
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    • Humble Bundle
    Hollow Knight screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Super Meat Boy iconSuper Meat Boy72 alternatives
  8. UNDERTALE icon
     24 likes

    An independent 16-bit SNES era styled jRPG with unconventional bullet hell battle system, atmospheric soundtrack and emphasis on moral choices, made with Game Maker Studio.

    • Role-playing Game
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    Snowdin Town
    Best alternatives are Deltarune iconDeltarune7 alternatives
  9. No Man's Sky icon
     32 likes

    No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival video game developed and published by the indie studio Hello Games.

    • Open World Game
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    No Man's Sky screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Starbound iconStarboundandEVE Online iconEVE Online21 alternatives
  10. OpenMW icon
     22 likes

    OpenMW is an free and open-source game engine recreation that reimplements the one powering Bethesda Softworks' 2002 open-world role-playing game The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

    OpenMW screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are The Elder Scrolls iconThe Elder Scrolls23 alternatives
  11. Outer Wilds icon
     3 likes

    An action-adventure video game that follows the player character as they explore a planetary system stuck in a 22-minute time loop that resets after the sun goes supernova and destroys the system.

    • Exploration Game
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    • Playstation
    • Epic Games Store
    Timber Hearth Village
    Best alternatives are Subnautica iconSubnauticaandOutFly iconOutFly4 alternatives
  12. Saints Row icon
     49 likes

    Saints Row is an action-adventure video game series created by Volition and published by Deep Silver, that tells the story of a gang called the Third Street Saints; the title comes from the name of the district of the gang's home territory.

    Saints Row IV
    Best alternatives are Grand Theft Auto iconGrand Theft Auto24 alternatives
  13. The Witcher icon
     42 likes

    The Witcher is a series of games created by or based on a license from CD PROJEKT RED. The series is based on the novel series of The Witcher by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.

    • Role-playing Game
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Epic Games Store
    • Origin
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    The Witcher screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are OpenMW iconOpenMWandAssassin's Creed iconAssassin's Creed37 alternatives
  14. Doodle Jump icon
     61 likes

    In Doodle Jump, you guide Doodle the Doodler on a springy journey up, up, up a sheet of graph paper, picking up jet packs, avoiding black holes, and blasting baddies with nose balls along the way.

    Doodle Jump screenshot 1
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    Best alternatives are Icy Tower iconIcy Tower34 alternatives
  15. Metro icon
     22 likes

    Metro is a survival horror first-person shooter video game series, based on the novel Metro 2033 by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky.

    • Role-playing Game
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    Metro Exodus
    Best alternatives are The Elder Scrolls iconThe Elder ScrollsandFallout iconFallout45 alternatives