RPG elementsXBOX ONE Adventure Video Games
Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com
Adventure games. They include three fundamental elements: exploration, solving puzzles and strongly emphasized story. Controlled characters collect items and use them in puzzles in order to push the story further. Adventure games usually offer only single player mode and the point-and-click interface. This category includes also HOPAs (Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure games) which put emphasis on searching items hidden on the screen. more
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The Sinking City
Adventure 27 June 2019
A detective adventure game inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. The production is set in the 1920s, in the fictional city of New England, suffering from a supernatural flood. You play as a private investigator, whose task is to resist the mass hysteria and discover the cause of the mysterious events.
Call of Cthulhu
Adventure 30 October 2018
Call of Cthulhu is a dark adventure game in a horror setting, based on the works of an American writer, H.P. Lovecraft. The game’s story is based on Lovecraft's fictional universe, first popularized by the, written in 1926 and published 2 years later, short story “Call of Cthulhu”.
Subnautica
Adventure 04 December 2018
A sandbox game by Unknown Worlds that combines elements of action-adventure productions and RPGs. As the game’s universe draws inspiration from such novels as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, at the bottom of the ocean you can find bizarre sea monsters, as well as remnants of futuristic buildings and ships. The player assumes the role of a captain of an advanced submarine, and explores the depths of the ocean.
The Council
Adventure 13 March 2018
The Council is an adventure game comprising of five separate episodes. The action of the game is set on an island, on which members of a secret society of influential people from the second half of 18th century arrive to hold their meetings. During their adventure, the players have to explore various locations, talk to NPCs, make difficult decisions, and solve puzzles using the system of fifteen skills that can be developed throughout the game.
Minecraft
Adventure 05 September 2014
A sandbox game that defies classification, developed by the independent Mojang AB studio. Minecraft has been developed with the intention of unleashing the creativity of players, who can freely change the game's virtual world made from voxels (cubic blocks). The gameplay concentrates on terrain transformations, building structures, crafting items, and creating your own adventures.
Paleo Pines
Adventure 26 September 2023
Paleo Pines is a sandbox game full of dinosaurs and archosaurs we can befriend, exploring the world, farming and helping our neighbors.
Potion Permit
Adventure 22 September 2022
An action adventure game with RPG elements, in which we play as an alchemist. Potion Permit revolves around treating the townspeople of Moonbury of various diseases, tasking the player with acquiring ingredients, preparing potions, ointments and balms.
Okami HD
Adventure 12 December 2017
A refreshed version of the famous action adventure game that tells the story of a goddess in the form of a wolf that faces the evil. The HD edition features improved graphics. The developers of Okami HD aimed to retain the unique visual style of the original game and adapt it to modern standards. The original version was released in 2006 on PlayStation 2.
Eastward
Adventure 01 December 2022
A top-down 2D action adventure game reminiscent of the old versions of The Legend of Zelda series. As we play, we follow the fate of two characters - an older miner and a young girl who are trying to survive in a dangerous world.
Nova Lands
Adventure 21 June 2023
A cross between a strategy game and an action adventure game. Nova Lands is set on an alien planet, which we explore to acquire resources to construct buildings and produce goods. Overtime we can start automating individual processes.
Gnosia
Adventure 14 December 2023
Gnosia is a visual novel adventure game with RPG elements. The game revolves around deduction. While having conversations, we have to discover information, which later will allow us to indicate who from the crew of the spaceship is not who he says he is.
While the Iron's Hot
Adventure 05 December 2023
An adventure game with RPG elements and an extensive crafting system. While the Iron's Hot has us playing as a blacksmith, traversing the world in search of resources and using them to forge various items.
Haunted House
Adventure 12 October 2023
A remake of an Atari 2600 horror game, originally released in 2982. Haunted House was developed by Orbit. It's set in the titular mansion, tasking us with avoiding monsters and rescuing our friends.
Stray Gods
Adventure 10 August 2023
Stray Gods is a cross between an interactive musical, a narrative adventure game and an RPG. The developers were inspired by such works as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the episode Once More With Feeling), the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen and Life is Strange.
Subnautica: Below Zero
Adventure 14 May 2021
An expansion for Subnautica, in which we explore the ice-bound areas of the planet 4546B. As we play, we explore the game world and reveal its secrets.
The Good Life
Adventure 15 October 2021
An unusual RPG with crime story traits. The title was developed by White Owls – a studio founded by Hidetaka Suehiro, the creator of Deadly Premonition and D4. The player assumes the role of Naomi, a reporter who comes to Rainy Woods, the self-called “happiest place on Earth”. She is looking for a way to pay her debts.
Shadowgate
Adventure 11 April 2019
Set in fantasy reality adventure game with RPG elements, referring to the cult production from 1987. Independent studio Zojoi is responsible for creating Shadowgate. We play as an adventurer who enters the gloomy castle with a task to defeat the evil sorcerer. To do this, he must first complete all the parts of the magic scepter - the only weapon capable of defeating the villain.
Digimon Survive
Adventure 29 July 2022
Another RPG in Digimon universe, this time with a touch of survival, point'n'click and visual novel. Players enter the land of digital creatures and try to find a way to return to the real world.
Wuppo
Adventure 10 November 2017
A sidescrolling adventure game developed by a duo of independent developers known as Knuist & Perzik. Wuppo sees us assume control of a wum, a small round being that has been exiled from its home village. Our task – which is to find a new home – quickly evolves into an attempt to solve an ancient conflict.
Vaccine
Adventure 21 February 2017
Survival horror inspired by the classic scenes of the Resident Evil cycle. The player takes on the role of one of the members of a bio-hazard department, in whose skin he traverses a ghastly residence, looking for a vaccine for a companion infected with a deadly virus. He has only thirty minutes to complete his task - if he does not manage to return to the sick person with medicine and discover the mystery of his home, the struggle will start anew.
Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion
Adventure 17 July 2018
Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion is an adventure game based on the popular TV show going by the same title. The players control one of four heroes (these include Finn, Jake, Marceline and BMO). Their quest is about finding the cause of a tragic flood that ravaged the land.
Not Tonight
Adventure canceled
An adventure game set in the grim vision of post-Brexit Great Britain. We play as a European who waits for deportation from The British Islands while trying to earn for living as a bouncer in clubs and on festivals.
World to the West
Adventure 05 May 2017
A 3D action adventure game with elements of logic puzzle and RPG, developed by Rain Games – independent studio who also created Teslagrad. The story in World to the West focuses on four different characters, who join forces in order to stop a villain and recover a treasures he has stolen.
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
Adventure 07 September 2016
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas is an action adventure game produced by the Cornfox & Brothers team, modelled on The Legend of Zelda. While playing as a teenager, we explore the land of fantasy, looking for a lost father and try to save the world from extinction. The project is an improved PC version of an older mobile title.