experimental/artPC 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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Endling
Adventure 19 July 2022
An adventure game with survival elements. In Endling we play as a fox trying to escort three puppies to a place where people cannot hurt them. The game presents a dystopian vision of the future where the overexploitation of natural resources led to total devastation of the environment.
We. the Revolution
Adventure 21 March 2019
Inspired by a popular game Papers, Please, this is an unusual mix of genres by the Polish studio Polyslash. We. The Revolution is set in the 18th-century Paris during the French Revolution. The player takes the role of a judge in the Revolutionary Tribunal, who judges both revolutionists and their enemies, as well as criminals and ordinary citizens.
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Adventure 06 August 2020
A humorous adventure game in which players try to escape from the interdimensional loop where they are stuck with the game. There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension breaks the fourth wall at every turn and pokes fun at both itself and other games.
Road 96
Adventure 16 August 2021
Road 96 is an adventure game from Digixart studio. We play the role of a teenager who decides to escape from an authoritarian state. Together with her, we embark on a procedurally generated journey which, depending on our decisions, ends differently.
Night in the Woods
Adventure 21 February 2017
A combination of adventure and arcade games, created by an independent developer known as Infinite Ammo. The player assumes the role of Mae - a cat with paranormal abilities. The protagonist quits her studies and returns to her hometown - Possum Springs, in order to have some quality time with her old friends. The place has fallen into decline since the last mine in town was closed, because the inhabitants have been left without work.
Open Roads
Adventure 28 March 2024
Open Roads is a narrative adventure game about a car journey of a young girl who tries to discover the truth about her dead grandmother's past. She is accompanied by her mother and most of the game is based on dialogues between the characters.
Chuchel
Adventure 07 March 2018
A point-and click adventure game by indie Czech studio Amanita Design. In Chuchel, you play as the eponymous critter, whose task is to catch a mysterious criminal and get back his stolen cherry. On his way, Chuchel has to solve puzzles, complete various challenges, and get through levels inspired by classic video games. The production is rich with situational humor.
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Adventure 27 April 2022
The Stanley Parable, first-person adventure game from 2013, has been extended with new elements. The title is a narrative experiment, in form of a dynamic movie, where player makes important choices. We play the role of the title Stanley - an employee of a large corporation, whose task is to perform the commands that appear on the computer screen.
My Child Lebensborn
Adventure 01 June 2021
An unusual production, in which we play as a babysitter of an adopted child. My Child Lebensborn takes place in the 20th century, in Norway of the 50’s, with the kid we take care of being the titular Lebensborn – a kid which was born as part of a special program to increase a number of Aryans in the world. This lead to it being ridiculed by others due to having a German father.
Sky: Children of the Light
Adventure TBA (early access since 10 April 2024)
Sky is an artistic social adventure game developed by the renowned studio thatgamecompany, the creators of such game as Journey and Flower. The game takes place in the remains of a sky realm. The place was once inhabited by a great civilization that had fallen for unknown reasons. The player is tasked with discovering the mysteries of specific locations. They can complete this task by joining forces with other users. The game was designed with multiplayer in mind.
Pathologic 2
Adventure 23 May 2019
Remake of a unique horror action adventure game from Ice-Pick Lodge, which originally launched in 2005 for PC. Its new version was created according to the developers’ first concept, which was previously impossible to realize in full, due to technological and financial limitations. Pathologic takes you to a small town, whose citizens suffer from a mysterious disease.
My Memory of Us
Adventure 09 October 2018
A two-dimensional adventure game with platformer features from the independent Polish team at Juggler Games. It takes players to a fictional city ruled by the Evil King and his army of robots. Certain districts have been separated from others by a high wall, and this ghetto is used to contain the so called “worse part of society”. The players take control of two kids trying to survive in the cruel new reality.
Militsioner
Adventure 2024
Surreal immersive sim in which we play the protagonist trying to escape from the city guarded by a giant policeman. An interesting element of the game Militsioner is the fact that we communicate with the policeman using a microphone.
Phonopolis
Adventure 2024
Phonopolis is another point-and-click adventure created by Czech studio Amanita Design. This time the developer decided to go for original 3D graphics and the theme of individualism and manipulation.
Indika
Adventure 08 May 2024
A third-person adventure game set in the alternate 19th century Russia. Indika stars the titular young nun, on a journey of self-discovery accompanied by the Devil himself.
Journey
Adventure 06 June 2019
Developed by the thatgamecompany studio, Journey is a remarkably unique exploration game, in which we embark on a journey through the desert sands. Our goal is to reach the summit of a great mountain, constantly visible on the horizon.
N.E.R.O: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure
Adventure 29 April 2016
Developed by the debuting independent studio Storm in a Teacup, an unusual first-person adventure game, the visuals of which are strongly connected with the plot and mechanics. The action of N.E.R.O. takes place in a surreal world that is projected in a little boy’s mind. The uniqueness of the title comes from omnipresent bioluminescence – dark sceneries are lighted up by bright, phosphorescent objects that at the same time serve as a kind of road signs.
Copycat
Adventure 2024
A third-person adventure game starring Dawn the cat. Copycat is an emotional tale about bonds and separation, as the protagonist is replaced by the titular copycat and must find a way to return to her owner.
Roman Sands RE:Build
Adventure 2025
A creative cross between an FPP adventure game, a visual novel, a horror game and a survival game. Roman Sands RE:Build is set in a world about to end, in a facility the secrets of which we must discover.
Slay the Princess
Adventure 23 October 2023
Slay the Princess is an expansive visual novel adventure game by the creators of Scarlet Hollow. The story is simple: slay the princess, save the world. At least, that's what the Narrator tells us.
Tormentum II
Adventure 2024
A point and click adventure set in a dark, surreal world filled with monsters from a nightmare. Tormentum II was inspired by the works of H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. Polish developer OhNoo Studio is responsible for the game.
Sable
Adventure 23 September 2021
Three-dimensional exploratory adventure game in which we play the role of a young girl named Sable crossing the desert filled with ancient ruins and forgotten wrecks of spacecraft. The production has a large open map, the structure of which encourages players to explore the fictional world by themselves.
The Light Remake
Adventure 04 June 2020
Remake of a short exploratory FPP game The Light produced by independent Russian developer. Sergei Noskov refreshed the graphics of the game, in which we visit a man-made abandoned city in Eastern Europe on the way to one of the two endings.
My Work Is Not Yet Done
Adventure 2024
My Work Is Not Yet Done is an exploration game with strong survival elements. We explore an inhospitable land, where nature has taken over the ruins abandoned by would-be colonizers.