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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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Titanic: Honor and Glory
Titanic: Honor and Glory

Adventure 2025

A first-person adventure game from ORM Entertainment, which was initially supposed to be nothing more than modification to the popular shooter Crysis 2. Its story revolves around the disaster of the famous ocean liner, which sunk in 1912 with hundreds of people on board. We play as a man named Robert Morgan, who, due to false accusations, has to hide aboard the liner from the police.

We. the Revolution
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.

The Pillars of the Earth
The Pillars of the Earth

Adventure 15 August 2017

An adventure game from Daedalic Entertainment, based on a popular history novel written by Ken Follet, entitled The Pillars of the Earth. The game of the same title is set in the 12th-century, in the tumultuous period known as the Anarchy. After the sudden death of king Henry I and the only heir to the throne having been killed in the crash of the White Ship, England gets consumed in a violent war of succession.

My Child Lebensborn
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.

The Darkest Files
The Darkest Files

Adventure August 2024

Detective FPP adventure game, developed by Paintbucket Games studio. In The Darkest Files, we investigate Nazi crimes and bring their perpetrators to justice.

Aviators
Aviators

Adventure 24 January 2024

A free-to-play first-person adventure game by Chronospace, published by the Polish Institute of National Memory. The game takes place in August 1944, portraying Polish fighter pilots assisting the rebels during the Warsaw Uprising.

Kursk
Kursk

Adventure 07 November 2018

A first-person perspective adventure game that combines elements of spy movies and horror. It is the first large game developed by the Polish studio Jujubee known mostly for its futuristic racing series Flashout. The story of the game focuses on the mysterious disaster of the Russian submarine K-141 Kursk which sank during the summer of 2000 on the Barents Sea. It was never determined what caused the incident.

Assassin's Creed: Unity - Dead Kings
Assassin's Creed: Unity - Dead Kings

Adventure 13 January 2015

The first DLC expansion for Assassin’s Creed: Unity. The add-on is included in the season pass for the game. It takes place after the events presented in the base version of the game and takes the player from the streets of Paris into the dark catacombs of Saint-Denis. There Arno becomes part of a new intrigue related to the tomb raiders who are profaning the tombs of French kings in order to find valuable treasures.

Dark Years
Dark Years

Adventure 17 October 2015

An action-adventure game developed by RSK Entertainment, based on authentic events from Iran’s history. The plot of Dark Years takes us to 1950s, where, as a result of a secret pact between Great Britain and USA, a democratically chosen government led by Mohammad Mosaddegh is overthrown, resulting in a serious political crisis as well as destabilization and violence among local communities.

Pompei: The Legend of Vesuvius
Pompei: The Legend of Vesuvius

Adventure 14 July 2000

Adventure allowing you to move to 79 A.D. Our task is to find a lost wife in Pompeii before the explosion of Vesuvius. The game is about exploring the location, conducting conversations, collecting objects and solving riddles. In the Polish version, the voices were lent by Jan Kobuszewski, Wieslaw Golas and Jan Piechocinski, among others.

Testimony of Help
Testimony of Help

Adventure 24 September 2023

A first-person interactive short film. Testimony of HELP is set in the 1940s, during World War II, in the Ulm family home. The player witnesses a regular day alongside little Basia Ulm and the tragic fate that befell the family for sheltering Jews.

Gerda: A Flame in Winter
Gerda: A Flame in Winter

Adventure 01 September 2022

Gerda:A Flame in Winter is an adventure game based on a true story from the chronicles of the Danish Resistance during the Second World War occupation by the Germans. Gerda must use all her cunning and the wisdom of her home village to save her husband.

Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova
Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova

Adventure 26 November 2015

A casual HOPA game developed by Organic 2 Digital Studio. Vampire Legends: The True Story of Kisilova takes us to 18th century Europe, fifty years after a terrible plague decimated Habsburg lands. A small city, Kisilova, observes a series of mysterious deaths, which seem to foreshadow the return of the plague. In order to prevent a widespread panic from ensuing, the Prince of Wittemberg sends a pair of investigators to the town, who are tasked with discovering the truth.

Discovery Tour by Assassin's Creed: Ancient Greece
Discovery Tour by Assassin's Creed: Ancient Greece

Adventure 10 September 2019

A stand-alone version of the exploratory educational mode, using the world of ancient Greece, created for Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. During the game, players have the opportunity to take part in guided virtual travels, learning about the secrets of architecture, philosophy, politics, art and everyday life of the Greeks.

Help Will Come Tomorrow
Help Will Come Tomorrow

Adventure 21 April 2020

Help Will Come Tomorrow is a survival game set in Russia in 1917. The game revolves around a group of train passengers who survived a terrorist attack. The task of the player is to lead the group of survivors and make sure they survive before help arrives.

Discovery Tour by Assassin's Creed: Ancient Egypt
Discovery Tour by Assassin's Creed: Ancient Egypt

Adventure 20 February 2018

A standalone production based on an educational mode for the Assassin's Creed Origins game. The developers of Discovery Tour by Assassin’s Creed: Ancient Egypt allow the players to embark on a virtual journey to the ancient empire of the pharaohs, and discover various curiosities about the everyday life of its inhabitants, about its monumental structures, renowned historical figures and the mysterious mummification process.

11-11: Memories Retold
11-11: Memories Retold

Adventure 09 November 2018

An adventure game, the action of which was set during World War I. During the game we play the roles of Harry and Kurt, i.e. soldiers standing on opposite sides of the barricade, whose fates are interwoven with each other.

Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer
Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer

Adventure 31 December 1995

A classic point-and-click adventure in the atmosphere of Alexander Dumas' novels and films under the sign of a mantle and a sword. We play the role of a certain Geoffroi Le Bruno, who, arriving in Rouen with the intention of joining the ranks of musketeers, is entangled in the murder of Prince William de Peuple and swears to find him and punish the perpetrators.

Attentat 1942
Attentat 1942

Adventure 31 October 2017

A text-based adventure game with interface-based minigames taking place in occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II. The grandfather of the main hero has been arrested by Gestapo following a successful assassination attempt on Reinhardt Heydrich. Our task is to find him and learn the truth about his role in the whole operation. Attentat 1942 offers a complete adventure game experience, consisting of conversations with encountered characters and demanding minigames.

1979 Revolution: Black Friday
1979 Revolution: Black Friday

Adventure 05 April 2016

An unconventional action game developed by the American iNKstories studio, focused on The Iranian Revolution - the events of 1979 that led to the overthrow of the dictatorial regime of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in Iran. 1979 Revolution is set in an open-world environment, reminiscent of subsequent installments in the Grand Theft Auto series.

Jerusalem: The Holy City
Jerusalem: The Holy City

Adventure 01 June 2002

The second part of the trilogy about the adventures of young Scottish traveler Adrian Blake. This time we move to the city of Jerusalem in 1552, where we must save our chosen heart, Sofia.

Discovery Tour: Viking Age
Discovery Tour: Viking Age

Adventure 19 October 2021

Educational-exploratory game mode of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, available as a free update to this game or as a paid standalone release. Discovery Tour by Assassin's Creed: Viking Age allows players to explore medieval Europe from the "Viking Age".

Martial Law
Martial Law

Adventure 23 December 2021

Free adventure game set in Poland in the 1980s, just after the introduction of martial law. In Martial Law we play a man who wants to keep in touch with his beloved daughter after his wife leaves him.

Svoboda 1945: Liberation
Svoboda 1945: Liberation

Adventure 03 August 2021

Svoboda 1945: Liberation is a text adventure game in which we learn the story of a certain small Czech town experiencing the consequences of World War II. The game was developed by Charles Games.