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Adventure Games
Browse Adventure Nintendo Switch games with release dates, images, related genres, and score details where available.
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This page is the Nintendo Switch genre catalog for Adventure, focused on game discovery, ratings, and related developers. For the article archive and ongoing coverage, see Adventure news topic.
About Adventure
An adventure game is a genre in which the player performs as a protagonist. It is usually supported by puzzle-solving, gathering items, dialogues, and intervening goals. Adventure focus on story, many of them are designed for a single player. Colossal Cave Adventure is known as the first of the genre, released in 1976. They rocketed in the 1980s; later it led to the appearance of independent video game developers. The Walking Dead by TellTale Games is considered as the game which renewed the whole genre. It has a revolutionary mechanics which change the gameplay as the players make their choices. These games are still favorite among the users; independent developers start crowd-funding companies to raise money; the genre is celebrated on practically any platform.
Top Developers in Adventure
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Popular Adventure Nintendo Switch Games
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Anno: Mutationem
The Raven Remastered
SINNER: Sacrifice for Redemption
Riverbond
Eldest Souls
Beyond a Steel Sky
Mosaic
Dodgeball Academia
Dreamscaper
Himno
Little Nightmares III
Legend of Kay Anniversary
PHOGS!
Vambrace: Cold Soul
Minecraft Legends
Mundaun
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition
Beacon Pines
Castlevania Anniversary Collection
Moncage
Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm
Zenge
AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead & Undressed
Ninja Gaiden 3
TumbleSeed
Steven Universe: Unleash the Light
Chaos;Child
PUSS!
Minoria
Omensight
Runbow
Lovecraft's Untold Stories
Cris Tales
A Space for the Unbound
STEINS;GATE ELITE
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition
THE WONDERFUL 101: REMASTERED
The Lion’s Song
MADiSON
Help Will Come Tomorrow
Tomb Raider I•II•III Remastered
Shady Part of Me
Game Dev Story
The Mummy Demastered
Crown Trick
Bad Dream: Coma
Nightmares from the Deep 2: The Siren`s Call
Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time
Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York
Yaga
Life Goes On: Done to Death
TRIANGLE STRATEGY
Chicken Police – Paint it RED!
Archvale
Odallus: The Dark Call
Shantae and the Seven Sirens
Vaporum
Greak: Memories of Azur
Rustler
Adventure News
Read Nintendo news articles connected to games in the Adventure genre.
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