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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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Super Meat Boy Forever
Gungrave: G.O.R.E.
Ravensword: Shadowlands
MO:Astray
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
Axiom Verge 2
Tokyo Dark
Olija
Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
KAMIKO
The Spectrum Retreat
Blue Fire
My Friend Peppa Pig
Slime-san
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
A Juggler's Tale
9 Monkeys of Shaolin
Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo
In Other Waters
My Memory of Us
Candle: The Power of the Flame
Quest Hunter
Defunct
Stranger Things 3: The Game
Goetia
Shovel Knight: King of Cards
Super Mario RPG
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
Please, Don't Touch Anything 3D
The World Ends with You: Final Remix
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 - Mission Las Vegum
Know by Heart
7th Sector
No one lives under the lighthouse
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles
I Am Dead
Rogue Trooper Redux
Torn Away
Half Dead
Pool Panic
Kero Blaster
Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood
The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame
Toby: The Secret Mine
Suicide Guy
Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure
Thief of Thieves: Season One
SYMMETRY
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
If Found...
Islets
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa
Shakedown: Hawaii
Moonscars
Beyond Blue
Bury me, my Love
Young Souls
Palia
Adventure News
Read Nintendo news articles connected to games in the Adventure genre.
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HYPERyuki: Snowboard Syndicate coming to Nintendo Switch 2 — early 2027 eShop release
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Chivalware Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Trailer: Dotemu and Regal Pigeon Release New Action Roguelite
Dotemu and Regal Pigeon have released the Chivalware launch trailer as the action roguelite arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 this week. Read an overview of gameplay,...
Nintendo Switch eShop Charts Week of November 7, 2026: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Holds Top Spot
Full Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of November 7, 2026, including All Games and Download-Only rankings. Super Smash Bros.