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Adventure Games
Browse Adventure Nintendo Switch games with release dates, images, related genres, and score details where available.
Genre Page vs. News Topic
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
Explore Nintendo Switch releases categorized as Adventure. Games are ordered by popularity first so the most recognized titles appear first.
Almost There: The Platformer
Later Alligator
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
Toree 3D
Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness
Kathy Rain: Director’s Cut
The House of Da Vinci 2
Gunbrella
Alwa's Awakening
Bad Dream: Fever
Ministry of Broadcast
Captain Blood
Lost Horizon
Valiant Hearts: Coming Home
TOHU
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
Garden Story
3 out of 10: Season One
The Almost Gone
Youropa
Path of Giants
Neversong
Songbringer
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
The Inner World: The Last Wind Monk
Dude, Stop
Wavetale
Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans
39 Days to Mars
FATAL FRAME: Maiden of Black Water Digital Deluxe Edition
9 Years of Shadows
OVIVO
Mary Skelter: Nightmares
The Flower Collectors
The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]
Minute of Islands
Asemblance
Etherborn
Five Dates
Metal Unit
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure
Freaky Awesome
Adam's Venture: Origins
Dungeon Escape
Burnhouse Lane
Figment 2: Creed Valley
River City Girls 2
Steven Universe: Save the Light
Flipping Death
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection
Wytchwood
Coromon
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy
MechaNika
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove
Arcade Paradise
I Am The Hero
Adventure News
Read Nintendo news articles connected to games in the Adventure genre.
Ocarina of Time Remake Dataminers Find 'MQ' Files Suggesting Master Quest on Nintendo Switch 2
Dataminers have uncovered references to 'MQ' (Master Quest) inside the files of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Nintendo Switch 2, indicating Nintendo...
All Big Poe Locations in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time — Hyrule Field Guide
Comprehensive guide to all 10 Big Poe locations in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Learn how to spawn, catch, and turn in Big Poes in Hyrule Field for the Poe...
Ocarina of Time on Switch 2: Box Art Gallery Celebrates Zelda's Legacy
A look at a new box art gallery marking The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's recent re-release, with background on the game's platform history and comments from Time...
Unicorn Academy: Island of Magic Confirmed for Nintendo Switch — Release Date Set for 17 November 2026
Mindscape and Aesir Interactive confirm Unicorn Academy: Island of Magic for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo eShop with a worldwide release date of 17 November 2026. Read...
Shigeru Miyamoto Absent from Nintendo Investor Q&A Due to Illness
Nintendo confirmed that representative director Shigeru Miyamoto missed a recent investor Q&A due to a sudden illness. The legendary developer's condition is...
Virtua Fighter 2 Sega Saturn Model Viewer Highlights AM2's Model 2 Porting Feat
A look at the Virtua Fighter 2 Sega Saturn model viewer by homebrewer Xevengar, and how AM2's Sega Graphics Library enabled a near-arcade Model 2 port running at 60...