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Adventure Games
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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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Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Dungeon Rushers
Warhammer Quest
Chronos: Before the Ashes
Ben 10: Power Trip
Ben 10
A Hat in Time - Nyakuza Metro
World of Goo 2
Deemo
This Strange Realm Of Mine
Bomb Chicken
Wildfrost
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water
Nexomon: Extinction
Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story
NUTS (itch)
Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: Episode 1: A Dreadly Business
Spaceland
Sparklite
Thirsty Suitors
LEGO Fortnite
Lego Horizon Adventures
The World Next Door
Unworthy
A Case of Distrust
Those Who Remain
I Saw Black Clouds
Animal Super Squad
Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest
Drowning
Growtopia
Gnosia
WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL:美好世界
Raging Loop
Time Loader
Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
One Hand Clapping
Gal*Gun 2
The Office Quest
Semblance
Ultrawings
Mega Man X8
Bear and Breakfast
Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories
Out of Line
Potion Permit
Haven Park
Summer in Mara
Struggling
Unexplored
ChromaGun
NO THING
KURSK
Ice Age Scrat's Nutty Adventure!
Wide Ocean Big Jacket
Ghost Trick : Detective Phantom (remastered)
Murder House
Adventure News
Read Nintendo news articles connected to games in the Adventure genre.
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Beginner's tips and tricks for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.
For Sonic’s 35th anniversary, Sega will be the first Japanese dev to host at Cannes Lions
Sega has announced that it will be hosting a special session at the upcoming Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026, commemorating the 35th
Sales of Sonic Racing CrossWorlds and Shinobi have fallen short of expectation
SEGA isn’t particularly happy with the sales of both Sonic Racing CrossWorlds and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance as they simply haven’t met internal expectations. SEGA says...
SEGA says Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance sales haven't met its expectations
SEGA has provided an update on the sales of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, with both being labeled as a disappointment. That brief update...
Screenbound confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2, including physical release
Screenbound, a game that you’ve probably seen at least once during a showcase over the last couple of years, is officially coming to Nintendo Switch 2. Not only that,...
Ocarina of Time fan remake using Unreal Engine scrapped after a decade of development
A fanmade remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which has been in development since 2016, has been cancelled to avoid potential legal issues with