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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
Explore Nintendo Switch releases categorized as Adventure. Games are ordered by popularity first so the most recognized titles appear first.
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.
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...