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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.
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Ember Knights
Wobbly Life
Children of Silentown
Tardy
Hitchhiker
Shape of the World
Blanc
Tactics Ogre: Reborn
Sam & Max Save The World - Remastered
LEGO Voyagers
Gerda: A Flame in Winter
Mainlining
Death Come True
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
FORECLOSED
OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
Where Cards Fall
Just Ignore Them
King of Seas
A Musical Story
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
Ember
Cursed to Golf
Hello Neighbor Hide and Seek
NAIRI: Tower of Shirin
Hollow
Merchants of Kaidan
New Tales from the Borderlands
Agatha Knife
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
Layers of Fear: Legacy
Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered
Framed 2
The Cub
AntVentor
Souldiers
Secret Files 3
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition
Downward: Enhanced Edition
Aeterna Noctis
Shovel Knight Dig
Football Game
Mulaka
JUMANJI: The Video Game
Falcon Age
Ever Forward
Undungeon
Paw Patrol: On A Roll!
Epic Clicker Journey
STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace
Curious Expedition 2
Botany Manor
Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
Caravan Sandwitch
Headliner: NoviNews
Atelier Rorona The Alchemist of Arland DX
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...