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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.
Eagle Island
OPUS: Rocket of Whispers
Mimpi Dreams
Super Neptunia RPG
Heart&Slash
Xuan Yuan Sword 7
KUNAI
Songbird Symphony
CONVERGENCE: A League of Legends Story
White Night (2017)
The Wardrobe
One Eyed Kutkh
Pankapu
The Low Road
AWAY: Journey to the Unexpected
Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa
Suicide Guy: Sleepin' Deeply
Laraan
Sonic X Shadow Generations
Astalon: Tears of the Earth
The Eyes of Ara
Helheim Hassle
SteamWorld Heist II
OPUS: Echo of Starsong
Milkmaid of the Milky Way
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon
Rainswept
Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~
Winter Burrow
Arietta of Spirits
Happy's Humble Burger Farm
The Thing: Remastered
Tandem: A Tale of Shadows
Hokko Life
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Tallowmere
Dragon Star Varnir
The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare
Doom & Destiny
League of Evil
Violett
Ageless
Panty Party
Tennis in the Face
Shing!
Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space - Remastered
Pode
The Spirit and the Mouse
Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love
Implosion - Never Lose Hope
Soundfall
Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered
Star Trek: Resurgence
CHRONO CROSS: THE RADICAL DREAMERS EDITION
The Big Journey
Sonic Origins
KLONOA Phantasy Reverie Series
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...