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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.
Resident Evil Revelations 2
Life is Strange 2
RiME
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Return Of The Obra Dinn
Sniper Elite 4
My Friend Pedro
Outlast 2
Beholder
Deponia
This is the Police
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Broken Age
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Night in the Woods
ARK: Survival Evolved
Disco Elysium: Final Cut
Remnant: From the Ashes
Resident Evil Revelations
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
Unravel Two
SteamWorld Dig
Never Alone
Inscryption
Hyper Light Drifter
Super Mario Bros. 3
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Slime Rancher
Final Fantasy IX
Blasphemous
Syberia 2
SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics
Darksiders III
Little Nightmares II
Resident Evil HD Remaster
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Thomas Was Alone
Persona 5 Royal
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)
Sniper Elite 3
VVVVVV
Astroneer
Donut County
Northgard
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
Moonlighter
Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry
Streets of Rage 4
Pokémon Sword and Shield
Shovel Knight
Observеr
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
A Short Hike
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
The Walking Dead: The Final Season
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Adventure News
Read Nintendo news articles connected to games in the Adventure genre.
SuperSega SSS: Alejandro Martín Unveils Retro Hybrid Console Claiming Cartridge and Disc Support
Spanish engineer Alejandro Martín has unveiled the SuperSega SSS, a proposed portable console that its creator says will accept Mega Drive and Master System cartridges...
Bard’s Ballad Accessibility Preset Brings ‘Tired Player’ Options to The Witcher 3 Remastered
CD Projekt Red introduces Bard’s Ballad, an accessibility preset for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered designed for players with limited time or concentration....
Asdivine Knot Nintendo Switch Review: Exe Create and KEMCO Deliver a Classic JRPG Experience
A clear, authoritative review of Asdivine Knot on Nintendo Switch by Exe Create and published by KEMCO. Examines turn-based combat, party customization, overworld...
Jaden Industries Release Date: Pushka Studios' Cozy Automation Puzzler Arrives on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on November 23, 2026
Pushka Studios will release Jaden Industries: Cozy Automation Puzzler on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on November 23, 2026. Learn about the game's compact...
Sonic Pico Park Adds Metal Sonic and Dr. Eggman — SEGA Confirms 12 November Launch on Nintendo Switch 2
SEGA has announced Metal Sonic and Dr. Eggman for Sonic Pico Park.
Nintendo Prioritizes 'New Forms of Play' for Nintendo Switch Successor, Furukawa Says
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa and senior executives reaffirm that integrated hardware-and-software development remains central to the company's strategy for...