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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.
Noir Chronicles: City of Crime
Over the Alps
Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
My Big Sister
Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections
Bohemian Killing
Silt
Seed of Life
My Lovely Daughter
Bot Vice
Kitaria Fables
Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
MISTOVER
Europa
Strikey Sisters
The Amazing American Circus
Bloodshore
The Mahjong Huntress
Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story
Fear the Spotlight
PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania
Serious Sam Collection
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
Nocturnal
Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland
DreadOut 2
Aggelos
Astral Ascent
Queen's Quest 2: Stories of Forgotten Past
LumbearJack
Teslagrad 2
Phoenotopia: Awakening
OZMAFIA!!
Hell Pie
Little Witch in the Woods
Skylanders Imaginators
SENRAN KAGURA Reflexions
PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
Aspire: Ina's Tale
DEEMO -Reborn-
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland DX
Curse of the Sea Rats
Daggerhood
Secret Files: Sam Peters
Demon Turf
Faraday Protocol
Planet RIX-13
Squidlit
Oxide Room 104
Youtubers Life 2
Shu
Wizard with a Gun
Morphite
Little Dragons Café
TETRA's Escape
Baldo: The Guardian Owls
Adventure News
Read Nintendo news articles connected to games in the Adventure genre.
Devil May Cry 5 Devil Hunter Edition on Switch 2: Capcom's Definitive Port Arrives June 23, 2026
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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Beginner Tips for Nintendo Switch
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Sega at Cannes Lions 2026: Sonic the Hedgehog 35th Anniversary Session and The Sonic Effect
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Mario Kart Series Evolution: Why Fans Still Compare Mario Kart 64 to Diddy Kong Racing and CTR
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SEGA Confirms Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Sales Fell Short of Expectations
SEGA's latest financial report states that Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance underperformed commercially. The publisher outlines continued...
Screenbound on Nintendo Switch 2: Physical Release Confirmed for Dual-Dimensional Platformer
Screenbound is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 with both physical and digital editions. Learn how the Qboy-powered dual-dimensional gameplay blends 2D and 3D platforming...