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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.
Red Bow
Paradox Soul
Townsmen
Draw a Stickman: EPIC 2
Hammerwatch II
Uncharted Tides: Port Royal
UFO 50
Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland DX
Chinatown Detective Agency
Jack Move
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Cannon Brawl
Dragon's Lair Trilogy
Wind Peaks
Frogun
Teacup
The Magnificent Trufflepigs
Anima: Gate of Memories - The Nameless Chronicles
The Knight Witch
Dark Quest 2
STANDBY
Flood of Light
MEANDERS
MagiCat
Phantom Trigger
Beast Quest
Robonauts
Loopmancer
The Church in the Darkness
Awesome Pea
No Heroes Here
Lost Sea
Azkend 2: The World Beneath
Mineko's Night Market
Rue Valley
Night Book
Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace
Syberia 3 - An Automaton with a plan
Ten Dates
D/Generation HD
Troll and I
Zombillie
Dungeons of Dreadrock
Another Code: Recollection
Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky DX
Grimvalor
Forgotten Memories: Remastered Edition
Deadly Premonition Origins
Grapple Dog
Queen's Quest 3: The End of Dawn
Rune Factory 5
Paper Trail
Path of Sin: Greed
Kingmaker: Rise to the Throne
Kenshō
Before I Forget
Tomb Raider IV•V•VI Remastered
SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER
Queen's Quest 4: Sacred Truce
Adventure News
Read Nintendo news articles connected to games in the Adventure genre.
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Screenbound on Nintendo Switch 2: Physical Release Confirmed for Dual-Dimensional Platformer
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Ocarina of Time Fan Remake Cancelled: CryZENx Ends Decade-Long Unreal Engine Project
CryZENx has cancelled their fanmade The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, ending a project started in 2016. The developer cited potential legal risk following...