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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.
Dadish 2
Resolutiion
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
HyperParasite
3000th Duel
Evergate
Some Distant Memory
Ashen: Nightstorm Isle
Solo: Islands of the Heart
Ghoulboy
Another Sight
Moonfall Ultimate
Fossil Hunters
Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning
Milanoir
Fobia
Diabolic
Hyperforma
Where Are My Friends?
Vesta
Qbik
Starman
AngerForce: Reloaded
Blind Men
Scarlett Mysteries: Cursed Child
Monster Hunter XX
Tyd wag vir Niemand
Shadows of Kurgansk
Little Briar Rose
Shut Eye
Highrise Heroes: Word Challenge
Maria the Witch
Season Match 2
Corpse Party: Blood Drive
Storm in a Teacup
Saboteur II: Avenging Angel
OK K.O.! Let’s Play Heroes
Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet
Don't Starve: Nintendo Switch Edition
Rise of the Third Power
Mom Hid My Game!
Lumini
No Place for Bravery
World's End Club
Sword of the Necromancer
Our World Is Ended
Back in 1995
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
The Star Named EOS
Morbid: The Lords of Ire
BIOMORPH
Saviorless
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy
Crymachina
Vernal Edge
Rain World: Downpour
Sail Forth
Goodbye World
Adventure News
Read Nintendo news articles connected to games in the Adventure genre.
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Chivalware Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Trailer: Dotemu and Regal Pigeon Release New Action Roguelite
Dotemu and Regal Pigeon have released the Chivalware launch trailer as the action roguelite arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 this week. Read an overview of gameplay,...
Nintendo Switch eShop Charts Week of November 7, 2026: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Holds Top Spot
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