Game Genre
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
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Pub Encounter
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
Lost Lands: Dark Overlord
The Story Goes On
Rack N Ruin
Spectrum
Elliot Quest
Kid Tripp
Tiny Barbarian DX
Diabolik Lovers
Samurai Gunn 2
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Gold Edition
SaGa Frontier Remastered
Mail Mole
Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind
What Comes After (Rolling Glory Jam)
The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya
Harvest Moon: One World
Asterix and Obelix XXL 3 - The Crystal Menhir
Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
Ys X: Nordics
Full Void
Raincode
Bat Boy
The Crown of Wu
FATAL FRAME: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse Digital Deluxe Edition
Dust & Neon
Once Upon a Jester
Charon's Staircase
Naiad (itch)
Foretales
River City Girls Zero
Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation The Endless Seven-Day Journey
Hindsight
Time on Frog Island
The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
Another Tomorrow
No Longer Home
Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan
Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality
Life is Strange: True Colors - Deluxe Upgrade
Immortals Fenyx Rising - The Lost Gods
Journey of the Broken Circle
Infini
Pokémon Sword and Shield: Expansion Pass
The Casebook of Arkady Smith
Gigantosaurus The Game
SeaBed
Half Past Fate
BE-A Walker
Heaven Dust
Tokyo Dark – Remembrance –
Arida: Backland's Awakening
Super Wiloo Demake
Furwind
Adventure News
Read Nintendo news articles connected to games in the Adventure genre.
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
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HYPERyuki: Snowboard Syndicate coming to Nintendo Switch 2 — early 2027 eShop release
Acclaim and Wabisabi Games announced HYPERyuki: Snowboard Syndicate for Nintendo Switch 2, a Y2K-inspired snowboarding title due on the Nintendo eShop in early 2027....
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
Full Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of November 7, 2026, including All Games and Download-Only rankings. Super Smash Bros.