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Adventure Games
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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.
LEGO The Incredibles
Anodyne
Metroid Prime Remastered
STEINS;GATE 0
Timespinner
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
12 Labours of Hercules
Lost in Play
Everhood
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Neo cab
Rampage Knights
THE LONGING
A Normal Lost Phone
Subsurface Circular
Unruly Heroes
La-Mulana
Vigor
Valley
The Town of Light
Slay the Princess
Needy Girl Overdose
Return to Monkey Island
Mutazione
Party Hard 2
Strange Horticulture
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
The Exit 8
Lost in Random
Exit the Gungeon
Lost Ember
Minecraft: Story Mode — Season Two
The Complex
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
The Darkside Detective
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Reventure
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure
West of Dead
ScourgeBringer
Full Metal Furies
Star Wars Outlaws
Wuppo
DYNASTY WARRIORS 9
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
PLANET ALPHA
Paradise Killer
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition
The Count Lucanor
Remothered: Tormented Fathers
Mr. Shifty
EARTHLOCK: Festival of Magic
Fractured Minds
The Park
Toki Tori 2+
Ib
Nine Sols
Arise: A Simple Story
Tormented Souls
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...
Virtua Fighter 2 Sega Saturn Model Viewer Highlights AM2's Model 2 Porting Feat
A look at the Virtua Fighter 2 Sega Saturn model viewer by homebrewer Xevengar, and how AM2's Sega Graphics Library enabled a near-arcade Model 2 port running at 60...
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.
Shigeru Miyamoto Health Update: Nintendo Confirms Creator Expected to Return Soon
Nintendo confirms Shigeru Miyamoto is in stable condition after a brief illness and is expected to resume work within days. The veteran creator remains credited on...