AdventureBest Adventure Games of 2016, page 9
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AdventureThe Last Time
Big Cow StudiosFor:Adventure players who prefer retro point-and-click mechanics with story branchesSkip if:Players seeking a straightforward, linear narrative may find the branching structure unsuitable
AdventureCrystal Rift
Psytec Games LtdFor:Dungeon-crawler fans who want deliberate grid movement and tactical hazardsSkip if:Players seeking fast movement may bounce off the tile-by-tile navigation and exploratory pacing
AdventureWailing Heights
Outsider GamesFor:Adventure-game fans who want dialogue, exploration, and item-based puzzlesSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay may bounce off the dialogue, exploration, and puzzle structure.
AdventureDe-Void
Playstige InteractiveFor:Players who enjoy first-person exploration focused on a mystery rather than combat.Skip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay may find the investigation-led structure too quiet.
AdventureHouse of Snark 6-in-1 Bundle
Alawar CasualFor:Hidden-object adventure fans who want six story-driven games in one collectionSkip if:Players who prefer immediate action may lose interest during sections centered on searching for objects, interpreting clues, and solving puzzles.
AdventureBreached
HRA INTERACTIVEFor:Sci-fi mystery fans who want to investigate a ruined world through journal entriesSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay may find the emphasis on investigation, repairs, and scavenging too quiet.
AdventureThe Narrator Is a DICK
Adam DeLeaseFor:Platformer fans who enjoy hostile narration and comic interferenceSkip if:Players seeking a calm or forgiving platforming experience may find the traps and unfair deaths too punishing.
AdventureMystery Of Rivenhallows
EnsenaSoftFor:Point-and-click adventure fans who want a mystery set in a haunted orphanageSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay rather than investigation and puzzle solving
AdventureSlap Village: Reality Slap
MonkeyToonsFor:Point-and-click adventure fans who want a humorous paranormal mysterySkip if:Players seeking combat-heavy action or role-playing systems may find the point-and-click structure limited.
AdventureAlteric
goonswarmFor:Platformer players who want gravity and physics to shape the obstaclesSkip if:Players seeking a relaxed platformer may hit a wall at the lethal traps, lava, saw blades, and gravity-based hazards.
AdventureSHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
Gosatsu Visual NovelsFor:Mystery fans who want to question suspects and assemble evidenceSkip if:Players seeking action-heavy gameplay may bounce off the investigation-and-reading structure.
AdventureHeaven's Hope - Special Edition
Mosaic Mask StudioFor:Point-and-click adventure fans who want a puzzle-led story campaignSkip if:Players seeking combat-heavy gameplay rather than exploration and puzzle solving
AdventureTrials of Azra
Onion CoreFor:Puzzle-game players who want combat and enemy control to be part of solving roomsSkip if:Players seeking a relaxed puzzle experience may find the escalating challenges and boss fights demanding
AdventureGabriel Knight® 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
ActivisionFor:Adventure players who want supernatural mysteries with a historical settingSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay or action-heavy encounters
AdventureObscuritas
RavenscourtFor:Horror adventure players who want supernatural threats and a fear-focused mechanicSkip if:Players looking for open-ended exploration rather than a chapter-and-sequence structure
AdventureThe Afterglow of Grisaia
Frontwing USAFor:Grisaia fans who want additional story about Kazami YuujiSkip if:Players looking for combat, exploration systems, or action-focused gameplay
AdventureLumo
Triple Eh? LtdFor:Fans of isometric platform adventures who want room-by-room challengesSkip if:Players looking for a broad open-world structure rather than separate room-sized challenges
AdventureVernon's Legacy
TripleBrickFor:Horror adventure players who want first-person exploration and environmental puzzlesSkip if:Players seeking combat-heavy gameplay may find the focus on exploration, inventory use, and puzzles limiting.
AdventureRising Islands
Lone Hero StudiosFor:Adventure players who want fast platforming and movement challengesSkip if:Players seeking a long campaign, since the adventure contains 13 levels
AdventureThe Next World
AAD ProductionsFor:Players who prefer narrative decisions and resource management over combatSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused strategy may lose interest because planning and decisions take priority over fighting
AdventureXBlaze Code: Embryo
Aksys GamesFor:BlazBlue fans who want a story set before Ragna the Bloodedge’s journeySkip if:Players seeking a game built around frequent direct action rather than a visual novel format
AdventureStarship Titanic
Nightdive StudiosFor:Adventure players who want dialogue with unusual non-player charactersSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay rather than conversations and puzzles
AdventureThe Shadowland
Volens Nolens GamesFor:Action-adventure players who enjoy reflex-focused obstacle challengesSkip if:Players seeking deep role-playing systems, character development, or branching decisionsNothing matches. Loosen a filter.