Genre · 2021

Best Adventure Games of 2021

572 games

Adventure games released on Steam in 2021, most popular first.

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Best Adventure Games of 2021, page 12

Adventure

The Frosts: First Ones

Ivan SukhanovWin · 2021For:Adventure players who prefer wilderness exploration over combat-focused encountersSkip if:Players seeking sustained combat, weapons, or action-heavy battles
Adventure

GrandMa Badass - a crazy point and click adventure

Adipson StudioWin · 2021For:Point-and-click fans who want a story about an elderly protagonistSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay or a long, repeatable campaign
Adventure

Matanga 2

MATANGA GAMESWin · 2021For:Horror-game players who want a story involving a returning maniac and a family mysterySkip if:Players seeking a broad, open-ended world may find the described return to one troubled location comparatively focused.
Adventure

Lotus Reverie: First Nexus

Keinart LobreWin · Mac · Linux · 2021For:Visual novel fans who want time-limited decisions and relationship-focused scenesSkip if:Players seeking continuous action rather than reading, scene selection, and scheduled activities
Adventure

Triclinium

Supergalactiс GamedevWin · 2021For:Players who enjoy short comedy visual novels with a space settingSkip if:Players seeking a long-form narrative rather than a short story
Adventure

Trick & Treat Remake

RabbitonWin · Mac · Linux · 2021For:Players who enjoy puzzle-based Halloween adventuresSkip if:Players seeking a substantially different story, puzzle set, or soundtrack from the original
Adventure

誰是犯案者 Who is the Criminal

莉莉恩工作室Win · 2021For:Players who prefer text-based investigations with dialogue and clue gatheringSkip if:Players seeking action-focused gameplay rather than conversations, deduction, and debate sequences
Adventure

The Gardener and the Wild Vines

Finite Reflection StudiosWin · Mac · 2021For:Platformer fans who want to plan routes around changing vine growthSkip if:Players seeking a long campaign may find the estimated 3–4-hour main story brief.
Adventure

Burn Me Alive

Davit GaloyanWin · 2021For:Horror-adventure players who want a story framed around a personal tragedy and investigationSkip if:Players seeking a lighthearted tone may find the grim horror setting a poor match
Adventure

French Crime Detective Game

Rakame 7Win · 2021For:Detective-game fans who want to examine evidence and question suspectsSkip if:Players who want fast action may hit a wall when cases require reviewing statements, images, and clues.
Adventure

Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah

RVL GamesWin · 2021For:Adventure players who want a short investigation rather than a lengthy campaignSkip if:Players seeking a long adventure with many hours of content
Adventure

Lost At Sea

HeadupWin · 2021For:Adventure players interested in stories about memory, family, and mortalitySkip if:Players seeking a fast-paced experience rather than a reflective story
Adventure

times infinity

alreti circleWin · 2021For:Adventure players interested in unusual university storiesSkip if:Players seeking extensive combat systems or a large range of weapons
Adventure

The Space Between

Christoph FreyWin · 2021For:Players who prefer brief narrative adventures over long campaignsSkip if:Players looking for extended gameplay, frequent action, or substantial mechanical depth
Adventure

恶灵退散 Go Back to Hell

冷笑黑妖Win · 2021For:Horror fans who want timed hidden-object searchesSkip if:Players seeking long campaigns, character progression, or varied mission structures may find the scene-based format limited.
Adventure

Sunny Cafe

Interwise Multimedia Corp.英特衛多媒體股份有限公司Win · Mac · 2021For:Players who enjoy college romance stories with relationship-focused choicesSkip if:Players looking for combat, exploration, or action systems will reach the limits of the text-adventure format immediately.
Adventure

Larry The Unlucky Part 3

Strongshell SoftwareWin · 2021For:Fans of point-and-click adventure games who want puzzle-based progressionSkip if:Players who want progression built around something other than point-and-click puzzles may reach a stopping point when puzzle solving becomes the main activity.
Adventure

Where Cards Fall

SnowmanWin · 2021For:Puzzle players who want card-based spatial challengesSkip if:Players seeking a dialogue-heavy story, since the narrative is wordless
Adventure

Sacrificial Lighthouse

PhobiaGamesNetWin · 2021For:Players who prefer psychological story-thrillers with quest elementsSkip if:Players looking for a large world or an expansive adventure structure
Adventure

Help Me

Wallace LovecraftWin · 2021For:Horror fans who want a brief, choice-driven escape storySkip if:Players seeking a long adventure with substantial exploration or progression may reach the ending quickly.
Adventure

Princess Castle Quest

Piggybank StudiosWin · 2021For:Puzzle-game fans who want varied mechanics across a themed adventure.Skip if:Players seeking a story-focused adventure with substantial narrative detail, since the description centers on puzzle solving and collecting diamonds.
Adventure

fiction.colors

ColorfictionWin · 2021For:Players who enjoy short experimental environments rather than conventional mission-driven gamesSkip if:Players seeking a continuous campaign may stop at the collection’s separate short experiences
Adventure

Whitehaven

Somnambulist GamesWin · 2021For:Horror players who prefer short, story-focused investigationsSkip if:Players looking for a long horror campaign or extensive replayability
Adventure

Descending I - House of Nightmares

Dungeon GamesWin · 2021For:VR players who want horror set inside a single cursed houseSkip if:Players seeking a broad world beyond a haunted-house setting may find the scope narrow