Genre · 2023

Best Adventure Games of 2023

579 games

Adventure games released on Steam in 2023, most popular first.

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Best Adventure Games of 2023, page 15

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Road To Devadatta

ComuespWin · 2023For:Adventure players who want a story-led search for a missing relativeSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused play may hit a wall because the described challenges center on puzzle solving and avoiding a creature.
Adventure

Bad Dream: Purgatory

Desert FoxWin · 2023For:Point-and-click adventure players who want to explore an uncanny settingSkip if:Players seeking a fully non-linear game, since two of the three chapters are linear
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Cat's Cosmic Atlas

RedDeer.GamesWin · 2023For:Players interested in astronomy presented through an illustrated adventureSkip if:Players seeking a fast-paced adventure with constant action
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The Lotus Holidays

NILWAREWin · 2023For:Adventure players who want story choices to shape the route through a gameSkip if:Players who want a consistently action-focused game may hit a wall when exploration, dialogue, and story decisions take center stage.
Adventure

Snowmen

Nikodem GrzonkowskiWin · 2023For:Horror fans who want a short, escape-focused adventureSkip if:Players seeking a long-form adventure with a large world or extended campaign
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Never Ending Nightmare

KorvinrularWin · 2023For:Players who enjoy short psychological horror stories centered on unsettling memories.Skip if:Players seeking a long game may find the average 30-minute completion time too brief.
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Elowen's Light

Sweet and Power SauceWin · 2023For:Adventure players who prefer low-difficulty platformingSkip if:Players seeking a long main campaign may find about 1 hour of story content limited.
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Super Greedy Cat

DjokaGamesWin · Linux · 2023For:Platformer fans who want movement speed tied to coin collectionSkip if:Players looking for a campaign longer than 20 levels
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In His Time

KodanshaWin · Mac · 2023For:Adventure players who want a story centered on grief and family hardshipSkip if:Players who prefer stories focused on light or comic themes rather than grief, illness, and bullying
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Presences: Dark Awakening

Cozy MarshmallowWin · 2023For:Horror fans who want a first-person haunted-house adventureSkip if:Players looking for combat-focused gameplay rather than exploration, puzzles, and platforming
Adventure

Meet Her There

SinisthesisWin · Mac · Linux · 2023For:Visual-novel players seeking a short, dark time-loop storySkip if:Players looking for a large-scale game with a broad scope
Adventure

It Returned To The Desert

Tim RachorWin · Linux · 2023For:Turn-based tactics players who want party recruitment and permanent character losses.Skip if:Players who want a forgiving campaign may hit a wall when a party member dies permanently and the loss has lasting consequences.
Adventure

In the footage

727 Not HoundWin · 2023For:Horror fans who want an enclosed exploration mysterySkip if:Players seeking varied activities may hit a wall in the opening room, where watching the videotape is the main available action.
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Chief Emoji Officer

BodevilleWin · Mac · Linux · 2023For:Fans of text adventures who want a workplace setting and branching decisionsSkip if:Players seeking combat, exploration systems, or extended mechanical progression may hit the limit of its text-and-dialogue format.
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New York Mysteries: Power of Art Collector's Edition

FIVE-BN GAMESWin · 2023For:Hidden-object fans who want detective stories with supernatural elementsSkip if:Players who want combat-focused gameplay rather than searches, puzzles, and investigation
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Animal Trail ☆ Girlish Square 2

Sekai ProjectWin · 2023For:Visual-novel readers who enjoy idol stories with a magical-girl premiseSkip if:Players seeking branching choices or multiple endings may find the story structure restrictive
Adventure

The Brave Little Cloud

VICTORIA GamesWin · 2023For:Adventure players who want combat across multiple levelsSkip if:Players seeking a non-combat adventure, since defeating enemies is central to progression
Adventure

The Unbeatable Path

RecklessGamesWin · 2023For:Horror adventure players who want story decisions to affect the endingSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay rather than riddles, investigation, and decision-making
Adventure

HIYOKU NO TORI

iMelWin · 2023For:Mystery fans who want occult cases set in KyotoSkip if:Players seeking combat-focused gameplay rather than investigation and story choices
Adventure

MULTIPLAYER KNIGHTS

Archor GamesWin · 2023For:Groups of friends who want Steam-based PvP or co-op rather than offline-only playSkip if:Players seeking a tightly focused RPG without construction, farming, harvesting, or inventory management
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Kissed by the Baddest Bidder

Voltage Inc.Win · 2023For:Readers of romantic stories who want a collection featuring five male charactersSkip if:Players seeking combat or mechanically complex adventure gameplay
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Re:Touring

Malte WeißWin · Mac · Linux · 2023For:Puzzle players who want first-person exploration in an abandoned facilitySkip if:Players seeking gameplay centered on activities other than environmental puzzle solving
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Friend or Foe

Stylized Indie GamesWin · 2023For:Island exploration fans who want a search for a way home alongside buildingSkip if:Players who need a clearly specified sequence of objectives may hit a wall when the description only gives the broad goal of finding a way home.
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Forest Mama: Breath of Life

NARAENCWin · Mac · 2023For:Players who prefer gentle exploration over combat-heavy adventuresSkip if:Players looking for frequent combat or survival pressure may find the calm pace too subdued.