Adventure 2021 — top best games in the Adventure genre

It Takes Two - a game in the Adventure genre

Arcade, Adventure, Online, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 87/100

It Takes Two is a co-op platformer where you and your friends become toys. At the center of the game are two dissimilar heroes Cody and May, who were turned into...

Genshin Impact

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: PC, iOS, PlayStation 4, Android, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 28 September 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An adventure game that offers an immersion into the thrilling events of the fairy-tale world of Teyvat. Together with a group of brave companions, you will explore...

Disco Elysium

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Interactive movie

Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Xbox One, Android → 30 March 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Disco Elysium is a text-based RPG with an isometric camera and a point-and-click interface that has gained worldwide recognition for its story and unique...

Resident Evil Village

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Action, Virtual Reality (VR), Shooter

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 7 May 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 83/100

First-person horror game with survival and shooter elements Resident Evil: Village continues the story started in Biohazard, but moves the action to Eastern Europe...

Days Gone

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 26 April 2019

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Single-player adventure action game Days Gone in the genres of survival, stealth, and action, with a third-person view, in an open world was released in April 2019...

The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes

Interactive movie, Third-person view, Horror, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 22 October 2021

Players: 7.2/10

The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes is the third game in The Dark Pictures series. The game will take place in the Middle East, and the heroes will be American...

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 15 November 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – a new chapter in the history of "Star Wars", a canonical story from Disney, EA, and Respawn. As a young padawan, the player will have...

Echo Generation

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Turn-based

Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 21 October 2021

Metacritic: 75/100

Echo Generation is an action-adventure RPG with turn-based combat and a third-person view. Summer 1993. You and your friends set out to investigate the source of a...

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

Role-playing game, Adventure, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 2 September 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is a classic party role-playing game with an isometric camera in a fantasy setting, based on the D&D 3.5 rules with several...

King's Bounty 2

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 24 August 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Nostria was once a magical place where everyone had a chance at a good life. Today, the kingdom is in decline: robbers prowl everywhere, creatures of darkness are...

Terraria

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike

Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PS Vita, Android, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, iOS → 16 May 2011

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Terraria is an adventure sandbox game with platformer elements and a side view. You will embark on a colorful journey where you can create various items, build...

100 Doors - Escape from Prison

Logic, Puzzle, Adventure, Hidden Objects, Casual game

Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 15 June 2022

Players: 7.2/10

100 Doors — Escape from Prison is an adventure point and click hidden object puzzle game. You will meet Beren, a young, curious journalist who finds herself...

Little Nightmares 2

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 11 February 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Little Nightmares 2 is a continuation of the horror platformer with quest elements. This time a co-op has appeared in the game and the two of you will have to...

Medieval Dynasty

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Action, Historical, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Survival

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 17 December 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Medieval Dynasty is a first-person action-adventure RPG set in an open world inspired by the medieval era. The main character is an ordinary poor man who has to...

Karryn's Prison

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Adult game, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC → 15 December 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Karryn's Prison is a top-down adventure RPG for adults with visual novel elements. In the game you will try on the role of the fiery Carrin, the new warden of the...

Breathedge

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Survival, Comedy, Space

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 25 February 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Breathedge is a science fiction adventure action game with a first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of an ordinary guy and his pet who...

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, In real time, Turn-based, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 → 17 January 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Yakuza: Like a Dragon is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Yakuza universe, which received a completely new combat system for the series. We...

Control

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 27 August 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Control is a fantastic third-person action game from the creators of Max Payne, Quantum Break and Alan Wake. You will go to a very mysterious and unusual universe...

Rust

Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Crafting

Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 8 February 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Rust has come a difficult path from the alpha version of another DayZ clone in 2013 to an independent survival simulator. The basics of the game are standard for...

Five Dates

Interactive movie, First-person view, Adventure, Indie, Adult game

Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android → 17 November 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Five Dates is a dating simulator with elements of an interactive adult adventure and a dash of romantic comedy. Unlike most similar projects, the game offers to...

A Plague Tale: Innocence

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 13 May 2019

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A Plague Tale: Innocence is a single-player third-person action-adventure game. The events will transport the player to the southwestern part of France, where a...

Call of Duty: Vanguard

Shooter, First-person view, Online, Historical, Adventure

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 5 November 2021

Players: 4.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Call of Duty: Vanguard — the continuation of the popular first-person shooter series Call of Duty. As in previous installments, the game features a story campaign...

Friday Night Funkin'

Action, Music game, Adventure

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Browser, Android, iOS → 1 November 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Friday Night Funkin' is a musical action game with elements of adventure. This is a game where you have to perform musical feats to get closer to your girlfriend...

Life is Strange: True Colors

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Interactive movie

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Life is Strange: True Colors is the third season of an episodic adventure with a third-person perspective. The game tells the story of Alex Chen, who knows how to...

Subnautica

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world

Game released: PC, Xbox One, Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch 2 → 23 January 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A single-player adventure in a vast open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will evoke feelings that arise...

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Platformer

Game released: PlayStation 5, PC → 11 June 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Continuation of the Ratchet & Clank series. Familiar heroes set off on a new journey through amazing worlds. Ratchet and Clank will visit a universe with dinosaurs...

Lust from Beyond

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Adult game, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 March 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Lust from Beyond is a continuation of the first-person adventure horror Lust for Darkness. The main character is Victor Holloway, an antique dealer who begins to...

Remnant: From The Ashes

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 20 August 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Cooperative game from the creators of Darksiders 3, set on a post-apocalyptic Earth. The world has been taken over by terrifying monsters from another dimension...

Alien: Isolation

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 7 October 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Alien: Isolation is a first-person stealth horror adventure set in the Alien universe. The plot of the game takes place fifteen years after the events of Ridley...

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

Adventure, Puzzle, Action, Third-person view, Detective

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 16 November 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 74/100

An adventure detective story about the legendary Sherlock Holmes from the creators of The Sinking City. The game tells the story of the famous detective's earlier...

GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition

Adventure, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Helicopters, Simulation, Warships / Submarines

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 11 November 2021

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 51/100

GTA: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition — a collection of remasters of the legendary GTA series, which includes enhanced versions of Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand...

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC, iOS, Android → 23 June 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 69/100

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom — Rehydrated is a re-release of the classic SpongeBob game from 2003 in an updated form. You will have a...

Max Payne 3

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view

Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Mac → 10 November 2021

VGTimes: 10.0/10

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Max Payne 3 is a continuation of the legendary action game with a third-person view. Max Payne, the famous fighter for justice, returns after several years. The...

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Horror

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 6 May 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition is an improved version of the shooter Metro Exodus with more advanced graphics. The game features a new lighting implementation...

Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical, Medieval era

Game released: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC → 20 August 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Enhanced and expanded edition Ghost of Tsushima. The main feature of the edition is the new Iki Island, located next to Tsushima. According to the plot, Jin...

Dysmantle

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 16 November 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Dysmantle is an open world RPG that combines the best ideas from Zelda, Stardew Valley, Subnautica, SteamWorld Dig and Dark Souls. The action takes place on a...

The Medium

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

In the center of events is a girl medium named Marianne, who goes to investigate the mysterious murder of a boy. The mystical gift allows the heroine to look into...

Marvel's Avengers

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Comics

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 4 September 2020

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Marvel's Avengers is a third-person action-adventure game based on the Avengers comic book series. You will take control of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and...

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Adventure, Action, Comics, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Shooter

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 26 October 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Guardians of the Galaxy comic universe. In the game, you take on the...

Twelve Minutes

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Twelve Minutes is an interactive top-down thriller that follows the relationship of a married couple whose lives are dramatically changed by a police officer who...

Adventure

Best Games in the Adventure genre of 2021 (Game released)