Adventure 2008 for Mac — top best games in the Adventure genre

The Witcher - a game in the Adventure genre

Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action

Game released: Mac → 19 September 2008

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Witcher is a classic role-playing game with a third-person view, based on the series of novels of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. The main...

Sid Meier's Pirates!

Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Open world, Role-playing game, Adventure

Game released: Mac → 12 September 2008

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 94/100

An adventurous pirate game that combines elements of strategy, role-playing, and sea travel simulation. In the age of great discoveries, the player becomes the...

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Parkour

Game released: Mac → 7 October 2008

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view, which is the third part of The Sands of Time series...

Tomb Raider: Anniversary

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

Game released: Mac → 31 March 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Tomb Raider: Anniversary is an anniversary edition of the adventure saga about the legendary tomb raider Lara Croft. The game is based on the very first part of the...

Fable: The Lost Chapters

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Mac → 23 June 2008

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Fable: The Lost Chapters is an action-adventure role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You have to create your own life story from...

Rayman Raving Rabbids

Arcade, First-person view, Third-person view, Board / Group Game, Action, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: Mac → 1 December 2008

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This arcade adventure follows Rayman as a wild rabbit invasion threatens his world. He must fight the intruders and foil their plans, relying on his combat...

On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One

Role-playing game, Horror, Third-person view, Turn-based, Comics, Adventure, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 21 May 2008

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

An episodic RPG adventure set in an alternate version of the 1920s, with a pulp horror atmosphere reminiscent of H. P. Lovecraft’s work. Gabe and Tycho of the...

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Online

Game released: Mac → 25 December 2008

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view, based on the Indiana Jones movies. The game is based on the...

Women's Murder Club: Death in Scarlet

Adventure, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 2009

Women's Murder Club: Death in Scarlet is an adventure with a hint of puzzle from developers from the Floodlight Games studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Penumbra: Overture - Episode 1

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 10 January 2008

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This first-person adventure horror game takes place in unsettling environments that the player explores while uncovering their secrets. Physics-based interactions...

On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode Two

Role-playing game, Horror, Third-person view, Turn-based, Comics, Adventure, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 29 October 2008

Steam: 88/100

A comedy role-playing adventure with horror elements, based on the Penny Arcade webcomic, unfolds in an alternate version of the 1920s in New Arcadia. The hero...

Penumbra: Black Plague

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 13 May 2008

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This first-person adventure horror follows explorer Philip, who is trapped in an underground complex and searches for the truth behind his father's disappearance...

ECHO: Secrets of the Lost Cavern

Adventure, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 6 November 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

This first-person adventure puzzle game is set in the Paleolithic era and follows Arok on a journey toward one of humanity’s forgotten wonders. As he explores...

Hidden Expedition: Amazon

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Indie, Hidden Objects

Game released: Mac → 11 December 2008

Steam: 69/100

This hidden-object adventure puzzle takes place in the Amazon rainforest, where the Hidden Expedition team searches for a missing professor. Their only clue is a...

Mysteryville

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Hidden Objects, Detective

Game released: Mac → 1 May 2008

Steam: 100/100

Mysteryville is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from developers from NevoSoft studio. The game is published by Reflexive Entertainment...

Rooms: The Main Building

Strategy, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Mac → 20 August 2008

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 58/100

This puzzle adventure takes place in a mysterious world of rooms, where an unexpected invitation leads the protagonist; finding a way home means reaching the exit...

Jack Keane

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 4 December 2008

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Set in colonial England, this point-and-click adventure follows Captain Jack Keane, who accepts a job transporting a British secret agent to a mysterious island...

Nightshift Code

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Hidden Objects

Game released: Mac → 11 February 2008

Steam: 50/100

Nightshift Code is a first-person adventure with a dash of puzzle from Black Hammer Productions, Inc.. The game is published by PlayFirst...

Penumbra: Requiem

Action, Adventure, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Mac → 17 November 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 53/100

Metacritic: 67/100

An expansion for Penumbra: Black Plague, in which Philip faces puzzles and encounters characters from his past. The story follows the previous installments and...

Myst 5: End of Ages

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: Mac → 19 July 2005

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This first-person adventure picks up where the original Myst ends and centers on restoring the lost empire of the D’ni, an ancient civilization that suffered a...

Azada: Ancient Magic

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game

Game released: Mac → 22 October 2008

Steam: 95/100

Azada: Ancient Magic is a first-person adventure with horror, puzzle and fantasy elements from the developers of Big Fish Games, Inc. The main publisher of the game...

Blood Ties

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 8 August 2008

Steam: 60/100

Blood Ties is a first-person adventure with a touch of horror and puzzle from the developers from the ShadeTree Games studio. The game is published by Big Fish...

Dream Day Wedding

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 22 December 2008

Dream Day Wedding is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from Oberon Media, Inc.. The game is published by...

Haunted Hotel

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 4 August 2008

Steam: 40/100

Haunted Hotel is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from developer Specialbit. The main publisher of the game is Big Fish Games...

Wall-E (2008)

Action, Flight Simulator, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Adventure, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Mac → 2 July 2008

Steam: 96/100

This adventure platformer based on Pixar Animation Studios’ animated film follows WALL-E, a robot tasked with cleaning up Earth after humanity has left. In the year...

Escape the Museum

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects

Game released: Mac → January 2010

Steam: 44/100

This adventure game combines puzzles and hidden-object searches with the story of museum worker Susan Anderson, who tries to escape the ruined building after an...

Adventure Chronicles: The Search for Lost Treasure

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects

Game released: Mac → 23 December 2008

Steam: 67/100

This hidden-object adventure puzzle follows Susan Anderson, who narrowly escapes an earthquake-struck museum with her daughter. Afterward, Susan gets an opportunity...

Die Schule der kleinen Vampire: Knoblauchalarm

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → April 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Die Schule der kleinen Vampire: Knoblauchalarm is a third-person adventure with horror and puzzle elements from the masters of Hahn Film AG. The main publisher of...

Hidden Mysteries: Buckingham Palace

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 4 November 2008

Hidden Mysteries: Buckingham Palace is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from the developers of GameMill Entertainment, Gunnar Games and Inc.. The main...

Lupercalia

Adventure, First-person view

Game released: Mac → 14 February 2008

Lupercalia is a first-person adventure...

On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One (Collector's Edition)

Role-playing game, Horror, Third-person view, Turn-based, Comics, Adventure, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 29 August 2008

Steam: 92/100

This role-playing adventure based on the Penny Arcade web comic takes place in an alternate version of the 1920s, in the city of New Arcadia. A player-created...

Clumsys

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 2 June 2008

Clumsys is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from the developers of Gogii Games. The main publisher of the game is Big Fish Games...

Mystery Chronicles: Murder Among Friends

Adventure, First-person view

Game released: Mac → 18 September 2008

Mystery Chronicles: Murder Among Friends is a first-person adventure from Lazy Turtle Games. The main publisher of the game is Big Fish Games, Inc. In some circles...

Neptune's Secret

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 30 April 2008

Players: 7.6/10

Neptune's Secret is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from the masters at Gogii Games. The game is published by Reflexive Entertainment...

Ankh: Heart of Osiris

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: Mac → 17 November 2008

Steam: 68/100

This point-and-click adventure with puzzles follows the search for Osiris’s heart and Assil’s attempt to recover the stolen Ankh. After escaping a death curse...

Book of Legends

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects

Game released: Mac → 20 November 2008

Steam: 60/100

This first-person adventure combines hidden-object searches with puzzles. Zoe and Charleston Black follow clues in the long-forgotten Book of Legends on a quest to...

Global Conflicts: Latin America

Adventure, Educational game (Education), Third-person view

Game released: Mac → 7 November 2008

Global Conflicts: Latin America is a third-person adventure with educational elements from the developers of Serious Games Interactive. The main publisher of the...

History Channel: Lost Worlds

Adventure, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 19 March 2008

History Channel: Lost Worlds is a first-person adventure with educational game and puzzle elements from the masters at Canopy Games. The game's primary publisher is...

ADV770

Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Mac → 28 May 2008

Players: 9/10

ADV770 — The basic premise and interface remain close to the timeless classic: the player uses a very simple text parser to guide the actions of an adventurer...

Miss Teri Tale: Episode 1 - Where's Jason

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 20 March 2009

Miss Teri Tale: Episode 1 — Where's Jason is a third-person adventure with puzzle elements from developers at OUAT Entertainment. The game is published by Big...

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Best Games in the Adventure genre of 2008 for Mac