Adventure 2003 for PC — top best games in the Adventure genre

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - a game in the Adventure genre

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world, Adventure

Game released: PC → 9 October 2009

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 95/100

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a legendary spin-off of Grand Theft Auto 3, which developed the ideas and mechanics laid out in it, connected by common characters...

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction, Adventure

Game released: PC → 5 September 2009

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a fantasy role-playing game with a third-person view in the Star Wars universe. You can choose your path in this epic game...

Halo: Combat Evolved

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

Game released: PC → 9 October 2003

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Halo: Combat Evolved is a cult adventure shooter with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting, the plot of which tells about the war between humans and alien...

EVE Online

Role-playing game, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Exploration, Open world, Adventure

Game released: PC → 16 February 2009

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A space MMO set in a shared sandbox universe, EVE Online lets players choose their own pursuits and shape the history of New Eden. Everyone plays on the same...

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PC → 4 January 2008

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a continuation of the exciting action game with a third-person view, which continues the tragic story of police officer Max...

Barbie Horse Adventures: Mystery Ride

Action, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 31 October 2003

An adventure game about Barbie and her horse Lucky, which disappears shortly before an important championship. The search for the missing horse takes place...

Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: PC → 30 May 2003

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in an open world. The events of the game take place in the 30s of the last...

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

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

Game released: PC → 26 March 2009

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Among the scorched sands of Persia, an ancient legend...

Ve stínu havrana

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 1 October 2003

Ve stínu havrana is a third-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from the developers at Rainbow Rhino Studio. The game is published by...

Black Mirror (2003)

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

Game released: PC → 28 May 2004

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 58/100

This third-person adventure horror game follows Samuel Gordon, who returns to his family estate after a long absence and investigates the death of his ancestor...

Breath of Fire 4

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Adventure, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC → 31 March 2003

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Breath of Fire 4 is a Japanese role-playing game that creates its own interesting world around you, rich and vibrant. The authors should be praised for the...

Dino Crisis 2

Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Survival horror, Adventure

Game released: PC → 1 May 2005

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Dino Crisis 2 is an action game with a third-person view. The story follows the events of the first game, Regina is now sent on another mission, to a facility...

Tomb Raider 4: The Last Revelation

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

Game released: PC → 24 August 2006

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 84/100

This action-adventure with platforming elements follows Lara Croft as she accidentally frees the god Set from a secret tomb in Egypt. To stop him and prevent the...

Legacy of Kain: Defiance

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

Game released: PC → 19 July 2007

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person fantasy action-adventure follows two vampires: Kain, an all-powerful demigod, and Raziel, a demonic angel of death. They travel through a world...

Curse: The Eye of Isis

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 1 April 2009

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Set in 1890, this survival horror adventure begins at a British natural history museum, where a gang of thugs has stolen the Egyptian statue known as the Eye of...

Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!

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

Game released: PC → 29 July 2004

Steam: 86/100

Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! is a continuation of the exciting "point and click" adventure series about the forty-year-old balding womanizer Larry Laffer. The...

My Sex Slave is a Classmate

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 24 July 2008

My Sex Slave is a Classmate is a first-person adventure with a mixture of anime/manga, adult game and visual novel from developers at Liquid. The game is published...

Longest Journey

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Cyberpunk, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 1 May 2007

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Longest Journey is a stunning graphic adventure where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey between parallel universes. Begin an exciting...

Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal

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

Game released: PC → 24 April 2003

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 73/100

Zanzarah: The Hidden Portal is an atmospheric action adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will tell about the girl...

Saya No Uta

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 26 December 2003

Players: 9.4/10

Saya No Uta is a first-person adventure with a dash of horror, anime/manga, adult game and visual novel from the developers of Nitroplus co., ltd.. The main...

Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

Game released: PC → 20 November 2008

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 57/100

This role-playing game is set in a dark fantasy version of Europe, where a supernatural catastrophe unleashed spirits and magic, altering the course of history. The...

Airline 69: Return to Casablanca

Adult game, Adventure, Visual novel, Business / Management

Game released: PC → 24 November 2003

Airline 69: Return to Casablanca is an adventure quest for adults with management elements and a side view. As you progress, you will have to monitor money...

Beyond Good & Evil

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

Game released: PC → 13 May 2008

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This science-fiction action adventure takes place on Hyllis, a planet under siege by an alien race. Young reporter Jade becomes involved with the rebel organization...

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

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

Game released: PC → 14 February 2007

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person survival horror adventure follows supernatural detective Edward Carnby as he investigates a murder on Shadow Island. After his friend Charles...

Tomb Raider: Chronicles

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

Game released: PC → 10 August 2006

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 60/100

An action-adventure with platforming and puzzle elements follows four previously untold adventures of Lara Croft in search of ancient artifacts. The settings...

Runaway: A Road Adventure

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

Game released: PC → 14 March 2007

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Set in New York in 2000, this point-and-click adventure follows Brian, a college student nearing graduation who is attacked by mobsters. On the run with a...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 22 April 2003

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is a spy stealth action game with a third-person view. The game tells the story of a mysterious US national security agency called Third...

Journey to the Center of the Earth (2003)

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Casual game, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 13 November 2003

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 45/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This third-person adventure with puzzles follows Ariane, a photojournalist who is caught in a rockslide while working in Iceland and ends up in a world beneath the...

Neighbors from Hell

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 22 September 2003

Players: 5.1/10

Metacritic: 69/100

This puzzle-oriented adventure strategy game follows a plan to get revenge on an unpleasant neighbor by sneaking into his house and setting traps. Cameras capture...

Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut

Action, Third-person view, Platformer, Adventure

Game released: PC → 8 April 2004

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 52/100

This 3D platform adventure follows the awakening of an ancient evil sealed within the Master Emerald. Dr. Eggman plans to use the seven Chaos Emeralds to turn it...

Post Mortem (2002)

Adventure, First-person view, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: PC → 1 November 2002

Players: 10/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This first-person detective adventure is set in Paris, where former New York detective Gus Macpherson has returned to pursue painting. A woman hires him to...

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

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

Game released: PC → 16 February 2007

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 60/100

An action-adventure with platforming and puzzle elements follows Lara Croft after she is accused of murdering her former mentor, Werner Von Croy, and forced to...

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: PC → 11 April 2003

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance is a stealth action game with a third-person view. This is a special edition of the game MGS2: Sons of Liberty, which fans of this...

Dark Fall: The Journal

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 19 June 2002

Players: 1/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 68/100

This first-person adventure horror game takes place at the abandoned Dowerton station in Dorset, England. After receiving a frightened, cryptic message from his...

Let's Meow Meow!

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 2004

Let's Meow Meow! is a first-person adventure with an anime/manga twist, an adult game, and a visual novel from the masters at Yamikumo Communications. The game...

Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance

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

Game released: PC → 21 January 2005

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 66/100

A fantasy action slasher about a gladiator fighting to restore the Roman Empire in 106 AD. After Emperor Trajan’s death, the despotic Arruntius takes power, while...

Mysterious Journey 2: Chameleon

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: PC → 26 March 2004

Metacritic: 62/100

A first-person adventure puzzle set in a futuristic world where a devastating war has destroyed an entire race. The protagonist believes they are the sole survivor...

Wanted: A Wild Western Adventure

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 3 October 2004

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Set in the Wild West, this third-person adventure follows Fenimore Fillmore as he helps a group of farmers stand up to Starek, a powerful rancher who considers them...

Knights of the Cross

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 2005

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 74/100

Knights of the Cross — In a single player game, the player acts as a knight with his own army. During the game's campaign, he fights against enemy units, and...

Road to India: Between Hell and Nirvana

Adventure, In real time, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 23 January 2009

Metacritic: 61/100

This first-person puzzle adventure follows Fred Reynolds as he searches for his fiancée, who has been kidnapped in New Delhi. In an unfamiliar country, Fred must...

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Best Games in the Adventure genre of 2003 for PC