Ranking by genre

The best adventure games.

66 games compete in this selection. Journey tops it with 1,868 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Journey 2012 · Adventure 1,868
  2. 2 Shenmue 1999 · Adventure 1,775
  3. 3 Oxenfree 2016 · Adventure 1,772
  4. 4 Firewatch 2016 · Adventure 1,763
  5. 5 The Stanley Parable 2013 · Adventure 1,761
  6. 6 Life is Strange: Before the Storm 2017 · Adventure 1,739
  7. 7 A Short Hike 2019 · Adventure 1,732
  8. 8 Detroit: Become Human 2018 · Adventure 1,671
  9. 9 Life Is Strange 2015 · Adventure 1,661
  10. 10 Heavy Rain 2010 · Adventure 1,649
  11. 11 Indigo Prophecy 2005 · Adventure 1,635
  12. 12 Gone Home 2013 · Adventure 1,619
  13. 13 Life Is Strange 2 2018 · Adventure 1,618
  14. 14 Beyond: Two Souls 2013 · Adventure 1,577
  15. 15 Dear Esther 2012 · Adventure 1,565
  16. 16 Tell Me Why 2020 · Adventure 1,540
  17. 17 Alba: A Wildlife Adventure 2020 · Adventure 1,531
  18. 18 Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered 2015 · Adventure 1,523
  19. 19 King's Quest: Quest for the Crown 1984 · Adventure 1,506
  20. 20 Life is Strange: True Colors 2021 · Adventure 1,503
  21. 21 Everybody's Gone to the Rapture 2015 · Adventure 1,498
  22. 22 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage 2025 · Adventure 1,493
  23. 23 Before Your Eyes 2021 · Adventure 1,492
  24. 24 Dear Esther: Landmark Edition 2016 · Adventure 1,487
  25. 25 Sable 2021 · Adventure 1,485
  26. 26 The Beginner's Guide 2015 · Adventure 1,483
  27. 27 The Plan 2013 · Adventure 1,480
  28. 28 Life is Strange Remastered 2022 · Adventure 1,479
  29. 29 Proteus 2013 · Adventure 1,479
  30. 30 The Hex 2018 · Adventure 1,476
  31. 31 Late Shift 2016 · Adventure 1,472
  32. 32 The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit 2018 · Adventure 1,465
  33. 33 Shadow of the Colossus 2012 · Adventure 1,461
  34. 34 Tacoma 2017 · Adventure 1,460
  35. 35 Open Roads 2024 · Adventure 1,460
  36. 36 Little Kitty, Big City 2024 · Adventure 1,457
  37. 37 Afterparty 2019 · Adventure 1,457
  38. 38 Adios 2021 · Adventure 1,456
  39. 39 Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island 2018 · Adventure 1,455
  40. 40 Sludge Life 2020 · Adventure 1,455
  41. 41 The First Tree 2017 · Adventure 1,441
  42. 42 Mutazione 2019 · Adventure 1,441
  43. 43 A Bird Story 2014 · Adventure 1,440
  44. 44 Endling: Extinction is Forever 2022 · Adventure 1,437
  45. 45 The Council 2018 · Adventure 1,435
  46. 46 Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened 2007 · Adventure 1,435
  47. 47 Life is Strange: Double Exposure 2024 · Adventure 1,431
  48. 48 Keeper 2025 · Adventure 1,430
  49. 49 Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist 2015 · Adventure 1,426
  50. 50 Last Stop 2021 · Adventure 1,426
  51. 51 Blackwood Crossing 2017 · Adventure 1,425
  52. 52 11-11: Memories Retold 2018 · Adventure 1,425
  53. 53 Twin Mirror 2020 · Adventure 1,413
  54. 54 Marie's Room 2018 · Adventure 1,406
  55. 55 Sky: Children of the Light 2019 · Adventure 1,403
  56. 56 Eastshade 2019 · Adventure 1,401
  57. 57 Hidden Agenda 2017 · Adventure 1,399
  58. 58 Adr1ft 2016 · Adventure 1,396
  59. 59 Sword of the Sea 2025 · Adventure 1,388
  60. 60 Omikron: The Nomad Soul 1999 · Adventure 1,372
  61. 61 Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened 2023 · Adventure 1,369
  62. 62 As Dusk Falls 2022 · Adventure 1,365
  63. 63 Pineapple on Pizza 2023 · Adventure 1,365
  64. 64 Adventure 1980 · Adventure 1,363
  65. 65 Impostor Factory 2021 · Adventure 1,329
  66. 66 Burly Men at Sea 2016 · Adventure 1,325

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