AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloRangedSandbox WorldOpen WorldFantasy
IGDB98· 27OC96· 167
Year 2017Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 · NintendoOn Switch
Best Adventure Games
Ranking of the adventure games sorted by iRank score — a 0-100 metric blending Steam, IGDB, OpenCritic, Metacritic reviews and the iRankGames community. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom lead the chart. Top-25 average iRank: 90/100. Total catalogued: 203 games.
Top 3
The best adventure games game is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (95.3/100). Close behind: Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Full ranking
203 games cataloguedUpdated May 2026
Ranked by iRank Score
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloCo-opSandbox WorldOpen WorldFantasy
IGDB97· 17OC97· 157
Year 2017Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 · NintendoOn Switch
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloRangedSandbox WorldOpen WorldFantasy
IGDB95· 6OC95· 164
Year 2023Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 · NintendoOn Switch
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeHardcoreDarkHistorical
Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56
Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloRangedDarkSandbox WorldOpen World
Year 1998Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeRangedHardcoreDark
Steam👍 97%· 180KRAWG👍 88%· 1.7KMC88IGDB90· 12OC89· 151
Year 2018Dev Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 45KRAWG👍 89%· 2.0KMC88
Year 2013Dev Galactic CafePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkCozy
Steam👍 94%· 60KIGDB88· 14OC90· 97
Year 2015Dev Moon Studios · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox · Switch
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeCasualSci-FiHistorical
Steam👍 95%· 8.9KRAWG👍 86%· 433MC88IGDB89· 11OC88· 84
Year 2017Dev Image & FormPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloRangedNarrativeOpen WorldFantasy
IGDB89· 4OC92· 136
Year 2005Dev Team Ico · Sony Computer Entertainment
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
IGDB89· 1
Year 1996Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloCozyRelaxingCasualNarrative
Steam👍 99%· 11KRAWG👍 85%· 95MC79
Year 2021Dev Something We MadePlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloRangedNarrativeDarkHorror
Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB87· 21OC88· 121
Year 2017Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeCasualCozyHorror
Steam👍 98%· 63KRAWG👍 85%· 189MC84OC85· 18
Year 2016Dev Little Cat Feet · DegicaPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloHardcoreSandbox WorldOpen WorldSpace
Steam👍 95%· 140KRAWG👍 84%· 408MC88IGDB87· 7OC81· 41
Year 2015Dev Squad · Private DivisionPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloRangedDarkOpen WorldFantasy
IGDB96· 1
Year 2006Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 · Nintendo
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiExploration
Steam👍 96%· 173KIGDB79· 7
Year 2015Dev DON'T NOD · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloCozyOpen WorldFantasyExploration
Steam👍 96%· 5.2KRAWG👍 87%· 215IGDB85· 10OC83· 71
Year 2018Dev Team17 DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSpace
Steam👍 96%· 102KIGDB85· 7OC85· 61
Year 2019Dev Mobius Digital · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFree to Play
Steam👍 98%· 474
Year 2018Dev GooglePlaytime ~1hOn PC
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Stray
Adventure · Platformer
FEZ
Adventure · Metroidvania
LEGO Star Wars - The Complete Saga
Adventure · Platformer
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Adventure · Puzzle
Before Your Eyes
Adventure
Tales from the Borderlands
Adventure · Puzzle
A Short Hike
Adventure
Reventure
Adventure · Metroidvania
The Messenger
Adventure · Metroidvania
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Adventure · Puzzle
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Adventure · Puzzle
Detroit: Become Human
Adventure
To the Moon
Adventure
A Hat in Time
Adventure · Platformer
Antichamber
Adventure · Puzzle
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Adventure · Metroidvania
The Case of the Golden Idol
Adventure · Puzzle
ANIMAL WELL
Adventure · Metroidvania
One Finger Death Punch 2
Fighting
Shadow of the Colossus
Adventure · Puzzle
SpaceEngine
Simulation · Sandbox
Berry
Adventure · Metroidvania
Metroid: Zero Mission
Adventure · Metroidvania
L.A. Noire
Adventure · Sandbox
Milo and the Magpies
Adventure · Puzzle
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Simulation · Sandbox
Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening
Adventure · Puzzle
VVVVVV
Adventure · Metroidvania
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Adventure · Horror
The Witness
Adventure · Puzzle
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the best adventure game?
- According to the iRankGames ranking, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (95.3/100) tops the list. Close behind are Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
- How is this ranking calculated?
- Each game receives an iRank score (0-100) blending several weighted sources: Steam reviews, IGDB community + critic ratings, Metacritic, OpenCritic and the iRankGames community votes. The sort order additionally applies a Bayesian shrinkage adjustment: games with few reviews get pulled toward the genre average so small samples can't game the top of the chart.
- How many adventure games are in this ranking?
- 50 games appear in this list (filtered by minimum popularity, excluding DLC, expansions and unclassified shovelware).
- What makes a good adventure game?
- The highest-rated entries in this genre tend to share design coherent with subgenre conventions, tight controls, balanced challenge-and-reward loops, and an active player base that sustains their reception across multiple platforms. Examples in this ranking: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.