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.
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Adventure

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Adventure · Puzzle

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Adventure

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Adventure · Puzzle

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Adventure · Puzzle

Detroit: Become Human
Adventure

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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

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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
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Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening
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.



















