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Best Adventure games of 2004

The 8 best Adventure games released in 2004, ranked from 1,283 critic and player ratings.

The best Adventure game of 2004 is Myst IV: Revelation, with a critic score of 89/100 — updated November 2026.

How this ranking is built
  • Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
  • A game only enters the ranking with at least 30 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
  • Each game is ranked in one genre only, the one that defines it best, so the same title never tops two different genre charts.
  • Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
  • Release window covered: 2004.
  • 8 games are listed on this page, carrying 1,283 ratings between them.
  • Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 13 November 2026.

Top 8

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01 Myst IV: Revelation Myst IV: Revelation 2004 · 46 ratings Myst IV: Revelation is the fourth installment in the Myst computer game series, developed and published by Ubisoft. Like Myst III: Exile, Revelation combines pre-rendered graphics with digital video, but also features real-time 3D effects for added realism. The plot of Revelation ties up loose ends from the original Myst. The player is summoned by Atrus, a man who creates links to other worlds known as Ages by writing special linking books. Almost twenty years earlier, Atrus' two sons nearly destroyed all of his linking books and were imprisoned; Atrus now wishes to see if his sons' imprisonment has reformed them. The player ends up traveling to each brother's prison, in an effort to recover Atrus' daughter Yeesha from the brothers' plot. 89 /100
02 The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures 2004 · 76 ratings The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures is the only console Zelda title to date to incorporate multiplayer elements into its main campaign. Because of its single-player elements, Four Swords Adventures is also the first game in the series to allow a single player to control more than one Link at once, and it utilizes various methods to allow the player to make use of the four Links, such as formations. Also it is the only title to break locations and temples up into succinct, separate stages and levels which can be replayed even after beating them once. The game itself, though an innovation in Zelda gameplay, is heavily inspired by the music, graphics, and locations of A Link to the Past. 85 /100
03 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations 2004 · 197 ratings 81 /100
04 Syberia 2 Syberia 2 2004 · 206 ratings · finished by 10% 80 /100
05 The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap S The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap 2004 · 446 ratings · 1 Tier vote The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap is a top-down action adventure game that tells the origins of the evil Vaati from Four Swords. Like most other titles in the series, The Minish Cap features the fully explorable land of Hyrule, although it can be viewed from the eyes of a human or the eyes of a Minish, a race of tiny people and an alternate form that Link can transform into. Unlike the multiplayer focus of the other games in the series, The Minish Cap retains the original form of exploration and dungeons as seen in A Link to the Past, Oracle of Seasons, and Oracle of Ages, as well as returning characters and game mechanics such as Malon and the Spin Attack. New features include fusing Kinstones and shrinking to the size of a Minish. 90 /100
06 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 · 190 ratings Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for PC and Mac, and features similar action-adventure and platforming gameplay. The player controls both Harry as well as his friends Ron and Hermione, while casting spells, solving puzzles and fighting enemies. When not engaged in a specific mission, the castle of Hogwarts can be freely explored. Scattered all around Hogwarts, usually in hidden areas, are Every Flavour Beans, Pumpkin Pasties and Cauldron Cakes, which function as a sort of currency. They can be traded for Collectors Cards, passwords for portraits that lead to more secret areas, and power-ups. 74 /100
07 Obscure Obscure 2004 · 90 ratings For some time now, Leafmore High School has been the setting for unexplained disappearances. In this survival horror game, you take control of a group of 5 American students. With your friends, you try to unravel the mysterious happenings at this unremarkable-looking school. The night will be long and survival will not be easy... A few years ago, strange things started occurring in the usually quiet American school of Leafmore. Some students are said to have heard awful screams, and there is the talk of mysterious disappearances. After one of their friends mysteriously disappears, a group of students decides to investigate the disturbing events. One evening after class, they stay behind and are locked inside the school, determined to discover what is going on. Down long, dimly-lit corridors and in dark classrooms, Shannon, Kenny, Ashley, Stan, and Josh will try to find out why their school has become so terrifying - and will try to stay alive. 72 /100
08 Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring 2004 · 32 ratings The party Sherlock Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, have been invited to turns into tragedy: a murder is committed right before their very eyes. Our famous detective is on the case immediately, but the list of suspects is getting no shorter, while other crimes are being committed. Will you succeed in uncovering the truth before other innocent people suffer? Experience an amazing plot, written by a true Sherlock Holmes fan, in a unique environment. 68 /100
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Adventure game of 2004?

Myst IV: Revelation currently tops the ranking with a score of 89/100 across 46 ratings. Ranking updated November 2026.

How is this ranking built?

Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.