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Best Adventure games on PC
The 168 best Adventure games on PC, ranked from 33,064 critic and player ratings.
The best Adventure game on PC right now is Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition, with a critic score of 95/100 — updated September 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 80 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: 1970 to 2026.
- 50 games are listed on this page, carrying 33,064 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Top 50
01
Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition
95
/100
02
OKAMI HD
92
/100
03
B
Batman: Arkham Knight
Batman: Arkham Knight is an action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios, released in 2015. It is the final installment in the Arkham series. Players control Batman as he faces Scarecrow, who unites Gotham's criminals to destroy the Dark Knight. The mysterious Arkham Knight, a new adversary, aids Scarecrow in his plan. The game features open-world exploration, stealth, combat, and puzzle-solving. A key addition is the Batmobile, used for traversal and combat. The story explores Batman’s psychological struggles and the collapse of his alliances as Gotham spirals into chaos.
92
/100
Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition
95
/100
02
OKAMI HD
92
/100
03
B
Batman: Arkham Knight
Batman: Arkham Knight is an action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios, released in 2015. It is the final installment in the Arkham series. Players control Batman as he faces Scarecrow, who unites Gotham's criminals to destroy the Dark Knight. The mysterious Arkham Knight, a new adversary, aids Scarecrow in his plan. The game features open-world exploration, stealth, combat, and puzzle-solving. A key addition is the Batmobile, used for traversal and combat. The story explores Batman’s psychological struggles and the collapse of his alliances as Gotham spirals into chaos.
92
/100
04
S
Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City, the new maximum security "home" for all of Gotham City's thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City, this highly anticipated sequel introduces a brand-new story that draws together a new all-star cast of classic characters and murderous villains from the Batman universe, as well as a vast range of new and enhanced gameplay features to deliver the ultimate experience as the Dark Knight.
91
/100
05
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
91
/100
06
Devil May Cry 5
Devil May Cry 5 is a brand-new entry in the legendary over-the-top action series Devil May Cry. The game features three playable characters, each with a radically different stylish combat play style as they take on the city overrun with demons. Developed with Capcom’s in-house proprietary RE engine, the series continues to achieve new heights in fidelity with graphics that utilize photorealistic character designs and stunning lighting and environmental effects.
90
/100
07
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Carve your own clever path to vengeance as you come face-to-face with larger than life foes in FromSoftware's dark and twisted adventure set in feudal Japan. Unleash an arsenal of deadly prosthetic tools and ninja abilities, while blending stealth, vertical traversal, and visceral combat. Survive a relentless and bloody confrontation on a quest to restore your honor and save the one you're sworn to protect.
90
/100
08
A
Marvel's Spider-Man
Starring the world’s most iconic Super Hero, Spider-Man features the acrobatic abilities, improvisation and web-slinging that the wall-crawler is famous for, while also introducing elements never-before-seen in a Spider-Man game. From traversing with parkour and utilizing the environment, to new combat and blockbuster set pieces, it’s Spider-Man unlike any you’ve played before.
90
/100
09
A
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham Asylum is an action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Released in 2009, it follows Batman as he battles the Joker, who seizes control of Arkham Asylum and frees its inmates. The game features stealth, combat, and detective elements, with players using Batman's gadgets and skills to subdue enemies and solve puzzles. Set in a dark, immersive version of Gotham, the story explores Batman’s psychological battle with his foes, including Harley Quinn, Bane, and Scarecrow. The game received critical acclaim for its gameplay, atmosphere, and storytelling, becoming a defining title in superhero video games.
89
/100
10
Day of the Tentacle
Day of the Tentacle, also known as Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle, is a 1993 graphic adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It is the sequel to the 1987 game Maniac Mansion. The game's plot follows Bernard Bernoulli and his friends Hoagie and Laverne as they attempt to stop the evil Purple Tentacle — a sentient, disembodied tentacle — from taking over the world. The player takes control of the three and solves puzzles while using time travel to explore different periods of history. Dave Grossman and Tim Schafer co-led the game's development, their first time in such a role. The pair carried over a limited amount of elements from Maniac Mansion and forwent the character selection aspect to simplify development. Inspirations included Chuck Jones cartoons and the history of the United States. Day of the Tentacle is the eighth LucasArts title to use the SCUMM engine, and the company's first title to feature voice acting. The game was released simultaneously on floppy disk and CD-ROM to critical acclaim and commercial success. Critics focused on its cartoon-style visuals and comedic elements. Day of the Tentacle has featured regularly in lists of "top" games published more than two decades after its release, and aspects have been referenced in popular culture.
89
/100
11
B
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
89
/100
12
The Henry Stickmin Collection
88
/100
13
The Stanley Parable
88
/100
14
Guacamelee! Gold Edition
88
/100
15
A
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration
88
/100
16
Kentucky Route Zero
88
/100
17
Spider-Man (2000)
87
/100
18
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice VR Edition
87
/100
19
Mouthwashing
87
/100
20
Assassin's Creed 2 Deluxe Edition
86
/100
21
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
86
/100
22
Onimusha: Warlords
86
/100
23
S
Alien: Isolation
86
/100
24
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
85
/100
25
Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy)
85
/100
26
Indigo Prophecy
85
/100
27
Devil May Cry
85
/100
28
Tales from the Borderlands - Episode One: Zer0 Sum
85
/100
29
S
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
85
/100
30
Life is Strange: True Colors
84
/100
31
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
84
/100
32
OneShot
84
/100
33
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
84
/100
34
The Quarry
83
/100
35
S
L.A. Noire
83
/100
36
A
Subnautica
83
/100
37
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
83
/100
38
Dead Rising
82
/100
39
A
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
82
/100
40
Resident Evil HD Remaster
82
/100
41
Signalis
82
/100
42
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
82
/100
43
Still Wakes the Deep
82
/100
44
Broken Sword 3 - The Sleeping Dragon
82
/100
45
Life Is Strange 2
82
/100
46
A
Assassin's Creed Revelations
82
/100
47
Devil May Cry 4
81
/100
48
A
Assassin's Creed III
81
/100
49
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition
81
/100
50
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations
81
/100
S
Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City, the new maximum security "home" for all of Gotham City's thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City, this highly anticipated sequel introduces a brand-new story that draws together a new all-star cast of classic characters and murderous villains from the Batman universe, as well as a vast range of new and enhanced gameplay features to deliver the ultimate experience as the Dark Knight.
91
/100
05
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
91
/100
06
Devil May Cry 5
Devil May Cry 5 is a brand-new entry in the legendary over-the-top action series Devil May Cry. The game features three playable characters, each with a radically different stylish combat play style as they take on the city overrun with demons. Developed with Capcom’s in-house proprietary RE engine, the series continues to achieve new heights in fidelity with graphics that utilize photorealistic character designs and stunning lighting and environmental effects.
90
/100
07
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Carve your own clever path to vengeance as you come face-to-face with larger than life foes in FromSoftware's dark and twisted adventure set in feudal Japan. Unleash an arsenal of deadly prosthetic tools and ninja abilities, while blending stealth, vertical traversal, and visceral combat. Survive a relentless and bloody confrontation on a quest to restore your honor and save the one you're sworn to protect.
90
/100
08
A
Marvel's Spider-Man
Starring the world’s most iconic Super Hero, Spider-Man features the acrobatic abilities, improvisation and web-slinging that the wall-crawler is famous for, while also introducing elements never-before-seen in a Spider-Man game. From traversing with parkour and utilizing the environment, to new combat and blockbuster set pieces, it’s Spider-Man unlike any you’ve played before.
90
/100
09
A
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham Asylum is an action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Released in 2009, it follows Batman as he battles the Joker, who seizes control of Arkham Asylum and frees its inmates. The game features stealth, combat, and detective elements, with players using Batman's gadgets and skills to subdue enemies and solve puzzles. Set in a dark, immersive version of Gotham, the story explores Batman’s psychological battle with his foes, including Harley Quinn, Bane, and Scarecrow. The game received critical acclaim for its gameplay, atmosphere, and storytelling, becoming a defining title in superhero video games.
89
/100
10
Day of the Tentacle
Day of the Tentacle, also known as Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle, is a 1993 graphic adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It is the sequel to the 1987 game Maniac Mansion. The game's plot follows Bernard Bernoulli and his friends Hoagie and Laverne as they attempt to stop the evil Purple Tentacle — a sentient, disembodied tentacle — from taking over the world. The player takes control of the three and solves puzzles while using time travel to explore different periods of history. Dave Grossman and Tim Schafer co-led the game's development, their first time in such a role. The pair carried over a limited amount of elements from Maniac Mansion and forwent the character selection aspect to simplify development. Inspirations included Chuck Jones cartoons and the history of the United States. Day of the Tentacle is the eighth LucasArts title to use the SCUMM engine, and the company's first title to feature voice acting. The game was released simultaneously on floppy disk and CD-ROM to critical acclaim and commercial success. Critics focused on its cartoon-style visuals and comedic elements. Day of the Tentacle has featured regularly in lists of "top" games published more than two decades after its release, and aspects have been referenced in popular culture.
89
/100
11
B
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
89
/100
12
The Henry Stickmin Collection
88
/100
13
The Stanley Parable
88
/100
14
Guacamelee! Gold Edition
88
/100
15
A
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration
88
/100
16
Kentucky Route Zero
88
/100
17
Spider-Man (2000)
87
/100
18
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice VR Edition
87
/100
19
Mouthwashing
87
/100
20
Assassin's Creed 2 Deluxe Edition
86
/100
21
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
86
/100
22
Onimusha: Warlords
86
/100
23
S
Alien: Isolation
86
/100
24
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
85
/100
25
Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy)
85
/100
26
Indigo Prophecy
85
/100
27
Devil May Cry
85
/100
28
Tales from the Borderlands - Episode One: Zer0 Sum
85
/100
29
S
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
85
/100
30
Life is Strange: True Colors
84
/100
31
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
84
/100
32
OneShot
84
/100
33
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
84
/100
34
The Quarry
83
/100
35
S
L.A. Noire
83
/100
36
A
Subnautica
83
/100
37
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
83
/100
38
Dead Rising
82
/100
39
A
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
82
/100
40
Resident Evil HD Remaster
82
/100
41
Signalis
82
/100
42
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
82
/100
43
Still Wakes the Deep
82
/100
44
Broken Sword 3 - The Sleeping Dragon
82
/100
45
Life Is Strange 2
82
/100
46
A
Assassin's Creed Revelations
82
/100
47
Devil May Cry 4
81
/100
48
A
Assassin's Creed III
81
/100
49
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition
81
/100
50
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations
81
/100
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Adventure game on PC?
Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition currently tops the ranking with a score of 95/100 across 103 ratings. Ranking updated September 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.