Best Adventure games of 2017
The 128 best Adventure games released in 2017, ranked from 28,887 critic and player ratings.
The best Adventure game of 2017 is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, with a critic score of 98/100 — updated agosto 2026.
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the first 3D open-world game in the Zelda series. Link can travel anywhere and be equipped with weapons and armor found throughout the world to grant him various bonuses. Unlike many games in the series, Breath of the Wild does not impose a specific order in which quests or dungeons must be completed. While the game still has environmental obstacles such as weather effects, inhospitable lands, or powerful enemies, many of them can be overcome using the right method. A lot of critics ranked Breath of the Wild as one of the best video games of all time.
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Super Mario Odyssey
Explore incredible places far from the Mushroom Kingdom as you join Mario and his new ally Cappy on a massive, globe-trotting 3D adventure. Use amazing new abilities, like the power to capture and control objects, animals, and enemies to collect Power Moons so you can power up the Odyssey airship and save Princess Peach from Bowser’s wedding plans!
97
/100
03
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Divinity: Original Sin II is a single- and multiplayer top-down, party-based role-playing game with pen & paper RPG-like levels of freedom. It features turn-based combat, a strong focus on systematic gameplay and a well-grounded narrative.
95
/100
Doki Doki Literature Club!
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
94
/100
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OKAMI HD
92
/100
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SteamWorld Dig 2
SteamWorld Dig 2 takes you on a platform mining adventure forged in Metroidvania flames. When an old trading town is struck by mysterious earthquakes, it’s up to a lone steambot and her unlikely companion to uncover what trembling terrors lie beneath. Dig your way underground and explore vivid worlds riddled with treasure, secrets and traps. Combat dangerous enemies at every turn of the underworld’s twisted paths, including shadowy creatures and the haunted remains of an ancient electrical threat. Upgrade your gear to forge deeper into the earth and take on bigger challenges. Swing across large chasms with your Hookshot and fly through caves with the Jet Engine! And finally, learn the truth about your long lost friend…
89
/100
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Horizon Zero Dawn
Welcome to a vibrant world rich with the beauty of nature – but inhabited by awe-inspiring, highly advanced machines. As a young machine hunter named Aloy, you must unravel the mysteries of this world and find your own destiny.
89
/100
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Night in the Woods
Night In The Woods is an adventure game heavily focused on story, characters and exploration, with some platforming to get around town. Mae's a cat so the roofs and ledges and powerlines are all her playground, and she's not the only one up there by a long shot. You'll also be doing various activities and interacting with the world in different ways, getting to know the townspeople, hanging out with friends, exploring Possum Springs inside and out, and venturing into the surrounding areas.
88
/100
09
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Hollow Knight
A 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat and exploration in which the player enters the once-prosperous now-bleak insect kingdom of Hallownest, travels through its various districts, meets friendly inhabitants, fights hostile ones and uncovers the kingdom's history while improving their combat abilities and movement arsenal by fighting bosses and accessing out-of-the-way areas.
88
/100
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West of Loathing
88
/100
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Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
88
/100
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Metroid: Samus Returns
88
/100
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Cuphead
87
/100
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Sunless Skies
87
/100
15
What Remains of Edith Finch
87
/100
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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
87
/100
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Pyre
86
/100
18
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
86
/100
19
Paradigm
86
/100
20
Assassin's Creed Origins
86
/100
21
Yakuza Kiwami 2
85
/100
22
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
85
/100
23
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
85
/100
24
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
85
/100
25
Sonic Mania
85
/100
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Monument Valley 2
85
/100
27
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
84
/100
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Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition
84
/100
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Thimbleweed Park
84
/100
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Rakuen
84
/100
31
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
84
/100
32
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
83
/100
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Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds
83
/100
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Detention
83
/100
35
The End Is Nigh
83
/100
36
Cat Quest
83
/100
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Destiny 2
82
/100
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Torment: Tides of Numenera
82
/100
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Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
82
/100
40
The Evil Within 2
81
/100
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Battle Chef Brigade
81
/100
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Emily Is Away Too
80
/100
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Battle Brothers
80
/100
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South Park: The Fractured But Whole
80
/100
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Hidden Folks
80
/100
46
Flinthook
80
/100
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Darkwood
80
/100
48
Planescape: Torment - Enhanced Edition
80
/100
49
A Hat in Time
80
/100
50
Last Day of June
79
/100
What is the best Adventure game of 2017?
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild currently tops the ranking with a score of 98/100 across 2,839 ratings. It holds a S grade from the Tier community — updated agosto 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.