Best Adventure Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated adventure games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Adventure games on Steam.

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Toki Tori The gameplay in Toki Tori is a blend of two genres. While it looks like a platform game, it's a puzzle game at heart. To progress through the game, the player must pick up each egg in a level using a set number of tools.

Price -91% 0.49€
Rating 8.4
Release 28 Jan 2010
Gothic II: Gold Edition Gothic II: Gold Edition brings together the excitement of Gothic II and the add-on Night of the Raven to your fingertips!

Price -85% 3.04€
Rating 9.1
Release 13 Jan 2010
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.

Price -82% 1.89€
Rating 7.7
Release 23 Dec 2009
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 17 Dec 2009
STAR WARS™ - The Force Unleashed™ Ultimate Sith Edition A game that will show gamers the deepest, darkest side of the Force in a story that puts them on a collision course with Luke Skywalker himself.

Price 19.50€
Rating 7.4
Release 15 Dec 2009
The Void Only brought to life by scarce sparks of Color, the bleak, grey Void is a peculiar place. The player gets to explore it, get to know the Sisters, Brothers, and other weird creatures inhabiting it, and learn the ways of Color, harvesting it and drawing sigils that change the world around them.

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 15 Dec 2009
The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled You are the Bard, a selfish rogue weary of pointless sub-quests and rat-infested cellars. Now includes original classic games The Bard’s Tale 1, 2 & 3!

Price 16.79€
Rating 7.2
Release 11 Dec 2009
Samorost 2 Samorost 2 tells a surreal story of a space gnome whose dog just got kidnapped by mischievous aliens. Set out on a short expedition to rescue the pup, deal with curious strangers and relax to the soothing music by Tomáš "Floex" Dvořák.

Price -83% 0.85€
Rating 8.3
Release 10 Dec 2009
Broken Sword 2 - the Smoking Mirror: Remastered (2010) ‘Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Remastered’ is a stunning update to the multi million-selling original. A mysterious escapade of intrigue and deceit, in which journalist Nico Collard and her adventuring companion George Stobbart must overcome powerful forces from fulfilling their evil ambitions.

Price -66% 1.69€
Rating 8.6
Release 02 Dec 2009
Gothic® 3 A nameless hero becomes a legend! Myrtana, a world in upheaval: overrun by orcs from the dark lands in the north, King Rhobar is defending Vengard, the former stronghold of the humans, with his last troop of followers.

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 02 Dec 2009
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake version of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS which was Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001 and which scored overall of 87% on Metacritic!

Price -84% 2.41€
Rating 9.1
Release 24 Nov 2009
King's Bounty: Armored Princess King's Bounty: Armored Princess is a sequel to the critically acclaimed King’s Bounty: The Legend.

Price -90% 1.02€
Rating 8.6
Release 19 Nov 2009
Left 4 Dead 2 Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2) is the highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Left 4 Dead, the #1 co-op game of 2008. This co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

Price 9.75€
Rating 9.7
Release 16 Nov 2009
LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga Kick Some Brick in I through VI! Play through all six Star Wars movies in one videogame! Adding new characters, new levels, new features and for the first time ever, the chance to build and battle your way through a fun Star Wars galaxy on your PC!

Price 19.50€
Rating 9.4
Release 12 Nov 2009
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009) The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.

Price 19.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 11 Nov 2009
SpellForce - Platinum Edition Included in the Platinum Edition are three titles:SpellForce: The Order of DawnIn a world beyond imagination...In their immeasurable greed and constant thirst for power, the thirteen most powerful Mages of all time doomed the land, hurling it into an endless spiral of chaos and despair.

Price -76% 2.46€
Rating 8.4
Release 03 Nov 2009
Secret Files: Tunguska Unravel one of the greatest mysteries of our time! On the 30th June 1908 an explosion with the combined energy of 2000 Hiroshima bombs rocked the region of Tunguska in Central Siberia and felled over 6,000 square km of trees. The explosion could be heard from as far as 1,000km away.

Price -96% 0.48€
Rating 8.1
Release 29 Oct 2009
Torchlight Adventure awaits in the award-winning Action RPG debut from Runic Games! Explore the randomized depths of this boom town, collect loot, and level up to save Torchlight - and possibly the world.

Price -96% 0.60€
Rating 8.8
Release 27 Oct 2009
Machinarium Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Price -90% 2.17€
Rating 9.3
Release 16 Oct 2009
Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor Delve into Dark Legends Lurking in the Shadow of an Old English Mansion!

Price 9.75€
Rating 8.2
Release 10 Oct 2009
Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon Catch this train — it’s your ticket to solving a century-old mystery!

Price 9.75€
Rating 8.9
Release 10 Oct 2009
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a game about a fictitious conflict on one of the Sakhalin islands.

Price 10.66€
Rating 6.7
Release 06 Oct 2009
Risen Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.

Price -90% 1.61€
Rating 8.6
Release 02 Oct 2009
Windosill A short, surprising, toy-like puzzle game.

Price -60% 1.21€
Rating 8.7
Release 25 Sep 2009