The Best Adventure Games for Playstation 4

Update 27 June 2024: Nocturnal Visitors added at rank #38.

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Beyond a Steel Sky is a thrilling cyberpunk adventure game with engaging puzzles and a fast-paced narrative that will keep you hooked. Follow Robert Foster as he tries to rescue a kidnapped child in Union City, a futuristic utopia controlled by an altruistic AI. The game features a beautifully detailed comic-book style world and plenty of humor. Unravel dark conspiracies and defeat a terrifying antagonist in this innovative and exciting adventure!

• Engaging storyline and characters
• Built-in hints system
• Great setting and world design
• Innovative puzzle mechanics
• Plenty of humor and nostalgia nods

• Controlling the character is clunky
• Hacking can be repetitive
• Lack of puzzle diversity
• Story can be simplistic with bad pace
• Cutscenes are too long and boring

• cyberpunk
• adventure
• puzzle
• point-and-click
• dystopian
• narrative
• classic
• sci-fi
• thriller
• futuristic
• cult
• third-person
• hacking
• political
• inventory

Good match + 92 Bad match - 116

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Two best friends, one wild adventure. Join best friends Nunu and Willump on an adventure across the frozen wilds of the Freljord. Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story is a single-player story adventure developed by Tequila Works.

• puzzle
• story
• adventure
• platform
• narrative
• fight
• combat
• rpg
• exploration
• single-player
• action
• battle
• boss-fight
• moba
• -combat

Good match + 9 Bad match

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Chicory: A Colorful Tale is a whimsical adventure game that lets you color your way through a black-and-white world as a plucky dog-character. With simple controls, fun puzzles, and no enemies in the main game, Chicory encourages exploration and creativity. Its beautiful art style and emotionally resonant story about self-discovery and overcoming self-doubt make it a work of art that everyone should experience.

• Fun puzzles
• Simple controls
• Beautiful art style
• Emotionally resonant story
• Encourages creative exploration

• Boss battles can be challenging

• puzzle
• zelda
• boss-fight
• adventure
• top-down
• cooperative
• platform
• boss
• cute
• combat
• battle
• controller-support
• exploration
• colouring
• local

Good match + 85 Bad match - 171

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Get ready to laugh and solve crimes with Sam and Max, the Freelance Police. This point-and-click adventure game has six hilarious episodes that will keep you engaged for hours. Follow the duo as they save the world from child stars who have been hypnotized and encounter weird and funny situations along the way. With clever puzzles and witty dialogue, Sam & Max Save the World is a must-play for fans of comedy and adventure games.

• Humorous and lovable characters
• Clever puzzles
• Great value for the price

• Some jokes have lost their relevance

• episodic
• point-and-click
• adventure
• puzzle
• comedy
• funny
• detective
• inventory
• satire

Good match + 51 Bad match - 52

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Embark on a hilarious adventure with Sam & Max, the quirky crime-fighting duo, in this remastered version of Telltale's second season. Solve challenging puzzles, explore unexpected places, and interact with eccentric characters. With updated graphics and enhanced audio, this interactive story promises hours of laughter and fun.

• Engaging point & click gameplay
• Stimulates your brain
• Exciting and relevant story
• Enhanced graphics and audio
• Optional driving mini-games

• Repetitive gameplay
• Over-the-top absurdity
• Mediocre soundtrack

• point-and-click
• adventure
• episodic
• puzzle
• comedy
• zombies
• vampire
• boxing
• inventory
• detective
• funny
• conundrum
• classic
• bogart

Good match + 81 Bad match - 202

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Embark on a joyful journey with Lil Gator in a vibrant, open-world island filled with quests, friends, and fun. Swing your stick sword, glide through mountains, and bop cardboard baddies. With no health bar, it's a no-pressure adventure that captures the essence of childhood playtime. Experience a heartwarming story, delightful dialogue, and a relaxing gameplay that leaves you with a meaningful message.

• Humorous and touching story
• Fantastic art and good tunes
• Relaxing and fun gameplay
• Includes a speedrun mode
• Carries a meaningful message

• Short playtime
• High price for the content
• Some bugs and performance stutters
• Some in-game tasks lack clear direction

• cozy
• wholesome
• short
• adventure
• lgbtq
• funny
• relaxing
• cute
• open-world
• family-friendly
• 3d
• platform
• colourful
• park
• pretend

Good match + 2 Bad match

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OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

• puzzle
• adventure
• story
• cute
• pixel
• inventory
• choices
• narrative
• surreal
• rpgmaker
• rpg
• robots
• multiple-endings
• sprite
• atmospheric

Good match + 4 Bad match - 2

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Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’.

• narrative
• walking-simulator
• cinematic
• interactive
• lore
• fiction
• adventure
• sci-fi
• story
• well-written
• platform
• mystery
• third-person
• city-sized
• retro-future

Good match Bad match

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Dive into the quirky world of Bugsnax! As a journalist, you'll explore the diverse Snaktooth Island, solve its mysteries, and capture 100 unique Bugsnax. With charming characters, engaging gameplay, and endless customization, you'll be captivated by this delightful adventure.

• Innovative creature-catching gameplay
• Rich, immersive world with diverse biomes
• Entertaining and distinct characters
• Fun, fitting soundtrack
• Engaging side quests and challenges

• puzzle
• narrative
• adventure
• mystery
• cute
• muppet
• horror
• first-person
• discovery
• story
• colourful
• controller-support
• inventive
• physics
• comedy

Good match + 74 Bad match - 172

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Percy’s on a quest to find his missing relatives, and he needs your help! Join him and his beloved dog Drayton as they adventure through a series of unusual islands, solve puzzles to uncover valuable treasure, and bring to light the foreboding family secret buried beneath it all.

• nonlinear
• adventure
• puzzle
• dog
• colourful
• multiple-endings
• pixel
• choices
• exploration
• family-friendly
• cute
• open-world
• skill
• light-hearted
• pirates

Good match + 1 Bad match

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