Awesome Adventures

Developed by members of the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus teams, this beautifully-stylized adventure game puts you in the shoes (and wings) of character who can transform from a lost child into a bird, as you explore strange and wondrous lands. Coming to PS4 on 1/15/19.

An all new game from the makers of puzzle adventure games Myst, Riven, and Obduction. Firmament is set to bring Cyan’s trademark puzzle challenges to virtual reality headsets, enveloping players in rich steampunk environments.

Two drivers set off on an amazing adventure in a wonderful classic car. Their route? A 13,000 kilometer ride in the Peking to Paris Rally in a 1941 Chevrolet Business Coupe, nicknamed “Boomba.” Plus, they did it for a good cause, raising money for young womens’ education.

In The Slow Bros’ humorous adventure game, you play a janitor who was born in a colossal spaceship launched in the ’70s to colonize other worlds, but instead got stuck in a planet filled with water. The game’s unique visuals are scanned from handmade puppets and props.

From the makers of the excellent Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons comes a two-player coop adventure. In A Way Out, you play as two prisoners who try to escape and reunite with their families. Coming to Windows, Xbox One and PS4. Gameplay here.

Currently on Early Access, Dead Cells is a 16-bit-style action-adventure game with fast gameplay, fluid controls, rogue-like elements and pattern-based bosses a la the Souls genre. On PC now, Mac and Linux later.

Paradigm is a hilarious point-and-click adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world filled with mutants, including a pug with a mullet, a giant sloth, a human duck, and whatever its eponymous protagonist is supposed to be. PC & Mac demos available here. Drops 4/5/17.

The trailer for Netflix’s adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s dark kid’s book series introduces us to the Baudelaire orphans as they have their first encounter with their loathsome new guardian Count Olaf. We’re getting an Addams Family movie vibe, and that’s a good thing.

A first-person adventure that takes place in an alternate universe 1960’s England, in which citizens are forced to take a drug called “Joy” which obscures the reality of their horrific existence. Think The Matrix meets The Man in the High Castle meets Austin Powers.

While traveling countless miles in search of the world’s best ski slopes, pro skier Fabian Lentsch and his Snowmads teammates found themselves driving through the Iranian desert, and didn’t let something like the complete lack of snow stop them from skiing.

It’s been a long time since we banged out heads against the wall trying to solve the puzzles in Myst. Now, its creators are back with a new game, in which you are abducted to a strange place, and must figure out WTF is going on to find your way home.

17 minutes of footage of this visually compelling new first-person adventure. Firewatch is a mystery about a fire lookout in the isolation of the Wyoming wilderness who leaves his post to investigate who ransacked his tower. Coming to PS4, Windows, Linux and Mac in 2016.