Adventure Games Online: Platformers, Dungeons and Quests
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Adventure games online send you on a journey: you explore, collect what you need and find the way to the end of each level or story. In a browser the word covers platform journeys, dungeon runs, story games, treasure hunts for two and trips under the sea. Below is what each kind asks of you, with games from the adventure games category.
What makes a game an adventure
In the classic sense, an adventure game puts you in the role of a hero in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving, as Wikipedia describes the genre. Browser adventure games often add running, jumping and fighting to that.
| Kind | What you do | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Platform adventures | Jump, collect and reach the end of each level | Super Oscar |
| Dungeons and dark castles | Explore, fight and find the exit | Soul Essence Adventure |
| Story adventures | Talk, explore and solve a case | The Untitled Happiness Project |
| Treasure hunts for two | Work together to reach the treasure | Aztec Adventure |
| Sea and island adventures | Swim, dive or survive on an island | Search for Treasure 2 |
Platform adventures
- Super Oscar has 4 characters to play, 6 maps, 35 levels and more than 50 kinds of enemies. As you go, you improve Oscar's jump and the power of his fireballs. Move with the arrows, throw fireballs with Z and jump with Space.
- Jungle Jim asks you to reach the treasure chest at the end of each of its 7 levels. Break blocks, pick up fruit and coins, and keep away from enemies, spikes and exploding blocks. Big mushrooms work as trampolines.
- Melinas Diary follows a bear whose diary was stolen by a wolf. Collect 3 keys in each of the 10 levels to open the door; the arrow keys move her, and pressing W twice gives a double jump.
- Icewizard Adventure DX has 20 levels with bosses, and the crystals you collect open the next level.
- Dark World has 30 levels and two kinds of attack: W jumps, Space swings the sword and C throws it. The game itself gives a hint worth keeping: there is always an easier way to the end, so check every platform for useful items.
Jump-and-run games of every kind are collected in platformer games.
Dungeons and dark castles
- Soul Essence Adventure traps you in a dark castle full of enemies in the shadows. Move with A and D or the arrows, jump with W, roll with S, attack with Space and open your inventory with Tab. T transforms your character and E interacts.
- Slash Knight is a dungeon survival game for a wandering knight. Explore dark rooms, avoid traps and collect weapons, armor and items, and expect the enemies to get stronger as you go.
- Dystopia RPG is an 8-bit fantasy RPG: you lost a duel to a government shaman and ended up sealed inside a phone app. Explore the dungeons, fight monsters, collect and trade items, and glitch the game to break free. The arrows move, Space jumps and a click attacks.
- Escape Mystic Castle is a short adventure about a villager trapped in a castle. A and D move, W jumps, B makes bombs and Space casts magic.
Story adventures
- The Untitled Happiness Project makes you a worker for the Happiness corporation, sent to the town of Phaseolus to make two residents, Jonathan Perry and Rachel Portland, happy again. Follow them through their day and talk to the townspeople for clues. WASD moves, F interacts and Tab shows your mind map.
- The Patagonians: Part 1 begins when the hero's daughter disappears on her tenth birthday and was last seen at an abandoned mansion. Expect monsters and bosses. A and D move, Space jumps, Shift runs, Q heals and E is the action key.
If your favorite part of a story game is the puzzles, try escape room games tips and hidden object games tips.
Treasure hunts for two
These games are made for two or more players on one keyboard.
- Aztec Adventure follows a father and his daughter from the Inca treasure they found to the Aztec pyramids, with a mysterious key. Solve puzzles on the way, throw grenades, walk on walls and hide.
- Maya Adventure takes the same friends to the Maya pyramids, which are full of enemies. Collect the diamonds to open the doors and finish 16 levels together with ancient weapons.
- Heroes Legend sends two heroes up a tower of 16 levels to save a captured princess. Keys open the upper levels, and you fight monsters with a sword, an axe, a bow and magic weapons.
- Pig Bros Adventure sends the pig brothers through the countryside collecting gems.
- Stickman Bros In Fruit Island 3 has three stickman brothers collecting strawberries and apples.
| Game | Player 1 | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Aztec Adventure | WASD, G grenade, S to hide | Arrows, L grenade, down arrow to hide |
| Maya Adventure | WASD, F to hit, G grenade, Q switch weapon | Arrows, L to hit, U switch weapon |
| Heroes Legend | WASD, F to hit or shoot, Q switch weapon | Arrows, L to hit or shoot, U switch weapon |
Pig Bros Adventure and Stickman Bros In Fruit Island 3 take a third player too: player 1 moves with A and D and jumps with W, and player 3 moves with J and L and jumps with I.
Puzzle platformers where two heroes need each other are in games like Fireboy and Watergirl.
Sea and island adventures
- Search for Treasure 2 sends you scuba diving for gold coins spilled from a shipwreck. Avoid the sharks and the jellyfish; the other fish will not hurt you. Click or tap where you want to swim.
- Survive the Sharks starts after you fall overboard. Swim for land, which appears in a random place each game, and keep away from the sharks.
- Something below the Sea puts you in charge of a drone built to clear garbage from the ocean, but something else is hidden down there. WASD moves and P shoots.
- Idle Island asks you to gather resources, build bridges, explore the island and win battles on the way to rescuing a princess.
Tips for adventure games
- Look around before you rush. Dark World says it outright: there is always an easier way to the end of a level.
- Collect as you go. Melinas Diary needs all 3 keys to open the door, and Icewizard Adventure DX needs its crystals.
- Use the scenery. In Jungle Jim the big mushrooms work as trampolines.
- In co-op games, split the work. In Maya Adventure the diamonds open the doors, so one player can collect while the other keeps the enemies busy.
- Talk to everyone in a story game. The Untitled Happiness Project is solved through what the townspeople tell you.
Adventure games FAQ
What is the difference between adventure and action games?
Adventure games put the weight on exploring, collecting and solving; action games on fast reactions. Many browser games mix the two, such as Dark World and Dystopia RPG.
Can I play adventure games with a friend?
Yes. Aztec Adventure, Maya Adventure and Heroes Legend are made for two on one keyboard, and Pig Bros Adventure and Stickman Bros In Fruit Island 3 take a third player. More are in 2 player games on one keyboard.
Do adventure games work on a phone?
Some do. Search for Treasure 2 and Survive the Sharks are played by touching where you want to swim.
The adventure games category has many more journeys to pick from.
