adventure game
Interactive story exploration
An adventure game is a video game genre emphasizing story, exploration, and puzzle-solving over reflexes or combat.
Players typically navigate environments, collect items, and interact with characters to progress through a narrative: I spent hours on that point-and-click adventure game.
The genre flourished in the 1980s and 90s with titles like Myst and Monkey Island.
Puzzling question to solve
- clueSolving aid
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- solveFind the answer
logic · hint · solution · combination · mechanism · lever · switch · unlock
Sequence of fictional events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
cutscene · twist · ending · climax · backstory · lore · world-building · chapter
Seeking journey for something
- journeyTravel from place to place
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
compass · navigate · wilderness · terrain · frontier · landmark · hidden · treasure
Seeking journey for something
- wizardPractitioner of sorcery
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- swordHilted fighting blade
sorcery · kingdom · elf · dwarf · goblin · orc · enchantment · paladin
Game participant
- avatarDigital user representation
- controllerDevice directing a system
- interfaceShared connection point
- checkpointInspection station on route
choices · consequences · action · stealth · combat · crafting · upgrade · difficulty
riddle
Puzzling question to solve
solve · logic · hint · solution · combination · mechanism · lever · switch · unlock · cipher
storyline
Sequence of fictional events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- protagonistStory's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
dialogue · cutscene · twist · ending · climax · backstory · lore · world-building · chapter · episode
quest
Seeking journey for something
- journeyTravel from place to place
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
map · compass · navigate · wilderness · terrain · frontier · landmark · hidden · treasure · uncharted
quest
Seeking journey for something
- wizardPractitioner of sorcery
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
sword · sorcery · kingdom · elf · dwarf · goblin · orc · enchantment · paladin · ranger
player
Game participant
- avatarDigital user representation
- controllerDevice directing a system
- interfaceShared connection point
checkpoint · choices · consequences · action · stealth · combat · crafting · upgrade · difficulty · replayability
- gamesboard games, card games, video games, chess, party games
- tabletop gamesboard games, card games, backgammon, chess, checkers
- interactive mediavideo games, apps, interactive fiction, mobile apps, mobile games
- retro gaming8-bit, NES, SNES, 16-bit, arcade games
- point-and-clickclick, cursor, pointer, hotspot, inventory
- text gamesinteractive fiction, word puzzle, Zork, parser, Trinity
adventure gameshooter
One who fires weapons
first-person shooter · fighting game · beat 'em up · run and gun · bullet hell
adventure gamepuzzle game
Challenge requiring logical thinking
arcade game · sports simulation · sandbox game · endless runner · idle game
adventure gamereal-time strategy
Genre without pauses or turns
game, adventure, gaming, adventurous, adventurer, adventuring, adventured, adventurers, misadventure