Action Adventure games combine aspects of the action and adventure genres. From action games they take mechanics like combat, health, and lives. From adventure games they take the exploration, puzzle-solving, and story-driven aspects. Action adventure games can be similar to role-playing games, but they lack vertical progression - getting stronger via leveling, increasing stats, acquring new gear, etc. Instead the focus is on horizontal progression - exploring, gaining knowledge, new ways of movement, new skills or abilities that are different rather than strict upgrades, etc. Nevertheless, the two genres are adjacent and often bleed into one another, leading to many games being put into both categories.
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales will tell the story of... Miles Morales as he initially becomes Spider-Man. In a blog post on PlayStation.Blog, Insomniac Games, Brian Horton, the Creative Director…
June 18, 2020 | 10:54 EDT
The classic game is reborn! Mafia: Definitive Edition is a full remake of the original Mafia game from 2002. Built from the ground up in a whole new engine, with new gameplay assets and an expanded…
September 8, 2020 | 11:18 EDT
Revealed as part of today's Upload VR Showcase, Star Shaman is a surreal space-themed roguelike from the team at Ikimasho. Step into a neon-tinged music video environment and shoot at the various…
June 16, 2020 | 12:21 EDT
Today EA games showed off the first trailer for the upcoming Star Wars Squadron dogfighting game. This title will release on October 2nd and will be playable on PC via Steam, Origin, and Epic Game…
June 15, 2020 | 11:02 EDT
EA and developer Motive Studios have announced Star Wars Squadrons, a space dogfighting sim taking place after the events of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Squadrons will launch for…
June 15, 2020 | 11:05 EDT
There's just something about the prohibition era that makes for a nice and dramatic game. The legendary Mafia game returns to the scene once more with Mafia Definitive Edition, accompanied by a story…
June 15, 2020 | 02:15 EDT
Amazon's new MMO called New World comes out with a combat trailer showing plentiful scenes of combat and some colonization themes while showing off an increasingly corrupted landscape. Available for…
June 14, 2020 | 07:39 EDT
During the collection of new indie 2D titles introduced by Kevin Smith Skeleton Crew was announced as coming soon. This game is being developed by Cinder Cone and published by Modern Wolf. Skeleton…
June 14, 2020 | 02:35 EDT
At the Guerrilla Collective, once the stream started working again, we were all greeted with a cat riding a skateboard killing long-limbed unicorns, using blades or something that shoot out of the…
June 14, 2020 | 12:30 EDT
At the Future Games Show, a trailer with a few more details about Sherlock Holmes Chapter One was revealed. In it, you play as a young 21 year-old Sherlock Holmes as he tries to solve various…
June 13, 2020 | 05:23 EDT
While we're all enjoying seeing new games and the future of the platform that doesn't mean we can't also take a trip into the past with PC gaming. A new title coming to PC for the first time is a PC…
June 13, 2020 | 03:39 EDT
Update: After a confusing morning for Spider-Man fans it has now been confirmed that while Miles Morales isn't going to be a full sequel to 2018's Spider-Man it will instead be a standalone expansion…
June 12, 2020 | 08:54 EDT
Trifox is a twin-stick, action-adventure title in which you play as a fox who can be one of three character classes. Each class allows for a different playstyle against the hordes of enemies, boss…
September 5, 2020 | 01:01 EDT
At the PlayStation 5 not-E3 event, we got our first look at Ghostwire: Tokyo. First shown at E3 last year, Ghostwire: Tokyo is looking to be one trippy game taking place on the streets of a Tokyo…
June 11, 2020 | 04:42 EDT
Insomniac Games brings their Lombax and robot duo to the PlayStation 5 in the newest entry in the re-imagining of the Ratchet and Clank series. Subtitled Rift Apart, this new entry in the series will…
June 11, 2020 | 04:32 EDT
The first PS5 exclusive to be revealed at Sony's highly anticipated event today was none other than the follow up to 2018’s critically acclaimed Marvels Spider-Man, Spider-Man Miles Morales. If you’…
June 11, 2020 | 04:23 EDT
The IGN Summer of Gaming Expo continued with a welcome surprise, the return of Samurai Jack in an all new video game, Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time. Though the first trailer for Battle Through…
June 11, 2020 | 03:38 EDT
In The Escapist Indie Showcase today, a trailer showed off gameplay from Trifox. This twin-stick, isometric adventure is inspired by classic platformers. The homages to that genre are apparent in the…
June 11, 2020 | 01:43 EDT
Windbound is a "survivial-crafting" RPG adventure set amidst a series of islands. It's very similar to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in its gameplay and visuals, though the story is unique…
June 14, 2020 | 06:19 EDT
Right at the start of the Escapist Indie Showcase today, a new gameplay trailer for Windbound was revealed. It looks very similar to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, even having a hang-glide…
June 11, 2020 | 12:19 EDT
Premiering at IGN's Summer of Gaming 2020 is the 3D platformer Demon Turf by Fabraz, the studio behind Slime-San. This game will have players platforming through a wide variety of worlds to beat up…
June 10, 2020 | 06:03 EDT
Earlier this year, it was announced that the upcoming 3D Metroidvania Ary and the Secret of Seasons would be delayed until Summer 2020. Now, the developers have made the unfortunate announcement that…
June 10, 2020 | 01:15 EDT
New World character progression has been revealed in a new blog post, detailing a myriad of ways that you'll be able to customize your experience in Amazon's upcoming MMORPG. A few months back, the …
June 9, 2020 | 04:57 EDT
The government is bad and so is this game. That's a sentence that I hate writing because I expect bad governments but want good games. Liberated takes the idea of a bad government that watches…
June 1, 2020 | 09:00 EDT
Team 17 has announced their partnership with Rocketbrush Studio over their first title, The Unliving, which is described as a "dark fantasy action role-playing game…
May 29, 2020 | 09:21 EDT
Ghost of Tsushima exploration will be helpful to your success in the game, but you won't have to do it. Skip out on wandering around the island, though, and you'll miss out on some pretty cool…
May 22, 2020 | 02:55 EDT
How far will you go to uncover the truth? Ichiban Kasuga, a junior Yakuza member, willingly takes the blame for a murder that will cost him 18 years of his, spent in prison. Expecting a warm welcome…
May 31, 2020 | 12:21 EDT
The eighth entry in the Yakuza franchise, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, has been spotted on Steam's database, hinting towards a PC version of the title. Yakuza: Like a Dragon released in the Japanese market…
May 4, 2020 | 03:16 EDT
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order was one of the most anticipated titles set in the galactic universe of Star Wars throughout 2019, and its release in November reached the players' expectations and…
May 4, 2020 | 02:27 EDT
EA has announced that it plans to support Google Stadia with five games in the coming months, including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, FIFA, and Madden NFL. Announced during today's Stadia Connect,…
April 28, 2020 | 12:18 EDT
THQ Nordic has announced that their remake of Destroy All Humans! will be releasing on July 28 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. It's available for PC at $29.99, and available for consoles at $39.99 to…
April 28, 2020 | 10:28 EDT
If you've been waiting for Death Stranding to hit PC, you may have to wait a little longer. Kojima Productions' idiosyncratic open-world delivery adventure has been delayed on PC until July. This…
April 21, 2020 | 08:25 EDT
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask launched on April 27, 2000 in Japan. While traveling through some woods Link is assaulted by a Skull Kid who takes his horse and ocarina. Pursuing his assailant,…
April 21, 2020 | 09:44 EDT
Some enterprising chap on NeoGaf found that the release date of Ghosts of Tsushima has been changed on the PlayStation Canada website from June 26 to August 1, 2020. Going on the website myself, the…
April 16, 2020 | 10:15 EDT
The PlayStation Play at Home bundle has been announced! PS4 players can now grab four great games for the irresistible price of zero dollars. What's more, the company behind the PS4 has announced an…
April 14, 2020 | 01:13 EDT
BONEWORKS has recently received its 1.4 [REDACTED] update, which includes lots of improvements and new toys for players to play with. This new patch includes physics improvements, which means that…
April 10, 2020 | 12:48 EDT
COVID-19, or commonly known as Coronavirus, has canceled multiple gaming events, conventions, press briefings, and caused multiple studios to delay their titles, and developer and publisher Amazon…
April 9, 2020 | 02:17 EDT
Earlier this month, we learned about the debut of Photo Mode in Death Stranding for the PC version of the game. Now, we've heard that the Death Stranding Photo Mode PS4 launch is happening much…
March 31, 2020 | 12:51 EDT
Information on the PlayStation Plus April 2020 free games has released a bit early — Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and DiRT Rally 2.0 are what PS Plus members will be able to grab gratis starting next…
March 24, 2020 | 02:03 EDT
Liberated is an action-adventure game that unfolds across the pages of a comic book. Seamlessly merging the art of hand-drawn graphic novels with interactivity and side-scrolling action, it’s a…
March 22, 2020 | 10:09 EDT
A lot of games try to capture a comic book style. Its been a thing since 1995's Comix Zone ended up doing it nearly perfectly. The latest crack at this style comes from Liberated, one of the many…
March 23, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
Raji: An Ancient Epic follows a young street circus performer in a quest across mythological ancient India to rescue her kidnapped brother. In this third-person action-adventure game, Raji is gifted…
March 31, 2020 | 05:09 EDT
Now that the Steam Store page for Death Stranding lists its price, some gamers around the world are getting a rude awakening. Death Stranding regional pricing is much higher than expected in some…
March 20, 2020 | 02:35 EDT
Though I am American born and raised, my family on both sides comes from India. I was raised Hindu, and though I don't actively practice the religion as an adult I cannot overstate the impact that my…
March 24, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
Valiant Entertainment has announced that they are partnering with Nightdive Studios to remaster Shadow Man, the classic action-adventure game. It will be arriving on PC as well as the PlayStation,…
March 18, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
Graffiti Games and Argentian game developer Robi Studios have announced Blue Fire as the first world premiere in the Nintendo Indie World March 2020 showcase. Blue Fire is a colorful game with a…
March 17, 2020 | 01:17 EDT
If you played video games during the GBA/DS era, you might remember Capcom's Mega Man Battle Network. This spinoff cast the titular robot as an AI, shifting the genre from side-scrolling platformer…
March 25, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
New World combat and PVP have been detailed in a brand-new developer diary, highlighting a classless character system, faction warfare, and so much more. If you're more fond of videos, check out New…
March 16, 2020 | 04:20 EDT