Discover upcoming adventure games releasing in 2026 and beyond. Story-driven games emphasizing exploration, puzzle-solving, and narrative. Track release dates for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.

Single player

Adventure

The Lost Experiment

PC (Microsoft Windows)

It is 1997. Farhad, an investigative journalist, arrives at an abandoned military base to uncover the truth behind a silenced 1986 meteor crash. But as he delves deeper into the forest, he finds that the debris isn't the only thing buried here. Some headlines are better left unwritten.

Blackspace Engine

We are Pearl Abyss, the developer of Black Desert Online, the Next-Gen Sandbox MMORPG. Located near Seoul, South Korea, Pearl Abyss is currently a home to one of the most talented and experienced people in gaming industry. Making games is what we do, and we do it hard to achieve excellence and an unforgettable user experience.

Pearl Abyss

Crimson Desert

Xbox Series X|S

PlayStation 5

Third person

Crimson Desert is an open-world action-adventure game set in the beautiful yet brutal continent of Pywel. Embark on a journey as the Greymane Kliff and restore what has been lost. Explore uncharted lands, fight against threats that stand in your way, and discover the wonders the world has in store.

Action

Open world

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accessibility options

playable without timed input

stereo sound

custom volume controls

nextfest february 2026

The Mortimer Paradox

A third-person sci-fi horror game about exploring your grandfather’s abandoned mansion and its interdimensional portals. Solve puzzles, evade monsters, and uncover why Dr. Voss vanished.

Horror

Unity is a game development ecosystem: a powerful rendering engine fully integrated with a complete set of intuitive tools and rapid workflows to create interactive 3D and 2D content; easy multiplatform publishing; thousands of quality, ready-made assets in the Asset Store and a knowledge-sharing community.

Unity

Renegade Sector Games

exploration

old school

female protagonist

surreal

low-poly

nextfest june 2025

Journey of the Garden Rose

Lily must explore a fantastic palace and contest with the machinations of a cruel prince to rescue her mother in this Old-School 3D Action-Adventure game!

Fantasy

Story-driven games emphasizing exploration, puzzle-solving, and narrative.