9 Best Adventure Games of 2014

This time we have put together our list of the 9 Best Adventure Games of 2014!We put together this list among countless adventure games released this year. There are First-person games, third-person, platform-based and even 16-bit graphics games regardless of developers big or starters.

#9 The Wolf Among Us

Release date -October 11 2013 to July 8th 2014

Developer-Telltale Games

The Wolf Among Us is a point-and-click graphic adventure game where the story is set in the modern era New York city with characters from popular fantasy stories and fables. Among them, is our protagonist, Mr. Bigby "Wolf" who is supposedly the wolf from the famous children's tale, "The Red Riding Hood".

He's the acting sheriff of all those people from the tales and he's the one who makes sure that normal humans won't ever know about their secret society which they call, "Fabletown". There are 5 episodes to this game and in each episode, the player has to make their own decision and based on them, the next episode's story will differ. This is a good plus point to the game as it gives great replay value to the game.

The Wolf Among Us is written fantastically, has an amazing gameplay and superb action scenes where you literally feel every single move you make.

#8 Dreamfall Chapters

Released-October 21, 2014

Developer-Red Thread Games

Dreamfall Chapters takes off where Dreamfall: The Longest Journey left it, continuing the tale of the twin worlds of magic and science in a new layout. Through different levels, the players will embark on a long journey to meet various characters, discover and explore wondrous worlds and find a new storyline. It is a story-driven adventure about choices and consequences, dreams and reality, magic and science, chaos and order, and the broken heroes whose actions will shape the course of history in all worlds.

While playing this game you'll experience a deep and emotional episodic storyline as you explore beautiful, rich, detailed and original worlds that combine a stunning cyberpunk vision of the future with magical fantasy, along with a broken and decaying dreamscape.

10/10 would play this sequel to the award-winning game; Dreamfall: The Longest Journey.

#7 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Released – Sep 3, 2014

Developer-Starbreeze AB This game's theme is about how death takes so much from us but still we move on with our lives in acceptance. The story is about two brothers who set out on a journey to find the rejuvenating "Water of Life" to save their ill-stricken, dying father.

Between these two brothers, there's this subtle charm in their non-verbal interaction and storytelling which is really compelling. One prominent feature of the game is the key bindings, AKA the keyboard controls. i.e., you control 2 characters at once using both your hands(WASD and the arrow keys). This element made the gameplay more unique and quite funny at times.

Hands down, this game is a must play for adventurous game lovers out there and to get a feel of true brotherly love. (Can’t deny, made us all cry )

#6 The Blackwell Epiphany

Released-Apr 24, 2014

Developer-Wadjet Eye Games Blackwell is a series of five graphic adventure video games where the plots usually revolve around Rosangela Blackwell a spiritual medium, and her spirit guide Joey, who work to help ghosts transition to the afterlife.

The story is mature, the puzzles may be too easy for an adventure pro, but they fit in perfectly. The length of the title is appropriate actually and the graphics are of a 16-bit retro pixel art look, but it adds up to the game's overall feel, proving that gameplay is much more important than graphics.

The game provides strong voice acting, plots and the finale is heart-wrenching.

#5 Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Released-24th June 2014

Developer-Ubisoft Set in an era of World War I, Valiant hearts: The Great War is one of the best adventure games of the year. With 4 main protagonists, we have to help a young deported German soldier reunite with his French wife during the war. This game bonds deeply with its players on an emotional level where it reveals the outcomes of war on people, regardless of nationalities. One key element of the game is the presentation of actual facts in mid-gameplay which is a pretty cool way to impart factual info to the players.

All in all, Valiant Hearts: The Great War is a great game with variable gameplay, impressive artstyle and a great storyline.

#4 The Walking Dead Season 2

Released-December 2013 to August 2014

Developer-Telltale Games The Walking Dead is a survival zombie game, which is less about killing zombies and more about building relationships between the characters. In April 2012 Telltale games released the first episode of season 1 in which Clementine, a young girl is rescued by an ex-convict(Lee everett) during the world zombie infestation.

In this year's season 2 of the game, it picks up where the game left off in season 2 where Lee dies (tragically) and Clementine is left out all on her own. The Walking Dead game is just like Telltale's other games; point-and-click adventure and player-decision based, which results in different consequences.

All considered, The Walking Dead Season 2 is seriously engaging and gives us serious emotional attachment issues with the characters.

#3 Broken Age

Released-January 14, 2014

Developer-Double Fine Productions Broken Age is a point-and-click adventure game developed as a kickstarting project by Double Fine Productions. It tells two stories of a boy(Shay) and a girl(Vella), both leading parallel lives on their own. The girl has been chosen by her community to be sacrificed to a giant monster(The Mog Chothra) but she decides to fight back. At the same time, a boy on a spaceship is living a solitary life with a computer which is raising him like its son, but he wants to break free and live a life of adventure and wishes to contribute something good towards this world.

This game also features a dual-character system just like previously our mentioned game "Brothers:A Tale of Two Sons", along with gorgeous background worlds, humorous characters, and apt puzzles.

#2 Watch Dogs

Released-May 27, 2014

Developer-Ubisoft

Watch Dogs is a famous open world action-adventure set in the city of Chicago where our protagonist, a professional grey-hat hacker namely, Aiden Pearce sets off to find vengeance against the people who murdered his 6 year old niece.

It is a great third-person adventure game which is on par with the graphical & gameplay levels of Grand Theft Auto IV, Sleeping Dogs, etc. There are alot of mission varieties, hacking features(reaaaally engaging) and the online multiplayer mode where you can pair up with your friends and finish off contracts together.

Boiled down, this game will be a great ride for those who love exploring open worlds and for gamers with deep interests in hacking related activities.

#1 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Released-September 25th 2014

Developer-The Astronauts The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person adventure game that involves immersive storytelling in games. You play as Paul Prospero, a detective with supernatural abilities to visualize crime scenes and you investigate the kidnapping of a young boy named Ethan Carter, hoping to save him before it's too late.

In "The Vanishing of Ethan Carter", you explore a vast free-roam fantasy land in pursuit of the kidnappers of the young boy. This game has highly interesting puzzles, epic graphics(pure eyecandy), and a superb ending. All in, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter tops the list of our Top 10 games of 2014!